The Week 5 Power Games!

Yesterday, Week 5 of the NFL season started and the Cleveland Browns beat the Buffalo Bills 37-24. Browns got a late interception and returned it for a touchdown sealing the victory. In the victory, the Browns lost their new starting Quarterback Brian Hoyer for the season due to an ACL injury. It wasn't the best teams playing on Thursday night, but hey, it's football and look out, the Browns have won 3 in a row and sit in first place in the AFC North.

Also on the main page of my blog, I have posted the top 5 Quarterbacks, Running Backs and Receivers. I have listed the players I feel are important to the teams success. The list will have players with great stats or not very many, I feel there are vital players to a team that don't get praised for. Let me know if you think a player should or should't be on there and list who you would put on there.

Each week, I will list the top 4 games of  and analyze the outcome for each one. This is a great weekend of football so it was tough choosing only 4 of them. And off we go . . . .



New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears

The Saints, who are 4-0, enter Soldier Field as 1 point favorite over the Bears. Coming off a monster game by Drew Brees, the Saints look to continue their perfect season. Darren Sproles was un-stoppable last Monday Night (142 total yards, 2 TD) and his ability to run and catch out of the backfield gives the Saints a deadly weapon. Jimmy Graham is simply a beast and won AFC Offensive Player of the Month (27 Receptions, 458 yards, 6 TD's) and will continue to cause problems for any defenses. Drew Brees has been on fire so far, but has tough match up against a fierce Chicago defense on the road.

The Bears, coming off their first loss in Detroit, are primed to hand the Saints their first loss. New head coach Marc Trestman has changed the culture and style of the Chicago offense. Jay Cutler is cutting down on turnovers, Matt Forte is running and catching the ball more and Brandon Marshall over powers any defender causing match up problems. The defense is playing like its old self, causing turnovers and turning them into points.

This game features two of the top NFC teams and a lot of factors are coming into play. New Orleans plays different on the road, especially outdoors and with rain in the forecast for Sunday, the high powered Saints might be slowed down just enough for the Bears to squeak out a win. Jay Cutler and crew is used to this type of weather and averaging about 30 points a game, they should be able to score on a Saints defense. Expect some scoring, but not the shootout due to the weather.

PREDICTION: Bears 27, Saints 17



Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts

Seattle, favored by 3 points, is another 4-0 team and looking to make another statement on the road like they did in Houston last week. Seattle's offense wasn't very good last week, but some help from the insane defense they have and Russell Wilson scrambling a lot, they were able to get by. For Seattle to win Sunday, their passing game has to get going. Russel Wilson completed just over 50% of his passes and threw for only 123 yards, that's not going to cut in Indianapolis.

In just his 2nd year at QB, Andrew Luck has put the Colts back on the AFC contenders map. Adding Trent Richardson to his backfield only strengthens a pretty good offense. Reggie Wayne and T.Y. Hilton are perfect receivers for Luck and Fleener at Tight End is rounding out their offense. The Colts got a huge win in San Francisco thanks to their defense holding the 49er offense down all game, can the Colts do the same this Sunday?

Andrew Luck and the Colts offense have to find ways to get by the staunch Seahawks defense. Can Russell Wilson jump start the offense and get the passing game going? A tough game to call especially since the Colts won in San Francisco, but lost to Miami at home. Seattle is different on the road, but their defense and offense find ways to win. I believe Luck finds ways to get through the Seattle defense and the Seahawks, coming off a lucky win, will continue to struggle on offense in front of a raucous crowd in Indianapolis.

PREDICTION: Colts 21, Seahawks 13



Denver Broncos at. Dallas Cowboys

The Denver Bronco freight train is on a course for the Super Bowl in New York. I have never seen this kind of offense score this many points (172 through 4 games) and make it look so easy. This could be Peyton Manning at his best and is on course to break every passing record possible. For now, their offense can't be stopped, so teams have to figure out ways to slow them down.

Dallas had a typical game last week where they played good, but still lost the game. Romo is playing great and connecting well with Dez Bryant and Jason Witten. Demarco Murray is running well and their defense has changed dramatically from last year, yet they are 2-2 this season. This franchise is always an enigma. They have great talent and their owner does whatever it takes to win, but yet they can't put it all together and become a Super Bowl contender.

Dallas has a huge challenge set before them. Could this be the 1st loss for Denver? Can Romo and company pull off a victory that could catapult them into an NFC contender? I don't see it happening. I believe Romo and the 'Boys will score points and run with the Broncos, but can't keep up the entire game. Manning will throw at least 3 touchdowns and the Denver defense will cause a big turnover in the 4th quarter.

PREDICTION: Broncos 34, Cowboys 21



Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

Welcome back Detroit to the land of playing good football. At 3-1, the Lions are tied for first in the NFC North and looking to shock the Packers in Green Bay. Lions fans have to thank Reggie Bush for adding another dimension to their already high powered offense. Not only do the Lions have Megatron kicking everybody's ass, Reggie Bush is catching passes in the open space and running over defenders at will.

Green Bay has had 2 tough road games to start the season and lost both of them, one in San Francisco and the other in Cincinnati. Even though they are 1-2, this team is still among the best in the league. With Aaron Rodgers (who grew up in Chico, CA, booya!!) the Packers will always be a threat for the Super Bowl. The Packers running game has to get going this Sunday and show the league they can do more than just throw it 50 plus times a game.

The last time the Detroit Lions beat the Packers in Green Bay, 1991!! For 22 years, the Lions had hopes to beat the Packers but failed. The addition of Reggie Bush will annoy the Green Bay defense all day and turn this game into a shootout. Rodgers and all his weapons will go up and down the field on a suspect Detroit defense and make the fans happy with many Lambeau Leaps. Detroit's losing streak in Wisconsin will reach 23 years.

PREDICTION: Packers 31, Lions 20

        Quote of the day:
        "So, Lone Star, now you see that 
        evil will always triumph because
        good is dumb."- Dark Helmet