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Sporting a 14-4 record the Steelers are favored to roll past the Packers 13-6 due to their superior record.

The experts picked the Steelers to win since they have on its roster controversial yet very effective superstar quarterback Ben Roethlisberger aka Big Ben. Read more

NFL Teams: Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers

After conducting the Pro Bowl in Miami last year, this year the NFL management has decided to bring back the event to its original home in Hawaii. Read more

The Stars is picked to win their game due to their better record of 29-13-5 compared to the 20-21-6 record of the host Flames.

The NHL Pacific leading Stars is heavily favored to prevail over the Flames since they have won eight of their past road games. Read more

NHL Teams: Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars

The Arizona Cardinals will play host to the visiting San Francisco 49ers, which like them hold a similar record of 3-7 win-loss record.

Both the Cardinals and 49ers are aiming for a win to increase their chances of playing in the playoffs of the 2010 NFL season.

The 49ers are the slight favorite to win their game due to the current five-game long streak of the Cardinals.

49ers star quarterback Troy Smith will carry the cause of the visitor against the Cardinals who will be bannered by its star quarterback Derek Anderson.

The move to start Smith is a huge reward for the former since it just shows the team still trust him despite the fact that he had a bad game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their latest game.

In the 49ers 21-0 loss to the Buccaneers, Smith was sacked six times and completed 16 of 31 passes for 148 yards with an interception in the said game.

Smith also threw for 552 yards on 29 of 47 passing with two touchdowns in his first two starts.

49ers head coach Mike Singletary explained he decided to keep Smith on the starting line-up to ensure the team will have a chance of beating the visiting 49ers.

Aside from Smith, 49ers star running back Franck Gore can also provide able to support to Smith in their game against the Cardinals.

In the past four games of the 49ers, Gore had a season-low 23 yards on 12 attempts after averaging 114.0 yards rushing.

Gore is set to face an Arizona run defense that is 28th in the league at 135.1 yards allowed per game.

In their game, Gore expressed confident of his team’s chances since he had been successful in playing against the Cardinals, averaging 101.6 rushing yards with six total TDs in his last five matchups.

In fact in their last game on December 14 the past year, Gore rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in a 24-9 win.

The 49ers are feeling confident on its chances against the Cardinals since they have swept their series since 2009.

Despite being the underdog in their game, the Cardinals are still very much confident of their chances against the 49ers.

Derek Anderson, the star quarterback of the Cardinals believes his team has a huge chance of beating the 49ers if they will play 101 percent come game-time.

NFL Teams: Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers

Sporting a woeful 2-8 win-loss record, the Bengals is the overwhelming underdog against the Jets (8-2) who are on a roll in the current NFL season.

Despite the huge odds, the Bengals can still pull an upset if they their A-game and limit the performance of Jets superstar quarterback Mark Sanchez.

This year, the Jets are flying high due to the huge performance of Sanchez who is very instrumental in the current three-game winning streak of the team.

Sanchez was superb in the three-game winning streak of the Jets by throwing for 950 yards and six TDs and the offense totaled more than 400 yards in each.

If the Bengals can stop Sanchez from dominating their game a win is very possible for them.

The Jets on the other hand can avoid defeat in-front of its fans if they can keep playing good offence and great defense in their game.

In the 2010 NFL season, the defense of the team is simply sensational as they only allow 40 points in the fourth quarter of the last four games and has forced a total of three turnovers.

The Jets forced 14 in their first seven games.

Jets coach Rex Ryan believe if his team will play their hearts out and give 101 percent effort they can get their ninth win against the Bengals.

NFL Teams: Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets

The decision to dismiss Childress after five NFL seasons with the team is not entirely a surprise since the Vikings have a disastrous 3-7 win-loss record this year.

The Vikings management hopes their decision to fire Childress will motivate the players to play even harder for the team this year.

The Vikings explained their decision to fire Childress is not only due to their bad record but also the recent ill-advised decisions of the latter that lead to turmoil and chaos to the team.

The NFL franchise had a huge aspiration for the team this year after veteran NFL quarterback Brett Favre foregoes his retirement and returned to the team this year for the last time.

However, Childress was inefficient on his job as the team suffered many losses in the ongoing NFL season.

Before losing his head coaching job, Childress went 40-37 with the Vikings, including 1-2 in the playoffs.

He was all in with Favre, riding his incredible 2009 season to the NFC championship game and then going down this year under the weight of his struggles to regain that rhythm.

Assuming the position as temporary head coach of the Vikings in the remainder of the current NFL season is defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier.

Frazier is very happy with his new job and he made a vow that he will do his best to bring back success to the NFL franchise.

NFL Teams: Minnesota Vikings

This developed after the Bears beat the Miami Dolphins 16-0 at the home of the latter in the current NFL season.

The victory improved the record of the Bears to 7-3 and dropped the Dolphins to 5-5 in the 2010 NFL season.

The loss is very disappointing for the Dolphins since it is their fourth loss at home this year and their second shutout after 40 years.

Bears star defensive end Julius Peppers was the hero for the dominating victory of the visiting team as he only allowed 187 yards and a single third-down conversion in the game.

Pepper was a man on a mission as he also had three sacks to carry the team to its first shutout victory since Nov. 19, 2006, against the Jets.

Aside from Peppers, Bears star running back Matt Forte, also had a solid game for the team carrying 25 times for 97 yards and a score for the Bears, who converted 10 of 18 third-down situations and controlled the ball for nearly 38

minutes.

The visiting team was fully focused in the game as they employ a stone-wall defense to defeat the injury riddled Dolphins in-front of its fans.

The Dolphins and its fans were very sad with their loss since their misfortune while playing at home continues this year.

The misfortunes of the Dolphins this year had been attributed mainly on the barrage of injuries suffered by its key players including the team’s top two quarterbacks Chad Pennington and Chad Henne.

The third-string quarterback of the Bears Tyler Thigpen tried to end their home-game misery but he suffered six sacks in his first NFL start since 2008, which lead to their loss.

Thigpen is the 15th quarterback to start for the Dolphins since Dan Marino.

Dolphins coach Tony Sparano remains confident of their chances this year despite their losses this year.

Sparano said their woes this year is not due to the injuries they suffer but the way they poorly played this year.

NFL Teams: Chicago Bear, Miami Dolphins

The Eagles are surprising a lot of this year, as they continue to pile up wins and moves closer to their quest for an NFL playoff slot and the chance to compete for the Super Bowl this year.

In the recent victory of the Eagles over the Washington Redskins, superstar quarterback Michael Vick was at his best as he carried the team to victory over the home-team 59-28.

Vick was sensational in the game as he scored six touchdowns to lead his team to victory against the Redskins.

With their victory, the Eagles increase their record to 6-3 win-loss record and dropped the home-team to a 4-5 record.

The night belong to Vick as he became the first player in NFL history with at least 300 yards passing, 50 yards rushing, four passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a game.

The superstar quarterback was awesome in the game as he completed his first 10 passes and finished 20 for 28 for 333 yards.

To cap his great effort, Vick also ran eight times for 80 yards and two scores, moving past Steve Young and into second place in NFL history for yards rushing by a quarterback.

Aside from the superb effort from Vick, the whole Eagles team was also fully motivated as they set team records for total yards in a game (592), points in a half (45) and had the biggest lead after the first quarter for any NFL road team (28-0) since at least 1950.

The morale boosting victory put the Eagles into a first-place tie with the New York Giants in the division, with both teams’ two games ahead of the Redskins.

As the Eagles are in high spirits, the Redskins were sad with their defeat since it reduces their chance to get an NFL playoff slot.

McNabb was visibly outplayed by Vick as he finished 17 for 31 for 295 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions; nearly all of the yards coming after the Redskins had dug themselves a five-touchdown hole.

NFL Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins

This developed after the Lions suffered their 25th defeat on the road as they fell to the struggling Buffalo Bills 12-14 in the 2010 NFL season.

With the defeat the Lions fell down 2-7 win-loss record while the Bills increase to 1-8 in the current NFL season.

Bills superstar running back Fred Jackson was the hero for the the home-team as he  ran a  season-best 133 yards and scored twice in leading the Bills get past the Lions.

Playing in-front of its fans, the Bills were very motivated in the game as they play huge as a  team and battled the visitor toe to toe to emerge victorious in their game.

Jackson took advantage of the Lions poor performance on the road as he carried his team to victory over the Lions.

Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick had a also a good game as he 12 of 24 for 146 yards and a touchdown to help his team defeat the Lions.

With their victory the Lions are now were given a new lease of life in their aim for an NFL playoff slot and the chance to compete in the Super Bowl.

The Lions on the other-side of the coin were sad with their loss since it showed the world that the team is struggling hard on the road the past three years.

However, the team remains focused on their aim for an NFL playoff appearance this year despite their loss.

NFL Teams: Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions

The Bills are feeling good of its chances against the Lions despite their 0-8 win loss record since the latter is playing bad on the road.

Did we say playing bad? It is an understatement actualy since the Lions are playing really terrible on the road this year losing their past six road games.

The Lions have dropped 24 straight on the road from Sept. 9, 2001-Dec. 21, 2003, have lost three of their four road games this year by eight points or fewer.

If the Bills can have an A-game on Sunday they have a huge chance of beating the visiting Lions.

The Bills need need to employ tough defense and limit their turnovers if it wish to defeat the Lions.

The home-team can further increase their chances of beating the Lions if newly acquired linebacker Shawne Merriman can make debut on Sunday.

If Merriman plays the odds that the Bills will win their game will further increase against the Lions.

The Lions can finally end their road games problems if the team will play as a team against the Bills.

Lions new starting quarterback Shaun Hill who recenty replace Matthew Stafford to that position need to play 101 percent to give victory to the team.

Hill became the team’s starting quarterback after Stafford suffered a shoulder injury in a 23-20 overtime loss to the New York Jets last Sunday.

NFL experts said if Hill will have a huge game the Lions can defeat the Bills again, since their first meeting in 2006 wher the Lions won 20-17.

NFL Teams: Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions