NFL Weekly Recap S.02.05

NFL Weekly Recap: Week 5

Well the fourth week in the NFL has concluded and things are finally looking up. My home team is doing a turn around. My pickem is doing a turn around, and my fantasy is going strong. More importantly here are some quick bullets from this week

It’s good to have the refs back
We need to stop talking about Tim Tebow.
There are some teams who should consider a QB change.

Let’s get to the recap.

Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens

Final Score: 16-23 Baltimore

My Pick: Baltimore

QBs:

Joe Flacco: 28 of 46 for 356 yards 1 TD 1 INT

Brandon Weeden: 25 of 52 for 320 yards 1 INT

Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

Final Score: 28-30 Atlanta

My Pick: Atlanta

QBs

Matt Ryan: 25 of 40 for 369 yards 3 TD 1 INT

Cam Newton: 15 of 24 for 215 yards 2 TD

New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills

Final Score: 52-28 New England

My Pick: New England

QBs

Tom Brady: 22 of 36 for 340 yards 3 TD

Ryan Fitzpatrick: 22 of 39 for 350 yards 4 TD 4 INT

Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions

Final Score: 20-13 Minnesota

My Pick: Minnesota

QBs:

Christian Ponder: 16 of 26 for 111 yards

Matthew Stafford: 30 of 51 for 319 yards

San Diego Chargers @ Kansas City Chiefs

Final Score: 37-20 San Diego

My Pick: San Diego

QBs:

Phillip Rivers: 18 of 23 for 209 yards 2 TD 1 INT

Matt Cassel: 24 of 42 for 251 yards 2 TD 3 INT

Seattle Seahawks @ St. Louis Rams

Final Score: 13-19 St Louis

My Pick: Seattle

QBs

Sam Bradford: 16 of 30 for 221 yards 1 INT

Johnny Hekker: 1 of 1 for 2 yards 1 TD

Russell Wilson: 17 of 25 for 160 yards 3 INT

San Francisco 49ers @ New York Jets

Final Score: 34-0 San Francisco

My Pick: San Francisco

Alex Smith: 12 of 21 for 143 yards

Mark Sanchez: 13 of 29 for 103 yards 1 INT

Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans

Final Score: 14-38 Houston

My Pick: Houston

QBs

Matt Schaub: 20 of 28 for 202 yards 2 TD

Matt Hasselbeck: 17 of 25 for 193 yards 2 TD 2 INT

Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos

Final Score: 6-37 Denver

My Pick: Denver

QBs

Peyton Manning: 30 of 38 for 338 yards 3 TD

Carson Palmer: 19 of 34 for 202 yards

Miami Dolphins @ Arizona Cardinals

Final Score: 21-24 Arizona

My Pick: Arizona

QBs

Kevin Kolb: 29 of 48 for 324 yards 3 TD 2 INT

Ryan Tannehill: 26 of 41 for 431 yards 1 TD 2 INT

Cincinnati Bengals @ Jacksonville Jaguars

Final Score: 27-10 Cincinnati

My Pick: Cincinnati

QBs

Andy Dalton: 20 of 31 for 244 yards 2 TD 1 INT

Blaine Gabbert: 23 of 34 for 186 yards 1 TD 1 INT

New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers

Final Score: 27-28 Green Bay

My Pick: New Orleans

QBs

Aaron Rodgers: 31 of 41 for 319 yards 4 TD 1 INT

Drew Brees: 35 of 54 for 446 yards 3 TD

Washington Redskins @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final Score: 24-22 Washington

My Pick: Washington

QBs

Robert Griffin III: 26 of 35 for 323 yards

Josh Freeman: 24 of 39 for 299 yards 1 TD 1 INT

New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles

Final Score: 17-19 Philadelphia

My Pick: New York

QBs

Michael Vick: 19 of 30 for 241 yards 1 TD

Eli Manning: 24 of 42 for 309 yards 2 TD 1 INT

Chicago Bears @ Dallas Cowboys

Final Score: 34-18 Chicago

My Pick: Chicago

QBs

Jay Cutler: 18 of 24 for 275 yards 2 TD

Tony Romo: 31 of 43 for 307 yards 1 TD 5 INT

Kyle Orton: 9 of 10 for 89 yards 1 TD

PREDICTIONS

I got twelve correct games last week and 3 wrong. This helps immensely considering my terrible start to the predicting. It gives me more wins than losses as I am now at 33 and 30 for the season. I hope to go even further ahead with this weeks picks.

Arizona Cardinals @ St Louis Rams

My Pick: Arizona

I like this Cardinals defense over the offense of the Rams

Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals

My Pick: Cincinnati

The offense of the Bengals is looking really good

Green Bay Packers @ Indianapolis Colts

My Pick: Green Bay

I think the Pack will on a streak after their bad start to the season

Baltimore Ravens @ Kansas City Chiefs

My Pick: Baltimore

This team looks really good, and Kansas City does not

Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Redskins

My Pick: Atlanta

I see this game being close, but I take the Falcons

Cleveland Browns @ New York Giants

My Pick: New York

Cleveland will win at some point, and it could be the Giants but I don’t think so

Philadelphia Eagles @ Pittsburgh Steelers

My Pick: Philadelphia

This is a complete shot in the dark.

Seattle Seahawks @ Carolina Panthers

My Pick: Carolina

I think Carolina can beat the meh defense of the Seahawks.

Chicago Bears @ Jacksonville Jaguars

My Pick: Chicago

Oh my. This will be an unfortunate game for the Jags offense

Tennessee Titans @ Minnesota Vikings

My Pick: Minnesota

I’m kind of drinking the Viking kool aid, but I think they pull this one off.

Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots **

My Pick: New England

This has nothing to do with Brady Manning part 593 it’s the defensive battle

Buffalo Bills @ San Francisco 49ers

My Pick: San Francisco

I really like the 49ers. I see them going off on the Bills

San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints

My Pick: San Diego

I’d hate to see the Saints go 0 and 5, but they’ve been to inconsistent

Houston Texans @ New York Jets

My Pick: Houston

Houston is the best team in football, and the Jets are a mess. You do the math.

FANTASY

I won last week by a large margin courtesy of AJ Green and Jordy Nelson. Going into this week I’ve made some pick ups to make up for the bye week of Miles Austin. My starting team going into this week is

Robert Griffin III

Marshaun Lynch

Donald Brown

Jordy Nelson

AJ Green

Martellus Bennett

Brian Hartline

Rob Bironas

Ravens Defense

POWER RANKINGS

5 Chicago Bears

4 San Francisco 49ers