Free Football Picks For 2011 NFL Season

With labor peace on the horizon for the National Football League, now is a perfect time to assess several of the teams and storylines as fans begin to look with mounting anticipation towards the 2011 season. Here are some free football picks which many gridiron commentators, pundits, and analysts can expect to cover over the course of the next few months.

Liverpool FC Sell To Red Sox

New England Sports Ventures (NESV) successfully completed their takeover bid of Liverpool Football Club earlier this week. The high profile company, owner of the Boston Red Sox, had faced a long and expensive legal battle with previous owners George Gillette and Tom Hicks to take control of the club. The 300 million sale has caused fans to rejoice as the clubs massive debts have been written off.

Cincinnati QB Palmer Returns In Preseason Loss To New Orleans

Despite losing to the New Orleans Saints in their NFL preseason opener 17-7, the Cincinnati Bengals had a lot to be happy about. Most significantly, they were elated over the return of QB Carson Palmer after he’d missed most of the last NFL season with an elbow injury. His return elated the city of Cincinnati, which led to mass celebration in the streets that their NFL football franchise once again had a serviceable quarterback.

Cincinnati Sends Green Bay To Home Field Loss

The Cincinnati Bengals were able to withstand a last minute Green Bay Packers comeback bid, and held on to win their first game of the NFL regular season 31-24. The Packers last drive stalled on the Bengals ten yard line, the victim of a false start penalty in the waning seconds. Both Cincinnati and Denver evened their 2009 record at 1-1. Wide receiver Chad Ochocinco scored the eventual game winning points on a 13 yard pass from Carson Palmer.

Washington Uses Defense To Upset #3 USC

USC has won their big game against Ohio State twice in back to back years. Its the next game they have problems with. Last year, USC went on the road and lost to Oregon State immediately after defeating the Buckeyes. This year, it was the Washington Huskies who pulled the upset. The Huskies defense shut down the powerful Trojans offense, and Erik Folk kicked a 22 yard field goal with 3 seconds remaining to give Washington a 16-13 victory in Seattle. U

Lions End 19 Game Losing Streak With Win Over Redskins

The Detroit Lions nineteen game losing streak is over. On Sunday afternoon at Ford Field in Detroit the Lions held on for a 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins. The Lions hadn’t won a game since December 23, 2007 and had already tied the second longest losing streak in NFL history. It may not have been pretty, but the streak is now over and the Lions wont have to worry about comparisons to the 1976-77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who lost a record 26 games in their first two seasons as an NFL expansion team.

Dolphins Top Jags In Florida NFL Preseason Rivalry Game

In a NFL preseason game characterized by rainy weather, sloppy field conditions and a quick exit for both teams starters, the Miami Dolphins outlasted their in-state rivals the Jacksonville Jaguars by a 12-9 score. Only one touchdown was scored in the game, which was a battle of field goal kickers until the third quarter. Miamis game winning score came on a 33 yard touchdown strike from Chad Henne to tight end Ernest Wilford.

Support Texas Tech With Your Personal Checks

Are you an enthusiast of the Masked Rider and the Red Raiders? Are you searching for a way to show your support for Texas Tech University, your favorite school? If you are, then there’s no better way than by purchasing Texas Tech personal checks. They are probably not as pricey as you think, either.

Jets’ Sanchez Hopes To Play Despite Knee Pain

New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez has been a crucial factor in the teams 2-0 start, showing a poise and head for the game very rare for NFL newcomers. Still, there wasn’t much worry at the revelation that hes suffering from tendinitis in his right knee. The Jets announced Sanchez’s injury on Thursday, and hes listed as probable on the official NFL injury report. Based on comments from the quarterback and team officials, the prognosis sounds more optimistic than that.

Tennessee Tops Buffalo In NFL Hall Of Fame Game

The NFL preseason got underway on Saturday with the annual Hall of Fame Game, and the Tennessee Titans earned the victory as they built a 21-3 first half lead before holding off a late Buffalo Bills comeback to prevail 21-18.

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