Week # 11 Recap: 

Prediction:  49ers 24  Bears  13 Win – I’ve never, in my life, seen an O line get their asses kicked as badly as the Bears did last night. Every one of them should be demoted.  We saw a glimpse of the QB of the 49ers future. 

Prediction:  Ravens 34  Steelers  24  Win – Byron Leftwich fractured some ribs Sunday night and didn’t have any strength to get the ball downfield to open Steeler receivers.  Shame on the coaching staff for not getting him out of the game and giving the team a chance to win. 

Prediction:  Patriots  37  Colts  28 Win – Should Gronk have been in the game at 58 to 24?  Probably not and now the Patriots are without their superstar TE with a broken forearm. 

Prediction:  Broncos  37  Chargers  24  Win – This one ended up a little closer than it should have as SD tried to make a game of it.  The Broncos now have a 3 game lead in the AFC West with a fairly easy schedule coming up. 

Prediction:  Rams 24  Jets 13 Loss – Who the heck knows what the Jets are going to do from week to week???  Looks like Bob Scanlon does!!!

Weekly Total:  4 – 1.  Total for the Year:  34 – 21.  The Chipper’s Top 5 is up tomorrow night.

The Chipper’s Top 5

Chicago Bears (7 – 2) vs. San Francisco 49ers (6- 2- 1)

Both are coming off tough games, and both May be playing a backup QB. Both will both struggle to move the ball—the Bears may force a turnover or two—SF is simply a more complete team and will be able to move the ball via play-action once Frank Gore wears the Bears down.

Prediction:  49ers 24  Bears  13

Baltimore Ravens (7 – 2) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (6 – 3)

The Ravens are banged up, putting them at a disadvantage, but when it comes to rivalries things like injuries tend to be forgotten. Ray Rice can duplicate what Jamaal Charles did in Week 10, giving the Ravens a huge division win.

Prediction:  Ravens 34  Steelers  24

Indianapolis Colts(6 – 3) vs. New England Patriots (6 – 3)

The Colts have all the tools to make this a good game: A QB  who can throw and receivers who can catch. This could be a shootout. If New England can capitalize on the Colts’ porous run defense, it should be able to pick up the win.

Prediction:  Patriots  37  Colts  28

San Diego Chargers (4 – 5) vs. Denver Broncos (6 – 3)

The last time these two teams met, SD melted in the 2nd half and gave Denver the game.  That happened again against Tampa Bay last week. The Broncos may be without stud D-End Elvis Dumervil, but it won’t matter. Manning is too much on offense, and Von Miller, too much on defense.

Prediction:  Broncos  37  Chargers  24

New York Jets vs. St. Louis Rams

The Rams took rival San Francisco to the edge and ended up with a tie. That won’t be an issue this week. The Jets are just too inconsistent on both sides of the ball and is just not a very good team. The Rams aren’t a powerhouse, but they are playing better and are tougher at home.

Prediction:  Rams 24  Jets 13

The Chippers Top 5

Predictions for Week 10:

This will be a close one. The Lions are on the rise while the Vikings are stumbling. This is a chance to get back on track for the Vikings. Adrian Peterson will carry the offense and grind out the clock to keep the Lions’ offense off the field.

Prediction:  Vikings 23 Lions 17

The Saints can run the ball and will work off play-action and try to controll the clock. They’ll have to against a Falcons team that will be able to move up and down the field at will against a bad Saints defense. The Saints are at home and divisional opponents always play each other tough. Who Dat??  It’s a W for the Saints.

Prediction:  Saints 28 Falcons 27

The Chargers are good enough to beat the Bucks, but it’s a lot of traveling in the last two weeks even off a long week. You can’t bet on Norv Turner. The Bucs have been the best team in the NFC South recently & TB has found a gem in rookie running back Doug Martin.

Prediction:  Buccaneers 34 Chargers 31

Two teams on the brink of a clearance sale. The difference will be which quarterback has fewer turnovers, and there may be plenty. The Eagles get the edge here, thanks to LeSean McCoy and the speed of their offense against a banged-up Dallas defense.

Prediction:  Eagles 21 Cowboys 17

Solider Field is a tough place to play no matter the time of year, but in the cold of mid-November, with the Bears’ defense playing as well as any in the NFL, Houston will run into a brick wall and suffer its second loss of the season.

Prediction:  Bears  24  Texans  23