Finally. We head into the NFL regular season week 1. Football fans have been waiting for this day since February 8th. What great matchups with the reloaded Cincinnati Bengals against the New England Patriots. The Indianapolis Colts squaring off with the Houston Texans. The Kevin Kolb led Philadelphia Eagles welcoming the Green Bay Packers. Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. And Monday night, the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Jets, that’s must see tv.

New York Giants-Carolina Panthers.

The Giants are looking to return to the playoffs. The Carolina Panthers have looked pretty anemic this preseason on offense. Home opener in the New Meadowlands for the Giants. Giants 24 Panthers 13

Miami Dolphins-Buffalo Bills.

Miami added Brandon Marshall and Karlos Dansy in the offseason. Buffalo returns the three headed monster at quarterback. Dolphins 27 Bills 16

Pittsburgh Steelers-Atlanta Falcons

Dennis Dixon now gets to prove if he’s ready or not to run the Steelers offense. Atlanta gets a leaner, meaner version of Michael Turner back. Falcons 24 Steelers 20

New England Patriots-Cincinnati Bengals

The points are going to be flying in this one. The Bengals are loaded with offensive talent and are going up against a youthful Patriots secondary. Bengals 34 Patriots 30

Cleveland Browns-Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Browns QB Jake Delhomme knows how to beat Tampa. Expect a heavy dose of running by the Browns, the Buccaneers have too much youth. Browns 24 Buccaneers 17

Denver Broncos-Jacksonville Jaguars

Tim Tebow returns to his hometown and the Broncos win one of the few games they will this season. Broncos 28 Jaguars 17

Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions

The Lions are putting the pieces together on offense and will score points this season. The Bears need to do something about their offensive line. Lions 28 Bears 13

Indianapolis Colts-Houston Texans

This will be the season that the Texans finally make their playoff appearance and that run starts on Sunday. Texans 31 Colts 28

Oakland Raiders-Tennessee Titans

Will Chris Johnson break 2000 yards again this year, history says no. The Raiders are for real this year with the addition of Jason Campbell. Raiders 27  Titans 24

Green Bay Packers-Philadelphia Eagles

The Kevin Kolb era starts on Sunday. The Eagles will be blitzing on defense all day long but Aaron Rodgers makes them pay. Packers 34 Eagles 24

Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers

The NFC West is ripe for the 49ers, now all they need to do is play. Seattle has too many fresh faces and not enough playmakers. 49ers 27 Seattle 16

Arizona Cardinals-St. Louis Rams

The Cardinals have issues at quarterback. The Rams have 50 million guaranteed in their quarterback. Rams 24 Cardinals 16

Dallas Cowboys-Washington Redskins

The Washington Redskins hired Donovan McNabb in the offseason but he doesn’t have anyone to catch the ball. Dallas has loads of offensive weapons. Dallas 31 Washington 21

New York Jets-Baltimore Ravens

Talk about your defensive struggle. Ravens 17 Jets 13

San Diego Chargers-Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs added some playmakers and will surprise some teams this season, just not this week. Chargers 23 Chiefs 17