The NFL Roundup Week 6 - The Most Fascinating Games to Watch on Sunday

The wait for the Sunday slate of Week 6 games is absolutely excruciating. So much in fact it almost feels like Christmas Eve and we are all waiting to unwrap our wonderful football presents. This week features another healthy slate of games that are sure to thrill and excite but what has butterflies in my stomach is the mystery of the unknown.

Will there be more epic upsets this weekend as the undefeated teams continue to fall? Will there be another controversial call/blunder by the referees? Will Peyton Manning and the Broncos offense finally come together? So many big time questions that we have to wait another day to have to answered, but in the meantime, there are four games that have us completely fascinated and here are the ones you should be keeping an eye on tomorrow.

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CINCINNATTI BENGALS AT BUFFALO BILLS

Scotty's TakeI have not held back in showing my love for the new Sexy Rexy Buffalo Bills this season.  This team has shown so much and so little at the same time with Rex Ryan at the helm and they will continue to impress and disappoint at the same time.  With Tyrod Taylor running the sometimes stagnant offense, the Bills have shown that they are not a team to mess around with, especially in a close game and with their Blitz now, Blitz later, Blitz all the time defense, they are making the opposing quarterbacks make mistakes that can cost them the game, and with Taylor out, E.J. Manuel gets the chance to show he was worth his 16th overall draft pick status.  The Cincinnati Bengals rolled up their sleeves and went to work against the Seahawks last week and after coming back from seventeen points to win the game, you are left to question if Andy Dalton is the real deal.  After watching him over the past few games, he certainly looks like a quarterback that has found a way to win and with his top receiver being shut down, he does not get shaken, just turns his head and finds someone else to throw the ball to.  And with a gang of 6’6” tight ends at his disposal, it is easy for the red headed wonder to make it look easy, very easy.

CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS

Scotty's Take
This battle of the bads, so why should we care?  Either this is going to be a slow game with nothing happening on both sides of the ball, or it will be a shoot out for the ages.  Both the Bears and the Lions are looking to find their groove again and this is the game where one of these teams can make it happen. With two defenses that are a shell of their former selves, it should be a great day for the quarterbacks to excel and find the one thing they have been missing all season, touchdowns.  Being a division game to determine who the worst in the NFC North is, Detroit might be able to show a sign of life with Mathew Stafford and Megatron, and my favorite young running back Ameer Abdullah.  I predict a couple screen passes to go long to this talent and if it does not happen, then the Lions might be digging their own graves.  On the other side of the ball, our favorite boy, Jay Cutler has to show that he can still throw the ball like he did in Denver.  Just have the receivers run verticals down the field and throw the ball deep.  Sure there might be an interception or two, but this is something that has not been done all season, but with the defense having a hard time, it might be worth trying to put some points on the board before you play a team that will not allow it.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

Scotty's TakeThe battle for DeflateGate.  Yeah I said it.  New England has only sputtered once on offense this year and that was against the new look Bills.  But every other game, they look like gods among men on offense and it does not look like anyone will be able to stop them.  The Colts, well, they look like something, I am just not sure what it is right now.  Without knowing for sure if Andrew Luck is going to be playing with his ‘lucky beard’, the forty year old Matt Hasselbeck might be called in to play once again and lead Indy to victory once again.  Or just to keep Luck from getting beaten to a pulp behind the line of scrimmage at least.  The Colts need to find a way to make this game competitive or they can pretty much count themselves out for the rest of the season.  If they cannot find a way to put Tom Brady on his back a couple times, the Patriots will roll right over them like a speed bump on their way to the playoffs.  While it will not be a huge hit on their winning record, the demoralizing effect of being trounced by a rival could be to much for the Colts to come back from.  Everything the New England is doing on offense is working and being able to have a running game seems to have changed their entire dynamic this year.  If you cant stop the run, they will continue to run.  If you cannot stop the pass, they will continue to pass.  But now with both of these working and being able to stick anyone at any position, it seems like the Patriots are the team to beat this year.

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT TENNESEE TITANS

John's Take
Let's be honest, this game is about one thing and one thing only, the Miami Dolphins. Will it be cool to see continued growth from Marcus Mariota? Absolutely, but Mariota could drop fifty points on the Dolphins with a perfect quarterback rating and no one will say a word about it because Miami and their new head coach are the focal point here. After all, there's been insurrection on the defense, we found out Ryan Tannehill is a jerk to his teammates and Joe Phlbin was shown the door as head coach so naturally all eyes are on the Dolphins to see how they look under Interim Head Coach Dan Campbell. Will he fix the defense? Will he finally get Tannehill to be a team player? Is he the coach fans have been waiting for? Sadly, I cannot answer those questions until we have seen them play and this is why this game is going to be so incredibly fascinating to watch.