SUNDAY (4PM): All Games

GAME CHART
5-9 (1-5 away)	cle		@		DEN		11-3 (5-1 home)
avg DEF ppg		22.1		29.2		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		20.0		19.6		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		25th		6th		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		19th		18th		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		19th		8th		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		25th		2nd		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		4-3		4-3		defensive formation
WR Massaquoi (OUT) TE Cameron (OUT) S Gipson (OUT)		key injuries				G Kuper (DOUB)
FORECAST
Cloudy
STAT ALERT
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ANALYST INSIGHT
DEN QB Manning will keep his team focused and sharp while the defense keeps rolling – V. IYER DEN QB Peyton Manning and Co. will take care of business – M.D. SMITH The Broncos may not want to pull out all their tricks – D. BILICKI
FINAL PREDICTION
DEN		SU		vs SPR		CLE (+14.0)
The Broncos need to win their last two games of the Regular Season to ensure a first-round playoff bye this campaign. With the Browns set to visit the high altitude, low temperature lands of the Colorado Rockies this weekend, an upset win is far from in store for traveling CLE. Nevertheless, the Browns have held their own of late vs opponents, winning 3 of their last 4 contests outright and playing some respectable defence in the process. CLEs pass stoppage has been downright doldrums at points this season but it also has been shutdown at times just as much. With a 2 TD spread on tap for DEN, expect the Broncos to round up as large a lead as they can before resting some of their starters for the playoff stretch, allowing for a backdoor cover by a slowly-gelling CLE offence.

GAME CHART
8-6 (3-3 away)	chi		@		ARI		5-9 (4-3 home)
avg DEF ppg		17.1		16.0		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		22.9		21.6		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		6th		29th		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		12th		32nd		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		28th		4th		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		12th		28th		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		4-3		3-4		defensive formation
LB Urlacher (OUT) DT Melton (DOUB)		key injuries				WR Doucet (OUT) G Gibson (OUT)
FORECAST
N/A
STAT ALERT
-          ARI WR Fitzgerald has 0 TDs since week 9; just 10 catches in his past 5 outings -          CHI has lost 5 of last 6 games; offensive averaging only 11.4 ppg -          In past 6 games, CHI QB Cutler has 5 TD, 6 INT -          ARI has lost 9 straight games
ANALYST INSIGHT
A blowout would not surprise for CHI here – R. THE HANDLE The Cardinals' mistake-prone offense plays right into the hands of Chicago's opportunistic defense – V. IYER The Cardinals feature an underrated defense that will continue to make life miserable for CHI QB Cutler, and he's going to have a terrible game – V. IYER The Bears skid should end here in a must-win situation – D. BILICKI
FINAL PREDICTION
CHI		SU		vs SPR		ARI (+7.0)
Chicago needs a win here to keep their floundering playoff drive alive. Losers of 5 of their last 6 outings, Da Bears inability to move the ball on offence has proven a crippling deficiency as their defence, understandably, has been far from able to keep up their early season rabid turnover scoring prowess. The mediocre rushing abilities of RB Matt Forte have proven serviceable for CHI this season. However, QB Cutler’s inability to find any receiver in his offence outside of arguably the best wideout in the league, Brandon Marshall, has been the primary reason the club has faltered in recent weeks. ARI sports a tough pass defence and is playing at home with nothing to lose. Lack of a worthy QB or not behind Center for the Cards, CHI-town will have a hard time defeating ARI in Phoenix this weekend if at all.

GAME CHART
8-6 (3-4 away)	nyg		@		BAL		9-5 (5-2 home)
avg DEF ppg		21.7		24.9		avg OFF ppg
avg OFF ppg		26.6		21.9		avg DEF ppg
pass DEF rank		28th		14th		pass OFF rank
rush DEF rank		22nd		22nd		rush OFF rank
pass OFF rank		9th		22nd		pass DEF rank
rush OFF rank		15th		26th		rush DEF rank
defensive formation		4-3		3-4		defensive formation
none		key injuries				LB McClain (OUT) S Pollard (DOUB)
FORECAST
Sunny
STAT ALERT
-          BAL TE Pitta has 4 TD in his last 4 outings
ANALYST INSIGHT
Baltimore is scrambling on both sides of the ball and the disarray is evident – R. THE HANDLE Sparked by rookie RB David Wilson, the Giants will steal a tight one late – V. IYER One of these teams has to bounce back from their bad showing and at least the Giants aren’t banged up – D. BILICKI
FINAL PREDICTION
NYG		SU		vs SPR		NYG (-3.0)
The Giants needed to win vs WAS in week 13 – they lost. The Giants needed to win vs ATL in week 15 – they lost. Surrounding those crucial losses have been resounding victories over the likes of GB & NWO so it’s hard to get a handle on NYG at the moment. That said, NY no longer needs a win in this spot, they must win. Road games in Maryland used to be a chalked up calendar loss for any and all visitors to M&T Bank Stadium. Nevertheless, injuries and age have caught up to the Ravens over the course of the 2012-13 campaign and their languishing defence should be prime for a drubbing this weekend by the reigning Super Bowl champs. Expect the Ravens two-game losing streak on home turf to extend to three this Sunday evening and for the Giants to continue to keep things interesting in the NFC East right into the final week of the season.

	Pro*Line #	avg @road	prediction	QB	prediction	avg @home	Pro*Line #
Manning	22.5	20.4	UNDER		UNDER	19.6	20.5	Flacco
	Pro*Line #	avg @road	prediction	RB	prediction	avg @home	Pro*Line #
N/A		N/A			OVER	85.6	82.5	Rice
	Pro*Line #	avg @road	prediction	WR	prediction	avg @home	Pro*Line #
Cruz	5.5	4.9	UNDER			3.9		Boldin
Nicks		4.8				4.3		Pitta

avg sacks		prediction	SACKS (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg sacks
1.1		UNDER	4.5	UNDER	2.4
season total		prediction	FUMBLES (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total
6			1.5		5
season total 40+		prediction	LONG PASS (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total 40+
8		OVER	47.5	OVER	11
season total 20+		prediction	LONG RUSH (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total 20+
13		OVER	25.5	OVER	7
season total 50+	season total 40-49	prediction	LONG FGM (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	season total 40-49	season total 50+
1-3	7-9	OVER	44.5	OVER	9-11	4-4
avg yds PTR		prediction	LONG PTR (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg yds PTR
10.1			15.5		7.9
avg half		prediction	1ST HALF (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg half
13.3			23.5		12.5
avg half		prediction	2ND HALF (PRO*LINE #)	prediction	avg half
13.3			23.5		12.5