Headline: Cowboys Try to Knock Falcons from the Unbeaten Ranks in Week 9
The Dallas Cowboys face their second straight elite NFL team Sunday when they travel to Atlanta to take on the unbeaten Falcons. Atlanta was impressive yet again last week in defeating the Eagles 30-17 while the Cowboys were impressive minus the first quarter in a thrilling Week 9 loss to the Giants. Sunday will be a statement game for both teams – who wants it more?
Headline: Put Up or Shut Up Time for the Packers – Green Bay versus Houston in Week 6
Who thought that the Green Bay Packers would have four losses after six weeks of the 2012 season? Liar! This absurd suggestion could become a reality when the struggling Packers visit the top team in the NFL Houston on Sunday night. Both teams sustained significant injuries in Week 5 – it will be interesting to see just how they adjust this week.
Headline: Saints Look For Elusive First Win at Home versus San Diego
Who would have thunk it? Not me! The New Orleans Saints look to snap a miserable four game losing streak when they host a confident Chargers team coming off a win last week in Kansas City. It’s not that the Saints have been a total disaster – it is the defense that has been absolutely dreadful and not giving its offense a chance.
Headline: NFC East Battle Highlights Week 4 Schedule
The New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles will renew hostilities on Sunday night with top spot in the NFC East on the line. The Giants have looked terrific since their Week 1 loss while the Eagles, despite winning their first two games have looked less than spectacular so far.
Headline: AFC Elite Meet in NFL Game of the Week – Patriots vs. Ravens in Week 3
Two teams coming off shocking losses attempt to rebound on Sunday when the New England Patriots, losers at Arizona in Week 2 travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens who dropped their Week 2 game to the Eagles. One of these teams will be 1-2 after this weekend – nobody could have seen that coming!
Handshake Bowl II – Detroit Lions in Early Litmus Test versus 49ers in Week 2
Week 2 of the NFL schedule features a number of marquee matchups with one taking place by the Bay. The San Francisco 49ers, impressive winners in Week 1 on the road over the Green Bay Packers play their home opener on Sunday versus a Detroit Lions team that may have been lucky to escape the NFL’s opening week with a win over the St. Louis Rams.
It’s Manning Time Again! Broncos Open at Home versus Steelers
In one of the most anticipated opening Week games in years, Peyton Manning and his Denver Broncos (still sounds weird to say!) play host to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night. Both teams are early Super Bowl contenders and both will be using this game as a measuring stick for just exactly where they are as a team.
The Baltimore Ravens have been in a battle for the AFC North all season. Now, it will come down to three games and their ability to get the job done on the road.
It seems ironic that the best game that the New York Giants have played this season actually ended with a loss, as despite pushing the defending Super Bowl champions to the limit, they eventually fell to the Green Bay Packers 38-35.
The Detroit Lions have lost four of their last six and are at risk of falling back of the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Wild Card race.
When the Pittsburgh Steelers take the field this Sunday night under the Primetime spotlight, they will be looking to make a statement against a battered and bruised Kansas City Chiefs’ team.
Regardless of records or importance, there is no NFL rivalry quite like when the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers get together on the gridiron.
Less than two years removed from their Super Bowl XLIV clash, the New Orleans Saints are set to host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football.
With the presence of the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, and the emergence of the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings both find themselves looking up in the suddenly stacked NFC North.
Four games in to the 2011-12 NFL season, the message is clear: The NFC road to the Super Bowl will go through Wisconsin.
The Philadelphia Eagles will try and jump out to a 2-0 start when they invade the Georgia Dome this upcoming Sunday night to take on the Atlanta Falcons in a battle of NFC powers. Game time is set for 8:20 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on NBC.
