Chester Taylor will carry the Minnesota Vikings to a victory over the St. Louis Rams next Sunday, according to the results of the Madden NFL 07 Matchup, powered by MSNBC and Xbox Live (TM).

Taylor will have 26 carries for 123 yards as the Vikings hold off the Rams 31-30, according to the Madden NFL 07 Matchup online tournament.

Marc Bulger will have a big day for the Rams, throwing for 253 yards, but it won't be enough, the Madden NFL Matchup game shows.

Play Madden NFL 07 Matchup, powered by MSNBC and Xbox Live on Madden NFL 07.

Hop on to Xbox Live and play a game of Madden NFL 07 using the two highlighted teams. Using the gamecast functionality EA SPORTS, we'll compile all the stats of all the games played and determine the winner, based on the averages from the games played. Then we'll compare the Xbox Live prediction to Novacek's predictions each week. Can the Xbox Live community outpeform Novacek each week?

Also by playing, you're entered for a chance to win Microsoft Points in the Xbox Live marketplace. Visit http://www.xbox.com/maddenmatchup/ for the latest winners and official rules.

NFL Madden NFL 07 Matchup Matchup Online tourney runs Results revealed Cowboys at Panthers Oct. 15-20 Panthers, 34-32 Colts at Patriots Oct. 22-27 Colts, 38-35 Bears at Giants Oct. 29-Nov. 3 Giants, 35-33 Bengals at Saints Nov. 5-10 Saints, 42-40 Steelers at Ravens Nov. 12-17 Ravens, 35-33 Seahawks at Broncos Nov. 19-24 Broncos, 34-33 Eagles at Redskins Nov. 26-Dec. 1 Redskins, 35-34 Chiefs at Chargers Dec. 3-8 Chargers, 35-34 Patriots at Jaguars Dec. 10-15 Jaguars, 34-33 Rams at Vikings Dec. 17-22 Dec. 25

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