5 Links From The NFL

• Coach Mike Tomlin had a question and answer on the Baltimore Ravens yesterday, and had this to say this about Ray Rice

"He’s got ridiculous lateral quickness. He can stick his foot in the ground and change direction at full speed. Not only is he a talented runner, but he has 60-plus catches over the course of the season. We have to do a good job defending him in the check-down game, the screen game, and he also does a real nice job running the wheel-route out of the backfield."

Here is the rest of the "Q" and "A" with Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin

• Though the Packers have had A LOT of takeaways this year, the Falcons however they are very hard to get takeaways from.  With a sure handed Michael Turner and a quarterback with a very high IQ the Packers must find a way to get the Dirty Birds to cough up the ball.  The reason for the the success of the Falcons have been just that.

• Could Antonio Cromartie be the "X-Factor" in the Jets vs. Patriots game? Here is a video from the NFL on the match up between the two teams. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-total-access/09000d5d81daf5a4/Cromartie-the-X-factor

• Ten players, or impact players, to look forward to in the Seahawks and Bears game would include:

Matt Hasseback, Matt Forte, Devin Hester, Marshawn Lynch, Julious Peepers, David Hawthorne, Brian Urlacher, Mike Williams, Leon Washington and Chris Williams. Bleacher Report has the explanation on why these players are going to impact the game.

• Here is a video of some big plays this past regular season