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      <title>Just another schedule prediction</title>
      <link>http://www.battleredblog.com/2008/7/15/571915/just-another-schedule-pred</link>
      <author>NormZinNJ</author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:38:10 -0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;My first post is an easy read...&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;p&gt;First, let me start off with a big "Howdy" from us Texans fans up here in the Northeast... I am a transplant Texan (from Austin, born &amp;amp; raised for over 30 years there), and a huge pro football fan... (I was an Oiler fan, until Bud moved them away)&amp;nbsp; Now, I'm one of the biggest Texans fans in the land of the Eagles, Giants, Ravens, and Jets...&amp;nbsp; (I represent at our local sports bar by wearing my Texans gear and yelling loudly at everything they do good!)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm hoping to catch the first game of the regular season, because Pittsburgh is only a few hours away...I hear Steeler fans aren't too hostile to visitor fans (at least I hope not!).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Anyway, here is my honest prediction to our schedule this year...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;September&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table cellspacing="1" border="0" cellpadding="3" style="height: 988px;" width="460"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sun.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Steelers&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;I think we win this game, because of our ability to get to Rothlisberger.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;14&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;RAVENS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;3:15 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;Our home opener, and we always play great at home...and the Ravens suck this year...&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;21&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Titans&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;We will get our revenge for losing twice to the Tacks last year... Colvin sacks Young at least twice.&amp;nbsp; Book it.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Jaguars&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;L&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;I see us splitting with the Jags this year, and after going 3 and OH!, I don't see us getting to 4-0.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header" align="left" colspan="8"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="left"&gt;October&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;COLTS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;L&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;After losing the first game of the season, losing the second isn't going to be fun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;DOLPHINS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;The Dolphins suck.&amp;nbsp; This time we don't need three 50-yard FGs.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;19&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;LIONS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;3:05 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;Late start at home. Lions suck too. We win and improve to 5-2.&amp;nbsp; The whole NFL is shocked.&amp;nbsp; The bandwaggoners start piling on...&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;BYE&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;26&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;BYE&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;BYE&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;The easiest week on the schedule. We always win these weeks...&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header" align="left" colspan="8"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="left"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;November&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Vikings&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;L&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;Ugh.&amp;nbsp; If we would've played them earlier in the season, things might have turned out different.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;BENGALS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;Carson Palmer has a field day with our secondary, but our "bend but don't break" defense eeks this one out.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;16&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Colts&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;L&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;Don't make me laugh...&amp;nbsp; Let's just hope for no injuries for this game.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;23&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Browns&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;L&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;Close, but again, we would've had a better chance if this game was earlier in the season.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header" align="left" colspan="8"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="left"&gt;December&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_header2 uppercase" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Mon.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;JAGUARS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;7:30 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;Monday Night Football!!! Battle Red!!! No chance we lose this one after going 1-3 in November...&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Packers&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;L&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;Brett Favre?&amp;nbsp; No Brett Favre?&amp;nbsp; Either way, I don't think we're good enough to win this one in Lambeau.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;14&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;TITANS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;2-0 vs. the Tacks.&amp;nbsp; Vince sheds a tear.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;21&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;@ Raiders&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;3:05 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;This one will be tough, but the Raiders don't have anything to play for by this time of the season. We do.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row2" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="left"&gt;Sun.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;BEARS&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;12:00 PM&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;W&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;Same thing here... Bears are out.&amp;nbsp; We are fighting for the 6th playoff seed.&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="table_row1" align="center"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;10-6... 3-3 division...&amp;nbsp; Wildcard seed...&amp;nbsp; I see it happening IF we can avoid injuries (here's hoping Kubes has learned from the Carolina - A. Johnson mistake) and increase takeaways / eliminate mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I know we can do it... I have tremendous faith...&amp;nbsp; I am willing to bet on it...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Here's to our best season yet!!!!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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