Players finally ratified the new ten-year collective bargaining agreement which lets the new season go ahead as planned. The lockout was the first since 1987 and lasted four-and-a-half months–pretty much the whole summer, and left NFL football fans wondering if the new season would actually go ahead. The Hall of Fame game between St Louis and Chicago is the only game to have been cancelled by the NFL lockout.

Anyway folks, let’s forget the past and look to the future–a bright new NFL football season to enjoy. I’m counting down the days until September 8, and can’t wait to see the Saints destroy the Packers.

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Here’s the full NFL 2011/12 Season WEEK 1 Schedule:

Thursday September 8
New Orleans at Green Bay 8:30 PM

Sunday September 11

Atlanta at Chicago 1:00 PM
Cincinnati at Cleveland 1:00 PM
Buffalo at Kansas City 1:00 PM
Philadelphia at St. Louis 1:00 PM
Tennessee at Jacksonville 1:00 PM
Pittsburgh at Baltimore 1:00 PM
Indianapolis at Houston 1:00 PM
Detroit at Tampa Bay 1:00 PM
NY Giants at Washington 4:15 PM
Carolina at Arizona 4:15 PM
Minnesota at San Diego 4:15 PM
Seattle at San Francisco 4:15 PM
Dallas at NY Jets 8:20 PM
Monday September 12

New England at Miami 7:00 PM
Oakland at Denver 10:15 PM

The Packers defeated the Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV in Dallas. The final score was 31-25. The Steelers made a strong fight back but couldn’t close down Green Bay in the end. Aaron Rodgers claimed MVP and a Super Bowl ring in only his third full season as a starting quarterback with the Packers. I’ll bet that Bret Favre is kicking himself!

Great win for the Packers in what was a tight game in spots.

Dallas Cowboys stadium is where the big game takes place this Sunday, so tune in and get the beers.

This year it’s the Green Bay Packers Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers at Super Bowl 45 (XLV).

Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets 24-19, to to win the AFC Championship and to book their place at Super Bowl XLV.

The Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 21-14 to clinch the NFC title and secure their Super Bowl place.

SUPER BOWL XLV takes place on Sunday February 6, 2011 in North Texas.

See the NFL site for full details: http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/45/guide

The whole of America comes to a halt on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day celebrations. This means Turkey and American Football. There are three games on today in the NFL:

New England Patriots at Detroit Lions

New Orleans Saints at Dallas Cowboys

Cincinnati Bengals at New York Jets

Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers. For the full Thanksgiving Football schedule go to the NFL site.

Enjoy the football, and the Turkey!

It was the Drew Brees show on Sunday as he became the New Orleans Saints’ all-time completions leader, throwing for four touchdowns as New Orleans beat the Seahawks 34-19 .

Brees was 29 of 42 for 382 yards and completed his 1,850th pass in the second quarter to break a record held by Archie Manning since 1982.

Drew also hit Marques Colston and Robert Meachem twice each for TDs to keep the defending Super Bowl champions (7-3) one game behind NFC South Division leader Atlanta.

Check out the full Saints Vs. Seahawks game report on ESPN. It was quite an exciting game. I’m not usually one to bet on NFL, but I wonder what the odds were on Brews beating Manning’s record?

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This is quite the turnaround in the fortunes of Michael Vick. In April 2007, Vick was implicated in an interstate dog fighting ring that had operated for years. In August 2007, Vick pleaded guilty to federal felony charges and served 21 months in prison, followed by two months under house arrest. With the loss of his NFL salary and product endorsement deals, combined with previous financial mismanagement, Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2008. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank did not want Vick back on the team, and after attempts to trade him failed, Vick was released. He then signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and was reinstated in Week 3 of the 2009 NFL season. Now, he is once again one of the most talked about American Football players–for the right reasons this time. This proves the Eagles made the right decision putting their faith in Vick. His life will make a great movie one day!

Is Brady worth this kind of money? Hard to say. Brady missed almost all of the 2008 season with a knee injury, but bounced back last year to throw for the second-highest yardage total of his career with 4,398 and also the second-most touchdown passes with 28. Let’s hope he stays injury-free, otherwise the crazy money will be put in perspective.

Regular season officially begins on September 9th.

Here’s the full NFL Football Schedule

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.