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It’s week four in the National Football League and in forecasting this weekend’s slate of games I’ll try to improve on the losing record I posted last week. The action begins on Thursday with what most regard as a real snoozer of a game as the winless Denver Broncos take on the equally 0-3 New York Jets. Denver Broncos at New York Jets In an empty stadium, the worst team in t ...

My forecast of NFL games for week three did not turn out so well. Seven games right, nine games wrong, with one game coming close to what I had called. That would be the Cleveland Browns/Washington football team result for which I had said the browns would win 34-20 and the final was 31-20. Very briefly, here is my immediate reaction to what took place on the field last Thursd ...

Thursday Night Football September 24, 20208:20 PM ET Jacksonville, FloridaTIAA Bank Stadium About the Dolphins The Dolphins are seeking their 1st win as they fell to 0-2 after losing to the Buffalo Bills last week 31-28. The Dolphins played much better last week and even took the lead briefly as they scored 15 points in the 4th quarter. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick showed that he st ...

Thursday Night Football September 24th Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Many had predicted the Jaguars to be the worst team in football but after a 1-1 start with Gardner Minshew looking like an all-pro quarterback, Jacksonville is far from being the worst team in the NFL. That belongs to the New York Jets or this Dolphins team they will face on Thursday night. Prediction: Ja ...

Most National Football League fans know that teams are allowing none to very few fans in their respective stadiums thus far in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus. That brings to mind the question of “if this trend continues to Super Bowl LV in Tampa, Florida, how many fans will be sitting in the seats of Raymond James Stadium, this season’s Super Bowl host?” The venue has ...

SundaySeptember 20, 20201:00 PM ET Nashville, TennesseeNissan Stadium About the Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew showed why the Jags traded away QB Nick Foles as he put his talents on displaying and why he was entrusted with the starting job. Minshew threw for 3 TD’s and was highly accurate going 19-20 completing 95% of his passes. With the Jags trailing 20-17, they scored the gam ...

SundaySeptember 20, 20201:00 PM ET Tampa, FloridaRaymond James Stadium About the Panthers After a questionable call from offensive coordinator Joe Brady to run the ball with FB Alex Armah instead of giving All-Pro RB Christian McCaffrey, the Panthers lose a close game to the Las Vegas Raiders 34-30. The failed attempt cost the Panthers a potential victory as they were in Rai ...

SundaySeptember 20, 20201:00 PM ET Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaHeinz Field About the Broncos QB Drew Lock came close to winning his 1st game as a full-time starter as they lost to the Tennessee Titans by 2 points. Lock was without his top WR as Courtland Sutton sat out with a shoulder injury. Lock did a good job spreading the ball around and was able to sustain drives. RB Melvin ...

SundaySeptember 20, 20201:00 PM ET Philadelphia, PennslyvaniaLincoln Financial Field About the Rams The Rams opened brand new So Fi Stadium with a victory over the Cowboys as it was their 4th year straight with a season-opening win. The Rams tried to establish their running game with RB’s Malcolm Brown and rookie Cam Akers as they combined for 118 yards while Brown rushed fo ...

SundaySeptember 20, 20201:00 PM ET East Rutherford, New JerseyMet Life Stadium About the 49ers The 49ers lost a nail biter to the Arizona Cardinals and had no answer for the combination of QB Kyler Murray and WR DeAndre Hopkins. The 49ers have struggled with mobile QB’s as they have done with NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and QB Patrick Mahomes in the Super Bowl. They should play mu ...