Yes. Let it come. Let the wonderful distraction of American football commence!

As engaging as a great novel, as cleansing on a base level as quality time with a kitten, as American as anyone who cares to hold the ideal of a better, more-just possible world in their heart -- it's timetime for some football!

Yes, please, let it come.

As we've said in years hence; for just a little while, let there be kickoffs and touchdowns and the illusion of a level playing field. Let the delicious distraction be.

Ready now. Here we are, it's time for the National Football League's 2008 regular season to begin. And here is American Football Spectacular's complete NFL preview. Yes, yes, yes.

As always, all predictions are guaranteed by American Football Spectacular to have been made with the best of intentions, and no real surety. That's why we play the games, dude.

Image of flags over Candlestick via an unknown Picasa user. Yes, flags are an essentially empty symbol. The most important thing is to fight for the tangible things that the flags are meant to represent. Paradoxical? Yes. What could be more American? Listen to the song "Facet Squared" by Fugazi, they put it more eloquently than us.

O, football; we're glad that you're back. Predictions commence after the jump. Here's how we think it'll all work out...