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Nov 5, 2011 - On previous week I choose the Patriots, the Bengals and the Eagles to be on upset watch. I have the Patriots games
right but Bengals and Eagles won their games without much effort. The upsets are very hard to pick but I think I have a pretty good handle on which favored teams are in a little bit of trouble this weekend. Here are the three teams I think need to be on upset alert in Week 9.
Washington Redskins over San Francisco 49ers
Where: Washington D.C.
Spread: 49ers by four
Why:
I'm picking the Redskins to possibly beat the 49ers on Sunday for two reasons. One: any team that travels from one extreme side of the country to the other to play a football game usually has a pretty tough time. There's a lot of miles between the two cities and a considerable amount of jet lag and even though these guys are professionals , that does make a difference.
The other reason is because with a 3-4 record, the Redskins aren't necessarily out of the running in the NFC East quite yet. If they win on Sunday, they can start to build their way back into the running but if they lose they'll have a hard time battling back. They know this and they'll do everything they can to win.
Cincinnati Bengals over Tennessee Titans
Where: Nashville, Tennessee
Spread: Titans by three
Why:
The Bengals are riding a four-game win streak and after winning in Seattle in Week 8, they head to Tennessee to play the 4-3 Titans. The reason I'm picking this game is because of the Bengals defense. The Bengals have the fourth best defense in the league and the second best defense against the run. When you combine that with the Titans' inability to run the ball with Chris Johnson and Javon Ringer, you get a recipe for an upset. I'm thinking that the bengals offense won't need to score too many points to get the win.
New York Giants over New England Patriots
Where: Foxborough, Massachusetts
This week schedule of games includes:
01:00 PM / 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET
N.Y. Jets vs Buffal
Seattle at Dallas
Cleveland at Houston
Atlanta at Indianapolis
Miami at Kansas City
Tampa Bay at New Orleans
San Francisco at Washington
04:05 PM / 21:05 GMT / 22:05 CET
Denver at Oakland CBS
Cincinnati at Tennessee
04:15 PM / 21:15 GMT / 22:15 CET
St. Louis at Arizona
N.Y. Giants at New England
Green Bay at San Diego
08:20 PM / 01:20 GMT / 02:20 CET
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
Monday, Nov. 7
08:30 PM / 01:30 GMT / 02:30 CET
Chicago at Philadelphia