NFL

It was a triumphant return for Sean Payton on Sunday.

The Giants will visit the Cowboys in the first Sunday Night Football Game of 2013.

The Green Bay Packers will visit the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1 of the 2013 NFL season.

Carson Palmer made his exodus from Oakland via trade this summer, and joined a Cardinals squad that started four quarterbacks due to injury and awful play last season.

Terrelle Pryor and the Raides open the season against Andrew Luck and the Colts.

Geno Smith and the Jets will host the Bucs in Week 1 of the 2013 NFL season.

Each team has high hopes for their second-year passers, running backs, and rookie pass rushers as well.

Ben Roethlisberger and Pittsburgh finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs after going 2-5 in the final seven games of the season, despite a defense that was ranked first overall.

Russell Wilson managed to separate himself from the rookie litter last year by picking up a playoff victory, and now he has the Seattle Seahawks as one of the few favorites to reach the Super Bowl.

Entering his 11th season, Cincinnati head coach Marvin Lewis has another year to milk the chemistry between his young offensive tandem of quarterback Andy Dalton and receiver A.J. Green.

With head coach Sean Payton, Drew Brees still passed for 5,177 yards and 43 touchdowns on 670 attempts, but the New Orleans defense was ranked 31st overall and played the team out of many games last season.

Peterson nearly toppled the two decade old mark of most rushing yards in a season last year, while singlehandedly carrying the Vikings to the playoffs, and for sake of preservation, Minnesota head coach Leslie Frazier held his star out of the entire preseason.

After missing most of the preseason recovering from a minor knee procedure E.J. Manuel begins his NFL career against one of its greatest passers, and one of the best teams in the last decade.

Boris Chen, 26, has applied a complex clustering algorithm to fantasy football, and the results could be the newest way owners look at their teams.

There could be several upsets in opening week of the 2013 NFL season.

Peyton Manning led Denver to a home win over Baltimore in the season opener, 49-27.

In the first NFL game of 2013, the Baltimore Ravens will visit the Denver Broncos.

Authorities have discovered video footage that may link Aaron Hernandez to murders from last year?

The Colts have the postseason on their mind in 2013, while the Raiders are in rebuilding mode.

The reason for the disturbance is unclear, but many are pointing to Cooper’s use of a racial slur at a concert back in June, which was broadcast to the world in a viral video.

The fact is owners won’t really know what kind of team they have until after the first month or so of the season, when some of the best teams and players have risen to the top of the fantasy rankings.

Several top young players are expected to shine in 2013.

The Denver Broncos will host the Baltimore Ravens to start Week 1 of the 2013 NFL season.

The Oakland Raiders will reportedly start Terrelle Pryor over Matt Flynn in Week 1.

2013 NFL Week 1 betting lines, including point spreads and totals from Las Vegas oddsmakers.

Tebow can still be picked up around the league, but there are very few options as many teams have already decided on their starting and back-up quarterbacks.

Betting Odds for the 2013 NFL season have the Broncos, Patriots, Texans and Packers as favorites to win their divisions.

There are plenty of talented tight ends as the 2013 season is set to get underway.

The New England Patriots have until Saturday afternoon to decide whether or not they will keep Tim Tebow.