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Considering the Cowboys were coming off a last-second loss in the opener of their $1.15 billion stadium, a crowd of 90,588 was especially tense until the defense put the game away. The biggest sigh of relief likely came from team owner Jerry Jones.
“It certainly does feel good, the way it went so early, it just felt like maybe we ought to check this thing out for Grim Reapers living in the back someplace.” Jones said. Read more…

The one time Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for violating New York’s stringent gun laws and was immediately taken into custody following his hearing.

He agreed to a plea deal last month and pleaded guilty to a lesser firearms charge. The charges stemmed from an incident last fall, in which Plaxico accidentally shot himself at a Manhattan nightclub with a gun that had not been licensed in New York. Read more…

Arizona Cardinals

Anquan Boldin (right hamstring) was sore on Monday morning but didn’t suffer a setback from playing on Sunday, Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt told the Arizona Republic on Monday. Status: Questionable

Steve Breaston (right knee) is expected to play in Week 2, Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt told the Arizona Republic on Monday. Status: Probable Read more…

The last time they meet was last year on week 16, the Titans routed the Steelers, 31-14 to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Which didn’t make any difference because the Titans didn’t made a good postseason game… On their records the Titans have won four of the last five matchups, this is including the memorable 34-31 overtime win in the divisional round of the 2002 playoffs. In total, the Steelers lead the overall series, 41-30 including the postseason games. Read more…

On yesterday’s game by the halftime nobody really cared about the score on the game… Everybody was buzzing the same phrase: Michael Vick signed with the Philadelphia Eagle.

Suddenly, no one really cared much about the game against the New England Patriots. All that mattered to most Eagles fans was that Vick had joined their team. Read more…