NFL Week 9: Picking 3 Huge Games
Posted on | November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment
As I noted in a post a couple days ago, there are a lot of huge games this week in the NFL. But some of the games are bigger than others. The 3 biggest games of this weekend are the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Philadelphia Eagles, the Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, and the Monday night game that features the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Denver Broncos.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
First, let’s take a look at the one match-up that’s not a division rivalry. That’s the Steelers at the Broncos. This is a big game for the Broncos. They charged out of the gate to 6-0. But they got smashed last week against the Ravens. The Broncos are going to want to bounce back against the Steelers. But the Steelers are a really good team. And they will put pressure on Orton and shutdown the Broncos’ offense.
So, I’m taking the Steelers in this one.
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
The Dolphins are 3-0 in their divisional games but winless in all the other games. The Pats’ offense is starting to click better as Tom Brady seems like he’s finally getting his timing back. The Dolphins better watch out in this one. They just might be ripe to get hammered.
I’m going with the Pats to win by at least 10 points.
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Phillies
Everyone remembers Dallas going into Philly last year with the playoffs on the line. The Cowboys got routed 44-6. They were just horrible.
This isn’t the same Cowboys team but they still have the same coaches. Still, I can almost guarantee that this will be a close game. In fact, I can almost guarantee that Dallas wins this game if they win the turnover battle.
Expect the Eagles to come out on fire and try to shake Dallas’ confidence early. If Dallas can withstand the early onslaught and they can protect the ball then they will win this game.
I like the Cowboys to at least cover. Take the Boys.
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November 9th, 2009 @ 1:08 PM
Good game. I’m glad the Cowboys won, I think their defense played well for the most part.