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Week 7 Predictions (Part II)
Cowboys at Washington -
The Cowboys were bad vs the Cardinals and seems like McCarthy has lost the lockeroom as players are saying some bad things about the coaching. Which isn't cool, but I think most of us already kinda knew that the coaching staff could be way better. Washington isn't great, either. Even though, they have done some things alright. And the crazy thing is that they are only one game out of first place. Yes, the 1-5 Washington Football Team is only one game out of first place right now. The NFC East is so very bad!
Many people thought Andy Dalton could be a serviceable replacement for Dak, but turns out he isn't. They might win a couple more games, but I wouldn't expect them to be anything special this season. Unless, they run this offense through Zeke and let Dalton do his thing through the air second. I feel like that is the best thing this offense could do right now, but McCarthy doesn't like really running the ball. We saw that in Green Bay, even when he had a clear elite talet in Aaron Jones.
Prediction - Hard to say how this game will go, but I say Cowboys have the clear talent advantage and they should win. Given the Cowboys can figure out that they need to run the ball with their star player. Run first and open up the pass second.
Packers at Texans -
There were a lot of questions about the Packers, after they were beaten up by 28 in Tampa Bay. Are the Bucs that good or were the Packers just that bad that game? I think both are true, but I don't think that happen again. The Packers comitted 2 turnovers that pretty much led to 14 and two other key defensive mistakes that pretty much set up the Bucs for aother 10 points. While the Bucs didn't committ a single mistake or penalty. That is very unlike the 2020 Bucs, one of the league's most mistake teams. I also believe those two turnovers changed the momentum of the game. Make no mistake, this Packers team is very good. However, they are very banged up on both side of the ball.
The Texans on the other hand, they coming off a tough OT loss to the Titans. I think the Texans will be able to move the ball vs the Packers, but I don't think they will be able to stop the Packers, either. They do get a break without having to face several Packers' starters. Such as LT Dbak and RB Aaron Jones. Maybe no bigger pieces to Green Bay's offense than those two players. I think the Texans will have a better shot than most people believe!
Prediction - I think the Texans will fight in this game, but it is very worrisome that the Texans have the 30th ranked run defense. Teams with bad run defense don't typiclaly fair well vs the Packers and this new offense. This offense is bulit around the run. And the Packers have Aaron Rodgers as their QB and that alone probably give the advantage to the Packers. I say Packers by 10 points in this one!
Lions at Falcons -
I am not really that excited about this game, but it has some interesting aspects to it. The Lions are coming off a bye, while the Falcons helped the Lions out by beating their division rival in week 6 (the Vikings). The Falcons finally won a game in 2020 and will look to make it two straight. I think the Falcons offense is really good, when they have both Ridely and Julio on the field. I wasn't impressed with this offense when Julio wasn't completely healthy. And let's not trip, Julio Jones is still one of the league's best WRs and makes this Falcons offense so much better. With that said, this Falcons' defense still isn't good. Even though, the Vikings made them look good in week 6.
I expected the Lions to be better in 2020 and they have, but it is still not good enough. They have a really good quarterback with some really good weapons. However, I don't believe that offense can be elite because of the coaching staff. I also believe that the Lions defense isn't good enough to help them win important games. Matthew Stafford is talented enough to keep them in most games, but I think that is the best thing you can about this team overall.
Prediction - I really don't know who to pick in this one because I believe it is a coin flip. But I am leaning towards Detriot in this one. I think both teams have offenses that is very capable of being explosive, but Lions are coming off the bye and a little better defense. It won't be by much, if they win. And I wouldn't be shocked if the Falcons won this game, either!
Steelers at Titans -
The battle of the undefeated teams, as the Steelers will travel to play the Titans. What a battle this will be! The Steelers have one of the scariest front 7 defenses that we seen in awhile and the Titans are something special on offense. The offense all starts with Derrick Henry. He is the focus point of the offense and it all involves around him. If they aren't finding success on the ground, then they will look to the pass game. And don't be fooled, they have been one of the very best passing teams over the last 16 regular seasons games. Ryan Tannehill has outplayed most of the elite quarterbacks in this league, since taking over as the starter.
The Steelers have a special defense and that alone could win them games. And the offense isn't too bad either, but I believe that defense makes things so much easier for Big Ben and that unit. They have some clear playmakers on that offense, too. And this offense should be really good vs an unimpressive Titans' defense. I think both of these teams are very capable of winning this game honestly!
Prediction - Man this is such a tough game to predict because it easily could go either way. I think it will come down to how effective is the Titans offense? If they are slowed down, then I say this game is gonna go to the Steelers. After all, defense do win championship and that is one thing the Titans don't really have. I am going with the Pittsbugh Steelers in this one!
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