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Week 11 in the NFL was nothing short of spectacular, some underdogs won and some teams are still on fire. Let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from Sunday’s games and why they should or shouldn’t be worried about their season.

Great Cowboys or bad Vikings? 

Are the Cowboys real contenders or are the Minnesota Vikings fake contenders? I believe it’s more of the Minnesota Vikings being fake contenders as the Vikings got blown out 40-3 at home in the 4 o’clock window on Sunday, the offensive line for Minnesota just couldn’t handle the Cowboys pass rush and it showed with Kirk Cousins having to rush throws and Cousins was sacked multiple times. Credit to the Cowboys though they did come in this game and really control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball.

NFC East fake contenders? 

Are the NFC East full of fake contenders? Sort of, with the Philadelphia Eagles barely squeezing out a win against the helpless Indianapolis Colts. These Eagles should have won by more than a single point, including down double digits in the fourth quarter. The New York Giants also got blown out by the Detroit Lions at home by double digits and Daniel Jones reverted back to the player we all know he is. The Dallas Cowboys had an excellent win and nothing else has to be said for Dallas. The Washington Commanders blew out the helpless Houston Texans without Chase Young, including a massive defensive effort, including multiple interceptions and a defensive touchdown.

AFC contenders, Chiefs and….

Besides the Kansas City Chiefs, who are the top AFC contenders? Besides the Kansas City Chiefs who look to be the top team there doesn’t look to be a close second, with the Buffalo Bills struggling for the last month and other AFC teams having a massive hole in their rosters, the only team that can really give Kansas City trouble is the red hot Miami Dolphins who have arguably the best and most explosive offense.

Today is the best day for a NFL fan, as every Sunday is considered NFL day during the football season. Let’s look at each game in time order being played on Sunday, predict the scores and outcomes. 

    Chicago Bears at Atlanta Falcons

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 21-20 Chicago wins

    Baltimore Ravens vs Carolina Panthers

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-20 Ravens win

    Buffalo Bills vs Cleveland Browns

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 28-24 Buffalo wins

    Washington Commanders at Houston Texans

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Commanders win

    Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 27-24 Eagles win

    New York Jets at New England Patriots

When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 21-20 Patriots win 

    New Orleans Saints vs Los Angeles Rams

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 20-17 Rams win

    Detroit Lions at New York Giants

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Giants win

    Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos

    When: 4:05 PM ET

    Score: 27-21 Raiders win

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 21-20 Vikings win

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 27-24 Bengals win

Los Angeles Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs

When: 8:20 PM ET

Score: 31-28 Chiefs win

With both teams coming off huge wins, they both like to keep their winning streak alive, the Packers look to get back into the NFC playoff race while the Titans look to increase the lead on the crumbling AFC south. Let’s go through each half and my biggest takeaways for each team.

With both teams starting off hot in scoring a touchdown, each of them really struggled in the second quarter to score much and pull away going into the halftime but with each quarterback having a passing touchdown the first half was a pretty even matchup. With Aaron Rodgers continuing to grow his rapport with rookie wide receiver Christian Watson, Watson did catch a touchdown from Rogers. While Ryan Tannehill also threw a touchdown to his backup running back Dontrell Hillard.

With Derek Henry having another great game he really did it all yesterday with two total touchdowns, including a rushing and passing touchdown, Henry is truly a special player and you got to see that again last night. Titans tight end Austin Hooper also had a good night with two touchdowns, one from Tannehill and one from Derek Henry. The Titans just pulled away in the second half making Green Bay have to throw the ball and play catch-up for most of the second half. Aaron Rodgers also had a nice game with two touchdowns and no picks, with both of his touchdowns to rookie receiver Christian Watson once again, the Packers really struggled in the run game against the Titans but with the Titans pulling away in the second half Green Bay didn’t have the time to run the ball.

Overall I believe the Packers are one more loss away from missing the playoffs, and Tennessee is really rolling now. Titans beat the Packers 27-17 as the. The Packers fall to 4-7 on the year as the Titans advanced to 7-3.

With this being one of the better matchups for a primetime game, the Green Bay Packers will face the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night football and hope to keep their season alive with another win. Coming off a great overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys the Packers will look to continue their win streak over the Derrick Henry led Titans, as the Titans look to continue their win streak. Let’s go through each of my X factors for each team to win this game.

First, for the Green Bay Packers their biggest X Factor to win this game is definitely the run game and stopping Derrick Henry who is weekend and week out the best running back in football, if the Packers stop Henry and win the time of possession they have a good shot to win it and with rookie wide receiver Christian Watson emerging as the Packers number one receiver, which gives Green Bay another dimension for their office.

For the Titans, the biggest X Factor to win this game is forcing Aaron Rodgers into turnovers, and running with Derrick Henry to set up play action, with the Titans defense forcing turnovers in the last few weeks they should look to take the ball away on defense. With Derrick Henry being a top running back in his league, they should look to keep the ball out of Aaron Rodgers hands and force the Packers defense on the field for most of the game, leaving them gassed and missing tackles.

Overall, I believe the Packers will win this game but it will be a close one. I have the Packers winning. 21-17.

Starting with the NFC East which is widely considered the best division in football as of right now, let’s go through each team and discuss how good they actually are. 

So with the division leader Philadelphia eagles, they are widely considered to be the top NFC team and one of the best rosters in the NFL as of right now. The New York Giants who are 7-2 and have proven to be a good not great team week end and week out I do believe this team has had a couple things go their way in these games which have led to wins but nonetheless they are a good team. 

The Dallas Cowboys who are 6-3 are also considered to be one of the top NFC teams and are Super Bowl contenders, they have the best defense in the NFL as of right now and if they’re offense could be a touch better Dallas could be a team to watch out for. Finally the 5-5 Washington commanders who just defeated the Eagles on Monday night football in week 10, they are a good not great team like the Giants, and have an unproven quarterback who looks to be limited but otherwise have a decent roster all around.

Next we have the AFC East which is going to come down to the wire as of who’s going to win that division and potentially get a bye in the playoffs. As of right now, the Miami Dolphins have the best record in the division at 7-3 the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets are a close 6-3 and the 4-5 New England Patriots are just behind those three teams. The Miami Dolphins have one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL today with super star receivers and big name defensive players. 

The Buffalo Bills have arguably a top two quarterback in the league in Josh Allen alongside a great pass rush and also an explosive offense. The New York Jets who are one of the more surprising teams in the league this year, have been mostly a defensive story, with a good not great offense led by quarterback Zach Wilson who looks to be struggling thus far in his second year. And lastly the New England Patriots who are also a defensive lead team coached by Bill Belichick who weekend and week out can beat any team but don’t have the big names on their roster like the other AFC East teams in their division.

As the Philadelphia Eagles look to keep their undefeated record alive. They will be playing in a NFC east divisional matchup. The 4-5 Washington commanders look to keep their playoff hopes alive, as the Eagles are arguably the hottest team in the NFL right now and Jalen hurts having a MVP caliber season thus far, this could be a sneaky close game for the Eagles if the commanders can limit the turnovers and force the Eagles into third and longs and bad field position. Let’s go through each half of this game in my thoughts overall.

The Eagles dominated the first quarter with Jalen Hurts playing well and looking poised in the pocket. The Commanders dominated the first half with a 20-14 league going into halftime. This Commanders team really forced turnovers and forced Jalen hurts into some bad mistakes, the Commanders really took out star receiver AJ Brown who up until this game has had a great year. Even with the backup quarterback in, Taylor Heinicke and Commanders still looked strong and came out swinging in the first half.

The second half was more of the Commanders as they forced the Philadelphia eagles into multiple fumbles and won the turnover battle 4 to 1. With such a lopsided possession game Washington ran the ball in the second half and played keep away with Philadelphia. As Philadelphia has done to basically every team they played thus far into the year.

Overall I did think this was a trap game for the Eagles, but credit to the Commanders as they kept their playoff hopes alive with a dominating 32 to 21 win. Eagles fall to 8-1 as the Commanders advance to 5-5 on the year.

Week 10 in the NFL was nothing short of spectacular, some underdogs won and some teams are still on fire. Let’s go through my three biggest takeaways from Sunday’s games and why they should or shouldn’t be worried about their season.

Game of the year? Minnesota upsets Bills in OT

With possibly the game of the year between the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings, the Vikings pulled out the win in overtime as Minnesota’s defense picked off Bills quarterback Josh Allen to solidify the game. With both quarterbacks struggling Sunday afternoon Vikings superstar receiver Justin Jefferson had possibly the catch of the year late in the fourth quarter on 4th and 18. With Josh Allen having the reputation of a rollercoaster player he definitely showed that today throwing two crucial picks in the red zone to Vikings corner Patrick Peterson. This is such a big loss for Buffalo as the Bills fall to 6-3 and third in the AFC East, but the Bills have already lost to the Jets and Dolphins this year already.    

Justin Fields best QB in the NFC North?

    Is Bears quarterback Justin Fields the best QB in the NFC North? I believe so, with Fields having back to back weeks with over 140 rushing yards and 2 plus passing touchdowns. Even though the Bears did lose to the Detroit Lions at home, Justin did outplay Lions QB Jared Goff and overall has played better than the other NFC North quarterbacks these last few weeks. If the Bears can put a better team around Justin in these next couple years, Chicago could be a scary team.

Bad Dallas defense or good Packers offense?

Was today about a good Packers offense or a bad Dallas defense? This was a good Packers offense…well at least for today it was. With Dallas’s defense being one of the best in the league, this Dallas D really gave up a lot of points to a struggling Green Bay offense who look to have found their stride, especially with rookie wide receiver Christian Watson who had multiple touchdowns on the day and really looked to grow a relationship with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Today is the best day for a NFL fan, as every Sunday is considered NFL day during the football season. Let’s look at each game in time order being played on Sunday, predict the scores and outcomes. 

    Seattle Seahawks vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

    When: 9:30 AM ET

    Score: 21-20 Seattle wins

    Buffalo Bills vs Minnesota Vikings

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Buffalo wins

    Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 28-24 Bears win

    Kansas City Chiefs vs Jacksonville Jaguars 

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 27-21 Chiefs win

    Miami Dolphins vs Cleveland Browns

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 28-20 Dolphins win

    New York Giants vs Houston Texans

When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Giants win

    New Orleans Saints at Pittsburgh Steelers 

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 20-17 Pittsburgh wins

    Denver Broncos at Tennessee Titans

    When: 1:00 PM ET

    Score: 24-21 Titans win

    Las Vegas Raiders vs Indianapolis Colts

    When: 4:05 PM ET

    Score: 27-20 Raiders win

Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 21-17 Dallas wins

Los Angeles Rams vs Arizona Cardinals

When: 4:25 PM ET

    Score: 20-17 Arizona wins

San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Chargers

When: 8:20 PM ET

Score: 28-24 49ers win