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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson


by Alan Matthews - 11/23/2018

Before we look at this Monday's Titans-Texans matchup from Houston, let's just say a giant thank you to Roger Goodell, Sean McVay and Andy Reid. Thanks to the commissioner for having the foresight to move last Monday's Chiefs-Rams game from a field in Mexico City that resembled a cow pasture to Los Angeles - an area that needs all the good news it can get these days.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes


by Alan Matthews - 11/15/2018

No question the most memorable Monday Night Football game in this writer's memory in terms of hype surrounding it and living up to said hype was what is still the highest-rated MNF game ever: Bears at Dolphins on Dec. 2, 1985.

San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Nick Mullens


by Alan Matthews - 11/8/2018

I don't know what the worst-ever Monday Night Football matchup at least 10 weeks into a season has been, but I'm quite sure this Monday's Giants at 49ers matchup of teams with a combined 3-14 record is on the very short list.

Marcus Mariota Tennessee Titans


by Alan Matthews - 11/1/2018

What an odd schedule around the NFL in Week 9. Frankly, most of the matchups are pretty boring. But then we were gifted the Rams-Saints showdown in the late Sunday afternoon window - which I previewed here at Doc's and recommended Saints and under that massive total - and then the Packers-Patriots/Rodgers-Brady epic on Sunday night.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski


by Alan Matthews - 10/25/2018

Well, we went 0-2 on last Monday's Giants-Falcons game because Atlanta allowed a last-second garbage TD that allowed New York to cover. And now I have to preview another crappy New York team in the Buffalo Bills this Monday?

eli manning


by Alan Matthews - 10/18/2018

I don't take vacations during football season, but if I had this would have been the week to do it because Doc's wouldn't have much missed me in regards to previewing the two weeknight games in the NFL. Thursday gave us the 2-4 Denver Broncos at 1-5 Arizona Cardinals. Uh, no thanks.

Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers


by Alan Matthews - 10/11/2018

Last Monday's game between the Redskins and Saints from New Orleans was a blowout - we recommended backing the Who Dats - but it was at least interesting because of the whole Drew Brees passing Peyton Manning as the NFL's career yardage leader thing.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees


by Alan Matthews - 10/4/2018

A nice sweep for us last Monday night, although it would have been even better had Denver hung on to its 10-point lead over visiting Kansas City. Alas, Patrick Mahomes worked some of his magic and the Chiefs remained the AFC's lone unbeaten with a 27-23 comeback win. We recommended Denver +5.5 as well as "under" the total of 56 points - perhaps the Broncos did at least give the league a template to slow Mahomes for a while.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes


by Alan Matthews - 9/27/2018

Getting a bit tired of all these splits on my NFL picks - although at least I haven't gone 0-2 yet. It was another wash last Monday night as I went against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa because I felt the Steelers were dealing with too many distractions. However, the magic ran out for Ryan Fitzpatrick as his three interceptions ruined Tampa's chance to win, which was our call. We did hit over the total.

Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers


by Alan Matthews - 9/20/2018

I had split my first five NFL game previews this season until sweeping last Monday's Seahawks-Bears matchup in Chicago. The Bears easily covered the spread, and the total stayed a couple of points under 43.5 - it really wasn't ever close to going over, but Seattle scored a last-second garbage TD to make the final score 24-17. I believe a lot of Bears games will stay under the total this year with that fantastic defense and that plenty of Seattle's will too - more because the Seahawks' offense is not good.

Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks


by Alan Matthews - 9/12/2018

Glad I went with my gut when choosing last week's Monday night game to preview. Early in the week, I was leaning Jets-Lions because I thought the Sam Darnold angle was interesting and was pretty confident that Detroit would win as rookie QBs historically lose in their first road start. However, I opted to skip that game because the Rams were the better bet in the late matchup in Oakland. That proved wise because L.A. did easily cover vs. the Raiders, although we missed on the total - giving us 1-1 marks on all three game previews in Week 1.

Todd Gurley Los Angeles Rams


by Alan Matthews - 9/6/2018

When the New York Jets traded Teddy Bridgewater to New Orleans during the preseason and it became clear that No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold was going to be Gang Green's starter in the opener of the Week 1 Monday doubleheader in Detroit, my inclination was to preview the Jets-Lions game. I try to cover as many teams as possible during the season for these Sunday games, and I'm somewhat doubting I'll have much interest in either of those two the rest of the way unless obligated when they play on Thursday or Monday nights.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger


by Alan Matthews - 12/21/2017

So why am I previewing the Christmas afternoon game between the Steelers and Texans in Houston instead of a better matchup Monday night in Philadelphia between the Raiders and Eagles? Honestly, because I think there's potentially great value on Houston, as I'll explain. Plus, neither the Raiders nor Eagles might have anything to play for by the time they take the field. Oakland needs to win out and get a ton of help to get a wild-card spot, and some of that help probably will already have failed Sunday.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan


by Alan Matthews - 12/14/2017

We won't know which team will be featured on the 2018 version of HBO's "Hard Knocks" until the spring, but I'm not going to predict whichever club it is to make the playoffs. I have learned my lesson! Of course, I am speaking somewhat tongue-in-cheek of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I really did think they were a team on the rise after winning nine games in 2016 and Jameis Winston taking a leap forward in his second season.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady


by Alan Matthews - 12/7/2017

I can't guarantee you a winning result in this Monday's game between the AFC East rival Patriots and Dolphins, but I can promise you it won't look anything like last Monday's wildly brutal & dirty Steelers-Bengals bloodfest. Wow, was that game something. This writer was 2-0 on that Pittsburgh 23-20 comeback win, taking the Bengals +5.5 and the under 43.5.

andy dalton cincinnati bengals


by Alan Matthews - 11/30/2017

This Monday's game between the Steelers and Bengals is the second straight MNF matchup featuring at least one AFC North wild-card hopeful - in this case Cincinnati. Last Monday, I recommended taking Houston +8 at Baltimore. The Ravens didn't cover in a 23-16 victory, but it was huge for their wild-card hopes to potentially save the job of John Harbaugh. Cincinnati needs a similar type win this Monday to likely save Marvin Lewis.

DeAndre Hopkins Houston Texans


by Alan Matthews - 11/24/2017

OK, once a year when previewing a rather bland Monday night game later in the season, I mention how great it would be if ESPN had the option to flex a better game into that slot. But that's unlikely to happen in the next TV deal because it's a lot different moving a game from Sunday afternoon to Sunday night than it is from Sunday to Monday night. So there it is.

Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks


by Alan Matthews - 11/16/2017

In this writer's opinion, college football stole the NFL's thunder last weekend. There were several marquee matchups in college that helped shape a potential playoff field. The NFL Week 10 schedule was rather blah. Things are flipped this weekend for sure. It's a ho-hum NCAA schedule at best but a terrific NFL slate with a handful of games with playoff ramifications.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton


by Alan Matthews - 11/9/2017

Looking for a fade candidate the rest of the 2017 NFL regular season? I give you the Miami Dolphins ahead of their Monday night game at Carolina. It's not so much as I think the team lacks for talent, although I'm not a personal fan of Jay Cutler, one of the most overrated quarterbacks of the decade. Yeah, yeah, he has a cannon. He also is wildly inaccurate and makes terrible decisions.

Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions


by Alan Matthews - 11/2/2017

The broken collarbone suffered by Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers continues to be felt in the NFC. Add in the six-game suspension that Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott now must serve (as of now), and I think you have an answer as to why it was such a crazy trade deadline around the NFL this week.

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