Psych yourself up with some game commentary with ESPN Radio ($2.99, iPhone). Plenty of live streaming radio shows, plus podcasts on demand. It's not limited to football, but it is football season, so if there's a game in your area, chances are you can listen to it. Plus, the app runs in the background, so you don't have to stop listening to dash off that email or tweet about that horrible play -- WHAT'S A-MATTER, REF, YOU NEED GLASSES?

NaturalMotion's Backbreaker ($0.99, universal) is a blast as you tip and tilt your device in a sprint to the end zone all the while evading opponents intent on taking you down. Tap the lighting bolt to put on a burst of speed, roll to one side, then zig and zag and zig again. The other guys will be eating your dust. We especially like the instant replay, though it's far more entertaining to watch that when you really get creamed but good.

Some people want to play football even when they're not outside, which is where paper football games come in. Flickin' Football (free, iPhone) from SinApps lets you flick and glide a familiar paper triangle across a virtual table. Get it to the edge to score a touchdown and flick it through the finger field goal posts for that crucial extra point. (We lost to the computer three for three -- we're not bitter!)

Spend enough time watching football and your noggin will fill with trivia. Think you've got what it takes to go head to head with some tough questions? Raptor Powered's Football Legends ($0.99, universal) is a Game Center connected app packed with over 400 facts and memories. Think you know which QB first passed over 5,000 yards in one season? (Psssst, it was Dan Marino).

What if all the dead football players loved the game as much as you and just couldn't drop the pigskin? Well, then you'd have Purple Penguin's Zombie Football League (free, iPhone). Similar to Backbreaker, but with a morbid twist, pilot your undead running back down the field, but watch out for the opposing team or they'll cream you into a haze of blood and gore.

Perhaps you prefer the relative purity of college football to the pros or the zombie leagues. Well, there's no better way to keep up with all your collegiate conferences than Smartphone Technologies, Inc.'s College Football Scoreboard Plus ($0.99, iPhone). Packing 27 conferences into the app, you get scores, news, and schedules for nearly every game out there. And for a buck, it's a steal.

Whether you rock your fantasy leagues on Yahoo!, ESPN, or NFL.com, Bignoggins Productions has you covered with Fantasy Football Monster '11 ($2.99, iPhone, $4.99, iPad). Once your teams are drafted, log in to keep track of all your leagues, no matter where you set it up. Manage your team, trade players, read bios and stats, get injury updates and live game scores -- this one does it all!

And if you're putting together your fantasy team, nothing will get you up to speed like 290 Design, LLC's NFL Fantasy Cheat Sheet ($2.99, iPhone, $4.99, iPad). Crammed full of regularly updated statistics, the app ranks players on their Team Offense, Schedule, and Consistency -- even how well they've played against other teams. Pick players you know can hack it, and crush the other guys.

Forget Madden NFL 12. No major upgrades from last year? Gameloft's NFL 2011 (currently $0.99 for iPhone and $0.99 for iPad) might be last year's roster, but it kicks Madden's butt this year. Real players, real tackles, and a host of plays and formations, this super discounted game has everything you want and more. This may just be the only way your team makes it to the Super Bowl.

Everyone wants to get in on the action, but when you're at home the best you have is the pool. Well put away your pen and paper because JBRL's In The Pool - Football ($1.99 for iPad) lets everyone get some skin in the game. Track who got the first TD, FG, sack, first down, and more, who led at the end of the quarter or half, and who won the game. Pick your teams, their colors, then everyone makes their choices.