2011 NFL Week 2 Schedule: 3 Late Games to Stay Sober For

With Week 2 approaching fast, the schedule for this week doesn’t look as intriguing as it did last week, but there is salvation in the afternoon and evening games Sunday.

So, it’s your job to put the bottle down for awhile and eat plenty of food so that you will be awake when the best games of the day come on.

The NFL season is rolling, and there is no time to be missing any snaps because you couldn’t stay up. Stay up folks, and enjoy the three best late games you have to see!

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m. ET—While staying up until 8:00 p.m. on the east coast is a lot to ask for, this is by far the most intriguing matchup of Week 2, and it takes place under the lights of the Georgia Dome.

Matt Ryan and the Falcons played terribly last week against the Chicago Bears, and they will try to rebound against a very tough Philadelphia defense. Expect a hard-fought battle that will be a good measuring stick for both teams in the NFC.

San Diego at New England, 4:15 p.m. ET—After the New England Patriots destroyed the Miami Dolphins in Week 1, they will face a much tougher test against the San Diego Chargers.

The Chargers have an offense with Philip Rivers in charge that is good enough to exploit the Patriots' weak defense more than a mediocre Chad Henne did last week.

This game is a matchup of two of the best quarterbacks in the entire NFL, and the game could turn into a 70-point track meet.

Dallas at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. ET—After one of the worst failures in his career, Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys will look to bounce back against a San Francisco 49ers team that started the season with a victory.

While the 49ers look much improved over last season, they will be no match for a Dallas team that is looking to make an example of a team to prove that they are a legitimate Super Bowl Contender.

This game could get hard hitting early, and it could get ugly late when Dallas starts running the score up on the mediocre 49ers.

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