Week 7 Predictions

NFL Week 7 Predictions

Week 7 headlines: The Broncos almost lose to the Browns. The Steelers beat the Cardinals without Big Ben or Mike Vick, but with Landry Jones. The Dolphins smash the Titans with their new coach. Detroit wins their first game. Cincinnati stays undefeated beating the Bills in Buffalo. Carolina beats Seattle in Seattle to remain undefeated. The Patriots deflate the Colts. Eagles beat the Giants and are now in first place in the NFC East.

For week 7 & 8 I am not going to go into too much detail on my predictions because I will be writing a mid-season analysis on how the league and teams are shaping up. I also just finished my NBA preview last week, if anybody is interested I will be posting it next Monday, one day prior to opening night. So I will just post my picks and maybe a little extra if a certain game interests me.

WEEK	AWAY TEAM	HOME TEAM	MY PICK	SCORE
7	Seahawks	@49ers	Seahawks	30-22
	Bills	@Jaguars	Bills	35-20
	Buccaneers	@Redskins	Redskins	13-24
	Falcons	@Titans	Falcons	36-24
	Saints	@Colts	Colts	24-30
	Vikings	@Lions	Vikings	30-26
	Steelers	@Chiefs	Steelers	24-20
	Browns	@Rams	Rams	17-23
	Texans	@Dolphins	Dolphins	23-30
	Jets	@Patriots	Patriots	27-34
	Raiders	@Chargers	Chargers	27-31
	Cowboys	@Giants	Giants	26-31
	Eagles	@Panthers	Panthers	21-26
	Ravens	@Cardinals	Cardinals	16-33

The only games worth noting in my opinion are the Eagles at Panthers and the Jets at Patriots. The rest are pretty lousy match-ups. The odds have the Patriots a 9 point favorite, but that is a little high for me. The Jets have the best scoring defense in the NFL. I hope the best offense against the best defense will turn into a close game, rather than the lob-sided win Vegas is thinking. 34-27 Patriots over the Jets.

As for the Eagles at the Panthers, this will be a good game. Carolina escaped Seattle with a last minute touchdown to remain undefeated. The Eagles, though looked extremely sloppy, pounded the Giants to reclaim 1st place in the NFC East. I think if the Eagles would have lost, Vegas wouldn't have the Panthers as a 3 point favorite, rather 7 or more. Since the Eagles did win and have won 2 straight, this seems like it will be a much closer game. I will still be taking the Panthers 26-21 over the Eagles.