For the Denver Broncos, second place obviously wasn’t good enough. The team went out and added some All-Star pieces to their already stout lineup and shored up a few holes that maybe kept them from winning it all last year.
One of the most surprising teams in the NFL from last season kicks off their season September 7 – their schedule appears on paper to be a heck of a lot tougher than the one we saw last year.
The San Diego Chargers begin another campaign Monday, September 8 with some promise and some hype of making the postseason yet again.
The Baltimore Ravens finished the 2013 NFL season with an 8-8 record, which left them barely on the outside looking in when it came to the Wild Card contest between the 9-7 San Diego Chargers and 11-5 Kansas City Chiefs.
Ahhh the Oakland Raiders. Almost everyone in the football world figured it was going to be a long season for the men in black… and then we got a look at the schedule!!
The St. Louis Rams find themselves in a very familiar spot heading into the 2014 season – tons of promise but a largely unproven roster. A glance at their schedule shows a typically brutal schedule for a team in need of some powder-puff games in order to get over the hump.
The San Francisco 49ers are poised to be one of the top clubs in the NFL again this year – their schedule on paper supports that claim.
The Cincinnati Bengals finished the 2013 NFL season 11-5, which was good enough for first place in the AFC North – tied for third in the AFC alongside the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers finished 2013 with an 8-8 record, which tied the Baltimore Ravens for second in the AFC North. Unfortunately for the team, it was left on the outside looking in when it came to the postseason.
The Arizona Cardinals will be eager to get back at it this season after finishing 10-6 and OUT of the playoffs last year. The good news is that they won’t face one NFC West foe in the first 10 weeks of the season.
The Seattle Seahawks begin defense of their Super Bowl Championship on Thursday, September 4 – at home versus Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. The Hawks predictably have a tough road this upcoming season – a first place schedule for a first place team.
Steelers Visit Bengals on Monday Night
Well, the AFC North is tight again! There is a four way tie for top spot after week 1. Not surprising until you realize that NO TEAM won their Week 1 matchup.
A pair of 1-0 teams meet in Kansas City in Week 1 when the Kansas City Chiefs host the Dallas Cowboys. The Chiefs won their first game of the Andy Reid era on Sunday, while the Cowboys are riding high after finally beating the Giants in their own building.
The Indianapolis Colts had trouble with a bad Oakland team in Week 1. This week they’ll get an improving Miami Dolphins squad that gave them trouble last season, and is coming off an impressive Week 1 win.
49ers Visit Seahawks For Early control of NFL West
Two of the most hyped teams in the NFL meet on Sunday Night Football when the San Francisco 49ers head to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks – a team that has not lost at home since December 2011.
A pair of 1-0 teams will meet in Houston on Sunday, but these teams are in very different form. The Houston Texans had some trouble with San Diego on Monday night, but they ended that game on a 24-0 run, and that momentum could carry over to Sunday and pose a real problem for the Tennessee Titans.
