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2008 NFL Kickoff Weekend: The Road to Super Bowl XLIII Starts Here

 
That is right, the NFL season is almost under way. Thursday, September 4th is the first game of the regular season. If anybody is pumped, its me. There are so many things to be excited about and watch out for. For example: 'How well is Brett Favre going to do as a Jet?' Or how 'bout 'can the Patriots do it again?' So many questions to be answered. Well I assure you, we will find out in the next couple of months. After all, the playoffs are only 4 months away. Not only will we get to see the same old teams that usually do well compete at their high levels that they always do, we also get to see if any teams have improved themselves any. Being that the season hasn't started yet, its hard to predict the first week. Yes, you have the Pre-Season and what not, but the truth is, the Pre-Season isn't too much to go off of. Kind of like a teaser but not the whole thing. So for this first week of predicting, its going to be the Pre-Season mixed with how the teams performed last season. That is how ... (link)

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