The Eagles taken on the Redskins tonight. Here is a wrap-up of the Week 7 games...
* Raiders over Chiefs
Oakland saved their season with a controversial game vs Kansas City. It took four tries in the last minute before Oakland finally scored to nip KC at the end, with help from the refs. Raider QB Derek Carr is playing hurt, but he is playing. The Chiefs lost their second game in a tow and their mantle of best team in the NFL. Andy Reid has come back to Earth with his historically stupid play calls and time management.
Oakland goes to Buffalo next weekend, flying across the country to play a competitive Bills squad. Kansas City has a suddenly lousy Denver Bronco team coming into Arrowhead. The Chiefs will get revenge and take out their frustrations on Denver.
* Bills over Buccaneers-
Buffalo nipped the Bucs at home on Sunday, when Tampa Bay blew the winning drove. Buffalo stayed neck-and-neck with New England, while Tampa Bay, the trendy pick before the season, fell to 2-4 in NFC South. The Bills are 4-2, tied with Miami and only half-a-game behind the Patriots. Buffalo stays at home against a traveling Oakland team, while Tampa Bay returns to Florida for a big game against division rival Carolina.
* Bears over Panthers-
Chicago continues a surprising run, beating the Panthers, rather handily, at Soldier Field. The Bears are 3-4, and without Aaron Rodgers with Green Bay for several months, Chicago has a shot in NFC North. Carolina are a mystery, losing at home to the Eagles, resting for 10 days, then losing big-time to the Bears. What a mess in NFC South, with Atlanta at .500 and New Orleans winning 4 straight.Chicago goes to New Orleans to take on the red-hot Saints, while the Panthers travel to Tampa Bay for a key NFC South battle.
* Titans over Browns-
Tennessee won a bad game at Cleveland, 12-9. The game was at Cleveland but Tennessee continues to confuse. You're waiting for the Titans to take control of a mediocre division and they come up weak. Tennessee may end up winning their division but what are the chances of the Titans going far in the playoffs? The Browns are the Browns, now 0-7 Hard to imagine the Browns winning a game all season. Their quarterback woes continue. Tennessee has a bye this weekend,as Cleveland stays at home to play Minnesota.
* Saints over Packers-
The loss of Aaron Rodgers to a broken collarbone was immediately felt, as the Pack lost at Lambeau Field to Drew Brees and a Saints team that won its 4th game in a row. I didn't like the Packers coming into the season writing here that I thought Rodgers would get hurt and Green Bay would have a disappointing year. I'm thinking the Pack won't make the playoffs, even if Rodgers returns for the last two games of the season, as hoped. Green Bay is on a much-needed bye this week, while the Saints go home to play the surprising Bears.
* Chargers over Broncos-
LA is now 3-4, winning three games after losing four games to open the season. Denver is laying down now, losing in embarrassing fashion the last two weeks. Suddenly, the Bolts are back in the AFC West race, tied with Oakland. Denver slipped to 3=3 and are playing terrible football. Los Angeles plays at New England this Sunday. I'm sure the Pats would want it to be colder. The Chargers won on the East Coast two weeks, beating an awful Giants team in the Meadowlands. Denver plays the second of three consecutive road games, as the go to Kansas City to get killed.
* Steelers over Bengals-
Pittsburgh held serve with a division win over the Bengals. They are in control of NFC North, with Baltimore collapsing. The Steelers are my Super Bowl pick before the season. Now, wouldn't it be great to have an all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl- Eagles vs. Steelers? Cincy is predictably hot and cold, an average team, below Pittsburgh but ahead of Cleveland. The Bengals aren't going anywhere, even as a wild card team, treading water with a coach who needed to be fired a long time ago. Pittsburgh goes to Detroit before they have their bye. Cincinnati returns home to play a weak Indianapolis Colts squad.
* Patriots over Falcons-
A rematch of the Super Bowl with the same result. This time New England dominated. The Falcons are not playing good football at all. I didn't think they would be good.The psychological let-down of blowing the Super Bowl can't be denied. But 3-3 at this point in the season is ridiculous. Now the will have a street fight with their rival New Orleans, lucky that Carolina is average and Tampa Bay hasn't lived up to their hype. The Pats may not run away with the AFC East after a slow start, but they will make the playoffs in the end. The key for New England is getting a playoff bye and home field in cold, snowy New England. Getting the Patriots on the road gives the rest of the AFC a chance.The Pats stay at home with the Chargers, as Atlanta stays on the road, the second of a three-game trip at the Jets.
* Jaguars over Colts-
Indy stinks, plain and simple. I don't care if or when QB Andrew Luck comes back. The Colts are a bad team. The Jags are so unpredictable. They lose at home last week to a improved Rams club, then win in Indianapolis.Playing in Jacksonville isn't really a home field advantage. The Jaguars have their bye this week before starting a two-game home stand. The Colts go to Cincinnati this weekend.
* Rams over Cardinals-
LA, along with the Eagles, has to be the surprise team in the NFC. The Rams lead NFC West, demolishing Arizona in LA. The Rams are young and fast and seemingly for real.Too bad they don't get more support in Los Angeles, who is now focusing on the Dodgers in the World Series and the Lakers starting their NBA season. The Cards are done, especially since QB Carson Palmer suffered a fractured forearm yesterday. An older, more veteran squad, Arizona needs to reshuffle the deck and rebuild.LA has their bye this week, while the Cards also are off.
* Dolphins over Jets-
Miami snuck by the surprising Jets, going 4-2 in AFC East. tied with Buffalo and right behind New England. But the Fish did lose starting QB Jay Cutler for a few weeks. Matt Moore starts now, which means Miami is in trouble. New York continues their sometimes good and sometimes bad year. Losing to the Patriots at home last week, partly due to a controversial bad call by the refs ( what else is new?)hurt bad. Still, the Jets are right there in their division. The Dolphins go to Baltimore to face an underachieving, disappointing Ravens team. The Jets start a two-game home stand at the Meadowlands against an equally- disappointing Atlanta team.
* Cowboys over 49;ers-
Dallas finally broke out of their funk with a resounding victory at San Francisco.. Zeke Elliot gets yet another week of reprieve from his six-game suspension. Why not serve it now? Why let the suspension extend close to the end of the season? There's a reason why the "Niners are a 0-7 team. They won't go 0-16 ( like the browns) but it's hard to see where the 49'ers will win a game. San Francisco goes east to face the Eagles Sunday afternoon. Tough game, but they do get Philly coming off a shorter week. The "Niners hate playing in the east at 1:00. Dallas continues a brutal stretch, going to rival Washington this week. They then head home for Kansas City, then back on the road again against the Falcons in Atlanta.
* Seahawks over Giants-
Seattle got some help from the refs in beating New York, but they are clearly the better team. Seattle needs to keep pace with the Rams, while the Giants- after a shocking win in Denver last weekend- return home and get pounded by the Seahawks. The G-men are 1-6 and done. Seattle returns to the great Northwest on Sunday vs. Houston, while the Giants have a bye this week.
The Lions and Texans were on their bye week.
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