2012 NFL Predictions: Regular Season Week 9

Happy November, everyone! I hope you all enjoyed Halloween yesterday and are ready for some more football as Week 9 begins tonight with the Chiefs playing in San Diego.

Week 8 reminded us all just how inconsistent and unpredicted the NFL is this season. We’ll see how Week 9 goes.

Week 9 Byes: New England Patriots, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams

	Game	Puff’s Pick
Thurs., 8:20 pm	Kansas City @ San Diego	Kansas City Chiefs
Sun., 1:00 pm	Arizona @ Green Bay	Green Bay Packers
	Detroit @ Jacksonville	Detroit Lions
	Chicago @ Tennessee	Chicago Bears
	Denver @ Cincinnati	Denver Broncos
	Carolina @ Washington	Washington Redskins
	Baltimore @ Cleveland	Baltimore Ravens
	Miami @ Indianapolis	Indianapolis Colts
	Buffalo @ Houston	Houston Texans
Sun., 4:05 pm	Minnesota @ Seattle	Seattle Seahawks
	Tampa Bay @ Oakland	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sun., 4:25 pm	Pittsburgh @ NY Giants	New York Giants
Sun., 8:20 pm	Dallas @ Atlanta	Atlanta Falcons
Mon., 8:30 pm	Philadelphia @ New Orleans	Philadelphia Eagles

	Puff on the NFL
Week 9 Record	10-4
Current Season Record	76-56

Games to Watch (Predicted winners in Bold)

Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, 8:20pm – Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers

The Chargers are struggling. They couldn’t even beat the lowly Browns. The Chiefs may not be much better than Cleveland, but they are an AFC West opponent, which means they know the Chargers better than Cleveland. If Kansas City commits to the run early, it will be a long day for San Diego.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, 1:00pm – Denver Broncos @ Cincinnati Bengals

This game has ‘trap’ written all over it, but I don’t think it’s possible for the Bengals to open up big enough of a lead early for Manning & Co. to be out of it, especially against a Broncos defense that shut down the most explosive offense in the NFL just a week ago.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, 1:00pm – Carolina Panthers @ Washington Redskins

The Redskins struggled mightily against the Steelers, but the Panthers defense is porous, perhaps even more so than Washington’s. The Panthers offense is also struggling, which means Washington’s defense should actually be able to keep their team in it.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, 1:00pm – Miami Dolphins @ Indianapolis Colts

The Dolphins routed the Jets, who routed the Colts, who … will rout the ‘Fins? I’m not so sure it will be a route, but in this middle pack of the league, nothing from past weeks can really be used going forward, so I’m going with the home team and the better quarterback.

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, 4:25pm – Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Giants

The Giants barely edged the Redskins and barely edged the Cowboys. The Steelers haven’t played Dallas yet, but they shut down an excellent Redskins offense and torched their defense. But the Giants are on a roll. Even after the near loss in Dallas, I think the Giants are better than ever.

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