AFC South Predictions: Week 10

AFC South Prediction Record: 24-9

Buffalo Bills (3-5) @ Tennessee Titans (2-6)

The Tennessee Titans, led by new starting quarterback Vince Young, have rolled off two wins in a row, and look to be headed in the right direction. Led by a potent running attack this Titans team is back to playing smashmouth football, and this weekend they will face a Bills team that is giving up 174 rushing yards on the ground to opposing offenses. Both of these teams have failed to live up to the hype coming into this season, but both are looking to get another victory this Sunday. Marshawn Lynch and Chris Johnson should be two key players coming into this game, and I expect both teams to come out trying to establish the running game. However, I expect the Titans to extend their current win streak to three games, and Chris Johnson should be a big contributor for the Titans in this game.

Titans 24     Bills 17

Jacksonville Jaguars(4-4) @ New York Jets (4-4)

The New York Jets began this season with hopes of competing with the Patriots for a possible division title. However, with their current record of 4-4 the Jets have failed to live up to expectations, and Sanchez has proved very inconsistent throughout the year. For the Jaguars, Maurice Jones-Drew is leading the way for this offense posting 737 yards and 11 touchdowns thus far, and has really flourished as the one and only running back in Jacksonville. Come Sunday both of these teams will be looking to move one game above .500 on the year, and keep the hopes of a possible playoff berth alive. In this game I expect the Jets to try and force Garrard to beat them throwing the football, and try to keep Jones-Drew in check. If they can do this then the Jags will have trouble moving the football, and although Sanchez has struggled this season the Jaguars defense has also had difficulties slowing down opposing offenses. 

Jets 24     Jaguars 21

New England Patriots (6-2) @ Indianapolis Colts (8-0)

The Colts-Patriots rivalry has grown to be the biggest NFL matchup of this decade, and after Sunday another chapter of this epic battle will be written. Once again this game will be headlined by quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, both of whom are putting up MVP like statistics this season. However, more importantly than the quarterbacks in this game, will be how well each team can fill in the holes left by injured players on each side of the ball. The Patriots will be without left tackle Matt Light, and the Colts without Bob Sanders, Anthony Gonzalez, and a slew of other members from the secondary. Both of these teams have managed to play very well defensively, the Colts only surrendering 13.5  points per game and the Patriots only 14.4 points per game. With two quarterbacks coming into this game with 16 passing touchdowns on the year, I expect both of these defenses to struggle to stop the opposing quarterbacks. However, in the end this game will come down to how well each team gets pressure on the Brady and Manning. With the loss of Light I think the Patriots will struggle stopping Mathis and Freeney coming off the edge, but the lack of depth and experience in the secondary will certainly hurt the Colts. This game could easily go either way, but with home field advantage and Peyton Manning under center I think the Colts will be able to pull this one out. 

Colts 27     Patriots 24