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- Improved on both sides of the ball, but not enough for the jets. Maybe an easier test as Miami travels to the desert of Arizona (or maybe not, Cards impressive in win over San Fran in week 1.

AFC North
Steelers- Ruthlessly beat down the Texans in week 1. Division rival Cleveland comes to town in week 2 fresh off a bad loss to Cowboys.
Browns- Seeing stars? Seeing stars? The boys are back in Dallas and Clevelanders are still seeing stars. Got roughed up in week 1, & it ain't gonna get any easier with a trip to Pittsburgh to face Supersteelers. Explosive offense turned the corner in week 2 last year, maybe Brownies would like an extra week of rest to start the season? (Hope so!)
Ravens- Congrats Rook! What ya know, its Joe Flacco with a big divisional win in his first start since Delaware. Houston limps into town off their loss to Pittsburgh.
Bengals- Lost to the Ravens in week 1. Take on Titans without Vince in week 2.

AFC South
Colts- Pre-season form Peyton not his normal Hall of Fame performance. The team hopes to get back on track vs. Minnesota and their tough run D in week 2.
Jaguars- Thought they had questions before, now lost left guard Vince Manuwai for the year, and right guard Maurice Williams the next 2 months! Next up, Buffalo, looks like a defensive game.
Titans- Escaped week one with a W - Next up the hot/cold Bengals fresh off a loss.
Texans- Got stomped into the ground by Pittsburgh in week 1. It should be a little bit easier with Joe Flacco and the Ravens coming to town after beating the Bengals.

AFC West
Chargers- Got upset at home vs. upstart Panthers, and found out the year is over for Shaun Merriman. Next up will be division rival Denver, fresh off their shellacking of Oakland in the opener.
Broncos- Opened in mid season form and humbled division opponent Raiders behind QB jay Cutler, and rookie wide receiver Donald Royal. Now they have a short week to prepare for division favorite San Diego.
Chiefs- Lost to Brady-less Pats, lost QB Brodie Croyle for (2-4) weeks and outlook is the exact same. But it should be interesting this week with struggling Oakland in town.
Raiders- They got a long way to go. At least they get to go KC this weekend.

NFC East
Cowboys- Crushed Cleveland in week one, and now they get a Monday night matchup vs. equally dominant division rival Eagles in Big D. This game should be good, but it will have consequences and repercussions down the road.
Eagles- Rolled over the inept looking Rams. Now the season can really start with a trip to Dallas on Monday night. R-u-ready for some football? (can you say playoff atmosphere in week 2!?)
Giants- Looked repeatable in week one win over the Skins, capable QB, fierce defense, amazing plastic man at wide receiver. Next up are the Rams who got rammed by the Eagles in week one.
Skins- Looked flat on offense (might have just been the Giants D!) Defensively there where many holes (but that might have been Brandon Jacobs footprints!) Skins offense better pick it up as the Saints come marching in!

NFC North
Vikings- After losing to Green Bay in week1, all the same questions remain, passing offense & passing defense. Those questions must be answered, or they will define the team. Colts are in town off a loss... uhohhh!
Packers- Beat Minnesota in week 1, and looked tough doing it. Looking to keep the ball rolling in Detroit.
Lions- Confidence is shook after loss to Atlanta?!? At least they get to go home… too bad Green Bay. It looked like they hadn’t missed a beat in week 1.
Bears- Their 'Forte' is an instant offense. The defense looked like Da Bears of old, handling the colts in week 1, and Kyle Orton did not give the game away, which is a change of pace for Chicago. Hope Rex likes his seat.

NFC South
Panthers- That was one heck of a first step! A last second victory in San Diego and Jake is the early favorite for comeback player of the year. It is very early, but Carolina looked great passing, and running the ball (without Steve smith!). The defense held the cap on the high powered Chargers all game. Step two is taking on Da Bears after they handled the Colts in Indy. (Is Otah otay?)
Falcons- Michael "He's A Burner" Turner, 22 caries-220 yards (Falcons single game record) & 2 TDs! What a debut! Speaking of debuts, Matt Ryan threw his first NFL pass for a long TD, and then played like a vet, and Coach Smith had a very good debut as well. Competition gets tougher with division foe Tampa bay, in Tampa.
Saints- Beat the Bucs (behind Reggie Bush & Drew Brees) in Nawlins'. Now they’re headed to Washington where the Skins better have used the extra time off to wake up their offense.
Buccaneers- Up and down game in week 1 in New Orleans, ended in a loss, and QB Jeff Garcia may miss some time, but they have 3 or 4 more QBs to pick from. They will need some type of consistency with Atlanta coming to Florida.

NFC West
Seaha-weaks- Too bad they can’t play all of their games at home. After the loss in buffalo, they return to rainy Seattle where they are a decidedly different team, and take on San Fran.
Cardinals- Not only leave San Fran with a win, they get the Dolphins in week 2. They had better take advantage now; the schedule gets a lot tougher.
49ers- Lost at home to Cards, now must head north to face division favorite Seaha-weaks
Rams- Ouch, after ugly loss in Philly, time to head to New York to play the defending Super Bowl champs.

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