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No Limit---Cincinnati
After a great start to the season including a win over Oklahoma, Houston begins AAC play tonight against Cincinnati. Houston Quarterback Greg Ward, Jr. leads the dynamic Houston offense and provides a dual-threat to Cincinnati’s defense. Everyone’s going to tune in to see one quarterback, and they might come away talking about the other guy. In one of the big offseason shockers, Cincinnati picked sophomore Hayden Moore over Gunner Kiel as the starting quarterback, and it’s looking like the brilliant call so far.
Adding some mobility to the mix, Moore has rushed for 71 yards and two scores while throwing for 510 yards and five scores with a pick, doing a strong job against Purdue on the road. It's revenge time tonight for the Bearcats. They outplayed the Cougars last year but lost. To kick off what’ll be a wild weekend of shockers, tonight Moore will be flawless, the Bearcat linebackers will keep Ward from taking off, and while there will be a whole lot of bending from the UC defense, it’s not going to break late as they did in last seasons game. Cincinnati Head coach Tommy Tuberville has a history of upsetting teams in the top 10. Added to Moore, the running back duo of Kahlil Lewis and Mike Boone adds an extra dimension to the Cincinnati offense. It will be a close game, and winning at Nippert Stadium against a well-coached team will be difficult and winning and covering next to impossible.
No Limit---Cincinnati
After a great start to the season including a win over Oklahoma, Houston begins AAC play tonight against Cincinnati. Houston Quarterback Greg Ward, Jr. leads the dynamic Houston offense and provides a dual-threat to Cincinnati’s defense. Everyone’s going to tune in to see one quarterback, and they might come away talking about the other guy. In one of the big offseason shockers, Cincinnati picked sophomore Hayden Moore over Gunner Kiel as the starting quarterback, and it’s looking like the brilliant call so far.
Adding some mobility to the mix, Moore has rushed for 71 yards and two scores while throwing for 510 yards and five scores with a pick, doing a strong job against Purdue on the road. It's revenge time tonight for the Bearcats. They outplayed the Cougars last year but lost. To kick off what’ll be a wild weekend of shockers, tonight Moore will be flawless, the Bearcat linebackers will keep Ward from taking off, and while there will be a whole lot of bending from the UC defense, it’s not going to break late as they did in last seasons game. Cincinnati Head coach Tommy Tuberville has a history of upsetting teams in the top 10. Added to Moore, the running back duo of Kahlil Lewis and Mike Boone adds an extra dimension to the Cincinnati offense. It will be a close game, and winning at Nippert Stadium against a well-coached team will be difficult and winning and covering next to impossible.
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Millionaires---Buffalo
The Bills have won four straight and six of the last seven games between the teams. Buffalo -- and ex-Jets head coach Rex Ryan knocked New York out of playoff contention in the most recent meeting Jan. 2, when Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three fourth-quarter interceptions in a 22-17 loss. The Bills are licking their wounds after an awful offensive performance last week in the loss to Baltimore, and one of the problems was the lackluster play of the offensive line. It could not hold off the aggressive Ravens, making it difficult for Buffalo to establish a rhythm. So look for the Bills to try to get their running game early, and then try to attack the Jets down the field, a facet of the offense that was totally lacking in Week 1. The Bills aren't likely to get much going on the ground, so expect QB Tyrod Taylor to continually challenge the Jets underneath and to take some shots at Revis, even with WR Sammy Watkins nursing a foot injury. On defense, the Bills were solid against the Ravens and really gave up only one big play, though that ended up being the difference in the game. Rex will hex Fitzpatrick with all manner of extra pass rushers to force quick decisions. Although both teams come into this game after losing season openers, the Bills are at home with an offensive line that wants to overcome last week's embarrassment and a Rex Ryan defense that will give fits to Fitz, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bills will rush to a win.
Millionaires---Buffalo
The Bills have won four straight and six of the last seven games between the teams. Buffalo -- and ex-Jets head coach Rex Ryan knocked New York out of playoff contention in the most recent meeting Jan. 2, when Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick threw three fourth-quarter interceptions in a 22-17 loss. The Bills are licking their wounds after an awful offensive performance last week in the loss to Baltimore, and one of the problems was the lackluster play of the offensive line. It could not hold off the aggressive Ravens, making it difficult for Buffalo to establish a rhythm. So look for the Bills to try to get their running game early, and then try to attack the Jets down the field, a facet of the offense that was totally lacking in Week 1. The Bills aren't likely to get much going on the ground, so expect QB Tyrod Taylor to continually challenge the Jets underneath and to take some shots at Revis, even with WR Sammy Watkins nursing a foot injury. On defense, the Bills were solid against the Ravens and really gave up only one big play, though that ended up being the difference in the game. Rex will hex Fitzpatrick with all manner of extra pass rushers to force quick decisions. Although both teams come into this game after losing season openers, the Bills are at home with an offensive line that wants to overcome last week's embarrassment and a Rex Ryan defense that will give fits to Fitz, QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bills will rush to a win.
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