History has been in the making so far in 2011. The Bills trailed by 18 or more the past two weeks and rallied to win, the first time in history that's happened. The Vikings have led their first three games at halftime and have held double-digit leads in each, and lost each one, an NFL first. And the Dallas Cowboys have officially put their fans into cardiac arrest with an NFL-record nine consecutive games decided by three points or less. Once again Week 4 is a measuring stick for teams like H...

If you have any shred of human decency, you probably cringed just a little when the Red Sox piled on this offseason with the additions of Adrian Gonzalez via trade and Carl Crawford via free agency. The playoffs, and possibly the World Series, seemed inevitable.

After all, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Kevin Youkilis would be returning after missing significant time with injuries, and Josh Beckett was expected to round back into vintage form. Yet while all that happened, it may have b...

I wasn't exactly on point last week, going 5-9-2, although the late games brought me back a bit (thanks for showboating, Jesse Holley). The aerial assaults and scoring barrages continue, a trend that looks like it's here to stay. Week 3 features several perennial also-rans playing in big games looking to show they are for real (see: Detroit, Buffalo, Houston). 2-0 is great for those teams, but stepping up to a real challenge is what truly makes believers. And now, a breakdown of the games:

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To say the offenses were ahead of the defenses in Week 1 is a vast understatement. Five different games featured two quarterbacks going over 300 yards, most unforgettably Cam Newton's stellar 418-yard debut and Tom Brady's 517-yard demolition of the Dolphins on Monday night. So will it be more of the same in Week 2? In Newton's case, a repeat performance will be awfully tough against the defending champion Packers. Brady will also face a stiff test in San Diego. But smart money says continue ...

Football is back, and what a way to get it started with the Saints and the Packers coming down to the very last play of an absolute barnburner Thursday night. Picking Week 1 is already tough, but picking Week 1 in a lockout year is an utter crapshoot. All eyes will be on the Steelers-Ravens rivalry renewal, Chad Ochocinco's Monday night Patriots debut, and New York and Washington on what will be the 10^th anniversary of the devastating 9/11 attacks. Without further ado, here is a breakdown of ...