Last year in Week 1 of the NFL season, bitter division rivals the New England Patriots and New York Jets
squared off in New York.  The Pats were unstoppable and the Jets were horrible.  This was encapsulated by the QB billing as we saw superstar Tom Brady lead the mighty Pats versus the feeble Chad Pennington and Kellen Clemens.  Now, entering this weekend’s match-up, the roles are somewhat reversed.

The defending AFC champion Patriots walk into New York without their franchise icon, Tom Brady, while the Jets are being led by newly acquired superstar and franchise savior Brett Favre.  This time the Jets will have the upper hand behind center as Favre will likely take on lifetime backup Matt Cassel. (more…)

Perhaps you’ve heard of Affliction clothing? Even if you haven’t, you’ve seen it. It’s everywhere on television. The shirts with all the flaming skulls and crazy designs on them with the word ‘affliction,’ somewhere. These shirts first started popping up on MMA fighters at UFC events, but have suddenly disappeared from the cage. This is because they were banned by UFC President Dana White and company as soon as Affliction announced they would be hosting their own MMA fight card, which is scheduled for July 19^th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

This wouldn’t be that big of a deal, typically. As MMA has grown in the U.S., we’ve seen plenty of MMA organizations pop up; the IFL, Adrenaline, EliteXC. But Affliction is different in that for their first event, they have assembled what is probably the most ridiculous fight card of 2008. If you don’t recognize these names, its because the UFC doesn’t talk about them (they couldn’t manage to sign them), but the card boasts several UFC veterans as well.

Here’s our breakdown and predictions for some of the more important fights on the card. (more…)