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The best two teams in the AFC will play for a berth to the Super Bowl on Sunday, as the top-seeded Patriots welcome the second-seeded Ravens to Gillette Stadium.
It is not often that the top two seeds both win in the divisional round, but their opponents both had shortcomings. The Broncos ran out of steam and were overwhelmed in New England, while T.J. Yates could not get anything going against the Ravens’ defense.
After going 4-0 during Wild Card Weekend, I feel back a bit this past weekend. I went 2-2, nailing the San Francisco and New York games while missing rather badly on the Patriots and Ravens victories (I thought Denver would keep it close and Baltimore would dominate…whoops!).
Update 10/12: All announcer assignments have been added for the Week 6 games.
Take one glance at the Week 6 matchups and two jump out immediately: Falcons-Eagles, where Michael Vick could make his first start against his former team (ribs willing); and, Cowboys-Vikings, where two desperate Super Bowl contenders (or so they thought) battle to save their seasons.
Oh, and Colt McCoy is probably going to make his first start in Pittsburgh against Troy Polamalu and the Steelers’ outstanding defense. Yeah, that’s going to go well.
[Editor's Note: There are plenty of intriguing and meaningful matchups on the NFL Week 4 schedule. Two of the most important games to be played on Sunday -- before Favre-Packers madness on Monday night -- are the Jets at the Saints and the Ravens at the Patriots.
Matt Noonan, one of MSF's NFL writers, previews and predicts these two pivotal early season matchups.]
Update: The NFL Week 17 TV schedule, point spreads, and picks post is up.
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I’m starting to get into a nice rhythm getting these NFL TV schedule and odds posts published. Right as the Monday Night Football game ends, it’s time to hit publish, turn the page, and get ready for the next week.
This week is Week 4 of the 2009 NFL season and there are some great games on the schedule this week. Ravens-Patriots, Saints-Jets, Cowboys-Broncos, Chargers-Steelers, and…
Vikings-Packers.
That’s right. Brett Favre makes his first appearance against his former team this week on Monday Night Football. Get ready, because you won’t be hearing about anything else all week. (And if you’re interested in tickets, follow the link for some great Vikings-Packers tickets resources.)
As always, this post is designed to be the most complete viewing guide you’ll find anywhere. Not only is every game listed (with date, time, network, and announcer pairing) but we also give you the point spread and over-under, as well as an educated guess at a spread pick for each game.
Through three weeks I am 28-20 against the spread. I’ll take it!
