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Bay Area Showdown: There will be a rare northern California showdown on Sunday. The Oakland Raiders will travel across the bay to take on the San Francisco 49ers in a 4 p.m. est. start. The bay hasn't seen a winning season in eight seasons. It looks like the trend will continue this season. The 49ers are winless and the Raiders are sill mired in futility. San Francisco hasn't gone this winless to start a season since 1979, when they started the season 0-7. Jason Campbell will get the start for the Raiders. Full Story ..

Favre Faces More Adversity Before Sunday's Game: Last year, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings were one game away from the Super Bowl. He wanted to return so much because he thought this was the year the Vikings would make it to the Super Bowl, win and Favre would ride off into the sunset. It was a perfect movie scenario. He's quickly learning that life isn't like the movies. The team limped out to a 1-4 start. He's also being investigated by the NFL for alleged lewd photos he sent to a female sideline reporter while playing for the Jets in 2008. Now is not the time to be Brett Favre. Full Story..

The Steelers are the Real Deal: It's five weeks into the NFL regular season and there's a ton of concern in Dallas and Minnesota. Ben Roethlisberger is returning after the bye week and the Pittsburgh Steelers could become a great dominant team with Big Ben under center. Using a combination of Dennis Dixon, Byron Leftwich and mostly Charlie Batch, the Steelers went 3-1 to start the season. Joe Flacco led a game winning drive in week four is the only blemish on the Steelers record. Full Story..

NFL Sunday Means A Few Surprise Upsets: That's why you play the game. It's the oldest adage in sports. In the NFL, any given Sunday means your team can beat even the top teams in the league. It was proved on Sunday as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the New Orleans Saints, the New York Giants downed the Houston Texans and the Oakland Raiders downed the San Diego Chargers. There was a myriad of reasons why the favored team win, but mostly because they didn't perform while the other team did what it needed to win. Full Story..

Chiefs A Playoff Team? Gets Great Test Against the Colts: Many members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins get together each week to celebrate the fact that they are the only undefeated team in NFL history.The Kansas City Chiefs are the lone remaining undefeated team in the NFL. Expect the 72 Dolphins to celebrate this weekend. They should be the lone undefeated team every after this weekend. The Chiefs will play against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. Full Story...

Moss Returns To Minnesota, Will Trip to Super Bowl Follow?:There's old adages, many reflecting that it's important to return to where it all began. It's the place of great memories for people. For Randy Moss, it's a chance to return to the Super Bowl after a rocky start to the season with the New England Patriots. They shipped Moss to the Minnesota Vikings. He spent the first seven years of his career with the Vikings. This time around, he has an elite quarterback throwing to him. Full Story..

Jets Proving Their Talk : Last season, Mark Sanchez looked like the one piece that could keep the New York Jets from winning the Super Bowl. Their defense was the main reason the team came withing one game of playing in last year's Super Bowl. This season started with a ton of hype and drama. Darrelle Revis held out for all of training camp, the improper conduct around a female reporter in the locker room and Rex Ryan's attitude and language used during the HBO "Hard Knocks" documentary during the Jets training camp. Full Story...

Foster Brings Balance to Texans Offense: Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak benched Arian Foster early in the game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Foster came in late and sparked the Texans do a 31-24 defeat of the Raiders. He's the league's leading rusher and provides much more than just ground yards. Andre Johnson missed the game because of an injured ankle. His presence wasn't as missed because of the talents of Foster. He makes the Texans more than one dimensional, which is important to win in the NFL. Full Story..

McNabb Returns to Old Stomping Ground: Sunday's game between the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles has a lot of story lines. It's a division game and Donovan McNabb returns to the place where he played for 11 seasons. He's the most successful quarterback in Eagles franchise history, taking the team to four NFC championship games and one Super Bowl. He's often seen as the major reason the Eagles didn't win four of the NFC championship games and the Super Bowl. Full Story..

Elite QB Is the Reason For Winning: What makes an NFL team great? Is it a smart head coach that prepares his team for every potential situation on Sunday? Is it the general manager or personnel guy that drafts each year? Or is it the defense that stops even the best teams in the NFL? Many would agree that the biggest reason that makes NFL teams so successful also happens to be the most important position on the field, a great quarterback. Teams that win Super Bowls do so because their QB is always among the best in the league. Full Story..

Vick is the right choice for Eagles: The week brought some trouble for Andy Reid and the Philadelphia Eagles. When Andy Reid made his choice in the beginning of the week to stick with Kevin Kolb many questioned him as a coach. This became and issue after the stellar performance of Vick against the Detroit Lions. Vick lead the Eagles to a 35-32 victory. Andy Reid wanted to stick with his young quarterback Kevin Kolb. Full Story..

Two NFC Contenders Earn First Win: It only took three weeks, but two early Super Bowl favorites earned their first wins on Sunday. The Dallas Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings each won for the first time. The Cowboys downed in state rival Houston, 27-13 behind an impressive balanced offense. The Vikings defeated the Detroit Lions 24-10. It was much needed for both teams. Brett Favre was really having second thoughts after starting the season 0-2. The Cowboys don't have to face Jerry Jones after losing three games to start the season. Full Story..

Everything is Bigger In Texas: The Battle of Texas, another chapter will be written on Sunday as the Houston Texans host the Dallas Cowboys. Reliant Stadium will be rocking as the Texans are looking to start the season 3-0. On the other side, the Cowboys are looking to avoid a 0-3 start to the season. It's very surreal for Cowboys fans. Texans fans are in complete ecstasy. They defeated division rival Indianapolis Colts in week one and downed the Washington Redskins in week two. Full Story..

AFC East Rivals Clash on Sunday Night: The Miami Dolphins are for real. They've won two games to open the season. The Dolphins were expected to beat the lowly Buffalo Bills in week one. It was the victory last week, against Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings in week two, the rest of the NFL took notice. They forced four turnovers against the Vikings last week. They have a great defense. Karlos Dansby is a more important pick up this past offseason, even more than Brandon Marshall. Full Story..

The New York Jets Troubles: This week has been a tough and emotional week for the New York Jets. After a high on Sunday beating AFC rival New England Patriots it started descend from there. After a celebration week 2 victory (charity event) Braylon Edwards was arrested for DUI. The traffic stop happened in the early morning on his way home. The stop was due to a heavy tint on the windows of his high price automobile. Full Story..

Reid Makes Bad Decision: The Philadelphia Eagles under Andy Reid are a successful NFL franchise. They've made the playoffs eight times over the past 11 seasons. It's all been with Donovan McNabb as the starting quarterback. This past offseason, Reid sent McNabb packing to Washington and anointed Kevin Kolb as the starter of the future. Fully Story..

Two Teams Make QB Switch: It's only two games into the regular season. It's time for some teams to make drastic changes to their lineup. It helps find a spark on offense or change around the chemistry of a defense. The biggest change is being made by the Buffalo Bills and the Carolina Panthers. Those two teams are changing quarterbacks. Full Story..

NFL Week 2 2010-2011 Season injury issue: This weekend started to show some injuries and some rays of hopes. Every year you'll find a player that will emerge from the rough or pan out well. Week 2 did just that for some. The Philadelphia Eagles found that Michael Vick still has it as a starter passing for almost 300 yards with 2 touchdowns leading them to a victory over the young Detroit Lions. Full Story..

0-2 Hole Has Cowboys Concerned: Uh oh, how early is too early to panic at the start of the NFL season? The Dallas Cowboys expect to end their season at home, the first home team to host the Super Bowl. It's looking bleak after losing to the Chicago Bears 27-20, starting the season 0-2. Tony Romo was left searching for answers after a throwing two unexpected interceptions. He also didn't have much help in the running game. Full Story..

AFC EAST Teams and Matchups: As we all think that the AFC east is between the New York Jets and the New England Patriots we seem to forget about the Miami Dolphins and the Buffalo Bills. As the Buffalo Bills look to rebuild and pick up young talent to group the future of their team. The Dolphins seem like the sleeper in this division and are liking the position their in. The Miami Dolphins are not a team you hear about or see on the front page of ESPN but they're making waves already as week 2 has past. Full Story..

Kansas City Chiefs Heading in the Right Direction: Don't sleep on the Kansas City Chiefs. They opened the season with an impressive They're a gifted team that boasts a quality offense. They play the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday. They should start the season 2-0. They have a great running foundation with Thomas Jones grinding out yards. Full Story..

Vick Gets Another Chance to Prove Himself: It's not often that players in the NFL get a second chance. Players get second and third chances, like Jeff Garcia, and still end up playing in the second-rate United Football League. You need special set of skills to be granted another opportunity to shine. Michael Vick will get that opportunity when he starts against the Detroit Lions. Full Story..

New NFL Season, Two Franchises Prove Their Still Among Elite: Every year there expects to be change in the NFL. It's the ebb and flow of players moving from team to team, retirements. The top teams have the best players and the coaches can tailor their rosters to what they want to do on the field. This Sunday, two teams that always seem to play well, the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers won their opening games. Full Story..

Texans Make Statement Against Colts: The Indianapolis Colts are looking to end the trend of the Super Bowl loser from the previous year missing the playoffs the next year. It shouldn't be hard for the Colts. Full Story..

Saints Down Vikings To Open NFL Season: It's the most wonderful time of the year. Fans, it's time for the NFL regular season. The next four months means pouring over potential matchups for offensive stars against hard noise defenses. It means which injuries are going to change the landscape of the league. The season started last night in a rematch of the NFC Championship from a year ago. Full Story..

The Baltimore Ravens are the Class of the AFC North: There's a huge question regarding the Pittsburgh Steelers. The franchise has long been the admiration of the league. The latest development comes from head coach Mike Tomlin. Tomlin recently stated that Ben Roethlisberger may not get his starting quarterback job when returns from suspension. Full Story..

As Revis Goes, So Do The Jets Hopes: It's an interesting saga. Will Darrelle Revis report in time for week one against the Baltimore Ravens? It's the most pressing question for the New York Jets as they prepare for the 2011 season. There has been a complete media blackout regarding the contract discussion between New York Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum and Revis' camp. Full Story..

Texans Look To Make Leap To Playoff: It's tough going in the AFC South. The Indianapolis Colts are one of the best teams in the league. They've been towards the top of the division since its inception in 2002. Peyton Manning doesn't miss games and seems to find offensive replacements every season. Full Story..

Short List of Rookies Expected to Make Instant Impact: The NFL is upon the fans and that means a lot of things. One thing it means is fresh draft picks will impact teams and make them better on both offense and defense. Ryan Matthews, Jahvid Best, Jermaine Gresham, Sean Witherspoon, Dez Bryant and C.J. Spiller will all improve their respective teams. Matthews, Best and Spiller will have the most immediate impact just because they're all running backs. Full Story..

Bryant Among First Cuts: The end of the preseason in the NFL usually means quite a few things. Teams are figuring out which players performed well enough to make the final 53 man rosters. Cut down day is coming soon, but some notable players have already gotten the ax. The biggest name yet is Antonio Bryant. Full Story..

NFL Mulling Move to 18 Game Regular Season: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell did a good thing to sooth the players this past week. He didn't hold a vote during the owner's meetings taking place in Atlanta. There were two major developments, the approval of the majority ownership of the St. Louis Rams to Stan Kroenke and the voting of adding two games to the regular season, making it 18 games instead of 16. Full Story..

Trash Talking Begins Early Between Two AFC East Rivals: Don't provoke your enemies. It's an interesting concept in different realms. In the National Football League, it means don't stay stuff for the other team's bulletin board. During a recent interview, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was asked if he was watching the HBO documentary "Hard Knocks" about the New York Jets at training camp, he swiftly responded "I haven't turned it on. I hate the Jets so I refuse to support that show." Full Story..

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