09.10 Philadelphia - Winnable game, not sure how our team will look at the beginning of the year with a new system etc. but then again we may take a team or two by surprise before they get a better idea of what we're doing, plus Philly will have McNabb back for his first real game since his injury and without a significant weapon in his receiving core (also without that thorn in his backside). This game is definitely winnable but I'm not counting on it.
09.17 at Indianapolis - Don't see us winning this. Recently we've played the Colts fairly competitively throughout much of each game but in our 2nd real game with our new team I don't see us winning in Indy.
09.24 Washington - Winnable, but not especially likely. Washington will likely be a team pushing for the playoffs again, although they spent a ton of money in the offseason so we'll have to see how all of those high-profile players and coaches mix together.
10.01 Miami - Also winnable but will be tough. We may luck out that Culpepper won't be fully healthy at this point in the season but they finished the season strong last year and look to build off of that and push for the playoffs again. I think being this early in the year and a home game we could take this one, but once again I'm not counting on it.
10.08 Bye - Unfortunately at this point I only see us being 1-3, maybe 2-2. With three home games I'd love to predict a 3-1 record but all three of these teams are potential playoff contenders, so I'd be happy heading into our bye and game with Dallas at 2-2.
10.15 at Dallas - There is nothing I'd like more than to beat Dallas, but they look like they could also be a strong team unless T.O. destroys their lockerroom at this early point of the season.
10.22 Jacksonville - We always play Jacksonville tough and being our first home division game I'm going to give us this one, I think a split with Jacksonville is a pretty reasonable prediction to make.
10.29 at Tennessee - We had better be able to sweep the Titans. I think they are probably one of the 2-3 worst teams in the AFC if not the whole NFL so I am really hoping we return to our form of 2004 and sweep them again.
11.05 at NY Giants - This will be very tough. All of the NFC East games will be tough, but this is the only one on the road (Dallas is only a 4 hour drive away, so that doesn't matter as much). They are currently my favorite to win their division anyways so I don't see us taking this one.
11.12 at Jacksonville - As I said before we always play them tough and I think we will split with them so I'll give them this game, although we frequently play them tougher at their place than at ours.
11.19 Buffalo - Definitely winnable and I expect us to win, along with Tennessee this should be our easiest home game of the year.
11.26 at NY Jets - Definitely winnable, can't wait to see the Mario vs. D'Brick battle that could finish Pennington off for the season, assuming he even lasts this long. I expect us to win, although they should be somewhat improved and we will be at their place.
12.03 at Oakland - I expect us to win this game too. I don't think the Raiders will be much better (if at all), so I think we can take this game and give us our first ever three game winning streak.
12.10 Tennessee - The winning streak will be pushed to four games as we complete the sweep of Tennessee. Bud will force Jeff Fisher to start Vince Young for the first time to try to win over some of our fans and Mario Williams will knock him out of the game with a concussion in the late 1st quarter.
12.17 at New England - I would like to say the win streak will continue but I don't see us going to New England and winning, especially in December, unless Tom Brady and a couple of their other star players are injured.
12.24 Indianapolis - I'm hoping at this point in the season we will be good enough to maybe finally beat Indy, but I'm not counting on that happening this year, I think 2007 is our target for that.
12.31 Cleveland - Should definitely win this one. Their week 17 win against us two years ago started our horrible stretch that continued thru all of last year but yielded us a new coaching staff, new systems, and Mario Williams, so we will beat them for the 2nd straight year as a way of thanking them for starting our struggles.
In summary, if we are 2-2 at our bye week heading in to Dallas I'll be thrilled. All four of those teams are potential playoff teams but with three of those four games at home I think we could maybe take two, but I won't be real discouraged with a 1-3 mark at that point. I think we should be able to take one if not both of the next two games at Dallas and home vs. Jacksonville, so a 3-3 mark going into week 8 would be great, 2-4 would probably be more expected, 1-5 would be disappointing. Tennessee we should beat, then on the road for the Giants and Jaguars will be two tough teams, so 4-5 at that point would be good, 3-6 would be ok, 2-7 will be disappointing. Then we have Buffalo at home, the Jets and Raiders on the road, and Tennessee at home. I really think we can and should win all four of those games, maybe drop one in there. After that stretch I think we could potentially be 8-5, but I'd be happy with the more likely 7-6 or 6-7, be disappointed with 5-8 or anything worse. Then we are at New England and home for the Colts which I don't expect to win either of, then we host Cleveland which I expect to win. So after all of that I think 9-7 is not out of the question, but more likely 7-9 or 8-8. 6-10 I would be ok with but somewhat disappointed, and 5-11 or anything worse I would say we underachieved unless we have a lot of key injuries.
