Predictions
NFL 2010 Wildcard Weekend: New Orleans Saints @ Seattle Seahawks
Jan 4th
Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints
Previous five meetings
2010 – Seahawks 19-34 Saints
2007 – Saints 28-17 Seahawks
2004 – Seahawks 21-7 Saints
2003 – Saints 10-27 Seahawks
2000 – Saints 10-20 Seahawks
The series is tied 5-5, these teams have never met in the post-season.
At 7-9, and with a net points difference of nearly -100 you can argue that the Seahawks have no place in the post-season. But quite simply – they did exactly what they needed to do: they won their division and have earned this. Yes there are better teams that are clearing lockers, more deserving teams, but – as they say – them’s the breaks. And let’s face it, whoever qualified from the NFC West was always going to be poor, whatever their record. (Sorry NFC West fans). While we’re crunching numbers… when the Seahawks have lost, they’ve lost big. By an average of 21 points (a range of 15 to 34). These aren’t close losses like many games the Redskins (for one) have hung about it, but blowouts. More >
NFL 2010 Week 17 Predictions
Dec 30th
Sam Bradford
Week 17 and two conferences are still undecided. The Colts can wrap up the AFC South if they beat visiting Tennessee. The NFC West sees a play-off berth at stake: The winner of St. Louis in Seattle will head into the post-season. Needless to say this is the primetime game.
The Steelers will win the AFC North with a win, but a loss gives the Ravens a chance to get past them. Both teams have already secured post-season spots, but with the #2 seed a bye-week to play for there’s lost to watch.
The Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (in that order on tie-breaker) are tied on 9-6 and battling for the 6th seed in the NFC. If one team is alone in winning, they’ll secure the place. As things stand, it’s for the Packers to lose. They have Chicago visiting. Although the Bears have secured the division, they need a win to guarantee a bye-week. I think the Eagles can catch them, but I’m not looking at all the tie-breakers.
For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
NFL 2010 Week 16 Predictions
Dec 22nd
Week 16 bridges Christmas Day, indeed it gives us a game to look forward to on that day before settling down Boxing Day night for the majority of the games. So another early start for us this week.
Soldier Field
Some of the games with important post-season implications are:
The Jets in Chicago to face the Bears. Though Chicago have already won the division, they’re battling with the Eagles for a bye-week. The Jets need to stay strong to hold on to a wildcard spot and to put pressure on the Patriots.
The Ravens are taking on the Browns and need a win to chase the Steelers who are hosting the Panthers on Thursday.
The New York Giants are in Green Bay with both teams chasing play-off spots and Monday night sees the Saints in Atlanta. The Falcons are unbeaten at home this season and a win will give them the #1 seed in the NFC.
Finally, the 49ers are in St. Louis taking on the Rams. If the 49ers win (and the Seahawks lose to the Bucs) then they will go top with one week to go. It’s mind boggling that can be the case considering they will be 6-9
For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
NFL 2010 Week 15 Predictions
Dec 15th
Week 15 sees some more great looking matches coming our way!
The NFC East is facing off, with the Redskins at the Cowboys and – more importantly – the Eagles in New York to take on the Giants. The winner of that game will go atop the division with just 2 games to go.
Tim Tebow
The AFC South is also all in-division this week, with the Jaguars visiting the Colts and the Texans going to Tennessee to take on the Titans. If the Colts win I think they’ll go ahead of the Jaguars based on a tie-breaker of games against common opponents.
Other good-looking matches included the struggling Jets at the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New Orleans Saints at the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay at the New England Patriots and Detroit at Tampa Bay
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have their eyes on another Super Bowl victory! They’re the favorites to win it this season in the Super Bowl betting sportsbook but they’re not nearly as big of a fave as they will be right before the playoffs! Don’t miss out on getting a fair price on the team you believe will in the 2011 Super Bowl!
For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
Results, Week 14 2010
Dec 14th
Two more great weeks of football have passed since we last updated our numbers. Compared to the Yahoo! Sport guys, we’re holding our own… as long as we ignore Jason Cole who has had a great season so far.
With just three weeks left, it’s still close between us. Anyone could take the honours yet this season.
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 |
| Week 8 | 6-7 | 9-4 | 7-6 |
| Week 9 | 9-4 | 8-5 | 10-3 |
| Week 10 | 8-6 | 9-5 | 6-8 |
| Week 11 | 12-4 | 12-4 | 10-6 |
| Week 12 | 10-6 | 11-5 | 12-4 |
| Week 13 | 11-5 | 12-4 | 13-3 |
| Week 14 | 11-5 | 11-5 | 9-7 |
| Total | 126-82 | 128-80 | 126-82 |
| Total % | 61 % | 62 % | 61 % |
NFL 2010 Week 14 Predictions
Dec 8th
Week 13 turned up some surprisingly results. The Patriots delivered a stark and efficient warning to the Jets and the rest of the AFC that they’re for real. The Steelers found a way to best the Ravens in an intriguing match. Elsewhere the Colts and Chargers both lost to put severe dents in the post-season plans of both teams whilst in the NFC the Falcons still lead the way.
Shaun Hill
Week 14 has some more big games. Thursday night sees the Colts take on the Titans in a must-win divisional game. Despite losing 6 games so far, and with Peyton Manning struggling, the Colts are still in contention thanks to the closeness of the AFC South. But this is a must win game for both teams.
Still in the AFC, the Chiefs head west to take on the Chargers in a key battle of the AFC West.
Moving to the NFC, the Falcons have a gimme against the Panthers (famous last words…) and the Saints take on the NFC West leaders the St. Louis Rams. Also in the west, the 49ers host Seattle in a final throw of the dice. An 8-8 team could make it out of the NFC West but a loss for the 49ers and it will be all over.
The Bears are in Detroit and the Eagles in Dallas in some other divisional games.
For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
NFL 2010 Week 13 Predictions
Dec 1st
13, unlucky for some, is here and there are some mouth-watering matchups this week, especially in the AFC which could look completely different byTuesday.
Sunday night sees the Steelers visit the Ravens. Both teams are 8-3 and looking to control the AFC North and make a play for the conference as a whole. Surely it can’t get better than that? Well, on Monday night the Jets travel north to Foxboro to take on the Patriots. Both of them are at 9-2 and looking to control the AFC East. That’s the four best teams in the AFC facing off, in division. There’s a strong case that they are the 4 best teams in the entire NFL at this point and those two games should be great. It’s a shame that here in the UK you’re going to need to stay up late to see them!
Elsewhere there are some great divisional matchups that will shape the play-off race. The Atlanta Falcons travel to Tampa Bay, the Rams go to Arizona looking to stay atop the NFC West.
The AFC West is also facing off in-division with The Chargers host Oakland with both teams looking to catch the Chiefs who are facing the Broncos. The Broncos are theoretically still in contention. Finally in the very close AFC South the Jaguars are in Tennessee to take on the struggling Texans. This division could easily turn on its head with only 1 game separating 1st and 4th.
For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.
Results, Week 12 2010
Nov 30th
After two good weeks, we’re edging more and more towards respectability.Need to punch it home now!
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 |
| Week 8 | 6-7 | 9-4 | 7-6 |
| Week 9 | 9-4 | 8-5 | 10-3 |
| Week 10 | 8-6 | 9-5 | 6-8 |
| Week 11 | 12-4 | 12-4 | 10-6 |
| Week 12 | 10-6 | 11-5 | 12-4 |
| Total | 104-72 | 105-71 | 104-72 |
| Total % | 59 % | 60 % | 59 % |
Week 12, 2010: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Baltimore Ravens
Nov 26th
Week 12 has rolled around and a new set of fixtures are there to be predicted! So let’s do what we do best, well… what we do kind of well, and that’s take a look at a game a piece in slightly more detail that just saying ‘Detroit win’. This week I’ve landed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who are playing at the M & T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens.
M & T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
NFL 2010 Week 12 Predictions
Nov 25th
It’s week 12 and Thanksgiving time. Through the medium of cinema I’ve learned this holiday involves eating turkey and learning valuable life lessons, and possibly falling in love. For the NFL, it means games in Detroit and Dallas. This year, New York joins them as the Jets host the Bengals.
Detroit’s long and storied Thanksgiving history (for more information, check out this page from their official site) gives them a 34-35-2 record. This year sees the New England Patriots in the Motor City.
On Sunday in the NFC we have two matches featuring teams ranked in the top 6. The Packers take on the Falcons and the Bears visit the Eagles in some big games. The Buccaneers travel to Baltimore as we’ll start to find out if they’re for real or not this year.
In the competitive AFC South, the Titans and Texans will look to hang with the Jaguars and Colts. Speaking of the Colts, they’ll be hosting the Chargers who are having their usual good run in the second half of the season and who are always dangerous.
So yet again some great matches, and yet again some difficult ones to call.
For a list of the games, visit http://www.nfl.com/schedules.