Week 7 Preview

Best Game of the Week: San Diego at Buffalo
The Bills are coming off their bye week and get to host a San Diego team that hit its stride last week against New England. Buffalo is seeking to prove it can play with the big boys and with New England playing Denver, the Bills can take a commanding lead in the AFC East. Trent Edwards is a little banged up coming off the concussion he suffered against Arizona. His ability to bounce back will dictate the success the Bills will have the rest of the year.

Most Intriguing Game of the Week: Indianapolis at Green Bay
This game has all the makings of a shootout, which probably means the final score will be around 13-10. Peyton and the Colts offense hit a stride last week against Baltimore. Their passing game should be on display against a mediocre Packers secondary. However, Joseph Addai’s injury could spell trouble for the offense because it will make them more one-dimensional. Of course, when that one dimension is Peyton Manning passing the ball, that’s nothing to go belly-up over. Likewise, Aaron Rodgers has been throwing the ball all over the place. If Green Bay is going to win this game, they need to play clock control with a solid running game against a weak Indy run defense. If Green Bay gets sucked in to playing pass-happy with Indy, they’re going to lose.

Upset of the Week: St Louis over Dallas
I can’t believe I just said that. St. Louis is awful and Dallas is, well…hurting. Romo is out, Felix Jones is out, and Adam The Artist Formerly Known As Pacman Jones is suspended indefinitely. This sets things up for an upset. Dallas’ secondary is weak, which means Marc Bulger, who finally has a coach he likes, could come out of his shell and ignite the passing game this week. With Brad Johnson running the offense, Dallas may not be as explosive as they were under Romo, which means that TO and newly acquired Roy Williams will be catching more underneath stuff rather than going downfield. Of course, Dallas is 4th in the NFC in sacks and St. Louis is 4th in the NFC in sacks allowed, which could mean a long day for Bulger. If St. Louis is going to pull the upset, they’re going to need to create turnovers and maintain ball control and clock control. Keeping the Cowboys offense off the field is the key to winning this game.

Best Performance: Ben Roethlisberger
The Steelers have owned the Bengals in Cincinnati in recent years. The Bengals have a poor secondary and coming off the bye week, the Steelers offense is ready to explode. The passing offense had a great game against the Jagoffs. Willie Parker is on the bench again, which means a little more weight on the passing game. Look for Ben to throw for over 300 again. Maybe they’ll finally take some deep shots for Santonio.

Stay Away From: Seattle’s offense
Let’s face it, this team is downright awful. With Matt Hasselbeck on the bench with an injury, their offense went from bad to worse. They can’t move the ball, and facing a good Tampa defense this week, look for lots of turnovers by Seattle.

Time for my favorite picture…