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Falcons at Vikings -
Both of these teams not too long ago were considered playoffs contenders. The Falcons were in the superbowl like 4 years ago, but really have gotten worse over the last few seasons. And this season is the worst yet. While the Vikings been up and down and look to be turning the corner last season. But they took losses to both the Packers and 49ers. And overhauled their team this offseason, hoping to be better shaped for the future. Problem is? They aren't very good on the defense side of the ball anymore. Same can be said about the Falcons. Both teams have showed that they are capable of being great offenses, but their inconsistency and bad defense are holding them back!
I really believe that this game is all for the Vikings to take, if Davlin Cook was playing. He is a true difference maker at the running back position. He is very special! With him injuried, I gotta believe that the Vikings just aren't as good. The gameplan is no longer centered around their star RB and that means the Vikings must win this game by passing the ball more than they probably should. In 2020, they haven't been at their best when the run game isn't featured. This offense can be a top 5 offense, when it goes through Cook. Because teams will respect him and that will open the field for everybody else!
The Falcons defense has been bad all season and their offense over the last two weeks haven't been very good. There also been no Julio Jones, either. I think that is part of it, but they have to do better than what they done over the last two weeks. And not like, they played elite defenses, either. Packers have a good secondary, but they certainly aren't a shutdown defense. And same can be said about the Panthers' secondary, too.
Prediction - Close game, but I give the edge to the better team in this one. So I am going with the Vikings. I think they will be able to run the ball enough for the Falcons to respect the run game and that should open up chances for Cousins to pick on a bad pass defense! Vikings by 5!
Bengals at Colts -
I was pretty disappointed by the Colts last week vs the Browns. I had more faith in their defense than they did it appears. This Colts' team is still lacking any kind of offensive power at this point and it is very worrisome. Rivers isn't the answer to this offense being good, but he is a good game manager at this point. I think that all he can be, but he also only has so much to work with, too. The Colts needs to add more weapons this offense, as it literally have had just Ty Hilton as it lone star for several years now. That needs to changes!
The Bengals are led by young QB Joe Burrow and I love this kid. You see his name near a top of some advance stats already and he is just a rookie. That is telling about what to expect from him when the game actually starts to slow down for him. I don't think this Bengals team is that good on either side of the ball. Burrow can only do so much with his limited experience and the defense still have plenty of holes in it!
Prediction - I gotta go with the Colts on this one, even though I am very worried about this lackluster Colts offense! I say Colts by less than a touchdown, only because I don't believe the Bengals have enough weapons to beat a good Colts' defense. I think there are questions how good the Colts are on defense, after what Cleveland did to them. However, I don't Bengals have that kind of offensive firepower to control the game like Cleveland did, though.
Lions at Jags -
This one doesn't like a pretty game, honestly. The Jags haven't been very good this season and I really don't expect them to be good anytime soon. Like I mentioned before with them, they really aren't good at anything. They probably run the ball the best and I wouldn't be bragging about it to anyone, though. Defensively, they aren't that same team that played in the AFC title game in 2017. In fact, I don't believe they have a single player left from that defense. Kinda sad that they spent years buliding that monster defense through the draft and it get torn down in less than 3 years.
The last time that the Lions played football, they went up 14-0 on the Saints, then they allowed the Saints to score 35 straight points. That how you can sum up the Lions over the last 20 years, honestly. I was kinda high on this Lions team this year. Not making the playoffs high, but higher than most would be. I wouldn't say they are a complete letdown, since I am sure they will get more wins before the season is over. But they need to win this one vs the Jags. They can't lose this one!
Prediction - I have no faith in the Jags to win this game because frankly I don't think that they are good at all or in any area. I don't think the Lions are either, but at very least the Lions have playmakers on offense and that will be a huge for them. I have the Lions winning by more than a touchdown!
Bears at Panthers -
I have been very surprised by the Panthers through 5 games, as they have a winning record so far. When they signed Bridgewater, I wasn't high on this team. I thought they would maybe win 5 or 6 games and that be it and they already have 3 wins in 5 games. I still don't expect them to make the playoffs, but they been good so far in 2020.
The Bears also have exceed my expectations so far and are sitting at 4-1 on the season, after week 5. I think Nick Foles is a good quarterback for this team. He isn't flashy or get ton of yards, but he does enough for this team to win. With that said, this team will only go far as this defense will take them. I don't think they can beat quality teams with this offense, but they will probably end up winning about 10 games. And that is telling how good of a defensive unit they have right now.
Prediction - Hard to say how this one goes, but I say the Bears defense is too good for this Panthers' team to do too much vs them. Bears offense will probably put up enough offense to beat the Panthers. If they put 20 points, I say the Bears win this game!
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