Week 9 Predictions

Baltimore Ravens (4-3) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5-2)
8:30 p.m. Monday Night, Heinz Field- The Steelers are seeking revenge and the Ravens are not the team that they were last year. The emotion of the night will be too much for Baltimore to handle.
Prediction: Steelers 20-10

Cincinnati Bengals (2-5) at Buffalo Bills (3-4)
1 p.m., Ralph Wilson Stadium- The Bengals are awful, point blank. The Bills have won 2 straight and are making a QB change, that will turn around to bite them.
Prediction: Bengals 31-13

Denver Broncos (3-4) at Detroit Lions (5-2)
1 p.m., Ford Field- If Travis Henry is healthy, they should be able to pull this out. Don’t let the record fool you, the Lions still play in the weaker NFC. This should be a bounce back game after that Monday Night disaster.
Prediction: Broncos, 21-17

San Francisco 49ers (2-5) at Atlanta Falcons (1-6)
1 p.m., Georgia Dome- If this game was any worse, it would be Miami vs. St. Louis. I think that San Fran. is a better team though, and they should win this Toilet Bowl game.
Prediction: 49ers, 17-13

Green Bay Packers (6-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (4-3)
1 p.m., Arrowhead Stadium- The Pack are riding high on emotion after that dramatic OT win vs. Denver. Kansas City is on the upswing and should put up a nice fight, not nice enough though.
Prediction: Packers 24, 17

Carolina Panthers (4-3) at Tennessee Titans (5-2)
1 p.m., The Coliseum- Having this record in the toughest division in football is really impressing, especially for a team this young. That youth will propel them to a win today.
Prediction: Titans, 20-13

Arizona Cardinals (3-4) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-4)
1 p.m., Raymond James Stadium- Both of these team are desperate for a win, that is obvious looking at their record, which is ok for being in the NFC, giving them a shot still at the playoffs.
Prediction: Buccaneers, 27-14

Washington Redskins (4-3) at New York Jets (1-7)
1 p.m., Giants Stadium- How do you rebound from losing 52-7, oh… that’s right… you play the J-E-T-S Jets Jets, ugh, who cares…
Prediction: Redskins, 31-13

Jacksonville Jaguars (5-2) at New Orleans Saints (3-4)
1 p.m., Superdome- 3 straight wins after starting 0-4 for the Saints. Maybe that N’Orlins voodoo is back. I think they put the pin in the Jags today, and upset them at home.
Prediction: Saints, 34- 21

San Diego Chargers (4-3) at Minnesota Vikings (2-5)
1 p.m., Metrodome- The battle of an established star back vs. a rising star back. LT is better, and will prove it against a good rush defense today. Philip Rivers will be the difference maker though.
Prediction: Chargers, 30-14

Seattle Seahawks (4-3) at Cleveland Browns (4-3)
4:05 p.m., Cleveland Browns Stadium- As much as I want to pick the Browns
(not), I think the ‘Hawks will pull this one out in a tight game, although I could see the Brownies winning.
Prediction: Seahawks, 27-24

Houston Texans (3-5) at Oakland Raiders (2-5)
4:15 p.m., McAfee Coliseum- Both teams are slipping, especially the Texans, and Matt Schaub being out is not good either. I think the silver and black turn it out and win this one.
Prediction: Raiders, 17-16

New England Patriots (8-0) at Indianapolis Colts (7-0)
4:15 p.m., RCA Dome- Here it is, the matchup of the millennium: the most over-covered, over-hyped, over-everythinged game in the history of professional sports. Tom Brady is too good… plain and simple.
Prediction: Patriots, 31-21

Dallas Cowboys (6-1) at Philadelphia Eagles (3-4)
8:15 p.m., Lincoln Financial Field- TO is returning, Andy Reid is distracted. The Cowboys have an overpayed QB. The Eagles are not as good as the Cowboys, and it will show.
Prediction: Cowboys, 38-28