Category: NFL Predictions

Game context New Orleans Saints vs Atlanta Falcons You can’t get a proper read on these Falcons while Kirk Cousins remains an enigma. At 37, thrown into last week’s game after Penix’s injury, he went 6/14 for 48 yards — more like waking up from anesthesia than restarting an NFL career. This time he has…

Match context Arizona Cardinals vs Jacksonville Jaguars The Cardinals have taken a hit, but they’re still the same team: massive passing volume, a solid secondary, and Jacoby Brissett who can hold the fort when he’s not boxed in by giants like Seattle or San Francisco. Jacksonville comes in pumped after that showing against the Chargers,…

Game context: Las Vegas Raiders vs Cleveland Browns Welcome to the game nobody wanted. The Browns (2-8) and the Raiders (2-8) meet in a late window that reeks of surrender. Cleveland arrive after a frustrating loss to Baltimore, marked by Dillon Gabriel’s injury and a rough introduction for Shedeur Sanders (4/16, 1 INT). Vegas, meanwhile,…

Match context: Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles Dallas arrives with an offense built to hit fast and hard — one of the most vertical units in the league even with an effective run game. And that’s exactly the profile that gives Philadelphia trouble; their defense is better at smothering the run than stopping chunk plays…

Match context: Tennessee Titans vs Seattle Seahawks Seattle rolls into Nashville with one of the league’s most explosive offenses and Sam Darnold — shaky against the Rams, but still able to carve up any average secondary. Tennessee, on the other hand, is in freefall: one win, a lifeless offense and a defence that was already…

Match context: Chicago Bears vs Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh just thumped the Bengals, but the real story is elsewhere. Aaron Rodgers fractured his wrist. He might play with a brace, but that doesn’t guarantee a big impact on an offense often stuck on short passes. The system is conservative. Against Chicago, that detail matters. The Bears…

Match context: Cincinnati Bengals vs New England Patriots Bengals and Patriots? The big question is obviously Joe Burrow. The quarterback has run through two full practices and could return Sunday — a fact that changes everything for a Cincinnati offense that’s been gasping for weeks. Opposite him is a Patriots run defense that’s brutal on…

Match context: Baltimore Ravens vs New York Jets The Jets turn up with an ugly record, but the truth is messier: 6-4 against the spread, a stout run defense, and a front seven that’s improved since the Gardner and Quinnen Williams trades. The QB change hasn’t reinvented anything, but Tyrod Taylor brings some stability and…

Match context: Detroit Lions vs New York Giants The Giants look different since Mike Kafka took over, and despite the loss to Green Bay the offense showed a cohesion we hadn’t seen in weeks. Jameis Winston cut down on mistakes… by his standards, anyway. Tyrone Tracy Jr. was the engine, piling up over 130 combined…