Week 5 Preview

London at Orlando

Tricky game for the Monarchs on the road, despite being 3-1 and facing 0-4 Orlando, the Thunder have played well lately and QB Kliff Kingsbury had a great game apart from his late interception. London should win but Orlando may cause an upset.

London by 3

Montreal at Birmingham

Tough game for both teams, Montreal are 2-0 at home and 0-2 on the road so the Fire get the advantage. Tough loss for the Fire to Paris last week but they need to bounce back here.

Birmingham by 3

Ohio at New York

Huge AFC East clash, Ohio after a painful loss in Week 3 bounced back with a late win over Mexico this week. NY are playing well and have the advantage as they are at home. Ohio are a very good team and are far better than their 2-2 record suggests but face a tough one here

New York by 3

Berlin at Raleigh-Durham

Berlin had their first loss of the season this week as they fell behind early to Frankfurt and didnt have enough time to bounce back. Raleigh have played well but have suffered too many close losses and at 1-3 they badly need a win here. Raleigh are surprisingly 0-2 at home but their fans expect a win here. Could be a shootout.

Raleigh-Durham by 7

San Antonio at Mexico

Mexico have disappointed the last few weeks and badly need a win here or the Riders will be 2 games ahead already with the tiebreaker advantage. Mexico are tough at home, poor on the road. The Riders might find it tough to run against the fierce Aztecs rush defense so its up to Clint Stoerner to continue his great play. Aztecs to win as they are at home though.

Mexico by 3

Amsterdam at Sacramento

Amsterdam are back to 2-2 after two straight wins but now face a tough trip to Sacramento. Amsterdam are 0-2 on the road and face a Surge team who have lost 2 straight after starting 2-0. Amsterdam have a great defense and if Sha-Ron Edwards continues his fine play on the ground the Admirals should get the win.

Amsterdam by 7

Rhein at Frankfurt

Rhein are GM-less and are falling badly. They've lost 3 straight games, have no decent starting QB and need work. The team hope to appoint a new GM soon but at the moment the Fire look real bad. Frankfurt have bounced back this year and have 3 straight wins with great wins over former undefeated top teams such as Berlin and London.

Frankfurt by 14

Barcelona at Paris

Paris at .500 ? Yes its true, the Musketeers look a new team this year thanks to some great trades for defensive players. DT Michael Josiah is playing well, LB Steve Jasue is also making plays. Its a surprise seeing Thunder Collins at FB so that may not last as Collins is an excellent HB. Paris are feeling confident and at home they want to win this one badly and could move to 3-2 ! Barcelona are 0-4 but 3 of their losses have been close, Tony Romo was excellent last week but its their defense which needs work.

Paris by 7

Austria at Scotland.

Poor game by Austria last week on the ground and in the air with interceptions. Matt Mauck didnt play well last week but should keep his job for another week until Curt Anes is ready. Scotland played a great game last week and HB Sandino Octobre was excellent on the road. Scotland are 2-2 after starting 0-2 and will feel confident playing at home despite being 0-2 ! Austria have a talented team but seem to be missing Ken Simonton as they have problems at RB.

Scotland by 7