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Sky Sports reporter Richard Graves snapped a two game losing streak to beat our Carolina Panthers fan by a solitary game in week 10. You cant script sports, or indeed predictions as it was Panthers who proved to be the clincher for Richard, finishing with a 9-5 record to keep his faint play-off hopes alive.This week Richard puts his predictive powers to the test against Liz Fox, Seattle Seahawks fan and editor-in-chief of @NFLGirlUK. Richards 2016 Results Richard UK Fan Base Season Record v Jaguars 10-6 11-5 0-1 v Bengals 10-6 7-9 1-1 v Redskins 5-11 9-7 1-2 v Raiders 8-7 8-7 1-2-1 v Vikings 9-5 10-4 1-3-1 v Eagles 9-6 9-6 1-3-2 v Patriots 8-7 7-8 2-3-2 v Bills 8-5 (OT loss) 8-5 (OT win) 2-4-2 v Giants 8-5 10-3 2-5-2 v Panthers 9-5 8-6 3-5-2 New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers, Friday, 12:30am Sky Sports 1 Richard: A big NFC South showdown to kick off week 11 and its between two teams still in the play-off race following the Atlanta Falcons surprise defeat in Philadelphia. That being said, both these teams come into this match-up off the back of heartbreaking losses themselves. None more so than New Orleans, losing to a blocked extra point attempt which was returned for a two-point defensive conversion. When Carolina went to New Orleans in week 6, they fought out a thriller - rallying from a double digit deficit, only to fall short as the Saints hung on for a 41-38 win. This may well be another high scoring affair on a Thursday night. Both teams rank in the bottom ten for points allowed, Carolina have the 25th ranked pass defence while the Saints are dead last. Wil Lutz and the New Orleans Saints edged out the Carolina Panthers in week 6, will the same result play out on Thursday night? The New Orleans offence is now the number one ranked unit in the NFL for yards per game, but the Panthers possess the second best rushing defence in the league. All signs point to an entertaining encounter. PanthersNFL Girl UK: Both teams suffered massive last-minute defeats on Sunday so they each have something to prove, and Im hoping it will be a high scoring game. Drew Brees seems to be single-handedly leading his team to victory and Panthers cant seem to stop anyone right now. SaintsBaltimore ravens @ Dallas Cowboys, Sunday 5:30pm Sky Sports 2Richard: This promises to be the pick of the Sunday games. The top team in the AFC North locking horns with the top team in the NFC East. Baltimores number one ranked run defence facing the Cowboys number one ranked rushing offence. Dallas rookie running back Ezekiel Elliot now with 1005 yards through nine games on his own! He requires just three more yards to break the Cowboys all time rookie rushing record. Elliott went over 1,000 yards for the season with his three touchdown, game-winning performance against Pittsburgh Baltimore snapped a four game losing streak when beating the Browns last time out and theyve had 10 days to prepare for this test, but if they are to cause an upset in this one itll be down to their defence, which has already limited the Steelers LeVeon Bell and Buffalos LeSean McCoy to 90 yards combined this season! A defence which is second in interceptions (11) and is the NFLs fifth-ranked unit against the pass and allows only 17.8 points per game. Itll be no easy task though. Rookie QB Dak Prescott has only thrown two interceptions all season behind an offensive line which affords him 2.4 seconds per passing attempt (only Buffalo are better). If Baltimore win, itll be a huge statement to the NFL from them. If Dallas win, thatll be nine in a row - a franchise record. Cowboys The Baltimore Ravens made light work of Cleveland in week 10 NFL Girl UK:: The Ravens steamrolled Cleveland last week (but then thats hardly difficult for any team playing Browns right now) and the Cowboys played out a great game against Pittsburgh. Dallas currently lead the NFL in both rushing and time of possession. Itll be a close game but as much as I may personally dislike some Cowboys players, I think theyll take this one. CowboysMiami Dolphins @ Los Angeles Rams, Sunday 9pm Sky Sports 2Richard: Weve had to wait until week 11 but finally the NFL will be introduced to quarterback Jared Goff. The man the L.A Rams believe is the future of their franchise, and gave up a boat load of draft picks in order to secure with the drafts number one overall pick. The problem is, all season long head coach, Jeff Fisher, has told us Goff isnt ready! Well, hes certainly stepping into the fire here against a Miami Dolphins team which is hot! Rookie Goff set for first start Los Angeles Rams set to give Jared Goff first start against Miami The Dolphins have won four in a row and a defensive front led by Ndamukong Suh will be salivating at the mouth at the prospect of facing a rookie QB making his debut. Factor in that the Rams offensive line just hasnt been very good this season and this has the potential to get ugly. Expect running back Todd Gurley to get plenty of touches with a greater emphasis on getting the ball into the hands of wide receiver Tavon Austin and, as weve seen throughout this season, the Rams will also lean heavily on their defence to keep them in the game. Bottom line, Jared Goff is playing because the LA Rams are desperate to see a spark in their offence - anything! Its an offense which ranks 31st overall, its dead last in scoring (15.4 points per game) and ranks in the bottom eight for both passing and rushing. However, unless hes improved dramatically from the player we saw in pre-season and then in London, this could be a one-sided contest. Dolphins 2016 Number one pick Jared Goff will make his first start for the L.A Rams this weekend NFL Girl UK: The Dolphins are on fire at the moment with Jay Ajayi absolutely storming the field. Goff has been announced as the starting quarterback which I feel will bring a new excitement to the game for them. Goff will open up the passing game, which in turn should open up opportunities for Gurley. RamsGreen Bay Packers @ Washington Redskins, Monday 1am Sky Sports 2Richard: After two weeks of the season and with a 0-2 record everyone was writing off the Washington Redskins. Now their record is 5-3-1 and if the play-offs were today, theyd have a wild card slot. In contrast, confidence in the Green Bay Packers is waning on the back of a disappointing defeat to the Colts and then a humiliating 47-25 loss in Tennessee. First the cause for the Packers slump in form was attributed to their receivers not getting open. Then Aaron Rodgers play was questioned. Now, a banged up secondary that just cant stop anyone is being cited. Aaron Rodgers has been inconsistent as the Green Bay Packers have struggled The truth is, all are correct to some degree and Green Bay are short on confidence but with their record standing at 4-5, they remain just a game outside first place in the NFC North, with all to play for. Many questioned whether the Packers could get the job done when they last visited Washington in last years playoffs - they won comfortably, 35-18. Both of these teams are in vastly different positions from their last match up though... RedskinsNFL Girl UK: The Packers offence is struggling and Aaron Rodgers has played average at best in recent weeks. Ryan Kerrigan and the Redskins defence has improved greatly and overall the team is on a good run, so this could be their game. RedskinsHouston Texans @ Oakland Raiders, Tuesday 1am Sky Sports 1Richard: The NFL heads to Mexico for Monday Night Football and, returning from their bye week this should be an Oakland Raiders team brimming with confidence after knocking off the Super Bowl champion, Denver Broncos two weeks ago.Their offense is ranked in the top six in every major category, fifth overall and is averaging over 27 points per game this season. The Houston Texans in contrast are ranked just 29th in total offence and won last week despite quarterback Brock Osweiler throwing for just 99 yards. Its their defence which has kept them competitive - ranked fourth overall, third against the pass but 26th against the run! This is where the Raiders will look to make the difference. Both Richard and Liz believe that Michael Crabtree and the Oakland Raiders will come out on top against Houston The success theyve enjoyed through the air will force Houston to give help against wide receivers Michael Crabtree and Amari Cooper and that should afford some running room for Latavius Murray. He ran in three touchdowns against Denver and gives the Raiders balance to that air attack. With a 7-2 record, there are still some question marks surrounding their defence, which has shown improved play in recent weeks. This is now a game Oakland are expected to win, the question is will they? RaidersNFL Girl UK: With the best young QB in the league, the Raiders will continue their hot streak through the air with Cooper and Crabtree and on the ground with Murray. If Oakland can cut down on the number of penalties then they should be no match for the Texans who have struggled to move the ball away from home this season. 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And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field. PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia Phillies manager Pete Mackanin still isnt sure why reliable reliever Hector Neris didnt throw his best pitch in a big spot.With the Phillies leading by two runs in the eighth and closing in on a three game-sweep of the Miami Marlins, Neris allowed a two-run homer to Christian Yelich and a go-ahead infield single to J.T. Realmuto as the Marlins rallied for a 5-4 victory Sunday.Neris has been our best guy in the eighth inning, Mackanin said. Hes been fantastic all year. I just wish he would have gone to the splitter.Derek Dietrich reached base three times and added an RBI for the Marlins, who avoided falling further back in the NL wild-card race.Reliever Mike Dunn improved to 4-1 and A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless ninth for his 37th save.After Yelich hit a two-run homer off the left-field foul pole, Miamis rally continued when Marcell Ozuna reached second as Cesar Hernandez and Tommy Joseph collided trying to catch a routine pop up. After moving to third on a groundout, Ozuna came home when Realmuto, who entered the game the previous inning, hit a sharp grounder down the line that third baseman Maikel Franco fielded cleanly but threw wide.This is how we play, Yelich said. We play hard all the time. If you play hard, you can live with the results.Freddy Galvis and Odubel Herrera both homered for the Phillies. Tommy Joseph, who hit his 20th home run of the season the previous night, added a pair of hits, including an RBI single in the first. Galvis followed with another RBI single two batters later against struggling Miami starter Andrew Cashner.Herrera added his 14th home run of the year to lead off the third, extending Philadelphias lead to 3-0. Hes now 12 for 23 in his last six games.Galvis hit another solo blast in the sixth, his 20th homer. He finished with three hits and also made a spectacular defensive play in the third.We let it slip away, Mackanin said. We should have won that game.Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon extended his hitting streak to 10 games with an RBI single in the fifth, breaking up Alec Ashers shutouut bid.dddddddddddd Dietrich followed with an RBI single to chase Asher before reliever Joely Rodriguez induced an inning-ending double play to preserve the Phillies 3-2 lead.Making his third start of the season after serving an 80-game suspension for PEDs, Asher allowed six hits and two earned runs while striking out four and walking zero.I think it went well, Asher said. I executed a lot of pitches. The hits they got, I felt were soft singles. They find holes and theres nothing you can do about it.TIME TO LEAVEMarlins third baseman Martin Prado was ejected after striking out to end the third, throwing his helmet against the ground in disgust and arguing with home plate umpire Dale Scott. Ichiro Suzuki replaced him.MENTAL MISTAKEMackanin was disappointed to see Hernandez collide with Joseph on the eighth-inning error that led to Miamis go-ahead run.If Cesar is going to make an attempt to catch it, hes got to call it, the Phillies manager said. He never said a word. That was a mental mistake on his part.SIGN HIM UPSome of the biggest cheers of the game came in the bottom of the second when a Phillies fan sitting along the right-field line caught a sharp line drive off the bat of Aaron Altherr -- with one hand.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: Giancarlo Stanton was held out of the starting lineup for a second straight day after making his first start in the field on Friday following a three-week stint on the disabled list (left groin strain). He pinch hit in the seventh inning and struck out.Phillies: Veteran slugger Ryan Howard missed his second straight game with knee soreness. Mackanin said he could return Tuesday.UP NEXTMarlins: They open a 10-game homestand Monday vs. the Nationals, with Miami LHP Wei-Yin Chen (5-4, 4.99) facing Washington RHP A.J. Cole (1-2, 4.71).Phillies: They begin a two-game home series vs. the White Sox on Tuesday with Philadelphia RHP Jake Thompson (2-5, 5.64) opposing Chicago RHP James Shields (5-17, 5.84). ' ' '