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The fourth weekend of the season is now in the books and the Pickle is here to give his news, notes, and observations on all of the action. The Saints knock the Jets from the ranks of the unbeaten. Tony Romo flounders down the stretch again for the Dallas Cowboys. Were the Patriots written off too soon? It seems to look that way. Peyton achieves a new milestone in his brilliant career. A new star is born in Pittsburgh and much more.Sports, Football, NFL, 2009 Recaps, Fantasy Football

There have been a couple of new developments over the past day or so around the league. Another team makes a quarterback change while another sticks with what they have. Jeff Fisher is set to make a decision today on who his quarterback will be. Walter Jones is officially done for the year and possibly his career, Larry Johnson is officially suspended and more.

The third weekend of games is in the books and there were some interesting storylines to follow after Sunday's action. The Lions finally break their losing streak, Peyton shines again, the Vikings win on a last second touchdown pass from Favre, the Jets and Broncos are 3-0, and the Titans drop to 0-3, the Texans lose another one at home, and more.Sports, Football, NFL, 2009 Recaps, Fantasy Football

The fifth weekend of the NFL season is now in the books with some big goings on. Donovan McNabb and Matt Hasselbeck make triumphant returns, a pair of wideouts go for 200 yards, the Panthers and Browns break through with their first wins of the year, the Chiefs almost pull one out, the Broncos win a thriller over the Pats, and Peyton Manning is the American Idol of football just churning out stars on a weekly basis.

Is there about to be a new starting quarterback in Tennessee? The Niners will be taking the field with new signal caller under center this weekend. Find out who JaMarcus Russell is beginning to remind me of. Larry Johnson finally gets his wish. And just who do I think is the most explosive player in the league right now?

Week Eight of the NFL season is upon us and it is time to start giving out the fantasy tricks and treats for Halloween weekend. This week's match ups feature the Eagles hosting the Giants for supremacy in the NFC East, Brett Favre makes his return to Lambeau Field as the Vikes take on the Packers, and Alex Smith officially takes over the reins for the Niners as they travel to Indy to battle Peyton and the Colts.

Week Nine of the NFL season is upon us and that means it is time to start breaking down the fantasy match ups for this weekend. The marquees showdowns this week feature Dallas traveling to Philly for the Sunday night game and the Broncos host the Steelers on Monday night. The Texans also travel to Indianapolis looking to game respect around the league but it will be tough road to hoe after losing Pro Bowl tight end Owen Daniels to a knee injury this past weekend.

Week Eleven of the NFL season is upon us and it is time for some weekly fantasy tips. Remember the Dolphins and Panthers kick the week off tonight. The schedule features what appears to be several lopsided matchups with the Chargers at Denver, Indy going to Baltimore, and the Jets going to Foxboro topping the bill for week eleven.