The 6-5 Baltimore Ravens head to Lambeau Field to take on the 7-4 Green Bay Packers in this week’s Monday Night Football.  Both of these teams are battling for a wild-card spot in the playoffs and need to finish strong in December.

The Packers are going for a fourth straight victory and are counting on the defense to continue its outstanding play.  Green Bay’s defense has only allowed an NFL-low 281.5 yards per game this season.

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We’ve got a good one for you this week.  The New England Patriots head to the Superdome to take on the undefeated New Orleans Saints.

The Saints are playing spectacular football and averaging 36.9 points in their 10 wins.  Their offense, led by quarterback Drew Brees, has seen twelve different players scoring touchdowns this season.  Tonight may be their toughest match-up yet.

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The Houston Texans welcome the Tennessee Titans to town for this week’s Monday Night Football.

The Texans at 5-4 are playing hard to earn their first playoff appearance in franchise history.  Quarterback Matt Schaub currently ranks 3rd behind Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in passing yards.  His outstanding play along with an improved defense are the keys to helping Houston achieve that playoff spot.

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Monday Night Football brings us the Baltimore Ravens taking on the Cleveland Browns this week.  So it’s not exactly the most exciting match-up of the week (that honor has to go to the Patriots/Colts game), but there are still some things to watch for in this one.

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Monday Night Football brings us the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the Denver Broncos this week.

After a slow 1-2 start, Pittsburgh has come on strong with four straight wins.  Ben Roethlisberger currently ranks 3rd in passing yards, and the Steelers defense leads the NFL in defending the run.

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The Falcons visit the Superdome to take on the undefeated New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.

Drew Brees is having another amazing year at quarterback and finding receivers every where he turns as the Saints look to start their season at 7-0 for only the second time in team history.  The Falcons need to get their 25th ranked defense on track if they want to have any hopes for winning the NFC South.  Their weak secondary could prove to be a big problem against Brees and the Saints.

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The Philadelphia Eagles take on the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football this week.

The Eagles are coming off a surprising loss to the Oakland Raiders in a game where the play-calling seemed questionable.  It’s been an up-and-down start to the season for the Eagles this year, and they could really use a win tonight to boost their confidence.

Speaking of play-calling, that’s something head coach Jim Zorn won’t be doing for his Redskins in tonight’s game.  That responsibility was handed over to Sherm Lewis who came out of retirement just two weeks ago and hasn’t worked in the NFL since 2004.  Interesting decision by Redskins management.

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Monday Night Football brings us a classic AFC West battle as the Denver Broncos travel to San Diego to take on the Chargers.

The Broncos have overcome some offseason drama to make a surprising 5-0 start.  Each of the five previous times that the Broncos have started their season at 5-0, they have earned a trip to the Super Bowl.  The Chargers at 2-2 are coming off a bye week and looking to bounce back from another slow start.  The good news for them is that in Philip Rivers’ 6 career starts against the Broncos, he has come away with 5 wins.

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