Green Bay Packers (8-2) @ Minnesota Vikings (4-5)
Lines: GB -2.5 // O/U 49.5
James- Packers -2.5
Patrick- Packers -2.5
Maher- Vikings
Vince- Packers
Ryan: Packers
Zach; Packers -2.5
Nick: Packers
The Packers have assumed their roles as the villains in the NFC and Rodgers is loving it. After a two week period of controversy the Packers shutout Seattle and showed the world they can get it done on both sides of the ball. Despite the game they played without Aaron Rodgers against Kansas City they haven’t lost since week 1, if I were a team in the NFC I would be watching game film diligently just in case you run into the Packers in the playoffs. Minnesota has been all over the place this year, constantly playing to their competition. Eight of their 9 games played have been decided by one score, you shouldn’t expect anything less this week. Kirk Cousins has been incredibly efficient and their new look O-line has done a good job providing room all year.
Washington Football Team (3-6) @ Carolina Panthers (5-5)
Lines: CAR -3.5 // O/U 43
James: Panthers
Patrick: WFT
Maher: Panthers
Vince: Panthers
Ryan: WFT
Zach; WFT
Nick: WFT
Both of these squads are coming off of massive wins that provided a little heartbeat in both DC and Charlotte. Taylor Heinicke got his revenge against Tom Brady and the Bucs, finishing 26/32 with 256 yards and a TD. They also suffered a big blow with young phenom Chase Young requiring season ending surgery after tearing his ACL, significantly wounding an already bottom 5 defense in the league. The Panthers are riding the QB carousel and are ready to start Panther legend Cam Newton in week 11 at home. Cam played in 9 snaps last week and scored twice, making him must watch TV on Sunday. A win for either team will be essential to building momentum down the stretch.
Cincinnati Bengals (5-4) @ Las Vegas Raiders (5-4)
Lines: CIN -1 // O/U 49.5
James: Bengals
Patrick: Bengals
Maher: Bengals
Vince: Raiders
Ryan: Bengals
ZACH: Bengals
Nick: Bengals
The Bengals are one of the harder teams to gauge this season as they have beaten the Ravens and Lost to the Mike White led Jets. They’re coming off a bye week and are in a potential playoff matchup on the road against the Raiders. Joe Burrow and his young offensive cast have played extremely well thus far and have made the league respect their offense. Las Vegas is beat up right now and is coming off two bad losses in a row. The good news is their offense has been much better this season and Derek Carr is on pace for over 5,300 passing yards. With a grueling schedule ahead this feels like a must win for Vegas at home.
Dallas Cowboys (7-2) @ Kansas City Chiefs (6-4)
Lines: KC -2.5 // O/U 55
James: Cowboys
Patrick: Cowboys
Maher: Chiefs
Vince: Chiefs -2.5
Ryan: Chiefs -2.5
Zach: Cowboys
Nick: Cowboys
The matchup of the week has to be the 1st place Cowboys vs the 1st place Chiefs. The Cowboys are gearing up for arguably their biggest test of the season as Mahomes and the Kansas City offense seem to have finally gotten it going. Dallas ranks 4th in TO’s forced this season and pairs that with the most yards and points scored in the league. Kansas City has been a roller coaster of a team so far but hit a stride last week on sunday night. As far as passing offense goes KC and Dallas are neck and neck both sitting right at 295 yards per game. I’m excited to see if they run the 2 high safety and risk giving up the flat to Kansas City and their screen game.
Arizona Cardinals (8-2) @ Seattle Seahawks (3-6)
Lines: SEA -3 // O/U 48
James: Cardinals
Patrick: Seahawks
Maher: Cardinals
Vince: Seahawks
Ryan: Seahawks
Zach: Cardinals
Nick: Cardinals
I tried to wait until the absolute last second to write this as the status of former MVP front runner Kyler Murray is still up in the air. The Cardinals got stomped on last week by the Panthers and look to regroup with this division matchup as they wait for the health of two of their offensive stars to clear up. Regardless, Arizona's defense is right around the top 5 in the NFL and they’re going to need to show up this week if they want to hold onto 1st place in the NFC. Russell Wilson got goosegged last week, and something tells me that’s going to fire him up. The Seahawks are not where they expected to be record wise, and if they don’t turn the dial up now and go on a run Cancun might come a little early this year for Pete Carroll’s squad.
Pittsburgh Steelers (5-3-1) @ Los Angeles Chargers (5-4)
Lines: LAC -5.5 // O/U 47
James: Chargers
Patrick: Chargers
Maher: Chargers -5.5
Vince: Chargers
Ryan: Chargers
Zach: Chargers
Nick: Chargers -5.5
Big Ben is back. Quickest Covid breakthrough we’ve seen in the NFL which is so on brand for Ben. Rookie of the year candidate Najee Harris has been a workhorse and has the snap count to prove it. I feel like I say this every week but the Chargers still don’t know how to defend the run, expect a big game from Najee this week. Justin Herbert is on pace for another massive year but the TD / INT ratio isn’t ideal for now. LA has lost three of their last 4 and need to build some major momentum if they want to have a shot at making some noise in the postseason.
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