NFL Inactive Players for Week 12
To see which players will not be playing in each game check out this link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5842961
What Colts Fans Want (Week 12)
This is starting to become really important now because I’m beginning to think that we won’t be able to win in the playoffs without home field advantage, and now that we’re two games back in the AFC it’s looking less and less likely that we will actually be able to make that happen unless a lot of luck starts coming our way. So Here’s the luck we need this week:
Patriots @ Lions: Lions – This one is easy. Not only do we need the Patriots to lose this game, we’ll need them to lose three more, because we can’t be satisfied with just having the same record as them because they now hold the tiebreaker against us, unless we luck out BIG TIME and we’re in a three-way tie with them and the Jets and the Jets win their division tiebreaker and we then win the tiebreaker over the Jets. Don’t hold out hope for that and just keep rooting against the Patriots.
Saints @ Cowboys: Cowboys – This doesn’t really matter, but we do have the Cowboys on our schedule so them winning would help our strength of schedule and in all likelihood our strength of victory.
Bengals @ Jets: Bengals – Like with the Patriots, we need the Jets to start losing and in a hurry. We could, in theory, tie with the Jets in our record and still beat them in the tiebreaker but I don’t want that to be our fallback. Let’s just hope they lose three or four more games. (more…)
NFL Predictions for Week 12
After posting a .500 mark in Week 10, I did it again in Week 11, going 8-8 with my picks last week, bringing me to 84-74 on the year. With Thanksgiving looming I haven’t had much time to write so instead I’m putting this on Thanksgiving day just a few hours before the first game of the day kicks off with the Lions hosting the Patriots. So, like last week, I think I am going to get today’s games picked and published and then I will come back later and update it with the remaining games.
Thanksgiving-day-games will be before the jump and the rest will be after. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Enjoy the food!
Patriots @ Lions: The Patriots should win this game but they’re coming off of a short week that followed a tough, hard fought game an they’re only 3-2 on the road. Plus Tom Brady has been on the injury report this week and is only listed as questionable. I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t play but he could be off a little bit. It’s not good to go into a game hurt when the opposing defense features a guy that will normally have you hurting by the end of the game anyway and Ndamukong Suh is one of those guys. Dan Koppen is small of a center and it will be primarily his job to stop Suh, who isn’t small for anybody’s standards. On the other side of the ball, the Patriots defense has been inconsistent at best at stopping both the run and pass. With the forecast showing cold weather and rain I see this being a sloppy game, which helps the Lions. Look for them to utilize Jahvid Best and Kevin Smith to run the ball all day and then take deep shots down field to Calvin Johnson when the Patriots defense commits to the run. It’s probably just me being hopeful but I’ve talked myself into it, so I have the Lions winning 23-20.
Saints @ Cowboys: Less than three months ago this was expected to be one of the best games of the season and that these two would likely be fighting for playoff seeding in the NFC and that there would be a good chance of a rematch in the Conference Championship. However, with the Cowboys being dreadful through the first eight games of the season (going 1-7) they now sit at 3-7 and will need a miracle to even begin thinking about making the playoffs. They have won two in a row though, putting up over 30 points in each game as well. This game will tell us if they really have turned things around or if they are still unable to beat a good team. The Saints are 3-1 on the road and don’t have to travel too terribly far for this one. I just don’t see Jon Kitna and the Cowboys offense being able to keep up with Drew Brees and the Saints offense. Saints win it 31-24.
Bengals @ Jets: The Bengals are 2-8 (1-4 on the road) while the Jets have the best record in football a 8-2. Just like with the Lions game, the forecast says it’s going to be cold and rainy, and just like the Lions game, it benefits the home team. People are saying that Mark Sanchez’s hands are too small and can’t grip the football as well in cold weather, if that’s true or not, I don’t know, but what I do know is that LaDainian Tomlinson and Shonn Greene have combined to form one of the top running back duos in the league while the Bengals defense is one of the worst in the league against the run. I see the Jets getting a lead early and once Carson Palmer is forced to throw he will struggle against Rex Ryan’s complicated defense. Also Darrelle Revis has been phenomenal in the last two weeks, shutting down Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson in back-to-back weeks. I expect that to continue no matter if he’s on Chad Ochocinco this week or Terrell Owens. Jets win easy 28-17.
Week 11 Colts Friday Injury Report
Joseph Addai – Questionable -Only practice on Thursday, and he was limited that day.
Gary Brackett – Questionable – Did not practice at all this week.
Austin Collie – Questionable – Practiced all three days this week with full participation on both Thursday and Friday.
Brody Eldridge – Questionable – Didn’t practice Wednesday or Thursday but had full participation on Friday.
Aaron Francisco – Questionable – Practiced Wednesday and Thursday with full participation but was limited on Friday.
Mike Hart – Questionable – Did not practice this week.
Kelvin Hayden – Questionable – Had full participation on Wednesday and Friday but was limited on Thursday.
Bob Sanders – Out – Did not practice this week.
Clint Session – Questionable – Did not practice this week.
Justin Tryon – Questionable – Did not practice this week.
Reggie Wayne – Questionable – Didn’t practice on Wednesday but had full participation on Thursday and Friday.
Blair White – Questionable – Limited in practice on Wednesday but had full participation on Thursday and Friday.
New 2012 NFL Colts Jerseys
These are the rumored Nike Pro Combat Uniform designs for the Colts jerseys for next year. This is not official yet, but the NFL did announce in October that Nike would be the new official suppliers for the NFL instead of Reebok and these seem to at least be the preliminary ideas for what Nike plans to have the uniforms look like.
Another picture of the Colts jerseys and the link to the other teams’ jerseys after the jump. (more…)
