American Football - What's Happening?

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So, here I am, sitting here in Britain, completely out of the loop when it comes to this year's  American Football season. We do get televised games over here (at least, I think we still do) but they're on so late, and with all the chaos caused by burst pipes, heating (or lack of) problems, etc. etc., I haven't been watching.

So, are there any fans out there who can tell me what's happening? Which teams are doing well, which aren't, I briefly heard something about Brett Favre having to miss a game for the first time in... well, I long ago lost count, but it's been quite a while.

Any news would be welcome!