Thursday 15 October 2015

NFL Predictions: Week 6

That was a pretty crazy week. I got a lot of the teams right, most of them actually, but I missed some of the spreads by as close as 1.5 points. I still leave week 5 with a record above .500, and some momentum having not had a negative week since week 2.
Last Week: 7-6-1
Overall: 38-37-2

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints (ATL -3.5) -> Atlanta Falcons
Denver Broncos @ Cleveland Browns (Den -4) -> Denver Broncos
Cincinnati Bengals @ Buffalo Bills (CIN -3.5) -> Cincinnati Bengals
Kansas City Chiefs @ Minnesota Vikings (MIN -4) -> Minnesota Vikings
Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars (JAC -1) -> Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions (DET -3) -> Detroit Lions
Washington Redskins @ New York Jets (NYJ -6) -> New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Steelers (ARI -3.5) -> Arizona Cardinals
Miami Dolphins @ Tennessee Titans (TEN -2.5) -> Miami Dolphins
Carolina Panthers@ Seattle Seahawks (SEA -7) -> Carolina Panthers
San Diego Chargers @ Green Bay Packer (GB -10.5) -> Green Bay Packers
Baltimore Ravens @ San Fransisco 49ers (BAL -2.5) -> San Fransisco 49ers
New England Patriots @ Indianpolis Colts (NE -10) -> New England Patriots
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles (PHI -4) -> Philadelphia Eagles

A couple notes....
- Am I crazy to think Seattle has just kind of lost it? They're still a good team, but they don't have that same X-factor or whatever it was that they had the last couple years. They never would have lost a seventeen point lead in the 4th quarter last year or two years ago. I think this game will be close, but I actually think Carolina has a good shot to beat Seattle at home.
- Lock of the Week: Denver @ Cleveland. This one just seems to be served on a silver platter. I get it, Josh McCown is coming off of a great week, but there is a difference between the injury plagued Ravens defense, and this Broncos defense. They are decimating way better quarterbacks than Josh McCown, and this game will only be close if the Broncos offense can't put points on the board.  Even still, only 4 points? I'll take it.
- Upset of the Week: Carolina @ Seattle is clearly the upset of the week, but because I already went over that, I'll talk about Miami @ Tennessee. The Dolphins have a new coach, and a new philosophy: Get Tough. They ran the Oklahoma drill in their first practice, and even though I doubt they are going to be able to turn the season around, the Titans are a beatable team even for the struggling Miami Dolphins. Off a bye week, I'm expecting to see some sort of life out of these Miami Dolphins.
- One more thing, why is Arizona and Pittsburgh so close? Are people really expecting Big Ben to play? Even if he does, have people been watching the 2015 Arizona Cardinals? This is a team that is running shop through everybody they face (barring the St. Louis Rams for some strange reason). This is another lock of the week, as it just seems like free money.

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