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2015 NFL Predictions....

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 1, 2015
NFC EAST	W	L	T
Dallas Cowboys	13	3
New York Giants	10	6
Philadelphia Eagles	9	7
Washington Redskins	6	10
NFC NORTH	W	L	T
Chicago Bears	12	4
Green Bay Packers	11	5
Detroit Lions	8	8
Minnesota Vikings	6	10
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T
New Orleans Saints	11	5
Carolina Panthers	10	6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	9	7
Atlanta Falcons	4	12
NFC WEST	W	L	T
Seattle Seahawks	12	4
San Francisco 49ers	11	5
Arizona Cardinals	7	9
St. Louis Rams	5	11
NFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T
Packers
49ers
AFC EAST	W	L	T
New England Patriots	13	3
New York Jets	10	6
Miami Dolphins	9	7
Buffalo Bills	8	8
AFC NORTH	W	L	T
Pittsburgh Steelers	12	4
Cleveland Browns	10	6
Cincinnati Bengals	10	6
Baltimore Ravens	8	8
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T
Indianapolis Colts	11	5
Tennessee Titans	9	7
Houston Texans	8	8
Jacksonville Jaguars	5	11
AFC WEST	W	L	T
Denver Broncos	12	4
Kansas City Chiefs	11	5
San Diego Chargers	10	6
Oakland Raiders	2	14
AFC WILD CARD RACE	W	L	T
Chiefs
Browns

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2015 WEEK ONE Schedule and PREDICTIONS...


New England Patriots VS Miami Dolphins
2015 NFL Kick-Off. Thursday Night Football..

The New England Patriots will host the annual "Kick-Off Game" and hang their 4th Super Bowl Banner as they look to get past the McCarthyless Miami Dolphins. This will be QB Coach Zac Taylor's first test to see if he can make a name for himself as a future Head Coach.

Prediction: Patriots 35 Dolphins 21


Buffalo Bills VS New York Giants

Marrone has named EJ Manuel the starter for the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo will kick off the new year with Manuel as they host the G-Men who are looking to bounce back after a epic collapse last year. New Head Coach Todd Bowles will unleash Eli Manning and the new Giants ERA in Buffalo.

Prediction: Bills 10 Giants 24


New York Jets VS Dallas Cowboys

Dallas will look to defend the East Title with a win over a young John David Booty and the Jets. New York will try to get some momentum behind the young QB as "Gang Green" backed into the Playoffs and didn't make it out of the Wildcard Round. However, Rex Ryan will look to prove that he's still the man for the job in New York.

Prediction: Cowboys 24 Jets 21


Carolina Panthers VS Minnesota Vikings

Carolina gave Cam the big bucks and have faith that their Franchise QB can rebound from a year that saw him benched after a 1-7 start. The Vikings are also looking to rebound in the second year of Mike Zimmer.

Prediction: Panthers 21 Vikings 17


Atlanta Falcons VS Washington Redskins

Who's starting for Washington? How many Games will RG3 miss this year? Can the Falcons get off to a good start in the Dan Quinn ERA? This is the stepping stone for that...


Prediction: Falcons 28 Redskins 7


Tampa Bay Buccaneers VS Philadelphia Eagles

McCown retired. It's the Brian Hoyer Show in Tampa now. Super Bowl 50 will be at Raymond James Stadium. Nick Foles is healthy. Can Tampa repeat last year with Hoyer? First test against the Eagles as Philly looks to rebound.

Prediction: Buccaneers 38 Eagles 20


Houston Texans VS Indianapolis Colts

Welcome back Andrew Luck....

Prediction: Texans 21 Colts 28


Jacksonville Jaguars VS Tennessee Titans

Blake Bortles is expected to take the next step as Jake Locker and the Titans look to prove last year was no fluke.

Prediction: Jaguars 0 Titans 28



Arizona Cardinals VS Detroit Lions

Matthew Stafford VS Carson Palmer. Detroit looks to take the next step in the Jim Caldwell ERA. The Cardinals look to rebound after a late Season collapse that sent them packing after a Wildcard loss.


Prediction: Cardinals 21 Lions 14


Denver Broncos VS Green Bay Packers

Aaron Rodgers VS Peyton Manning...This one should be a shootout...Main Question is which Defense will stop the other QB?

Prediction: Packers 35 Broncos 38


Seattle Seahawks VS Cincinnati Bengals

The Legion of Boom's Core.. Russell Wilson...BEAST MODE... The Hawks were 8-0 at the C-Link last year...


Prediction: Seahawks 28 Bengals 0


San Francisco 49ers VS New Orleans Saints

Drew Brees and WHO DAT! look to rebound in 2015 and a great test vs the 9ers Defense will determine if the Saints can hang in the NFC.

Prediction: 49ers 31 Saints 28


Oakland Raiders VS Kansas City Chiefs

The Raiders enter Week 1 on a 22 Game losing streak dating back to the 2013 Season. Oakland became the 2nd Team in NFL History to go 0-16. It's another rebuild year with a new Coach.


Prediction: Raiders 10 Chiefs 31


Chicago Bears VS St. Louis Rams
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Reigning MVP Jay Cutler will welcome Jeff Fisher to the Windy City as Da Bears take on the Rams on Sunday Night..

Prediction: Bears 35 Rams 17


Cleveland Browns VS Baltimore Ravens
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL..

With the lights on bright, Johnny Manziel will step in to the role of QB1 and look to lead the Browns back to the Playoffs. Meanwhile, Franchise QB Joe Flacco is healthy and ready for a Ravens rebound year..


Prediction: Browns 17 Ravens 14


San Diego Chargers VS Pittsburgh Steelers
Monday Night Football

The drama is over with in the Steel City for now. Roethlisberger and the Steelers will look to reclaim the North with a Primetime Victory over the Bolts.

Prediction: Chargers 21 Steelers 30

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HOUSTON- The Texans ushered in the Bill O'Brien ERA last year and it was a rough start, a 7-9 Record. Even after the Andrew Luck injury in Indy, Houston couldn't take advantage of claiming the South Title. Head Coach Bill O' Brien tried pulling double duties by also being the Offensive Coordinator and it was a mess from the start. After a 3-5 start O'Brien relieved Play Calling to Tight Ends Coach John Perry and the Texans finished at 7-9. Houston had it's moments at Quarterback with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Case Keenum starting. With a full year under their belts, Houston will look to take the next step in 2015 with Fitzpatrick in a Contract year.

General Manager: Rick Smith(10th Year)

Head Coach: Bill O'Brien(2nd Year)

Offensive Coordinator: John Perry(1st Year)

Offensive Assistant Coach: Tim Kelly(2nd Year)

Quarterbacks Coach: George Godsey(2nd Year)

Defensive Coordinator: Romeo Crennel(2nd Year)

Defensive Assistant Coach: Mike Vrabel(2nd Year)

Special Teams Coordinator: Bob Ligashesky(3rd Year)

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TITANS 2015 STAFF

General Manager: Ruston Webster(4th Year)

Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt(2nd Year)

Assistant Head Coach: Mike Mularkey(2nd Year)

Assistant Head Coach: Arthur Smith(2nd Year)

Offensive Coordinator: Jason Michael(2nd Year)

Quarterbacks Coach: John McNulty(2nd Year)

Defensive Coordinator: Ray Horton(2nd Year)

Defensive Assistant Coach: Dick LeBeau(1st Year)

Special Teams Coordinator: Nate Kaczor(3rd Year)

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2015 Minnesota Vikings Staff

General Manager: Rick Spielman(4th Year)

Head Coach: Mike Zimmer(2nd Year)

Assistant Coach: Kevin Stefanski(10th Year)

Offensive Coordinator: Norv Turner(2nd Year)

Quarterbacks Coach: Scott Turner(2nd Year)

Offensive Assistant Coach: Klint Kubiak(2nd Year)

Defensive Coordinator: George Edwards(2nd Year)

Defensive Assistant: Adam Zimmer(2nd Year)

Special Teams Coordinator: Mike Priefer(5th Year)

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MIAMI DOLPHINS: Zac Taylor "We're not there to celebrate. We're there to win."



9/4/15



Written by: Adam Schefter



The NFL Season is around the corner and the Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots will host the NFL Kickoff on Thursday September 10.

New England will hang their 4th Super Bowl Banner in front of the Boston crowd as the 2015 campaign kicks off.

But despite the celebrations, the Miami Dolphins have other ideas.

"They won the Super Bowl. We know how good that Dynasty is. We're not there to celebrate with them. We're going in there to try and get a win." Interim Dolphins Head Coach Zac Taylor stated.

Mike McCarthy is suspended for the Dolphins first 4 Games.

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Matchup Preview *|* September 10, 2015
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Miami Dolphins (0-0, 0-0 Away)		New England Patriots (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report Jason Trusnik(LB) Quad Tear(6 Weeks) Cameron Fleming(LT) Dislocated Knee(2 Weeks) Branden Albert(LT) Arm Fracture(2 Weeks) Logan Mankins(LG) Shoulder Tear(1 Week) Game Notes ~~2015 NFL Kickoff~~ The Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots will hang their 4th Championship Banner and look to knock off the Miami Dolphins. Brady is back and New England will look to make another deep run for yet another Super Bowl. Miami will have QB Coach Zac Taylor as Interim Head Coach for the Fins first 4 Games as Mike McCarthy is suspended until Week 5.

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Brady's 5 Touchdown Passes leads PATRIOTS to 49-14 blowout over rival DOLPHINS on Kickoff!





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Foxboro, MA- The New England Patriots haven't missed a beat. Moments after hanging their 4th Super Bowl Banner at Gillette Stadium, the Pats went to work showing the NFL world that "The Dynasty" is far from over.

"We executed perfectly. Great coaching and great defense." Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick stated.

New England(1-0) went to work from the opening kickoff as New England took a 21-0 lead as Quarterback Tom Brady lit up the Dolphins Secondary.

Miami(0-1) failed to stop the red hot Patriots Offense.

"They flat out embarrassed us and it's not a good feeling." Miami Dolphins Interim Head Coach Zac Taylor stated. He's filling in for the first 4 Games until Mike McCarthy is clear from suspension.

Brady had himself a field day against the Dolphins throwing for 342 yards and 5 Touchdowns. 3rd Stringer Jimmy Garoppolo took over in the 4th with the Patriots up 35-7 and threw a TD of his own with 56 yards.

Running Back Corey Clements punched it in from the 1 yard line to make it 49-14.

Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Tannehill struggled against Matt Patricia's Unit taking 4 Sacks. He did have 237 yards and a Touchdown.

New England(1-0) took a 28-7 lead into halftime as Miami(0-1) had inconsistencies sustaining drives.

"Inconsistencies is what killed us. You can't be inconsistent against them. They're too good of a Football Team." Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Tannehill stated.

The Pats had 562 yards of Offense to the Dolphins 272.


UP NEXT

Patriots(1-0) @ Browns(0-0) Next Sunday Night...

Dolphins(0-1) @ Bills(0-0) Next Sunday...

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Back underway! Wishing Tom was going to have a Peyton Manning-esque season in Year 2, but it doesn't look like that's happening, haha.

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Back underway! Wishing Tom was going to have a Peyton Manning-esque season in Year 2, but it doesn't look like that's happening, haha.

Haha yeah Brady was just in the zone lol. Sorry for the kind of half assed type up it was 5am when I was writing it lol

Thanks for checking in!

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Matchup Preview *|* September 13, 2015
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New York Giants (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Buffalo Bills (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Injury Report Markus Kuhn(DT) Broken Fibula(8 Weeks) Marcell Dareus(DT) Quad Tear(4 Weeks) Desmond Bishop(LB) Dislocated Knee(3 Weeks) Kraig Urbik(G) Pulled Groin(1 Week) Kurt Coleman(S) Arm Fracture(3 Weeks) Game Notes It's Opening Sunday around the League! The Giants take on the Bills. New Head Coach Todd Bowles will look to turn the G-Men around after their epic collapse last year where after a 4-1 start, they finished 7-9. GM Tom Coughlin has taken over in the Giants Front Office and hired Todd Bowles and Steve Spagnuolo as his Defensive Coordinator. Bills Head Coach Doug Marrone has named EJ Manuel the Bills Starter for the year. Last year Buffalo played "Musical QBs" and it looks like Manuel has won the job. For now.

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Turnovers dooms GIANTS in 34-3 loss to BILLS...





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Orchard Park, NY- The New York Giants(0-1) entered a new ERA this year under new Head Coach Todd Bowles.

But today was a mess to kick things off.

"Just bad Football. No other way to put it." Giants Head Coach Todd Bowles stated.

The G-Men hired Bowles when former Head Coach Tom Coughlin retired and became the new General Manager.

The Giants(0-1) were completely dominated by the Buffalo Bills(1-0) as Defensive Coordinator Jim Schwartz's Unit made life miserable for the visiting Giants inside Ralph Wilson Stadium.

On the Giants first possession, Quarterback Eli Manning was picked off by Bills CB Stephon Gilmore.

The Bills put 7 on the board when Running Back CJ Spiller ran across the goal line.

"I think that first turnover kind of set the tone for us honestly." Bowles continued.

On the Giants second time around, RB Michael Cox fumbled and Bills Linebacker Kiko Alonso ran it back 78 yards that put the Bills up 14-0 heading into the second quarter.

"We had no rhythm out there. Just too many mistakes all around. We can't do that and expect to win." Giants Offensive Coordinator Ben McAdoo stated.

Buffalo(1-0) wouldn't stop there as they took a 24-0 lead into halftime.

"We took that first step today and I thought we executed very well. It's been a process for us last year and today was that next step." Bills Head Coach Doug Marrone said.

In the second half it was more of the same. The Giants completely struggled.

"We just fell on our face. No other way of putting it." Giants Head Coach Todd Bowles said.

Giants Quarterback Eli Manning was flustered throwing for 136 yards and 3 picks. He had a Rating of 13.8.

"We didn't do our job. We kept stalling out on our drives and those interceptions I threw didn't help either. At the end of the day we need to be better as an Offense and that starts with me." Giants QB Eli Manning stated.

Bills Quarterback EJ Manuel was solid for his first start since last year throwing for 182 yards and a Touchdown.

"It was good for us to get the win. I know we're all pretty excited to get the first one out of the way and to see if we can build off it." Bills Quarterback EJ Manuel stated.

The Bills Offensive Coordinator's Nathaniel Hackett's Gameplan was executed very well in running the Football.

Running Backs CJ Spiller(20 carries, 97 yards, 1 Touchdown) Fred Jackson(13 carries, 74 yards, 1 Touchdown) and QB EJ Manuel(7 carries, 66 yards)

Buffalo picked up 24 First Downs and converted 8 3rd Downs as the Giants Defense was completely ran over.

The Bills Offense racked up 407 yards to the Giants 215.

New York only had 9 First Downs all game.


UP NEXT

Giants(0-1) VS Redskins(0-0) on Thursday Night Football...

Bills(1-0) VS Dolphins(0-0) Next Sunday...