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Will it be a replay of the Super Bowl? Probably not, the intensity would never be matched. It was, with a special emphasis on was, a pretty intense and exciting Super Bowl.

Cardinals or Terrell Owens?

What we have here is a rematch of not immense proportions. Oddly this rematch will lack any intensity at all. After all, it will be exhibition season.

As enticing a matchup as that looks on paper, typically coaches play their first teams no longer than the first quarter of the first exhibition game.

The second exhibition game in Heinz Field against Buffalo holds more promise because it will be played at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29. Typically in that game, coaches play their first teams for nearly three quarters. That game will feature new Bills receiver Terrell Owens, who last visited Heinz Field Dec. 7 with the Cowboys, 20-13 losers to the Steelers.

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As much as playing the Cardinals sounds like fun, you have to admit watching Terrell Owens go against the first team Steeler defense will be a whole lot more fun.

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The Bills decided to rent Terrell Owens for a year.

The 35-year-old Owens caught 69 passes for 1,052 yards and 10 touchdowns last season with Dallas. But the Cowboys were looking to improve the atmosphere in the locker room and decided they would be better off without him.

“I’m leaving America’s team (for) North America’s team,” Owens said at a news conference.

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No one doubts Terrell’s talent. He has more catches in the last 3 years than the much heralded Randy Moss. Owens has 6 Pro Bowls and 9 1,000 yard seasons in 11 years. He is the real deal.

The Bills must be out of their minds. Terrell will end up destroying Bill’s quarterback Trent Edwards. The Bills must be more than desperate. Remember, this is the team that looked to the city of Toronto to save them, so maybe Terrell is just there to drum up ticket sales.

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Ralph Wilson Stadium

It is a sad day in Buffalo.

Buffalo is an economic area that is contracting.

Toronto is an economic area that is expanding and hustling and bustling.

Ralph Wilson, the long time owner of the Bills, has his eyes on Toronto.

Already there is a deal in place to play games in Toronto.

Toronto will formally land on the NFL map later this year, when the Bills become the league’s first franchise to play an annual regular season game outside the United States. The deal also includes the Bills playing three preseason games — one every other year, starting this year — in Toronto.

Dates have yet to be announced.

The games would be played at the downtown Rogers Centre, a domed stadium with a retractable roof and home of the Toronto Blue Jays. source

Can moving to Toronto be far behind for the lowly Bills?

Wilson steered clear from discussing whether the Bills would ever relocate north of the border. “Don’t worry right now,” was the best answer he could provide at a news conference Wednesday announcing the Bills would begin playing an annual regular-season game in Toronto beginning this season through 2012.

Based on what Wilson saw during a half-hour drive from the airport to a downtown hotel, he was convinced Canada’s financial capital and North America’s fifth largest sports market was ready for the NFL.

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Let’s take a look at the NFL Playoff picture.

NFC
Dallas, Green Bay, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and Giants are in.
Dallas has the home field advantage.
Green Bay gets a first round bye.
The Giants got one of the wild cards.
Minnesota gets the other wild card with a victory or Saints loss.

Comments - Dallas, Green Bay, and Seattle all look pretty solid. Is Tampa really in the playoffs? Wouldn’t you love to see Brett Favre get one more ring!

Knocked out - Arizona, Atlanta, Carolina, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and St. Louis. Wow, Chicago after a dominant Super Bowl year! Detroit in spite of Kitna’s 10 or more wins prediction. Up and coming San Francisco was never up and coming.

AFC
New England, Indianapolis, San Diego, Pittsburgh, and Jacksonville are in.
Jacksonville is one of the wild cards.
Cleveland needs a victory or Titans loss to get the other wild card.
Tennessee needs a victory, and it won’t be easy, facing the Colts, if they are to get the other wild card.

Comments - New England looks incredible. Colts and Chargers are solid, but will eventually have to visit New England. Name one Jacksonville player. Cleveland can continue the Derek Anderson story.

Knocked out - Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, N.Y. Jets, and Oakland. Baltimore after a surprising playoff year last year with great defense. Poised to be in the playoffs Denver never could get it really rolling. Now we know the real reason Saban left Miami.

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Let’s take a look at the AFC playoff picture.

AFC PLAYOFF PICTURE
1. New England Patriots (13-0) – Have clinched AFC East and first-round bye, and can clinch home-field advantage throughout the playoffs in Week 15.

2. Indianapolis Colts (11-2) – Can clinch AFC South and first-round bye.

3. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-4) – Can clinch playoff berth and AFC North.

4. San Diego Chargers (8-5) – Lead AFC West by 2½ games over Denver and can clinch division with win or tie Sunday.

5. Jacksonville Jaguars (9-4) – Are a game up on the Browns for the fifth seed and can clinch a playoff spot.

6. Cleveland Browns (8-5) – Are a game up on the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans, and can clinch a playoff spot.

Here are the current first-round matchups in the AFC:

Cleveland at Pittsburgh
Jacksonville at San Diego

First-round byes: New England and Indianapolis

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This can not be.

How can the Browns and Bills and Playoffs all be in the same sentence?

But it looks like that is what is happening.

With a victory and some help, the Browns can clinch their first playoff spot since 2002. With a win, the Bills would take a huge step toward securing their first postseason berth since 1999; with a loss, they can count on another year of being shut out of the championship chase.

So it is not a reach to say that this easily is the biggest Bills-Browns game since their classic, divisional-round playoff shootout — won by the Browns, 34-30 — on Jan. 6, 1990, at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. source

Cleveland is going all out with the Believeland T-shirts.

Inspired by their playoff possibilities, the Browns today unveiled a new “Believeland” T-shirt.
The shirt will be available for purchase for $20 (or two for $30 through Sunday) beginning Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Browns team shop at Cleveland Browns Stadium. source

To counter the bad looking T-shirt, the Bills have pulled out the no respect card for their defense.

“It’s no different than any other week,” Crowell said. “We’ve been trying to make a statement around here every week. No one respects us, so we’re just back to work. source

These two teams do realize this is an important game, right?

Shouldn’t they be talking about Trent Edwards or Marshawn Lynch or Derek Anderson or something?

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By Guest Blogger, Kori Ellis

At this point of the NFL season, teams around the league are dealing with a multitude of injuries. It’s a part of the game and a part of why it’s too early to tell which teams are going to do well in the playoffs. Each team is an injury away from devastation.

Here’s a look at the prominent injuries heading into Week 12:

QB Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles
McNabb again wasn’t able to practice and will in all likelihood be unavailable on Sunday.

RB Marshawn Lynch, Buffalo Bills
Lynch will miss his second straight game due to a high ankle sprain.

RB Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants
Sidelined with a hamstring injury, Jacobs is out this week for the Giants.

WR Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers
Holmes has been ruled out for Monday night against the Dolphins with an ankle injury.

TE Todd Heap, Baltimore Ravens
Heap has battled hamstring injuries for a while and appears likely to miss yet another week.

S Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
Polamalu, like Holmes, has been ruled out for the Steelers for their game on Monday night.

DT Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee Titans
Haynesworth, arguably the best player on the Titans’ defense, is making strides toward playing after missing the last couple weeks.

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New York Giants @ Detroit Lions
Both teams are coming off poor games in Week 10 but with each squad at 6-3, this is a pivotal battle.
PREDICTION: The Lions use Kevin Jones to offset the Giants’ blitzing defenders and the Lions roll to a 24-17 victory.

San Diego Chargers @ Jacksonville Jaguars
The Chargers got a miracle win last week against the Colts. This week, they travel to Jacksonville trying to prove their team is a real contender.
PREDICTION: The Jaguars’ defense will come up big as Jacksonville pulls off a 17-14 victory.

Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys
The Redskins travel to Dallas to try to win a game Washington really needs to stay alive in the playoff hunt.
PREDICTION: The Cowboys’ offense will prove to be too much as the Dallas pounds the Redskins 35-10.

New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills
The Bills try to remain hot against the seemingly unbeatable Patriots.
PREDICTION: The Patriots remain undefeated as the Bills get dominated by a final score of 41-13.

Tennessee Titans @ Denver Broncos
In this Monday night clash, the 6-3 Titans go on the road to face the 4-5 Broncos.
PREDICTION: The Broncos get up early but Vince Young leads the Titans back to a 24-21 victory.

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Buffalo Trent won’t you come out tonight

At times last year J.P. Losman looked like he was headed in the right direction.

Then he got hurt this year and may turn into Wally Pipp.

Dick Jauron, coach of the Buffalo Bills announced Trent Edwards will be his starter.

Coach Dick Jauron made the announcement on Tuesday in a two-paragraph statement issued by the team as the Bills (2-4) prepare to travel to play the New York Jets on Sunday.

“We are naming Trent Edwards as our starting quarterback,” Jauron said, noting he had informed both Edwards and Losman of his decision. source

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Dallas kicker Nick Folk after saving Tony’s butt twice. Only the second one counted

Tony has been on fire for the Cowboys this year and you expected it to keep on happening against the lowly Bills.

The Bills were starting Trent Edwards. Trent was respectable for a rookie starting a Monday night game.

Tony Romo was bad for a red hot quarterback. Romo had 5 interceptions and a fumble. Two of the interceptions were for Buffalo touchdowns.

The first throw of the game by Romo resulted in a George Wilson interception touchdown.

Camera pans to an unhappy Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys.

Buffalo Bills should have “went home tonight” right then, because Dallas went on to win a game filled with improbable happenings 25 to 24. The game lasted 20 seconds too long as Read more