Week 5 Predictions

By: Eric Brill

Last Week: 9-6
Season: 34-29

Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams: As ridiculous as it is to think that the Cardinals could start 5-0, that's what I think will happen.

Cardinals: 19
Rams: 17

Philadelphia Eagles @ Pittsburgh Steelers: Healthy Harrison, healthy Polamalu, healthy Mendenhall, they're at home, coming off a bye and a loss.

Steelers: 31
Eagles: 17

Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals: Both teams have overachieved thus far but I trust Dalton more than Tannehill.

Bengals: 23
Dolphins: 20

Green Bay Packers @ Indianapolis Colts: It comes down to whether Andrew Luck can keep up with Aaron Rodgers but I worry about what the loss of Chuck Pagano could mean for such a young team.

Packers: 31
Colts: 20

Baltimore Ravens @ Kansas City Chiefs: The Chiefs manage to disappoint me on a weekly basis. If I predict them to win, they'll lose, If I predict them to lose, they'll win. I'm hoping this logic holds true against Baltimore.

Ravens: 24
Chiefs: 23

Cleveland Browns @New York Giants: The G-men are really beat up right now and what better team to get matched up against than the 0-4 Brownies.

Giants: 27
Browns: 7

Atlanta Falcons @ Washington Redskins: This should be a pretty high scoring affair but my guess is that the Redskins will score most of them in garbage time.

Falcons: 38
Redskins: 27

Seattle Seahawks @ Carolina Panthers: Russell Wilson hasn't been great as of late.

Panthers: 34
Seahawks: 19

Chicago Bears @ Jacksonville Jaguars: I actually think Gabbert has shown some real improvement this year but the defense has recorded two sacks in four games. Chicago's offense is simply too explosive for them.

Bears: 38
Jaguars: 16

Tennessee Titans @ Minnesota Vikings: This is another toss up, but I think Matt Hasslebeck may actually be what this team needs right now and Chris Johnson showed he can still play last week.

Titans: 26
Vikings: 24

Denver Broncos @ New England Patriots: As much as I would rather see Peyton win, New England's offense is firing on all cylindars and I don't think that Denver's is in sync just yet.

Patriots: 31
Broncos: 29

Buffalo Bills @ San Francisco 49ers: If Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn't turn the ball over, the Bills will win. But he's going to.

49ers: 33
Bills: 30

San Diego Chargers @ New Orleans Saints: Every week I pick the Saints, every week I'm wrong. Oh well, here we go again.

Saints: 34
Chargers: 27

Houston Texans @ New York Jets: So let me get this straight; Santonio Holmes and Darrelle Revis are out for the season, Stephen Hill and Dustin Keller aren't playing, Mark Sanchez is still their starting QB and of all the teams to face, they get 4-0 Houston. Sheesh.

Texans: 41
Jets: 3