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And just like that they've put 4 past Leicester - and it's only half time. Rooney on the bench ... Jose makes the move.

The SBS game this weekend is tonight's Man Utd vs Leicester match. Coverage starts from 9pm (9.30pm kickoff) Arsenal vs Chelsea at 2.30am (Sunday morning) is another big match-up this weekend. You can listen to the games here ... EON Sports Radio (EON have acquired the licence to broadcast EPL games) Scroll to the top of the page for the standings.

Houston go in as slight favourites and fail to score at all. A week is a long time in this sport but not for the Patriots & Bill Belichick - they're just always good. I'm just glad they're in the AFC and not in the NFC.

Steelers Ravens Arizona

I listened to a lot of our game and the noise factor was through the roof (no pun intended) It could be a real advantage going forward as Minnesota's version of the 12th man. Rodgers and his receivers had a real off day but we seemed quite flustered, all the same. The Bradford trade was the right move and I thought that at the time ... the time to win should always be right now unless a team is in total rebuild. Heard that AP has a torn meniscus but that doesn't mean he won't return soon ... depending on how bad it is they'll have to make a decision on an operation or not. Some get back quite quickly and other times it can be at least 4 to 6. Whilst I'm here, no one picked up any points in the comp this week. Only 1 point on offer for the next 2 weeks but any point is invaluable - here's the points tally ... 1 - JV7, Gorgoroth, cowboy_from_hell, DeeSpencer 0 - The usual suspects

Without Nelson last year the passing game was a little inconsistent and lacked flow ... with Nelson back, it's going to take a bit of time to get everything in sync again. I'm more concerned with the complimentary running game and our overall defense. McCarthy's style is to trust in plan A and if it doesn't work, he doesn't really change things up. Some teams have figured out how to counteract Rodgers and our passing game - not always but when it does happen, it's enough to render the team back to the 'average' category - it happened again today. But credit to the Vikes defense - they were good. We can be great, good, below average and sometimes poor. But there's a whole stack of teams that are never great and a number that are never any good. We're lucky that the Lions & Bears can't seem to get their act together. Detroit losing at home to the Titans today is a body blow for them and if your blokes lose tomorrow, they'll be 0 & 2 and staring down the barrel. There's only a few really good teams and most of them are in the AFC. A number of other teams are like the Packers - the advantage that Green Bay have is that at our best we can beat any team. That's related to Rodgers of course. As for a smoky or 3 to watch out for, I would say the Giants, Ravens, Vikings & I reckon the Texans could have a big year. Not sure of the extent of AP's knee injury, but the Vikes will miss him for any time that he might be out for. But it's early doors and a lot can change in any given week.

That is tough JV ... good luck!

Some other observations ... Atlanta back on track? Bad loss for Detroit Colts are now 0 & 2 The Pats are 2 & 0 without Brady The Ravens look likely and are now 2 & 0 as well ... same for Pittsburgh & Denver Washington in trouble already after winning the division last season The Browns, Saints, Dolphins, Jags & Bills are up against it The Vikes have also started impressively considering Teddy is out Houston & the Giants are both 2 & 0 in divisions where 9 wins might do it. The Packers need to get their game going The NFC West could be a tight affair - all 4 teams are 1 & 1 A big game tomorrow for the Eagles & Bears

Well I tipped the Vikes to win the division ... as good as Rodgers is, we're a bit too predictable. We're one of those teams where if it goes well, we're very good and sometimes great - but if we're off, we're very beatable. Today was one of those days although Minnesota's D was very good. Our schedule isn't too tough though so we should be thereabouts for a playoff berth.

Your 'non' faith has been tested once again Gorgo. Rams win and put everyone out of the running for points ... except myself who of course missed on the Packers & KC instead. I had 1 point after the first 10 weeks last year and it looks like I'm heading down a similar path ... the hardest comp in the Southern hemisphere continues to baffle and bewilder. Even at this early stage I'm aiming for bronze.

New page so here's the standings - the table updates itself every day or so ...

Big win to Liverpool last night ... and a big loss to Chelsea at home. The SBS game tonight Hull vs Arsenal - coverage starts from 11.30pm

Here's a classic comedy/western that's always worth another look see ...

A bit late but here's a free copy of the Sports illustrated NFL Preview edition (click on 'Novafile' then follow the links)

Ravens Packers KC

Yeah I ended up making the bonus weeks the odd numbered weeks from week 5 ... it gives a chance for people to catch up or even join in later on. It's 1 extra bonus week over last year although it does seem more than that. I reckon that settles the make up of the comp for now. The Rams record within the division has been very good in recent years and they do bounce back just when you least expect it - I've a feeling you might win against Seattle but I'm not a great tipster

Such is the nature of things, I probably won't be picking the Seahawks next week - they are at the Rams Anyway, the Steelers looked great ... Big Ben, Williams & Brown went lights out with some big numbers. And they've still got Bell to come back - they're very strong at RB and Ben is A class. Pittsburgh are going to be hard to beat if they can stay relatively healthy. Points tally in the comp 1 - JV7, Gorgoroth, cowboy_from_hell, DeeSpencer 0 - The usual bunch 2 points up for grabs this week .., weeks 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 & 15 are all also worth 2 points whilst week 17 is worth 3 points.

Wentz is the other big story along with Jameis Winston ... both looked impressive.

Also, the 'point after' is not as sure a thing as it was previously with the longer yardage ... although at that stadium (New Orleans), the 1 point conversion is a bit of a mulligan. I'm not sure we're going to see too many head coaches going for it in that situation but who knows? It might become a trend ... imagine doing it in a Super Bowl and having an incompletion? Now there's a 30 for 30 story in the making JV!

Gutsy call by the Raiders - going for 2 at that moment ... they might have a decent season. Dallas blow a chance to win with a field goal when their WR (Williams) doesn't even attempt to get out of bounds - players can lose track but that's still baffling. There were close finishes everywhere and that could be the theme for the whole season ... big win to the Pats without Brady - same for the Giants, Detroit, Vikes & the Ravens with Flacco back & firing. Miami should have won too. The Packers won a game we could have just as easily lost. Missed field goals a big factor again in a number of games. We do it all again tomorrow with a double-header.

We (West Ham) are now in 40 points mode already ... the amount of points needed to escape relegation Nah ... I'm not writing the season off yet but Slaven has a bit of work to do on a sieve-like defence. I don't reckon we'll have too much trouble scoring enough goals. Your Spurs were very good GV ... they dismantled Stoke completely. Interesting to see how Chelsea go at Swansea tonight but Man City are looking good.

If I could make a suggestion although you may have already thought of it - just for expediency's sake ... You could keep it at 3 picks each regardless ... otherwise people have to keep coming back 5 or 6 times apart from having to wait for their turn. You'll probably only get 6 or so participants anyway if we use the comp as a guide. We did something similar on the cricket thread and it took an age to finish (although it was a lot of fun) In the end we were quoting people to prompt them.

Think we talked about this a few years ago ... so far there are 6 participants in the tipping comp but the wins pool might be worth having as another interest on the thread ... however, receiving a point in the comp for taking out the "wins pool" adds another element. Others may not want a point being up for grabs going towards the comp but I'm happy to go either way. Even so, if there's one or more in the comp that doesn't want to participate then it would have to be just a bit of fun between the rest of us. The only issue is who goes first pick etc and then the configuration after the first round of picks ... anyway, I'm in if you can get enough starters.

The tip and catch by Harris was a great play - won them the game in the end. The Broncos have learned a lot from that SB loss to Seattle a few years ago ... their D swarms all over the offense of other teams to great effect. That last hit to Newton's head was vicious - but that's the sport (unless you're Tom Brady ) And Siemian looked ok ... early doors yet but his completion rate was decent.

They obviously targeted Cam by the looks of it ... in this league, opposition teams will zero in on even a perceived weakness. And yeah, that loose ball ... he'll be reminded about it. Constantly.