@U-505:
I believe it’s going to end up the same way. I saw somewhere that the Eagles lost their starting center and when you lose 24-0 it’s pretty clear that you aren’t controlling the line of scrimmage so I don’t see the Eagles improving on the offensive control of the line over last weeks effort without their starting center. Dallas is playing sh*t hot football and they’re too good of a team to lose a game when the opposing team’s defense is also going to be responsible for scoring points for their team.
Cheers - I like your assessment.
I agree that the Bengals will play better and they are at home which helps but, I don’t think it will be enough. The Jets have the League leading defense and they are a run first team. And the forecast is for cold weather. Cold weather makes the ball hard as a rock which means it’s harder to grip, bullet passes are harder to catch, tips tend to stay in the air longer, and loose balls tend to be harder to recover. All of which favors the defense against pass first or balanced teams which the Bengals are. Unless it’s snowing. All bets are off then.
Bengals have #4 defense (I think) and the Jets haven’t been incredibly productive, so it could be a slugging match the whole time.
The Viking’s success has nothing to do with the fact that their defense and punt/kick return are solid, their O-line is strong, their receivers are decent, and they have arguably the best running back in the League. It’s ALL Favre, baby.
AP is damn good, the only downside being he fumbles a lot.