NFL Week 10 Picks by Cooper NFL Analyst and Cup of Joe in the D

        NFL Football Week 10 begins with a match up of two AFC North teams, when the Cleveland Browns (0-9) visit the Baltimore Ravens (4-4).  The Browns who are win less and look like they could be the 2nd team to go 0-16 in a season are trying to find their future QB in the guys they have and the Ravens who won a defensive battle with the Steelers last week, look to win their 2nd in a row and remain in first place in an AFC Division filled with parity.  Chicago heads to Tampa Bay seeking their 2nd win in a row and behind QB Cutler will face a Buccaneers team depleted with their RB corp and they hope to have Doug Martin back   this week.  The NY Jets host the LA Rams in a battle of 2 teams struggling offensively and going nowhere this season. Houston coming off their bye week visit the Jaguars in Jacksonville as the Texans look to take a strong hold on first place and the Jags just looking to win a game.  The Packers head into Tennessee in a game of 2 teams struggling around the .500 mark and no one knows which team will show up and play this week. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has been very inconsistent this season and I also have to wonder if it is time for HC Mike McCarthy to give up the play calling and just concentrate on being the Head Coach. The Titans are looking for QB Mariota to start playing more consistent and not to turn the ball over as He has his first 2 seasons in the league.  Atlanta with the number one offense in all of football, travel to Philly to play an Eagles team who has struggled mightily on offense and have lost  3 of their last 4 games. And the last of the early games on Sunday, has the Chiefs going to Carolina to play the Panthers who are winners of their last 2 games. Kansas City will get RB Spencer Ware back and also LB Justin Houston who has been out all season so far with an knee injury.                                           
       In the late games on Sunday, we have the Broncos at the Saints. Denver who lost last Sunday to the tough and strong Raiders, will now face a New Orleans team with a quick strike high scoring offense and a defense that is playing surprising good as of late.  Minnesota travels to Washington in a must win game for both teams. The Vikings who lost in OT last week to Detroit, are looking to find any offense to score points while their great defense tries to keep them in games. The Redskins are seeking to try and stay close to the 1st place Cowboys in the NFC East,  look to regain a balanced running and passing attack this week.  The Dolphins fresh off their win over the Jets face the surprising Chargers in San Diego. This should be a very entertaining game with the Dolphins running all over the place and the Chargers throwing for many yards.  San Francisco plays at Arizona in a game where the 49ers will try and stop the running game of the Cardinals and Arizona tries to get back on track and to start a winning streak going forward.   In one the biggest game of the week, the Dallas Cowboys travel to Pittsburgh to play Big Ben and the Steelers. Roethlisberger coming back in his second game since undergoing knee surgery, hopes to get the Steelers offense moving and the Cowboys winners of seven straight games look to increase their lead in the NFC East with another win. In the Sunday night game, we have another big time game when the Seahawks visit the Patriots in New England.  New England with a record of 7-1, behind QB Tom Brady, look to continue to scorch opposing teams defenses while the Seahawks try to regroup and steal a win against the Patriots as QB Russell Wilson is getting healthier and TE Jimmy Graham is looking like He did when he was the best TE in football a few years back. This game could come down to the battle of dominant NFL TE's.          
      On Monday night,  the Bengals travel to New York to face the Giants in another must win game for both teams. The Giants coming off a win over the Eagles last weekend, started strong but had to hold on for the win    The Bengals who are 3-4-1 and not playing up to their potential so far this season are looking to turn things around against New York. This game will feature a potent Giants passing attack against a balanced Bengal attack and turnovers look to play an important part of this game. With injuries mounting for many NFL teams this season, those who have fantasy football teams are scrambling this season to just put a team out there week in and week out.  Week 9 results;  Cooper 10-3, YTD; 101-30-2   CupofJoeintheD 9-4 ,  twitter; @cupofjoeinthed  email; cupofjoeinthed@gmail.com

                            Cooper the NFL Cat Analyst after making Week 10 picks

 

		NFL - Week 10			CupofJoe		Cooper
Cleveland at Baltimore					Balt		Balt
Green Bay at Tennessee					GB		Tenn
Minnesota at Washington					Wash		Wash
Chicago at Tampa Bay					Chicago		TB
Kansas City at Carolina					Carolina		KC
Atlanta at Philadelphia					Philly		Atl
Los Angeles at NY Jets					LA		LA
Denver at New Orleans					Denver		NO
Houston at Jacksonville					Houston		Houston
Miami at San Diego					SD		SD
Dallas at Pittsburgh					Pitts		Dallas
San Francisco at Arizona					Arizona		Arizona
Seattle at New England					SEA		NE
Cincinnati at NY Giants					NYG		Cincy
Bye week; Buffalo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Oakland