We here at NFL.com are ever objective when it comes to our coverage of all things football. But with Thursday night’s Kickoff game behind us and the rest of the Week 1 games fast approaching, it’s worth reminding everyone that we do have our NFL Blog Blitz partners on hand to provide team-by-team perspective. Packers blogger Gerrard Diaz does a nice job breaking down the Green Bay-Philadelphia game. And while Diaz still cringes at the thought of fourth-and-26 – the improbably conversion that led to an Eagles’ playoff victory in 2003 – he also likes the idea of veteran defensive coordinator Dom Capers scheming against relatively inexperienced QB Kevin Kolb. Some of the Blog Blitzers have offered some solid fantasy [...]

It wouldn’t be Fantasy Friday without the ever-popular live chat with NFL.com fantasy expert Michael Fabiano. And while Fabiano can never be accused of being at a loss for words, his Friday chats often consist of very short answers.

Announcers used to rave about how much fun Brett Favre used to have on the football field. Did anybody see that joy in his eyes on Thursday night? Favre sure looked like he would have rather been on a porch in Mississippi on Thursday night, instead of floundering against the Saints.

Sixteen points? Where is the shootout that this game promised to be? We got our fair-share of low scoring games during the World Cup this summer. This is the Vikings vs. the Saints

It’s difficult for any player to live up to a six-year, $54 million contract, but in a sense, Miles Austin already has earned his pay.

Rex Ryan says he sees nothing wrong with having confidence in his team, and is looking forward to going out and proving it.

How are you all enjoying the post-Kurt Warner era in Arizona? Starting to look like the pre-Kurt Warner era in Arizona, right?

The time has come. And Brett Favre will be sitting on my bench.

Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson will just have to agree to disagree about who is the best back in the league.

Raiders RB Michael Bush missed Thursday’s practice according to Vittorio Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle (via Twitter).

Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall was a surprise slide down the draft boards over the weekend. A development that was fashioned on rumors of Isaac Redman getting goal-line carries. And those fears became a confounded reality when coach Mike Tomlin announced that Redman was going to be the short-yardage back.

The focus of Sean Payton’s Saturday evening speech prior to last season’s NFC Championship game focused on Brett Favre’s age, and resonated with the Saints.

Talk to anybody who drafted Brett Favre this year, and they are not happy about it.

It was only a matter of time before someone on the Ravens responded to the latest round of bravado from the Jets. Enter Ray Lewis.

Football is a business. You hear that common refrain all of the time when players are holding out. (Looking at you, Vincent Jackson.)

So forgive the indulgence as we ponder the fantasy impact of Tom Brady‘s recent fender bender.