Los Angeles will fly all the way to the east coast to face Philadelphia this Sunday. The 13th meeting between these teams. Philadelphia has seen better years but things have changed, drastically. Carson Wentz is gone, Jalen Hurts leads the Eagles for now and I'm sure if they could take Justin Herbert from the Chargers they would in a heart beat. This won't be an easy road game to win for the Chargers this week. Both teams need this game, who wants it more?

Only the 14th meeting between Dallas and Denver, this meeting will be in Dallas this Sunday. Teddy Bridgewater will lead the Broncos into battle against Dk Prescott and a talented to heavyweight Cowboys team. Dallas hasn't been this good in a long time, can they continue to the NFC Championship Game? Still a long way to go.

The colossal 105th meeting between Atlanta and New Orleans this Sunday, wow. Matt Ryan and the Falcons look to steal a game from their butter rivals and try to improve to 4-4. Jameis Winston is done for the remainder of this 2021 season with knee injury and knee surgery. Trevor Siemian the 3rd string quarterback will guide the Saints to what the Saints and their fans hope is another postseason birth.

95 meetings between Cincinnati and Cleveland and this Sunday the battle of Ohio returns. The 96th game will not include Odell Beckham Jr. for the Browns as he was released today. Baker Mayfield will hopefully be able to rebound from the loss and the distraction of O.B.J. Joe Burrow and his Bengals look to bounce back from a shocking loss to the New York Jets last week.

Buffalo is on the road this weekend for some fun Florida weather. Josh Allen faces the Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence. Urban Meyer has been quite in the background the last few weeks as the Jaguars head coach. Sean McDermott is always quiet, composed and professional and I'm sure Urban Meyer can learn a lot from him this weekend. Take notes Coach Meyer, just take notes.

Houston has Miami's number, literally. 8-1 is the Texans record against the Dolphins. Tyrod Taylor will return from injury to face the Dolphins and Deshaun Watson wasn't traded to Miami this past Tuesday before the NFL trade deadline. The Dolphins and Texans both are 1-7. The tenth overall meeting is looking like it will be one to remember, then again more like a game to forget.

Las Vegas lost Jon Gruden a few weeks ago and now Henry Ruggs III is gone. Not to injury but the Las Vegas County Correctional Institution. 156 mph was Ruggs III clocked on Tuesday morning in a Corvette hitting a car, causing it to explode on impact. Killing a young woman and her dog, the 14th meeting between a good Raiders team and an inconsistently bad Giants team are truly meaningless right now.

New England is on the road again in week 9 in Charlotte North Carolina to face the Carolina Panthers for the 8th time ever. Sam Darnold is hurt but there's a chance he'll play vs. Mac Jones for the Patriots. Jones is learning life the NFL way as well as NFL life, the Patriot's way and Bill Belichick's way. For him coming from Alabama it shouldn't be that big of an adjustment. Will Carolina continue to lead the regular season series against New England or will the Patriots pull a game out close to home?

Purple and gold versus purple, black, and gold in this 7th meeting between Minnesota and Baltimore. Lamar Jackson wears the number 8 as does Minnesota's Kirk Cousins. Both teams defenses have serious pride when it comes to giving up yards and points. Points are the bottom line in the NFL or any sport for that matter and the question is will the Vikings have more points than the Ravens at 4PM this Sunday afternoon.

New York lost to Indianapolis last night 30-45. My prediction was N.Y.J. 17-34 IND. Both teams scored early and often. The Colts jumped out to a 28-10 lead by halftime and by the 4th quarter the Colts lead 42-16. Just not enough time to come back from a deficit like that. Good thing the games are timed because they both would still be playing.