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It's heating up already. My hint that the name of Terrell Davis will produce some lusty debates at the Hall of...

A number of Super Bowl contenders have already hurt their championship chances by giving in to temptation.

After dismantling the Seahawks on Sunday, the undefeated Bears are atop the rankings for the first time.

RB Laurence Maroney is the latest example of how good the Patriots are at building their team through the NFL draft.

SCOREBOARD Monday night, Oct. 2 Green Bay (1-2) at Philadelphia (2-1). Brett Favre against Donovan McNabb always is an intriguing matchup. STARS Passing -- Mark Brunell, Redskins, went 18-for-30 for 329 yards with three touchdowns in a 36-30 overtime win over the Jaguars. -- Marc Bulger, Rams, was 26-of-42 for 328 yards and three touchdowns in St.

Just imagine how good the Atlanta Falcons will be on defense when John Abraham returns. For the third time in four games, the Atlanta defense didn't allow a touchdown. In fact, cornerback DeAngelo Hall scored one of his own Sunday with a 36-yard interception return and the Falcons cruised past the Arizona Cardinals 32-10.

Alge Crumpler sidestepped no questions about the pass he dropped at New Orleans that should have been a touchdown. On the second possession of Atlanta's 23-3 loss to the Saints, Crumpler blew scoring opportunities on consecutive plays. He wanted to compensate for allowing New Orleans safety Roman Harper to tip away quarterback Michael Vick's 7-yard pass, so Crumpler quickly separated from zone...

Ed Hartwell is tired of hurting. He's tired of rehabbing. And most of all, he's tired of watching other guys play the game he loves so much. The Atlanta Falcons linebacker missed much of 2005 after tearing his Achilles' tendon. Then, just two weeks before the start of this season, he underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees, knocking him out of the first three games.

Seattle's running game faces a major roadblock as RB Shaun Alexander is expected to miss at least two weeks.

The surprising thrashing of the Falcons on Monday night has catapulted the Saints into the rankings' top 12.

The New Orleans Saints' return home to the Superdome on Monday night drew the highest rating ever for ESPN and was the highest-rated program of the night on any network, broadcast or cable. The Saints' 23-3 win over Atlanta in the first game in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina 13 months ago drew a rating of 11.8 and an audience of 10,850,000 homes.

The Saints stymied the Falcons' rushing attack by clogging the running lanes and disrupting Michael Vick.

BALTIMORE -- Even in this age of specialization and situational substitution, there's a place in the NFL for...

NEW ORLEANS – While a capacity crowd filled the Superdome, a group of 30 huddled in a lower Ninth Ward garage to watch the Saints' return.

Just 90 seconds into a game that was a horrific year in the making, the New Orleans Saints flopped on a ball in the end zone -- and the party was on. The defense beat up Michael Vick. Tom Benson danced off the field with his parasol. Even "The Superdome Special" worked to perfection. The Saints are home again.

For anyone who questioned why the Saints would go back to a flood-ravaged city, or wondered if a football game could really make a difference in the lives of people mired in misery, you have your answer. New Orleans was a rollicking, raucous sight to be hold Monday night. Fans in the Superdome let loose with a party a year in the making, and there was a rare feeling of hope in the streets.

If the Giants continue to struggle with their pass rush, it will be a long season for the defense.

A gleaming white dome hovers above the Big Easy, a symbol of rebirth amid all the rubble. And when the New Orleans Saints return to the Superdome, they'll be carrying the hopes of all those people who still live in trailers parked alongside their gutted-out homes, who vow to rebuild when it would be so much easier to give up on their beloved hometown.

There are seven intriguing matchups in Week 3, including Monday's contest between the Falcons and Saints.

The Atlanta Falcons are used to getting booed in the Big Easy. They've never had a whole nation pulling against them. The Falcons are clearly cast in the bad-guy role as they prepare to head off to New Orleans for Monday night's emotion-packed reopening of the Superdome, the scene of horrific suffering during Hurricane Katrina.