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Since he appears to enjoy eating anything else he can find, Vikings defensive tackle Pat Williams should prepare to eat his words. I'm not sure the calorie count, but if you add enough salt, they can be quite tasty.

Especially if you mix in a little crow on the side.

He apparently didn't think he'd said enough when he boldly predicted that his Vikings would hand new Green Bay starter Aaron Rodgers his "first damn loss" Monday night. Williams added - in essence - that Brett Favre was the only reason the Packers were any good.

I remind you of these comments only because of the fact that Williams wasn't done. After a few weeks of relative silence, probably because he was too busy eating to talk, Williams struck again Friday.

There's only one story in the entire NFL topping a potential season derailing injury to Tom Brady, and I think we all know that's ... Matt Ryan kicking off his career the right way!

Actually, while that's a cool story and I feel good for Ryan, the thing we have to worry about hearing all week is what a difference Brett Favre is going to make for the Jets. So let me be the first to start it here: he will make a difference, but people are going to be in midst of a bit too much of a freakout.

Especially considering this first half line: 8/15 for 118 yards and two touchdowns. The first was a play-action cannon bomb to Jerricho Cotchery for 56 yards and the second was just your run of the mill 22 yarder to Chansi Stuckey (he's a Clemson alum, thanks for asking).

And while yes, this is the Dolphins, Tom Brady's first game this season isn't looking so hot, which means that the media is going to be eating up the purported AFC East power shift that took place on the first Sunday of the NFL Season, whether it's accurate or not.

I'm not professional master of geometric angles, nor am I a doctor. But I don't think that a quarterback's knee that's bending back the opposite way while he's making a pass can be considered good news for anyone. Sure Matt Cassel and Randy Moss are hooking up, but as in the photo above, you can pretty well see that Brady's knee, bent all kinds of wrong ways and what not, could be a legitimate problem for the foreseeable future.

Texas fell behind to UTEP 6-0, momentarily... uh... exciting the home crowd before Texas ran off 28 straight points and didn't look back en route to a 42-13 win. The... uh... excitement... uh... dissipated, obviously, unless you're... uh... well...

Let's just roll the film? This isn't explicit, but it is obvious. Keep small children and the Parents' Television Council away from the highly toxic material about to follow:



Hello! I should have thought of that before the Michigan-Utah game. Except not really because ew.

(Via EDSBS.)

Leave it to a broadcasting monolith to render paper irrelevant.

As seen in New York City's East Village (click here for a full-sized version), ESPN is now promoting Monday Night Football by using AstroTurf instead of paper in its billboards.

The ads are actually extremely innovative and cool, but given this is the East Village, one has to wonder how long it'll remain so pristine. Or how long it'll be before it's tagged with a "DIE YUPPIE SCUM" or anti-Bush/pro-Obama stencil.

No word on whether these are popping up in other 'hoods. Leave a comment if you've seen one in your locale. Danke.

Randy Moss is obviously a Hall of Famer, all time great wide receiver. Etc. He is glitter. He is glisten. He is awesomeness. And he is also now the holder of the following "records": 13 most receiving yards in NFL history (13,014) as he passed Jimmy Smith, who is busy not driving today I'm sure, and third most all time 100 yard receiving games in the history of the NFL.

The catch (yes, pun intended)? The deep ball -- a 58 yarder -- he caught to go over 100 for the game and to break get these milestones was a pass thrown by Matt Cassel. You know, the guy with the second cushiest job in America behind Jim Sorgi? Until today, anyway, when he had to come in and replace an injured Brady in the first quarter of the season opener.

The lesson, as always? Bill Belichick doesn't even need Tom Brady. All he needs is personnel that cares enough about winning and "TEAM" and that tries hard and focuses and keeps their mouth shut ... okay that's not the lesson. The lesson is that the Chiefs stink. And the Patriots are a very talented team and I could probably hook up with Moss for a touchdown this week. So everyone can stop freaking out. For now.

Update: Moss and Cassel love each other so much they decided to hook up for a touchdown. Awww.

The Patriots intended to start the defense of their AFC Championship early, picking up the Chiefs by their collective Larry Johnson diaper and slamming them into the ground with abrupt force. Then, Tom Brady got hurt. Soooooo, freakout please.

Brady was dropping back in the first and began to throw when Bernard Pollard came flying in and gave him one of those little split type things that looks like it could shatter your groin.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the reigning NFL MVP, limped off the field in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Brady remained on the turf after he was hit in the left leg by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. There was no immediate announcement on his injury or his status.

Brady had completed a 26-yard pass to Randy Moss, who fumbled the ball away when he was tackled.

Still: total nightmare. From a fantasy perspective, you need to breathe. And breathe often. Because with Brady locked in your lineup, there's nothing you can do. You could go grab the suddenly monstrous Matt Ryan (not really, but it's an option, I would imagine) or maybe look for Trent Edwards if you failed to draft a backup quarterback.

Laurence Maroney, if the injury is serious, will take a major bump up in production, simply because the Pats will be running the ball a lot more. Randy Moss and Wes Welker, yeah, not so much.

Patriots quarterback and defending NFL MVP Tom Brady has injured his left leg early on against the Kansas CIty Chiefs.

He has left the game and gone into the locker room for X-rays. Matt Cassel has replaced Brady.

Brady threw a deep pass to Randy Moss (Moss caught it, fell down, and fumbled the ball) when a Chiefs defender rolled over Brady's lower left leg. Brady went down as he knee bent back and ankle twisted. He stayed on the ground grasping his left leg.

Brady had missed the entire preseason due to a ... well ... some kind of injury to his foot.

More on this story as it develops.

UPDATE: The Patriots confirm it is a knee injury (check out the nastiness here) and his return is Questionable. Yeah, right!

The wide receiver formerly known as Chad Johnson is still known as C. Johnson on the back of his jersey.

Although he legally changed his name to Chad Ochocinco and planned to put "Ocho Cinco" on the back of his Cincinnati Bengals jersey, he took the field with his old name on his back today against the Baltimore Ravens.

Here's the official statement from the team:

"While the NFL has recognized the legal name change of Chad Johnson to Chad Ocho Cinco, the league informed the Bengals today that certain issues remain to be resolved before Ocho Cinco will be permitted to wear his new surname on his jersey. He will wear the name Johnson on his jersey today and will be referred to as Chad Johnson on the official play-by-play sheet. Further questions should be directed to the league office."

The NFL apparently is worried that allowing Johnson to change the name on his jersey would set a bad precedent. Johnson may have changed his name to Ochocinco for nothing.

The weather at Richmond International Raceway is simply phenomenal the day after Tropical Storm Hanna breezed through, and after a day off, the stars of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series are ready to roll in the Chevy Rock & Roll 400.

Kyle Busch leads the field to the green just after 1pm/ET and FanHouse has you covered the whole way. Can David Ragan or Kasey Kahne make the Chase? Will Jeff Gordon get booted out?

Jump in below to the conversation as we get a heavy dose of NASCAR live bloggin' -- just in time to set the field for the 12-driver Chase to the Championship!