NFL SIX PACK for Week Two

Dallas +3 1 unit,,,, 1/2 unit m/l +130

Think Romo finds Dez Bryant for a few big plays and Alex Smith has a tough time against Dallas front seven. K.C. not playing the Jags this week. They won't find it easy against the Boys.

Miami +3 1 unit,,,, 1/2 unit m/l +135

Ryan Tannehill will makes good use of his talented WR's. Luck will have trouble with a speedy Miami Defense.

New Orleans -3,,,,, 1 unit

With Buc's O-Line Struggling to protect Freeman, Rob Ryan will be bringing the heat. Think Freeman has a tough time in this one.
Really think Drew Brees steps it up a notch from last week and has a great game.

Cincy -6 (got this line last Sunday Night) *2 units

Looking for the Bengals to take advantage of a Steeler team that is on a big decline. With the Steeler's paper thin O-Line,it will be feeding time for Cincy's Big Boys up
front. Monday night gives the Bengals the stage to show they are the top Cats in the AFC North.

Chicago -6.5 *2 units

Just think the Bears secondary will be no match for Ponder. Was not impressed with this Viking team last week.I think Cutler has a good day and Da' Bears get some
good runs out of Bush and Forte.

Seattle -2.5 (-116 ) 1 unit

Seattle's physical secondary will make things tough on Boldin and Davis,unlike the Packer secondary last week.Both teams have plenty of talent in what should be
a great game. Seattle playing at home is always a big advantage for them. Hoping the 49ers find it difficult on the road this week.


Good Luck and enjoy the games everyone !!!

Ry the Sports Guy

The Road to Super Bowl XLVIII

The Road to Super Bowl XLVIII

 In under a month we’ll be starting the long road to the Super Bowl. Below I’ll tell you what I think the final standings will look like. I will also try to predict the playoff matchups between both Conferences.

Expect the NFC to beat each other up all season. It will be a wild ride to the playoffs. The Giants and 49ers will both get off to slow starts. By mid October, I think they will both get on a roll. Seattle and San Fran will be in a first place battle all year. Expect Dallas to just fall short of a playoff berth.

The AFC, I think it is more predictable, with most of the same teams returning to the playoffs. I think Houston and Kansas City will be fast out of the gate. Kansas City will just hold on to a wild card spot, while Houston will win their Division. Baltimore will battle their way to the other wild card spot, just edging out Pittsburgh.

So here are the 2013 NFL Standings and Playoff Matchups

NFC East

NY Giants 10-6, Dallas 9-7, Washington 7-9, Philadelphia 5-11

NFC North

Green Bay 10-6, Chicago 9-7, Detroit 8-8, Minnesota 6-10 

NFC South

New Orleans 11-5, Tampa Bay 10-6, Atlanta 10-6, Carolina 8-8

NFC West

Seattle 12-4, San Francisco 11-5, St. Louis 8-8, Arizona 6-10

Playoff Matchups

 First Round Byes

 Seattle and New Orleans

Wildcard Round

 Tampa Bay vs. NY Giants, San Francisco vs. Green Bay

Divisional Round

San Francisco vs. Seattle,   NY Giants vs. New Orleans

Conference Championship

San Francisco vs. NY Giants

NFC Champion: NY Giants

AFC East

New England 10-6, Miami 8-8, Buffalo 5-11, NY Jets 3-13

AFC North

Cincinnati 11-5, Baltimore 9-7, Pittsburgh- 9-7, Cleveland 6-10

AFC South

Houston 11-5, Indianapolis, 8-8, Tennessee, 7-9, Jacksonville 2-14

AFC West

 Denver 13-3, Kansas City 9-7, San Diego 7-9, Oakland 2-14

First Round Byes: Denver and Cincinnati

Wildcard Round

 Kansas City vs. Houston and Baltimore vs. New England

Divisional Round  

Baltimore vs. Denver and Houston vs. Cincinnati

Championship Round

Houston vs. Denver

AFC Champion: Denver

Super Bowl

Denver Broncos vs. NY Giants

 SUPER BOWL WINNER:  New York Giants 

NFL Surprise Teams of 2013 - The Good and the Bad

The calendar just turned to August, that means pre-season action is about to begin. So, here a 4 teams to watch out for this coming season. The 2 teams that I think will go from last place and challenge for a wildcard spot are Tampa Bay and Kansas City. Tampa Bay made a lot of noise in the off season to improve their team. Most of these moves came on defense as they were 31^st of 32 teams. So on draft day they gave up two draft picks for  Cornerback Darelle Revis, they also signed free agent Safety Dashaun Goldson from the 49ers.  With 2^nd year safety Mark Barron and rookie safety Banks this unit just came from the bottom to I think a top 10 defense. This should help Josh Freeman and the offense. Speaking of Freeman expect him to have a big year behind center. As he is in his contract year. He’ll want to prove himself  to the Bucs and other teams. Just like QB Joe Flacco of a season ago. Last year a lot of people were picking the Kansas City Chiefs to do well, but that wasn’t the case. After getting hit hard by the injury bug with stars like Jamal Charles, Erick Berry, Brandon Flowers and Dawayne Bowe in an out of the lineup they finished 2-14 last year. But, this could be their year. With trading for QB Alex Smith they finally have a steady Quarterback since the days of Trent Green.  With a healthy Jamal Charles he is a matchup nightmare. I think teams will have their hands full trying to score against the Chiefs defense, as they can rush the passer and their secondary is one of the best in the whole NFL. With ex-Eagles coach Andy Reid on the sideline I think it could be a key move for the team. There were 2 teams that were in the playoff dance last season, that will  miss  playing in January this year. Those teams are Minnesota and Washington.  Minnesota was carried to the playoff behind the running of Adrian Peterson and his career best 2,000 rushing yards.  Expect him to take a little step back from that I know they picked up Greg Jennings from the Packers, but he won’t have the open space on the field as he did for Green Bay. As he is the no. 1 receiver for the Vikes  Christian Ponder isn’t near the QB of Aaron Rodgers. The Vikings other receivers aren’t going to be ready for the bright lights of the NFL just yet. Their secondary has a few holes still and the schedule is very difficult.  As for  Washington it’s all going to count on the knee of QB RG3. I don’t know if he can hold up through all 16 games. Scoring won’t be the problem for Washington. It’s the defensive side of the ball that scares me. If they can’t pressure the quarterback regularly, teams will pick apart their secondary as they are short and getting a little slower as they are all over 32 years old. That will show up at sometime this season. They also played a last place schedule  a year ago. With winning the NFC East they will play a first place schedule. I think that will be too much for RG3 and the Redskins.