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Seahawks-Bills

Seattle is just 11-21 all-time in openers, but they have won the last two. Buffalo is as bad at 19-29. Maurice Morris gets the start at running back for Seattle, 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 Southern Mississippi, Favre has played his best in the cold, going only 8-7 in Florida.

The subplot is former Jets starter Chad Pennington is the now the starter at Miami. The Fins 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 Miami.

Lions-Falcons

Detroit got 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. Atlanta has decent weapons 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. Detroit was 2-6 on the road straight up last year. The teams alternated wins over the last seven, with Atlanta “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 Houston. 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

Cincinnati has won three straight season-openers. Baltimore 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 Baltimore at QB. Flacco is being rushed due to the retirement of Steve McNair and a season ending injury to Kyle Boller. Baltimore‘s 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.

New England has won 19 straight 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

Jacksonville 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.