Countdown UFL: Week 3

By Peter "Bash" Smith
Countdown UFL Columnist



Hey Countdown fans thanks for stopping by once again to another great column. Last week was fantastic, even thought I finished with a 3 and 3 record. What was fun was that we had failed trash talks, an overconfident champion GM beaten by last year’s chumps and a Monday night kicker making 9 points to bring their team the W.

As for this week, it’s divisional rival week. The excitement just keeps on coming. Now a 500 record after two weeks is abominable. I need to sleep, I can’t take the stress of being wrong. Now, I will just breathe… Relax… and let the old instincts flow. Here goes.

Dallas vs. Green Bay
Both teams want the win badly to stay out of the cellar. This game is more important to the Cowboys than the Packers. The reason why it’s more important for them is because they are favored to win the Western division and not Green Bay. Saying all this I’m betting that the Cowboys will win. With Ladainian Tomlinson and Jason Whitten absent this week, plus Westbrook not at 100%, the Packers are facing an uphill battle. Palmer is focused and is playing against the team he hates the most. That alone will lead the Cowboys to victory. Winner: Dallas

Oakland vs. Atlanta
Well well, look who’s on top. The Falcon flock is flying with pride and it is showing. Although, now is not the time for them to relax. The Oakland Raiders came back last week to beat a very tough Bengal team. This is the week that the Falcons slow down. They’ve been on a fast pace and will fizzle. We all know everything has to come to and end. Winner Oakland

Chicago vs. New Orleans
This is what I like to see. A battle between two undefeated teams. But to me I think the Saints will be the team still undefeated. Larry Johnson has the bye week and Peyton Manning is going up against a tough Jacksonville defense. Watch Baltimore D and McNabb do their thing and ruin the Bears. Winner: New Orleans

Cincinnati vs. Philadelphia
A rivalry for the past few years and it continues today. Both teams are in a must win for a few reasons. The team that wins will prove to themselves that they belong with the best. This game will be close since across the board both teams have players playing against strong defenses. Since this will be a battle of the defenses, I have to give the edge to Chicago D. Winner: Cincinnati

Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay
A rivalry of its own kind, the Bill and Bucs love to play each other. The problem is that this won’t be much of a game. Plummer is not the Plummer of last year. Alexander has a sore foot and playing a tough D. Look for Edgerrin James to breakout this week and because of Alexander’s sore foot Hasselbeck will have a stellar day. Winner Buffalo

New York vs. Tennessee
Can anyone give me a reason to put Tennessee as the winner? If you can, please e-mail me at pat.bri@primus.ca. Winner: New York

Well guys, we will have another great week of football. I apologize for this article taking a while but it’s done. I’ll see you all next week.

Peter 'Bash' Smith is a senior writer for uflfootball.net