Steven and Jeff return from the bay area after covering the Cowboys/49ers game for Sky Sports News Radio. They share some stories from the road and witness the Cowboys win in overtime even though they were decimated by injuries and as it turns out, Tony Romo playing with two broken ribs and a punctured lung. The guys say the Chiefs are done after losing yet another star, RB Jamaal Charles, to injury and Steven is pumped up for the Detroit “ROAR” Lions!

The guys cover the 15 games played on Sunday and Jeff likes that his most interesting game of the week, Raiders at Bills, turned out to be an exciting high scoring affair. Steven finally gives Cam Newton some love, but says NO to “The Icon” buttock tattoo. Jeff likes that his “Youngry” team got the win and praises LeGarrette Blount and Josh Freeman and then says the Seahawks might be worst team in the NFL.

Jeff takes an early 2-0 lead in the Challenge game as the Falcons beat the Eagles to make Jeff “the Smartest Man Alive” even though the Eagles saw QB Michael Vick go down with a concussion. Steven just wonders why Jeff always wins the Challenge Game with the starting QB on Steven’s team goes down. Jeff says, “Deal With It!”

The guys can’t believe that Week 2 is already here. The guys discuss some NFL news as the Rams have said that RB Steven Jackson will not be available for Week 2. Steven and Jeff and the rest of the NFL Rants & Raves staff send their well wishes and prayers to Bears LB Brian Urlacher who’s mother has passed away.

Steven says he would like to wash the ugliness that was picking games in Week 1. Jeff is the Smartest Man Alive as the Jets beat the Cowboys to give Jeff an early 1 game lead in the Challenge Game. Jeff went 9-7 and Steven started 7-9 and both guys look forward to picking games in Week 2.

Steven and Jeff agree on 14 games this week. Jeff was taking the Vikings until Steven talked him into taking the team Jeff is supporting this year, the Buccaneers. Steven says that for having so much talent like Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin, the Vikings are not very exciting on offense. In the Challenge game, Jeff is taking the home dog Atlanta Falcons while Steven is sticking with the Eagles.

The guys talk about the new contracts two play makers got just moments prior to taking the field in Week 1. Adrian Peterson becomes the newest member of the $100 million club while Troy Polamalu gets an extension which should have him with the Black and Gold through the remainder of his career. The guys talk about the injury bug that hit many teams around the league in Week 1, with the Rams getting hit hard as Steven Jackson, Sam Bradford and Danny Amendola go down with injuries. Three players are out for the year, including the Panthers Jon Beason, the Chiefs Eric Berry and the Chargers lose their kicker Nate Kaeding.

The guys discuss the record setting performance by Panthers new quarterback, Cam Newton, the #1 overall draft pick. Cam sure is looking like an icon — after one game. His 422 yards are the most ever by an NFL rookie in an opening game. Can this continue? The guys discuss.

Finally, the guys talk about the first 14 games of week one and discuss the surprising Bills, Bears and Ravens big wins. Steven says the Texans need to make sure that they finish games with a killer instinct while Jeff says that is just not Houston’s style.

Back to Football! Steven and Jeff are back with their weekly previews of each week during the football season. The guys talk about the latest in NFL news, as the Colts declare Peyton Manning out for Week 1 and the Jaguars cut QB David Garrard just days before the regular season kicks off. Houston is on notice to win the division or else.

The guys like the Texans to take care of the Manning-less Colts and Jeff tells Steven that although he is taking the Browns to beat the Bengals, he needs to see the Browns beat a tougher opponent this season before he says they are for real. The guys disagree on a surprising five games to start out the season, including the Season opener on Thursday Night when the Saints visit the Packers. Steven likes the Saints to win by running with Mark Ingram and Jeff likes to Packers to start off hot behind Aaron Rodgers.

Since he lost last year, Jeff gets to start by picking the Challenge Game. This week he takes the “Battle of the Ryans” and says Rex Ryan and the Jets will use the emotional memorial of the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 to beat the Cowboys. Steven feels that it is that emotion piled on top of the pressure of winning that game, that will hurt the Jets in another early season emotional game.

It’s finally here, the 2011 NFL Prediction Show. Steven and Jeff share their thoughts before the season starts, going over all eight divisions in the NFL. First, the guys discuss the situation with the Jacksonville Jaguars as they release QB David Garrard just days before the start of the season. Steven calls it bush-league as the Jaguars did this to Byron Leftwich back in 2007.

During the predictions, Steven guarantees that the Houston Texans will make the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, otherwise head coach Gary Kubiak should be out of a job. Jeff likes one team in the AFC West a little too much for Steven’s liking. Steven also has the Browns making it to the playoffs and leaves the Colts out of the playoffs for the first time in 7 seasons.

In the NFC, Jeff’s love for the Buccaneers makes Steven wonder about his Bucs prognostication, and gives Jeff some heat for leaving the Philadelphia “Dream Team” out of the mix. Jeff is surprised that Steven has the Jets at top the AFC and the Saints atop the NFC.

In Part 4 of 4, Steven and Jeff tackle on the NFC South and NFC West. In NFL News, the guys congratulate RB Chris Johnson on his new contract, but make RB Cedric Benson a “Good Ole Boy” for going to jail for 20 days.

In the South, both Steven and Jeff agree that the Panthers need to get ready for a long year, even with Cam Newton at QB. Jeff really thinks highly of the other 3 teams having the other three NFC South teams making the playoffs. Steven feels his evaluation of the Buccaneers may be a little high, saying he likes Josh Freeman and the “Youngry” Bucs, but he sees them missing the playoffs.

Looking at the NFC Worst, or West, Steven likes the Cardinals to jump up and claim the top spot in the division with 9 wins as he sees Kevin Kolb to Larry Fitzgerald becoming a huge success in the desert. Jeff on the other hand, thinks the Rams will win the division this year with a losing record of 7-9. Ouch.

In part 3 of 4, Steven and Jeff take a look at the NFC East and NFC North, talking Cowboys, Giants, Eagles, Redskins, Bears, Lions, Packers and Vikings.

In NFL News, the guys wonder what the Titans are doing placing RB Chris Johnson in the Reserved/Did Not Show list instead of signing him to a huge contact. Plus Bengals RB Cedric Benson will serve 20 days in a Texas Jail starting in October forcing him to miss a couple of Bengals games.

When looking at the East, Jeff surprisingly has the Cowboys winning the division and the Eagles in second. Jeff cannot believe the Eagles hype and is not sure they even make the playoffs. Jeff and Steven agree that the Giants and Redskins will bring up the rear.

In the North, both guys have the Packers on top and Steven guarantees that not only will the Bears not win the division this year, they will not even make the playoffs. The guys disagree on how many wins the Lions and Vikings will get. Steven is high on the Vikings and low on the Lions while Jeff has it the other way around.

In the second out of a series of four, the guys take a look at the AFC South & West and take a look at all eight teams in the two divisions.

In looking at the Texans, Colts, Jaguars and Titans, the guys disagree on who will be on top. Steven still believes this division belongs to the Colts, while Jeff believes this is the year the Colts begin their slide into obscurity and will finish with less than double digit wins. Although Steven agrees that the Colts will start slow, especially without Peyton Manning, he believes they are still a 10-11 win team and Steven also guarantees that the Texans will make the playoffs as a wild card team. Both guys agree that the Jaguars will struggle and that without RB Chris Johnson, the Titans will be hard pressed to win many games.

In the AFC West, the guys feel that Philip Rivers and the Chargers must start out better to reclaim control of the division and agree they appear to be the best team in the West. Jeff is pretty hard on the Broncos, as he puts the Raiders in third place, but Steven says the Raiders will end up in the cellar of the West again. While both guys agree the Chiefs are almost ready to take the next step, their 1st place schedule will make it tough on them to repeat.

The AFC East & North Assessment is the first in a series of four where the guys take a look at all 32 teams division by division.

Steven and Jeff take a look at the Bills, Dolphins, Jets and Patriots and both agree that the Bills are looking rather anemic while the Jets and Patriots are the clear favorites in the division. Jeff sees the Patriots with the same record as last year as long as QB Tom Brady can stay healthy, while Steven thinks the addition of Plaxico Burress and by featuring RB Shonn Greene, the Jets are primed to win the division.

While talking about the AFC North both guys feel the Bengals are outclassed and will bring up the rear, while Steven thinks that Colt McCoy and the Browns can post double digit wins. Jeff doesn’t think the Browns are that ready, and believes the Steelers remain on top of the division. Steven says the Ravens will be tough but just can’t get on their bandwagon because they are not sexy.

The guys spend the entire episode answering listener questions, that is until the questions run out.

Steven and Jeff discuss the situation with Chiefs rookie Jonathan Baldwin hurting his wrist in a fight with a teammate, Michael Vick and the dream team having a nightmare of a performance against the Steelers and the Patriots getting the best out of Chad Ochocinco.

Other questions include Chad Henne‘s future in Miami, Wade Phillips putting his stamp on the Texans defense, and who the starting QB will be in Jacksonville, Blaine Gabbert or David Garrard.

Plus the guys get a fantasy football question from video engineer James that will floor you!