... night. I am so excited about this season that I was up until 3:30 a.m. and back up by 9:30 a.m. to watch the pregame shows. (That's right East Coasters, there are lots of us watching football on the Pacific, too.)

Why am I so excited? Certainly a big factor is the changes in my Green Bay Packers that have them on the verge of becoming an elite team again, prompting both Howie Long and Michael Strahan to pick them to play in the Super Bowl.

But the league also has a lot of great competition. I see there being eight teams in the NFC that could win 10 games, and four others who are still legitimate playoff contenders. The NFC East alone has four playoff contenders and three teams capable of winning games when they get there.

Th...

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