Predictions
Week 8, 2010: Green Bay Packers @ New York Jets
Oct 29th
This week sees me heading to Wembley along with Andrew and Graham for what should be a great game of football between the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. That won’t stop me from taking a look at other games however, and this week I’ll be focusing on the Green Bay Packers at the New York Jets.
Mark Sanchez
Brandon Jackson has now had time to settle into the Packers offence and show us what he is made of. I do commend him and he has done a decent enough job. Sure he’s not the feature back that Ryan Grant is, but considering his lack of playing time previously he can be proud. I do think that the Packers are desperately missing the presence of Jermichael Finley, Aaron Rodgers more than anyone else. He was a focal point in their passing game and to be honest that has looked a little stale since he has been out. They really need to try and utilise Greg Jennings more than they have done, because when he has had the ball thrown at him he has made some good plays and showed everyone why he can be the number 1 receiver at Green Bay. He has already beaten his touchdown total from last year in half the time, but his yardage is suffering and at the moment he isn’t even close to breaking 100 yards. More >
NFL 2010 Week 8 Predictions
Oct 28th
We’re all at Wembley this week, so watch fewer games than is usually the case! We’re also late with these as we’ve been looking towards Brent more than anywhere else. But here we are…
There are 13 games again this week. For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
NFL International Series – Denver Broncos @ San Francisco 49ers – Prediction
Oct 27th
The time is finally here! This is not just a regular season game to us NFL fans here in the UK, this is like Christmas time…err…on Halloween. These International Series games at our national stadium Wembley have meant so much to us, we know we are going to love this one and we also hope there are many more to come.
Mike Singletary
I had been unsure if this years UK game at was going to be as close as we had all hoped. However, it seems that the San Francisco 49ers are on the up and Denver are heading in quite the opposite direction.
The Denver Broncos travel to London on Friday, electing to get their prep in at home before taking in the London sights and distractions. You can catch up with their movements here http://blog.denverbroncos.com/jsaccomano/london-calling-2/
I caught up with the Denver v Oakland game last night, I had been warned by Andrew that the first half was a bit of a horror show and it really was. Denver’s defence had more holes in it than my first car! It wasn’t just the defence either, Mac favourite – Kyle ‘I stole my hair from the 80′s’ Orton didn’t have much joy leading the offensive charge and was under more pressure than Gordon Brown was to smile during the election build up.
Results, Week 7 2010
Oct 26th
With Dallas going down last night (and out?) 11-3 represents my best mark so far this season, and I’ll look to build on that. Craig and I are now level, with a small advantage on Graham – we’re all well behind Jason Cole at Yahoo! Sports and his 66-38 though.
We’ll be back later this week with our predictions for week 8, including a look at the Wembley game this Sunday.
For the full scores and results, have a look at nfl.com
| Andrew | Graham | Craig | |
| Week 1 | 8-8 | 10-6 | 7-9 |
| Week 2 | 9-7 | 7-9 | 8-8 |
| Week 3 | 9-7 | 7-9 | 10-6 |
| Week 4 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 9-5 |
| Week 5 | 6-8 | 8-6 | 7-7 |
| Week 6 | 7-7 | 8-6 | 9-5 |
| Week 7 | 11-3 | 7-7 | 9-5 |
| Total | 59-45 | 56-48 | 59-45 |
| Total % | 57 % | 55 % | 57 % |
Week 7, 2010: Cincinnati Bengals @ Atlanta Falcons
Oct 22nd
Week 7… nearly half way through the season already! This week I’ll be taking a look at the Cincinnati Bengals at the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are having the better start to the season without doubt. They’re currently sitting on a 4-2 season with a 2-0 home record. The Bengals are currently 2-3 with a 1-2 away record. Judging by these stats alone you would say that the Falcons are looking high favourites for this contest.
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MNF Week 7, 2010: New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys
Oct 22nd
“I believe in these guys, I believe in the coaching staff, I believe in Wade Phillips. I believe we can turn things around. While the odds are against us, we can make all the things happen that we wanted to do this year.”
Anyone who expected those words to come out of Jerry Jones’ mouth this week, please raise your hands now…
Cowboys Stadium
The Dallas Cowboys enter Week 7 of what was meant to be an historic season that saw them become the first team to be crowned Super Bowl champions in their home stadium, with things looking slightly askew. Last weekend’s 24-21 defeat in Minnesota left the Cowboys at 1-4 and rock bottom of the NFC East.
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Week 7, Cleveland Browns @ New Orleans Saints
Oct 21st
Colt McCoy, then a Longhorn
Do you remember that Simpson’s episode where Homer changed his name to Max Power? If ever I was able to chose my own name I’d have to go for Colt McCoy. There are some great names within the NFL rosters, but if ever there was a name that could strike fear into the hearts of the towns folk it is Colt McCoy. If I were him then I’d really play up to my name. I’d turn up to work in a cowboy hat, even better than that I’d be on horseback. I’d drink ole joe during the day, whiskey at night. If I wanted someone out of my office I’d make em dance to the sound of my six-shooter before throwing them through the window.
How did I get on to this? Oh yeah, it looks like McCoy will get another start on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace are both injured leaving McCoy as the starter. Not a bad starter to have in my opinion, he clocked up an 80.5 QB rating against the Steelers. Saints Head Coach Sean Payton has been talking him up too.
In many ways it is a great game for McCoy to start, there is little pressure because not many people are expecting to Browns to win. That means that there is a good chance that we will see some great play from the Browns. I don’t expect a win either, but a game which builds on last Sundays performance against the Steelers would be a great result here.
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NFL 2010 Week 7 Predictions
Oct 21st
We’re all hoping to improve on our season scores so far. This week is a bit clearer (at first glance) than previous weeks have been, so maybe…
There are 14 games again this week. For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
Week 7, 2010: San Francisco 49ers @ Carolina Panthers
Oct 21st
In the Wembley Watch articles, I’ve taken a look at the Wembley-bound teams each week, but with the International Series game so close, I’m taking a close look at both teams in a bit more detail. Last week I examined the chances of the Broncos against the Jets (and got it wrong), this week I’ll take a closer look at the 49ers against the Carolina Panthers.
Moore hands off to Stewart
Results, Week 6 2010
Oct 19th
Yet another hard week, with two close games going to overtime, two big upsets and 8 of the 14 games decided by 4 points or less. This is turning into a very difficult season to predict!
We’ll be back later this week with our predictions for week 7.
For the full scores and results, have a look at nfl.com
| Andrew | Graham | Craig | |
| Week 1 | 8-8 | 10-6 | 7-9 |
| Week 2 | 9-7 | 7-9 | 8-8 |
| Week 3 | 9-7 | 7-9 | 10-6 |
| Week 4 | 9-5 | 9-5 | 9-5 |
| Week 5 | 6-8 | 8-6 | 7-7 |
| Week 6 | 7-7 | 8-6 | 9-5 |
| Total | 48-42 | 49-41 | 50-40 |
| Total % | 53 % | 54 % | 56 % |
Our guest predictor, Chris, recorded a 9-5 record. Good show.