Both these teams are hungry for a win in this one, but for different reasons. For Cincinnati they need to keep pace with the other division leaders in the AFC and this is still a young team that doesn’t want to let doubt settle in.
Neither of these teams seem to be heading anywhere this season. In Buffalo they knew there might be some hard times this season with a new coach and a rookie signal caller but those have been heightened by injuries that have forced them to start three inexperienced QBs so far.
Who would have thought that after a 1-3 start, the Carolina Panthers would be battling it out for the top spot in the NFC South.
Denver arrives in San Diego on Sunday without its head coach, ready to battle its division rival who will aim to stop an offense that has amassed a NFL-best 343 points through the first eight games of the season.
Arizona will exit its bye week on high note looking to climb back over .500 with a win over the visiting Houston Texans, who will be without their head coach on Sunday.
With back to back wins the New York Giants are trying to make the long trek back to respectability. They have an excellent chance to get another one on Sunday when the hapless Oakland Raiders come to town.
A hot start for the Tennessee Titans gave way to some serious struggles prior to last weekend’s win over the Rams, but now they’re healthy and will look to jump start a winning run with a game against the winless Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Indianapolis Colts are flying high after a fourth quarter comeback win against the rival Texans, while the St. Louis Rams weren’t able to hold off the Tennessee Titans in a tightly contested thriller.
The Green Bay Packers begin week one of their attempted post-Aaron Rodgers survival with a date against the Philadelphia Eagles, who don’t appear to have much in the way of quarterback troubles given last weekend’s route of the Raiders.
The Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions enter Sunday’s matchup in completely different situations, as Detroit is coming off a bye week and an extended rest, while Chicago is coming off a game on Monday night and a short week.
The Charlotte Bobcats and New York Knicks square off in North Carolina just three days following a meeting at Madison Square Garden. The Bobcats won that game, 102-97, and will look to win their third straight in the series on Friday night.
The Kansas Jayhawks are one of the worst major conference teams going and this is likely to be another validation of their poor standing.
Both the Michigan Wolverines and Nebraska Cornhuskers have a lot in common. Both are two proud universities with a rich tradition and history. And both have had disappointing seasons once again.
After a statement victory versus rival Miami (FL) Florida State faces it’s greatest foe; themselves. Florida State goes heads to Winston-Salem, North Carolina to play the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in an early Saturday game.
The Auburn Tigers will look to keep pace in the SEC with the Alabama Crimson Tide, but they’ve got a tricky game this Saturday versus the Tennessee Volunteers.
The 23rd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been winning plenty of close games of late, and one of their most tightly contested games on last season’s run to a perfect regular season came against the Pittsburgh Panthers, who they will again meet this weekend.
