Are you ready for some football?! A preview of the 2010 NFL season

It sure feels like such a long off-season, and with the return of the NFL in the next month, I return to this blog. Plenty of happenings have being going around since the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. I'll detail them throughout the coming weeks leading up to Week 1.



"Obama meets the Saints at the White House, Aug. 9th, 2010" Image - Susan Walsh, AP

Currently, we're in Week 2 of the preseason, which should be a healthy taste of 1st and 2nd string playing time for all the teams. In the subsequent weeks, teams will emphasize the 3rd-4th string players to evaluate their bench before reducing their roster from about 70-80 to 53 come the regular season. I'm not the most ardent of viewers of the preseason so highlights and stats do not mean much to me at this point. I'll resume my game recaps/highlights for the regular season.

For now, I'll quickly list the final standings for both conferences. Expect a preview of each division in the next week or two as I compile all my research/stats from this past year and forecasts for this coming year.

*denotes playoff teams.
AFC East
10-6 - New England Patriots*
9-7 - New York Jets*
7-9 - Miami Dolphins
6-10 - Buffalo Bills

AFC North
10-6 - Cincinnati Bengals*
9-7 - Baltimore Ravens*
9-7 - Pittsburgh Steelers
5-11 - Cleveland Browns

AFC South
14-2 - Indianapolis Colts*
9-7 - Houston Texans
8-8 - Tennessee Titans
7-9 - Jacksonville Jaguars

AFC West
13-3 - San Diego Chargers*
8-8 - Denver Broncos
5-11 - Oakland Raiders
4-12 - Kansas City Chiefs


NFC East
11-5 - Dallas Cowboys*
11-5 - Philadelphia Eagles*
8-8 - New York Giants
4-12 - Washington Redskins

NFC North
12-4 - Minnesota Vikings*
11-5 - Green Bay Packers*
7-9 - Chicago Bears
2-14 - Detroit Lions

NFC South
13-3 - New Orleans Saints*
9-7 - Atlanta Falcons
8-8 - Carolina Panthers
3-13 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC West
10-6 - Arizona Cardinals*
8-8 - San Francisco 49ers
5-11 - Seattle Seahawks
1-15 - St. Louis Rams

Sept. 9th can't come soon enough! And to top that, the NFL kicks off with a rematch of the NFC Championship game, the Minnesota Vikings at the New Orleans Saints. Stay tuned for the next update!