For your weekend roster management, here is the latest forecasts for the Sunday and Monday games. Discussion of convers will follow after the table.
Visiting Team | Home Team | Game Time & Date | Forecast for Game Time |
Houston Texans | Jacksonville Jaguars | 8:25 PM EST December 05, 2013 | Partly Cloudy then becoming foggy, 69-66, 8-7 MPH SE/SSE |
Minnesota Vikings | Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Ice Pellets, 31, 5 MPH ENE |
Indianapolis Colts | Cincinnati Bengals | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Ice Pellets, 27-31, 6 MPH E/ESE |
Cleveland Browns | New England Patriots | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Partly Cloudy, 31-30, 3-0 MPH WNW |
Oakland Raiders | New York Jets | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Overcast/Chance of Snow, 32, 2 MPH NE/E |
Detroit Lions | Philadelphia Eagles | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Snow, 32-34, 5 MPH NE |
Miami Dolphins | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Snow/Ice Pellets, 25-29, 9-12 MPH E/ESE |
Buffalo Bills | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Partly Cloudy, 79-81, 6 MPH SSE/S |
Kansas City Chiefs | Washington Redskins | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Ice Pellets, 31, 5 MPH NE |
Atlanta Falcons | Green Bay Packers | 1:00 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Snow, 16-18, 2-5 MPH ENE |
Tennessee Titans | Denver Broncos | 4:05 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Chance of Snow, 13-5, 5-1 MPH NNE/ENE |
St. Louis Rams | Arizona Cardinals | 4:25 PM EST December 08, 2013 | DOME |
New York Giants | San Diego Chargers | 4:25 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Partly Cloudy turning Clear, 54-51, 1-6 MPH WSW/W |
Seattle Seahawks | San Francisco 49ers | 4:25 PM EST December 08, 2013 | Clear, 45-42, 5 MPH NE/N |
Carolina Panthers | New Orleans Saints | 8:30 PM EST December 08, 2013 | DOME |
Dallas Cowboys | Chicago Bears | 8:40 PM EST December 09, 2013 | Partly Cloudy, 19-15, 15-13 MPH W |
The fog which may develop in the second half of tonight's game concerns me, as this will interfere with the ability of both teams to stretch the field with the mid to long range pass. At east the temperatures will be pleasant, and the wind will not be a factor. In fact, a bit more breeze may have helped to avoid the fog, but you can never get everything you want...and if you did, where would you put it?
By the way, Ice Pellets in Baltimore, Cincy, New Jersey and DC? Ice Pellets? Let's hope the forecasts get better by the weekend.
Update: Still some ice pellet warnings in the forecasts. Not so sure I would want to watch a game where the sky was raining pellets of ice, but that is part of what we love about football. For example, Green Bay will be frozen tundra, for sure on Sunday. Without Aaron Rodgers, I don't see this as a great help for the Packers, as it would usually be. Wind does not become a concern until Monday night, but I have a feeling both McCown and Romo will overcome any problems the breezy conditions may pose.
Since I have no great familiarity with ice pellets, I cannot tell you what effect this weather anomaly will have on the games in Baltimore, Cincy, Pittsburgh and DC. But I am going to expect it will not improve the teams' performances. Just a warning.
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