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The Seattle defense recorded seven sacks and two interceptions, and the Seahawks beat the Cardinals, 34-22, in Glendale, Ariz. on Thursday night.

As the NFL nears the halfway mark of the 2013 season, division races are starting to heat up in both conferences. Here are five storylines we're following this week:

After six games each, Alabama and Oregon have separated themselves as the two best teams in college football, with each squad tearing through its schedule thus far. But which team is the best college football has to offer: the Crimson Tide or the Ducks?

The term "redskins" is so offensive to members of the Oneida Indian Nation that it's now omitting the word from official communications.

After six weeks, there are only two undefeated teams left in the NFL. The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs have emerged as the best two teams in the league. But which of them is the better team?

Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub went down with an ankle injury in the team's Week 6 loss to the St. Louis Rams. Instead of receiving a sympathetic reaction from the crowd at Reliant Stadium, the injury was cheered, as was Schaub's replacement, T.J. Yates. Is it ever okay to cheer for an injury in sports?

Philip Rivers passed for 237 yards and a touchdown, and Nick Novak kicked four field goals as the Chargers beat the Indianapolis Colts, 19-9, in San Diego on Monday night.

Adrian Peterson took the field for the Minnesota Vikings game against the Carolina Panthers this past weekend with a heavy heart, following the murder of his two year old son. But should he have played so soon after such a tragedy in his personal life?

Tom Brady showed his old magic, and Kansas City and Denver remained unbeaten on the sixth sunday of the 2013 NFL season. Here's what we learned:

Adrian Peterson's two-year-old son has died from the injuries allegedly suffered at the hand of 27-year-old Joseph Patterson.

UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: It is now being reported that Adrian Peterson’s son died from his injuries in a Sioux Falls, S.D., hospital. Peterson is back at practice and plans to play in Sunday’s game against Carolina. UPDATE 1:40 p.m. ET: TMZ reports the boy is on life support with no brain activity since 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Sources say that if the child fails to show any signs of improvement over the cour

With Week 6 in the NFL underway, one eighth of the teams in the league are still without a win, each with a set of flaws that could lead to that trend continuing for the foreseeable future. But which of them will get a win first?