What You Need To Know For Week 7 In The NFL
Last week we had 6 teams coming off a bye week for the first time this season. How did these 6 teams do against the spread? Not very good. Both Baltimore and Dallas covered the spread but Miami, St. Louis, Washington, and Cleveland (depending on the spread you bet them at) all failed to cover the spread. This week Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, and Tennessee are all coming off a bye week. Will they fair any better than last weeks rested teams?
We have some new QB's getting the start this week. In Minnesota McNabb takes a seat and Christian Ponder will get the start. Ponder will get to face the Packers. Good luck to him. The Packers are a -10 road favorite in this game. The Raiders traded for Carson Palmer but Palmer will not be getting the start. Kyle Boller will be behind center for Oakland for the start vs. the Chiefs. The Raiders are a -4 home favorite in this game. After a 4 interception performance last week Rex Grossman finds himself watching from the sidelines. Beck will assume the QB duties this week for the Redskins. The Redskins are a +3 underdog in Carolina this week. Perhaps the most anticipated start at the QB position this week is that of Denver's Tim Tebow. Tebow will be making his first NFL start this week in Miami. Tebow should have quite a few supporters in the stands even though it is a road game. It was only a few years back (2008) that Tebow won the National Championship as the QB of the Florida Gators. Expect a warm welcome for Tebow even though he is the opposing QB.
Don't forget that the Bears vs. Bucs game is being played from London England. Bucs RB LaGarette Blount has been ruled out for this game.
Currently the Bears are a -1 favorite in this game. Browns RB Peyton Hillis is banged up and missed practice again on Friday. He is listed as questionable for week #7. Rams QB Sam Bradford is not 100%. He practiced behind closed doors Friday. It is still unclear if Bradford will play (questionable). And Detroit Lions RB Jahvid Best will not play this week vs. the Falcons. The Lions are a -3.5 home favorite in this contest.
Some of your favorite teams will not be in action this week. Both the Patriots and Eagles are on a bye week as well as the Giants, 49ers, Bengals, and Bills. Honestly, week #7 of the NFL season lacks any great matchups. The Sunday night game features the Saints facing the Colts. This would be a good matchup if Peyton Manning were actually playing and the Colts were competitive. Neither of these is the case. And the Monday night game features the Ravens and the Jaguars. The Jaguars are not the most exciting team to watch. The best game of the week may well be the Falcons vs. the Lions. This is the game that intrigues me the most. Which game will you be watching this week?
We have some new QB's getting the start this week. In Minnesota McNabb takes a seat and Christian Ponder will get the start. Ponder will get to face the Packers. Good luck to him. The Packers are a -10 road favorite in this game. The Raiders traded for Carson Palmer but Palmer will not be getting the start. Kyle Boller will be behind center for Oakland for the start vs. the Chiefs. The Raiders are a -4 home favorite in this game. After a 4 interception performance last week Rex Grossman finds himself watching from the sidelines. Beck will assume the QB duties this week for the Redskins. The Redskins are a +3 underdog in Carolina this week. Perhaps the most anticipated start at the QB position this week is that of Denver's Tim Tebow. Tebow will be making his first NFL start this week in Miami. Tebow should have quite a few supporters in the stands even though it is a road game. It was only a few years back (2008) that Tebow won the National Championship as the QB of the Florida Gators. Expect a warm welcome for Tebow even though he is the opposing QB.
Don't forget that the Bears vs. Bucs game is being played from London England. Bucs RB LaGarette Blount has been ruled out for this game.
Currently the Bears are a -1 favorite in this game. Browns RB Peyton Hillis is banged up and missed practice again on Friday. He is listed as questionable for week #7. Rams QB Sam Bradford is not 100%. He practiced behind closed doors Friday. It is still unclear if Bradford will play (questionable). And Detroit Lions RB Jahvid Best will not play this week vs. the Falcons. The Lions are a -3.5 home favorite in this contest.
Some of your favorite teams will not be in action this week. Both the Patriots and Eagles are on a bye week as well as the Giants, 49ers, Bengals, and Bills. Honestly, week #7 of the NFL season lacks any great matchups. The Sunday night game features the Saints facing the Colts. This would be a good matchup if Peyton Manning were actually playing and the Colts were competitive. Neither of these is the case. And the Monday night game features the Ravens and the Jaguars. The Jaguars are not the most exciting team to watch. The best game of the week may well be the Falcons vs. the Lions. This is the game that intrigues me the most. Which game will you be watching this week?
