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Seahawks-Bills
just 11-21 all-time in openers, but they have won the last two.
is as bad at 19-29. Maurice Morris gets the start at running back for
head of a 1-2 punch with ex-Cowboy Julius Jones taking over for Shaun
Alexander.
Jets-Dolphins
Perhaps you’ve heard, but maybe you were busy watching the
Republican National Convention and Sarah Palin. So in
case you missed it, Brett Favre is making his debut as Jets QB. Though from
Mississippi
in
The subplot is former Jets starter Chad Pennington is the
now the starter at
could have a surprising 1-2 punch at running back if Ricky Williams avoids the
wacky tobaccy. He is backed up by Ronnie Brown who
has four 100-yard rushing games in seven starts before going down with a knee
injury. The Fins were more competitive than their record indicates as they led
the league with six losses by three or fewer points. The Jets only road win
last year was in
Lions-Falcons
out of the gate quickly last year winning their first two games but only
winning five of their final 14. Rookie Matt Ryan starts at QB for the Dirty
Birds.
at running back adding free agent Michael Turner to go with Jerious
Norwood who showed flashes last season.
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Detroit has committed to much more of a ball control game
this season adding former Bengal Rudi Johnson and rookie Kevin Smith to the
mix.
straight up last year. The teams alternated wins over the last seven, with
“due” for the win here.
Rams-Eagles
With a healing Donovan McNabb, the Eagles were 5-1 in his
last six starts. D-Mac has a 95.3 rating in the contests. If you bet quarters,
note that the Rams allowed the most fourth quarter points last year.
Texans-Steelers
Andre Johnson is healthy for
Because of injuries, he started just nine games last year but led the league in
yards per game among receivers with at least 50 catches. The Steelers lead the
league in consecutive opening wins with five.
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Bengals-Ravens
won three straight season-openers.
is 4-8 straight up in season openers, dead last in the conference. The Bengals
are 6-1 in the series. Rookie Joe Flacco starts for
at QB. Flacco is being rushed due to the retirement
of Steve McNair and a season ending injury to Kyle Boller.
John Harbaugh is making his regular season debut as a
head coach at any level.
We will update with the game day injuries on the famed Tailgate
Party, a must read for fantasy football players and bettors alike. However
it looks like both T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson will play for the
Bengals.
Chiefs-Patriots
ESPN’s Ron Jaworski, a guy who
knows a little about quarterbacking and watching game films, said earlier this
week, he believes Tom Brady may still have the same injury that limited him in
the Super Bowl. Jaws said that Brady appears to still be throwing off his toe,
something he did not do until last year’s Super Bowl loss to the NY Giants.
regular season games
Buccaneers-Saints
Do the Saints have an upside? They were second in the
league last year in dropped passes and have added Jeremy Shockey to the fold.
The Saints are 13-28 all-time in openers including last year losing en route to
an 0-4 start.
Jaguars-Titans
closed out last year winning 6-of-8 by an average of 12.9 points per game. They
were 9-3 when David Garrard starts. The Jags are 9-4 in openers.