Nine of ten teams are repeat performances, with Tampa being the only one we’ve yet to see.  My apologies to the Bengals, Panthers, Texans and Titans for not being able to get to you yet, but for reasons I’ve yet to figure out none of your games have been broadcast here.

Which brings up a good point: Why have those four teams been left out while we’ve seen the Chargers five times and the Eagles and Giants four each?  It doesn’t seem to be regional, two of the most shown non-local teams are on the opposite coast, and it’s not a bias toward better records, the Titans are the NFL’s last undefeated team and the Chargers and Eagles are both only at 3-3.

In fact record doesn’t seem to be a factor at all.  Of the four teams we haven’t seen the Titans and Panthers are a combined 9-2 while the Bengals and Texans are a combined 1-10.

But I seem to have gone off on a long tangent.  This week’s schedule is below, current list of how many times we’ve seen each team is down at the bottom of the post.

10 a.m. Oct. 19: 49ers at Giants, Fox
10 a.m. Oct. 19: Chargers at Bills, CBS
1 p.m. Oct. 19: Jets at Raiders, CBS
5:15 p.m. Oct. 19: Seahawks at Bucs, NBC
5:30 p.m. Oct. 20: Broncos at Patriots, ESPN

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We see the Falcons for the first time this year.  Other than that…more of the same.  After six weeks we’ve seen the Chargers and Eagles four times each, while there are five teams we haven’t seen at all.  (Full stats at the bottom of the post.)

All is not lost, however.  Things have changed.  The Eagles are injured, the Raiders have a new coach and the Chargers are getting desperate.  Let’s see how it breaks down.

10 a.m. Oct. 12: Bears at Falcons, Fox
10 a.m. Oct. 12: Saints at Raiders, CBS
1 p.m. Oct. 12: Eagles at 49ers, Fox
5:15 p.m. Oct. 12: Patriots at Chargers, NBC
5:30 p.m. Oct. 13: Giants at Browns, ESPN

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No Raiders so we get to see more teams than usual this week, plus we don’t have to watch the Raiders choke in the fourth quarter.  The prime time teams are the same - why the schedulers thought we’d want to see the Steelers every week is beyond me - but we get some new blood in the daytime games, plus a choice for the first time in what seems like ages.

Also, at the bottom of this post, is a list of the teams we’ve seen and how many times.  No reason really, I just find it interesting.

10 a.m. Oct. 5: Seahawks at Giants, Fox
10 a.m. Oct. 5: Chargers at Dolphins, CBS
1 p.m. Oct. 5: Patriots at 49ers, CBS
5:15 p.m. Oct. 5: Steelers at Jaguars, NBC
5:30 p.m. Oct. 6: Vikings at Saints, ESPN

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I’m running a little late with this, I know, but it’s a list of teams we’ve seen before for the most part so there’s not a whole lot to say.  The only fantasy power we haven’t seen yet is the Saints.  So I’ll get right to it.

10 a.m. Sept. 28: 49ers at Saints, Fox
1 p.m. Sept. 28: Chargers at Raiders, CBS
5:15 p.m. Sept. 28: Eagles at Bears, NBC
5:30 p.m. Sept. 29: Ravens at Steelers, ESPN

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We’ve just got the Niners and Raiders for day games and to make it worse the Niners are stuck with the Lions, who have been a fantasy wasteland since Barry Sanders retired.  The Bills are interesting, though.  They’re looking more and more like a contender every week.

10 a.m. Sept. 21: Raiders at Bills, CBS
1 p.m. Sept. 21: Lions at 49ers, Fox
5:15 p.m. Sept. 21: Cowboys at Packers, NBC
5:30 p.m. Sept. 22: Jets at Chargers, ESPN

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Neither the Niners nor the Raiders are in prime time and both are away so we’re getting two local games this weekend. To avoid analyzing them every weekend, and because they have maybe one decent fantasy play between them, I’m going to focus on their opponents for the most part.

They’ll get some print but not a lot and less as time goes on. It’s not bias, just logistics. There’s only so much to say about Frank Gore.

10 a.m. Sept. 14: Raiders at Chiefs, CBS
1 p.m. Sept. 14: 49ers at Seahawks, Fox; Chargers at Broncos, CBS
5:15 p.m. Sept. 14: Steelers at Browns, NBC
5:30 p.m. Sept. 15: Eagles at Cowboys, ESPN

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Welcome to the first real edition of Fantasy on TV.  Every week when the TV schedule is announced we give you a rundown of who to watch in each game from a fantasy perspective, both stars who may be on your team and sleepers for you to scout, guys who may be on your league’s waiver wire waiting to be picked up if they look good on the field.

The Bay Area is getting four pretty good games this week.  At 10 a.m. we’ve got Rams at Eagles on KTVU and Jets at Dolphins on CBS5, at 1 p.m. we get Cardinals at 49ers on KTVU, our first taste of Mike Martz’s latest project, and at 5:15 p.m. on NBC11 it’s Bears at Colts.

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Welcome to Inside Fantasy Sports.  You’re witnessing a momentous occasion, the very first post in what’s sure to be an Internet juggernaut.

But who’s got time for welcomes and self-congratulation when there’s football tonight?  For the first time in what seems like decades we’re mere hours away from a professional football game that means something and isn’t in either an arena or Canada!  Which means for the first time since the crushing end to a once-promising 2007 season it’s time for fantasy football!  Or was the crushing end part just me?

First up, the world champion New York Giants take on the Washington Redskins on NBC this afternoon at 4 p.m.  Not the biggest matchup from a fantasy perspective but there are a few players to watch.

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