For the first time since 1980, the Pro Bowl will be played somewhere other than Honolulu.

That’s right, the 2010 NFL Pro Bowl between the AFC’s and NFC’s best will take place Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida. It will feature some intriguing match ups too. Nowhere will that be more evident than when the NFC wide receivers try to shed the AFC’s starting cornerbacks.

With the Jets’ Darrelle Revis and the Raiders’ Nnamdi Asomugha pestering and shadowing DeSean Jackson, Miles Austin, and Sidney Rice, the NFC may find it difficult to get any sort of big play in the passing game. Throw in Ed Reed at free safety and Brian Dawkins at strong safety, and the NFC’s offensive coordinator Jason Garrett may want to consider calling Barry Switzer to get some quick pointers on the wishbone.

On the contrary, you have to like the NFC stable of quarterbacks over what the AFC is running out there. Matt Schaub will start for the AFC and will be backed up and at some point, replaced by Vince Young and David Garrard.

Meanwhile, the NFC is running Aaron Rodgers onto the field first, and then Donovan McNabb, and eventually Tony Romo. The NFC quarterbacks should be able to carry the day, providing they have any open receivers.

The running back duel will be the other place of greatest intrigue. The AFC’s Chris Johnson, the guy who makes greased lightning look like a lumbering lineman, was the first…

The defending NFC champions are hoping that they can put up more than just seven points this time around.

In the final wild card game of the 2010 NFL playoffs, the Arizona Cardinals play the Green Bay Packers for the second straight week after the Pack’ blew them away last Sunday following a 33-7 loss at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

Yup, defending NFC champions Arizona Cardinals and their high flying offense were neutralized as the Green Bay Packers held them scoreless for three quarters. Arizona’s only score was in the final three minutes of what was already a lost ball game as Green Bay was already in command, 33-0.

Thanks to yet another efficient day from quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Rod Woodson’s career-high ninth interception of the season, one of three picks on the day by the Green Bay Packers last Sunday against Arizona, Green Bay rolled to a 33-7 victory.

Rodgers quietly put together an impressive season despite early season sack woes. He finished with a passer rating of over 100 percent and averaged 8.2 yards per attempt. Running back Ryan Grant also rebounded with a decent season, though Green Bay averaged just 4.3 yards per carry.

The Packers will have to maintain that balance against…

Why are we asking? Because the last few trips the Ravens made to the NFC North, they haven’t been good ones.

The Baltimore Ravens have struggled when facing teams from the NFC North, especially playing against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. And since that’s where these Ravens are going to be this Sunday when we conclude Week 13 of the 2009 NFL football season, the Ravens know exactly what they have to deal with at Lambeau.

”You know what comes with Lambeau Field,” Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said. ”You know the history behind it.” However, it seems the Ravens have had their problems with other NFC North stadiums as well. In the 14 years that the Ravens have been in the NFL, they have never EVER won in Green Bay, Chicago, Minnesota or Detroit, losing all of the six games the Ravens have played in those stadiums.

And since they have a young Aaron Rodgers who just went for three touchdowns and 348 yards to lead the Green Bay Packers pound the Lions last week on Thanksgiving, I’m definitely not liking the Ravens’ chances this Monday.

To say that the Baltimore Ravens hate playing in the NFC North could be an understatement.

You see, the Ravens have always been humiliated every single time they make the trip north. They lost to the Lions in a penalty-filled game once. They also let then Bears running back James Allen look like Walter Payton the way he ran the ball against the Ravens defense. They let then Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre rip them apart in Green Bay after a…

Don’t worry, we got you covered.

Yes, it’s Thanksgiving and since it’s customary for the NFL to bombard you with not one, not two, but THREE games for you to enjoy while you stuff yer mouth with that turkey, we’re gonna tell you which team to bet on as we kick off Week 12 of the 2009 NFL football season.

And in case you’re wondering, the Detroit Lions will once again host a Thanksgiving Day game. Go figure. This year, the 2-8 Lions take on the 6-4 Green Bay Packers and just like the last time the Lions hosted a Thanksgiving Day game, they’re going to get their asses kicked all over Ford Field for the entire world to see.

The Green Bay Packers, who have won their last two games, will have to compensate for the losses of the two Pro Bowl players; cornerback Al Harris and linebacker Aaron Kampman, as both players will miss the rest of the season because of knee injuries.

The Packers will plug in either rookie Brad Jones or Brady Poppinga to replace Kampman at left outside linebacker in their 3-4 scheme. Jones started for Kampman, who…

It’s Week 10 people.

You read it, Week 10 of the 2009 NFL football season continues this Sunday with a huge lineup of games that will surely make or break one’s weekend. (Depending on who ya’ll are betting on of course…)

And while we all go ga-ga over the Pats – Colts matchup this Sunday night, there are still some huge games on this Sunday’s schedule that you shouldn’t dare miss. And since teams are starting to make that one last gasp for a playoff spot, we can expect some very very competitive games starting this Sunday all the way to the Super Bowl.

We’ll start off with this matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers. The Packers will look to bounce back from a disappointing loss to the once winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Packers have dropped their last two games, sending them to a 4-4 mark. They desperately need a win when the Cowboys visit them at Lambeau.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sacked six times for the second consecutive game last Sunday against the Bucs. Rodgers has absorbed a league-worst 37 sacks this year. Perhaps what’s even more unsettling is the way they virtually gave the game away to Tapa Bay.

Green Bay allowed a blocked punt that was returned for a touchdown and gave up an 83-yard kickoff return to Clifton Smith to set up the first of Tampa Bay’s three touchdowns in its fourth-quarter comeback. This is after the Packers surrendered…

Yep, because he just whooped the Packers’ asses on Monday Night Football.

In what has been one of the most anticipated games of the 2009 NFL football season, Brett Favre put on quite a show for his new fans in Minnesota and against his former teammates from Green Bay.

You read it, Brett Favre was simply phenomenal in his first game against the Green Bay Packers as he led the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-23 win after scoring three touchdowns, putting up 271 yards in the air with no interceptions whatsoever.

It was a perfect performance to send a perfect message to Packers general manager Ted Thompson that he still got it. It was only two years ago when Thompson let Favre go in favor of a younger Aaron Rodgers. He’s probably having some doubts now if the move he made two seasons ago was the right one.

The win over the Green Bay Packers let Favre become the only player in the league to beat all 32 teams in the NFL. Green Bay was the ONLY team he has yet to beat before Monday Night Football since he spent most of his career throwing TDs at Lambeau. Last Monday night, Favre did look like the quarterback who set records in Green Bay, the only difference was, it was against Green Bay and Favre was setting the Metrodome on fire.

Vikings fans sure were going ga-ga over Brett Favre…

It’s all about No.4 in Week 4.

There are two games this 2009 NFL football season Brett Favre has probably been looking forward to ever since the Green Bay Packers allegedly gave him the boot in favor of the younger Aaron Rodgers, playing the Packers on Week 8 at Lambeau and this Monday night at the Metrodome to conclude Week 4.

Yep, you can bet your ass Brett Favre has been salivating over the chance to play against the Green Bay Packers. Although he refuses to admit it, a win over Green Bay will give him the satisfaction of proving to the Packers organization, including to himself, that he still has what it takes to be in this league.

After a season with the New York Jets and a lot of retirement speeches, Brett Favre found his way back into the NFL when the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay’s hated rivals, gave him the chance to suit it up for at least one more year.

Sure, he could have just signed with other teams but since he probably wants to stick it up to the Green Bay Packers, he chose to sign with the enemy to set himself up for one classic confrontation at some point this season. Luckily, since the Vikings and…

Four years ago, we wouldn’t even dream of this one happening.

But on Monday Night Football, it will as Week 4 of the 2009 NFL football season concludes with this classic rivalry only made better now with Brett Favre playing for the ”other” team.

That’s right, we have this classic face-off on Monday Night Football as the Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome where the ultimate Packer Brett Favre will play the Packers for the first time in his career.

The Minnesota Vikings are off to a great 3-0 start, courtesy of a last – second touchdown by Favre last Sunday to beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-24. It was an unbelievable finish to an unbelievable play in what has been an unbelievable game you have to see to believe.

In case you missed it, Brett Favre beat the 49ers after finding Greg Lewis in the endzone with a 32-yard touchdown to win it for the Vikings. It was a classic Favre finish that justified why…

This is just getting ridiculous now.

After postponing retirement back in 2007 to play one more season with the Packers, then finally retiring only to come back to the NFL to play one more season for the Packers again, retiring again then coming back to the NFL to play for the Jets before finally retiring for the third time three months ago, (whew!) it looks like Brett Favre is once again considering a return to the league for the coming 2009 NFL football season.

Yep, Brett Favre is at it again. And THIS TIME, it looks like he no longer has plans trying to win his spot back in the last city he played for. (He tried to win his starting spot back from Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay during the 2008 offseason…)

This time, Favre has his eyes set on a new environment. And since you may have already heard about it by now, I will no longer prolong the anticipation. Favre is contemplating on playing for the Minnesota Vikings in the coming season and in case you have no idea the significance of Favre playing in Minnesota, the Vikings and the Packers have one of the most heated rivalries in football.

Watching Favre play for the Vikings is like watching Ron Artest play for the Pistons. And while Packer fans let Favre slide when he decided to play for the New York Jets last season, I don’t think they’ll be that easy on Favre when they see him in a…

Now you’ll know the exact dates to file sick days.

The anticipation for the 2009 NFL football season heats up with the regular season schedule now known to the public.

That’s right, we now know who’ll be playing who even before September gets here. And mind you, we already have some huge key matchups to look forward to on the very first week of the season, starting with one of the best rivalry in football with a face-off between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.

Yep, the NFL season kicks off again on a Thursday night, reliving the rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. It will be the 178th meeting between the two franchises and while a lot of things has changed since their first dance, you can expect the new pieces that both Green Bay and Chicago added like Aaron Rodgers and Devin Hester respectively to keep the tradition going.

Week 1 of the 2009 season will also have the defending Super Bowl champions, Pittsburgh Steelers, on primetime when they take on the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Night Football to relive the oldest rivalry of the sport.

The Tennessee Titans beat the defending champions on their own yard at Heinz Field, 31-14 back in Week 15. The Titans also own the best regular season record of 2008 when they flirted with perfection so it’ll be interesting to see how they fare against the defending champs next season.

The opening week of the regular season will close out with…