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“Who dey! Who dey! Who dey think gonna beat dem Bengals?” A blown extra point, a missed field goal, a failed two point conversion, and clock mismanagement couldn’t beat the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half of Sunday’s game. Neither could the Pittsburgh Steelers.

After a catastrophic week two, it’s time to focus and orchestrate a comeback more remarkable than Kim Clijsters’ US Open performance. Picking the week three matchups is a daunting task, but so is watching Brad Lidge blow another game, and yet I watch. Here’s my attempt to pull myself off the mat… Oh, in case [...]

NFL heavyweights went down hard in week two. The Chargers, Cowboys, Packers, and Titans all fell at home while the Patriots and Steelers faltered on the road. All were favored to win. Hail to the underdogs.

The Patriots/Jets match-up has garnered most of the headlines going into week two, even though the game of the week is in the NFC East where the Giants travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys. Elsewhere in the league, NFL Heavyweights are set to battle, and a plethora of underdogs look to join the [...]

Beating the New Orleans Saints is an arduous task. Doing so without your starting quarterback is all the more challenging. Here’s what the Eagles will need to accomplish in order to knock off the Saints and their high-flying offense.

It was an all too familiar site for the Buffalo Bills. In front of a national audience on Monday Night Football, the Bills outplayed a heavily favored opponent for 55 minutes, only to see it fall apart in the end.

Week one in the NFL was a sloppy, albeit entertaining, MESS. Turnovers were rampant, defensive backs need tackling lessons, and Jake Delhomme and Jay Cutler could use a hug. And that’s just the beginning…

An NFC North rivalry boasts the game of the week as Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers face off against Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears.  While several other games on the week one slate are enticing match-ups, one in particular could use some creative personnel decisions to spice it up.

As promised, your 2009 NFC Preview.  Brett Favre, Ricky Rubio, Matty Ice, Politicians, it’s all right here.  If you missed the AFC Preview, click here for the lowdown.  As a courtesy, please read the entire post before yelling “You Lie!!” loudly at your computer.  Your cooperation is appreciated.  Now for the good stuff…

Each year billions of Journalists, TV personalities, bloggers, and gambling junkies offer their forecast for the upcoming NFL season.  I am no different. In fact, I would fall into the gambling junky category if I had money to lose. Normally, my NFL preview transpires via a heated, delirious conversation with my brother.