The NFL season kicks off with an exciting AFC matchup on Thursday September 10th 2009, when the Tennessee Titans visit Heinz Field to face the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans bring their high powered offense to Pittsburgh with the NFL’s eighth leading rusher Chris Johnson. Pittsburgh’s number one defense plans to minimize the Titans tandem of Smash and Dash (Chris Johnson and LenDale White). Other exciting games include Green Bay and Chicago, Buffalo and New England, Washington and New York Giants. The New England Patriots are expected to do great things this year with their franchise Quarterback Tom Brady healthy after last season’s season ending knee injury, but Buffalo is ready to kick start their offense with newly acquired Terrell Owens. Green Bay and Chicago look to do battle at Lambeau Field; Chicago’s new Quarterback Jay Cutler is hoping to lead the Bears to an NFC north title. Eli Manning and the New York Giants look to beat NFC east rival Washington Redskins. The Jacksonville Jaguars take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts on week 1. The Colts kick off their season with new head coach Jim Caldwell, they look to have the same success as past years with former coach Tony Dungy. The Miami Dolphins take on the NFL Rookie of the Year Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. The AFC North looks to bring their explosive defense back into play for 2009. The Steelers added to their defensive firepower by drafting Defensive End Ziggy Hood with the 32nd overall draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.
2008 Team Stats
Total Defense
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Philadelphia Eagles
4. Washington Redskins
5. New York Giants
Total Offense
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Denver Broncos
3. Houston Texans
Source: NFL.com
This year could be a great season with lots of competition in the NFL even with the economic problems that affects all of the NFL General Managers and team owners.
Same Face, New Place
Old Team Player New Team
Denver Broncos Jay Cutler Chicago Bears
New York Jets Brett Favre Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys Terrell Owens Buffalo Bills
New England Patriots Richard Seymour Oakland Raiders
Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick Philadelphia Eagles
Oakland Raiders Derrick Burgess New England Patriots
Chicago Bears Brandon McGowan New England Patriots
Washington Redskins Shawn Springs New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joey Galloway New England Patriots
First overall draft pick in the 2009 NFL Draft Matthew Stafford is going to lead the once winless team in 2008 to possibly victory this season. A lot are criticizing the quarterback choice by Head Coach Jim Schwartz. Stafford is under a lot of pressure by the fans in Detroit. Some say Stafford is not ready to start because of his inexperience in the NFL.
A lot of offensive coordinators have been fired over the past few weeks including Jeff Jagodzinski from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Turk Schonert Buffalo Bills, and Chan Gailey Kansas City Chiefs. Most of the fired offensive coordinators were fired for their performance.
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