Dr. Z's Forecast: Dallas Does It

Who were those impostors in the dark uniforms on Sunday night? They couldn't have been the Eagles. These guys spent the whole first half sitting back, letting Mark Brunell take his time completing passes. They missed tackles. They made heroes out of receivers you never heard of. I would have bet that the Terrell Owens flap would have united this team and the fires would have been burning high. Nope, the weird up-and-down defensive fortunes that have followed the Eagles all season were still there.

Enough hand-wringing. Philly hosts Dallas in the Monday-nighter, once an easy pick for the home team. Not anymore, not until the Eagles look something like their old selves. The Cowboys will win it.

Normally I'd say Kansas City's ground game would overwhelm a Buffalo defense that has had trouble stopping the run. But left tackle Willie Roaf has a torn hamstring, and the O-line doesn't do well without him. I'll take the Bills. No logical reason for the next one, just a strong hunch that Tampa Bay will get it together and beat the Redskins.

Oakland is one place that doesn't intimidate the Broncos. A road victory for Denver and another one for the Patriots at Miami. And here's an upset: the Rams to beat the Seahawks in Seattle.

Last week: 5-2 Season: 50-26