NFL Predictions Week 9: Picking Sunday's Biggest Potential Blowouts

It is already Week 9 of the 2013 NFL regular season, and the focus has shifted to which of Sunday’s marquee matchups will result in the biggest blowouts.

Here is a full slate of predictions for the remaining Week 9 games, and each of the following teams will steal the show and walk away with lopsided victories.

*All stats via NFL.com.

Away Team	Home Team	Predicted Winner
Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	Carolina Panthers
Minnesota Vikings	Dallas Cowboys	Dallas Cowboys
New Orleans Saints	New York Jets	New Orleans Saints
Tennessee Titans	St. Louis Rams	Tennessee Titans
Kansas City Chiefs	Buffalo Bills	Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers	Washington Redskins	San Diego Chargers
Philadelphia Eagles	Oakland Raiders	Philadelphia Eagles
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Seattle Seahawks	Seattle Seahawks
Baltimore Ravens	Cleveland Browns	Baltimore Ravens
Pittsburgh Steelers	New England Patriots	New England Patriots
Indianapolis Colts	Houston Texans	Indianapolis Colts
Chicago Bears	Green Bay Packers	Green Bay Packers

Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys take on a lackluster Minnesota Vikings team at home this Sunday, and this matchup has the potential to be the biggest blowout of the day.

Minnesota is futile in every facet of the game expect running the ball. While powerful back Adrian Peterson can hide many of the Vikings’ biggest issues, the fact that Christian Ponder was taking snaps with the first team this week, per Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is great news for a Dallas defense ready to stack the box.

The Cowboys may not possess an overly impressive defensive unit, but the offense has been stellar. With Minnesota proving it can’t stop the pass or the run, quarterback Tony Romo and likely returnee DeMarco Murray, via Charean Williams of the Fort-Worth Telegraph, will put up huge numbers.

Expect a lopsided beatdown.

Predicted Final Score: Dallas 45, Minnesota 20

New Orleans Saints

Led by Drew Brees and the league’s third-ranked pass offense (averaging 310.7 yards per game), the New Orleans Saints will travel to MetLife Stadium to square off with a New York Jets team coming off a devastating 49-9 loss.

The Saints are coming off a huge win over the Buffalo Bills, and with the Rob Ryan-led defensive unit stepping up big for New Orleans, the Jets’ struggling offensive unit will have trouble finding any rhythm on Sunday.

New York has been stout against the run—ranked No. 1 in the league and allowing just 77.9 yards per game—but with a 15th-ranked pass defense, Brees and his vast arsenal of weapons will exploit the secondary and put up big numbers.

Predicted Final Score: New Orleans 40, New York 20

Seattle Seahawks

The Seahawks were barely able to pull out a tight 14-9 win over the St. Louis Rams last week, but a matchup against the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Seattle this Sunday will result in a monster game for the home team.

Tampa Bay has yet to win a game this season (0-7). Add in the fact that the team will be traveling to one of the loudest stadiums in the league, and the Buccaneers offense led by rookie quarterback Mike Glennon will falter against the Seahawks' stellar defense.

Seattle must improve the consistency of the pass attack, but with quarterback Russell Wilson and running back Marshawn Lynch dominating the ground game (fourth in the NFL), the team will cruise to an easy win on Sunday.

Predicted Final Score: Seattle 37, Tampa Bay 19

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