Comments on: NFL Divisional Weekend http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/16/nfl-divisional-weekend/ Random rantings of SunByrne Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alex http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/16/nfl-divisional-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-322 alex Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:59:35 +0000 http://byrneweb.com/sunburn/blog/2010/01/16/nfl-divisional-weekend/#comment-322 Saturday Cardinals @ New Orleans(-7) I love getting points. NO can't rush without Grant who's out. That's a big factor in why they've been terrible on defense in the second half of the season. Also, the Saints have played pretty awful football in their past three games. I simply think they're not as good as AZ right now. I like the Cardinals to win outright. Ravens @ Indianapolis(-6) The big question to me is the rust factor. Will not playing, essentially, 3 weeks in a row affect the Colts? I think it will, but the fact remains that the Ravens have terrible pass coverage. They won't be able to penetrate the Indy D-Line. Lewis and Co. will get frustrated and will get touched for several 15 yarders. Not that Manning will need it. Colts roll. Give the points. Sunday Cowboys @ Minnesota(-2.5) The Cowboys are the hot team, and I'm starting to think that Romo has figured out how to protect the ball. On the other side, I really think Favre is ready to fold. He's going to see significant pressure and this game will be tight. He'll take it on his own shoulders, forget about AP, and throw some picks. Take the points and the Cowboys. Jets @ San Diego(-7) The factor here is whether the Chargers can handle the Jets blitz. I fear huge gains from checkdowns to Sproles wide open in vacated LB spots. On the other side, the Chargers can't stop the run, and that's caused them to be in close games that maybe they shouldn't have been in. Of course they won them... But yeah, 7 I hope is too much, so I'll take the points. And hope the Jets win! Saturday
Cardinals @ New Orleans(-7)
I love getting points. NO can’t rush without Grant who’s out. That’s a big factor in why they’ve been terrible on defense in the second half of the season. Also, the Saints have played pretty awful football in their past three games. I simply think they’re not as good as AZ right now. I like the Cardinals to win outright.

Ravens @ Indianapolis(-6)
The big question to me is the rust factor. Will not playing, essentially, 3 weeks in a row affect the Colts? I think it will, but the fact remains that the Ravens have terrible pass coverage. They won’t be able to penetrate the Indy D-Line. Lewis and Co. will get frustrated and will get touched for several 15 yarders. Not that Manning will need it. Colts roll. Give the points.

Sunday
Cowboys @ Minnesota(-2.5)
The Cowboys are the hot team, and I’m starting to think that Romo has figured out how to protect the ball. On the other side, I really think Favre is ready to fold. He’s going to see significant pressure and this game will be tight. He’ll take it on his own shoulders, forget about AP, and throw some picks. Take the points and the Cowboys.

Jets @ San Diego(-7)
The factor here is whether the Chargers can handle the Jets blitz. I fear huge gains from checkdowns to Sproles wide open in vacated LB spots. On the other side, the Chargers can’t stop the run, and that’s caused them to be in close games that maybe they shouldn’t have been in. Of course they won them… But yeah, 7 I hope is too much, so I’ll take the points. And hope the Jets win!

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