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The American football NFL season returns officially on August 8th with the Hall of Fame Game. We then have preseason games from August 12th to Sept. 2nd.

Regular season officially begins on September 9th.

Here’s the full NFL Football Schedule

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Saints QB Drew Brees was named MVP as New Orleans completed a fairytale run to Super Bowl glory. The Saints beat the Colts by 31-17 in Miami.

Brees equalled the Super Bowl record for completions as the Saints notched an emotional victory five years on from Hurricane Katrina.

The Saints trailed 10-0 after the first quarter, but took control from that moment on to dominate the favoured Indy Colts.

Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two scores en route to being voted the game’s MVP.

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In American Football this weekend: Peyton Manning’s Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints both improved to 10-0 on Sunday.  The Colts went 10-0 after a 17-15 victory at Baltimore Ravens, while Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints beat Tampa 38-7.

Will the streak continue? We think so…

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Indy’s perfect season is still 100% intact – Indianapolis kept their 100 per cent record intact with a 20-17 victory over Houston in week 8 of the NFL.

Peyton Manning had a great game, and now the Colts are only the fourth team in league history with a 17-game winning streak. Manning opened the game with 25 passes in the first quarter, the most by any quarterback in the first quarter since 1991. And after running 37 of the first 44 offensive plays, Indy led only 13-0. He finished 34 of 50 for 318 yards with one TD and one interception. Dallas Clark had 14 receptions for 119 yards, and Reggie Wayne caught eight passes to move past Hall of Famer Raymond Berry for second on Indy’s career list.

What does this mean for us NFL anerican football fans? Well the Colts became only the fourth team in league history with a 17-game winning streak. New England did it twice – winning 21 straight from 2006-08 and 18 in a row from 2003-04 – and Chicago achieved the feat in 1933-34. But remember how the Patriots were favorites to win the Super Bowl in 2008 only to go down against the NY Giants–we’ll have to see if the Colts’ run can make it all the way to the Super Bowl.

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Quarterback Brett Favre is to come out of retirement, yet again, to play for the Minnesota Vikings.

Are we going to still see Favre when he’s 59 on the football field? It’s not so far fetched, just look at this story about a 59 year old linebacker called Mike Flynt.

Favre is now 39, and after a season with the NY Jets last year, it will be interesting to see how he will do. It also means he will be up against the Packers twice in the coming season as both sides are in the NFC North division.

The rivalry between the Packers and Vikings is legendary. How will he be received when he returns to his old home field? “Frosty” is one word that comes to mind.

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Brett Favre

The Minnesota Vikings confirmed there is interest in signing Brett Favre -  the Hall of Fame-bound quarterback, despite the quarterback saying he is now retired – again.

We say – please stay retired Brett. You were the Favre of the month for long enough, and now it’s time to stay retired. Like boxers that keep coming back, it gets old after a while. Give the kids a chance. You had your time in the NFL sun.

Enjoy retirement Brett.

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NFL.com have announced when the 2009 schedule will be released:

The 2009 NFL schedule is released in prime time for the first time, exclusively on NFL.com and NFL Network, on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. ET. The entire 2009 schedule will be announced and analyzed on NFL.com and NFL Network during a two-hour primetime NFL Total Access: 2009 Schedule Release.

For fans who want to see their team’s entire schedule right away to plan their football season, NFL.com is the place to visit on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. on April 14th.

Check out the full announcement here: NFL.com release 2009 schedule.

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It’s NFL Playoffs time again. In the regular season, the NFL Playoff Race Bracket and Seeds reflect how the playoffs would stand if the season ended up to that point.

The playoffs are not based on a pure bracket system. In the divisional playoffs, the No. 1 seed is assured of playing the lowest-seeded Wild Card survivor. There are no restrictions on intra-division games and the higher seed of any matchup will have home-field advantage.

This week it’s:

Game 1:

Indianapolis Colts vs. San Diego Chargers

Baltimore Ravens vs. Miami Dolphins

Atlanta Falcons vs. Arizona Cardinals

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Viking.

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Patriots 48 Dolphins 28
Vikings 30 Jaguars 12
Bears 27 Rams 3
Bills 54 Chiefs 31
Buccaneers 38 Lions 20
Texans 16 Browns 6
Eagles 7 Ravens 36
Bengals 10 Steelers 27

Top stories:

Matt Cassel threw for 415 yards to help New England Patriots to a 48-28 win over the Miami Dolphins.

Brett Favre and the New York Jets put an end to the Tennessee Titans’ perfect season with a 34-13 win.

Ed Reed reeled off a record 108-yard interception return as the Ravens crushed Philadelphia Eagles 36-7.

Tony Romo was in great form as Dallas Cowboys defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 35-22.

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NFL Week 9 – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m.
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears 1:00 p.m.
Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m.
Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams 1:00 p.m.
Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans 1:00 p.m.
Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos 4:05 p.m.
Dallas Cowboys at N.Y. Giants 4:15 p.m.
Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders 4:15 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks 4:15 p.m.
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts 8:15 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins 8:30 p.m.

(Byes: Carolina, New Orleans, San Diego, San Francisco)

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