It is Week 8 on the NFL schedule and while there are a number of great matchups this weekend, the biggest will probably be the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants in Pittsburgh to face the Steelers.
Both quarterbacks, Eli Manning of the Giants and Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers were 2004 first-round draft choices who have both won Super Bowls and they have already faced off against each other — way back in their rookie seasons. Roethlisberger won 33-30. This should be the Game of the Week.
Meanwhile, the National Football League heads to London, England this week. It’s the New Orleans Saints and San Diego Chargers live from Wembley Stadium and aside from the international impact, this one comes complete with a shot at revenge.
It will be the first time Saints quarterback Drew Brees will face his former team (remember, he signed with the Saints as a free agent in 2006). His understudy for those final two seasons in San Diego will be across the field from him on Sunday — Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers.
Not surprisingly Brees leads the NFL in passing with 2,224 yards while Rivers is fourth at 1,697. Rivers has been slumping and has much to prove. Brees would love to stick it to the Chargers. This will be a great game.
Here’s some craziness: The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported this week that the Minnesota Vikings offered their No. 1 draft picks in both 2009 and 2010 to the Cleveland Browns in an effort to acquire quarterback Brady Quinn.
The Browns said no, but the Vikings might still want to work something out. Gus Frerrotte is horrible and, obviously, they’ve given up on Tarvaris Jackson.
The deal certainly makes sense for the Vikes. Quinn is under contract for three more years and has already been paid his signing bonus. The other deal on the table, is Derek Anderson to the Vikings at the end of the season.
Finally, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo told the Associated Press this week that he doesn’t expect to play again until at least the middle of November.
Romo, who wanted to play last week with a broken pinkie finger on his throwing hand, told AP that the latest plan is to return after the bye week.
That means the two-time Pro Bowler would miss at least two more games — Sunday at Tampa Bay and the following week at the Giants. The Cowboys then take a week off before returning Nov. 16 at Washington. The Cowboys are in trouble. They aren’t as good as most pundits thought and without Romo, they proved last week in St. Louis that they’re downright awful.
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