2008 National Football League Regular Season Discussion Thread

[Ryno]

2008 National Football League Regular Season.


WEEK 1
Thursday, Sep. 04
Game
Washington 7, N.Y. Giants 16
Sunday, Sep. 07
Game
Seattle 10, Buffalo 34
Detroit 21, Atlanta 34
Cincinnati 10, Baltimore 17
St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 38
Houston 17, Pittsburgh 38
Jacksonville 10, Tennessee 17
Tampa Bay 20, New Orleans 24
Kansas City 10, New England 17
N.Y. Jets 20, Miami 14
Arizona 23, San Francisco 13
Carolina 26, San Diego 24
Dallas 28, Cleveland 10
Chicago 29, Indianapolis 13
Monday, Sep. 08
Game
Minnesota 19, Green Bay 24
Denver 41, Oakland 14



WEEK 2
Sunday, Sep. 14
Game Time TV
Buffalo at Jacksonville 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Chicago at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Tennessee at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
New Orleans at Washington 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Green Bay at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Regional
N.Y. Giants at St. Louis 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Oakland at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Indianapolis at Minnesota 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
San Francisco at Seattle 4:05 pm FOX Regional
Atlanta at Tampa Bay 4:05 pm FOX Regional
Miami at Arizona 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
New England at N.Y. Jets 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Baltimore at Houston 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
San Diego at Denver 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 8:15 pm NBC
Monday, Sep. 15
Game Time TV
Philadelphia at Dallas 8:30 pm ESPN



WEEK 3
Sunday, Sep. 21
Game Time TV
Arizona at Washington 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Kansas City at Atlanta 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Oakland at Buffalo 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Tampa Bay at Chicago 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Carolina at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Houston at Tennessee 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Cincinnati at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Miami at New England 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
St. Louis at Seattle 4:05 pm FOX Regional
Detroit at San Francisco 4:05 pm FOX Regional
New Orleans at Denver 4:05 pm FOX Regional
Jacksonville at Indianapolis 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Cleveland at Baltimore 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Dallas at Green Bay 8:15 pm NBC
Monday, Sep. 22
Game Time TV
N.Y. Jets at San Diego 8:30 pm ESPN



WEEK 4
Sunday, Sep. 28
Game Time TV
Atlanta at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Arizona at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Cleveland at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Minnesota at Tennessee 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Green Bay at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm FOX Regional
San Francisco at New Orleans 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Houston at Jacksonville 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Denver at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS
Buffalo at St. Louis 4:05 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
San Diego at Oakland 4:05 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Washington at Dallas 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Philadelphia at Chicago 8:15 pm NBC
Monday, Sep. 29
Game Time TV
Baltimore at Pittsburgh 8:30 pm ESPN
Open date: Detroit,Indianapolis,Miami,N.Y. Giants,Seattle,New England



WEEK 5
Sunday, Oct. 05
Game Time TV
Tennessee at Baltimore 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Kansas City at Carolina 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
San Diego at Miami 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Washington at Philadelphia 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Indianapolis at Houston 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Seattle at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Atlanta at Green Bay 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Chicago at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Tampa Bay at Denver 4:05 pm FOX Regional
Buffalo at Arizona 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
New England at San Francisco 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Cincinnati at Dallas 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville 8:15 pm NBC
Monday, Oct. 06
Game Time TV
Minnesota at New Orleans 8:30 pm ESPN
Open date: N.Y. Jets,Oakland,St. Louis,Cleveland



WEEK 6
Sunday, Oct. 12
Game Time TV
St. Louis at Washington 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Miami at Houston 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Detroit at Minnesota 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Oakland at New Orleans 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Carolina at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Baltimore at Indianapolis 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Chicago at Atlanta 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Jacksonville at Denver 4:05 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Philadelphia at San Francisco 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Green Bay at Seattle 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Dallas at Arizona 4:15 pm FOX Regional
New England at San Diego 8:15 pm NBC
Monday, Oct. 13
Game Time TV
N.Y. Giants at Cleveland 8:30 pm ESPN
Open date: Buffalo,Kansas City,Pittsburgh,Tennessee



WEEK 7
Sunday, Oct. 19
Game Time TV
San Diego at Buffalo 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
New Orleans at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Minnesota at Chicago 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Dallas at St. Louis 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Tennessee at Kansas City 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Baltimore at Miami 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
San Francisco at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Detroit at Houston 4:05 pm FOX Regional
Indianapolis at Green Bay 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Cleveland at Washington 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
N.Y. Jets at Oakland 4:15 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Seattle at Tampa Bay 8:15 pm NBC
Monday, Oct. 20
Game Time TV
Denver at New England 8:30 pm ESPN
Open date: Arizona,Atlanta,Jacksonville,Philadelphia



WEEK 8
Sunday, Oct. 26
Game Time TV
Oakland at Baltimore 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Arizona at Carolina 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Tampa Bay at Dallas 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Washington at Detroit 1:00 pm FOX Regional
St. Louis at New England 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Kansas City at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
San Diego at New Orleans 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Atlanta at Philadelphia 1:00 pm FOX Regional
Buffalo at Miami 1:00 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Cleveland at Jacksonville 4:05 pm CBS - HD (Regional)
Seattle at San Francisco 4:15 pm FOX Regional
N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh 4:15 pm FOX Regional
Monday, Oct. 27
Game Time TV
Indianapolis at Tennessee 8:30 pm ESPN
Open date: Chicago,Cincinnati,Denver,Green Bay,Minnesota,Houston



WEEK 9
Sunday, Nov. 02
Game Time TV
Green Bay at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Cincinnati 1:00 pm
Baltimore at Cleveland 1:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Kansas City 1:00 pm
Arizona at St. Louis 1:00 pm
N.Y. Jets at Buffalo 1:00 pm
Houston at Minnesota 1:00 pm
Detroit at Chicago 1:00 pm
Miami at Denver 4:05 pm
Philadelphia at Seattle 4:15 pm
Dallas at N.Y. Giants 4:15 pm
Atlanta at Oakland 4:15 pm
New England at Indianapolis 8:15 pm
Monday, Nov. 03
Game Time TV
Pittsburgh at Washington 8:30 pm
Open date: Carolina,New Orleans,San Diego,San Francisco



WEEK 10
Thursday, Nov. 06
Game Time TV
Denver at Cleveland 8:15 pm
Sunday, Nov. 09
Game Time TV
Tennessee at Chicago 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Detroit 1:00 pm
Seattle at Miami 1:00 pm
Green Bay at Minnesota 1:00 pm
New Orleans at Atlanta 1:00 pm
Buffalo at New England 1:00 pm
Cincinnati at Houston 1:00 pm
St. Louis at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm
Carolina at Oakland 4:05 pm
Kansas City at San Diego 4:15 pm
Indianapolis at Pittsburgh 4:15 pm
N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia 8:15 pm
Monday, Nov. 10
Game Time TV
San Francisco at Arizona 8:30 pm
Open date: Baltimore,Dallas,Tampa Bay,Washington



WEEK 11
Thursday, Nov. 13
Game Time TV
N.Y. Jets at New England 8:15 pm
Sunday, Nov. 16
Game Time TV
Houston at Indianapolis 1:00 pm
Detroit at Carolina 1:00 pm
Chicago at Green Bay 1:00 pm
Tennessee at Jacksonville 1:00 pm
New Orleans at Kansas City 1:00 pm
Philadelphia at Cincinnati 1:00 pm
Baltimore at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm
Denver at Atlanta 1:00 pm
Oakland at Miami 1:00 pm
Minnesota at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm
St. Louis at San Francisco 4:05 pm
Arizona at Seattle 4:05 pm
San Diego at Pittsburgh 4:15 pm
Dallas at Washington 8:15 pm
Monday, Nov. 17
Game Time TV
Cleveland at Buffalo 8:30 pm



WEEK 12
Thursday, Nov. 20
Game Time TV
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 8:15 pm
Sunday, Nov. 23
Game Time TV
Houston at Cleveland 1:00 pm
San Francisco at Dallas 1:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Detroit 1:00 pm
Minnesota at Jacksonville 1:00 pm
Buffalo at Kansas City 1:00 pm
New England at Miami 1:00 pm
Carolina at Atlanta 1:00 pm
Philadelphia at Baltimore 1:00 pm
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Chicago at St. Louis 1:00 pm
Oakland at Denver 4:05 pm
N.Y. Giants at Arizona 4:15 pm
Washington at Seattle 4:15 pm
Indianapolis at San Diego 8:15 pm
Monday, Nov. 24
Game Time TV
Green Bay at New Orleans 8:30 pm



WEEK 13
Thursday, Nov. 27
Game Time TV
Tennessee at Detroit 12:30 pm
Seattle at Dallas 4:15 pm
Arizona at Philadelphia 8:15 pm
Sunday, Nov. 30
Game Time TV
Carolina at Green Bay 1:00 pm
San Francisco at Buffalo 1:00 pm
Indianapolis at Cleveland 1:00 pm
Baltimore at Cincinnati 1:00 pm
N.Y. Giants at Washington 1:00 pm
New Orleans at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm
Miami at St. Louis 1:00 pm
Denver at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm
Atlanta at San Diego 4:05 pm
Kansas City at Oakland 4:15 pm
Pittsburgh at New England 4:15 pm
Chicago at Minnesota 8:15 pm
Monday, Dec. 01
Game Time TV
Jacksonville at Houston 8:30 pm



WEEK 14
Thursday, Dec. 04
Game Time TV
Oakland at San Diego 8:15 pm
Sunday, Dec. 07
Game Time TV
Cincinnati at Indianapolis 1:00 pm
Cleveland at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Chicago 1:00 pm
Houston at Green Bay 1:00 pm
Atlanta at New Orleans 1:00 pm
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm
Washington at Baltimore 1:00 pm
Minnesota at Detroit 1:00 pm
Miami at Buffalo 4:05 pm
Kansas City at Denver 4:05 pm
N.Y. Jets at San Francisco 4:05 pm
Dallas at Pittsburgh 4:15 pm
St. Louis at Arizona 4:15 pm
New England at Seattle 8:15 pm
Monday, Dec. 08
Game Time TV
Tampa Bay at Carolina 8:30 pm



WEEK 15
Thursday, Dec. 11
Game Time TV
New Orleans at Chicago 8:15 pm
Sunday, Dec. 14
Game Time TV
Detroit at Indianapolis 1:00 pm
Denver at Carolina 1:00 pm
Tampa Bay at Atlanta 1:00 pm
Pittsburgh at Baltimore 1:00 pm
Tennessee at Houston 1:00 pm
Washington at Cincinnati 1:00 pm
Seattle at St. Louis 1:00 pm
Green Bay at Jacksonville 1:00 pm
San Diego at Kansas City 1:00 pm
San Francisco at Miami 1:00 pm
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm
Minnesota at Arizona 4:05 pm
New England at Oakland 4:15 pm
N.Y. Giants at Dallas 8:15 pm
Monday, Dec. 15
Game Time TV
Cleveland at Philadelphia 8:30 pm



WEEK 16
Thursday, Dec. 18
Game Time TV
Indianapolis at Jacksonville 8:15 pm
Saturday, Dec. 20
Game Time TV
Baltimore at Dallas 8:15 pm
Sunday, Dec. 21
Game Time TV
Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 pm
Pittsburgh at Tennessee 1:00 pm
Philadelphia at Washington 1:00 pm
San Francisco at St. Louis 1:00 pm
Carolina at N.Y. Giants 1:00 pm
New Orleans at Detroit 1:00 pm
Miami at Kansas City 1:00 pm
Atlanta at Minnesota 1:00 pm
Arizona at New England 1:00 pm
Houston at Oakland 4:05 pm
N.Y. Jets at Seattle 4:05 pm
Buffalo at Denver 4:05 pm
San Diego at Tampa Bay 8:15 pm
Monday, Dec. 22
Game Time TV
Green Bay at Chicago 8:30 pm



WEEK 17
Sunday, Dec. 28
Game Time TV
Jacksonville at Baltimore 1:00 pm
Dallas at Philadelphia 1:00 pm
New England at Buffalo 1:00 pm
Detroit at Green Bay 1:00 pm
N.Y. Giants at Minnesota 1:00 pm
Carolina at New Orleans 1:00 pm
Chicago at Houston 1:00 pm
Tennessee at Indianapolis 1:00 pm
St. Louis at Atlanta 1:00 pm
Oakland at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm
Kansas City at Cincinnati 1:00 pm
Cleveland at Pittsburgh 1:00 pm
Miami at N.Y. Jets 1:00 pm
Seattle at Arizona 4:15 pm
Washington at San Francisco 4:15 pm
Denver at San Diego 4:15 pm

[Ryno]

I say GIANTS was lucky because they played the Redskins

By the way "GO JAGUARS"

[Shadowpawn]

Did you just reply to yourself?

[Shattered_weasel]

GO LIONS!

[Ryno]

ok 1 loss with the jags is nothing it happend last year with the titans it's just the begining. even tho it's div. with the titans. still to to me 1 loss and a bunch of games left.

[Ryno]

Jaguars 0 -2

such a close game

The Bills hadn’t thrown a deep pass all day. They have one of the best deep receivers in the game but the Jaguars were playing their time-honored “Cover Two” defense for the purpose of denying the deep ball, and the strategy had been wildly successful, until 4:27 remained in the game.


All of a sudden, on a third-and-six play in which the Jaguars expected quarterback Trent Edwards to dump another swing pass to one of his running backs, Edwards instead went deep to Evans. The play covered 37 yards to the Jaguars’ seven-yard line and led to the game-winner one play later, a beautiful seven-yard touchdown toss by Edwards to rookie receiver James Hardy.

Their lumps now number two. In a season most thought would send the Jaguars to new heights, they have quickly sunk to unimagined depths. They are 0-2 and next up is a trip to Indianapolis. No more analysis is required.


What to do? That’s simple: Find a way to convert on third down and make big plays. The Bills were able to make a big play when they needed one. The Jaguars’ longest pass-completion was 15 yards.


David Garrard is going to take the fall for this one. That’s a quarterback’s job. He accepts as much in exchange for cashing the big check each week.


In this case, the blame is deserved. He made a horrible throw at the end of the first half; cost his team a field goal, at the least. Also, as mentioned, the third-down conversion rate is abysmal.


What if, however, Garrard was throwing to Lee Evans? That was the difference in Sunday’s game. The Jaguars just couldn’t find a way to make a play downfield and it has spilled over into the Jags’ vaunted running game. The Bills held Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew to 66 yards rushing combined.


It’s become a weekly thing. Taylor and Jones-Drew haven’t combined for 100 yards in a game since before the playoff win in Pittsburgh. Why? Because opponents are crowding the line of scrimmage and daring the Jaguars to throw. The Bills repeatedly left Jaguars receivers in single coverage.

[Sharkyland]

Dunno who I'll be rooting for this year... Jets and Ravens?

With Brady out of the season, who has a fighting chance to the superbowl?

[BlaizeYES]

well, normally i could write a very long and dramatic post about how the NFL is playing out, but i really can't do that this year. the NFL is in a state of anarchy. i've always applauded the "underdog" to win over the dynasty, but there is no dynasty. there are no good side stories to cover. in the AFC, i refuse to believe that buffalo and the tennessee titans are the best teams. i cannot stand either of them. the titans will lose a few more games in the second half of the season, they just had the best stride in the start of the race.

but the colts, chargers, patriots... three teams i want to see on top of their divisions... they're in disarray. the patriots will come out ok. they'll make the playoffs and come around. but now i'm genuinely starting to worry for the colts and chargers. arguably the most talented teams, they may not make the playoffs at all. and you have other teams capitalizing on this with complete mediocrity. this year, the teams that SHOULD win aren't winning. even the jaguars i expected to be the fourth best team in the nfl going into this year.

last week i looked at the standings... aside from 5 teams, EVERY team across the NFL was either 4-2 or 3-3. that's just rediculous. and as much as i hate that facist regime the new england patriots, i hated them with passion. i LOVED hating them with every ounce of my being. but matt "asshole" cassel cant fill the shoes of brady, although the team's core is still pretty solid.

every few years when the league is in a state that it is in right now, where "everyone has a shot," you see some decent teams winning the superbowl that you look back on through the decade and think, "jesus, remember that super bowl? why the hell were they in it?" well, this will probably be one of those years.

SUPER BOWL PREDICTION:

redskins(or panthers) vs. titans(or bills)

shittiest superbowl ever. hopefully, some of the teams i want in the superbowl will eventually come out of their funk. hoepfully ladainian will stop whining about his toe and establish a run game for the chargers, and hopefully romo will get it together, because he's having more problems than just his pinky finger. i can understand peyton's troubles, he has a rookie left guard, and it's hard to maintain consistent when you're constantly worrying about your blind side.



on a side note, the "fate" nike commercial is insanely awesome:

[Ryno]

I thought this topic would die... because blaze yes would nevercome back...=/ where were you... thats why i never bumped it back up...lol

[Ryno]

now i have to write a big story of mine...

my prediction is
Bills and Packers

but mostly I want my JAguars and PAckers


Chargers 3-4
i think they are doing bad but with the bornos at 4 -3 the broncos are actually themselves are starting to do bad with a bunch if inter ceptions and fumbles and interceptions.

And I do not want the Tians in the super bowl.. no way....

Titans and Steelers is like Rivalry for jaguars...
i dont mind bills

and for the cowboys i thought they were doing good until tony romo broke his pinky...
and I cant belive the Cardinals and panthers are doing good.

things changed this season

The Cleveland Browns unveiled their own defensive scheme to shut down Kellen Winslow.

The team suspended their talented, emotional tight end for one game without pay for critical comments Winslow made following Sunday's loss at Washington.

Winslow, who spent three days at the Cleveland Clinic earlier this month with an undisclosed illness, revealed he had a staph infection before lashing out at Browns general manager Phil Savage as the Pro Bowler's teammates dressed after their 14-11 loss to the Redskins.

also
Bush, who injured the knee Sunday on a punt return in the first half of his team's 30-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers, had the operation Monday in Birmingham, Ala., Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said Tuesday in an e-mail. He gave no other details.

also
It did not look good Monday night when Patriots safety Rodney Harrison dropped to the ground, and it is not.

Harrison suffered a season-ending, and potentially career-ending, torn quad muscle.

When the JAguars had a bye week it really helped them get some injured players back up. and some teams losing going to 3-3 and boostling then to second in the AFC south. with Colts lost.


theres a bunch of news since these past weeks..