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

[MikefromOhio]

It's pretty obvious to me that Miami needs to make a commitment to running the ball at least until Culpepper is confident in his running abilities again...

As it was, he was running for his life half of the time and it didn't seem like he and his receivers were insynch quite yet.

[beyond the sea]

Good summary of the game.

I'm from Pittsburgh (60 years). I thought the Steelers could not tackle at all, and had way too much trouble with the surface for some reason.

But, did it when they had to. I like that!

[kevkrom]

Miami needs to make a commitment to running the ball

That will be easier to do on the 15 weeks they aren't playing the Steelers.

[beyond the sea]

"patience" (as you mention)..... that was great!

He has learned to wait for things to happen in front of him.

If he doesn't get hurt I see him gaining around 1400 yards this year.

One small crack in the line with him..... and he's gone!

[kevkrom]

I hesitate to make the Barry Sanders comparison, simply because Parker has a long way to go to get to that level, but Parker is clearly in the same mold.

Now, if he can just remember to not run backwards after making a catch... :)

[beyond the sea]

Yes.......... two good teams out there who can look forward to a fine season. Hope they both stay healthy.

[beyond the sea]

lol

[Terpfen]

They tried running. The offensive line hasn't jelled yet, and the Steelers have a great run defense. At least Brown got a touchdown or two.

[mainepatsfan]

When you're playing a team the caliber of Pittsburgh you just can't afford to make any mistakes.

[mainepatsfan]

Yeah their offensive line didn't get much of a push but it's not like many teams run on Pittsburgh to begin with.

[MikefromOhio]

yeah....

But when you are throwing the ball approaching 80% of the time, it's very hard to move the ball at all...

unless you are Texas Tech or Northwestern....

[mainepatsfan]

Especially up against a good defense.

[Terpfen]

Indeed.

I think at the end, the team just kind of gave up. A sort of "We've thrown everything we've got at these guys, and they just keep coming. What else can we do?" type of mentality emerged. Disappointing as hell, but it's only football.

[mainepatsfan]

I don't think they gave up as much as they were a bit shell shocked at how fast the Steelers rallied.

[Terpfen]

Maybe. But they allowed the Steelers to get back in the lead, and they had plenty of time to make a drive.

Ah well. 15 games left. Buffalo's next.

[defenderSD]

I'm surprised that San Diego is favored by 3 going into Oakland with a quarterback who has never started an NFL game. That tells me the Raiders are not highly regarded at this time...lol. I'm not even sure who is playing quarterback for the Raiders this year. Is it still Collins? He's inconsistent but capable of flashes of brilliance. If SD can run the ball well and play strong defense, then Rivers should play well enough to win.

[mainepatsfan]

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[Dysart]

One of the best match-ups today will be the Chiefs vs the Bengals. You got Herman Edwards in his inaugural game with the Chefs (head cook?) and Carson Palmer bouncing back from a severe knee injury in last year's playoffs. I picked KC to represent the AFC in the SB but that was with the expectation that Palmer would not be back for the start of the season. I now believe the Bengals will be right there in the thick of things. This will be the premiere early game, and will be a nice warm up act to--what I'm sure we all agree-- the main event: Cowboys vs Jags.


GO COWBOYS!!!

[mainepatsfan]

Cowboys - Jags is the most intriguing matchup of the day.

I'll be interested to see how KC and Cincy's defenses perform. If both haven't improved their post season fortunes won't be worth much.

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

Geaux Saints! 6-10 baby, yeah!