NFL Week 14 Preview, Match Ups & Predictions
With less than a month of football to go, Week 14 of the 2010-11 NFL season gives us some pretty good late season divisional contests. My pick for Game of the Week is Baltimore at Houston. Two of what I am predicting will be the top four teams in the AFC. Here I take a look at all of this week’s matchups, giving you some early insight that will help make your 2010 NFL wagers winners.
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THU, DEC 9 TIME (ET)
Indianapolis at Tennessee 8:20 PM NFL – The Titans will surely get their money’s worth out of RB Chris Johnson in this AFC South match up. Can Indy’s undersized defense contain him? The Colts beat their divisional rival both times last season once before and once after Tennessee righted their sinking ship.
SUN, DEC 12 TIME (ET)
Cleveland at Buffalo 1:00 PM CBS – Eww, this one’s going to be uglieee. Mix in a little cold wet weather in the frigid north and you got a turnover fest.
New England at Chicago 1:00 PM CBS – By this point in the season the Pats should be rolling. The biggest question here is whether the Bear’s Jay Cutler can record more passing yards than interceptions with S Brandon Meriweather floating around in the New England secondary.
Tampa Bay at Washington 1:00 PM FOX – The Redskins catch a break here, facing one of the lesser formidable teams from the NFC South. If QB Donovan McNabb can hook up with WR Santana Moss it could be a long outing for the ageing Ronde Barber.
Atlanta at Carolina 1:00 PM FOX – The Panthers will host AFC South foes Atlanta in the first of two meetings in 2010. Both teams will likely be dueling for second place behind the Saints, so a late season win will be crucial. The Falcons will get a dose of DeAngelo Williams for sure, and depending on how they contain him, they could pull off a road victory here.
Oakland at Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS – The Raiders secondary will have their hands full with emerging WR Mike Sims-Walker, especially when they have to guard against the Jags potent rushing attack of Maurice Jones-Drew. This is a must win for Jacksonville if they want any chance at a postseason appearance.
Green Bay at Detroit 1:00 PM FOX – A relatively boring NFC North contest that the Pack should be able to win on the road. However, they better not get caught napping, as the Lions will want to start off their first of a three game home stand against divisional opponents with a win.
NY Giants at Minnesota 1:00 PM FOX – With or without Brett Favre this will be a tough contest for the G-Men. The Vikes run stoppers should pretty much force Eli Manning to the air where he’s likely to pluck some luck with a weaker Minny secondary.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM CBS – This AFC North match up will be the second of the season and should prove to be a thriller. Both teams rely more heavily on the pass so it will come down to who can control the ground game better. The Bengals have the edge with RB Cedric Benson in the backfield, so I am giving this one to Cincinnati on the road.
St. Louis at New Orleans 4:05 PM FOX – Don’t count the Rams out in this one even though it looks like a blowout from all angles. The Saints defense has been known to give up a lot of points and rookie QB Sam Bradford should be coming around by this time. Mix in a dance or two into the end zone from RB Stephen Jackson and New Orleans might find themselves in a dogfight.
Seattle at San Francisco 4:05 PM FOX – An NFC West battle in the bay. With Arizona most likely leading the division, this late season contest could carry serious postseason implications. It would be a good time for Seattle RB Julius Jones to have a breakout game, but the Niner’s Frank Gore will probably out shine him here.
Miami at NY Jets 4:15 PM CBS – A good test for the Jets defense as they face Miami’s dreaded Wildcat offense. The race for the AFC East will be tight and so will this result. This will come down to a field goal much like last year’s 31-27 outcome. Except this one goes to NY at home.
Denver at Arizona 4:15 PM CBS – Will the ageing Brian Dawkins and Champ Bailey have the wheels to hang with the Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald and Steve Breaston? We’ll see. If that game plan doesn’t work, Arizona can mix in a little Tim Hightower against a deficient Broncos run defense.
Kansas City at San Diego 4:15 PM CBS – San Diego RB Ryan Matthews should have a field day against a defense that ranked 31st against the run in 2009. Not much has changed in Kansas City so this one goes to the Bolts.
Philadelphia at Dallas 8:20 PM NBC – This is the first of two meetings for these two divisional rivals. With no one real team being so dominant in the NFC West, this one game could easily carry with it the fate of all the teams in the division as they head towards the postseason. If the Cowboys’ Terence Newman can shut down the Kolb – DeSean Jackson connection, Romo and Co. should be able to seal the deal.
MON, DEC 13 TIME (ET)
Baltimore at Houston 8:30 PM –The Ravens will need a big day from their defense especially from S Ed Reed and the rest of the secondary, as their day will be consumed with protecting against the deep threat of WR Andre Johnson and the short pass assault of TE Owen Daniels. Meanwhile, the Texans will need to round up their front four in an effort to stop Baltimore’s Ray Rice.
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