NFL Week 9

[ELCABALLO45]

November 9th

NOON GAMES
Baltimore (4-3) at Cincinnati (5-2)
Houston (5-3) at Indianapolis (7-0)
Green Bay (4-3) at Tampa Bay (0-7)
Arizona (4-3) at Chicago (4-3)
Miami (3-4) at New England (5-2)
Kansas City (1-6) at Jacksonville (3-4)
Washington (2-5) at Atlanta (4-3)

3PM GAMES
Carolina (3-4) at New Orleans (7-0)
Detroit (1-6) at Seattle (2-5)
Tennessee (1-6) at San Francisco (3-4)
San Diego (4-3) at New York Giants (5-3)

Football Night In America
Dallas (5-2) at Philadelphia (5-2)

Monday Night Football (Nov. 9th)
Pittsburgh (5-2) at Denver (6-1)

 

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Last Weeks Top Performers

 

QB - Brett Favre (MIN) - 17/28 244 yards 4 TD's

 

RB - Chris Johnson (TEN) - 24 carries 228 yards 2 TD's

 

WR - Reggie Wayne (IND) - 12 catches 147 yards 1 TD

[dew1679666265]

It'll be very interesting to see how Vince does against a very tough San Fran defense. Another conservative gameplan is in order, I'd say, with a reliance on CJ, LenDale and Vince's running ability.

 

If last week's Titans team shows up, this should be a great game. If not, easy 49er win.

[CubbieBum]

It'll be very interesting to see how Vince does against a very tough San Fran defense. Another conservative gameplan is in order, I'd say, with a reliance on CJ, LenDale and Vince's running ability.

 

If last week's Titans team shows up, this should be a great game. If not, easy 49er win.

 

It's on Vince to win. We should be able to shut down the run game. I believe we will go from 3rd to 2nd in rush defense after this week and are No. 1 in average yards per rush at 3.2. We haven't played the best run teams but we held AP to 85 yards, Stephen Jackson to 79 and Michael Turner to 97.

[Flames24Rulz]

Show no mercy against the creamsicles.

[dew1679666265]

It'll be very interesting to see how Vince does against a very tough San Fran defense. Another conservative gameplan is in order, I'd say, with a reliance on CJ, LenDale and Vince's running ability.

 

If last week's Titans team shows up, this should be a great game. If not, easy 49er win.

 

It's on Vince to win. We should be able to shut down the run game. I believe we will go from 3rd to 2nd in rush defense after this week and are No. 1 in average yards per rush at 3.2. We haven't played the best run teams but we held AP to 85 yards, Stephen Jackson to 79 and Michael Turner to 97.

 

It'll probably come down to him, which is why I'm thinking the 49ers will probably win this. For the Titans to win, they'll have to run the ball. If CJ can break even one long TD run, that might open things up a bit.

[CubbieBum]

It'll be very interesting to see how Vince does against a very tough San Fran defense. Another conservative gameplan is in order, I'd say, with a reliance on CJ, LenDale and Vince's running ability.

 

If last week's Titans team shows up, this should be a great game. If not, easy 49er win.

 

It's on Vince to win. We should be able to shut down the run game. I believe we will go from 3rd to 2nd in rush defense after this week and are No. 1 in average yards per rush at 3.2. We haven't played the best run teams but we held AP to 85 yards, Stephen Jackson to 79 and Michael Turner to 97.

 

It'll probably come down to him, which is why I'm thinking the 49ers will probably win this. For the Titans to win, they'll have to run the ball. If CJ can break even one long TD run, that might open things up a bit.

 

You are catching us at a bad time. Just lost Clements for 6-8 weeks and Staley for 6 weeks. Staley worries more because he is now the third OT for us to get hurt. We might have to sign yet another OT this week just so we can make sure we have enough. What this means is the wonderful reject of the Raiders, Barry Sims, is our starter for 6 weeks. He did very well against Freeney but his true talent, or lack there of, will shine through. Probably starting this week.

[dew1679666265]

You are catching us at a bad time. Just lost Clements for 6-8 weeks and Staley for 6 weeks. Staley worries more because he is now the third OT for us to get hurt. We might have to sign yet another OT this week just so we can make sure we have enough. What this means is the wonderful reject of the Raiders, Barry Sims, is our starter for 6 weeks. He did very well against Freeney but his true talent, or lack there of, will shine through. Probably starting this week.

 

I knew Clements went down, but I didn't realize Staley was hurt as well. Hopefully that'll be good news for KVB and his resurgence.

 

A big part of our defensive improvement was getting Finnegan and Fuller back last week, I think, and they should be a week healthier. Again, though, Vince is still a question mark and I really doubt they want the game to rest completely on him. I wasn't able to watch the Colts/49ers game, how did Alex Smith look against Indy?

[CubbieBum]

You are catching us at a bad time. Just lost Clements for 6-8 weeks and Staley for 6 weeks. Staley worries more because he is now the third OT for us to get hurt. We might have to sign yet another OT this week just so we can make sure we have enough. What this means is the wonderful reject of the Raiders, Barry Sims, is our starter for 6 weeks. He did very well against Freeney but his true talent, or lack there of, will shine through. Probably starting this week.

 

I knew Clements went down, but I didn't realize Staley was hurt as well. Hopefully that'll be good news for KVB and his resurgence.

 

A big part of our defensive improvement was getting Finnegan and Fuller back last week, I think, and they should be a week healthier. Again, though, Vince is still a question mark and I really doubt they want the game to rest completely on him. I wasn't able to watch the Colts/49ers game, how did Alex Smith look against Indy?

 

Looked very good again. His one interception (I missed it) was described by the announcer as a tipped pass by his wide receiver that should have been caught. He has actually showed a lot of poise in the pocket which was his problem in the past. Our o-line has been bad and Hill showed no ability to avoid the rush or pick up the blitz. Smith has been recognizing the blitz and feeling the pressure and then using his 4.5 speed to get out of the pocket bad bye more time. His arm is also fully healthy and he has been throwing an excellent deep ball. Our OC is also playing to his strengths. With Hill we ran very few non-two WR sets and were rarely in shotgun. With Smith we have run mostly out of shotgun (rarely played under center in college) and have run mostly 4 WR sets (a spread formation like he ran at Utah) on passing downs.

 

It's still early but he is finally looking like the top pick that he was and the 49ers are looking smart for not giving up on him.

[ELCABALLO45]

4.5 speed?

[dew1679666265]

Looked very good again. His one interception (I missed it) was described by the announcer as a tipped pass by his wide receiver that should have been caught. He has actually showed a lot of poise in the pocket which was his problem in the past. Our o-line has been bad and Hill showed no ability to avoid the rush or pick up the blitz. Smith has been recognizing the blitz and feeling the pressure and then using his 4.5 speed to get out of the pocket bad bye more time. His arm is also fully healthy and he has been throwing an excellent deep ball. Our OC is also playing to his strengths. With Hill we ran very few non-two WR sets and were rarely in shotgun. With Smith we have run mostly out of shotgun (rarely played under center in college) and have run mostly 4 WR sets (a spread formation like he ran at Utah) on passing downs.

 

It's still early but he is finally looking like the top pick that he was and the 49ers are looking smart for not giving up on him.

 

The Titans front four will have to get pressure without a blitz, I'm thinking. I'd have to guess Finnegan will match up quite a bit on Crabtree, leaving someone (Fuller or McCourty, I guess) to face off with Isaac Bruce. No idea how we'll defend Vernon Davis, probably one of the linebackers or Fuller.

 

The key will be stopping Gore, I think. If we can stop/contain Gore and pressure Smith with the front four, it should stay low-scoring. If not, the secondary will probably have issues again.

[hotshot13422]

i swear the packers have the easiest schedule outside of the redskins

[CubbieBum]

4.5 speed?

 

Sorry. Remembered it being a 4.5 40 in the combine. I guess it was 4.7.

[CubbieBum]

Looked very good again. His one interception (I missed it) was described by the announcer as a tipped pass by his wide receiver that should have been caught. He has actually showed a lot of poise in the pocket which was his problem in the past. Our o-line has been bad and Hill showed no ability to avoid the rush or pick up the blitz. Smith has been recognizing the blitz and feeling the pressure and then using his 4.5 speed to get out of the pocket bad bye more time. His arm is also fully healthy and he has been throwing an excellent deep ball. Our OC is also playing to his strengths. With Hill we ran very few non-two WR sets and were rarely in shotgun. With Smith we have run mostly out of shotgun (rarely played under center in college) and have run mostly 4 WR sets (a spread formation like he ran at Utah) on passing downs.

 

It's still early but he is finally looking like the top pick that he was and the 49ers are looking smart for not giving up on him.

 

The Titans front four will have to get pressure without a blitz, I'm thinking. I'd have to guess Finnegan will match up quite a bit on Crabtree, leaving someone (Fuller or McCourty, I guess) to face off with Isaac Bruce. No idea how we'll defend Vernon Davis, probably one of the linebackers or Fuller.

 

The key will be stopping Gore, I think. If we can stop/contain Gore and pressure Smith with the front four, it should stay low-scoring. If not, the secondary will probably have issues again.

 

After Gore I would be more worried about Crabtree against your corners. He has looked like a polished veteran with his route running and ability to snatch the ball over the middle and has been much better than I expected.

[hawkeyecub]

Great timing for the bye. Another week to get Winfield healthy and then you have to win coming out of it against the Lions at home. After all the discussion and speculation about Favre all offseason it's worth pointing out his numbers halfway through the year:

 

106 QB rating, 68% completion percentage, 1,925 yards (241 per game), 7.52 per attempt, 16 TD, 3 INT.

 

Tied for 1st in TD's, 4th in the league in QB rating and completion percentage, 10th in YPA, near top of the league in INT percentage. I don't see any way the Vikings win the one loss he has and he's probably won at least 2, maybe 3 that I don't think they win without him.

 

He's going to regress in the second half of the year. Need to cut back on his attempts in a couple of these weaker games and hope you can rest him the last game of the year.

[dew1679666265]

After Gore I would be more worried about Crabtree against your corners. He has looked like a polished veteran with his route running and ability to snatch the ball over the middle and has been much better than I expected.

 

I think Finnegan (assuming he gets the matchup) will do well against Crabtree. I wonder more about who will cover Davis.

[OleMissCub]

The Dome was CRAZY loud last night. Also, that game seemed to take forever. But I'm glad the boys won. The Saints only real competitive games the rest of the year are going to be the Cowboys and the Pats. So that means they should be able to wrap up a 1st Seed in the NFC, which would mean homefield throughout for them.

[Soul]

i swear the packers have the easiest schedule outside of the redskins

 

It's just simply quite unbelievable. Tampa Bay now? What the hell.

[JonJayCutler]

i swear the packers have the easiest schedule outside of the redskins

 

It's just simply quite unbelievable. Tampa Bay now? What the hell.

 

Yeah, their four wins have been against: Bears, Rams, Lions and Browns. Its quite embarrassing considering the Bears are by far the best team on that list and they aren't even that good lol.

[Derwood]

3rd week in a row I'll get the Bears game (and the NFL Network game will make it 4).

 

I think I saw 3 games total last year

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

It's going to be a very tough road game for the Cowboys this week, but if they can win, it puts them in the driver's seat to win the division.

[CubbieBum]

The Dome was CRAZY loud last night. Also, that game seemed to take forever. But I'm glad the boys won. The Saints only real competitive games the rest of the year are going to be the Cowboys and the Pats. So that means they should be able to wrap up a 1st Seed in the NFC, which would mean homefield throughout for them.

 

That would be because of all the booth reviews and resetting the clock to 10 seconds, wait no 15 seconds.

[Exile on Waveland]

The Dome was CRAZY loud last night. Also, that game seemed to take forever. But I'm glad the boys won. The Saints only real competitive games the rest of the year are going to be the Cowboys and the Pats. So that means they should be able to wrap up a 1st Seed in the NFC, which would mean homefield throughout for them.

 

Don't understand why you think at Atlanta won't be competitive.

[OleMissCub]

The Dome was CRAZY loud last night. Also, that game seemed to take forever. But I'm glad the boys won. The Saints only real competitive games the rest of the year are going to be the Cowboys and the Pats. So that means they should be able to wrap up a 1st Seed in the NFC, which would mean homefield throughout for them.

 

Don't understand why you think at Atlanta won't be competitive.

 

Forgot about that one. Other than those three though, it looks fairly easy the rest of the way.

[TruffleShuffle]

eagles-cowboys this week is really big. probably bigger for us since we're at home. the sunday and monday night games are both excellent matchups.

 

lines this week:

 

Kansas City Chiefs @ Jacksonville Jaguars -6.5 O/U 42

Baltimore Ravens -3 @ Cincinnati Bengals O/U 43.5

Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts -9.5 O/U 48

Washington Redskins @ Atlanta Falcons -10 O/U 42

Green Bay Packers -10 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers O/U 43.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Chicago Bears -3 O/U 44.5

Miami Dolphins @ New England Patriots -10.5 O/U 46.5

Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints -14 O/U 51

Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks -10 O/U 43.5

Tennessee Titans @ San Francisco 49ers -4 O/U 40.5

San Diego Chargers @ New York Giants -4.5 O/U 47

Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles -3 O/U 47.5

Pittsburgh Steelers -3 @ Denver Broncos O/U 39.5

[bukie]

6 matchups between winning teams this week. Seems like a lot for this time in the season.