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What have we learned this past week?
• That New England is not as good as with Tom Brady as they were without him last year, this isn’t a knock against Tom Brady…just the team around him
• Pittsburgh is in more trouble than I anyone could of ever imagined
• And Charlie Weis better have a really, really good explanation for a really, really careless comment.
So what’s the trick to beating the Indianapolis Colts?
Control the ball for large chunks of time? A lot of good that did the Dolphins.
Put a ton of points on the board? That helps, but the Patriots did that and still took an L.
Never, ever it is a good sign when an NFL owner talks on or off the record about the status of his head coach, but it’s Wade Phillips’s lot in life that Jerry Jones has never met a microphone that he didn’t like.
It’s true: There’s no place like home for the holidays, and that includes the world of online football betting. Home teams went 10-6 SU and ATS during Week 13 of the NFL season, taking full advantage of banged-up, road-weary opponents. Home dogs were especially tasty at 5-5 SU and 7-3 ATS.
Even colder conditions are in store for the NFL this week, starting Thursday night in the Forest City.
It’s Week 14 and there are still two unbeaten teams remaining. My pick for game of the week is Denver at Indianapolis. The Broncos have turned it around and the Colts are unbeaten in their last 12. Can Denver extend their streak while taking down Manning and the Colts?
Lot’s of football this week with no byes, so lets get started.
How about a sportsbook warmup before the weekend’s NFL and NCAA football action? The Steelers and Browns aren’t exactly a hot matchup but Pittsburgh sure has a lot to play for. Is there any chance their injuries – and possibly the elements – doom them again?
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the NFL Power Rankings have changed.
There was an even split between favorites and underdogs last week as eight teams getting points covered the spread. Of the eight, four teams; Oakland, Arizona, N.Y. Giants, and Miami won their games outright. Home teams had the slight edge with nine teams winning outright and ten teams winning against the spread.
In the NFC, the New Orleans Saints dodged a huge bullet in Week 13 while the Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles put on stellar performances that moved each team into a closer position to possibly challenge New Orleans should they meet in the playoffs.
Monday Night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Baltimore Ravens has deep playoff implications for both teams. The Packers hold a wild card playoff spot but that could change with a loss Monday night, the Ravens are currently on the outside looking in but a win will push them to 7-5 and give them more control in the playoff race as their remaining opponents hold a combine .400 win percentage.
If you take a look at the Baltimore Ravens stats, you wouldn’t think that much has changed from last year’s daunting defense. While they are still the third best scoring defense, there has been a noticeable diminishing.
For example: Last week on Sunday night football, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who lost to Oakland this week with starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the lineup, nearly won on the road in Baltimore with third string starter Dennis Dixon.
NFL Football: Sunday December 6, 2009 1 PM EST
The Line: Cincinnati Bengals – 13
One team experiencing a major turn around and another hoping there is one in their future meet at Paul Brown Stadium as the Cincinnati Bengals host the Detroit Lions.
NFL Football: Sunday December 6, 2009 4:15 PM EST
The Line: Seattle Seahawks +1
Two of the more inconsistent teams in the NFL battle it out in the NFC West as the Seattle Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers
NFL Football: Sunday December 6, 2009 1 PM EST
The Line: Pittsburgh Steelers – 13 1/2
The Pittsburgh Steelers are fighting for their playoff lives as they host the Oakland Raiders at Heinz Field.
NFL Football: Sunday December 6, 2009 1 PM EST
The Line: Washington Redskins + 9 1 /2
The Washington Redskins try to turn recent near misses into a win and the New Orleans Saints try to take one step closer to perfection as they square off in Washington, D.C.
Holy crap, I had no idea this game was even on the schedule. What a terrible matchup for both teams. The Chicago defense is getting torn to bits and pieces by injuries, and the Rams are just one of those teams that could explode at any given moment.
Admit it. You’re scared of that happening (just a little? C’mon!). The Rams are getting a comfortable spread, but travelling on the road against a somewhat talented Bears team should make you rightfully nervous. Let’s sort out this mess together.
