The Detroit Lions arrive in Baltimore on Friday looking for a much different outcome than last week’s preseason opener, as they take on a Ravens team that started slow but flew past the Falcons in their preseason opener at Atlanta last week.
The Philadelphia Eagles roll in to Foxborough on Monday night for their first real dress rehearsal of the 2012 preseason against the last year’s Super Bowl runner-up, New England Patriots.
And all eyes will be on the quarterback duel of Michael Vick and Tom Brady, as they can both clearly make the biggest impact on the outcome of their games.
The San Diego Chargers will aim to build on their preseason success when they host a not so equally charged Dallas Cowboys team on Saturday in sunny San Diego.
The Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Jets begin their 2012 NFL Preseason as they face off on Friday at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans face off on Saturday at CeturyLink Field in Seattle, as both teams begin their 2012 NFL Preseason schedule.
Like most of the preseason games this year and any other, this one is very tough to find any real advantage for either team, because you just don’t know who’s going to be on the field.
Well, it is that time of the year again. The NFL season is rapidly approaching, and with that comes the first slate of preseason action.
As usual, we won’t see a much of the projected starters for more than the one series over the next few weeks. Instead, this is where we will observe some of the younger guns attempting to seal their spot on the roster, as well as watching some veterans trying to hold on for one more season.
The Packers are the BIG favorites to win the NFC North this season and they also have the best odds to win the Super Bowl. The Lions are an up and coming team and the Bears will be in the mix as long as Jay Cutler can stay healthy.
The 49ers were the surprise team of the league last season and came within a late turnover of making it to the Super Bowl. They ran away with the NFC West last season and are the major favorites to win it this season.
The Giants won the NFC East and the Super Bowl last season, but the Eagles have the best odds this season. The Cowboys are still in the mix according to the oddsmakers and the Redskins gave up a lot to land Robert Griffin III and Washington fans are hoping he is a legit QB, which is what the team has lacked in several seasons.
The Patriots are, once again, the big favorites to win the AFC East and while the Jets, Dolphins, and Bills have the talent to, maybe, make the playoffs unseating the Pats as division champs is very unlikely.
All eyes will be on Peyton Manning and how he plays for the Broncos this season, but oddsmakers have the AFC West as one of the most wide-open divisions. There is not only pressure on Manning, but also the other QB’s in the division in Phillip Rivers, Carson Palmers and Matt Cassel.
The Steelers and the Ravens have pretty even odds to win the AFC North this season, but can the young and upstart Bengals improve upon last season’s playoff appearance and can Brandon Weeden give the Browns a legit QB. Which they have sorely missed for a long time?
The Houston Texans are the big favorite to win the AFC South and with good reason, as they have a legit QB while the Titans have a QB battle with Tim Hasselbeck and Jake Locker, the Jaguars have a 2nd year signal caller who struggled last season in Blaine Gabbert, and the Colts will be starting rookie Andrew Luck.
As the NFL season approaches the NFC South may be the most wide open one and I think every team, yes even the Panthers, have a legit shot to win the division. The Saints have Drew Brees back in the fold, but will their tumultuous off-season catch up with them?
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A big victory over Denver last week enabled the New England Patriots to make up for a few recent playoff failures on their home turf, one of which came at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens.
