NFC South Week 16 Wrap Up   By Rafael Garcia Sr.

Bills national scout Buddy Nix has been promoted to general manager in team owner Ralph Wilson’s first move to revamp his front office. Nix was introduced at a news conference Thursday as the Bills (5-10) prepare to close their season hosting Indianapolis (14-1) on Sunday.

This week’s award goes to an underrated defender who made the key play in his team’s upset win. He’s followed by two more quality linebackers, a possible premature retiree, and the best damn cornerback (Twitterback?) in football. Hunter Hillenmeyer (notes) , LB, Chicago Bears — It’s been a down season for the Bears, but the team Jerry Angelo thought he put together finally showed up in Chicago’s upset overtime win over Brett Favre (notes) and those other guys in the purple uniforms (I think that’s a direct quote from the Jaws/Gruden booth)

The Last Giants Game In the “Meadowlands”-the real Meadowlands By Dr. Bill Chachkes-Managing Partner/ Executive Editor- Football Reporters Online It’s not just the end of an era-It’s the end of my youth. When the New Jersey sports and exposition authority opened Giants Stadium on October 10th 1976, I was in my youthful teen years, both in life and in football

The Morning Huddle-By David Ortega for Football Reporters Online (Just some thoughts from Sunday) As we watched the games being played on Sunday in Week 15, it was not hard to note of couple of obvious facts that fantasy owners will be thinking about when looking ahead to 2010. Looking at 2010 Can’t-Misses… After watching his performances thus far in the fantasy playoffs, its safe to say that Matt Schaub has proven he is fantasy royalty; 25 touchdowns and eight 300-yard passing games in 2009, and has started every game this season for Houston

With Christmas just days away now, Santa Claus is running out of time to make final alterations to his Naughty and Nice lists. I’m going to go see him at the mall later today, and when I do, I’m going to recommend that he puts Terrell Owens (notes) on his Nice list, and Brett Favre (notes) on the Naughty list. Why?

This week’s award goes to a man whose presence on the field was a surprise after a recent injury. He’s followed by two more pass rushers, and two unexpected names in the secondary

This week’s award goes to a man whose presence on the field was a surprise after a recent injury. He’s followed by two more pass rushers, and two unexpected names in the secondary. DeMarcus Ware (notes) , DE, Dallas Cowboys — Six days after suffering a frightening neck injury against the San Diego Chargers , Ware came back to face the New Orleans Saints and picked up two sacks and two forced fumbles, despite the fact that he played only in nickel and dime situations early in the game.

Here’s a quick-hit look at specific matchups that could affect today’s most interesting early games, through the eyes of stats and sabermetrics… New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills : In the Battle of Dueling 81s, the trends favor the Bills by a huge margin.

Football Diary-By David Ortega for Football Reporters Online [Saturday Edition] Dear Diary The Pursuit of Excellence One down and one more to go this week. Earlier on Thursday night the Colts continued their pursuit of excellence remaining undefeated