New England (7-5) at New YorkAFC (7-5)

  N.E. offense  23rd   99.3 rush - [10th] / 151.7 pass - [26th]
       defense  4th    79.5 rush - [7th] / 170.3 pass - [7th]
       scoring         13.3 for - [24th] / 11.4 against - [1st]

   NYJ offense  7th    83.5 rush - [18th] / 220.4 pass - [4th]
       defense  11th   87.7 rush - [15th] / 180.5 pass - [12th]
       scoring         19.8 for - [8th] / 15.8 against - [9th]


   key matchups:
       WR Howard Satterwhite (45 rec/589 yds/3 TDs) vs. CB Mike Haynes (3 INTs)
       HB Don Calhoun (907 yds/7 TDs) vs. New YorkAFC run D (3.5 rush avg)

   prediction:
       New England 15, New YorkAFC 19

Baltimore 3 at Miami 20

A big win for Miami which strengthened their position atop the AFC East and hit hard the playoff dreams of the Colts.

Miami
Bob Griese 9/16 94yds 1TD
Benny Malone 19car/73yds 1TD
Mike Green 7tt/4rec/59yds
Rick Sanford 8 tackles 1 int

Baltimore
Bert Jones 19/38 233yds 1Int 2Fumbles
Billy Sims 12car/21yds
Roger Carr 9tt/6rec/100yds
Stan White 7 tackles 2 knockdowns

Baltimore (6-6) at Miami (8-4)

   Bal offense  13th   99.9 rush - [9th] / 191.8 pass - [13th]
       defense  18th   76.4 rush - [6th] / 214.2 pass - [22nd]
       scoring         17.1 for - [14th] / 16.2 against - [12th]

   Mia offense  12th   105.7 rush - [6th] / 186.8 pass - [16th]
       defense  2nd    50.8 rush - [2nd] / 161.0 pass - [5th]
       scoring         16.7 for - [15th] / 11.9 against - [2nd]


   key matchups:
       DT Larry Bethea (13 sacks) vs. G Bob Van Duyne
       TE Ronnie Lee (17 rec/255 yds/0 TDs) vs. LB Kirby Criswell (2 INTs)
       HB Billy Sims (1040 yds/9 TDs) vs. Miami run D (2.2 rush avg)

   prediction:
       Baltimore 15, Miami 19

Minnesota 21 at Chicago 27 (OT)

A big loss for the Vikings who are trying to keep pace with Green Bay in the NFC Central.

Chicago
Ken Anderson 27/43 280yds 4TDs
Walter Payton 27car/75yds
James Scott 10tt/6rec/92yds
Brian Baschnagel 11tt/8rec/80yds 2TDs
Myron Lapka 1 tackle 4 sacks

Minnesota
Mike Rieker 17/35 212yds 2TDs
Dennis Johnson 18car/95yds
Leonard Willis 15tt/6rec/129yds 1TD
Jeff Siemon 11 tackles
Ken Fantetti 7 tackles 1 sack 1 knockdown

Minnesota (6-6) at Chicago (4-8)

  Minn offense  19th   91.3 rush - [14th] / 184.7 pass - [18th]
       defense  8th    79.7 rush - [8th] / 180.8 pass - [13th]
       scoring         16.6 for - [16th] / 14.8 against - [7th]

   Chi offense  16th   78.3 rush - [20th] / 209.9 pass - [10th]
       defense  6th    91.1 rush - [17th] / 165.3 pass - [6th]
       scoring         15.8 for - [19th] / 18.8 against - [20th]


   key matchups:
       DT Myron Lapka (17 sacks) vs. G Wes Hamilton
       WR James Scott (53 rec/818 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB Walt Williams (2 INTs)
       TE Ronald Parker (33 rec/345 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Ken Fantetti (3 INTs/0 TDs)
       WR Leonard Willis (52 rec/842 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB Allan Ellis

   prediction:
        Minnesota 18, Chicago 19

Atlanta 35 at Oakland 19

Like Seattle's loss this one is crippling for Oakland.  They were never really in this game as their defense continues to struggle.

Atlanta
Guy Benjamin 10/19 267yds 3TDs 1Fumble
Bubba Bean 28car/202yds 2TDs 1Fumble
Wes Chandler 8tt/6rec/143yds 1TD
Joe Stewart 3tt/2rec/101yds 2TDs
Ralph Ortega 5 tackles 1 sack 1 knockdown

Oakland
Ken Stabler 15/34 233yds 2TDs 1Int
Derrick Jensen 17car/47yds
Glann Starks 11tt/4rec/84yds
Jack Tatum 8 tackles

Atlanta (5-7) at Oakland (6-6)

   Atl offense  22nd   62.1 rush - [24th] / 193.3 pass - [12th]
       defense  15th   105.0 rush - [23rd] / 175.5 pass - [9th]
       scoring         12.4 for - [26th] / 17.1 against - [15th]

   Oak offense  20th   118.0 rush - [4th] / 149.7 pass - [28th]
       defense  26th   108.3 rush - [25th] / 216.1 pass - [24th]
       scoring         14.9 for - [20th] / 21.8 against - [23rd]


   key matchups:
       DE Dennis Harrison (16 sacks) vs. T Henry Lawrence
       DT Steve George (13 sacks) vs. G 
       WR Al Jenkins (42 rec/528 yds/4 TDs) vs. CB Tommy Campbell (4 INTs/1 TDs)
       TE John Spagnola (63 rec/593 yds/1 TDs) vs. LB Jim LeClair (3 INTs)

   prediction:
       Atlanta 17,  Oakland 19