NFL Opening Weekend - Thursday September 7th to Monday September 11th - Live Thread

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[MikefromOhio]

We start tonight with the Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers beginning the defense of their championship at home against the Miami Dolphins.

Thursday September 7, 2006

Miami 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 8:30pm ET
Pittsburgh 0-0 (Home: 0-0) NBC

Sunday September 10, 2006

Atlanta 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Carolina 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

Baltimore 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Tampa Bay 0-0 (Home: 0-0) CBS

Buffalo 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
New England 0-0 (Home: 0-0) CBS

Cincinnati 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Kansas City 0-0 (Home: 0-0) CBS

Denver 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
St. Louis 0-0 (Home: 0-0) CBS

New Orleans 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Cleveland 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

NY Jets 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Tennessee 0-0 (Home: 0-0) CBS

Philadelphia 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Houston 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

Seattle 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 1:00pm ET
Detroit 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

Chicago 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 4:15pm ET
Green Bay 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

Dallas 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 4:15pm ET
Jacksonville 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

San Francisco 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 4:15pm ET
Arizona 0-0 (Home: 0-0) FOX

Indianapolis 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 8:15pm ET
NY Giants 0-0 (Home: 0-0) NBC

Monday September 11, 2006

Minnesota 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 7:00pm ET
Washington 0-0 (Home: 0-0) ESPN

San Diego 0-0 (Road: 0-0) 10:15pm ET
Oakland 0-0 (Home: 0-0) ESPN

[Cyclopean Squid]

What was Culpepper thinking? Should have been an iNT

[steveegg]

There's the lead.

[Terpfen]

Almost counts only in nuclear weapons.

TD, Ronnie Brown.

[scott says]

Note to Miami-
Keep it on the ground....

[steveegg]

That there was the 2005 Culpepper.

Mare with an advernturous PAT, 17-14 Fins.

[Terpfen]

Culpepper has one more "WTF" moment ahead when he gets his one fumble per game.

[steveegg]

Don't forget horseshoes and hand grenades (and nukes against hardened targets do require more precision than Culpepper provides :-)

[Tall_Texan]

Too cute, and that was a juggle away from a pick.

I'm shocked that Cowher didn't call for a review. I think he could have won it.

[scott says]

He definitely doesn't look good.
Miami has settled down.
Play solid D and keep Running the ball!

[Cyclopean Squid]

Culpepper will have 300 passing yards before the game is over, yet he doesn't look good. Statistics are misleading

[Terpfen]

2005 Culpepper had over 1000 passing yards.

The problem with 2005 is that Minnesota's defense laid down and died, forcing Culpepper into shotgun "come back from nowhere" situations. That led to interceptions. Didn't help that he had games against Chicago, Tampa Bay, and Carolina, with their high-ranked defenses.

Figures that their O-line would jell after Culpepper got injured.

[steveegg]

There was no posession until he touched the chalk. Call would havef stood.

[Terpfen]

What? Culpepper looks great. Couple of brain farts, but I attribute that to rust.

[Terpfen]

Failing to see how Culpepper doesn't look good. Are we holding him up to the Carson Palmer preseason game standard here?

[steveegg]

Defense laid down and died is a familiar theme in the NFC Nord outside of Chicago.

[Terpfen]

So I hear. I try not to keep up with that division--it's way too depressing.

[Cyclopean Squid]

No, I guess I'm just paying more attention to his mistakes than his successes. He's doing well considering it's against the Steelers D.

[steveegg]

Them defensive guys are getting wise to the screen. Hands to the face gives the Stillers a fresh set of downs.

'Tis getting too late for me. Sorry I have to bail early. Night all.

[Cyclopean Squid]

Night. Until next time

[steveegg]

I'm sort of used to it. I grew up in the lean years.

6 wins will take the division outright this year.