Saturday, September 30, 2006

Battle of Unbeatens Highlight Week 4

Two games that feature undefeated teams top the docket for an exciting week four of the NFL season.

With one quarter of the season about to be wrapped up, four of the early power teams hook up in what should be fun TV viewing for any football fan.

First up is the San Diego Chargers (2-0) traveling to Baltimore to take on the 3-0 Ravens, followed by Sunday night's matchup of the Seattle Seahawks (3-0) at the Chicago Bears (3-0).

The Chargers-Ravens contest features the top two defenses in the NFL (San Diego is one, Baltimore two) and the Sunday night clash features the two best teams in the NFC, at least in the early part of the season.

There are plenty of excellent games on tap for any football connoisseur, so set back, grab your chips and dip, get your fantasy football sheets out and enjoy the games.

Here's the Corners predictions for week four in the NFL:

San Diego at Baltimore
The Chargers have out-scored opponents 67-7 and the visiting team has a 25-21 record thus far, but the Ravens defense leads the league in turnovers and are very tough to beat at home. Neither team should be able to run the ball so it comes down to the quarterbacks - Steve McNair versus Philip Rivers. I know who I choose. Winner: Ravens.

New England at Cincinnati
The Patriots have no receivers of note and an injured Corey Dillon. The Bengals are coming off a huge win over the Steelers and are riding high with confidence. Winner: Bengals.

Indianapolis at New York Jets
Chad Pennington is playing at a high level and Eric Mangini has the Jets believing in themselves. Unfortunately for New York, the Colts have Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and more offensive weapons than you can shake a stick at. Winner: Colts.

Jacksonville at Washington
The good news for the Redskins, their offense finally got untracked as Mark Brunell set an NFL record by going 22-for-22. The bad news for Washington, Houston isn't on the schedule this week. The Jaguars have a tough, hard-hitting defense and a solid 1-2 punch in Fred Taylor and Maurice Drew. Winner: Jaguars.

Minnesota at Buffalo
The Vikings have played three games and all have been decided by three points. Brad Johnson is an underrated quarterback and the defense is better than people think. The problem is the Bills are very tough at home, even this Buffalo squad. I can't see them losing two in a row up there. Look for the upset. Winner: Bills.

Arizona at Atlanta
Kurt Warner is struggling with turnover problems and is looking over his shoulder at Matt Leinart. The Cardinal defense is still bad and Edgerrin James hasn't had a 100-yard game yet. Not a good recipe for success against a solid Falcon running game and defense. Winner: Falcons.

New Orleans at Carolina
The 3-0 Saints are the surprise team of the NFL but must come into a hostile Ericsson Stadium to take on the Panthers, a team many predicted to go all the way but are struggling at 1-2. New Orleans is coming off an emotional high after Monday night and could have a letdown. Carolina welcomed Steve Smith back and the offense immediately improved. Winner: Panthers.

Dallas at Tennessee
Bill Parcells will be happy to get on the field and get away from all the T.O questions. The Titans are going with Kerry Collins, at least for one more week, but the Dallas defense should be too much for Tennessee to overcome. Winner: Cowboys.

Miami at Houston
The Dolphins are struggling, barely getting a win against the Titans at home. The good news for Nick Saban - he's playing the Texans. Houston's defense is ugly and nothing in the world is going to make it pretty this season. Winner: Dolphins.

San Francisco at Kansas City
The 49ers are coming to Arrowhead with Frank Gore and Vernon Davis out of the lineup to face a Chiefs team coming off a bye week and angry about its 0-2 start. Who do you think is going to win? Winner: Chiefs.

Detroit at St. Louis
The Rams will be without Orlando Pace and Mike Martz comes back to his old stomping grounds in a game that has a soap opera story line written all over it. The reality is the Lions are 0-3, ranked 29th against the pass and give up 24 points a game. St. Louis on the other hand, has the best record at home (47-15) of any team since 1999. Winner: Rams.

Cleveland at Oakland
Is anybody even going to show up for this game? How bad is Oakland? The Raiders are three point underdogs to a winless team at home. Winner: Browns.

Seattle at Chicago (Sunday night)
Battle of the two best teams in the NFC right now. The Seahawks must face a rugged Bear defense without Shawn Alexander and one dimensional is not what Seattle wants to be. Rex Grossman has grown by leaps and bounds and Chicago will be pumped up on national television against the defending NFC champs. Winner: Bears.

Green Bay at Philadelphia (Monday night)
Brett Favre and the Packers are playing better football and rookie Greg Jennings is fast becoming Favre's new favorite target, but coming to Philly on a Monday night against that pass-rushing defense, will be too much for the young Green Bay squad. Donovan McNabb is playing solid football and Brian Westbrook is having a breakout season. Winner: Eagles.

Last week: 11-3
Overall: 24-6


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