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21 Texans 17
In a surprisingly close matchup for Andrew Luck knobslobberers, the Colts pull it off on a late touchdown, but otherwise struggle to get in scoring range for much of the game, solidifying just how good this Texans defense is. Andrew Luck throws multiple picks, and JJ Watt feasts after a surprisingly quiet week, last week. Ryan Fitzpatrick also throws multiple picks, but his prove to doom his team as he'll continue to hold back this Texans offense.
31 Bills 13
I don't understand how the Patriots continue to churn out offensive players (who the hell is Tim Wright?), but if they can light up that Bengals defense, this Bills defense is in trouble. Kyle Orton will continue to provide consistent mediocrity for the Bills at the QB position, but he'll have more good moments than Manuel had. Fred Jackson needs to have a big game for the Bills to have a shot, but I'm just not feeling it. Especially if Revis plays and takes Watkins/Woods/whoever away.
23 Bengals 20
Things are lining up for the Panthers to win in week 6, as AJ Green left practice today, and it didn't sound good. At the same time, the Bengals still have a lot of weapons, so it'll come down to pass rush. Now that the best WR in the game is likely to be a rookie named Benjamin, I expect the Panthers to pull this off and give the Bengals a surprising home loss. No picks for Dalton, but he'll have chances to make big plays for his team and without AJ, it won't happen.
24 Steelers 16
Lost in translation this season is the fact that Brian Hoyer is playing very well. I don't really understand why both of the matchups between these teams had to be over in 6 weeks, but as the week 1 matchup turned sour in the first half, only to turn into quite the game in the second half, fans can't be too down about getting the second game out of the way. Brian Hoyer is making due with guys like Miles Austin and Travis Benjamin in the absence of Josh Gordon, but if the Browns can somehow stay afloat through 11 weeks, can you imagine the jolt Gordon will give to this offense and team, in general? Things are getting scary for the AFC North. The Steelers, if they're to win this game, need to put it away, early. Hoyer's had the Browns offense playing very well in second halves. Gotta put them away and then step on their throats. Can this Steelers defense step up to the plate?
27 Dolphins 24
Aaron Rodgers may want to steal a microphone at halftime and remind Packers fans to relax, as the green and gold will be down at the break by a score of 10-7. What some fans forget to realize is that the Dolphins are going to be in games against good teams at home. They'll show flashes of what they're on the way to becoming with their young quarterback, improving OL, and very solid defense, but it won't be enough to keep the Packers from getting up 27-17 in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins will have a late score, but fail to recover an onside kick, leading to the victory formation for the Packers.
27 Lions 17
This is all banking on Calvin Johnson not playing. I'm excited to see Teddy Bridgewater again, and wonder if he can get Cordarrelle Patterson going. Jarius Wright was underwhelming last week, despite several targets. The Lions have a good kicker, now, so the Vikings need to be careful if it's close late in the game. I'm excited to see this Zimmer defense have a chance to tee off an opposing offense missing it's two biggest playmakers. The Lions OL is imploding and the Vikings pass rush might finally find its way home. It's hard to see any way that the Lions win this game, without #81 or a 3 INT rookie game from Teddy.
38 Jets 17
Chris Ivory will at least get New York on the board this week, but it's not going to matter, in the slightest. Peyton Manning is going to embarrass this secondary. Look for a two TD game from Emmanuel Sanders, because Rex is going to try his damndest to take D and J Thomas out of the picture. Once again, I expect Denver to have nothing for a running game, which is a trend that'll continue throughout this season. I don't know if Geno's going to play terribly, but this offense simply does not have the pieces to succeed continually in the NFL. Too many middle of the road pieces + a young quarterback? That's not a good combination. Make Denver your suicide pick.
31 Bucs 24
This feels like an explosion game for the Ravens. Last week's effort was embarrassing for Gary Kubiak, Joe Flacco, and co. The game won't be as close as the score indicates. Mike Glennon will lead the Bucs to some late scores, but they'll be too late. I expect a great bounce back game from Joe Flacco and Steve Smith, and the running game will resurface, but which back is accountable for it is in question. The Bucs will continue to put up points, but they just aren't capable of hanging with the better teams in the NFL. Vincent Jackson will have another nice week due to Mike Evans' absence and his chemistry with Glennon.
16 Titans 13
In a battle of (mostly) field goals, it's going to come down to the quarterback who can sustain more drives and get his team into good field position. Both teams possess good kickers in Josh Scobee and Ryan Succop. I expect Blake Bortles to get his first win as a starting NFL QB and for the Titans to continue to falter after an excellent win in week 1. Who would have thought Tennessee could fall so far in such a short amount of time? Why all this faith in Locker? I just don't get it.
31 Raiders 0
The San Diego Chargers are going to do something that we rarely see in the NFL, and post two straight shutouts, with the same score in each game. All things considered, it won't be THAT impressive considering their opponents will have been two of the worst offenses the league has seen in the last 4-5 years. Philip Rivers is more than capable of carrying this offense against poor teams. Expect scores from Keenan Allen, Malcolm Floyd, and Antonio Gates. The Raiders just can't get going when their schedule keeps putting them up against good teams.
26 Redskins 17
No matter who's at quarterback for the Cardinals, the Redskins are not going into the Big Toaster and winning. It's just not going to happen. Be it Thomas or Stanton, the Cardinals will get the job done, and if it's Stanton, it might look even more convincing than this score does. It sounds like Carson Palmer is doing better, tossing passes of 40 yards or more on a regular basis in practice but, quite frankly, #5 has earned the job in Arizona. The Cardinals had 4 dropped balls on perfect passes in the first half last week, and had those passes been caught, the game would have been drastically different at the break. Stanton might not be a perennial Pro Bowl type of quarterback, but a this point in Carson Palmer's career, Stanton's lack of interceptions can't be overlooked by Arians.
31 Bears 30
In an old fashioned shootout, Matt Ryan out-duels Jay Cutler via not throwing the ball to the other team. The defense played in this game will be completely arbitrary, and I'm hard pressed to act like I think either team will make any plays on that side of the ball aside from Cutler interceptions. Big games out of Julio Jones and Alshon Jeffrey are going to steal the day, and I think that whichever player scores a second touchdown will indicate which team is on its way to winning this matchup.
31 Cowboys 20
Dallas is going to have trouble keeping Seattle off the scoreboard, but only because Rolando McClain either won't play or will aggravate his injury in such a physical environment. While I think the Cowboys, when healthy, are more than capable of playing with the Seahawks and/or winning this game, I don't trust McClain's health and have no idea if Bruce Carter is playing or if he'll be effective, coming off injury. I think Tony Romo has a surprisingly nice game, but the Seattle defense will force the Cowboys to kick two short field goals. That missing third Cowboys touchdown will be the difference, and Seattle will put the game away with a late field goal.
34 Eagles 30
It's Eli Manning versus LeSean McCoy and Jeremy Maclin, and Eli's going to win. The Giants are hot right now, and showed great resilience in their comeback win against the dirty birds last week. I think Victor Cruz gets over his early season demons and torches the Eagles secondary, and expect Larry Donnell to show up again, after he intolerably laid an egg last week. The Eagles will move the ball with their running game and the field-stretching capabilities of a revitalized and extremely fun to watch Jeremy Maclin, but their defense won't be able to do much to stop Big Blue. Malcolm Jenkins is the player who could swing in in the Eagles favor, but he has to force a turnover.
49ers 21 Rams 17
In a low scoring matchup between these two teams, it's the 49ers who will bring Austin Davis back down to Earth. Unfortunately for San Francisco, Colin Kaepernick is going to be just bad enough that it's still a good ball game. San Francisco isn't likely to land at the top of the West, but they'll be in contention, and the Rams are probably a guaranteed cellar dweller. Nevertheless, the differences between the top and bottom of this division are minor, and that much will be on display on Monday night.
In a surprisingly close matchup for Andrew Luck knobslobberers, the Colts pull it off on a late touchdown, but otherwise struggle to get in scoring range for much of the game, solidifying just how good this Texans defense is. Andrew Luck throws multiple picks, and JJ Watt feasts after a surprisingly quiet week, last week. Ryan Fitzpatrick also throws multiple picks, but his prove to doom his team as he'll continue to hold back this Texans offense.
I don't understand how the Patriots continue to churn out offensive players (who the hell is Tim Wright?), but if they can light up that Bengals defense, this Bills defense is in trouble. Kyle Orton will continue to provide consistent mediocrity for the Bills at the QB position, but he'll have more good moments than Manuel had. Fred Jackson needs to have a big game for the Bills to have a shot, but I'm just not feeling it. Especially if Revis plays and takes Watkins/Woods/whoever away.
Things are lining up for the Panthers to win in week 6, as AJ Green left practice today, and it didn't sound good. At the same time, the Bengals still have a lot of weapons, so it'll come down to pass rush. Now that the best WR in the game is likely to be a rookie named Benjamin, I expect the Panthers to pull this off and give the Bengals a surprising home loss. No picks for Dalton, but he'll have chances to make big plays for his team and without AJ, it won't happen.
Lost in translation this season is the fact that Brian Hoyer is playing very well. I don't really understand why both of the matchups between these teams had to be over in 6 weeks, but as the week 1 matchup turned sour in the first half, only to turn into quite the game in the second half, fans can't be too down about getting the second game out of the way. Brian Hoyer is making due with guys like Miles Austin and Travis Benjamin in the absence of Josh Gordon, but if the Browns can somehow stay afloat through 11 weeks, can you imagine the jolt Gordon will give to this offense and team, in general? Things are getting scary for the AFC North. The Steelers, if they're to win this game, need to put it away, early. Hoyer's had the Browns offense playing very well in second halves. Gotta put them away and then step on their throats. Can this Steelers defense step up to the plate?
Aaron Rodgers may want to steal a microphone at halftime and remind Packers fans to relax, as the green and gold will be down at the break by a score of 10-7. What some fans forget to realize is that the Dolphins are going to be in games against good teams at home. They'll show flashes of what they're on the way to becoming with their young quarterback, improving OL, and very solid defense, but it won't be enough to keep the Packers from getting up 27-17 in the fourth quarter. The Dolphins will have a late score, but fail to recover an onside kick, leading to the victory formation for the Packers.
This is all banking on Calvin Johnson not playing. I'm excited to see Teddy Bridgewater again, and wonder if he can get Cordarrelle Patterson going. Jarius Wright was underwhelming last week, despite several targets. The Lions have a good kicker, now, so the Vikings need to be careful if it's close late in the game. I'm excited to see this Zimmer defense have a chance to tee off an opposing offense missing it's two biggest playmakers. The Lions OL is imploding and the Vikings pass rush might finally find its way home. It's hard to see any way that the Lions win this game, without #81 or a 3 INT rookie game from Teddy.
Chris Ivory will at least get New York on the board this week, but it's not going to matter, in the slightest. Peyton Manning is going to embarrass this secondary. Look for a two TD game from Emmanuel Sanders, because Rex is going to try his damndest to take D and J Thomas out of the picture. Once again, I expect Denver to have nothing for a running game, which is a trend that'll continue throughout this season. I don't know if Geno's going to play terribly, but this offense simply does not have the pieces to succeed continually in the NFL. Too many middle of the road pieces + a young quarterback? That's not a good combination. Make Denver your suicide pick.
This feels like an explosion game for the Ravens. Last week's effort was embarrassing for Gary Kubiak, Joe Flacco, and co. The game won't be as close as the score indicates. Mike Glennon will lead the Bucs to some late scores, but they'll be too late. I expect a great bounce back game from Joe Flacco and Steve Smith, and the running game will resurface, but which back is accountable for it is in question. The Bucs will continue to put up points, but they just aren't capable of hanging with the better teams in the NFL. Vincent Jackson will have another nice week due to Mike Evans' absence and his chemistry with Glennon.
In a battle of (mostly) field goals, it's going to come down to the quarterback who can sustain more drives and get his team into good field position. Both teams possess good kickers in Josh Scobee and Ryan Succop. I expect Blake Bortles to get his first win as a starting NFL QB and for the Titans to continue to falter after an excellent win in week 1. Who would have thought Tennessee could fall so far in such a short amount of time? Why all this faith in Locker? I just don't get it.
The San Diego Chargers are going to do something that we rarely see in the NFL, and post two straight shutouts, with the same score in each game. All things considered, it won't be THAT impressive considering their opponents will have been two of the worst offenses the league has seen in the last 4-5 years. Philip Rivers is more than capable of carrying this offense against poor teams. Expect scores from Keenan Allen, Malcolm Floyd, and Antonio Gates. The Raiders just can't get going when their schedule keeps putting them up against good teams.
No matter who's at quarterback for the Cardinals, the Redskins are not going into the Big Toaster and winning. It's just not going to happen. Be it Thomas or Stanton, the Cardinals will get the job done, and if it's Stanton, it might look even more convincing than this score does. It sounds like Carson Palmer is doing better, tossing passes of 40 yards or more on a regular basis in practice but, quite frankly, #5 has earned the job in Arizona. The Cardinals had 4 dropped balls on perfect passes in the first half last week, and had those passes been caught, the game would have been drastically different at the break. Stanton might not be a perennial Pro Bowl type of quarterback, but a this point in Carson Palmer's career, Stanton's lack of interceptions can't be overlooked by Arians.
In an old fashioned shootout, Matt Ryan out-duels Jay Cutler via not throwing the ball to the other team. The defense played in this game will be completely arbitrary, and I'm hard pressed to act like I think either team will make any plays on that side of the ball aside from Cutler interceptions. Big games out of Julio Jones and Alshon Jeffrey are going to steal the day, and I think that whichever player scores a second touchdown will indicate which team is on its way to winning this matchup.
Dallas is going to have trouble keeping Seattle off the scoreboard, but only because Rolando McClain either won't play or will aggravate his injury in such a physical environment. While I think the Cowboys, when healthy, are more than capable of playing with the Seahawks and/or winning this game, I don't trust McClain's health and have no idea if Bruce Carter is playing or if he'll be effective, coming off injury. I think Tony Romo has a surprisingly nice game, but the Seattle defense will force the Cowboys to kick two short field goals. That missing third Cowboys touchdown will be the difference, and Seattle will put the game away with a late field goal.
It's Eli Manning versus LeSean McCoy and Jeremy Maclin, and Eli's going to win. The Giants are hot right now, and showed great resilience in their comeback win against the dirty birds last week. I think Victor Cruz gets over his early season demons and torches the Eagles secondary, and expect Larry Donnell to show up again, after he intolerably laid an egg last week. The Eagles will move the ball with their running game and the field-stretching capabilities of a revitalized and extremely fun to watch Jeremy Maclin, but their defense won't be able to do much to stop Big Blue. Malcolm Jenkins is the player who could swing in in the Eagles favor, but he has to force a turnover.
49ers 21 Rams 17
In a low scoring matchup between these two teams, it's the 49ers who will bring Austin Davis back down to Earth. Unfortunately for San Francisco, Colin Kaepernick is going to be just bad enough that it's still a good ball game. San Francisco isn't likely to land at the top of the West, but they'll be in contention, and the Rams are probably a guaranteed cellar dweller. Nevertheless, the differences between the top and bottom of this division are minor, and that much will be on display on Monday night.