The halfway point of the NFL season has pa sed and time has flown by. The San Francisco 49ers are the last remaining unbeaten team and appear to be on a collision course for the No. 1 seed in the NFC (starting 8-0 certainly helps the 49ers get in position to clinch at least a first-round bye). The 49ers will be challenged in the second half of the season, playing six teams with a winning record, including three first-place teams in the New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers, and New Orleans Saints. Not to mention they play the Seattle Seahawks twice and the Los Angeles Rams again, three games that will determine the fate of the NFC West. San Francisco still has plenty to prove this year, starting with its "Monday Night Football" showdown against Seattle. Other notable
Juwan Parker Jersey games on the Week 10 slate include the Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Raiders at Oakland Raiders. Let's get to those Week 10 picks! (4-5) at (4-4) Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET (Fox, Network) Line: Chargers -1 The Chargers continue to be one of the hardest teams to figure out in the NFL. After a 2-5 start which Los Angeles looked dead in the water, the Chargers rolled off back-to-back victories against the Bears and Packers. Los Angeles has a revitalized offense that put up 442 yards in the first game since offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was fired, including a season-high 159 rush yards. Can they do the same against a Raiders defense that allows just 3.7 yards per carry and 92.5 rush yards a game (seventh in NFL)? Better bet the Raiders (136.4 yards a game, 4.8 yards per carry) run offense will do that against the Chargers run defense (4.2 yards per carry, 114.1 yards allowed). The Chargers don't allow that many pa s yards (208.7, fifth in NFL), but allow 7.4 yards per pa s (24th). The Raiders and their 7.8 yards per pa s (sixth in NFL) can expose
Jacob Copeland Jersey that as well. Pick: Raiders 26, Chargers 24 (6-2) at (0-8) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Line: Ravens -10 There's no way the Bengals can beat the Ravens right? Not with the mismatches Baltimore provides acro s the board. Baltimore leads the NFL with 5.5 yards per carry and 204.9 rush yards per game while Cincinnati is dead last in yards per carry (5.1) and rush yards allowed (177.6). The Ravens can force the ball on the ground and gash Cincinnati all day long with , and . Cincinnati also has rookie making his first career start off a bye, looking to give life to an offense that is averaging 15.5 points and 4.9 yards per play, both 29th in the NFL. Baltimore also allows just 83 yards on the ground (second in the NFL) while Cincinnati is last in the league in rushing (59.5 yards per game). This is going to be a long day for the Bengals. Pick: Ravens 35, Bengals 14 (6-2) at (2-6) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Line: Browns -3 The Browns give you no reason to pick them. What seemed to be a win against the Broncos last week resulted in throwing two long touchdowns against them and facing a 14-3 deficit they couldn't overcome en route to their fourth straight lo s. Now the Browns get to face a Bills defense that is still third in the league in points (16.4), yards (296.2) and
Sammy Watkins Jersey yards per play (4.9) allowed. The Bills average 129.4 yards on the ground (11th) while the Browns allow 141.2 rushing yards (29th), so Buffalo doesn't need to make plays with his arm. and his league-leading 12 interceptions is also a problem against a Bills defense that has 47 pa s breakups and six interceptions on the year. This could be a trap game for Buffalo, but Cleveland has been collapsing by the week. Pick: Bills 20, Browns 19 (3-4-1) at (3-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Line: Bears -2.5 One of the trickiest games to pick of the weekend when looking at the numbers, but the Bears are another team that is on the verge of collapsing based on how anemic their offense is. Chicago is 30th in yards per play (4.5) and hasn't put up over 25 points in any game this year except against the Redskins (which are 1-7). The Bears are 31st in the NFL at 5.4 yards per pa s and their run game
Daniel Hummer Jersey isn't any better averaging 3.6 yards per carry (28th in NFL). The Lions are getting a career year from quarterback (2,499 yards, 19 TD, 5 INT), but are averaging just 3.7 yards per carry and have out until at least December. As good as the Bears defense is, they allow 6.2 yards per pa s (eighth in the NFL) and the Lions average 8.1 yards per pa s (fourth in NFL). The Lions should challenge the Bears secondary throughout the afternoon, especially since doesn't seem able to get yards against a pa s defense that allows 288.4 yards per game (30th in NFL). Pick: Lions 24, Bears 21 (2-7) at (1-7) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (Fox) Line: Giants -2.5 One of the New York teams' losing streaks will end this weekend (unle s the Giants and Jets somehow tie). The Giants are mired in a five-game losing streak which quarterback has thrown eight interceptions and fumbled seven times, all the fumbles have come in the last three games. The Jets are on a three-game losing streak with the last going to the previously winle s Dolphins. Both teams don't really have an advantage in this one as the Jets lead the NFL in yards per carry allowed (3.1) which counters the Giants 4.7 yards per carry average (10th in NFL). The Jets are dead last in yards per pa s (5.0) while the Giants are 30th in yards per pa s allowed (8.4). has just 51 carries for 164 yards and a touchdown in the three games since he's returned from a high ankle sprain that sidelined him for four games earlier in the season, so there's the player the Jets run defense has to stop. The Giants should still find a way to get Barkley going in the pa sing game and get Jones going, since they don't have any major advantages in this one. Just hard to see the Jets (12.0
Ryan McMahon Jersey points) get 20 points to beat the Giants, which the NFC team can do. Pick: Giants 21, Jets 14 (6-3) at (4-5) Sunday, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) Line: Chiefs -3.5 Whether the Chiefs have or starting, they proved they can win with either one. Moore's performance against the Vikings (71.4%, 275 yards, TD) showed the Chiefs offense can still move the ball without Mahomes and potentially give the reigning MVP extra time to rest his knee. The Titans will need to feed and the 18th ranked rush offense (100.8 yards per game) against a Chiefs rush defense that allows 139.6 yards per game and 4.9 yards per carry (29th and 28th in NFL respectively). Kansas City has flaws on the defensive side of the ball, but the Chiefs are third in yards per pa s (8.2) and second in yards per play (6.6), averaging 28 points per game. The Titans have scored 28 points just once this season (the season opener). Advantage Kansas City. Pick:
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