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75 DIME
Denver Broncos
10 DIME
Tennessee Titans
Dallas Cowboys
New England/Green Bay OVER
DENVER
I don’t get this line or why people really believe the Chargers are going to come in here and win this game. Not going to happen tonight.
First of all, they are playing in a place they have lost 10 of their last 11 games including 6 in a row. I am talking about 6 in a row here folks.
Secondly, they have a head coach who has lost 13 of his last 17 to the Denver Broncos. Not exactly confidence building numbers heading into this game tonight.
Now, let me point out that with Merriman out of the lineup for the Chargers they have been torched for 25 points at home by Cleveland in a 32-25 failing to cover as a 13 point home favorite.
Then last week, they travel all the way cross country and get in the highest scoring game of the year with the Bengals, coming from 28-7 down at the half to win 49-41 in a game that I got tired watching.
Now they travel all the way back home only to go up to the altitude of Denver without their best defensive player against a team they just can’t beat. I don’t know about you but you couldn’t ask for a better spot to hammer the Broncos.
Now, I know Denver has struggled a bit offensively but if you really look a little closer you will see that not to be true. Let me take you to the numbers.
They put up 31 at home against Indy and then go to Pittsburgh and get 31.
Now just because they struggled last week in Oakland scoring 17 points, everyone thinks they are struggling. I give the Raiders 50 % credit for shutting down the Broncos and the other 50% to the Broncos being in a huge flat spot off the Colts and Steelers games.
Let me also point out the Raiders have the 2nd rated pass defense in the NFL and 9th ranked defense overall. Just because they have no offense, people lose sight of just how good the Raiders are playing defensively all year.
Denver will be refreshed tonight, playing at home, versus a defense that in their last 5 games has given up 19 to the Niners on the road, 30 on the road to the Chiefs, 24 at home to the Rams, 25 at home to the Browns and 41 on the road at Cincinnati.
Do you have confidence in this Chargers defense, on the road again, without their best defensive player, to stop this Denver team and Mike Shanahan? I know I don’t and I will force them to step up and do just that. My money says they can’t and the Broncos are a huge play for me today.
75 Dime Winner Denver
TENNESSEE
Love them in this spot here. This team just keeps fighting and playing hard and gets the Eagles in one of the most incredible look ahead spots I have ever seen.
Next week the Eagles travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in the Eagles biggest game of the year and before that game you are asking them to lay double digits to a Titans team, who the last time they got this many points, they were in Indy and took them to the wire finally losing 14-13.
The key to this game is going to be exactly what the key was in the Indy game. Running the football for Tennessee. They ran it for 212 yards on Indy and now they get another defense that can’t stop the run in Philadelphia.
You run the football in the NFL and win time of possession, it is very hard for any team to beat you by double digits. You saw it in the Indy game and you will see it here as well.
Other than their no show at home to Dallas and on the road at J’ville, this Titans team has covered the other 5 games easily. They lost by 3 at Miami, 1 at Indy, beat Washington, beat Houston and lost by 1 at home last week to Baltimore.
This is a live dog today because they have a mobile QB and will stick with the run.
10 Dime Tennessee
DALLAS
I have said for the past couple of weeks that the Indianapolis Colts have been living on borrowed time. I have said that they are lucky to be 9-0 and in my opinion they could very easily be 2-7.
The only two blowouts they have had all year were at home to both the Texans and the Redskins, winning by 19 and 14 respectively.
The other 7 games could have went either way.
Week One the Giants squandered numerous scoring opportunities with their play calling and a bogus pass offensive pass interference penalty on Carter late in the 4th allowed Indy to escape with the 26-21 win in a game the Giants had 433 yards total offense (186 rushing) to Indy’s 327.
Week Three the Jaguars let 3 scoring opportunities slip away in a 1st half at Indy in a game they dominated and instead of leading at the half 21-3, it was 7-3. Indy comes back to win 21-14 even though the Jaguars had 291 yards total offense (191 on the ground) to Indy’s 264 and won time of possession 40 minutes to Indy’s 20.
The next two weeks they struggled to beat the Jets on the road 31-28 scoring inside a minute left for the win and then came back home to beat the Titans 14-13 in a game the Titans put up 214 yards on the ground on this Indy defense.
Denver absolutely should have beaten them rushing for 227 yards but got conservative in their play calling late and let them escape. New England trailed by 3 at the half and for whatever reason, Bill Belichick , the ego maniac that he is and his ignorant offensive coordinator stop running the football in the 2nd half and Indy escaped their 27-20.
Last week, the Bills won time of possession, got a fumble returned for a touchdown but just didn’t have the components to pull off the upset losing 17-16.
The Dallas Cowboys have everything you need to end this unbeaten streak that the Colts have. They have the best head coach in the NFL in Bill Parcells. They have a big physical offensive line to beat up the worst run defense in the NFL with a one/two punch in the backfield in Barber and Julius Jones.
They have a mobile QB who will keep plays alive, keep the chains moving and make it that much easier to win time of possession. They have Terrell Owens to stretch the field which will open up the running game even more.
This game will come down to the Dallas defense doing just enough to slow down Manning and the Cowboy running game keeping that Colts offense on the sideline, where they can’t do damage.
This game is a repeat of the Super Bowl win by Parcells over the Bills and Jim Kelly and that high scoring run and shoot offense of the Bills. Parcells ran the ball down the throat of the Bills, kept the high scoring machine of an offense of Buffalo on the sidelines and won the game.
The amazing thing about this game is he has twice the offense in this game as he did in that Super Bowl to execute this win, which I am fully confident he will do.
10 Dime Dallas
PATRIOTS/PACKERS OVER
This game is going to fly Over the total.
First of all, the Patriots are missing both their safeties which will have Brett Favre licking his chops. This is going to be an old fashion shootout.
Packers have put up over 30 points in 2 of their last 4 games and with exception of their opening game shutout at home to Chicago, 9 at Phily and 10 at Buffalo, this Packers offense has scored over 20 points in every game this year.
Bottom line is this is as healthy and as good as they have been offensively all year long.
New England has gone Under 4 in a row but trust me, facing the 30th rated pass defense in the NFL, Tom Brady will want to make up for his horrific performance from last week.
On the road this year, the Patriots have put up 24 at New York, 38 at Cincy, 28 at Buffalo and 31 at Minnesota. I don't know what it is about playing on the road this year, maybe they just open up the playbook more but they score folks, they score.
I look for a run and gun affair in good ole Lambeau and for this game to fly OVER today.
75 DIME
Denver Broncos
10 DIME
Tennessee Titans
Dallas Cowboys
New England/Green Bay OVER
DENVER
I don’t get this line or why people really believe the Chargers are going to come in here and win this game. Not going to happen tonight.
First of all, they are playing in a place they have lost 10 of their last 11 games including 6 in a row. I am talking about 6 in a row here folks.
Secondly, they have a head coach who has lost 13 of his last 17 to the Denver Broncos. Not exactly confidence building numbers heading into this game tonight.
Now, let me point out that with Merriman out of the lineup for the Chargers they have been torched for 25 points at home by Cleveland in a 32-25 failing to cover as a 13 point home favorite.
Then last week, they travel all the way cross country and get in the highest scoring game of the year with the Bengals, coming from 28-7 down at the half to win 49-41 in a game that I got tired watching.
Now they travel all the way back home only to go up to the altitude of Denver without their best defensive player against a team they just can’t beat. I don’t know about you but you couldn’t ask for a better spot to hammer the Broncos.
Now, I know Denver has struggled a bit offensively but if you really look a little closer you will see that not to be true. Let me take you to the numbers.
They put up 31 at home against Indy and then go to Pittsburgh and get 31.
Now just because they struggled last week in Oakland scoring 17 points, everyone thinks they are struggling. I give the Raiders 50 % credit for shutting down the Broncos and the other 50% to the Broncos being in a huge flat spot off the Colts and Steelers games.
Let me also point out the Raiders have the 2nd rated pass defense in the NFL and 9th ranked defense overall. Just because they have no offense, people lose sight of just how good the Raiders are playing defensively all year.
Denver will be refreshed tonight, playing at home, versus a defense that in their last 5 games has given up 19 to the Niners on the road, 30 on the road to the Chiefs, 24 at home to the Rams, 25 at home to the Browns and 41 on the road at Cincinnati.
Do you have confidence in this Chargers defense, on the road again, without their best defensive player, to stop this Denver team and Mike Shanahan? I know I don’t and I will force them to step up and do just that. My money says they can’t and the Broncos are a huge play for me today.
75 Dime Winner Denver
TENNESSEE
Love them in this spot here. This team just keeps fighting and playing hard and gets the Eagles in one of the most incredible look ahead spots I have ever seen.
Next week the Eagles travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in the Eagles biggest game of the year and before that game you are asking them to lay double digits to a Titans team, who the last time they got this many points, they were in Indy and took them to the wire finally losing 14-13.
The key to this game is going to be exactly what the key was in the Indy game. Running the football for Tennessee. They ran it for 212 yards on Indy and now they get another defense that can’t stop the run in Philadelphia.
You run the football in the NFL and win time of possession, it is very hard for any team to beat you by double digits. You saw it in the Indy game and you will see it here as well.
Other than their no show at home to Dallas and on the road at J’ville, this Titans team has covered the other 5 games easily. They lost by 3 at Miami, 1 at Indy, beat Washington, beat Houston and lost by 1 at home last week to Baltimore.
This is a live dog today because they have a mobile QB and will stick with the run.
10 Dime Tennessee
DALLAS
I have said for the past couple of weeks that the Indianapolis Colts have been living on borrowed time. I have said that they are lucky to be 9-0 and in my opinion they could very easily be 2-7.
The only two blowouts they have had all year were at home to both the Texans and the Redskins, winning by 19 and 14 respectively.
The other 7 games could have went either way.
Week One the Giants squandered numerous scoring opportunities with their play calling and a bogus pass offensive pass interference penalty on Carter late in the 4th allowed Indy to escape with the 26-21 win in a game the Giants had 433 yards total offense (186 rushing) to Indy’s 327.
Week Three the Jaguars let 3 scoring opportunities slip away in a 1st half at Indy in a game they dominated and instead of leading at the half 21-3, it was 7-3. Indy comes back to win 21-14 even though the Jaguars had 291 yards total offense (191 on the ground) to Indy’s 264 and won time of possession 40 minutes to Indy’s 20.
The next two weeks they struggled to beat the Jets on the road 31-28 scoring inside a minute left for the win and then came back home to beat the Titans 14-13 in a game the Titans put up 214 yards on the ground on this Indy defense.
Denver absolutely should have beaten them rushing for 227 yards but got conservative in their play calling late and let them escape. New England trailed by 3 at the half and for whatever reason, Bill Belichick , the ego maniac that he is and his ignorant offensive coordinator stop running the football in the 2nd half and Indy escaped their 27-20.
Last week, the Bills won time of possession, got a fumble returned for a touchdown but just didn’t have the components to pull off the upset losing 17-16.
The Dallas Cowboys have everything you need to end this unbeaten streak that the Colts have. They have the best head coach in the NFL in Bill Parcells. They have a big physical offensive line to beat up the worst run defense in the NFL with a one/two punch in the backfield in Barber and Julius Jones.
They have a mobile QB who will keep plays alive, keep the chains moving and make it that much easier to win time of possession. They have Terrell Owens to stretch the field which will open up the running game even more.
This game will come down to the Dallas defense doing just enough to slow down Manning and the Cowboy running game keeping that Colts offense on the sideline, where they can’t do damage.
This game is a repeat of the Super Bowl win by Parcells over the Bills and Jim Kelly and that high scoring run and shoot offense of the Bills. Parcells ran the ball down the throat of the Bills, kept the high scoring machine of an offense of Buffalo on the sidelines and won the game.
The amazing thing about this game is he has twice the offense in this game as he did in that Super Bowl to execute this win, which I am fully confident he will do.
10 Dime Dallas
PATRIOTS/PACKERS OVER
This game is going to fly Over the total.
First of all, the Patriots are missing both their safeties which will have Brett Favre licking his chops. This is going to be an old fashion shootout.
Packers have put up over 30 points in 2 of their last 4 games and with exception of their opening game shutout at home to Chicago, 9 at Phily and 10 at Buffalo, this Packers offense has scored over 20 points in every game this year.
Bottom line is this is as healthy and as good as they have been offensively all year long.
New England has gone Under 4 in a row but trust me, facing the 30th rated pass defense in the NFL, Tom Brady will want to make up for his horrific performance from last week.
On the road this year, the Patriots have put up 24 at New York, 38 at Cincy, 28 at Buffalo and 31 at Minnesota. I don't know what it is about playing on the road this year, maybe they just open up the playbook more but they score folks, they score.
I look for a run and gun affair in good ole Lambeau and for this game to fly OVER today.
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