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Week Thirteen Review

The Patriots were offered little opposition in Kansas City, New England marched up and down the field while the Chiefs barely managed to make it out of their own half, they were lucky to keep within twenty points. Miami matched the Raiders in Oakland in the first half thanks to a couple of huge defensive plays inside the two minute warning. The Raiders recovered in the second half and were able to win comfortably. A new team and a new coach – Baltimore saw off the Jets rather comfortably thanks to a very consistent rushing game. Buffalo were never going to stand much of a chance against the AFC champions – they struggled all day with the Cincy pass rush and offensive firepower. A couple of big passing plays made the score slightly more respectable for the Bills. The other new franchise in the Central made a slightly less auspicious start, sinking spectacularly under the long bombs of the Seattle offense. Denver did themselves a huge favour in the playoff race, beating wildcard rivals Cleveland thanks to four interceptions while the rest of the contenders were struggling.

San Francisco made heavy work of Arizona, turning the ball over at some crucial times to keep the Cardinals in the lead. The 49ers defense was up to its usual tricks in the redzone, however. Carolina blew the Eagles away with a familiar formula – let the opposition march up and down the field, then steal the ball off them. A big passing play and three turnovers were the keys to victory for the Panthers. Detroit welcomed the new coach at the Redskins with a comprehensive thrashing, building an early lead and then stuffing the Washington offense. Tampa Bay got back to winning ways in high style, the playoff contending Cowboys were never in with a chance – but it's a case of too little, too late for the Bucs. Chicago put in another good display but lacked the precision of St Louis in the redzone, despite outgaining them four to three. Green Bay secured their division title with a win over the Saints, New Orleans matched them for yardage but Green Bay got more big plays.

Offensive performance of the week goes to Carolina, not many teams have put thirty points past the Eagles this year. Defensive performance of the week goes to the 49ers, for basically winning the game by themselves Special teams performance of the week goes to Denver, great returning and six field goals.

Predictions Standings

Darren Birtchnell

STATS CORNER

Martyn Williams

RUSHING OFFENCE

PASSING OFFENCE

RUSHING DEFENCE

PASSING DEFENCE

Week Fourteen Preview

Predictions and commentary from myself, other predictions from Martyn Williams and Darren Birtchnell.

Patriots at Jets

New York are in playoff contention despite having some rather obvious weaknesses, New England are far too good not to take advantage. Patriots by 14

Dolphins at Bills

Miami have had a tough time of it recently after many expected them to challenge the Pats for the division. Buffalo are not likely to trouble them overly, however. Dolphins by 10

Bengals at Browns

The Bengals have already won the division but will be keen to secure homefield advantage. Cleveland can be tricky opponents but have usually struggled in Cincinnati. Bengals by 7

Ravens at Titans

The two AFC Central new boys go head to head for the first time. Not much in the way of form to go on, but the Baltimore roster is in considerably better shape. Ravens by 7

Raiders at Seahawks

Oakland need one more win to guarantee the division title and ought to be confident of getting it here. They have embarrassed themselves several times in Seattle in the past, so will be taking nothing for granted.

Chiefs at Broncos

Denver seem to be on a roll at the moment, that coupled with homefield advantage should be enough to see the past hot-and-cold KC. Broncos by 7

Cardinals at Redskins

Arizona have a tough defense but not much to offer on offense. A low scoring game means Coach Firth should have plenty of opportunities to secure his first victory in Washington. Redskins by 3

Eagles at Cowboys

A win for Philly gives them the division, a win for Dallas will probably only delay the inevitable. Hard to see the Cowboys finding a way past that imposing run defense. Eagles by 7

Bucs at Packers

Tampa sprang to life last week, while Green Bay don't really have much to play for. A shock on the cards? Bucs by 1

Lions at Bears

Chicago may be the best 1-12 team ever. This will probably be a high scoring encounter, Detroit may not be good enough to win, but the Bears will find a way to lose. Lions by 7

Panthers at Rams

Notwithstanding last week's return to the glory days, Carolina have been a pale imitation of their championship winning selves this season. St Louis should cope with them comfortably. Rams by 7

49ers at Saints

A bit rocky on offense the last few weeks, San Francisco have been turning to their defense to win them games. I suspect their offense might have more say in the outcome of this one against the suspect New Orleans defense. 49ers by 10

Lock – Patriots

Shock – Bucs

Blowout – Dolphins

Shootout – Lions at Bears

Slugfest – Cardinals at Redskins

MW – Patriots by 21, Dolphins by 10, Bengals by 17 (Lock, Blowout), Ravens by 3, Raiders by 14, Chiefs by 3, Redskins by 3 (Slugfest), Eagles by 10, Packers by 7, Lions by 7, 49ers by 21 (Shootout, Shock – Saints)

DB – Patriots by 21 (lock, blowout), Dolphins by 14, Ravens by 7 (slugfest), Raiders by 14, Broncos by 3, Cards by 7, Eagles by 10 (shootout), Packers by 7, Lions by 3 (shock), Rams by 10, 49ers by 17.

Next week – issue 100. If you've been saving an article for a special occasion, this is it!