True Predictions: New England Patriots, Brett Favre, Dallas Cowboys, Jay Leno

Posted by Frank Nevarez Categories: Editorial, NFL

The new season has begun and it’s time to look at how things will shape up in Week Two.  Remember, it’s a long season, so get comfy and let’s take a look at the big news coming out of the NFL.

Carolina Panthers’ QB Jake Delhomme’s confidence is shot and his ace receiver, Steve Smith, doesn’t believe in him either.  Bill Cowher, meet your new team.

Super Bowl 2009 participants, the Arizona Cardinals, lose Game One to the San Francisco 49ers. Ouch, what’s the percentage of teams losing the first game of the season and winning the Super Bowl? Not good. What’s the percentage of losing Super Bowl teams tanking the next season?  Sometimes history is a cruel thing.

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NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings

Posted by Charles Mitri Categories: NFL

MINNESOTA VIKINGS
2007 RECORD: 8-8
Overview: Considering the numbers they posted last year, the Minnesota Vikings should have been much better than a .500 club. The Purple Gang were the league’s top rushing team and they had the top defense against the run. So why the 8-8 record? Even though the Vikes knocked off the Super Bowl champion New York Giants during the season, they simply couldn’t win on the road (3-5). A quick look into their overall stats brings things into focus. Total first downs? The Vikes had 294 but gave up 305. Third down conversions? Minnesota had 69 out of 200 attempts but also gave up 94 out of 234. The real telling stat is total passing yards where super soph Tarvaris Jackson racked up 2745, but the defense surrendered 4225. Minnesota was just an average team with an average record.

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