Jacksonville Jaguars (3-3) vs Kansas City Chiefs (3-2)
Jags come in off a terrible beat down last week at home in which they lost starting QB David Garrard to a concussion and back up QB suffered a sprained right thumb. The status on both QBs is questionable at this point so the Jags have signed Todd Bouman and Patrick Ramsey as insurance if neither can start. Jags have been disappointing this season. WR Mike Sims-Walker has only received 2 TDs so far this season and RB Maurice Jones-Drew has rushed for only 1 TD to date. Jags defense definitely need to stop the running game of their opponents. Chiefs are a half game ahead of their division rivals in the AFC West. They got off to a fast start and rattled off 3 wins but have now dropped their last 2. QB Matt Cassel had a great game last week finishing with a QB rating of 122.9% completing 2o of 29 for 201 yds and 3 TDs. His #1 wideout Dwayne Bowe had 6 receptions for 108 yds and 2 TDs and RB Jamaal Charles had 16 rushes for 93 yds. Whether the Chiefs can stay atop their division remains to be seen but they need to get this win in order to help accomplish that goal. Prediction: Chiefs
Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) vs Tennessee Titans (4-2)
Eagles are coming in off a convincing win against the Falcons at home last week. QB Kevin Kolb finished with his highest passer rating with 133.6% by completing 23 of 29 for 326 yds, 3 TDs and 1 INT. His #1 WR DeSean Jackson is out this week recovering from a concussion suffered last week. This means WR Jeremy Maclin and RB LeSean McCoy will need to step up very big to make up for the loss. Their defense has played very well the last 2 weeks even with injuries on their D line. Titans are coming in off a blow out win over the Jags last week in Jacksonville. QB Vince Young was lost early in the game with a knee injury and his status for this week is uncertain. His back up QB Kerry Collins finished the game completing 11 of 16 for 110 yds and 1 TD. RB Chris Johnson had 26 rushes for 111 yds and 1 TD. Titans defense has played fantastic the last 2 games having 6 INTs total. This should be a good game. Prediction: Eagles
Buffalo Bills (0-5) vs Baltimore Ravens (4-2)
Bills are an awful team coming in off a bye last week. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has an overall passer rating of 99.9% with 7 TDs and just 2 INTs but he has a terrible receiving corp and a rookie RB. This team may get a few wins this season but not against the Ravens #2 rated defense in the league. Prediction: Ravens
Cleveland Browns (1-5) vs New Orleans Saints (4-2)
Browns are coming in off a crushing defeat against the Steelers last week in Pittsburgh. In the game they lost WRs Joshua Cribbs and Mohamed Massaquoi to concussions are still questionable this week. Their QB situation is also questionable with both Seneca Wallace & Jake Delhomme still nursing ankle injuries which may leave QB Colt McCoy getting his 2nd career start. They are facing a Saints team that has looked shaky at times but their defense should be able to stop the injury plagued Browns. Prediction: Saints
Washington Redskins (3-3) vs Chicago Bears (4-2)
Redskins are coming off a loss last week against the Colts at home. QB Donovan McNabb completed 29 of 45 for 246 yds 1 TD and 2 INTs in an ugly performance and loss. The bright spot of the game was RB Ryan Torrain who rushed for 100 yds on 20 carries and 2 TDs. The offense is in need of healthy reliable receivers who can catch consistently catch the deep pass Donovan can throw. Their defense has struggled with mounting injuries each week. Bears come in off a close loss last week against the Seahawks in Seattle. QB Jay Cutler completed 17 of 39 for 290 yds with WR Johnny Knox catching 5 passes for 120 yds. Despite rushing for only 11 yds RB Matt Forte did score 1 TD. Bears defense is playing solid and should have a good game this week at home. Prediction: Bears
Cincinnati Bengals (2-3) vs Atlanta Falcons (4-2)
Bengals are coming in off their bye last week. Their last game was a surprising loss to the Bucs at home. In that game QB Carson Palmer threw 2 TDs but also 3 INTs. WR Terrell Owens had 7 catches for 102 yds and 1 TD and RB Cedric Benson rushed 23 times for 144 yds. Bengals defense started out quick but has looked subpar the last few weeks. Falcons come in off a bad loss last week against the Eagles in Philly last week. QB Matt Ryan completed 23 of 42 for 250 yds 2 TDs and 1 INT. Their defense needs to pick it up to get back on track. Prediction: Falcons
Pittsburgh Steelers (4-1) vs Miami Dolphins (3-2)
Dolphins are undefeated on the road but winless at home. Steelers have the #1 ranked defense in the league. Nothing else to say. Prediction: Steelers
San Francisco 49ers vs Carolina Panthers (0-5)
49ers finally got their first win of the season last week against the Raiders in Oakland. They have played well each week and lost close games. Panthers have had to scramble to sign receivers with Steve Smith being injured. They are playing poorly on both sides of the ball every week. Prediction: 49ers
St. Louis Rams (3-3) vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-2)
Rams are a suprising 3-3 team. They are playing pretty good behind rookie QB Sam Bradford and the strong rushing of RB Steven Jackson. Bucs are inconsistent but good enough to stay competitive in the tough NFC South division. This game should be interesting but Bucs should be able to pull it out. Prediction: Bucs
Arizona Cardinals (3-2) vs Seattle Seahawks (3-2)
Cardinals have a horrible QB situation. Even with 1 of the top receivers in the league in WR Larry Fitzgerald the problem at QB has been the killer. Seahawks have been inconsistent but looked great in their wins. This should be a good battle in the NFC West. Prediction: Seahawks
New England Patriots (4-1) vs San Diego Chargers (2-4)
Pats are 1 of the better teams in the league. They are facing a Chargers team who is slow out the gate and has been facing several injury issues. How soon they will turn it around remains to be seen but this wont be the week. Prediction: Pats
Oakland Raiders (2-4) vs Denver Broncos (2-4)
AFC West is a bad division. This division rivalry is always good since both teams hate each other. QB Kyle Orton has looked super so far this season. With Broncos being at home they should beat the Raiders. Prediction: Broncos
Minnesota Vikings (2-3) vs Green Bay Packers (3-3)
This will be a great game against 2 very tough NFC North division rivals. Minnesota got off to a slow terrible start and Packers started out quick but has faltered the last few games. Whichever QB can hit their receivers deep will win this game. Prediction: Packers
New York Giants (4-2) vs Dallas Cowboys (1-4)
Despite the Cowboys poor record this should be a great divisional match-up. These 2 teams always play each other tough. But Cowboys offense is still having problems playing cohesively on offense and has commited far too many penalties (1st in the league). This should be a good game but expect the Giants to pull out the win. Prediction: Giants
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