NFL Week 10 Thread

For the record, Sky don't seem to have announced their Sunday 6pm and 9ish games.

Ah, I had forgotten that.

Chiefs @ Panthers
Broncos @ Saints
Falcons @ Eagles
Vikings @ Redskins

The above games all look interesting in the context of playoffs.

Chiefs need a win to stay in the hunt for the division. Their schedule from now on is hard enough so they will be looking behind their shoulders in the wild card race if they don't win. Carolina can only afford to drop two more games max, so a home game like this is a must.

Broncos are in a similar position as the Chiefs; they won't want to let Oakland get too far away. The Saints have actually developed into a playoff contender. Their offence is studly.

Falcons season could go any way from here. They could get a bye in the playoffs if they put their best foot forward. A division win would be progress but who would back them away to Dallas or Seattle? And if they lose games like this one they may even struggle for a division in Carolina and New Orleans continue to improve. The Eagles simply have to win this. It is a very tough matchup for them, but their runin is so hard, this is actually one of their more winnable games.

Vikings are killing me. The thing that makes me most uncomfortable is that even though the O-line has been bad, the running game, QB play and receivers have all regressed. The defence is still good, but not as good as it was in the first 5 games. They need a win badly. I don't know that Washington is the easiest place to look for one now. They have a savage O-line and if they can get their running game to a reasonable standard, they could outscore Minnesota. They are well in the hunt for a wild card.

Some other great games later on Sunday and Monday.

Cowboys @ Steelers
Seahawks @ Patriots
Bengals @ Giants

I have a sneaky feeling the Steelers and Seahawks might win their games. Simply because they are good teams, with explosive offence and defence respectively. And their opponents arguably can afford a loss and I just have this feeling they will go all out to win these games.

Who knows what will happen in New Jersey. Bengals are the most difficult team to work out in the NFL this season. I still wouldn't rule them out for their division, even a playoff win. But equally they could end up with just six wins this season. And the Giants are a good team, apart from being terrible at running the ball.

Basically I am pumped up this weekend.

Pumped.

9-4 last week, 70-63 overall
Browns @ Ravens
Chiefs @ Panthers
Broncos @ Saints
Rams @ Jets
Packers @ Titans
Falcons @ Eagles
Vikings @ Redskins
Texans @ Jaguars
Bears @ Buccaneers
Dolphins @ Chargers
49ers @ Cardinals
Cowboys @ Steelers
Seahawks @ Patriots
Bengals @ Giants

I'm surprised that Kessler was taken out of the game I thought he was doing well. Jamie Collins looked really good last night, if the browns can sign him at the end of the year they will have a person to build their defense around.Good to see Joe haden back healthy he is a shutdown corner when he is fit.
As for the Ravens, the defense was very good and flacco did well in the second half after a poor first half. He found a lot of success with the no huddle offense.

adrian522 wrote: »

Also they are 0-10 and I don't really see a win on their schedule

And they still won't end up with a franchise QB.

AbusesToilets wrote: »

I wonder if there is a QB worth trading the Brown's 1st for next season?

There are some serious defensive players coming out next season who are worth trading up for such as Jabrill Peppers and Jonathan Allen. Browns could do very well because there are lots of teams that will be interested in getting one of those two.

Until we see who declares I don't think we can talk about QBs. I wouldn't be willing to spend big on the likes of Deshaun Watson anyways.