NFL Week 1

The Associated Press' Dave Lubeski previews some of the most anticipated games from the opening week of the NFL's regular season.

Eli Manning rushed for a touchdown and the Giants opened their Super Bowl defense with a 16-7 win Thursday over the Redskins.

The NFL Is Back! The Road To Super Bowl XLIII is under way!

The 2008 NFL Schedule Is Out!

Eli Manning and the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants face off against Division Rival Washington in the Season Opener.
The Buffalo Bills will play in Toronto on Dec. 7 against Miami as part of an effort to expand their market to Canada.


This marks the first time the Bills will play during the regular season in Toronto, about a 1½-hour drive from Buffalo. The game was one of the highlights of the NFL schedule released Tuesday.

The season opens Sept. 4 with Washington, led by new head coach Jim Zorn, at the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants, a game already announced along with three others from the opening weekend: Chicago at Indianapolis on Sunday night, Sept. 7 and two games Monday night, Sept. 8: Minnesota at Green Bay and Denver at Oakland.

ESPN's Monday night schedule concludes with one of the NFL's most-heated rivalries, with the Packers hosting the Bears. Green Bay appears three times on Monday night, matching the Browns for most appearances on Monday night in 2008.

The Giants make their lone Monday night appearance on Oct. 13 when they travel to Cleveland. The Patriots, who flirted with a perfect season in 2007, will make their only Monday night appearance on Oct. 20 when they host the Broncos.

Also, the Houston Texans will make their first-ever appearance on Monday Night Football, hosting the Jaguars on Dec. 1.

For the second consecutive year, a regular-season game will be played at London's Wembley Stadium, with New Orleans, the "home" team, opposing San Diego on Oct. 26. The Dolphins and Giants played there last season.

New England, which was upset in the Super Bowl by the Giants but has a record 19-game regular-season winning streak, will open at home against Kansas City on Sept. 7. In what has become an annual must-see game, Tom Brady and the Patriots will visit Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Nov. 2.

Once again, there will be a Thanksgiving Day tripleheader. The Lions will host the the Titans at 12:30 p.m. ET, the Seahawks will visit the Cowboys at 4:15 p.m. ET and the Eagles will host the Cardinals at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Besides Zorn, three other NFL coaches will make their debuts this season. In Week 1, the Ravens' John Harbaugh will lead his team against the Cincinnati Bengals in Baltimore; the Dolphins' Tony Sparano will make his debut against the Jets in Miami; and the Falcons' Mike Smith will lead his team against the Lions.

The NFL Network games, in their third season, will start earlier this season with Denver at Cleveland on Thursday, Nov. 6. In all, there will be eight, but no Saturday night game on the final weekend when last year the Patriots finished an unbeaten regular season by beating the Giants 38-35 in a contest that also was shown by NBC and CBS because the NFL Network's dispute with major cable systems limited its availability.

The other NFL Network games are all on Thursday nights except for Saturday, Dec. 20, when Baltimore is at Dallas.

Great Plays From Super Bowl XLII

David Tyree Catches the ball with his helmet! The Greatest Catch in Super Bowl History!


Eli Manning To Plaxico Burris For The Go Ahead Touchdown!


The Patriots Final Play Of Super Bowl XLII!


Check Out The Blog Post "Super Bowl XLII Post Game Blog Post" For My Thoughts on this great game Below!

Super Bowl XLII Post Game Blog Post

The New York Giants Are Your World Champions!

Here Is Your Super Bowl XLII Post Game Blog Post. Here are some things I have noticed during this crazy day after the Super Bowl!!!

ALL HAIL THE NEW YORK GIANTS
This is More than a line in Madagascar, The NFL World is saying this after the Giants pulled off a stunning 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII Sunday.

PATRIOTS LEARN CHEATING DOESN'T PAY
This is the first Patriots loss in the Tom Brady era. This is the first Patriots loss since Super Bowl XXXI, when Brett Favre led Green Bay to their first title since the days of Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi in Super Bowl II.

You guy you have to feel sorry for is Junior Seau. This was his second trip to the Super Bowl, and once again, that Super Bowl Ring he has been craving has eluded him. Seau was with the San Diego Chargers when they were lit up by Steve Young, Jerry Rice, and the unstoppable San Francisco 49ers, as Steve Young set a Super Bowl Record that day, as he threw for six touchdown passes.

The Patriots were accused of videotaping the Jets during Week One, and now a new report has surface that a Patriots worker taped a Rams Practice prior to Super Bowl XXXVI. I could understand why many fans would think the dynasty deserves an asterisk, especially with the new allegations surfacing.
I WANTED THE GIANTS TO WIN, BUT I PICKED THE PATRIOTS
That's My Story and I'm Sticking To It!

MANNINGS ADD TO GREATNESS
Last Year, Peyton Manning got the monkier of "Never Won A Super Bowl" off his back as Peyton won the Super Bowl MVP As His Colts beat The Chicago Bears 29-10 in Super Bowl XLI.

Eli hadn't been in the league long enough to have the monkier on him, but just like his brother Peyton, Eli Was victorious in his first Super Bowl Appearance.

BREAKING NEWS: THE GIANTS FOUND SUPERMAN'S KRYPTONITE
Superman, a.k.a Tom Brady, has a weakness after all. The Giants were the first team all season to bring defensive Pressure on Tom Brady all Sixty Minutes. The Giants Front Four kept collapsing the pocket, forcing the wounded Brady to move around. Brady kept tasting the artificial turf of University of Phoenix Stadium, and he never got to taste this much grass in a single game all season.

Certainly, this loss to the Giants will end the talk of Brady being better than Joe Montana, but he may still be able to be compared to the Gratest Of All Time, John Unitas, who lost the 1964 NFL Championship Game (There was no Super Bowl During this time, although Unitas did win Super Bowl V For His Beloved Baltimore Colts.)

Now that we've talked about Tom Brady, let's talk about his team and their place in history...

THE 2007 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: THE GREATEST SUPER BOWL CHUMPS OF ALL TIME
All the talk about the 2007 Patriots being better than the '72 Dolphins ended that night when Eli Manning and the New York Giants were hoisting up the Lombardi Trophy.The 2007 New ENgland Patriots are the Greatest Super Bowl Chumps of all time. Why? They went 16-0 in the regular season and were 18-0 entering the Super Bowl, and they weren't able to do what the '01 and '04 Patriots did. The '07 Patriots aren't as good as the '85 Bears, the '72 Dolphins, the '89 49ers, the '78 Steelers, the '93 Cowboys, or 37 other Super Bowl winning teams. What do these teams have that the '07 Patriots Don't Have?
A Super Bowl Victory.

FINALLY! A DEFENSIVE SUPER BOWL!
3-0 Giants at the end of the First Quarter. 7-3 Patriots at Halftime and the end of the third quarter. All leading us to that amazing fourth quarter which had three lead changes, a Super Bowl Record. You want to know what I was happiest about other than the Giants Winning? We Finally Had A Pitcher's Duel Of A Super Bowl!

THE MOTTO OF MADDEN 2005 RINGS TRUE
Defense Wins Championships. The 2007 New York Giants are current proof of that.

Giants Stun Patriots 17-14 In Super Bowl XLII

Eli Manning, just like his brother Peyton Last Year, Was Voted Super Bowl MVP.
With the Super Bowl on the line, look who had the perfection thing down pat: Eli Manning and the road-conquering New York Giants.
And what a beauty their 11th straight road victory was, a 17-14 Super Bowl win Sunday that shattered the New England Patriots' unblemished season.


In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, Manning, New York's unlikely Mr. Cool, hit Plaxico Burress on a 13-yard fade with 35 seconds left. It was the Giants' fourth consecutive postseason away win and the first time the Patriots tasted defeat in more than a year.

"There's something about this team," Manning said. "The way we win games, and performed in the playoffs in the stretch. We had total confidence in ourselves. The players believed in each other."

It was the most bitter of losses, too, because 12-point favorite New England (18-1) was one play from winning and getting the ultimate revenge for being penalized for illegally taping opponents' defensive signals in the season opener against the New York Jets.

"I don't rank them," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "It's disappointing."

The Giants had the perfect answer for the suddenly imperfect Patriots: a big, bad defense and the improbable comeback led by Manning. Yes, Eli Manning, who outplayed league MVP Tom Brady and furthered the family legacy one year after older brother Peyton led Indianapolis to the title.

"I talked to Peyton and he said, 'Go in there, have some fun, you can do it."'

It was how Eli and the Giants did it.

After Brady found Randy Moss for a 6-yard touchdown with 2:42 to go, New England's defense couldn't stop a final, frantic 12-play, 83-yard drive. It featured Manning's unlikely sack-avoiding scramble and a spectacular leaping catch by David Tyree, who had scored New York's first touchdown on the opening drive of the fourth quarter.

"It's the greatest feeling in professional sports," Burress said before bursting into tears.

"That's a position you want to be in," said Manning, who followed Peyton's MVP performance last year with one of his own. "You can't write a better script. There were so many big plays on that drive."

And now the 1972 Miami Dolphins can pop another bottle of champagne in celebration of a record still intact, the NFL's only perfect season.

"As for the 1972 Dolphins, I don't take joy in the fact the Patriots lost - period," said Jim Mandich, the tight end on the 17-0 team. "But I do relish and savor the fact that there has only been one unbeaten team in the history of the NFL, and it is the 1972 Miami Dolphins."

The Patriots were done in not so much by the pressure of the first unbeaten season in 35 years as by the pressure of a smothering Giants pass rush. Brady, winner of his first three Super Bowls, was sacked five times, hurried a dozen more and at one point wound up on his knees, his hands on his hips following one of many poor throws in New England's lowest scoring game of the season.

"They played well," Belichick said. "They made some plays. We made some plays. They just made a few more. We played as hard as we could. We just couldn't make enough plays."

Hardly a familiar position for the record-setting Patriots and their megastar quarterback. This time, it wasn't the Patriots but the Giants making the game-winning rally. This time, the unflappable quarterback making the clutch play wasn't Brady but Manning, who had been booed by Giants fans for most of his four seasons for a lack of emotion.


Oddly, it was a loss to the Patriots that sparked New York's stunning run to its third Super Bowl and sixth NFL title. New England won 38-35 in Week 17 to finish the spotless regular season. But by playing hard in a meaningless game for them, the Giants (14-6) gained something of a swagger and Manning found his footing.

Their growing confidence carried them through playoff victories at Tampa, Dallas and Green Bay, and then past the mightiest opponent of all.

Not that the Patriots were very mighty this day. They even conceded with 1 second on the clock as Belichick ran across the field to shake the hand of jubilant Giants coach Tom Coughlin, then headed to the locker room, ignoring the final kneeldown.

That it was Manning taking that knee was stunning. He showed the maturity and brilliant precision late in the game usually associated with, well, Brady.

Peyton Manning was seen in a luxury box jumping up and pumping both fists when Burress, who didn't practice all week because of injuries, caught the winning score.

"We just hung in there on offense, kept executing," said Burress, who wasn't far off on the 23-17 prediction he made a few days ago. "It came down to one play and we made it."

The Giants became the first NFC wild card team to win a Super Bowl; four AFC teams have done it. They also are the second wild-card champions in three years, following the Pittsburgh Steelers after the 2005 season.

The upset also could be viewed as a source of revenge not only for the Giants, but for the other NFL teams over Spygate back in September. That cheating scandal made headlines again late in Super Bowl week, and could have placed an infinite cloud over New England's perfection.

There will be much more coverage of this tommorow! Congrats to all you Giants Fans, The Better Team Won Tonight!

Perfect Patriots To Face Road Warrior Giants In Super Bowl XLII

In Case You Missed It, Here is the end of the Giants-Packers Game Last Night!


The New England Patriots' path to perfection has one last hurdle: a New York team of road warriors hoping for one more Giant upset.

Tom Brady and the Patriots will try to match the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to complete an undefeated season when they face Eli Manning and the Giants on Feb. 3 in the Super Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.
Standing in the Patriots' way are the Giants and Eli Manning — Peyton's little brother, whose leadership abilities no longer can be questioned.

The oddsmakers might think differently. They installed New England as a 13 1/2-point favorite in the big game, in which New York will get another shot at destroying the Patriots' path to perfection.

New England won 38-35 in its final game of the regular season, rallying from a 12-point second-half deficit against the Giants. The teams also played in the preseason finale, when New England won — with Brady sitting that one out.

Brady and the Patriots are playing in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven years. A win in this one would rank the Patriots as perhaps the greatest champion in NFL history.

The Patriots never wavered.

Tom Brady threw an NFL-record 50 touchdown passes in the regular season, with 23 of those to Randy Moss, who topped Jerry Rice's record. Brady was also the league's Most Valuable Player in helping New England score an NFL-record 589 points.

Super Bowl XLII Is Sunday, February 3rd.

AFC & NFC Championship Previews

Tom Brady Is One Win Away From Taking His Undefeated Patriots Back To The Super Bowl.

Brett Favre Can Make A Return Trip To The Super Bowl. Favre's Packers Defeated The Patriots In Super Bowl XXXI.
Here Is Your AFC And NFC Championship Game Previews. By Sunday Night, we will know for sure who will be playing in Super Bowl XLII.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: SAN DIEGO CHARGERS VS NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 3:00 PM EST CBS

The San Diego Chargers, playing without Antonio Gates, LaDanian Tomlinson, or Phillip Rivers, were able to watch their backups rise to the occassion. The Colts receivers weren't able to, as Dallas Clark, who is normally so surehanded, dropped a sure first down to end the game, and San Diego defeated the Colts 28-24.

Lightning struck once for San Diego. It Isn't going to happen again.

New England has too many weapons, and their defense has so many ways to beat you. Plus, Phillip Rivers, LaDanian Tomlinson, and Antonio Gates will all not be 100 percent for this game. Now I hear the Chargers fan Protesting "We Beat Indy without Rivers, Tomlinson, or Gates" and I say, "True. You did beat the Colts. But You won't beat the Patriots." New England will be healthy for this game, they will mount a heavy pass rush,eqaualing many sacks of Phillip Rivers, and they will clog all of the holes, giving Tomlinson and Michael Turner nowhere to run. New England also causes turnovers, lots of turnovers. The Patriots cannot be beaten. The Patriots will hoist the Lombardi Trophy in Arizona, and will be known as the greatest team of all time.

PATRIOTS OVER CHARGERS

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: NEW YORK GIANTS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 6:30 PM EST FOX
Now to the more interesting and intriguing Championship Game, the NFC Championship Game.
The Packers have had a magical quality about them all season, and that's not going to change.Green Bay has plenty of offense with Pro Bowl quarterback Brett Favre and running back Ryan Grant. The Packers also have an aggressive defense that is built around a fast front seven and a secondary full of playmakers and Pro Bowl-caliber cornerbacks. If that's not enough, the Packers also get to play the Giants in what should be a frigid Lambeau Field. If there's one positive for these teams with this cold weather,it is that both Ryan Grant and Brandon Jacobs will both get a lot of carries. That doesn't mean the Giants will fall apart Sunday. They are 9-1 on the road this season for a reason. It just means that their compelling playoff run is about to end. They have too many injuries in the secondary, and you know Brett Favre will take care of that. Brett Favre is about to face his old nemesis, the Patriots, again in a Super Bowl. Favre faced the Patriots and beat them in Super Bowl XXXI. The only difference between Super Bowl XXXI and Super Bowl XLII is that Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will complete their magical run at an undefeated season and end the Storybook Season of Brett Favre and the Packers.
PACKERS OVER GIANTS

Watch the Games On Sunday!

NFL Divisional Playoff Preview

Here Is Your Preview for the NFL Divisional Playoffs. When Monday Morning rolls around, four teams will be left standing in their quest for the Lombardi Trophy.

SATURDAY GAMES
SEAHAWKS AT PACKERS 4:30 PM EST FOX

This game has many storylines, the biggest one being how Mike Holmgren, who coached Brett Favre into the Hall Of Famer he is today and Coached the Packers to a victory in Super Bowl XXXI, will be on the other sideline with his Seattle Seahawks, who he led to an appearance in Super Bowl XL.

This Packers team is the best one of this decade. This is Brett Favre's 21st Playoff Game, which will break a tie with Steve Young for fifth all time.

Favre's 11-9 postseason record includes only one win in his last five appearnaces, but the victory came against Seattle at Lambeau Field. That 33-27 Overtime Victory on January 4, 2004, is best remembered for Matt Hasselbeck saying after the coin toss at the end of regulation "We want the ball and we're going to score!" Hasselbeck went on to throw an interception in overtime which was returned 52 yards by Al Harris for the game winning touchdown.

That's the only playoff game in which Brett Favre has not thrown an interception.

Let's look ahead to the present... This game will be worth camping out in front of the HD Set for. I expect there to be plenty of scoring for both teams. Shaun Alexander and Ryan Grant will have to run for good yardage. I think Green Bay will beat Seattle to advance to the NFC Championship Game.

GREEN BAY OVER SEATTLE

JAGUARS AT PATRIOTS 8:00 PM EST CBS

The New England Patriots went undefeated in the Regular Season, but their perfect Regular season means nothing unless they have a perfect postseason as well.

With all the records this team set, if they go all the way and win the Super Bowl, they will no doubt be called the greatest team of all time.

The Jaguars are very underrated as a team. The two headed monster running game in the pairing of Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew. Taylor has the power to run over defenders, while Jones-Drew is the most elusive running back in the NFL today. I was watching the Jags play the Texans earlier this year and they were comapring Jones-Drew's elusiveness to Barry Sanders, and he has all the moves that Barry does!

Everyone knows the Jaguars can run, but they also have a very underrated defense, headlined by Marcus Stroud and John Henderson. The Patriots will not be able to run against Jacksonville today.

The Jaguars will have to play a ball control offensive attack. They will have to run it down the throats of the Patriots. The Jags have no passing game, so they have to run and keep running.

I'm torn. Part of me wants to see the Jags win while another part of me wants to see the Patriots go 16-0. I'll go with The Patriots because they have never lost at Foxboro.

PATRIOTS OVER JAGAUARS


SUNDAY GAMES

CHARGERS AT COLTS 1:00 PM EST CBS
Tony Dungy leads the Colts in their quest to repeat as Super Bowl Champions since The Patriots did in 2004 and 2005. They will face a San Diego team that beat them in the regular season 23-21, as Adam Vinateiri missed the game winning field goal. I think the Colts will beat the Chargers, but the Chargers will remember when they beat the Colts on Veteran's Day. That will be their modivation.

The Colts defense had better be prepared to see a heavy dose of the run, and they nedd to be prepares in case LT tries to leap over the pile into the endzone.

The Colts offense need to be prepared in case the Chargers send blitzers, and San Diego will blitz early and often. Peyton Manning will need to get rid of the ball quickly.

COLTS OVER CHARGERS

GIANTS VS COWBOYS 4:30 PM EST FOX

If the Cowboys defeat the Giants Sunday, the Cowboys will bwcome the first team to beat another team three times in the same season.

Dallas has not won a playoff game since 1996. They will try and change their luck against the Giants.

Eli Mannning looked solid against the Buccaneers defense last week, and I expect him to have much of the same success against this Cowboy defense.

The Cowboy defense needs to blitz early and often, get prssure in Eli's face, to get him to release the ball quicker than he wants to. This will hopefully lead to some turnovers.

The Passing game will have to rely more on Jason Witten, Terry Glenn, and Patrick Crayton because Terrell Owens will not be 100 percent for this game.

The Dallas Cowboys will beat the New York Giants to face Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game.

DALLAS OVER GREEN BAY.

Enjoy All The NFL Action This Weekend!

NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview

In The First Game on Saturday, Matt Hasselbeck leads the Washington Redskins against Todd Collins and the Washington Redskins.


Here Is Your Preview of the NFC Wildcard Weekend.
SATURDAY GAMES
REDSKINS AT SEAHAWKS 4:00 PM EST NBC
This game has so much meaning to the Redskins. They mourned the loss of teamate Sean Taylor, and Todd Collins has become the Redskins starter for the first time in ten years. The Running game will be vital to the success of both teams as Shaun Alexander and Clinton Portis will both get their names called early and often. This game, like every, will be won in the trenches. I give Seattle the edge in that category, but the sheer emotion the Redskins will be playing with makes this a game that could go either way. That being said, I'll take Seattle because I think the veterran leadership will help Seattle advance to the NFC Divisional Playoff game.
SEAHAWKS OVER REDSKINS

JAGUARS AT STEELERS 7:00 PM EST NBC
This game really is another one I'm looking forward to. The Jaguars have been called "the team you don't want to face in the playoffs." The Steelers have the misfortune of facing that team. The Steelers do have Homefield Advantage, but their running game will be hurt because Willie Parker is lost for the season. Both of these defenses are scary good. This game may end up coming down to the kickers.I think this game, like the Seahawks-Redskins game, will come down to the running game. I'll go with Jacksonville because I think Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew will run for good yardage.
JAGUARS OVER STEELERS

SUNDAY GAMES
GIANTS AT BUCCANEERS 1:00 PM EST FOX
This game will be great. Two great defesnes for both teams. Jeff Garcia has been a thorn in the Giants side, as he led playoff vicotries against the Giants in 2003 and last season. Garcia once again gets the chance to rub salt in the wound. The Giants scored 35 points against the Patriots, the most points the Patriots had given up all season, but The Patriots came back from a twelve point defecit, their lagest of the season, to beat The Patriots 38-35. Eli Manning will always have the label "He's not as good as his brother." The first step to erasing that monkier would be a victory over the Buccaneers. This game will come down to the passing game. Whichever Quarterback can keep the turnover column at zero will be the one picking up the win. I think the Buccaneers can be that team.
BUCCANEERS OVER GIANTS

TITANS AT CHARGERS 4:00 PM EST CBS
This game has a questionmark associated with it. Who will start at quarterback for the Titans? Vince Young or Kerry Collins? If Vince Young is at the helm, the Chargers will have to look out in case he wants to run. If Kerry Collins starts, the Chargers will not have to worry about Collins running. Both of these teams have great defenses that will bring the heat early and often. The key for both teams will be the wuick pass to countract the blitz. The Tennesee defense will have to be on their toes again LaDanian Tomlinson, if he gets some daylight, he is off to the endzone. When these two teams played earlier in the season, LaDanian Tomlinson scored the game winning youchdown in overtime. I think The Chargers will win again.
CHARGERS OVER TITANS

Watch the games this Weekend!

Week Seventeen NFL Preview

In The Final Regular Season NFL Preview, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots chase perfection Saturday Night against Michael Strahan and the New York Giants.

Welcome to the final NFL Preview of 2007. It is the final regular season week for football, and there are a couple of teams who will know if they are in or out of the playoff picture by the end of this week.

SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: PATRIOTS AT GIANTS 8:15 PM EST(THE GAME OF THE WEEK)
Already the first team to go 15-0 in a regular season, New England now tries to join the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to take an unbeaten record into the playoffs. Miami went 14-0 that season and won the Super Bowl, but this year's Dolphins could not spoil the Patriots' perfect run last Sunday and lost 28-7 at Foxborough.

New York (10-5) is locked into the No. 5 seed in the NFC and might want to rest some starters because it does not have a first-round bye. The Giants will visit Tampa Bay in a wild-card game next weekend.

No opponent has had a good answer defensively for the Patriots, whose 551 points leave them needing just six to break the league's single-season record set by the 1998 Minnesota Vikings. The only time New England failed to total more than 20 points or 300 yards of offense came two weeks ago against the New York Jets in horrendous weather conditions, but there is no rain, snow or strong wind in the forecast for Saturday.

A clear night would only make things easier on Brady, Moss and New England's vaunted air attack. Single-season league records are in sight for both Pro Bowlers, with Brady needing two touchdown passes to break Peyton Manning's record of 49 and Moss two TD receptions away from surpassing Jerry Rice's record of 22.

Another record within the Patriots' grasp is the one for consecutive regular-season victories. They already have tied their own league record by winning 18 straight.
Tom Brady enters this game 105 yards shy of Drew Bledsoe's 1994 club record of 4,555.

This Game is on Three, Count them, three stations! Along with the NFL Network, the game is being simulcast on both CBS And NBC, not to mention the game is available for viewing online! You have No Excuse if you miss this game! Records will fall like dominoes tonight, I Can't Wait!
PATRIOTS OVER GIANTS


EARLY GAMES 1:00 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS AT CHICAGO

This was last season's NFC Championship Game, which The Bears won. The Saints are in with a win, a Redskins loss, and a Vikings loss. If one of these teams wins, the Saints are out. Kyle Orton might be Chicago's Quarterback of the future, meaning Rex Grossman will become a Free Agent.
CHICAGO OVER NEW ORLEANS

CINCY AT MIAMI
If Maimi wins, will they honestly have momentum for next season? I don't think so.
CINCY OVER MIAMI

DETROIT AT GREEN BAY
A Big NFC North Rivalry. You know Detroit wants to win this game even if they're out of the playoffs.
GREEN BAY OVER DETROIT

JACKSONVILLE AT HOUSTON
This is a big AFC South Matchup. Houston will be trying for their eighth win of the season. Jacksonville's In the Playoffs. Will they play their starters? If so, for how long? That will be key for Houston.
JACKSONVILLE OVER HOUSTON

CAROLINA AT TAMPA BAY
This is a big NFC South Rivalry. Carolina wants to win even if they're out of the Playoff picture. Tampa Bay is in. Will they play their starters despit the fact they will play the Giants next week in an NFC Wild Card Game? That is the question.
TAMPA BAY OVER CAROLINA

BUFFALLO AT PHILLY
Buffallo is now out of the playoff hunt. Philly was never in the playoff hunt. Both teams should play their starters for the whole game.
PHILLY OVER BUFFALLO

SAN FRANCISCO AT CLEVELAND
It dosen't matter if Cleveland wins or loses, they can't control their own fate anymore. They have to hope The Colts beat Tennesee. If that doesn't happen, Cleveland's out of the playoffs.
SAN FRANCISCO OVER CLEVELAND

LATE GAMES 4:15 PM EST

PITTSBURGH AT BALTIMORE
WIll Pittsburgh play their starters? Their already in the playoffs. The Ravens should use this game to evaluate Troy Smith.
PITTSBURGH OVER BALTIMORE

SAN DIEGO AT OAKLAND
JaMarcus Russell makes his first NFL Start Sunday. Will San Diego play their starters? If So, for How long? JaMarcus Russell will be the Starter of Oakland for a long time.
SAN DIEGO OVER OAKLAND

DALLAS AT WASHINGTON
If Washington wins, they're in. Dallas will play some starters for maybe a series or two. Terry Glenn will take the field for the first time this season. That will be a welcome sight for Cowboys fans. Todd Collins might get Washington to the playoffs, but Jason Campbell will get the starting job back if they make it to the playoffs.
DALLAS OVER WASHINGTON

ST LOUIS AT ARIZONA
Marc Bulger will torch Arizona's defense. Rams win.
ST LOUIS OVER ARIZONA

MINNESOTA AT DENVER
The Vikings are in with a win and a Redskins loss. Rod Smith's NFL Career may be over, and that is terrible news for the Broncos.
MINNESOTA OVER DENVER

KANSAS CITY AT NEW YORK JETS
Two teams that thought they would be in the playoffs at the start of the year play each other. Kansas City wins.
KANSAS CITY OVER NEW YORK JETS

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: COLTS VS TITANS
A Big AFC South Rivalry. Marvin Harrison will be in the game, but he won't start. Colts fans and Browns fans will be very happy to hear that. If the Colts win, the Browns are in. If Tennesee wins, they're in. It's not very often that the final game of the season has so much excitement regaurdig the playoff picture, but thanks to Flex Scheduling, we get an interesting matchup for the final game of 2007.

Enjoy The Games On Sunday, the final Sunday of 2007!

NFL To Simulcast Saturday Night's Patriots-Giants Game

In An Unprecedented move,The NFL has arranged with broadcast television partners CBS and NBC for an unprecedented three-way national simulcast of the NFL Network telecast of Saturday night’s New England Patriots at New York Giants game.
The New England Patriots' shot at history Saturday night will be available to every television viewer in the country after months of wrangling.

The NFL has arranged with broadcast television partners CBS and NBC for an unprecedented three-way national simulcast of the NFL Network telecast of Saturday night’s New England Patriots at New York Giants game when the Patriots will try to become the first NFL team to go 16-0 in a regular season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced today.

“We have taken this extraordinary step because it is in the best interest of our fans,” Commissioner Goodell said. “What we have seen for the past year is a very strong consumer demand for NFL Network. We appreciate CBS and NBC delivering the NFL Network telecast on Saturday night to the broad audience that deserves to see this potentially historic game. Our commitment to the NFL Network is stronger than ever.”

CBS and NBC will carry the NFL Network feed of the game with Bryant Gumbel and Cris Collinsworth in the broadcast booth. The game also will be televised by WCVB-ABC (Channel 5) in Boston, WMUR-ABC in Manchester, New Hampshire (Channel 9) and WWOR (Channel 9) in New York. The telecast begins at 8 p.m. ET with kickoff set at 8:15 p.m. ET.

Great Move by the NFL! I am hoping now more than ever that the Patriots go 16-0. Nobody has seen this since The Dolphins did this in 1972. I'll be watching CBS And NBC Saturday Night. I hope you will be too.

Week Thirteen NFL Preview

Maurice Jones-Drew and the Jagaurs try to stop Peyton Manning and their division rival Colts.

Here Is Your Weeek Thirteen NFL Preview. On Thursday Night, Dallas Defeated The Packers 37-27.

ATLANTA AT ST. LOUIS 1:00 PM EST
Gus Frerrotte fumbled the snap with less than a minute to go last week to put the Rams back in the loss column. The Falcons are coming off a loss to the Colts last Thursday Night. St. Louis wins.
ST LOUIS OVER ATLANTA

BUFFALO AT WASHINGTON 1:00 PM EST
This Is Washington's first game since the death of Sean Taylor on Tuesday. I am sure the team will play with heavy hearts for the rest of the season. It diesn't even seem fair to pick a winner for this game, but I think Washington will play through their grief and beat the Bills.
WASHINGTON OVER BUFFALLO

DETROIT AT MINNESOTA 1:00 PM EST
This is a big NFC North Matchup. The Lions are second in the divison. The Vikings are last in the win column. A win by The Vikings would keep them on pace with Chicago. I'll go with Minnesota.
MINNESOTA OVER DETROIT

HOUSTON AT TENNESEE 1:00 PM EST
Tennesee has dropped their last two games. Expect the loss column to be avoided this week as Tennesee beats Houston.
TENNESEE OVER HOUSTON

JACKSONVILLE AT INDY 1:00 PM EST THE GAME OF THE WEEK
This is a fantastic game. The winner of this game puts The AFC South in a complete limbo.The Colts may be bannged up, and that is great news for the Jaguars, I think the Colts will win despite the injury bug.
INDY OVER JACKSONVILLE

NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI 1:00 PM EST
The New York Jets are coming off a loss to Dallas on Thanksgiving Day. Miami is coming off an ugly loss to the Steelers 3-0 Monday Night. Ricky Williams is the latest Dolphin injured. Miami just cannot catch a break. Ted Ginn Jr. is the only playmaker on this sorry team. I'll go with the Jets.
NEW YORK JETS OVER MIAMI

SAN DIEGO AT KANSAS CITY 1:00 PM EST
Kansas City is coming off an ugly loss to Oakland 2-17. Kolby Smith rushed for 150 yards and it looked like Kansas City would win for a while. San Diego is coming off a loss to Jacksonville last week. I'll go with San Diego to beat Kansas City.
SAN DIEGO OVER KANSAS CITY

SEATTLE AT PHILLY 1:00 PM EST
This is a fantastic battle at the running back position as Brian Westbrook opposes Shaun Alexander. A.J. Feeley had a fantastic game for the Eagles last Sunday Night and if it wasn't for two poorly timed interceptions, we would once again be talking about a Quarterback controversy in Philly, as A.J. almost led the Eagles to victory over the Patriots last Sunday Night. I'll go with Philly because they are at home.
PHILLY OVER SEATTLE

SAN FRANCISCO AT CAROLINA 1:00 PM EST
Vinny Testaverde starts for the Panthers this week. The 49ers Defense came up huge last week against The Cardinals. Kurt Warner put up some huge fantasy number against them, as he threw for almost 500 yards against them. Tully Banta-Cain caught an interception in the endzone to win the game for the 49ers.

TAMPA BAY AT NEW ORLEANS 1:00 PM EST
This Is A Big NFC South Rivalry. Tampa Bay has beaten every team in the Conference, and they will beat the Saints At Home.
TAMPA BAY OVER NEW ORLEANS

CLEVELAND AT ARIZONA 4:05 PM EST
Who would have thought the Clveland Browns are in the running for a Playoff Spot? The Browns will beat The Cardinals to keep their playoff hopes alive.
CLEVELAND OVER ARIZONA

DENVER AT OAKLAND 4:05 PM EST
Denver is coming off a tough loss to Chicago. Oakland is coming off an upset victory over the Chiefs. I'll go with Denver.
DENVER OVER OAKLAND

NEW YORK GIANTS AT CHICAGO 4:15 PM EST
Devin Hester had an amazing day as he returned a kick and a punt both for touchdowns. Devin Hester is the reason the Bears won and is the reason the Bears are still in the playoff hunt but they will need an amazing miracle to make the playoffs.Eli Manning looked terrible against the Vikings last week. He wasn't stepping up in the pocket, and he was letting the rush get to him. Chicago is going to blitz early and often, meaning Eli is in for more trouble in Chicago. For That Reason, I go with Chicago Over The Giants.
CHICAGO OVER NEW YORK GIANTS

CINCINNATTI AT PITTSBURGH 8:15 PM EST
Chad Johnson had three touchdown catches as Cincy defeated Tennesee. Pittsburgh is coming off an ugly game against The Dolphins, as Jeff Reed kicked the Game Winning Field Goal with 16 seconds left. It was the only points of the game as Pittsburgh won 3-0. That Monday Night Game for The Steelers is the Definition of Winning Ugly. They now have to play a Bengals Team that is finally starting to play as a team. I can't wait for this game. It's gonna be great. Bengals win.
CINCINNATI OVER PITTSBURGH

NEW ENGLAND AT BALTIMORE 8:30 PM EST
The New England Patriots escaped New England still undefeated. Wouldn't it be something if The Ravens, as inconsistent as they've been all season, were to beat The Patriots? It could happen, but I don't think it will. Patriots win Monday Night.
NEW ENGLAND OVER BALTIMORE

NFL Week Eleven Preview

Tony Romo and Terrell Owens have hooked up for big scores this season. Expect that to continue this week against the Redskins.

New York Giants At Detroit, 1:00 PM EST
New York is coming off a loss against The Cardinals where they were beat down. New York is coming off a loss to Dallas last week. I'll go with Detroit because they're at home.
DETROIT OVER NEW YORK GIANTS

Miami At Philladelphia 1:00 PM EST
The future is now for the winless Dolphins. John Beck starts at quarterback for the Dolphins. Philladelphia still is in the present, as Donovan McNabb is still the quarterback of the Eagles. Philly has momentum coming off their victory over the Redskins.
PHILLY OVER MIAMI

Oakland At Miinesota 1:00 PM EST
How much is Adrian Peterson wishing he didn't have to miss THIS WEEK against The Raiders? Peterson would have surely ran for 200 plus yards against them.
MINNESOTA OVER OAKLAND

San Diego At Jacksonville 1:00 PM EST
Both of these teams have something to build on after coming off suprise victories. If Nathan Sproles has as big of a return game as he did last week, San Diego wins. If not, Jacksonville wins. Nathan Sproles and LaDanian Tomlinson are the two X-factors for San Diego. if both are contained, San Diego loses.
SAN DIEGO OVER JACKSONVILLE

Kansas City At Indianapolis 1:00 PM EST
Indy's losing streak is over. After losing two in a row to San Diego and New England, expect Indy to come back with a vengenance.
INDY OVER KANSAS CITY

Arizona at Cincinnatti 1:00 PM EST
The Sleeper game of the week. Arizona wins.
ARIZONA OVER CINCY

Carolina At Green Bay 1:00 PM EST
Brett Favre will have another big game as Green Bay wins over Carolina.
GREEN BAY OVER CAROLINA

New Orleans At Houston 1:00 PM EST
The Annual Reggie Bush Bowl. Saints Win. Reggie runs all over Houston.
NEW ORLEANS OVER HOUSTON

Pittsburgh At New York Jets 4:05 PM EST
Pittsburgh is coming off a big win over the Browns. Pittsburgh wins again.
PITTSBURGH OVER NEW YORK JETS

Chicago At Seattle 4:15 PM EST
Chicago won last week to keep hope alive for their season. They are playing their old rivals from the NFC Divisional Playoffs. Rex got his job back due to the injury to Brian Griese. Let's see how he does in his first start since October against the Cowboys. I'll go with Chicago over Seattle. Every game for The Bears is a Must win forr their playoff hopes.
CHICAGO OVER SEATTLE

St. Louis At San Francisco 4:15 PM EST
The 49ers are coming off a loss to their division rival Seahawks. The Rams are coming off their first victory last week. St Louis has something to build on. St Louis wins again against San Francisco.

Dallas At Washington 4:15 PM EST *THE GAME OF THE WEEK*
Tony Romo and Terrell Owens have hooked up for big scores this season. Expect that to continue this week against the Redskins. Dallas Wins.
DALLAS OVER WASHINGTON

Sunday Night Football
New England At Buffalo 8:15 PM EST
Buffallo has played tough against some of the best teams in Football. Expect them to play tough against the Bills. I'm picking New England to win, I just don't expect them to steamroll the Bills.
NEW ENGLAND OVER BUFFALO

Monday Night Football
Tennesee At Denver 8:30 PM EST
If Vince Young gets some protection this week, Tennesee wins. If not, Denver wins.
TENNESEE OVER DENVER

Both New York Quarterbacks Are In A World Of Hurt

Both Chad Pennington and Eli Manning are feeling the injury bug.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning took some snaps, made a few handoffs and tossed lightly to test his bruised right shoulder on Wednesday.
Manning did not practice and coach Tom Coughlin gave no indication whether he would play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
Backup QB Jared Lorenzen took snaps with the first team, and would make his first career start Sunday if Manning can't play.

Meanwhile, on the other side of New York...

As badly as Jets quarterback Chad Pennington was limping Sunday night, it would have been a stretch of the imagination to picture him practicing this week.
Yet there he was, limbering up Wednesday with the rest of his teammates, lifting his right foot to his left thigh in a lower-body stretch and jogging across the grass practice field and back without any obvious discomfort.

The high ankle sprain that Pennington sustained in the third quarter of the Jets’ 38-14 loss against the New England Patriots, looked as if it would sideline him for the foreseeable future, starting with Sunday’s game at Baltimore.

If Pennington cannot play, Kellen Clemens, a second-year player, will make his debut as an N.F.L. starter against the Ravens, whose defense was ranked No. 1 in the league last year. But the 31-year-old Pennington made it clear both on and off the field that he was determined to shake it off.

Both New York Quarterbacks are in a world of hurt, and both are vital to their team's success. Let's hope they are both not out for very long, as the New York Teams need their Starting Quarterbacks for them to have any hope at all of making the playoffs.

NFL Preview: NFC East

Tono Romo has a fire in his belly, and is ready to come back and lead Dallas to an NFC East Crown.

The Cowboys have a new Head Coach and have high expectations for him. Wade Phillips, the Son of Houston Oilers Coach "Bum" Phillips, is much more laid back than "The Tuna", Bill Parcells ever was. Tony Romo took over for the veteran Drew Bledsoe, and Romo instantly helped improve the Cowboys, as Romo was able to use his agility to make quick throws behind the weak Cowboy Offensive line. Bledsoe, on the other hand, was your classic Drop Back Passer, and was not able to get time from the Cowboy Offensive line, meaning many sacks on the Veteran QB. Tony Romo will step it up next year, albeit without Cowboys Quarterback Coach Wade Wilson, who was suspended five Regular Season Games for Using Human Growth Hormone! Unbelievable! When was the last time you heard of a Coach using HGH? Wow! Despite the loss of Wilson, the Cowboys still have veteran Wide Recieivers Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn, and Jason Witten continues to improve as a blocker and a receiver. Jullius Jones and Marion Barber are the best 1-2 Punch in the NFC North. The Cowboy defense is good as well, as DeMarcus Ware will put a hurt on many opposing Quarterbacks this season. As long as Tony Romo is not holding for field goals this season, expect Dallas to win the NFC East.

Prediction: 11-5, 1st Place.

PHILLADELPHIA EAGLES: The Eagles still have Donovan McNabb, but they have lost theie "Insurance Policy" in Jeff Garcia. Jeff came up huge for Philly as he helped them go to the playoffs. Garcia is now in the sinking Ship of Tampa Bay. The Eagles traded their first round pick to the Cowboys, and then used their second round pick to select Kevin Kolb, out of Houston. Many people are saying this is McNabb's last chance. If he does not start all sixteen games healthy, many are saying he will not be the Eagles' Qaurterback Next Season. I like McNabb, and I hope that does not happen. Jevon Kearse missed all of last season, and is going to come back rejuvinated. Lito Sheppard and Brian Dawkins are the two best corners in the NFC East. Takeo Spikes will help the Eagles Linebacking Corps. The Eagles do not have a real Number One Threat for a Wide Receiver, and the release of vetaran linbacker Jeremiah Trotter angered many in "Eagle Nation." The release of Jeremy Bloom will also hurt Philladelphia.

Prediction: 10-6, 2nd Place.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS: The Redskins have Hall Of Fame Coach Joe Gibbs, but Joe has just a bunch of Ordinary Players. Clinton Portis and Lidell Betts are two very good runners, almost as good as Jullius Jones and Marion Barber in Dallas. The Redskin defense will continue to hit hard, with Sean Taylor and LaRon Landry out of LSU. The secondary does not cover well, and the Redskins front four must improve att Bringing Pressure to the opposing Quarterback. Jason Campell will have some growing pains in his first full season under center, and the Redskins offensive line just is not very good, but the trade for Pete Kendall helps that a little bit.

Pediction: 7-9, 3rd Place.

NEW YORK GIANTS: Osi Umenyiora could become something special. Jeremy Shockey and Plaxico Burress are two good New York Receivers.
Eli Manning has shown signs of being gun-shy in New York, and he must improve. Defense ouside of Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora not that great. Giants have huge shoes to fill now that Tiki Barber is retired. Tom Couglin may not be back as Giants Coach after this season. There are too many distractions and discord for this team to contend in the East, which is not good news for Tom Coughlin.

Prediction: 6-10, 4th Place.

The Next NFL Preview will take us to the NFC North. Will Rex Grossman be able to become consistent this season? Will Devin Hester be able to make as much of an impact as he did last season? Will Detroit win 10 games with the addition of Calvin Johnson? Find out in the next NFL Preview.