First and 10: Good start, more to come Sunday
Published: September 9th, 2011 | Tags: First and 10, 9/11, Adam Rank, Brian Billick, Dave Dameshek, Deion Sanders, Green Bay Packers, Matthew Stafford, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, Roger Goodell
How’s that for a start to the season? Thursday night’s opening contest between the New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers featured more points than the previous three Thursday Kickoff games combined. Re-live all the best moments at NFL.com’s Game Center.
Here’s what else to check out for Friday:
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell plans on attending games in Baltimore, Washington and New York on Sunday as part of the NFL’s plans to remember 9/11.
- There will be lots more coverage and remembrances of the 9/11 anniversary on NFL.com throughout the weekend, including this video in which Michael Strahan reflects on being in New York at the time.
- Lions QB Matthew Stafford will be a guest tonight on “NFL Total Access.” Wonder what he’ll think about Heath Evans‘ comments that he’s not better than rookie Cam Newton.
- Expecting a fine from the NFL, Lance Briggs is going ahead with his plan to wear a pair of American-themed, red-white-and-blue gloves for the Chicago Bears’ opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Sept. 11.
- Albert Breer has picks for every Week 1 game.
- In his debut column for NFL.com, Brian Billick wonders whether the Eagles have what it takes to go the distance this year.
- After the Jaguars released quarterback David Garrard, former defensive end Hugh Douglas said his old coach Jack Del Rio “needs to be punched in the face.”
- Deion Sanders unveils his Top 10 players of the 2011 season.
- Dave Dameshek and Adam Rank talk about the start of the season on the Dave Dameshek Football Program podcast.
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