Posts tagged Matt Cassel
NFL 2010 Wildcard Weekend: Baltimore Ravens @ Kansas City Chiefs
Jan 9th
Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
All 5 Meetings:
2009 – Chiefs 24-38 Ravens
2006 – Ravens 20-10 Chiefs
2004 – Chiefs 27-24 Ravens
2003 – Chiefs 17-10 Ravens
1999 – Chiefs 35-8 Ravens
The Ravens and Chiefs have only met 5 times, Kansas leads the series 3-2. They have never met in the post-season.
With the regular season finished and the play-offs on the horizon we now know the teams who will be battling it out to reach the Holy Grail of American Football, the Super Bowl. There are two matches from the AFC this Sunday, and I’ll be taking a look at the Baltimore Ravens who travel to the Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs.
Week 9, 2010: Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders
Nov 4th
The Chiefs visit the Oakland Coliseum for a Week Nine match-up with the Raiders in what will be a surprise table-topping battle in the AFC West.
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
The Running Game
Both teams go against the grain of what many expect of successful teams in the modern NFL, with their powerful running game taking priority over the more favoured passing game of more heavily-fancied teams. They have done this so successfully that they have left two highly pass-oriented teams, San Diego - the no.1 ranked overall and pass offense in the NFL – and Denver, trailing in their wake within the division. More >
NFL 2010 Week 6 Guest Predictions
Oct 13th
Hi, I’m Chris and I’m a Dallas Cowboys fan (don’t boo!). I first started watching American Football at about 6 years old when Channel Four here in the UK used to air an early morning highlight show at the weekends. At the time the Cowboys were just putting together the roster that would go on to pick up three Super Bowl rings in four seasons. I quickly got hooked watching Emmit Smith avoiding tacklers and moving through holes in defences created by Moose Johnston while being amazed at the almost telepathic connection Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin seemed to have. I still continue to follow the Cowboys despite numerous let-downs and a constant barrage of abuse I get from all my Dallas-hating friends!
I’m taking a look at all the NFL games this week and making my predictions on each one.
Game Predictions
Miami Dolphins @ Green Bay Packers
Usually, I’d pick the Packers straight away for this one but, with doubts surrounding Clay Matthews, Jermichael Finley and Aaron Rodgers, I’m not so sure. Losing Ryan Grant has made the Packers offense one-dimensional and having the two key men in the passing game banged up will further hurt their chances, while the defense looked lost against Washington after their sack-machine Matthews departed. Miami’s main concern will be the performance of their special teams after they were destroyed by the Patriots in Week Four, but a new special teams coach and a bye-week to work on their problems could have sorted them out. Clay Matthews playing will be the key to whether Green Bay win or lose this one.
Prediction: Green Bay
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Week 5, 2010: Kansas City Chiefs @ Indianapolis Colts
Oct 7th
Week 5 sees the Kansas City Chiefs go in as the last undefeated team in the NFL 2010 season. Hands up who saw that coming? Of course, they’ve been helped by having an early bye-week but we cannot take anything away from the team at this point as they’ve set themselves up with a nice start in the AFC West. This week they travel to Indianapolis to take on the Colts.
Lucas Oil Stadium
Who’ll Be The Last Undefeated Team In 2010?
Sep 28th
With week 4 of the NFL 2010 season upon us already, there is a surprisingly small number of teams that remain unbeaten at this point. Just three. Even more surprising is the three teams that it is: The Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears.
Who’s the most likely to keep a zero in the L column for longest?
Pittsburgh Steelers
Have Beaten: Falcons, Titans, Buccaneers
Next Three Weeks: Ravens – Bye – Browns
Kansas City Chiefs
Have Beaten: Chargers, Browns, 49ers
Next Three Weeks: Bye – at Colts – at Texans
Chicago Bears
Have Beaten: Lions, Cowboys, Packers
Next Three Weeks: at Giants, at Panthers, Seahawks
First Look 2010… AFC West
Jul 23rd
So with our final part of this year’s First Look series, we turn our gaze towards the AFC West. As well as the Chargers, who were part of the great entertainment at Wembley Stadium in 2008, NFL UK fans will also keep an eye on this division for the Broncos who will be visiting these shores at the end of October this year.
This was the division that I most accurately predicted last season, correcting stating that the Chargers would win and that the Broncos in second would not make the play-offs. I’d take some credit but really, who saw it any differently?
Let’s see if it’s as straight-forward this year…
NFL News Round-up Wednesday 16th Sep
Sep 16th
Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles have promoted Michael Vick on to the 53 man roster. This now enables him to practice with the full team. This now means that he is available to play against Kansas on the 27th. Wide receiver Hank Baskett was released to make room on the roster.
Kansas City Chiefs
It is still not known if Matt Cassel will be able to play on Sunday when the Chiefs welcome Oakland. They have however signed a new wide receiver in the shape of Bobby Wade. Turk McBride has been released to make way for Wade.
Thursday’s NFL News Round-up
Sep 10th
It’s opening day! The first NFL week 1 game sees the Titans visit the Steelers tonight. You can catch our views and NFL Week 1 Predictions here
Minnisota Vikings
Sorry, more Brett Favre news. Get used to it though it looks set to continue for the season, and probably for the next phase of his retirement.
Favre Said - “I may not finish the year. If you would have asked me my first year if I would finish I’d have said, ‘I may not,”’ Favre said. “No one thought I’d play 18 straight years without missing a game, me included. I have no idea what’s going to happen. ”
Not really big news, he ‘might’ get injured; he ‘might’ have a week off? It made the headlines though, so I am just passing it on.
Tuesday’s NFL News Round-up
Sep 8th
It looks like it is quarterback news day today…
Detroit Lions
This is the news I was itching to see – Matthew Stafford is the Lions starting quarterback. It’s not that I have anything against Daunte Culpepper, it’s just that on a personal level I want to see what Stafford can do and how he progresses through the season.
From the Lions point of view I think it is the right choice. It is a symbol of a fresh start, and that is something the whole of Detroit need right now. 2008 saw the team and the citys biggest industry on its knees.
I am very tempted to pick a Lions win in this weeks predictions, but I think that is coming more from the heart than the head.
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So Far In Pre-season (2)…
Aug 24th
This isn’t a complete look at everything that happened this week. Just some tit-bits to keep us going as week two has now wrapped up.