... I came down stairs, had breakfast, grabbed the newspaper (sports page and comics; they are all that matter), and headed down to the man cave to watch the NFL pregame.

I signed in to my Bleacher Fantasy Football league, and reality set in. The Steelers are not playing today.

I knew the Steelers are on their bye week. Every team needs one, and with the injuries to the team, Timmons and Polamalu needing another week to recover, the Steelers' bye week is coming at a perfect time.

This still sucks!

So, I turned on Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN, and there are a lot of good games on tap for today.

Vikings vs. Packers to start should be fun to watch. If nothing else, to see the crowd reaction when Brett Favre takes ...

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