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The New England Patriots will meet the St. Louis Rams this Sunday at Wembley Stadium in Missouri this Sunday. The game could make for an interesting one, and is anything but a blow off game for the Patriots who have been a bit suspect this year. The Rams do play solid defense and are at home where they have shown to be successful. The Patriots, on the other hand, are beating teams by minimal margins and have been inconsistent on both sides of the ball.

The Patriots come into the game with a 4-3 record after barely escaping with a win from New York last week. That is when they defeated the Jets 29-26 in overtime after the Jets failed to take advantage of balls that bounced right in their direction and a win that all but landed right in their lap. They should have won the upset against the Patriots, but the Patriots apparently still have lady luck on their side. Luck can only get you so far in the NFL, however, and if the Rams could play any offense with consistency they would probably get the win.

The Rams offense ultimately will decide the game. Jeff Fisher has the team going in the right direction, but does need to get his offense to a point that matches more of the explosive passing offenses in the NFL today. Despite the offenses struggles, the team is still 3-4 led by an amazing defense that loves to get after the quarterback and create turnover. Sunday will show if the Rams have enough offense or if the Rams offense can show up.

The Dallas Cowboys will meet the New York Giants on Sunday for their second and final meeting of the year (barring a playoff meeting). The Giants were defeated by the Cowboys week one of the season, but have only lost once since. Meanwhile the Cowboys have only won 2 other times since that meeting. The Giants come into the game at 5-2 while the Cowboys are 3-3. The game will be played at Cowboys Stadium and is set to kickoff at 4:25 PM ET.

Last week the Cowboys were able to win a close game 19-14 against the Carolina Panthers in Carolina. The team was dominate defensively and continues to make positive strides on that side of the ball. Offensively, however, they have been up and down all season and you never know what Cowboys offense will show up. They seem to still be trying to find an identity, which is something that is taking too much time and will cost them if not fixed quickly. This week’s game would give them an awesome opportunity to get back into the division. A loss, on the other hand, could all but cripple any hope they have.

The defending Super Bowl champions sure will not make it easy for them and are sure to be angry after they lost opening day to the Cowboys. Since that time, they have gone 5-1 and are beating teams on both sides of the ball. They have pulled out tough games and have everything a team needs to repeat. Sunday’s divisional game will give everyone a good idea of where they are as a team in terms of having a real chance to repeat.

Peyton Manning will find himself in yet another primetime game this season on Sunday Night Football on NBC. He and his Denver Broncos will take on the Saints at Sports Authority Field at Mile High that night in what should be a fantastic matchup of future hall of fame quarterbacks. Denver enters the game at 3-3 while the Saints are 2-4 following back-to-back victories. Denver should come into the game healthy and refreshed after serving their bye week last Sunday.

Manning and the Broncos seem to be hitting their stride now and are putting things together after having very questionable starts. Their latest victory saw them fall behind 24-0 before finally scoring in the second half. They utilized both offense and defense to get wins and have the edge on the Saints thanks to their defense, which is something the Saints have not had to this point in the year. The Broncos must get better starts, however, and can not bank on coming back from 24 down in one half anymore this season.

The Saints are also finally figuring out who they are and are playing more like their old selves. They still have big strides to make defensively, but seem to have a good feel of the offense again. The quarterback matchup in this contest is one everyone should be aware of and watch closely as these two QBs go blow for blow Sunday night. The game will also be more than half the year in which the Broncos were on primetime. This begs to ask the question of fairness for the team that has had a very unnatural and untraditional schedule this season.

The Jets will take their 3-4 record into their game against the 3-3 Miami Dolphins this week. The game will be played at 1 PM ET at MetLife Stadium in New York. The Jets have played much better in recent weeks despite a huge loss of their best player Darrel Revis weeks ago. They have made some strides on offense and defense, but have still fallen short. This was most evident last week after they fell to the Patriots 29-26 despite having a perfect scenario land in their laps to grab a win.

The Dolphins, meanwhile, have surprised many with their .500 record behind a rookie quarterback and nameless receivers. They are coming off a bye week and should be rested for the Jest as they try and keep fighting for the lead in a very tight division.

New York is in desperate need of a win after last week’s debacle, and has a perfect opportunity at home against a team they should beat. The Jets got a gift last week late in their game, but found a way to spoil it with undisciplined defense. The Jets tied the game up late in their contest with the Patriots and kicked off to the Patriots who fumbled the ball to give the Jets perfect field position to win the game. The Jets did end up getting a field goal to go up 3 points, but did not get enough time off the clock and left too much time for Tom Brady. Brady drove his team down the field in a minute and tied things up to go into overtime. There the Jets were shutout and New England drove again for a field goal.