People who are hosting superbowl parties know that the right food is the key to having a fun and successful event.

Some festive food ideas include: chips with spinach or bean dip, baked chocolate brownies and vanilla ice cream.

Other food ideas include, nachos, chili, wings and of course every Super Bowl party staple, pizza.

Of course, it would not be a superbowl party without drinks. Fruity alcoholic beverages and beer are good choices for party drinks.

If there are kids present, limonade or smoothies will be good drinks for them to have.

Delicious Festive Food Ideas for Super Bowl

This is after Chad Hennes’ shoulder injury that has taken him out for the season.

The Dolphins who are looking for a win after a 0-4 start are facing the 2-3 New York Jets.

The Jets have lost the last two times they have faced the Dolphins at home.

Neither team has had a stellar season as of yet, but this is still a division game and is sure to bring out the best of both teams.

The Dolphins have much to prove and can be expected to give a good showing.

Despite this the factors of a new untried quarterback and the Dolphins continued on field struggles, it is expected that the Jets will have the upper hand tonight and win the contest and improve their chances for division success.

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The incident comes on the heels of the stabbing of NFL player, Brandon Marshall raising concerns within the ranks of professional sports. Hunter is the defensive end for the Denver Broncos and he is certainly not known for attracting controversy. This is why the incident has proven to be so shocking and seemingly out of the proverbial blue.

No one has yet been able to ascertain what caused the stabbing or what may have led up to it.

Hunter’s representatives have not released a statement although the Broncos have released a short statement hoping that the athlete does make a speedy and safe recovery.

The girlfriend is currently facing assault charges.

There has been much speculation concerning who they will select with that pick. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton has been rumored to be their main target, although many scouts question whether he is too risky for the top pick.

Three defensive linemen are expected to be taken in the top 10, including DT Marcell Dareus from Alabama, DT Nick Fairley from Auburn and DE Robert Quinn from North Carolina. Von Miller, the best linebacker in this class, is a consensus top 5 pick.

However, LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, widely referred to as the best talent in the class, could fall as far as seventh to the San Francisco 49ers.

Meanwhile, the best offensive talent in this year’s class is Georgia’s wide receiver A.J. Green, who is likely to go to either Buffalo or Cincinnati as the number three or number four pick.

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The latest evidence of their pursuit of realism is that the game is going to be taking concussions quite a bit more seriously and for the first time, they will be pointing out those types of injuries in a way that they have never done before.

In the newest version of the game, if a player comes down with a concussion they will have to sit out the rest of the game and as an added bonus both Gus Johnson and Chris Collingsworth will have pre-recorded discussions about the dangers of concussions entered into the game.

With the NFL looking to take a harder line on concussions and the treatment of players after those injuries, Madden developers felt like this particular bandwagon was one worth jumping on.

Madden NFL Looking For Extra Realism In Regards To Concussions

Advertisers began lining up early for Fox’s :30-second ad slots and all were all filled by October with companies eager to pony up the $2-3 million price tag. Expect to see an explosion of mulit-media crossovers trying to direct viewers to online sites. It’s estimated that 59% of the key 18-34 year-old demographic will be texting or emailing during the game. As for the ads themselves it’s a mix of old and new as represented by a Best Buy ad featuring Justin Bieber and Ozzy Osbourne. Of course the major beer brands will be on hand and so will Kim Kardashian for Skechers That ad has already been previewed with outtakes appearing on the company’s Facebook page.

Super Bowl Ads Point To The Internet

During the interview, Wes Welker, the Patriot’s receiver, made comments in reference to feet over 10 times before the divisional playoffs between the Patriots and the Jets.

It is no surprise that Welker’s comments created a buzz since Ryan, himself, took the opportunity to comment on the scandal of his wife’s videos. Ryan was reported as being fine with the content of the videos and understands the rivalry between the Jets and the Patriots that Wes Welker was emphasizing during his interview.

In an attempt to redirect questions back to the playoffs, Ryan also stated he looked forward to the Jets rebounding from their 45-3 loss a few weeks ago in the regular season.

Wes Welker Foot Interview

Team owner Bud Adams made the announcement Wednesday during a news conference.

Young has been quarterback for the franchise for several years, and 2010 was his best year, statistically, with a passer rating of 98.7. Young’s season ended early due to an injury in the month of November, and sources say that a disagreement between the quarterback and Jeff Fisher, the Titans’ coach, led to the move.

Young has said he felt like the coach did not ever trust him, and was frequently the one blamed when anything went wrong with the team.

Experts expect that Young will become a free agent.

Vince Young released from Tennessee Titans

Next Saturday in the Wild Card will see New Orleans at Seattle at 4:30 in the NFC and the New York Jets at the Indianapolis Colts at 8:00 PM in the AFC. Both games will be broadcast on NBC.

Sunday the 9th at 1:00 pm on CBS will have Baltimore at Kansas City and at 4:30 will have Green Bay at Philadelphia on Fox.

The divisional round is the following week where the top two teams will get the lowest ranked wild card team that is still alive in the playoffs.

Pittsburgh and New England are the top two teams in the AFC while the Chicago Bears and the Atlanta Falcons are the top two teams in the NFC.

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Coach Ryan stated to reporters, “To be honest, and I get it, I know you need to ask and all that stuff, but it’s a personal matter and I’m really not going to discuss it, OK?”

Although he was questioned numerous times during the conference about the videos, he kept telling the press that the whole situation was , “a personal matter.”

This is just one the the latest things the NFL has been hit with various other headlines hitting the gossip world.

Rex Ryan said that the video did create a distraction, but he noted, “‘ll be ready to coach Chicago, and I am ready. It’s my job and I’m focused on the job at hand.”

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