SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (4-2) at KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (3-3)Monday, 8:30 P.M., ET, ESPN, SIRIUS (SD 92, KC 93) Why Watch It’s Monday Night Football. It’s an AFC West game between perennial contender San Diego and Kansas City, a team left for dead two weeks ago. And each team wants to pretend it’s something it’s not. […]

DETROIT LIONS (5-2) at DENVER BRONCOS (2-4)4:05 P.M. ET, FOX, Direct TV (711), SIRIUS (Det 135, Den 92) Why WatchBecause you just can’t get enough of Tim Tebow? Last Sunday, Tebow proved both sides of the argument about him to be correct. He showed poor form as a NFL quarterback. He found a way to […]

DALLAS COWBOYS (3-3) at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (2-4)8:30 P.M., ET, NBC Why WatchThe tight race for the NFC East leaves no room for division losses. With much of the division schedule still to play, both the Cowboys and Eagles see this game as an important stepping stone toward the playoffs. The Eagles set out to do […]

MINNESOTA VIKINGS (1-6) at CAROLINA PANTHERS (2-5)1:00 P.M. ET, FOX, Direct TV (708), SIRIUS (Min 113, Car 94) Why WatchThe quarterback class of 2011 will dominate the NFL for the next five years. Cam Newton (1st overall) and Christian Ponder (12th overall) were the first and fourth quarterbacks selected in the 2011 NFL Draft by […]

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (5-1) at PITTSBURGH STEELERS (5-2)4:15 P.M. ET, CBS, Direct TV (712), SIRIUS (NE-91, Pit-86) Why WatchFew true contenders are shaking out of the AFC. The Ravens are inconsistent. The Chargers, Texans and Jets are good but beatable. The clock could strike midnight on the Bills’ and Bengals’ Cinderella seasons at any time. […]

This game might go unnoticed by most, but under the radar is a huge game for both the Bills and Redskins.  These two teams have struggled to garner any form of respect in recent years and this game is one that could shift the arrow up or down on both team’s seasons. The Bills are […]

All anyone can talk about is the “Suck for Luck” campaign. Between the Dolphins, the Colts and the Rams, and every other terrible team in the league right now, all you hear these days is how they are all making a pitch for Stanford pivot Andrew Luck. It is hard to blame them considering that […]

The last seven weeks there has been a lot of talk surrounding the teams that have turned their franchises around in a positive way. The Lions, Bills, Bengals and 49ers for example are all putting remarkable seasons together. Fan bases in these cities are filling up message boards with renewed enthusiasm for their teams.  Playoffs […]

Could you imagine the Bengals traveling to play in Seattle last year, and walking into the game as the favorite? Impossible. But this is a new year and a new Bengals team. Cincinnati is 4-2 on the season and they look to be one of the emerging forces in the AFC, while the Seahawks continue […]

Thus far in the 2011 season, Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans is having one of the worst years of any running back. Even though he’s getting the vast majority of the Titans’ running back carries, he’s averaging fewer than 45 yards a game because he’s averaging fewer than 3.0 yards per carry. Johnson is […]

At this point in the season, it’s hard to argue against the New England Patriots as the AFC’s best team. Prior to Monday night, you could have made a strong argument for the Ravens as the best team in the conference, but once again, they failed to live up to the expectations and hype surrounding […]

Everyone loves power rankings! ESPN does it, SI does it and NFL.com does it. And of course we have our own. But here at This Given Sunday, we like to give the little guys something to root for. Welcome to the Andrew Luck Power Rankings. The Andrew Luck sweepstakes has taken over the nation. While Tebow has […]