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Fearless Rick & Coin Flip NFL Week 5 Early Games
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Week 4 Results: Rick 12-3-1; Flip: 9-6-1
Thursday, October 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys (-8.5, 47.5) (8:15 pm, Amazon Prime Video) - This is a tough call, only because the Buccaneers have yet to win a game. Tampa Bay will be pulling out the complete playbook against a still-suspect Dallas defense.
The Cowboys are likely to win, but Tampa Bay will fight until the end.
Coin Flip: Dallas
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Cowboys 31 Buccaneers 26
Philadelphia Eagles vs Jacksonville Jaguars (-7, 42.5) (9:30 am NFL Network, London) - Very tough spot for the 2-2 Eagles after their defense gave in against the Rams last week in a 24-20 defeat at home. A trip across the pond, multiple injuries and the retirement of right tackle Lane Johnson, adds up to a rough trip against one of the AFC’s best teams.
The Jags have lost just once this season, and that was to a quality Denver team on the road, 20-13, in Week 2. Jacksonville leads the AFC South and is likely to remain on top of the division for the duration of the regular season.
Coin Flip: Jacksonville
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Jaguars 28 Eagles 16
The Browns are tied with the Ravens at 3-1 atop the AFC North, and this appears to be a solid spot to extend their winning streak to four straight. After losing their opener at Jacksonville, 34-10, the Browns have knocked off Tampa Bay, Carolina and Pittsburgh, the last on Thursday night, giving Cleveland extra time off in preparation for their visit to the Big Apple.
Coin Flip: New York Jets
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Browns 27 Jets 17
With the Bengals at 2-2 following last week’s humbling, 22-17, home loss to Jacksonville, Joe Burrow will come out firing, but he may be without two or three of his top receivers, including Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Cincinnati’s defense is about average, yielding roughly 20 points per game. Expect a better performance this week.
Coin Flip: Miami
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bengals 27 Dolphins 10
The Raiders fell just short of beating the Chiefs last week, surrendering a 30-27 decision at home for their first loss of the season. As long as Kirk Cousins keeps making plays, the Raiders are a threat every week and their defense is relentless. While the Patriots have evened their record at 2-2, they’ve not managed to find explosive, chunk plays on a regular basis, making this an iffy call.
Coin Flip: Las Vegas
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Raiders 30 Patriots 27
Figure on this being an error-prone affair, and the Titans getting a boost from the home town fans and a few long field goals.
Coin Flip: Houston
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Titans 19 Texans 17
Pittsburgh seems to be just average, even with Aaron Rodgers running the offense, while the Colts have significant upside. Last season, they had run up an 8-3 record before QB Daniel Jones was lost for the season. Their first two losses this season were to Baltimore and at Kansas City, but have bounced right back with two straight wins and are looking to remain competitive in the AFC South.
Coin Flip: Pittsburgh
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Colts 31 Steelers 21
Green Bay is healthy, but both offense and defense have been shaky at times this season. A loss here might erode the team’s confidence even more, but the Bears are a solid group in all phases. Their +47 differential is third-best league-wide.
Coin Flip: Green Bay
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Bears 26 Packers 18
In that case, OK, the Commanders get the points nod, but it needs to be understood that the Giants are 3-1 and Washington, 1-3. The Giants have lost four straight to the Commanders, so maybe things are going to begin evening out in the NFC East.
Coin Flip: New York Giants
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Commanders 27 Giants 20
Minnesota has allowed a league-low 51 points and are 4-0. New Orleans doesn’t have a defense. They gave up 45 Monday night to the Falcons, at home, and, even though they get a second straight home game, they’re not going to stand up against the Vikings. The Saints have allowed 128 points, worst in the league.
Coin Flip: New Orleans
Fearless Rick’s Pick: Vikings 24 Saints 14
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