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Alpe d'Huez said:Four potentially close games.
Carolina at Atl
Buf at NYG
SF at Detroit
Phi at Wash
The rest should be obvious.
I wouldn't count out the Houston-Ravens game as a close one.
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Alpe d'Huez said:Four potentially close games.
Carolina at Atl
Buf at NYG
SF at Detroit
Phi at Wash
The rest should be obvious.
Amsterhammer said:It would be a bizar round indeed if every home team bar one was to win. On the other hand, I can't really disagree with your selections. I suppose it's even conceivable that the Giants could turn over the Bills so that every home team wins! Wonder if that's ever happened?
edit - it's late - that's my excuse for overlooking the Saints, which makes the rest of what I wrote nonsense.
Never mind....
Thoughtforfood said:NFL WEEK 6 PREDICTIONS:
SUNDAY:
5. SF at DET. SF wins in a close one.
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Alpe d'Huez said:TB was run over by the 49ers, their defensive backfield was shredded. I see no reason why Drew Brees and NO, whose only lose was a close game to the mighty Packers, won't do similar.
I was just picking on you because you made a comment about the bucs secondary, and they came up with three interceptions . I haven't even checked my picks to the scores yet.Alpe d'Huez said:I was wrong on not only that, but all four of my "close games".
This is really showing you what kind of league we're looking at. Not that the Rams could beat the Packers, but the vast majority of games in the NFL are close, with a potential winner either way.
That 49ers-Lions game was something to see. San Francisco looks very impressive right about now. And who would have thought a year ago that these two teams would be powerhouses this season?
Thoughtforfood said:The Panthers looked like absolute **** today. Our defense cannot stop anyone, and Cam hasn't showed the killer instinct to get it done when the game is on the line. He may well learn it, but he looks to be getting frustrated. He needs to realize that there is a reason we were able to pick him first, and that reason wasn't cured by drafting him. In fact, on defense, we are so banged up that I don't things are going to get better any time soon in terms of win. We might not have the first pick next year, but we will draft pretty high again.
Alpe d'Huez said:I was wrong on not only that, but all four of my "close games".
This is really showing you what kind of league we're looking at. Not that the Rams could beat the Packers, but the vast majority of games in the NFL are close, with a potential winner either way.
That 49ers-Lions game was something to see. San Francisco looks very impressive right about now. And who would have thought a year ago that these two teams would be powerhouses this season?
Alpe d'Huez said:This is really showing you what kind of league we're looking at. Not that the Rams could beat the Packers, but the vast majority of games in the NFL are close, with a potential winner either way.
on3m@n@rmy said:The Eagles kind of let their head coach take the heat while saying they were "behind their coach". But they never really came out taking any of the blame themselves. If that was a problem, maybe this week's win is a sign they have corrected that.
Alpe d'Huez said:Actually, two more teams a lot of people expected to do well are underachieving are the NY Jets, expected to contend with the Patriots, and the Arizona Cardinals expected to fight it out with the 49ers and Rams - both expected to finish maybe 9-7. Did you think the Rams would be 0-5 now? That Seattle, with a rag tag group of leftover players would be 2-3?
Many thought the KC Chiefs, who are 2-3 would be in first (again) and about 4-1. They were twice blown out.
And who thought the Bengals would be 4-2? Without Carson Palmer?
Alpe d'Huez said:NFL Power Rankings - 10/18
1. Packers
2. Patriots
3. Ravens
4. Saints
5. 49ers
6. Lions
7. Chargers
8. Bills
9. Raiders
10. Steelers
Looks about right to me.
Alpe d'Huez said:NFL Power Rankings - 10/18
1. Packers
2. Patriots
3. Ravens
4. Saints
5. 49ers
6. Lions
7. Chargers
8. Bills
9. Raiders
10. Steelers
Looks about right to me.
Alpe d'Huez said:NFL Power Rankings - 10/18
1. Packers
2. Patriots
3. Ravens
4. Saints
5. 49ers
6. Lions
7. Chargers
8. Bills
9. Raiders
10. Steelers
Looks about right to me.
It is. I honestly think I look at them each week just to disagreeAlpe d'Huez said:No problem. It's all perception, opinion.
on3m@n@rmy said:I would not disagree with Immaculate's re-rankings either. OFC anyone in the top ten could beat any of the others on any given day. I like to look at the offensive and defensive stats. Doing that and you can make cases to move teams up and down in the power rankings. Just look whose at the bottom of the total defensive stats... that's how important Brady and the NE offense is, if the game is close at the end, on who's likely to win.
Amsterhammer said:I was unable to find a decent working stream, so I didn't actually see the game, but I would guess that this Eagles win has everything to do with Grossman throwing four picks! We 'won' the second half 10-0 once he went off.
I had the 49ers-Lions game live and thoroughly enjoyed that, though I thought that the final margin was slightly flattering. Saw part of the Ravens game online before bed - what would they do without Ray Rice??