Craig's 2009 NFL Week Four Predictions

When predicting any week of football, you have to go over certain things. In any case, Mike Craig, which is me, goes over how the divisions are starting to shape up. So without really much BS, here it is.

AFC EAST
At the start of the season, nobody would have expected the New York Jets to be ahead of the New England Patriots in the division. Unless of course you are me. I picked the Jets to win every week, including over the Pats.

Nobody expected the Miami Dolphins to be 0-3, either. Being at the bottom of the AFC East has been one of Miami's specialities in the past couple of years, though. Their Wildcat stormed through the NFL last season by surprise, but everyone began to catch on.

So far it is looking like the Jets are going to win the division, however, Tom Brady is still trying to regroup after his season-ending knee injury from last year. Don't panic too soon, New England fans—Tom Brady will return to form. If not this year, next.

AFC East Games:
NYJ @ NO
BAL @ NE
BUF @ MIA

AFC NORTH
Baltimore leads the division undefeated at 3-0. The Bengals are in second at 2-1. Now wait a minute. Something is missing here. Isn't the AFC North the division with the defending Super Bowl Champs?

Oh, thats right, the Steelers are 1-2 right now. After defeating Tennessee in Week One (which as we can see now isn't much of a feat at all), they have lost to the Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals.

With the Browns once again having quarterback problems, don't think too much about them. If the Bengals keep playing the way they have been, look for this division to be a fight to the finish between the Bengals, Steelers, and Ravens.

AFC North Games:
BAL @ NE
CIN @ CLE
SD @ PIT

AFC SOUTH
Yet another surprising thing in the NFL this year, or is it? The Tennessee Titans are 0-3 right now. Last year, they went 12-0 before being defeated. But last year they had an easy schedule.

On the other hand, the Indianapolis Colts are leading the division 3-0 without much competition at all. Some people were saying because of the departure of Tony Dungy and offensive coordinator Bob Sanders, the Colts were not going to be as good as they've been. Looks like those people were wrong.

If Tennessee or Hoston can pick it up, look for this division to be competitive, but if they don't, then Indianapolis wins it hands down.

AFC South Games:
SEA @ IND
TEN @ JAC
OAK @ HOU

AFC WEST
Switching from the NFC to the AFC for any quarterback normally isn't an easy process. However, when Kyle Orton switched over to the Denver Broncos from the Chicago Bears, he showed that he can compete, anyway.

With Denver leading the division, San Diego is trailing close behind at 2-1. Meanwhile, Kansas City and Oakland are doing what they do best, sitting in the back seat.

Look for San Diego and Denver to duke this one out to the end of the season, just like last year.

AFC West Games:
DAL @ DEN
SD @ PIT
OAK @ HOU
NYG @ KC

NFC EAST

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