Green Bay (10-0) @ Detroit (7-3)
The Lions are the first team in NFL history to comeback from 17 point deficits three times in one season. This stat might impress some, however it doesn’t impress me one bit. If the Lions want to be taken seriously, continuously falling behind by huge margins needs to stop. They have no hope of ending the Packers undefeated season.
Green Bay 35 Detroit 20
Miami (3-7) @ Dallas (6-4)
Two teams on a three-game winning streak but I’m not expecting Dolphins QB Matt Moore to go into Texas Stadium on Thanksgiving Day and win. Plus I think the Cowboys are a lot better than people think.
Dallas 34 Miami 14
San Francisco (9-1) @ Baltimore (7-3)
I still can’t envision the Niners winning a playoff game. Like for example, if the Saints or Cowboys come into San Fran during the divisional playoffs, I don’t see the Niners coming out victorious. Maybe because they’ve beaten up on garbage teams and wildcard playoff teams. Now they get to face a first place team. Baltimore wins this one and silences the people who are pumping the Niners tires right now.
Baltimore 20 San Francisco 10
Minnesota (2-8) @ Atlanta (6-4)
No Adrian Peterson means no chance for the Vikings.
Atlanta 30 Minnesota 21
Cleveland (4-6) @ Cincinnati (6-4)
I really don’t believe in the Bengals…but the Browns are hopeless.
Cincinnati 23 Cleveland 10
Carolina (2-8) @ Indianapolis (0-10)
Watch the Colts win the week I finally pick against them.
Carolina 27 Indianapolis 14
Houston (7-3) @ Jacksonville (3-7)
With Matt Schaub now done for the year (and any Super Bowl aspirations for the Texans probably done for the year) the Matt Leinart experiment begins. Expect a hefty dose of Arian Foster on Sunday afternoon.
Houston 30 Jacksonville 13
Buffalo (5-5) @ NY Jets (5-5)
Any chance the Bills had in this one was dashed when they announced Fred Jackson won’t be playing. Buffalo’s season is spiralling out of control and at least something’s spiralling in Buffalo, because Ryan Fitzpatrick’s throw sure isn’t.
NY Jets 27 Buffalo 10
Arizona (3-7) @ St. Louis (2-8)
And the weekly NFC West coin toss goes to….the Rams!
St. Louis 20 Arizona 17
Tampa Bay (4-6) @ Tennessee (5-5)
Kind of a toss- up..two teams that nobody really knows what to expect from. But as I’ve said over and over, the Bucs are a different team away from Tampa.
Tennessee 24 Tampa Bay 18
Chicago (7-3) @ Oakland (6-4)
The Bears are not done yet despite Jay Cutler’s injury. The defense should get the best of Carson Palmer in this game and Matt Forte will get the ball…a lot.
Chicago 21 Oakland 13
Washington (3-7) @ Seattle (4-6)
Seattle gets the edge here because of their home field advantage, where every visiting team seems to have problems.
Seattle 24 Washington 14
New England (7-3) @ Philadelphia (4-6)
Let’s face it..the Eagles got lucky last week. Vince Young was dreadful except for one drive and Eli Manning was just as bad. No matter who starts this game at QB for the Eagles, Young or Michael Vick, they will have a heck of a time stopping the Patriots, who appear, after a brief slip, to be the threat that we all thought they would be.
New England 27 Philadelphia 24
Denver (5-5) @ San Diego (4-6)
If Denver wins this game, I’m done watching football for the year.
San Diego 24 Denver 21
Pittsburgh (7-3) @ Kansas City (4-6)
So wait, why didn’t NBC flex this game out of the Sunday night spot?
Pittsburgh 30 Kansas City 7
NY Giants (6-4) @ New Orleans (7-3)
Elisha Manning comes home to New Orleans….and gets smoked.
New Orleans 35 NY Giants 14
MVP Watch (Last week’s rank in brackets)
5. Matthew Stafford (NR) QB Detroit 2843 YDS, 25 TD 10 INT
Exploded for five touchdown passes against Carolina.
4. Tom Brady (4) QB New England 3266 YDS 25 TD 10 INT
Certainly didn’t light it up against the Chiefs but solid, nonetheless.
3. Cam Newton (3) QB Carolina 2885 yds 12 TD 14 INT 9 rushing tds
The interceptions are starting to kill him, but he continues up phenomenal rushing numbers as he sits only three rushing touchdowns behind Steve Grogan’s 1976 record for a quarterback with 12.
2. Drew Brees (2) QB New Orleans 3326 YDS 23 TD 11 INT
Bye week
1. Aaron Rodgers (1) QB Green Bay 3168 yds 31 TD 4 INT
So he needs 20 touchdowns to break Tom Brady’s single season record. With six games left, that would probably mean a minimum of three touchdowns per game and a few four or five touchdown games in there.
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