NFL Season 2010

The 2010 NFL season officially kicked off on Thursday, when the defending Super Bowl champs, New Orleans Saints, defeated Benedict Favre and the Vikings. Just like last year's NFC Championship game, the Saints pressured Favre throughout the entire game. Favre was 15 of 27 passing, with a 71.7 passer rating.

Sunday's games were exciting, surprising, and - in Detroit's case - controversial.

Chicago was leading Detroit by 4, late in the fourth quarter. Shawn Hill - playing for the injured Matthew Stafford - apparently completed a pass to Calvin Johnson for a touchdown. However, after much review, the officials ruled the pass incomplete, and Chicago would eventually win the game. It definitely looked like a touchdown to me, and I'm disappointed that the Lions didn't get the win.

Sam Bradford did well in his first NFL start, but a late interception cost them the game. The Cardinals are still hurting from their quarterback fiasco, but they managed to win their season opener by 4.

Tampa Bay beat the much-improved Cleveland Browns, Seattle smashed San Fransisco, the Redskins beat Dallas, and - most surprisingly of all - Houston beat Indianapolis by 10.

Happily, the Mighty Pack won their season opener against Philadelphia. At first, my dad had his doubts, but I was confident the Packers could walk away with an easy win.

Both teams got off to a slow start, but Green Bay dominated in the second half, scoring 20 unanswered points. (Three of those points, I might add, were due to a 56-yard Mason Crosby field goal, which set the record for longest field goal in franchise history.)



The Eagles' starting quarterback was concussed by Clay Matthews, and Michael Vick, the backup, was impressive in the second half, rushing for over 100 yards. However, the Packers' running game did not fare as well. Ryan Grant, coming off a 1200-yard season, was disappointingly unproductive, and he was injured in the third quarter. Brandon Jackson performed better than usual, but we'll definitely need Ryan Grant to have a well-rounded offense.

The season is off to a great start. It's finally football season!

GO PACK GO!