The games for late afternoon are repeat matchups from early in the season. NY squeezed out a win against New England the last time. Kind of an ugly win but they pulled it off. Denver was proving themselves against doubters and won the SD game. Let's see if this will be a win for our favorite team. NY Jets @ New England Patriots I'm going with the Jets again as the Polynesian connection is really doing well in NY. Lots of coverage in the last few weeks on NY Jets Sione Pouha. He's continuing to develop his game and at times is inconsistent but in time I believe he'll get better.

New England Patriots - *#47 Jake Ingram

New York Jets - #78 Wayne Hunter, #91 Sione Pouha & #79 Ropati Pitoitua
Game on: 11:00 AM HST (KGMB7) San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos This one will be a "who-you-want-to-win" for islanders in the Pacific Northwest. Although, my choice would be the Chargers. SD has the advantage with their late season momentum. Although SD beat one of my favorite teams last week, the Eagles, Denver has no island players!! So I say, Go Chargers!!

San Diego Chargers - #86 Brandon Manumaleuna

Game on: Portland 1:00 PM PDT (KOIN6) Seattle 1:00 PM PDT (KIRO7)

Byes: None

*For complete NFL Polynesian/Hawaiian/Island Ties players, see HFF Pro Teams link.

This game is all Pittsburgh Steelers as the defending Superbowl champs are fighting for the lead in the AFC North division. A good bunch of Polynesians are playing for them and unfortunately, none for the Broncos. Denver is on top the AFC West and attempting to spread their lead from the rest of the division opponents.

I’m rooting for the Steelers on this one because I love Troy Polamalu and the rest of the Polynesians on this great team! Go Steelers!

Game Watch Links:

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh - Offense

#68 C Chris Kemoeatu (University of Utah)

#44 RB Frank Summers (University of Nevada-Las Vegas) on Injured Reserve (no pic)

Pittsburgh - Defense

#43 SS Troy Polamalu (University of Southern California)

Denver Broncos

Hoka! (Too Bad!) Denver has no island players!!

Game on: 3:30 PM HST (ESPN22)
Portland 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN35)
Seattle 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN31)

Aloha Sunday! Just back from my hiatus. Sorry for the late morning updates, quick info on locally televised National Football League (NFL) games on Sunday and Monday Night. Also from today on, HFF will be adding more information for Portland (OR) and Seattle (WA) readers. As this blog continues to grow, we appreciate all the readers support and word-of-mouth advertisement. This is the quick format and I’ll return to the regular format next week.

Sun, Oct 18 Stadium Time

For the early-risers
Auwe! Still sleeping! Gotta do this the day before.

For the brunch bunch
BUF @ NYJ Giants Stadium 10:00 AM HST (KGMB7)

Buffalo Bills - #55 Kawika Mitchell, #61 Marvin Philip & #18 C.J. Hawthorne (practice squad)
New York Jets - #78 Wayne Hunter, #91 Sione Pouha, #63 Tavita Thompson & #79 Ropati Pitoitua

TEN @ NE Gillette Stadium
Portland 1:00 PM PDT (KOIN6)

Tennessee Titans - #68 Kevin Mawae & *#29 Ryan Mouton
New England Patriots - *#47 Jake Ingram

ARI @ SEA Qwest Field
Portland 1:00 PM PDT (KPTV12)
Seattle 1:00 PM PDT (KCPQ13)

Arizona Cardinals - #51 Pago Togafau & #76 Deuce Lutui
Seattle Seahawks - #51 Lofa Tatupu & #60 Max Unger

For the afternoon/evening folks
CHI @ ATL Georgia Dome 2:20 PM HST (KHNL8)
Portland 5:20 PM PDT (KGW12)
Seattle 5:20 PM PDT (KING5)

Chicago Bears - #57 Olin Kreutz, #73 Donovan Raiola (practice squad), #75 Matt Toeaina, #59 Pisa Tinoisamoa, *#46 Al Afalava, *#45 Will Ta’ufo’ou (practice squad) & *#62 Johan Asiata (practice squad)
Atlanta Falcons - #1 Jason Elam

*Don’t forget too da Phillies! and island boy, Shane Victorino. Dodgers @ Phillies 2:00p HST/ 5:00p PDT (TBS45 & TBS55 - Portland & Seattle)

Mon, Oct 19 Stadium Time

Are you ready for da football! Monday Night Football on ESPN!
DEN @ SD Qualcomm Stadium 2:30 PM HST (ESPN22)
Portland 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN35)
Seattle 5:30 PM PDT (ESPN31)

Hoka! (Too Bad!) Denver has no island players!! Go Chargers!!
San Diego Chargers - #86 Brandon Manumaleuna

Byes: Cowboys, Colts, Dolphins, 49ers
*Schedule Courtesy of NFL.com

*For complete NFL Polynesian/Hawaiian/Island Ties players, see HFF Pro Teams link.

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Just a quick preview for Hawai’i Football Fanatics fans to get the juices going for the NFL’s First Sunday of the regular season!:

Starting off the morning at 7am

Minnesota Vikings @ Cleveland Browns (KHON3)

Looks like Naufahu Tahi will be playing more as the running backs (Peterson & Taylor) will take turns pounding away for yardage during gametime. Newcomers/draftees David Veikune and Kaluka Maiava for the Browns have their duties cut out for them as they may see more playing time than usual as they compete for starting spots.

Minnesota Vikings Offense - #38 Naufahu Tahi

Cleveland Browns Defense - *#57 David Veikune & *#56 Kaluka Maiava

Denver Broncos @ Cincinnati Bengals (KGMB7)

This game may be one-sided as a bunch of islanders are playing for the Bengals and none for the Broncos.

Cincinnati Bengals - *#58 Rey Maualuga, #68 Jonathan Fanene, #94 Domata Peko & *#37 Fui Vakapuna

Mid-morning game at 10am:

Washington Redskins @ N.Y. Giants (KHON3)

This is another one-sided game and won’t be hard to choose as Hawai’i’s favorite QB will be cheering for his team on the sidelines due to an injury. Mike Sellers has put in a strong performance throughout the pre-season on both special teams and backup duties.

Washington Redskins - Offense
#5 QB Colt Brennan (University of Hawai’i)

#45 RB Mike Sellers (Walla Walla CC)

Sunday Night (afternoon) game at 2:15pm:

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers (KHNL8)

GO BEARS! What more can you say about the Bears except they have some of the best islander lineups in the NFL! Don’t miss this game as it’ll be an interesting one at Lambeau Field.

Chicago Bears - Offense

#57 C Olin Kreutz (University of Washington)

Chicago Bears - Defense
#46 S Al Afalava (Oregon State University)
#59 LB Pisa Tinoisamoa (University of Hawai’i)
#75 DT Matt Toeaina (University of Oregon)

Chicago Bears Practice Squad

#45 FB Will Ta’ufo’ou (University of California - Berkeley)
#62 G Johan Asiata (UNLV)
#73 Donovan Raiola (University of Wisconsin)