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Yes, they’re late (sorry Andrew, been a very bust week – C). But here are our picks for the NFL 2009 week 14 matches.

Sunday 13th December

New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons
C - A few times this season we have seen the Saints on the brink of defeat, only for them to claw their way back and snatch victory. It’s this that makes a team great. The Colts too have done this. No one seems to be able to kill the game off against them. They are beatable for sure, but it’s just finding the right team to do it on the right day. For that reason, i’m backing New Orleans to take the win here and remain undefeated. Atlanta are a decent side, but i feel the Saints are stronger across the board.

A – A lovely NFC South Matchup… The Saints can count themselves lucky last week after just edging past the Redskins – I don’t want to talk about it, but the upshot is that they’ve booked their place in the post season and are looking odds on for a first round bye. The Falcons are 2 games down on a wildcard spot and only one game up on the Panthers, who are starting to get going (albeit it a little late!). They need this one.
But the lucky wins they’ve had, combined with when they’ve been playing well, is starting to make me think that the Saints could go unbeaten this season. I’m going with my heart here and backing them in this game.

G – We all predicted an easy win for the Saints last weekend and almost ended up looking very silly. While they are still unbeaten, we know they can be beaten. That said I don’t think they will drop their record in this game. Saints Win.
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So, as Andrew does not have access to the site at the minute you have me to welcome you to this weeks MAC predictions. I, Craig, will be your host. Now, I’m not one for introductions, so without further ado let’s see what we think of the upcoming match.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns

C – Hmmmm.. this is tougher than it should be. After a strong performance against the Chargers last week you’ve gotta give the Browns credit. They are slowly improving. Quinn, while inconsistent, has proven he can play well. The Steelers are really having a horrible time at the moment. 2 divisional losses to the Ravens and Bengals, and losses against the Chiefs, and the Bills. All in 4 games. So… going off this information i have, and wanting the Steelers to lose to keep the Ravens in the hunt for the Wildcard spot… i’m going for a Browns win!

A - Graham here delivering Andrew’s phone vote. He said something about champers, a Rolls Royce and a ditch. I couldn’t really understand him over the phone before they took him back to the cells. You think he would have learned not to use his one phone call to call me by now, but he wanted to make sure that the readers got the predictions. Tempted as I am to put him down for the Browns, I did just make out that he said the Steelers….followed by ‘You’ll never pin it on me copper’….

G – It is hard to rate the Browns here in what should be a business like win for the Steelers. Lets just hope Quinn and co can pull out all the stops to deliver a close Thursday night game. My pick – Steelers.

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After us suggesting the Jets would have enough to beat the Bills last night, we’ll be hoping that form carries on over the weekend!

So here we go with the rest of this week’s picks for week 13 of the 2009 NFL season.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Atlanta Falcons
C – Atlanta did well to come away with the win against Tampa last week (Grrr…), some might say ‘lucky’. They’re missing Ryan and Turner (although Turner could well return fully this week, haven’t seen the latest report on Ryan) who are their 2 main weapons in offence. The Eagles have been looking more impressive as of late, although they did just about beat the Skins last week. McNabb is looking brutal, and DeSean Jackson is reaping the benefits of that. I’d say a comfortable Eagles win.

A – This has the makings of a terrific match, and not just because of all the bird puns we’re going to get over the weekend. Both teams are second in their divisions, and fighting for a wildcard spot whilst trying to keep the third placed teams (Panthers and Giants) behind them. The Falcons though, have no chance of catching the division leader but the NFC East is still to play for.
This is a tough game to call, but I think the injuries might be an obstacle too much for the Falcons so I’m picking an Eagles win.

G – I am going with the Eagles on this one, but this is a game where there will be feathers flying…..did you see what I did there? (Yes Graham. Everyone did. –Andrew)

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Here we are with our second part of our Thanksgiving Weekend predictions.

Sunday 29th November

Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills
A – With the Patriots apparently in control in the East, the Dolphins are looking to secure the second spot and aim for a wildcard berth. The Bills, as ever it seems, are struggling. WIth a new coach they gave the Jaguars a close game last week, and you have to think that there will have been more improvements between then and now. All things considered though, I’m going to back the Dolphins here.

G – I guess you already know who I am going with here right? This should be the Dolphins game and combined with a loss for the Pats and Jets could make the AFC East very interesting.

C – Dolphins for this one. The Bills did a good job last week against the run, but i think the Wildcat will be a bit much for them. Ricky to have another huge game.

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An early start this week, again, as Thanksgiving is here.

Here are our picks for the three games that are taking place this Thursday.

Thursday November 26th

Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions
A – The Lions are back after their heroic win over the Browns just a few days ago. Stafford is almost certainly out, so we’ll get to see Daunte Culpepper. But I can’t look past the Packers here. The Lions are ranked 31st in yards per game and last for points. Even taking his usual 4-5 sacks, Aaron Rodgers will have funtimes. Add Ryan Grant and the 3rd ranked Defense, and the Lions are back to earth with a bump.

G – Such a shame that Stafford is out, as it would have made the game a lot more interesting if he were playing. However, I still don’t think it would have changed the overall outcome. A Green Bay win for me.

C – Packers get my vote. Their offense might look good against the Browns but the Lions will struggle this week due to the lack of Stafford and most likely Johnson. Green Bay, for all their offensive line flaws, have a good set up and will score some points.
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I know, I know! We’re late, as there was a game last night. Our predictions for that game were typed up yesterday morning, so you’ll have to trust us when we say that we both picked the 49ers.

Here are the rest of our predictions for week 10 of the NFL 2009 season…

Thursday 12th November

Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers
A – The Bears have been struggling, and were given a real spanking by Arizona last week. The 49ers though, are on a four game losing streak but three of those have been close games that were lost by inches. I fancy them here.

G – The 49ers are nothing if not exciting! They can’t lose this one, can they? I have faith and expect them to return to winning ways this week. Hey, didn’t I say that last week?
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Week 9 is here! We’ve been a bit hit and miss recently, and have got caught out on a couple of occassions on games that really shouldn’t have gone the way they did.

13 games again this week, let’s see how we fare this time with our predictions…

Sunday November 8th

Kansas City Chiefs @ Jacksonville Jaguars
A – Maurice Jones-Drew gave a masterclass last week, but the team as a whole couldn’t hang with a resurgent Titans.
The Chiefs are getting better. Slowly. But have beaten nobody of note (oh, that hurt to type that). I expect the Jaguars to find a way to win a close game.

G – This could end up being a good game to watch, but as Andrew says, the Jaguars should come good.  For my fantasy team at least I will be hoping for another good performance from Maurice Jones-Drew.
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After a fantastic day at Wembley last Sunday, we will be back on the sofa for these games.  There are some good ones to watch too!

Andrew will be doing his best to catch up, and as ever there are a few that we disagree on.  No guest to put us to shame this week though.  If you are interested in doing guest predictions next week then please get in touch.

Just 13 games again this week.

Sunday 1st Novembers
Denver Broncos @ Baltimore Ravens
A – Week 8 and the undefeated Broncos travel to Baltimore. Yeah… After starting 3-0, the Ravens have suffered 3 consecutive close losses to be at a failry humble 3-3. But the Patriots game went to the wire, and only a hooked field goal attempt let the Vikings win. This is a team that’s better than their record.
So a damned tricky game to call first up, but I’ve got to fancy the Ravens.

G – Ah, I think this is the first time we have picked a different team in the first game on the list.  While the Ravens are the favourites at home I can see the Broncos continuing their form again this week.  Should be a great one to watch and I won’t be too disapointed if I get this one wrong.

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I need to make up some ground on Graham this week! After two successive 7-7 weeks, I really need to step my predictions and start scoring!

Just 13 games this week. Here are our picks for the 2009 NFL week 7 season:

Sunday 25th October

Green Bay Packers @ Cleveland
A – OK, so an easy one to start with. The Browns have been pretty bad so far and their schedule doesn’t get any easier from here on and there is talk that Mangini has already lost the team. They’re last for yards per game allowed and are 27th in total points. This is not a unit that’s going to stop you scoring.
The Packers came out of the bye-week and shut out the Lions to go a respectable 3-2. If they can get the running game moving and protect Aaron Rodgers, then they’re gonna tear it up in Ohio.

G – Packers for me too.  As Andrew says, the Browns have not been good and the home advantage probably won’t save them this week.
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This week we’re pleased to welcome Craig to the site to cast his eye over this weekend’s game. Craig is from the Black Country and supports the Dallas Cowboys (boo!). As a Villa fan, he also has a connection to the Cleveland Browns as well.

He’s heading to Wembley this weekend, where we shall try and meet up with him. Anyway… over to Craig

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Indianapolis Colts @ St. Louis Rams
Colts to win. They have been nothing short of impressive this term: Manning is as good as ever, the wide receiver roster is performing well (Garcon and Collie have stepped up this year), the running backs are doing their bit (Brown has impressed me) and defensively they are looking pretty solid. The Rams will do nothing against them and will rack up another loss in a disappointing season thus far. 35-3 Colts blow-out.
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