2.  Green Bay (MIN) – In week 7, Green Bay gave up 27 points to the Vikings in Christian Ponder’s first career start.  I think the rookie will realize that there’s a huge difference between playing at home and playing at Lambeau on Monday night.  I expect the Packers to come out firing on all cylinders, after a subpar performance in San Diego.  If Aaron Rodgers puts the Pack up early, the Vikings may not be able to run the ball with AP as much as they’d like to.

3.  Pittsburgh (@CIN) – The Steelers haven’t been giving up a ton of points and have been getting a fair share of sacks, but their lack of turnovers has been disappointing.  How does rookie Andy Dalton handle the pressure that Harrison and friends are going to bring?  I don’t expect Cedric Benson to have a lot of success on the ground, which could force Dalton to throw more than he’d like to.  Hopefully, for Pittsburgh owners, this leads to the turnovers that you’ve come to expect.

4.  Philadelphia (ARI) – On MNF, Jay Cutler looked as good as I’ve ever seen him.  He was making throws into small windows while avoiding the Eagles’ pressure.  I don’t think Kevin Kolb or John Skelton can make those throws.  The Eagles defense has really stepped up their game the past few weeks, and I expect more of the same.

5.  New York Giants (@SF) – The Giants defense looked unbelievable in the first half at Foxboro.  Brady was able to break through in the second half to put some points on the board, but the Niners’ offense is not anywhere near as explosive or efficient as the Patriots.  Look for the Giants to make this game the 27th straight regular season game with at least one forced turnover.

6.  Chicago (DET) – It was awfully impressive how the Bears were able to mostly keep up with the fastest offense in the league on Monday night.  They gave up 24 points to the Lions in Detroit, but without Jahvid Best, the Lions are still looking for a running game to compliment Stafford and Megatron.  Stafford is going to be on the ground an awfully lot in this game.

7.  San Francisco (NYG) – Without Ahmad Bradshaw, the Giants’ rushing attack is not as explosive.  That’s never good, but especially when they’re facing the #1 ranked rushing defense in San Francisco.  Eli Manning will have to do his best Peyton imitation for the Giants to put up points.  If Nicks is ruled out for week 10, it makes his job that much harder

8.  Detroit (@CHI) – The Lions have forced 18 turnovers so far this year, and they look to add to that number when they face Jay Cutler and the Bears.  As good as Jay Cutler looked against Philadelphia, he can easily look just as bad, and turn the ball over a ton.  Detroit is a high risk/high reward play this week.

9.  New York Jets (NE) – The Jets defense didn’t do a good job earlier in the year when they faced Tom Brady.  The good news is this week they get them at home.  The better news is that as the season has progressed the Jets’ defense has gotten better, while the Patriots’ offense has gotten worse.  Tom Terrific has looked more like Tom Slightly Above Average the past few games.  If the trend continues the Jets should be able to force some turnovers.

10.  San Diego (OAK) – While Carson Palmer looked much more comfortable last week against the Broncos, he did still throw 3 interceptions.  That makes 6 in 6 quarters.  Anytime you have a defense playing against a team that is turnover prone, good things happen.

11.  St. Louis (@CLE) – The Rams front line has played amazingly well the past two weeks, and this week they get to play against the Browns.  Chris Ogbonnaya is most likely going to be the Browns’ feature back again, and he’s not of NFL starter quality.  Rams should be a safe, but not great start this week.

12.  Dallas (BUF) – The Buffalo offense has not been as explosive as they started off the season.  The Cowboys defense has been embarrassing at times, but other times they have looked great.  I’m thinking that this week Demarcus Ware and the rest of the Cowboys will be able to put pressure on Fitzpatrick, which should cause him to add to his high interception total(9).

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