Here's what I'm watching for this weekend in CFB and the NFL:
(3) – Ole Miss @ LSU: The wild thing about the rise in Mississippi State and Ole Miss is that some traditional powers have to take it in the shorts. That’s LSU. LSU in SEC play have beaten Mississippi State more than any team in program history, going 71-34-3. The team they have the second most amount of wins is Ole Miss, who they have a record of 58-40-4. LSU has lost three games in each of the last two seasons. They have a chance to equal that once again Saturday night. But the last time they lost four was in 2009, and five games in 2008.
(1) – Pac 12: The Pac 12 four 1 loss teams still alive in the CFB Playoffs. Oregon, Arizona State, Arizona, and Utah. Utah hosts USC tonight. Arizona State still plays 3 ranked teams including a road visit to Notre Dame and Arizona. Arizona still plays 3 ranked teams. Oregon though, has only 1 ranked team left on their schedule before the championship game. That’s at Utah.
(-37) – Seattle @ Carolina: If Seattle is going to get their season going again, playing at Carolina might be the right medicine for what ails them. The Carolina Panthers are the best of the worst division in football. The Panthers (3-3-1) have been outscored this season by 37 points. They are the only division leader who is a minus in point differential. The 2013 Green Bay Packers won their division last year with a -11 point differential in going 8-7-1. Before the Packers, the 2011 Super Bowl Champion Giants won their division with a -6 point differential in going 9-7.
(13) – Green Bay @ New Orleans: Which New Orleans Saints team will show up on Sunday night when they take on the Green Bay Packers? The Saints are just 2-4 on the season, but have won both of their home games in unimpressive fashion. But the Saints have two impressive streaks going on right now. They currently have the longest home winning streak in the NFL at 10 straight games. On prime time games at home, they Saints have won 13 straight home games dating back to November of 2008. The Packers on the other hand have won 4 straight, so someone is going to have a streak come to an end.