Who You Got?! Week 5

Predicting games isn't easy so try not to hate me too much when I don't pick your team to win. It's nothing personal; I just don't like your team. Now let’s just get to it. Who is going to lose this week? Probably not the teams I pick to lose…

Last week: 8-7

Overall: 37-26

Thursday Night Football (5:25 pm AZ time):

Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers

It’s not that the Cardinals are the less talented time, it’s quite the opposite. It’s the fact that the Cardinals have played awful this year. The 49ers have been competitive in all four of their games thus far and have home-field advantage tonight. I would not be shocked if the Cardinals took this game and/or dominated the 49ers. However, with everything I’ve seen from Arizona, I don’t trust them right now.

Sunday Morning Football (10:00 am AZ time):

Tennessee Titans @ Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins got embarrassed last week at Cincinnati. The Titans have not looked good most of the season, but do have a solid nucleus of talent. Behind DeMarco Murray, the Titans take this game in a low scoring affair with good ball control and a steady tempo on offense.

New York Jets @ Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers look good. The Jets are banged up and run into a red-hot Steelers offense. Le’Veon Bell is back to his old self and Antonio Brown will torch a porous Jets secondary. Pittsburgh by three possessions.

Chicago Bears @ Indianapolis Colts

Neither of these teams are very good. However, a bad Colts defense will give the Bears plenty of opportunities to score. That is, if they weren’t so banged up on offense. Andrew Luck takes some big hits but makes big time plays for his team and the Colts win this game by ten.

Houston Texans @ Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings just dismantled the Giants offense and erased Odell Beckham, Jr. That is not easy to do… The Texans offense has been hot-and-cold all season long and this dominant Vikings defense won’t treat them nicely. Being on the road certainly doesn’t help the Texans chances.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions

The Eagles are coming off a bye week and have looked great through three games. The Lions have been hit-and-miss with plenty of disappointment to go around. Carson Wentz looks like the rookie of the year and will keep that trend going when he and the Eagles coast to an easy win on the road.

Washington @ Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens lost by a single point last week after giving up four touchdown passes to Derek Carr and the Raiders. Two of those touchdown passes came on a short field thanks to the offense. This is the perfect game for the offense to get their mojo back while the defense continues to pin down and lock up this Washington offense. Being at home, I’ll take the Ravens by ten.

New England Patriots @ Cleveland Browns

This game could be on Mars and I would still take the Patriots by 20+. Tom Brady is back and he is pissed off. The Patriots will roll the Browns and blow them out of Cleveland like Art Modell did back in 1995.

Sunday Afternoon Football (1:05 and 1:25 pm AZ time):

Atlanta Falcons @ Denver Broncos

Whether it is Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch at quarterback one thing is for certain, this Denver defense will give the offense plenty of opportunities to score and win games. The Falcons are coming off a game in which Julio Jones had 300 receiving yards on 12 receptions. He’ll be lucky to get five receptions for 70 yards against the best defense in the league. Advantage, Denver.

San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders

The Chargers are once again getting beat up and finding ways to lose games. The Raiders meanwhile, have found ways to win games and the offense looks to establish itself as one of the best in the league. With the Chargers missing Jason Verrett (out with a torn ACL), they will struggle to stop Amari Cooper and company on the way to a Raiders victory.

Cincinnati Bengals @ Dallas Cowboys

The Bengals have not been world beaters this season and continue to be one-dimensional on offense. The Cowboys have showed up to all their games and played mistake-free football behind Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott. This will be a big game for the Cowboys and a win could really begin putting them on the map for the post-season. I’ll take the home team in a game that will come down to the final minutes.

Buffalo Bills @ Los Angeles Rams

Both of these teams started out slow out the gate and are red-hot now. With both teams out to prove they aren’t a laughing stock, this game is super unpredictable. It is tempting to just stick with the home team here, but I like the Bills’ chances against a bad Rams offense. With Todd Gurley continuing to struggle behind a bad Rams’ offensive line, the Bills shut down the Rams and win in a low scoring affair.

Sunday Night Football (5:30 pm AZ time):

New York Giants @ Green Bay Packers

The Giants just got completely embarrassed at Minnesota and will run into another NFC North powerhouse on the road. Odell Beckham will be looking for a bounce back week and he should get one. It just won’t be enough to stop a Packers team fresh off a bye week and an offense that is ready to get rolling.

Monday Night Football (5:30 pm AZ time):

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers

I want to take the Panthers, especially if Cam Newton plays, but I don’t trust Newton’s health and the Panthers secondary just got torched by Julio Jones and company. Mike Evans is no slouch himself, and I think the Buccaneers will get the best of a banged up Panthers squad. If Derek Anderson plays this game won’t be close.

Richard Bradshaw is available to follow on Twitter @RichieBradz36. Thank you for the read.