hardly any surprises this week.-Jacksonville comes close but still loses to Indy, just like they always do-Pittsburgh ran into a wall called Cincinnati, who is still missing their best pass rusher Odell Thurman due to off the field problems-Cleveland knows Baltimore well enough to keep it close,   more...

From my series of season previews I wrote about a month ago, this one concerns Michael Vick and the Atlanta Falcons. I break down his improvement as well as factoring in the new additions for the team on offense and defense.
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This week's big mathups, plus: the first edition of "Lysol Picks The Winners!" 1. Carolina at Baltimore.This is a tough one. Baltimore only won six games last season, but all of them were at home. Ray Lewis is a tough guy to play on his own turf, apparently. McAlister vs. Steve Smith may   more...

If someone walks up to you and says, man I knew these Jets were going to be good this season you are allowed to either laugh in their face, smack them in their face or spray fart in their dinner. Depending on how bitter of a person you are, if you're a Jet fan you're probably aiming for the latter.   more...
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The punchline goes like this. Not enough parachutes, Clinton says screw the kid, Jacko says of course, but do we have time?I got this week! Six games, I say I at least hit .500! Lesgo!1. Atlanta at Cincinnati. I've been tempered to go for the home team in these types of games. Cincy got   more...

The Falcons defense will be playing without star lineman John Abraham for the next couple weeks. Abraham suffered a torn lower abdominal muscle this past weekend, and had surgery to repair it. He should be back soon, but without him this Falcons front four will be distinctly weaker. Will they be   more...
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