Week 7
Record 44-31 (0.586)
Bye teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Thursday, Oct. 16
New York Jets vs. New England Patriots, 8:25 p.m.
Patriots - the better team by far.
Sunday, Oct. 19
Atlanta Falcons vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.
Ravens - you need only look at the game records for each of these teams to understand why I'm choosing the Ravens (4-2) to beat the Falcons (2-4). Flacco to Smith 47yd TD.
Tennessee Titans vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m.
Titans - I'd call this match the dud of the week but I've been impressed with how both of these teams have fared considering their problems the last few weeks.
Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams, 1 p.m.
Seahawks - the Rams are really in crisis mode having only beaten the Bucs in their last five games. The defending champs are livid after a costly home defeat by the Cowboys and will be out to show they're still for real.
Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m.
Browns - anything to keep Manziel off the pitch! I've bet on the Jaguars a serious amount since the start of the season and it hasn't paid off. I like Bortles but they need to give him the protection he deserves.
Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m.
Colts - Bengals should have had the Panthers last week but fluffed it big time. Colts will have this one easy.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m.
Bills - I watched the Vikings/Lions game last week and I have to say that despite his hype, Bridgewater didn't produce much. There's a lot to be said for a bit of experience, like Manuel and also a better O-line. Neither of these things the Vikings have this week.
Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.
Bears - Cutler might look disappointed even when the Bears are winning but they've put up a decent show last week against the highly rated Falcons.
New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m.
Saints - they're due a bounce back week. The Lions, with a strong start this season have really been shown up in the last few weeks and even struggled with the Vikings.
Carolina Panthers vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m.
Packers - Panthers made some serious mistakes in last week's game with the Bengals. Packers didn't fare much better but I'd wager Rodgers over Newton any day of the week.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas - Hard to imagine the Chargers, who came close to losing last week, falling to Kansas, but Andy Reid is known for not losing the week after a bye.
Arizona Cardinals vs. Oakland Raiders, 4:25 p.m.
Cardinals - Raiders came close last week but the Cardinals are still playing well.
New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.
Cowboys - Coming off a big win in Seattle last week, the Cowboys will be looking to extend their run of good luck. They might win these early games, just remember, Romo doesn't win in December.
MATCH OF THE WEEK
San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.
49ers - I'd market this as the upset of the week.
Monday, Oct. 20
Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:30 p.m.
Texans - former heavy-weight team, the Steelers, will not make the playoffs this year given their continuing troubles on defence. Even though this is prime-time football, it's not worth staying up for this one - watch the shortened version on Eurosport the next day.
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