Week 08 Season 46 Game Breakdown Using "The BW Rating System"
I took a look at the team comparisons for each game of :
The home team running game vs the visiting team running defense
The home team passing game vs the visiting passing defense
The visiting team rushing game vs the home team rushing defense
The visiting team passing game vs the home team passing defense
And this is what we found:
Saints vs Rams NOS offense will kill in passing against STL defense NOS offense has clear advantage in rushing against STL defense NOS defense will dominate in rushing against STL offense Saints by a few scores
Giants vs Dolphins NYG defense has strong edge in passing against MIA offense NYG defense will control in rushing against MIA offense NYG offense will dominate in passing against MIA defense MIA defense has clear advantage in rushing against NYG offense Low scoring game but Giants win
Ravens vs Cardinals BAL defense will destroy in passing against ARI offense BAL defense will kill in rushing against ARI offense ARI defense will kill in rushing against BAL offense Cardinals will have a very low score
Vikings vs Panthers MIN offense will kill in rushing against CAR defense CAR offense has the advantage in passing against MIN defense CAR offense will control in rushing against MIN defense Panthers win but the Vikings run the ball pretty well
Colts vs Titans IND offense will dominate in passing against TEN defense TEN offense will destroy in passing against IND defense TEN offense has the advantage in rushing against IND defense Both teams put up big passing numbers but Titans win with additional rushing
Texans vs Jaguars HOU defense has clear advantage in passing against JAC offense HOU defense will kill in rushing against JAC offense Low scoring game but Texans rushing pulls them through
Lions vs Broncos DET offense has clear advantage in passing against DEN defense DEN defense has strong edge in rushing against DET offense DET defense has slight edge in passing against DEN offense Extremely close game
Bills vs Redskins BUF defense will dominate in passing against WAS offense WAS offense has clear advantage in rushing against BUF defense BUF offense has strong edge in passing against WAS defense BUF offense will kill in rushing against WAS defense Bills can pass and rush against Skins, Bills by two scores
Bengals vs Seahawks CIN offense has slight edge in passing against SEA defense SEA defense has strong edge in rushing against CIN offense CIN defense has strong edge in passing against SEA offense CIN defense will kill in rushing against SEA offense Its up to the Seahawks passing if they can win this game because the Bengals will shut down rushing.
Niners vs Browns SFF defense has strong edge in passing against CLE offense SFF defense will kill in rushing against CLE offense SFF offense has no advantage in passing against CLE defense CLE defense will destroy in rushing against SFF offense Extremely low scoring game. Could go either way.
Patriots vs Steelers NEP offense has slight edge in passing against PIT defense NEP offense will dominate in rushing against PIT defense PIT offense will destroy in passing against NEP defense NEP defense has slight edge in rushing against PIT offense Patriots can rush, but Steelers will pass all day.
Eagles vs Cowboys PHI defense has no advantage in passing against DAL offense DAL offense has strong edge in rushing against PHI defense DAL defense has the advantage in passing against PHI offense DAL defense has no advantage in rushing against PHI offense Cowboys will rush all day against the Eagles. Low scoring game.
Chiefs vs Chargers KAN defense will kill in passing against SDC offense SDC offense has strong edge in rushing against KAN defense SDC defense has no advantage in passing against KAN offense KAN offense will control in rushing against SDC defense Chiefs pass all day and win in a low scoring game
Lets see what happens.