Week 9 Preview

Birmingham at Ohio

Huge game in the AFC. Both teams are 6-2 and with the AFC West trailing this could be a potential matchup for the number 1 seed in the AFC. Ohio were excellent last week getting out to an early lead against Montreal and upsetting the Machine at home, somewhere Montreal hardly loses. With HB Jarrett Payton back to full strength and a packed 90,000 crowd in Ohio it will be tough for the Fire to win here. The Fires defense has been excellent with 96 points allowed in 8 games, this could be a low scoring game with the Fires tough defense.

Ohio by 3

San Antonio at New York

Must win game for both teams, the Riders have faded and New York have lost 4 straight after beginning 3-1. If the Knights lose this they may be out of the playoff race, the Riders have played well on offense but have lost some close games.

NY by 3

Raleigh-Durham at Montreal

After last weeks upset at home the Machine will want to come out firing in this game. Raleigh despite their record have been in a lot of close games but their defense lets them down. Montreal have to win this one and will welcome back QB Danny Wuerrfel.

Montreal by 10

Orlando at Mexico

With a 3 game winning streak the Aztecs have emerged out of the pack in the AFC West and lead by a game. They cant let up though and need to beat Orlando who have looked good in recent weeks and played very well last week against NY.

Mexico by 7

Rhein at Sacramento

Rhein upset the Admirals last week and at times have played some very good football. Sacramentos offense was finally on fire last week and they will now look for a long winning streak as they are back in the playoff hunt. They badly need a win here and must hope their offense continues to improve.

Sacramento by 3

Scotland at Frankfurt

Frankfurt have to win this week or will be struggling in the EFC playoff race. They face Scotland who were sensational at home last week but the Galaxy are tough at home. Scotland have surprisingly been great on the road though and will fancy their chances here.

Scotland by 3

Paris at Amsterdam

The Admirals werent happy last week in losing to Rhein and now trail Berlin by a game in the AFC East. They should win this game at home but Paris at 4-4 this late in the season are surprising people and have the potential for an upset.

Amsterdam by 3

Barcelona at London

The Monarchs are angry after last weeks loss, they allowed HB Avon Cobourne to have over 200 combined yards last week and their once proud defense was shocked. Look for changes to happen this week. Barcelona despite their winless record have played some good football but last week fell apart.

London by 14

Berlin at Austria

Must win game for the DarkKnights who at 4-4 and after an upset to Paris are fading. Berlin are one of the top teams in the EFC and are the surprise package of the season. It will be tough winning in Austria but this should be a great matchup.

Berlin by 1