Keys to 2008’s regular season final weekend
Saint Louis Rams @ Atlanta Falcons: Ryan has been simply amazing this year.
Rams: Get the running game going to keep quarterback Matt Ryan, and running back Michael Turner, which the defense needs to find a way to stop.
Falcons: Get Ryan and Turner going, and stopping Rams running back Steven Jackson.
New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills: Everyone in Buffalo is hoping the rest of the team besides Edwards, lays an egg to get head coach Dick Jauron fired.
Patriots: Stop running back Marshawn Lynch, and get pressure on quarterback Trent Edwards. The offense needs to get wide receivers Randy Moss, and Wes Welker involved.
Bills: The offense needs to establish the run, and then use playaction to open the pass. The defense needs to bottle up Welker and Moss.
Kansas City Cheifs @ Cincinnati Bengals: Most likely will by TJ Houshmandzadeh, now my head hurts from trying to remember to spell TJ’s last name.
Cheifs: Quarterback Tyler Thigpen cannot turnover the ball. The defense needs to stop the running game, and not let the Bengals wide recievers get into the game.
Bengals: Get the running game going, along with the wide receivers. Defensively they need to pressure Thigpen, and stop tight end Tony Gonzalez
Chicago Bears @ Houston Texans: Bears need it to stay in the playoff hunt.
Bears: Get pressure on quarterback Matt Schaub, and get running back Matt Forte going.
Houston: Stop the bears running game, and then let Schaub do his thing.
New York Giants @ Minnesota Vikings: Statistically Vikings quarterback Tavaris Jackson been good, but he has been a turnover machine as of late.
Giants: Stop running back Adrian Peterson, and run the ball.
Vikings: Get Peterson the ball early and often, and do not let the Giants get the running game going.
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints: Brees needs just over 400 yards to break Dan Marino’s single season record, and being a Bills fan one less record held by a Dolphin is great.
Panthers: Stop Saints quarterback Drew Brees
Saints: Stop the Panthers running game.
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers: I like to watch this game to see if the Steelers backups can still slaughter the Browns.
Browns: Protect the quaterback on offense, and get the running game going. On defense stop the running game
Steelers: Get pressure on the quarterback, and stop the run. Offensively get the running game back on track for the playoffs.
Oakland Raiders @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: It will be interesting to see if Russell can keep his play going.
Raiders: Stop quarterback Jeff Garcia, and get quarterback Jamarcus Russell and the running game going.
Bucs: Stop the running game, and get Garcia going.
Tennessee Titans @ Indianapolis: What a bore fest this will be with all the backups in.
Titans: Establish the running game.
Colts: Stop the Titans running game, and get the offense going somehow.
Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers: The Lions must lose!!!
Lions: Stop the run, and get theirs going.
Packers: Stop the run, and get pressure on the quarterback. While the offense simply has to establish the run.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Baltimore Ravens:
Jaguars: Find a way to run the ball, then stop the Ravens running game.
Ravens: Stop the run, and quarterback Joe Flacco must play a clean game, while not injuring anyone.
Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals: Seahawks head coach Mike Holmgren’s last game.
Seahawks: Establish the run, and then use playaction, and boot legs to get the offense going. The defense has to get pressure on quarterback Kurt Warner.
Cardinals: Find a way to get the run going for the playoffs, and defensively stop running back Julius Jones, and quarterback Seneca Wallace.
Washington Redskins @ San Francisco 49ers: If the 49ers do not sign head coach Mike Singletary after the game a lot of teams will come knocking.
Redskins: Get running back Clinton Portis going, and stop 49ers running back Frank Gore.
49ers: Just the opposite of the Redskins.
Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets: It will be nice to see the Jets kicked out of the playoffs.
Dolphins: Stop Jets running back Thomas Jones, and get pressure on quarterback Brett Farve. Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington cannot turnover the ball.
Jets: Get the run going, and protect Farve. Then the defense must play bump and run pass coverage.
Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles:
Cowboys: Stop running back Brian Westbrook.
Eagles: Stop the run, and do not let wide receiver Terrel Owens to get involved in the game. Also, get Westbrook involved in the game.
Denver Broncos @ San Diego Chargers:
Broncos: Stop running back Ladanian Tomlinson, and get pressure on quarterback Phillip Rivers. Then establish their own running game.
Chargers: Simply stop quarterbal Jay Cutler.