The Most Exciting NFL Matchups for 10/09/11
Philadelphia at Buffalo
This is a huge we for the Eagles. Another loss can really hurt the moral of this team. It is going to be exciting to see if they can begin to play like everyone has expected them to. After being called the "Dream Team" by Vince Young; I think it has been difficult for them to live up to the hype. It is very early in the season yet and if they get a win against this very good Buffalo team, then I think this team will be able to climb up out of the hole that they dug and still have a good season.
Buffalo lost to a bad Bengals team last week and need to bounce back and grab another win. This team simply cannot play from behind every week. When you are trying to make a come back, you have to play mistake free football. One interception or one fumble can take you completely out of the game and put the game out of reach. Buffalo needs to grab the lead early and hold on to it the entire game. This team is not used to winning and needs to learn how to play with the lead.
Tennessee at Pittsburgh
Tennessee has the best defense in the league right now. This defense is giving its offense plenty of opportunities to put up points. This is scary because Matt Hasselbeck has been completely lights out so far this year. He is easily the best pick up of the year for any team. It will be exciting to see if Chris Johnson can produce back to back productive games. Last week against Cleveland he played great and really took the pressure off of Hasselbeck, who wasn't sacked once.
Pittsburgh has several question marks right now. Many are saying the defense is getting too old. This defense has been great for a long time, Pittsburgh prides itself on defense. A lot of these players have been a part of this defense for a long time. Now with Harrison out, how will this defense respond? It will be fun to see if this Steeler defense will toughen up and shut down this Titan offense or if they will fall victim to this high powered offense.
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