Lets do a little NFL Predictions for Week 13 Shall we?

So this is it. After choosing not to go out on Saturday night and watching the SEC Championship game between Georgia and LSU, I thought I would take my hand at predicting every match coming up.

I know I missed the Thursday game. Probably luckily I did because, as you can read under fantasy football section, I thought Vince Young would have a nice day and yet he threw four interceptions. He still ended up with 7 points which shows that he has fantasy potential.

Anyway, here are my predictions. Purely based on winning and losing. Let me know what you think.

Carolina versus Tampa Bay- We are not starting off easy folks. Two teams that defences are poor and should allow for a lot of running the ball. The Bucs (4-7) have not won for 5 games while Carolina are 3-8 and coming off a win against the Colts. Although I enjoy Newton, I think Tampa Bay have enough to win being at home and having LaGarrette Blount on their team.

Cincinnati versus Pittsburgh- The Steelers have too much at home. Although rookies Dalton and Green are having brilliant seasons, they have never seen anything like this before. Expect a Steelers' win but the Bengals will fight and it could be tighter than expected.

Atlanta versus Houston- If Matt Schuab was playing then I would give it straight to the Texans. However, Matt Ryan and the Falcons are showing some serious class. With only one bad loss this year and not having lost on the road since week 4, you have to say Falcons will win. T.J. Yates under centre should be successful but he also will be afraid and nervous; especially with the Falcons being 2nd best team in limiting running backs.

New York Jets versus Washington- Although Rex Grossman has offered the Redskins a new life this season, Darrelle Revis and Cromartie as corner backs has to worry Rex. He has limited recieving options and it will allow the line backers to focus upon stoping Roy Helu Jr. Even with an inconsistent Jets' offence, the Jets win.

Indianapolis versus New England- NOT EVEN WORTH DISCUSSING. PATRIOTS WIN


Oakland at Miami- Well this pits my team (Raiders) against a team that a few of my friends support so I'm going to give logical information and then personally say OAKLAND WILL WIN. Raiders run the ball well, the Dolphins stop the run well. Dolphins have a poor pass defense, Raiders have limited receivers. The Dolphins offence is a on a roll and doing well while the Raiders defence had a huge game last week. I am saying Oakland wins purely based on my feelings rather than logic, sorry has to be done. Go Raiders.

Denver versus Minnesota- Adrian Peterson is out. I like Ponder as a QB and what he is doing. However, the Broncos are playing awesome and really have Tebow playing the way he did in college. With a great running game and a strong defence, Denver Wins.


Tennessee at Buffalo- What can you say about this game. The match-up of two teams that looked to have great seasons and yet have struggled. The Bills' defence is in such disarray that you have to think that players like Chris Johnson, Nate Washington and Damien Williams will be enough for the Titans to win. However, Buffalo are good at home and looked a little better last week. Titans win due to a better defence.

Kansas City visit Chicago- Even with Hanie at QB, Chicago wins. Matt Forte will have a nice day against a poor Chiefs run defence (26th). Kyle Orton at QB might look like a save but I do not see it, sorry Chiefs fans.

Baltimore at Cleveland- The Ravens should win. I mean they are clearly the better team. Then again the Ravens lost to Jacksonville and Tennessee so it should be a comfortable Ravens win. If they lose their concentration, give the ball to Ray Rice like 4 times again, then expect the unexpected but logically the Ravens  have a lot more than the Browns.


Dallas versus Arizona- Cowboys win. Romo should take this defence apart and with DeMarco Murray running the ball so well, too much fire power. The return of Kevin Kolb will help the Cardinals, but not enough I am afraid.


Green Bay at New York Giants- Nothing seems to be able to stop Aaron Rodgers right now. Even with no running game, I do not see Eli Manning being able to do enough to win; especially after seeing what Drew Brees did to this defence on MNF. Green Bay wins again.


St. Louis at San Francisco- 49ers are on fire this season. Alex Smith and Frank Gore on top of a great defence will equal another win for Jim Harbaugh's impressive first season. St. Louis cannot compete at their level, maybe next year. 49ers win.


Detroit at New Orleans- After seeing what Drew Brees can do on Monday Night Football, you have to start to take the Saints serious. Even if their defence is not playing as great, that amazing win will allow confidence to flow strongly through the veins of each Saints player. Detroit have a hurt Kevin Smith and a suspended Suh, Megatron should have a huge game through. Saints win.


San Diego at Jacksonville- Two teams that are having problems. The Jags have no Head Coach while Norv Turner's job looks a little shaky as well. I think the Chargers will win this. However, expect a high dossage of MJD and him to easily top 100 yards rushing. 


That is what I think for this week. Check back on Wednesday for a review of Week 13 and we will see if I am right. Good luck to everyone on fantasy football.

Another Great Sunday Tomorrow- A great week of articles coming up!!

I love Sundays. Everything I do on a Sunday I love and enjoy to the utmost.

Tomorrow is going to be an even better Sunday. Why is this you ask? Well not only are Urban Saints incorporating water balloons in one of their games (I get to buy them so I bought like 40 of them), but my favourite NFL team are on Sky Sports against the Patriots. Yes I am an Oakland Raiders fan. We are looking not bad this season but I am not that optimistic that I believe that they are going to win against Brady and the Patriots who will be mad after their loss to the Bills last Sunday.

On top of that, the opening Asian tennis circuit has Andy Murray play Donald Young in Bangkok and Tipsarevic and WC Marcos Baghdatis play in Kuala Lumpur.

Upcoming Articles
ATP- reports on both Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur's finals. I expect Murray and Tipsarevic to win.
NFL- I was obviously write about the Raiders Patriots match, but also on another top as I am interested to see how Gabbert and Michael Vick handle this week.
Literature- I have read 2 chapters of the God Delusion by Richard Dawkins and would like to discuss it.
Filmer's Film Review- I watched Warrior yesterday so I will talk about that. I might also discuss Friends with Benefits and The Change Up.
Evangelical- London Christ Church meeting tomorrow so expect a review.

Happy Sunday everyone. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER!!!

Sensational Sport for Sunday

The world of tennis and American Football were definitely on display this Sunday with some exciting matches and results.

Tennis- Davis Cup

In the Davis Cup Semi-Finals, we saw Spain finish off France while Argentina defeated last year's champions after Djockovic retired against Del Potro.
After Spain's dismal display against France in the doubles, we can see why Lopez and Verdasco rely on their compatriot's clay court experience. Rafael Nadal destroyed Jo Wilfred Tsonga 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 to secure Spain's spot in the final
It is believed that French Captain, Guy Forget, was hoping that a fresh Tsonga could capitalize on Nadal's issues. Rumours around the camp made the French believe that Nadal was in trouble physically and mentally still wounded after the U.S. Open defeat a week ago. However, Nadal showed no signs of weakness as he dominated. To be fair Tsonga is not a clay court expert, however I do not believe that it matter who Nadal was going to play. Nadal was determined to win and win comfortably.

In the other semi-final, Argentina carried on their exceptional start by beating defending champions Serbia in Serbia. However, it was not quite the way the Argies would have wanted to do it.
Juan Martin Del Potro was up a set and a break when World No. 1, Novak Djockovic, had to retire. After Del Potro pushed Djockovic with a big forehand, the Serb missed the pass and went down screaming. He was in tears as he shook the Argentinian's hand. He complained of a rib and lower back injury.
Djockovic said that, "I was only 60 percent fit." He did take full responsibility for the decision to himself over compatriot Viktor Triocki. "We believed that even so I would have a better chance against Del Potro than my teammate," he said.
More comments can be found on the ATP page of this blog.

NFL- Week 2- Bills, Redskins and Detroit surprise 2-0 starts


Week 2 in the NFL has nearly ended with the Bills, Redskins and Lions looking good at 2-0
It was the play of the Buffalo, Washington and Detroit that have stunned people to have started 2-0 after defeats against the Oakland, Arizona and Kansas City respectively.
Ryan Fitzpatrick and his Buffalo Offence did a great job of coming back and edging the Raiders in the second half having gone in down 21-3. Fitzpatrick only threw for 264 yards, however add another 100+ yard game for Fred Jackson allowed the Bills to win the fourth quarter shoot out. Fitzpatrick threw a TD to wide receiver David Nelson with 14 seconds left. Jason Campbell could not respond with such heroics. His last drive was 11 yards shy of Janikowski's world record field goal range.

Rex Grossman continued to silence his critics as he managed to led the Redskins to a 22-21 win over Arizona.
Grossman failed for the two point conversion after throwing a touchdown to Santana Moss, meaning Grossman has to lead the team down the field again for the game winning field goal. Arizona quarterback, Kevin Kolb, had an opportunity to lead his team, but the Redskins defence managed to keep it contained.
Redskins have not faced the toughest teams so far, but Grossman looks like a much better game manager than his days at Chicago. His lack of arm strength could be a problem, however his relationship with Fred Davis and Jabbar Gaffney are definitely big reasons why the Redskins' offence is succeeding.

Detroit looked the real deal. Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson dominated in the red zone, while other weapons in Jahvid Best and Nate Burleson racked up great number in a demoralising slaughter against Kansas City.
Kansas City lost star running back Jamal Charles to injury in the first quarter; but they looked completely out of sync as Matt Cassel threw 3 interceptions. Thomas Jones lacked the big pace to back up Charles while Dexter McCluster led the Chiefs in rushing. The loss of Eric Berry seem to hurt the Chief's defence as they were trounced and unable to stop Detroit from embarrassing them.
Detroit, without first round draft pick Nick Fairley, looked exceptional. Stafford looked great, Suh dominated and the defence looked strong. It was a clear example of why the Lions were given so much hype pre-season. If they can get Fairley healthy and keep Stafford and Best healthy then they could definitely be
looking for a playoff run even in a strong NFC North conference.

More about every game can be found on the NFL page very soon.