Halfway through 2008 NFL season last year’s Super Bowl contenders are both headed in the right direction. The New England Patriots won for the 2nd week in a row while the New York Giants improved to 6-1 with a big win in Pittsburgh. Meanwhile the Titans remain undefeated with seven wins on the year. 10/26/08 Carolina Panthers (6-2) 27 Arizona Cardinals (4-3) 23 – Kurt Warner outpassed Jake Delhomme but it was the Panthers who came away with the win improving to 6-2. Baltimore Ravens (4-3) 29 Oakland Raiders (2-5) 10 – The Ravens got the best of the Raiders today going one game over .500. Philadelphia Eagles (4-3) 27 Altanta Falcons (4-3) 14 – Westbrook had two rushing TD’s and led the Eagles past Matt Ryan and the Falcons. Washington Redskins (6-2) 25 Detroit Lions (0-7) 17 – QB Campbell threw for 328 yards as the Redskins had no trouble handing the Lions their 7th loss of the year. Miami Dolphins (3-4) 25 Buffalo Bills (5-2) 16 – The Dolphins handed the Bills only their 2nd loss on the year behind 314 passing yards by Chad Pennington. Dallas Cowboys (5-3) 13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (5-3) 9 – The Cowboys got away with a win without QB Tony Romo in an offensively challenged matchup with the Bucs today. New England Patriots  (5-2) 23 St. Louis Rams (2-5) 16 – The Patriots won for the 2nd game in a row improving to 5-2. New York Jets (4-3) 28 Kansas City Chiefs (1-6) 24 – Brett Favre threw for 290 yards and two TD’s getting the Jets over .500 while the Chiefs sank to 1-6. New Orleans Saints (4-4) 37 San Diego Chargers (3-5) 32 – Drew Brees’ three TD passes led the Saints over the Chargers by a slim margin on Sunday. Cleveland Browns (3-4) 23 Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4) 17 – Anderson had 246 passing yards in leading the Browns over Jacksonville today. Houston Texans (3-4) 35 Cincinnati Bengals (0-8) 6 – The Bengals are making a strong case for a winless season. They looked hopeless against a mediocre Texans team. Seattle Seahawks (2-5) 34 San Francisco 49ers (2-6) 13 – The Seahawks bested the 49ers handily on Sunday. New York Giants (6-1) 21 Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2) 14 - The Giants put up 12 points in the 4th quarter including a safety to overcome the Steelers today. Monday Night Football 10/27/08 Tennessee Titans (7-0) 31 vs Indianapolis Colts (3-4) 21 – The Titans looked like a team on a mission on Monday night as they kept the pressure on Peyton Manning and the Colts forcing two interceptions en route to a 31-21 win. NFL Week 1 Scores NFL Week 2 Scores NFL Week 3 Scores NFL Week 4 Scores NFL Week 5 Scores NFL Week 6 Scores NFL Week 7 Scores NFL Week 8 Scores  NFL Week 9 Scores  NFL Week 10 Scores  NFL Week 11 Scores  NFL Week 12 Scores  NFL Week 13 Scores NFL Week 14 Scores  NFL Week 15 Scores

The New England Patriots looked like last year’s team on Monday night. Matt Cassel was a Brady-like 18-24 with three touchdowns and no picks for a 136.3 passer rating. Despite being sacked six times, Cassel helped lead the Pats offense to 404 total yards. Randy Moss reeled in two touchdown passes, and Wes Welker caught one. Sammy Morris ran for 139 yards and a TD before leaving with a knee injury. Rookie BenJarvus Green-Ellis filled in for Morris, rushing for 65 yards and a score. Broncos QB Jay Cutler hurt himself on the first play of the game, hitting his hand on Vince Wilfork’s helmet. Cutler stayed in the game, but did not seem to fall into a rhythm. He hit former Patriot tight end Ben Graham for a touchdown in the fourth quarter after leaving for the end of the 2nd quarter.  Brothers Boss and Champ Bailey both left with injuries in the first half, Boss with a knee injury and champ with a groin injury. While the win was encouraging for the Pats, they will be without another team captain. Safety Rodney Harrison suffered a serious knee injury, and it seems as if his season – if not career, is over. The Pats will announce his status either today, or on tomorrow’s injury report. The 4-2 Pats will host the suddenly successful 2-4 Rams next weekend at Gillette Stadium. Great Patriots Tickets are still available for every game this season.

The 3-2 New England Patriots and the 4-2 Denver Broncos will face off on Monday night at Gillette Stadium. Both teams are 2-2 in their conferences, and are looking to bounce back from tough losses last week. Matt Cassel couldn’t find the end zone in week 7, completing 22 of 38 with one pick while being sacked four times.  Sammy Morris had the lone New England TD, as well as 26 yards on the ground. Denver’s Jay Cutler has been consistent, throwing at least one TD in each game for the Bronco’s so far. Week 7 was tough for him as well; despite throwing two TDs, he had less than 200 yards through the air for the first time the season – and threw a costly pick. One of his two TD targets, Brandon Stokley, suffered a concussion and may not be suiting up on Monday night. Denver and New England are also each working through running-back injuries. Pats RB Laurence Maroney sat out yet another game this season, his third of the year. Denver has been without rookie back Ryan Torain (broken left elbow) all season so far, and had to deactivate Selvin Young (groin injury) last week. Both teams have something to prove – tonight’s game should be quite the matchup. Great tickets are still available for tonight’s game! Get 10% off your online order for tonight’s Patriots game when you use Referral Code: PAT PATRIOT online at Aceticket.com. Offer expires at 4pm on 10/20/08. NFL Week 1 Scores NFL Week 2 Scores NFL Week 3 Scores NFL Week 4 Scores NFL Week 5 Scores NFL Week 6 Scores NFL Week 7 Scores

We’re almost at the halfway point of the NFL season. Don’t miss the action in your area. Ace has great NFL tickets for all teams. 10/19/08 New York Giants (5-1) 29 San Francisco 49ers (2-5) 17 – Jacobs rushed for two TDs as the Giants bounced back from last Monday night’s loss. Pittsburgh Steelers (5-1) 38 Cincinnati Bengals (0-7) 10 – The Bengals still can’t put together a winning effort. Steelers vs Giants should be a great matchup of 5-1 on 10/26. Carolina Panthers (5-2) 30 New Orleans Saints (3-4) 7 – Delhomme led the Panthers over the Saints with two touchdown passes. St. Louis Rams  (2-4) 34 Dallas Cowboys (4-3) 14 – The Rams shocked another NFC East contender on Sunday as the Cowboys lost in their first game with injured QB Tony Romo. Tennessee Titans (6-0) 34 Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) 10 – The Titans are going strong at 6-0 while the Chiefs continue their struggles. Green Bay Packers (4-3) 34 Indianapolis Colts (3-3) 14 – Rodgers outgunned Manning and the Colts to get the Packers above .500. Baltimore Ravens (3-3) 27 Miami Dolphins (2-4) 13 – The Ravens were too much for the Dolphins today. Chicago Bears (4-3) 48 Minnesota Vikings (3-4) 41 – Orton and the Bears won the shootout with the Vikings which included two TDs by the Bears QB. Buffalo Bills (5-1) 23 San Diego Chargers (3-4) 14 – The Bills continued to impress with their 5th win on the season. Oakland Raiders (2-4) 16 New York Jets (3-3) 13 – The Raiders surprised the Jets with an overtime win on Sunday. Houston Texans (2-4) 28 Detroit Lions (0-6) 21 – The Lions lost the battle of who’s worse today as the Texans got their 2nd win of the year. Washington Redskins (5-2) 14 Cleveland Browns (2-4) 11 – The Redskins remain a force in the NFC East with 5 wins while the Browns dropped their 4th game. Tampa Bay Bucs 20 (5-2) vs Seattle Seahawks 10 (1-5) -  The Bucs looked good in their Sunday night win over the Seattle Seahawks. Monday Night Football 10/20/08 New England Patriots (4-2) 41 vs Denver Broncos (4-3) 7 – No that wasn’t Tom Brady throwing the ball on Monday night. Matt Cassell finally looked like a Patriots QB throwing 2 TD’s to Randy Moss in a rout of the Denver Broncos. NFL Week 1 Scores NFL Week 2 Scores NFL Week 3 Scores NFL Week 4 Scores NFL Week 5 Scores NFL Week 6 Scores NFL Week 7 Scores NFL Week 8 Scores  NFL Week 9 Scores  NFL Week 10 Scores  NFL Week 11 Scores  NFL Week 12 Scores  NFL Week 13 Scores NFL Week 14 Scores  NFL Week 15 Scores

The fifth week of NFL play was one of the best yet. Both the New York Giants and Titans remained undefeated while the Bills dropped their first game of the year. 10/5/08 Kansas City Chiefs (1-4) 0 Carolina Panthers (4-1) 34 – The Panthers shut out the Chiefs while Delhomme threw for two touchdowns and 236  yards. Chicago Bears (3-2) 34 Detroit Lions (0-4) 7 – Its not getting any easier for the Lions. The Bears got over .500 with a nice win. Miami Dolphins (2-2) 17 San Diego Chargers (2-3) 10 – Pennington led the Dolphins to a win with 228 passing yards. Washington Redskins (4-1) 23 Philadelphia Eagles (2-3) 17 – The Redskins continued their recent surge with another big win in the NFC East. McNabb was held to only 196 yards with no TD passes. Atlanta Falcons (3-2) 27 Green Bay Packers (2-3) 24 – Despite a 313 yard, two touchdown pass day, Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were unable to get past the Falcons. Tennessee Titans (5-0) 13 Baltimore Ravens (2-2) 10 – The Titans remained undefeated after holding Baltimore to just 10 points this Sunday. Indianapolis Colts (2-2) 31 Houston Texans (0-4) 27 – The Texans were so close to their first win and a huge upset before Manning led the Colts on an unbelievable 3 touchdown spurt with just over 2 minutes left in the game. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2) 13 Denver Broncos (4-1) 16 – Cutler’s 227 passing yards were all the Broncos needed to beat Tampa. Arizona Cardinals (3-2) 41 Buffalo Bills (4-1) 17 – The Bills were finally beaten today and badly at that.  Warner led the Cardinals to a rout with two TDs and 250 passing yards. New York Giants (4-0) 44 Seattle Seahawks (1-3) 6 – The Giants were great all around in their big win over the Seahawks at Giants Stadium. The G-Men are still undefeated. Dallas Cowboys (4-1) 31 Cincinatti Bengals (0-5) 22 – The Cowboys bounced back from last week’s upset to keep the Bengals winless. New England Patriots (3-1) 30 San Francisco 49ers (2-3) 21 – The Patriots were back in stride with a much needed win in San Fran. Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) 26 Jacksonville Jaguars (2-3) 21 - The Steeler improved their record on Sunday night with a close win over the Jaguars. Monday Night Football 10/6/08 Minnesota Vikings (2-3) 30 vs New Orleans Saints (2-3) 27 – The Vikings edged out the injury plagued Saints on Monday night with a 4th Quarter field goal in the final 20 seconds. NFL Week 1 Scores NFL Week 2 Scores NFL Week 3 Scores NFL Week 4 Scores NFL Week 5 Scores NFL Week 6 Scores NFL Week 7 Scores NFL Week 8 Scores  NFL Week 9 Scores  NFL Week 10 Scores  NFL Week 11 Scores  NFL Week 12 Scores  NFL Week 13 Scores NFL Week 14 Scores  NFL Week 15 Scores

Troy Brown of the New England Patriots announced his retirment this week. Brown who hasn’t played this year and only played in one game in 2007 has played his entire 15 year career with the Patriots. He leaves as the team record holder for receptions with 557. New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress was suspended by the team for missing practice this week without notifying the team ahead of time. Burress will also pay fines of over $235,000. Burress is appealing the decision and is anxious to return to the practice field. Coach Coughlin is not concerned that the incident will be distracting for the team. The Detroit Lions fired President Matt Millen this week. Millen was largely viewed as a disappointment for the Lions. In his seven years with the team the Lions posted a 31-84 record. Vince Young is working his way back from a knee injury. Once healthy the Titans plan to keep him as the back up to QB Kerry Collins.

In week 3 the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans all improved to 3-0. Meanwhile the Miami Dolphins trampled the New England Patriots’ defense en route to a big win at Gillette Stadium. Check full NFL week 3 results below. Get NFL tickets for all remaining 2008-2009 NFL games. 9/21/08 Atlanta Falcons (2-1) 38 Kansas City Chiefs (0-3) 14 – QB Ryan threw for 192 yards in leading the Falcons to their 2nd win of the year. The Chiefs start their season 0-3. Buffalo Bills (3-0) 24 Oakland Raiders (1-2) 23 - The Bills are off to a strong start that no one expected. With the Rams up next they have a great shot at starting 4-0. Tampa Bay Bucs (2-1) 27 Chicago Bears (1-2) 24 - Despite 3 interceptions, QB Griese threw for 407 yards and two touchdowns in the Buc’s narrow win over the Raiders. Tennessee Titans (3-0) 31 Houston Texans (0-2) 12 – The Titans got off to a great start with their 3rd win of the season. Minnesota Vikings (1-2) 20 Carolina Panthers (2-1) 10 - The Vikings finally got their 1st win of the year in a 20-10 victory over Carolina. Miami Dolphins (1-2) 38 Patriots (2-1) 13 - Ronnie Brown had his way with the Patriots defense, rushing for 4 TD’s and throwing the Dolpins other TD. Can’t blame Matt Cassell for the Defense. New York Giants (3-0) 26 Cincinnati Bengals (0-3) 23 - The Giants and Bengals are headed in opposite directions. The Giants remain undefeated while the Bengals are winless. Washington Redskins (2-1) 24 Arizona Cardinals (2-1) 17 San Francisco49ers (2-1) 31 Detroit Lions (0-3) 12 – The Lions remain winless after a poor effort against the 49ers. Seattle Seahawks (1-2) 37 St. Louis Rams (0-3) 13 - The St. Louis Rams were just what the Seahawks needed. Seattle got its first win will the Rams dropped to 0-3. Denver Broncos (3-0) 34 New Orleans Saints (1-2) 32 - The Broncos stay amongst the undefeated with a 2 point win over the Saints. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) 15 Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) 6 -  The Eagles handed the Steelers their 1st loss of the year behind 196 yards passing by McNabb. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-2) 23 Indianapolis Colts (1-2) 21 - The Colts are a surprising 1-2 after 3 weeks of play. Baltimore Ravens (2-0) 28 Cleveland Browns (0-3) 10 - The Browns couldn’t get in the win column this week. The Ravens meanwhile improve to 2-0. Dallas Cowboys (3-0) 27  Green Bay Packers (2-1) 16 - The Cowboys are establishing themselves as the team to beat in the NFC. They got a huge win over the Packers at Green Bay on Sunday night. 9/22/08 Monday Night Football San Diego Chargers (1-2) 48 New York Jets (1-2) 29 – The Chargers ran it up on the New York Jets Monday night. Despite throwing 3 touchdowns, Brett Favre also threw 2 interceptions in the loss. NFL Week 1 Scores NFL Week 2 Scores NFL Week 3 Scores NFL Week 4 Scores NFL Week 5 Scores NFL Week 6 Scores NFL Week 7 Scores NFL Week 8 Scores  NFL Week 9 Scores  NFL Week 10 Scores  NFL Week 11 Scores  NFL Week 12 Scores  NFL Week 13 Scores NFL Week 14 Scores  NFL Week 15 Scores

New England Patriots fans held their breath as someone besides reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady started under center for the first time since September 30th, 2001. Cassel managed to best Brady’s debut passer rating by ten points. Matched up against the Colts in ’01, Brady hit 12-23 for 168 yards and no tds/ints with a passer rating of 79.6. On Sunday, Cassel eclipsed that by making 16 of 23 passes for 165 yards with no tds/ints for a rating of 89.9. Cassel effectively managed the Patriot offense, balancing a lighter-than-usual passing game with an effective running attack. After the Jets turned an opening drive into a missed field goal, the Pats marched 76 yards down the field to get on the board first with a Stephen Gostowski FG. Of the 9 times the Pats had the ball, they scored 5 (4 FG, 1 Sammy Morris rushing TD) and were within field goal range while running the clock out on their final drive. The Patriot defense showed up big, keeping the Jets out of the end zone in their only trip into the red zone in the first half. New England stuffed the run three times in a row and held the Jets to a field goal. The Jets threatened in the 4th quarter, putting together a 80-yard touchdown drive to get within 6 points. The Pats fired right back with a clock-killing 70-yard drive that ended in another field goal, making it a 2-posession game. The Jets couldn’t make anything out of their next drive, and the Pats held on to notch their 21st consecutive regular season win. Next week the Pats host the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. 1:00pm kickoff on CBS/WBZ 4, and WBCN 104.1 FM.

According to Yahoo Sports‘ Michael Silver, Tom Brady is out for the season with a torn ACL. While the Pats have yet to confirm this, Brady will have an MRI today to assess the scope of the injury. In his absence, backup QB Matt Cassel and the Patriots defense stepped up. Cassel completed 13 of 18 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown, and is projected to start his first football game since high school next Sunday. The New England running back corps combined for 126 yards, including 51 from Laurence Maroney, and 53 and a TD from Sammy Morris. Morris, whose 2007 season was over after a sternum-clavicle injury  in week 6, knows what it is like to miss significant playing time. “I was standing right there,” said Morris in an interview with the Boston Globe‘s Bob Ryan, “and I couldn’t help him up. It’s a tough feeling, but it’s part of the game.” The Patriots defense looked energized with the infusion of young talent to go with the veteran defenders. Rookie Jerod Mayo registered 6 tackles and seemed like he was involved in every defensive play. With the Chiefs down 7 on the NE 5 yard line, the Pats defense held on to break up 3 Damon Huard passes and stuff a Larry Johnson run  for no gain to end it. Former Tampa Bay QBs Chris Simms and Tim Rattay will be working out with the Patriots today, who are likely shopping for a veteran to back up Cassel. While the situation looks dire, the last time the Patriots lost a starting QB, their untested backup (Brady in 2001) worked out pretty well. The Patriots will travel to Jersey to play the Jets at 4:15pm next Sunday, September 14th.

After cutting cornerback Fernando Bryant this week the Patriots picked up recently released CB Deltha O’Neal. O’Neal is a two time Pro-Bowl pick from the Cincinnati Bengals. The Patriots and coach Belichick had their eye on O’Neal for some time. “We played him last year in Cincinnati and I did some work on him going into that game. He is a very athletic corner, good ball skills, pretty big guy that goes up and plays a lot of press coverage” said Belichick. Despite being released by the Bengals, O’Neal stands a good chance of starting at CB with Ellis Hobbs. The Patriots don’t have a lot of depth at the position with five CBs, and two of them are rookies.  The Patriots are still tuning up for their home opener on 9/7 vs the Chiefs. Tom Brady is expected to be ready for the opener.