Saturday, October 6, 2012

Week 5 - 1 O'Clock Games

Dolphins (1-3) at Bengals (3-1)

Miami has one good thing going for them and he is Reggie Bush. Besides that the team is going to continue to plummet to the depths of the AFC. The offense isn't good, the defense is even worse. The Bengals are pretty much the polar opposite of the Dolphins. Cinci has a great young offense, and a bunch of stud defenders. Andy Dalton and AJ Green will continue to get better game after game. Don't expect the Dolphins pass defense to suppress that.

Miami 10 - Cincinnati 24

Packers (2-2) at Colts (1-2)

Green Bay may have suffered a stupid loss to the Seahawks by a bad call, but their team is still very good. They outlasted the Saints last week and with Rodgers under center they are always a threat to be dangerous on any play. Jennings is probably out for this game, so expect Jordy and the rest of the depth chart to fill that void. Andrew Luck will be great, and the defense can make some plays here and there. In the long run the Colts just aren't good enough right now.

Packers 31 - Colts 13

Ravens (3-1) at Chiefs (1-3)

Baltimore has a young offense that is continuing to improve game in and game out. Torrey Smith is still getting better and better and is going to be an elite receiver in this league at some point. Ray Rice and the rest of the ground attack can do anything at any moment, and the defense is still one of the best that the league has to offer. The Chiefs on the other hand have one win, and it's over a team that's been struggling since the end of last season. They might have Jamaal Charles back and healthy, but overall this team isn't good enough to dance with the elite of the NFL.

Ravens 30 - Chiefs 17

Browns (0-4) at Giants (2-2)

 The Browns have Trent Richardson. They don't have a good offense, they don't have a good defense, they have one good every down back in Trent Richardson that can catch, run, and block. Maybe as the team continues to build over the next few years they can gain some ground in the AFC North, but not yet. Not even close. The Giants might have lost two divisional games, but they are still a very good team when they are all healthy. The offense can eat up the clock or hit a home run on any play, while the defense can cause consistent three and outs or snatch a quick turnover. The Giants are good, don't write them off yet just because they are at .500 this early in the season.

Browns 16 - Giants 27

Eagles (3-1) at Steelers (1-2)

I don't know how the Eagles are 3-1. I still think that they are in the bottom half of teams in the NFL, and it's only a matter of time before their season takes a sever turn for the worst. Vick isn't good, and their defense is shaky at best. LeSean can only carry this team so far, and Pittsburgh might be the start of something dreadful for Andy Reid and fans. The tough nosed Steelers defense will be taking the field with all of its weapons for the first time this season. Coming off of the bye Harrison and Palomalu are both healthy and itching to get back into the game. Match that up with Big Ben and his young receivers, as well as Mendenhall finally coming back to the gridiron too, and you've got the makings for the old defense to meet the new offense. The best of both worlds for Pittsburgh fans.

Eagles 16 - Steelers 24

Falcons (4-0) at Redskins (2-2)

Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Roddy White, Michael Turner, Tony Gonzalez on and on and on. These guys will continue to make play after play no matter who they are going up against. I can say it week in and week out and it's not going to change. The Falcons pass defense is very good too getting a handful of takeaways early in the year. Last week though Cam tore through the front line of the Falcons which is either going to set the tone for RG3 this week, or be a building block for practice. RG3 and Alfred Morris have been dominant on the ground which could spell trouble for this Falcons front seven. The aerial assault might not be there, but Griffin can definitely create with his feet and buy some time for his receivers to open up down field. My head says go with the Falcons, its the logical choice, but my guy says in Washington this could be an upset in the making.

Falcons 24 - Redskins 27

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