Thursday, November 1, 2018

Week 9 Predictions

Oakland Raiders (1-6) San Francisco 49ers (1-7)

Raiders come in off a loss last week to the Colts. Derek Carr completd 21/48 for 244 yards and three touchdowns. Jared Cook made four receptions for 74 yards. Doug Martin rushed for 72 yards on 13 carries. The defense lacked real production and is ranked No. 19 in total defense.


49ers come in off a loss last week to the Cardinals. C.J. Beathard will be out so Nick Mullens will get the start at QB this week. The defense had three sacks and one interception in the game and is ranked No. 21 in total defense.

Raiders lead the series 7-6 and will get the win in this dumpster fire matchup.




Prediction: Raiders


Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2-1) vs. Baltimore Ravens (4-4)

Steelers come in off a win last week over the Browns. Ben Roethlisberger completed 24/36 for 257 yards two touchdowns and one interception. Antonio Brown made six receptions for 74 yards and two touchdowns. James Conner rushed for 146 yards on 24 carries and two touchdowns. The defense made two sacks and one interception and is ranked No.10 in total defense.

Ravens come in off a loss last week to the Panthers. Joe Flacco completed 22/39 for 192 yards one touchdown and two interceptions. Lamar Jackson also threw one touchdown. Buck Allen and Hayden Hurt each made a touchdown reception and Alex Collins rushed for one touchdown. The defenes is ranked No. 5 in total defense.

Steelers lead series 27-22 and will get the win on Sunday in Baltimore.


Prediction: Steelers


Chicago Bears (4-3) vs. Buffalo Bills (2-6)

Bears come in off a win last week over the Jets. Mitch Trubisky completed 16/29 for 220 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Howard rushed for 81 yards on 22 carries and one touchdown. Tarik Cohen had 110 combined rushing and receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. The defense made one sack and is ranked No. 4 in total defense.


Bills come in off a loss last week to the Patriots. Derek Anderson is in concussion protocol so Nathan Peterman is likely to get the start on Sunday. Peterman has thrown one touchdown and four interceptions so far this season. LeSean McCoy made six receptions for 82 yards. The defense made two sacks and is ranked No. 14 in total defense.

Bears lead series 7-5 and with Peterman getting the start for the Bills I have to pick the Bears. 


Prediction: Bears


Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-4) vs. Carolina Panthers (5-2)

Buccaneers come in off a loss last week to the Bengals. Winston was benched in the game so Ryan Fitzpatrick came in relief and completed 11/15 for 194 yards and two touchdowns. He will start on Sunday. Petyon Barber rushed for 85 yards on 19 carries and one touchdown. Mike Evans made six receptions for 179 yards and one touchdown. Defense scored two sacks in the game but is only ranked No. 20 in total defense.


Panthers come in off a win last week over the Ravens. Cam Newtwon completed 21/29 for 219 yards two passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Christian McCaffrey had one rushing and one receiving touchdown. DJ Moore made five receptions for 90 yards. The defense made two sacks and two interceptions and is ranked No. 7 in total defense.

Panthers lead series 22-13 and will get the easy win at home on Sunday. 


Prediction: Panthers


Kansas City Chiefs (7-1) vs. Cleveland Browns (2-5-1)

Chiefs come in off a win last week over the Broncos. Patrick Mahomes completed 24/34 for 303 yards four touchdowns and one interception. Sammy Watkins made eight receptions for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Kareem Hunt had 86 combined rushing and receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. The defense scored five sacks and one interception but is ranked No. 31 in total defense.


Browns come in off a loss last week to the Steelers. Baker Mayfield completed 22/36 for 180 yards two touchowns and one interception with Antonio Callaway and Seth DeVale each receiving one. Nick Chubb rushed for 65 yards on 18 carries. The defense managed one sack and one interception in the game but is ranked No. 30 in total defense. After the loss last week the team fired head coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley and promoted defensive coordinator Gregg Williams to head coach. He will make his head coaching debut this week against a high scoring high powered offense.

Chiefs lead series 12-11-2 and despite having a terrible defense will outscore the Browns to get the win.

Prediction: Chiefs


New York Jets (3-5) vs. Miami Dolphins (4-4)

Jets come in off a loss last week to the Bears. Sam Darnold completed 14/29 for 153 yards and one touchdown to Chris Henderson. The defense scored two sacks but is ranked No. 27 in total defense.


Dolphins come in off a loss last week to the Texans. Brock Osweiler completed 21/37 for 241 yards zero touchdowns and one interception. Danny Amendola made five receptions for 43 yards and one passing touchdown. Kenyan Drake rushed for 58 yards on 12 carries and one rushing and one receiving touchdown. DeVante Parker made six receptions for 134 yards. The defenseis ranked No. 29 in total defense.

Jets lead series 54-51-1 but Dolphins will squeeze out a win at home. 


Prediction: Dolphins 


Detroit Lions (3-4) vs. Minnesota Vikings (4-3-1)

Lions come in off a loss last week to the Seahawks. Matthew Stafford completed 27/40 for 310 yards two touchdowns and one interception. Marvin Jones made seven receptions for 117 yardsa and two touchdowns. The defense made two sacks and is ranked No. 12 in total defense.


Vikings come in off a loss last week to the Saints. Kirk Cousins completed 31/41 for 359 yards two touchdowns and one interception. Stefon Diggs mad 10 receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown. Adam Thielen made seven receptioins for 103 yards and one touchdown. Latavius Murray had a combined 95 yards rushing and receiving and one rushing touchdown. The defense managed one interception and is ranked No. 17 in total defense.

Vikings lead series 72-39-2 and will get the win at home on Sunday.


Prediction: Vikings


Atlanta Falcons (3-4) vs. Washington Redskins (5-2)

Falcons come in off a bye last week. Matt Ryan has completed 187/263 for 2,335 yards for a passer rating of 114.2 percent so far this season. The defense is ranked No. 23 in total defense and the offense is ranked No. 16 in total offense.

Redskins come in off a win last week over the Giants. Alex Smith completed 20/32 for 178 yards and one touchdown. Adrian Peterson rushed for 149 yards on 26 carries one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown. The defense scored seven sacks and two interceptions in the game and is ranked No.2 in total defense.


Redskins lead series 15-9-1 and will get the win at home.



Prediction: Redskins


Houston Texans (5-3) Denver Broncos (3-5)

Texans come in off a win last week over the Dolphins. Deshaun Watson completed 16/20 for 239 yards and five touchdowns. DeAndre Hopkins made six receptions for 82 yards and two touchdowns. The defense scored two sacks and one interception and is ranked No. 16 in total defense. The team unfortunately lost Will Fuller for the season but traded for Demaryius Thomas to replace him for the remainder of the season.


Broncos come in off a loss last week to the Chiefs. case Keenum completed 23/34 for 262 yards two touchdowns and one interception. Phillip Lindsay rushed for 95 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown. Courtland Sutton made three receptions for 78 yards. The defense managed two sacks and one interception and is ranked No. 26 in total defense.

Broncos lead series 4-2 but the Texans will get the win on Sunday.

Prediction: Texans


Los Angeles Chargers (5-2) vs. Seattle Seahawks (4-3)

Chargers come in off a bye last week. Philip Rivers has completed 152/220 for 2,008 yards for a 117.8 percent passer rating. The defense is ranked No. 11 in total defense and the offense is ranked No. 15 in total offense.

Seahawks come in off a win last week over the Lions. Russell Wilson completed 14/17 for 248 yards and three touchdowns. David Moore made four receptions for 97 yards and one touchdown. Chris Carson rushed for 105 yards and one touchdown. The defense scored two sacks and one interception and is ranked No. 3 in total defense.

Seahawks lead series 26-24 and will get the win at home on Sunday.


Prediction: Seahawks


Los Angeles Rams (8-0) vs. New Orleans Saints (6-1)

Rams come in off a win last week over the Packers. Jared Goff completed 19/35 for 295 yards and three touchdowns with two going to Josh Reynolds. Todd Gurley had 195 combined rushing and receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. The defense made three sacks and is ranked No. 15 in total defense and added Dante Fowler this week.


Saints come in off a win last week over the Vikings. Drew Brees completed 18/23 for 120 yards one touchdown and one interception. Alvin Kamara had 76 combined rushing and receiving yards with one rushing and one receiving touchdown. Micahel Thomas made five receptions for 81 yards. The defense scored four sacks and one interception and is ranked No. 13 in total defense.

Rams lead series 41-33 but the Saints are hard to beat at home and will hand the Rams their first loss of the season. 


Prediction: Rams


Green Bay Packers (3-3-1) vs. New England Patriots (6-2)

Packers come in off a loss last week to the Rams. Aaron Rodgers completed 18/30 for 286 yards and one touchdown. Aaron Jones rushed for 86 yards on 12 carries and one touchdown. Davante Adams made five receptions for 133 yards. The defense scored five sacks and is ranked No. 7 in total defense.


Patriots come in off a win last week over the Bills. Tom Brady completed 29/45 for 324 yards. Julian Edelman made nine receptions for 104 yards. James White rushed for one touchdown. The defense scored three sacks and one interception and is ranked No. 28 in total defense.

Packers lead series 6-5 but the Patriots will get the win at home. 


Prediction: Patriots 


Tennessee Titans (3-4) vs. Dallas Cowboys (3-4)

Titans come in off a bye last week. Marcus Mariota has completed 99/150 for 1,030 yars for a 78.5 percent passer rating. The defense is ranked No. 6 in total defense  but the offense is ranked No. 31 in total offense.

Cowboys come in off a bye last week. Dak Prescott completed 128/206 for 1,417 yards for a passer rating of 87.4 percent passer rating. The defense is ranked No. 9 in total defense and the offense is ranked No. 26 in total offense. Amari Cooper will make his debut for the team on Monday.

Cowboys lead series 8-6 and will get the win at home on Monday.

Prediction: Cowboys

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