Week One NFL News

The 2009 NFL Monday Night Football Schedule kicks off with an opening night double-header feathering the Bills at the Patriots and then the Chargers at the Raiders.

All eyes will be on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in game one as the Pro Bowl signal caller will see his first regular season action in about a year. He looked sharp in the preseason, but only time will tell if there are truly any lingering affects from the season-ending knee injury he suffered in week one a year ago.

With Brady back, the Pats have their sights set on a Championship. In most places, going five seasons...

What a way to start off your season, taking on division rival is always a big deal, but it's especially tough when it is in week one.

Sunday the Washington Redskins head to New York to take on the Giants in what could shape up to be a huge NFC Eastern Division match-up. The NFC East is expected to be on of, it not the toughest division in the league. Many experts have the NFC's representative in the Super Bowl coming out of the East.

NFL odds makers have the Giants as the favorite in this one. The line is sitting at...

The slate is clean and every team believes they have a chance at football's ultimate goal in September. Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, the Denver Broncos come into Paul Brown Stadium to take on the Bengals.

Last season, Denver collapsed with just four games remaining and missed the playoffs. So they felt a need to make a change. And changes they made. The Broncos fired longtime head coach Mike Shanahan and replaced him with former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Today, NFL odds makers are calling the Bengals home favorites. Cincinnati is at...

Sunday afternoon in the Georgia Dome, the Atlanta Falcons host the Miami Dolphins as the 2009 NFL regular season gets under way.

Both of these team are looking to build on last year's success and advance deeper in to the playoffs as they each were knocked out in the wild-card round a season ago.

NFL odds makers are calling the Falcons a home favorite in this week one match-up. The line is sitting at...

The 2009 NFL Regular Season gets into full swing this weekend and if looks to be another great year in the National Football League. Brett Favre is finally a Viking after retiring and un-retiring; spending a disappointing season in New York, then retiring and un-retiring again. America's Team said good-bye to Texas Stadium and hello to Jerry Jones' $1.1 billion monstrosity known as the new Cowboys Stadium. However, the leagues biggest story has to be Michael Vick's journey from America's "Dog-House" to the "Big-House" over to the "Bird-house" as the newest member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Here are our Week One featured games, picks and...

The defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers open the 2009 season at home against their AFC rival Tennessee Titans on Thursday night in the hopes to repeat 2008's success.

The last time these two met, the Titans blew-out the Steelers, 31-14, to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The Titans were unceremoniously ousted in the Divisional Round 13-10 by the Baltimore Ravens.

Tonight, NFL odds makers are calling the...

After a battle that carried throughout training camp and the preseason, the mystery surrounding Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini and his choice for his starting quarterback became a whole lot clearer when Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson were forced to answer questions about their recently completed competition.

Although Mangini has still made no official announcement as to who he has chosen to be his starter, but one thing is for sure, he has told the two most important people in the...

The Raiders acquired Patriots defensive end Richard Seymour in a trade Sunday that would see the 29 year old head to Oakland in exchange for a 2011 first-round draft pick.

Problem is, the five-time Pro Bowler has failed to make it to Oakland in time for a Monday's practice, fueling speculation that he has no intention of playing for the Raiders.

Raiders head coach Tom Cable said after practice that Seymour had to resolve some things with the...

It's not like a regular season game between the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants needs any more hype. But, it sure got another story line leading up to this week's opening game match-up between these NFC East rivals.

Apparently, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin didn't like when the Redskins signed his former quarterback Andre Woodson to their practice squad after he we cut from New York.

Coughlin insinuated that Woodson was only signed for this week to help the Skins get an edge over the Giants for...

According to San Diego Police, Chargers star linebacker, Shawne Merriman, was arrested after a woman described as his girlfriend accused him of choking and restraining her.

Tila Nguyen, a singer and TV personality under the name Tila Tequila, called police early on Sunday and signed a citizen's arrest warrant charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment. Both are felonies.

In a statement released late Sunday, Merriman said he was...