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DOLPHINS AT PATRIOTS, OCT. 27: Week 8's schedule is filled with so-so games, but — given that the Bills and Jets could be out of the playoff picture by then — if any AFC East team is going to challenge New England at all, it could be Miami.
Here's a Pick 6 of must-see games for Weeks 5-8 of the NFL season — and a bonus Pick 6 of must-avoid games, too.
One example from 2013: Reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings, a playoff team a year ago, against two-time Super Bowl champion Ben Roethlisberger and the perennially relevant Pittsburgh Steelers at London in Week 4. Worth watching, right? Um, no, not really. They turned out to be a pair of dull, 0-3 teams.
When the NFL releases its schedule each year, certain matchups clearly are compelling. They stand out to players, coaches and fans — not to mention league officials and TV network executives — for one reason or another.
RAVENS AT STEELERS, OCT. 20: Another rivalry no longer worth watching. This pair of recent Super Bowl participants might already be in look-to-next-season mode.
GIANTS AT EAGLES,Air Max 720 Sortie, OCT. 27: Consider this a rule: Skip all NFC East games.
The Manning Bowl, pitting Peyton's Broncos against younger brother Eli's Giants. Andy Reid's new team, the Chiefs, against his former one, the Eagles.
BUCCANEERS AT FALCONS, OCT. 20: Things are going south in a hurry for Greg Schiano in Tampa, and Mike Smith's taken a step back in Atlanta. One apparently up-and-coming team and one possibly ready to really soar — instead, both are duds.
SEAHAWKS AT COLTS,China Jerseys, OCT. 6: Another 4-0 vs. 3-1 matchup,Shoes Clearance Sale Uk, plus one featuring two terrific second-year QBs, Seattle's Russell Wilson vs. Indy's Andrew Luck. So far, Luck is 14-6 — matching John Elway for the best 20-game start by a QB drafted No. 1 overall — and he gets a chance to show what he can do against Richard Sherman and the rest of the talented Seahawks secondary.
CHIEFS AT TITANS,Cheap Jerseys Store, OCT. 6: OK, let's be honest here. Who had Kansas City and Tennessee with a combined record of 7-1 at this point?
JAGUARS AT BRONCOS, OCT. 13: The odds-makers already are talking about what could be the largest spread in NFL history when high-scoring Denver hosts Jacksonville, a club that appears to be one of the worst ever assembled. If Peyton Manning wanted to throw for eight TDs in this one, he probably could.
Then there are those games that, before the season actually begins, appear destined to draw interest and eyeballs, but are no longer intriguing by kickoff time.
The must-avoids:
The must-sees:
SAINTS AT PATRIOTS, OCT. 13: Drew Brees vs. Tom Brady. Two teams that opened 4-0. Enough said.
JAGUARS AT RAMS,Cheap Kanken Backpack Uk, OCT. 6: Zzzzzzz.
EAGLES AT GIANTS,Nike Vapormax Plus Scontate, OCT. 6: The NFC East is as bad a division as the NFL has seen in a long time. Through Week 4, the four teams are 4-12 — and half of the wins came against division opponents. There is no good reason to watch these teams play anyone, let alone each other.
BRONCOS AT COLTS, OCT. 20: No reason to stop watching the Broncos, week in and week out, if only to see just how many records the older Manning sibling will break. This game provides an intriguing story, of course: Peyton's return to Indianapolis to face his replacement, Luck.
REDSKINS AT COWBOYS, OCT. 13: Here's the ridiculous part: The Redskins, who enter their bye week 1-3 thanks to a come-from-behind victory against the lowly and injury-depleted Raiders, might be playing for first place in the NFC East. A once-heated rivalry that's now sad. |
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