Well that was an interesting week of football. Certainly can't take anything away from the teams that won this week as they did what they needed to get the wins at the end of the day, but this division is certainly up for grabs and for the first time in a couple years I actually don't feel their is a crystal clear leader in the division.
As things stand:
TEAM: OVR DIV
Cardinals 3-1 1-1
Rams 2-2 2-0
Seahawks 2-2 0-1
49ers 1-3 0-1
The Cardinals will travel to Detroit to play their second road game of the season against the last winless team in the NFL. I personally am a lot more nervous about this game after losing last week to the Rams. I feel we are the better team but I see us struggling in this one. I think Detroit certainly gained some confidence in almost defeating Seattle in Seattle this past week and the players might come together for yet another close game. I see the Cardinals winning a close game 23-20 in this one.
The Rams will travel to GB to try to take hold of the division this week, but I think they come up short here. Aaron Rodgers is just a different player at home, and that's no easy task. They certainly wont win in a shootout and if there offense isn't able to sustain drives I see them wearing down against an Aaron Rodgers led attack. I think God will again be a Packers fan this week. They are just too much to handle and the Rams haven't shown any consistency outside of the divisional games. 34-17 GB
The Seahawks will travel to play in Cincinnati which will be a huge test. The Bengals have a tremendous amount of weapons on offense both through the air and the ground. Only the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have scored more than the Bengals this season, and the defense is only giving up just under 19 points per game. Seattle has shown some huge weaknesses on offense this year in regards to the O-line. Seattle wins games when Lynch gets the ball, if they fall behind and he gets hit behind the line consistently I just don't see how they pull this one out in Cinci after struggling so much against a winless team. They have also been a lot less consistent on the road dropping 4 games last year and 2 this year already. I think Cinci takes this one at home. 27-20
San Francisco will also be on the road this week to face the Giants. The 49ers certainly had a much better showing on defense this week much like they did the first week but there is something critically wrong with Kap, and it seems to be a huge mental hurdle. In addition the staff doesnt seem to trust him to throw right now even when behind which I feel is only making the situation worse. They need to do something to help build his confidence and get some completions, even if it is using more of an Andy Reid style offense and letting him play a game manager role to get a feel. I haven't watched much of the Giants, but I do know there two losses they were ahead by 10+ in each before blowing the lead. I think the Giants take this game ( I know very little about the team) because SF just hasn't shown they can step up to the plate this year. Giants win 20-13
After week 5
Cardinals 4-1
Seahawks 2-3
Rams 2-3
49ers 1-4
PLAYER
RedAlice 12-4
KEARLY 10-6
RINGLESS 10-6
Hawksfansinceday1 10-6
drdiags 9-3
Shadowhawk 9-7
Mizzou 9-7
Hasselbeck 9-7
POPEYEJONES 8-8
Fade 8-8 Miscounted last week corrected
REX 7-5
greenblue_eye's2 6-2
UNCLE SI 6-2
ClutchDJ 6-6
Marvin49 5-5
SF49er 5-9
Superman28 5-4 Wasn't clear on picks, missing SF pick. 1-0 this week
Erebus 4-4
SALISHHAWKFAN 3-5
Laloosh 2-6
b8rtm8nn 2-2
Largent80 2-2
hawk45 2-2
London 12 1-3
SeahawksTopGear: 1-3
SPORTS HERNIA 0-4
ELCALIENTE 0-4
As things stand:
TEAM: OVR DIV
Cardinals 3-1 1-1
Rams 2-2 2-0
Seahawks 2-2 0-1
49ers 1-3 0-1
The Cardinals will travel to Detroit to play their second road game of the season against the last winless team in the NFL. I personally am a lot more nervous about this game after losing last week to the Rams. I feel we are the better team but I see us struggling in this one. I think Detroit certainly gained some confidence in almost defeating Seattle in Seattle this past week and the players might come together for yet another close game. I see the Cardinals winning a close game 23-20 in this one.
The Rams will travel to GB to try to take hold of the division this week, but I think they come up short here. Aaron Rodgers is just a different player at home, and that's no easy task. They certainly wont win in a shootout and if there offense isn't able to sustain drives I see them wearing down against an Aaron Rodgers led attack. I think God will again be a Packers fan this week. They are just too much to handle and the Rams haven't shown any consistency outside of the divisional games. 34-17 GB
The Seahawks will travel to play in Cincinnati which will be a huge test. The Bengals have a tremendous amount of weapons on offense both through the air and the ground. Only the Atlanta Falcons and Arizona Cardinals have scored more than the Bengals this season, and the defense is only giving up just under 19 points per game. Seattle has shown some huge weaknesses on offense this year in regards to the O-line. Seattle wins games when Lynch gets the ball, if they fall behind and he gets hit behind the line consistently I just don't see how they pull this one out in Cinci after struggling so much against a winless team. They have also been a lot less consistent on the road dropping 4 games last year and 2 this year already. I think Cinci takes this one at home. 27-20
San Francisco will also be on the road this week to face the Giants. The 49ers certainly had a much better showing on defense this week much like they did the first week but there is something critically wrong with Kap, and it seems to be a huge mental hurdle. In addition the staff doesnt seem to trust him to throw right now even when behind which I feel is only making the situation worse. They need to do something to help build his confidence and get some completions, even if it is using more of an Andy Reid style offense and letting him play a game manager role to get a feel. I haven't watched much of the Giants, but I do know there two losses they were ahead by 10+ in each before blowing the lead. I think the Giants take this game ( I know very little about the team) because SF just hasn't shown they can step up to the plate this year. Giants win 20-13
After week 5
Cardinals 4-1
Seahawks 2-3
Rams 2-3
49ers 1-4
PLAYER
RedAlice 12-4
KEARLY 10-6
RINGLESS 10-6
Hawksfansinceday1 10-6
drdiags 9-3
Shadowhawk 9-7
Mizzou 9-7
Hasselbeck 9-7
POPEYEJONES 8-8
Fade 8-8 Miscounted last week corrected
REX 7-5
greenblue_eye's2 6-2
UNCLE SI 6-2
ClutchDJ 6-6
Marvin49 5-5
SF49er 5-9
Superman28 5-4 Wasn't clear on picks, missing SF pick. 1-0 this week
Erebus 4-4
SALISHHAWKFAN 3-5
Laloosh 2-6
b8rtm8nn 2-2
Largent80 2-2
hawk45 2-2
London 12 1-3
SeahawksTopGear: 1-3
SPORTS HERNIA 0-4
ELCALIENTE 0-4