Upsets galore last weekend in the NFL, so will we see more of the same in Week Ten?
This season has been so erratic and no one team has really stood out so far. The Arizona Cardinals (8-1) have the best record in the NFL and the Tennessee Titans (7-2) are the current top seed in the AFC. But it seems like every week there is a different team being hailed as the one to beat. "Flavor of the week" seems to be in order this season.
As for the action this weekend, games between the New Orleans Saints (5-3) and Tennessee as well as the Cleveland Browns (5-4) at the New England Patriots (5-4) top the slate. The Sunday night game features the Las Vegas Raiders (5-3) hosting the Kansas City Chiefs, who are now 5-4 and have won two straight games to get back into the thick of the AFC West race.
One other game that could be interesting is the Green Bay Packers (7-2) hosting the Seattle Seahawks (3-5) in what could be the return of Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson from the injury list. Meanwhile, Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is back in the fold after missing last week's game due to a positive COVID-19 test. Rodgers came under a huge amount of fire for his nonchalant attitude about it all, including a scathing lecture from Hall-of-Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw on the Fox Sports pregame show.
Four teams have their bye weeks once again this weekend, so there are 14 games on the slate and the division races are really beginning to take shape as the potential playoff contenders are being separated from the pretenders.
The games are featured in the capsule style format with the fearless Heftyinfo predictions following up.
Baltimore (6-2) at Miami (2-7) - Lamar Jackson and company should run wild against the Dolphins in the Thursday night tilt.
Buffalo (5-3) at N.Y. Jets (2-6) - Which Bills team will show up this week? The Jets are on their third quarterback this season, so they literally have nothing to lose.
Tampa Bay (6-2) at Washington (2-6) - The Bucs, led by the ageless Tom Brady, are rolling this season and coming off a bye, they should handle the Washington Football Team.
Atlanta (4-4) at Dallas (6-2) - The Cowboys got a heaping helping of humble pie last week, so they should be ready to go against the up and down Falcons.
New Orleans (5-3) at Tennessee (7-2) - The Titans are really looking like the real deal, but that could be said for a lot of different teams so far this season. The Saints fell flat last week after a huge win against Tampa Bay two weeks ago.
Jacksonville (2-6) at Indianapolis (4-5) - The Colts are looking to play their way back into the playoff mix and the Jaguars could be just the tonic.
Detroit (0-8) at Pittsburgh (5-3) - The Steelers have won four in a row and should make it five this week.
Cleveland (5-4) at New England (5-4) - Can the Patriots continue to confound their foes? The Browns will definitely put up a good fight in this one.
Minnesota (3-5) at L.A. Chargers (5-3) - The Chargers got back on track last week while the Vikings blew a big lead in their OT loss against the Ravens. Chargers should prevail in a tight one.
Carolina (4-5) at Arizona (8-1) - The Panthers just re-signed Cam Newton for the quarterback position. The Cardinals don't care and they should win yet again to keep the NFL's best record.
Philadelphia (3-6) at Denver (5-4) - Can the Broncos make it three in a row following their huge win at Dallas? The Eagles need this one bad.
Seattle (3-5) at Green Bay (7-2) - Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is ready to start cooking again, but the Packers are angry after a tough loss last week . . . plus QB Aaron Rodgers is back for this one.
Kansas City (5-4) at Las Vegas (5-3) - A huge game in the AFC West race in this one. Toss up.
L.A. Rams (7-2) at San Francisco (3-5) - The disappointing 49ers host the Rams on Monday Night Football in what could be their last chance this season to stay alive in the NFC playoff chase.
The Heftyinfo picks for Week Ten . . . . . . . . . (Home teams are listed in bold; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)
Baltimore over Miami
Buffalo over N.Y. Jets
Tampa Bay over Washington
Dallas over Atlanta
Tennessee over New Orleans
Indianapolis over Jacksonville
Pittsburgh over Detroit
Cleveland over New England
L.A. Chargers over Minnesota
ARIZONA over Carolina
Denver over Philadelphia
Green Bay over Seattle
Kansas City over Las Vegas
L.A. Rams over San Francisco
Last Week's Record - 7-7
SEASON RECORD - 82-54
Lock of the Week Record - 9-0
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