Kickoff in about a minute… link to CBS coverage here.

They just announced the NFL Hall of Famers doing the coin toss- YAY, EMMITT SMITH!!!

Oh, I do hope for a good defensive game- love, love, LOVE me a low scoring, hard hitting battle of a game, any day.

Question to my fellow football fans: Name a great player- any time, any team!

 I started off with Emmitt; will follow up with Da Bears’ Mike Singletary. Omigosh, he OWNED intensity back in the day…

Open thread… will also scan to see what has been going on in the world today and throw some topics on the grill below the fold.5 dead 12 injured in the power plant explosion in Middletown CT

Obama to CBS’s Couric: We Can’t Back Off Healthcare Reform

Sarah Palin Would Run in 2012 “If It’s Right For U.S.”