After the (eventually) thrilling start on Thursday night, week 11 continues with a number of exciting games to keep your eye on this weekend, including several divisional match-ups with playoff implications. What else do you need? Time to start The Opening Drive!
(4-5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers at
(9-0) Green Bay Packers
I’m pretty positive the Packers will lose a game at some point, but it shouldn’t be this week. If the Packers don’t own a two-score lead by the end of the first quarter I’ll be stunned.
(5-4) Buffalo Bills at(2-7) Miami Dolphins
I would say this is the clear “Trap of the Week,” but I don’t think that a team that’s lost two in a row can get trapped by a team that’s won two in a row. Buffalo has no choice but to take this game seriously because of their own dwindling playoff chances. At 5-5 they would have nearly hammered the nail in their own coffin, and that my friends, takes talent. Miami’s just playing better football right now and has all the momentum.
(5-4) Dallas Cowboys at
(3-6) Washington Redskins
Because I know how Dallas operates, this claims the prize of “Trap of the Week.” Coming off an absolute trouncing of Buffalo the ‘Boys could head into Washington with inflated egos, leading them to take Rexy and the ‘Skins lightly. I’m not sure Washington is capable of taking advantage, but they could catch Dallas on one of their famously off days. Hopefully Jason Garrett off-sets those odds by handing it off to DeMarco Murray a bazillion times.
(6-3) Cincinnati Bengals at(6-3) Baltimore Ravens
After coming so close in their match-up with the Steelers last week, the Bengals get yet another opportunity to prove their worth in the AFC with a trip to Baltimore. Unfortunately, they’re catching the Ravens after their third unforgiveable loss of the season. Baltimore plays to the level of their opponents, so they should be more than geared up and ready for a tough divisional contest. While the Ravens will miss Ray Lewis in the middle of their defense, the Bengals will miss wide-out A.J. Green more.
(5-4) Tennessee Titans at(5-4) Atlanta Falcons
Yeah. What am I supposed to expect from these teams? The Titans are the definition of average, trading off decent wins for sucky losses several times throughout the year. Since they’re in Atlanta, I have to give the Falcons the edge here.
(3-6) Philadelphia Eagles at(6-3) New York Giants
Sunday night’s primetime contest features two teams at the opposite end of the NFC East. The Giants are looking to rebound after dropping one in San Fran last Sunday and they get an Eagles squad on a downward spiral into oblivion, with VINCE YOUNG starting! Imma enjoy this one.
Get your NFL on ladies and gents!
