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NFL Week 12 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 12 Match Ups

With the Thanksgiving Holiday comes the traditional Thursday games, but more importantly it marks the official start of the push towards the playoffs. Teams such as New Orleans, Minnesota, and Indianapolis have basically secured a spot and are now jockeying for the #1 seed. Teams such as New England, Cincinnati, and Arizona are currently in control of their division and fighting to stay on top.

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NFL Week 11 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 11 Match Ups

The push towards the post season is in full swing and while teams like New Orleans and Minnesota in the NFC and Indianapolis and Cincinnati in the AFC are battling for the number one seed in their conference, there are several teams battling for their playoff life. Big games with major playoff implications for both teams this week include; San Francisco@ Green Bay, Atlanta@ N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia@ Chicago, and Miami@ Carolina on Thursday night.

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NFL Week 10 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 10 Match Ups

In a potential preview of this year’s AFC Championship game, the New England Patriots travel to Indianapolis to play the Colts on Sunday night. This game over the past several years has become one of the biggest rivalries in the NFL. After completely dominating the Colts over the first half of the decade, New England has now lost four of last five meetings between these two teams. Some other big games include Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Seattle at Arizona, and Philadelphia at San Diego.

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NFL Week 9 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 9 Match Ups

The big game on tap for this week has the 5-2 Dallas Cowboys visiting the 5-2 Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night in a NFC East showdown with 1st place in the division on the line. This one should come down which QB, Tony Romo or Donovan McNabb has the biggest night. Some other key match ups include Baltimore at Cincinnati, Houston at Indianapolis, and a great Monday night tilt between the Steelers and the Broncos at Mile High.

Here is a brief look at all the match ups with some keys to the game.

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NFL Week 8 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 8 Match Ups

There are a couple of great divisional match-ups this week that should not only be highly entertaining, but also have major implications for the division race. Minnesota will travel to Green Bay for round two of Favre vs. the Packers, the New York Giants head down 95 to play the Eagles, Miami heads north to the Meadowlands to play the Jets, and the Falcons will be in the Big Easy to play the undefeated Saints on Monday night.

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NFL Week 7 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 7 Match Ups

The game of the week has the unbeaten 6-0 Minnesota Vikings traveling to Pittsburgh to take on the 4-2 Steelers. This will be the first true test for Brett Favre and Co. outside the friendly confines of the Metrodome. Some other big games this week are Chicago @ Cincinnati, Arizona @ N.Y. Giants, and Atlanta @ Dallas.

Here is a brief look at all the match ups with some keys to the game.

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NFL Week 6 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 6 Match Ups

In the NFC the game of the week is the 5-0 N.Y. Giants @ 5-0 New Orleans Saints, while over in the AFC the Broncos try and make it six in a row when they visit San Diego on Monday night. If Denver finds a way to win, it would give them a 3 ½ game lead in the AFC West.

Here is a brief look at all the match ups with some keys to the game.

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NFL Week 5 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 5 Match Ups

The two big games for week 5 include a couple of teams I did not think we would be talking about before the season began. The 3-1 New England Patriots travel to Denver to take on the surprising 4-0 Broncos and 3-1 Cincinnati heads to Baltimore to clash with the 3-1 Ravens for the outright lead in the AFC North.

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NFL Week 4 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week 4 Match Ups

There are several intriguing match ups this week involving some of the best teams in the league. The Jets take their dominating defense to New Orleans to play the high flying Saints, Baltimore will try and prove they are the best team in the AFC when they take on the Patriots in Foxboro, and on Monday night, Brett Favre gets a shot at his old team when the Vikings host the Packers. 

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NFL Week 3 Handicapping Tips

NFL Week Three Match Ups

After two weeks of games there are nine teams with 2-0 records and nine teams with 0-2 records striking a perfect balance heading into week three. The big game this week pits the 2-0 Minnesota Vikings against the surprising 2-0 San Francisco 49ers in the only match up of undefeated teams.

Here is a brief look at all the match ups with some keys to the game.