Week 12 in the NFL

With the season running down, the playoff hopefuls have alot to prove. This week is a crucial week in the AFC East where the New England Patriots are visiting the Miami Dolphins. Both teams are 6-3 and tied for 2nd in the division. The last meeting between these teams was interesting to say the least. The Dolphins debuted their Wildcat offense and Ronnie Brown had 4 rushing touchdowns and 1 passing touchdown. This week do not expect such a great performance from Brown, in fact do not expect much performance at all. The Patriots have the 9th ranked defense in the league giving up only 19 points per game. Miami's last 2 games have come down to the last drive of the game, and this was up against the Seahawks and Raiders, whose records are 2-8. Miami's defense must have a flawless game to pull off a win this week. Look for the Patriots to win 17-13.

Another great divisional game is taking place in the NFC South this week. The Carolina Panthers are traveling to Atlanta to take on the Falcons. Carolina is comming in at 8-2 while Atlanta is 6-4. This is a crucial game for Atlanta because the 2nd place team in the NFC South, Tampa Bay, is 7-3 and are facing the winless Detroit Lions. The Falcons defense has a great challenge this week in trying to stop Carolina's running duo, DeAngelo Williams and rookie Jonathan Stewart. Together these 2 running backs have 1295 yards and 12 touchdowns on the year, and going up against the 22nd rank run defense of Atlanta they are hungry for more. Atlanta's balanced offense will be pressured to keep them in the game but Carolina's 3rd ranked defense will prove to be to strong. Carolina will come out with the win and stay in control of the NFC South. Carolina 24-17.

Week 12 rundown:

Philadelphia @ Baltimore: Baltimore
Houston @ Clevland: Houston
Tampa Bay @ Detroit: Tampa Bay
Buffalo @ Kansas City: Buffalo
Chicago @ St. Louis: Chicago
New York Jets @ Tennessee: New York Jets
New England @ Miami: New England
Minnesota @ Jacksonville: Minnesota
San Franciso @ Dallas: Dallas
Oakland @ Denver: Denver
Carolina @ Atlanta: Carolina
New York Giants @ Arizona: Arizona
Washington @ Seattle: Washington
Indianapolis @ San Diego: Indianapolis
Green Bay @ New Orleans: Green Bay