Saturday, December 4, 2010

NFL week 13 key match-ups - Steelers-Ravens & Falcons-Bucs

Pittsburgh Steelers Vs Baltimore Ravens

The biggest question in the game will be if Ben Roethlisberger plays and I

beleave that he will play in the Sunday Nighter. The game will be a very

big defensive battle and with the Ravens at home they should win a very

close nail-bitten game. The key to Raven's victory will be the Raven

defense that should be able to get into Roethlisberger's face and disrupt

his timing especially with his bad wheel Ben will not be able to get away

from the pressure and Joe Flacco should be able to do enough for his

Ravens to win the game as he plays way better at home. The Ravens are 5-0

at home and the Steelers are 5-1 on the road so if the Steelers are going

to win they will need to use their pressure defense to sack Flacco as they

have a 30-19 advantage in sacks over the Ravens and they have given up 7

less points than the Ravens defense and the Steelers have also scored 4

more points.


Atlanta Falcons Vs Tampa Bay Bucs

The Falcons are 3-2 on the road and the Bucs are 3-2 on the road and the

Falcons have scored way more points than the Bucs (+57) and on defense too

(+14) and the Falcons are 2-0 Vs the divison and the Bucs are 2-2. The

Falcons are usually made or broken by the play Matt Ryan who plays a lot

better at home than on the road so it may be a little tougher to handle

the Bucs but I beleave that he will get the job down and help win the game

for the Falcons. Ryan has not thrown an interception in his last four

games but the Bucs also have a +8 turnover ratio and Ryan should complete

passes and move the chain to win a close game. Ryan could also win the

game for the Bucs too because if the Bucs have a chance to win the game

late in the fourth quarter it will be because Ryan turned over the ball

and shorten the field and the Bucs also need to get breaks like

interceptions,fumbles, bad kicks, and great returns by their punt/kickoff

returners.

Enjoy the Games

Tom Mehegan

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