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After all of the games are played Sunday afternoon, there will be one remaining– and it’s the oldest rivalry in the NFL. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will meet for the 178th time Sunday night at Lambeau Field. It will also be the 21st time the two teams have met in the season opener. The storied teams split last year’s series, with the Packers routing the Bears at home 37-3, ...

The Pittsburgh Steelers successfully began their defense of the franchise’s sixth Super Bowl last night against Tennessee, winning 13-10 in overtime. The victory was not without its downsides, however. Troy Polamalu, the Steelers’ defensive backfield dynamo, sprained his MCL when a Titans player fell on his leg during the scrum that occurred after Steelers’ DE Aaron Smith blocked a Rob Bironas field goal attempt. Prior to the injury, Polamalu had already registered six ...

Guess what kids? It’s that time again! The NFL season kicked off tonight with the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Tennessee Titans. Finally. Life seems to have such a void without football, especially considering that all people like me have done for the last six or seven months is talk about football. Now...finally...we can stop just talking and watch. The Indianapolis Colts kick off their season against division rival Jacksonville Sunday at 1:00 PM EDT ...

Guess what kids? It’s that time again! The NFL season kicked off tonight with the Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Tennessee Titans. Finally. Life seems to have such a void without football, especially considering that all people like me have done for the last six or seven months is talk about football. Now...finally...we can stop just talking and watch. The Indianapolis Colts kick off their season against division rival Jacksonville Sunday at 1:00 PM EDT ...

Just days before the St. Louis Rams open their 2009 regular season schedule in Seattle, the team made a surprising move Thursday morning that could send shockwaves through the locker room. Veteran linebacker Chris Draft, the one member of the Rams most active in charitable events around St. Louis, was released by the club after refusing to take a pay cut. “They said because of the their current salary cap situation, that ...

The New York Times has an interesting article today about the evolution of offenses in the NFL. Specifically, the article deals with the proliferation of more spread-out offensive schemes and the infiltration of college-style sets like the Wildcat into NFL gameplans. It’s a good read. What stuck out to me in the article was a quote from the Grand Poobah of the Spread Offense and Football Itself (just ask him): Urban ...