TGIF... Sort of...

I'm currently on hour 23 of my joyride through the working weekend. I figure I still have at least another 28 hours before I can finally go to sleep comfortably. It's not gonna do any wonders for my sinus infection, but at least I will have about 120 hours to relax before my next shift.

Therefore, the word of the day today is exhaustion.

It's Friday, and since I didn't write one last Friday, we will call this the debut of the Friday Football Column, NFL style.

New England vs Tampa Bay in London

New England put 59 on Tennessee. Tampa Bay is no Tennessee. New England 70, Tampa Bay 3

San Francisco at Houston

Quick, name the quarterback who leads the NFL in touchdown passes? If you guessed Matt Schaub, you would be correct. Houston 27, San Francisco 21

Green Bay at Cleveland

Ugh. Aaron Rodgers is gonna have a field day with Cleveland in this one. It's gonna get ugly in a hurry. Green Bay 45, Cleveland 7

San Diego at Kansas City

San Diego lost a must win game against Denver last week at home, while the Chiefs are coming off their first win of the season. I think this is where we officially begin the Norv Turner watch. Kansas City 17, San Diego 14

Indianapolis at St. Louis

Peyton Manning will throw for 376 yards and 5 TDs. By halftime. Indianapolis 49, St. Louis 13

Minnesota at Pittsburgh

Probably the game of the week this week. Roethlisberger is coming of a career high in passing yards, while the ageless wonder is leading the charge for the Vikings. Vikings lose their first game of the season here. Pittsburgh in a close game, 24-21.

New York Jets at Oakland

Mark Sanchez against Nhandi Asomugha. I don't like the Sanchise's chances. Oakland in a slight upset, 16-10.

Buffalo at Carolina

Two putrid quarterback situations in Buffalo and Carolina. Terrell Owens having the worst year of his career. Steve Smith whining that he isn't a vital part of the offense. Carolina 6, Buffalo 0

Chicago at Cincinnati

The Cedric Benson Bowl. The Bears are asking where was this Cedric Benson 4 years ago. He just didn't fit in. Cincinnati 24, Chicago 17

Atlanta at Dallas

Miles Austin gets the starting nod over Patrick Crayton at wideout for Dallas. They're going to need every single one of those yards, but they won't get them. Atlanta 27, Dallas 17

New Orleans at Miami

New Orleans has the league's highest rated passer in Drew Brees, and a very improved defense over last year. This will be Chad Henne's first real test. New Orleans remains undefeated, 33-20.

Arizona at New York Giants

Two high powered offenses collide in the Sunday night game. It's a wet dream for NBC to get a good game like this early in the season. Giants rebound from their first loss, 28-23.

Philadelphia at Washington (Mon. night)

Jim Zorn was stripped of his play calling duties after their debacle last week. Philadelphia suffered their own embarrassing loss last week to Oakland. This is Washington's first game this year against a team who has won a game. Chalk another one up for the Eagles, 27-7.

Next column comes either Sunday after the college football games and the ALCS Game Six, or Monday after the BCS standings and the NFL games. Have a great weekend, and hopefully I get some sleep.