2012 NFL Predictions: Regular Season Week 7

Week 6 was a little bit of a step backwards, but I think that was pretty universal. It will be interesting if the turbulence we experienced will level out in Week 7 or just get crazier.

Week 7 Byes: Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

	Game	Puff’s Pick
Thurs., 8:20 pm	Seattle @ San Francisco	San Francisco 49ers
Sun., 1:00 pm	Arizona @ Minnesota	Minnesota Vikings
	Dallas @ Carolina	Dallas Cowboys
	New Orleans @ Tampa Bay	New Orleans Saints
	Green Bay @ St. Louis	St. Louis Rams
	Washington @ NY Giants	Washington Redskins
	Baltimore @ Houston	Baltimore Ravens
	Tennessee @ Buffalo	Tennessee Titans
	Cleveland @ Indianapolis	Cleveland Browns
Sun., 4:05 pm	NY Jets @ New England	New England Patriots
	Jacksonville @ Oakland	Oakland Raiders
Sun., 8:20 pm	Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mon., 8:30 pm	Detroit @ Chicago	Chicago Bears

	Puff on the NFL
Week 7 Record	9-4
Current Season Record	59-45

Games to Watch (Predicted winners in Bold)

Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012, 8:20pm – Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers

The Seahawks are coming off a big win at home against New England. The 49ers did exactly what they said all season that they wouldn’t, they got complacent and it showed at home against the Giants. The 49ers should win this game, but will the Seahawks prepare as underdogs like they should, or will they overestimate themselves after besting Tom Brady?

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, 1:00pm – Arizona Cardinals @ Minnesota Vikings

The Cardinals very well may have been exposed. The Vikings lost in Washington, but it’s hard to tell who is more at fault for that outcome. Regardless, this is a toss-up, and those are always fun games to watch.

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, 1:00pm – Washington Redskins @ New York Giants

The Giants rarely perform well as favorites coming off a resounding victory. The Redskins beat New York twice last year and are coming off an exciting win. With a target painted squarely on the Giants’ backs, will the Redskins hit a bull’s-eye?

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, 1:00pm – Baltimore Ravens @ Houston Texans

The Ravens defense is all but crippled. Arian Foster was about the only thing positive about Houston’s performance on Sunday, and he had arguable his least productive game of the season. Baltimore needs this win badly, but even at 5-1, Houston needs it just as much so.

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, 4:25pm – New York Jets @ New England Patriots

I mentioned yesterday that I’m tired of all the talk leading up these games. But I hope nobody took that as me dissing the game. It’s no secret that Rex Ryan builds his team specifically for this twice-a-year matchup. He’s done a fantastic team getting his team to compete with Belichick’s men, but he’s come up short more often than not, especially during the regular season. That said, this will be an important matchup when we’re preparing for the teams’ second meeting.

Stay tuned for recaps of this week’s games. Thanks for reading and enjoy the seventh week of the season!