I usually don't post this early in the week, but I'm going out of town.

Cincinnati
Pitt.
N.O.
Carolina
Jacksonville
Indy
St. Louis
Green Bay
Seattle
Minn.
Dallas
B'more
Denver
Chicago
Pats.
Philly

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Carolina over Houston
Bengals over Browns
Colts over Titans
New Orleans over Bucs
Rams over Niners
Buffalo over Pittsburgh
Packers over Giants
Jacksonville over Atlanta
Seattle over Arizona
Dallas over Miami
Vikings over Lions
Denver over Oakland
Bears over KC
Ravens over Jets. Or Billick will kill some people
Pats over Chargers. I understand they've been studying game film!
Eagles over Skins

Kendo, curious why you have the city on some games and the team name in others. Any reason, or just random?

Random. In many ways it's how I primarily think of the team. I don't always remember that the Buccaneers are from Tampa, and I when I picture Roethlisberger et al, I just picture Pittsburgh. No rhyme or reason to it, though.

I may never acknowledge that the Colts are from...well, you know where.

CAROLINA / Houston
CINCINNATI / Cleveland
INDIANAPOLIS / Tennessee
NEW ORLEANS / Tampa
SAN FRANCISCO / St. Louis
PITTSBURGH / Buffalo
NEW YORK NFC / Green Bay
JACKSONVILLE / Atlanta
SEATTLE / Arizona
DALLAS / Miami
MINNESOTA / Detroit
DENVER / Oakland
CHICAGO / Kansas City
BALTIMORE / New York AFC
NEW ENGLAND / San Diego
PHILADELPHIA / Washington

I hate the fact that I know I'm going to get some wrong, but I don't know which.

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
I'm not optimistic about the Ravens' chances tonight. I thought they looked too disorganized in the pre-season. McNair remains inconsistent, and, if Ogden doesn't play, I worry about McNair getting hurt. I think they'll miss Adaliaus, although Suggs and Bart Scott are more than making up for an older, slower Ray Lewis. Still, I hope you're right, eric. I'll gladly go 10-6 if the Ravens win!

Agh, so you're a Ravens fan. I'm a diehard Steelers fan (born in Pittsburgh). And you were one of my favorite posters here

I never seen a team completely manhandle the Steelers like the Ravens did last year. For my own sanity, hopefully it changes this year!

Everyone has such high optimism for their respective favorite team and I also have that same opinion about my team.

Although the Cowboys defense gave up a lot of points and some big plays, the offense looked sharp and some small changes on defense should really help out. Tons of weapons plus playing in a weak conference helps as well. I think the Cowboys have the opportunity to do great things this year, hopefully tomorrow's game against the Dolphins is another win so they can start 2-0 for the first time, in a long time.

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Originally posted by musicfanatic:
Agh, so you're a Ravens fan. I'm a diehard Steelers fan (born in Pittsburgh). And you were one of my favorite posters here

I'm living in the heart of Steelers country. I've learned to co-exist with them, for my own good. At least we can agree about the Bengals!

Texans @ Panthers
Gals @ Browns
Falcons @ Jags
Packers @ G-men
Bills @ Steelers
'9ers @ Rams
Saints @ Bucs
Colts @ Titans
'Hawks @ Cards
Vikes @ Lions
Cowboys @ Fins
Jets @ Ravens
Chiefs @ Bears
Raiders @ Broncos
Lightning Bolts @ Pats
'Skins @ Eagles

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
I'm living in the heart of Steelers country. I've learned to co-exist with them, for my own good. At least we can agree about the Bengals!

In my experience, the entire east coast seems to be Steeler country. Honestly, I admire how loyal their fans are. It seems like everywhere there are people, there are Steeler bars.

Wow, there are some really good games going on right now. The Colts lead the Titans 22-20 with two minutes left, the 49ers lead the Rams 71-16 with a minute and a half left and the Browns lead the Bengals 41-38 with 11 minutes still left in the game.

Wow, the Cincinnati @ Cleveland game is a fun one, over 1,000 total yards. But fucking "NFL contractual obligations" switched the game right as the Bengals were approaching the red zone with like 5 minutes left. For once, this season, I'd rather watch the end of a Bengals game than any of the Chiefs...

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
Wow, there are some really good games going on right now. The Colts lead the Titans 22-20 with two minutes left, the 49ers lead the Rams 71-16 with a minute and a half left and the Browns lead the Bengals 41-38 with 11 minutes still left in the game.

The Colts-Titans game was great. But I think you mean 17-16 for the 49ers vs. Rams.

Woops, my bad!

What an upset. 51-45 Browns over Bengals. 1085 combined total yards. Talk about a shootout.

Well, I'm 10-4 so far this week.

8-6. I'm not so good at this game.

7-7 as the Chargers/Pats game is going on. Man did I pick the wrong underdogs!

Some pretty unlikely teams are 2-0 right now:

Houston
Detroit
Green Bay
San Fransisco

It's obviously early in the season, but does anyone see any of these teams as real competitors? I'd be very surprised to see Detroit continue to win. You never know, though. They've been due for a long time, right?

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Originally posted by less_success:
I'd be very surprised to see Detroit continue to win. You never know, though. They've been due for a long time, right?

The Lions have a long history of starting out strong, making you think they might be a contender, then descending into the deep pit of suckiness where they normally reside. This year would mark the 50th anniversary of their last NFL Championship though, so who knows...

The team that I see as having some potential in that group in San Francisco. I think Frank Gore is a hell of good running back, and I think that Alex Smith is starting to come into his own. Add a weak division and conference, and I could see them back into the playoffs with a 9-7 type record.

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Originally posted by MajorNougat:

In my experience, the entire east coast seems to be Steeler country. Honestly, I admire how loyal their fans are. It seems like everywhere there are people, there are Steeler bars.

Isn't that the truth! I know the 'Skins supposedly sell the most merch, but I can't believe that the Steelers are very far behind