56-21…
Niners
@ Lions
The Niners can be the team to end the run for
Detroit. However, the Detroit pass rush is very talented and will harass Smith
all day at home. While the Niners have a damned good defense in the front,
their secondary leaves a lot to be desired. Expect Megatron to highlight that
often.
Lions
Colts
@ Bengals
I learned my lesson. I’m not picking the Colts to
win anything again as they’ve managed to lose to the (other) worst teams in the
NFL with freakishly frustrating 2nd half meltdowns. The Bengals are
not one of the worst teams in the NFL (surprisingly enough, eh?) and should win
this game handily with a solid rushing performance from Benson, enough offense
from Dalton and a stifling defense.
Bengals
Bills
@ Giants
One of the games of the week. It has a 50% pick
distribution in my pool and it’s easy to see why. The Bills are rolling and the
Giants are coming off a game they should not have lost and going home. The
Giants did not run the ball well last week and that’s one of their strengths.
As McFadden and others have shown, the Bills can be run on. The boys from
upstate are looking good this year but a letdown is imminent and I think it
comes this week as the Giants balance out their play enough to make it happen.
Giants
Eagles
@ Redskins
They’ve been burning me all year but I think the
Eagles finally breakthrough. They’re under heavy fire, falling behind the pace
in their division and look like the worst “dream team” ever. Vick and McCoy can
will this team to victory but the defense must keep the Skins off the
scoreboard (which isn’t too hard, really). It’s a tough game to call for Philly
because of how they’ve played and how tough it is to play in the nation’s
capitol but I’m going with my gut.
Eagles
Jags
@ Steelers
Don’t be fooled here. Sure, the Steelers are going
to win the game at home but this won’t be a walk in the park by any stretch of
the imagination. Sort of like the Bengals (but decidedly not as good), the Jags
have surprised everyone by not being as bad as expected because they stop the
run very well. Mendenhall might not get it going but with the way Big Ben is
playing, it might not matter. Gabbert is going to get dinged a few times, me
thinks, too.
Steelers
Rams
@ Packers
I love Steven Jackson but claiming the Rams are
going to march into Lambeau after stinking up the whole season up to this point
and win is a bit much. A-Rod needs to literally stay at home today and they’d
still not have a chance. There are teams that can go into Lambeau right now and
maybe beat the Pack but the Rams are not that team.
Packers
Panthers
@ Falcons
I’m going with the Panthers. Cam Newton has kept
them close all year long and that was good for a lot of big winnings if you’re
betting the line seeing as how the Panthers are a weekly cover with Newton
under center. This weekend, that won’t matter because the Panthers are going to
go into the A and win it outright. The Falcons are overrated, slipping in the
division and have a very weak secondary. Cam is from Atlanta, has shredded
nearly every secondary he’s faced, is only getting better and they’re due. Hmm
Panthers
Texans
@ Ravens
One of the tougher calls this weekend, I’m going
with the favorite anyway. The Ravens are coming off a bye and have had plenty
of time to prepare for the hobbled Texans. Losing Mario Williams for the year
is going to hurt a lot but they might very well still win the division on one
leg. That won’t help this weekend. Ravens have too many weapons, are too well
prepared and have a much better defense than last week’s Raiders. Oh yeah and
they’re in B-more.
Ravens
Browns
@ Raiders
The Raiders are coming off of one of the most
dramatic, emotional finishes in their own history if not up there with some of
the best ever. They’ll need all 11 defensive players against Colt McCoy who
loves to chuck the rock. That said, there won’t be much of a letdown this week for
the Raiders with what could have been a trap game had the front office not
offered two free tickets to every season ticket holder to ensure that the place
was sold out for their Al Davis memorial. And it worked because it is. That’s
going to keep the momentum going for the Raiders and make it very tough for the
Browns to operate especially when they unwrap their brand new toy, Aaron Curry
on some tough defensive looks. That and McFadden will run through the Browns
weak defense. There’s no question about it, the autumn wind is starting to turn
into the cold gale
DA RAAAAAIDDDAAZ
Cowboys
@ Patriots
They're calling it America’s game! Whaddya know. A lot is being made of how
well prepared for Brady the Cowboys are coming off the bye and with Rob Ryan’s
expertise on frustrating and limiting the Pats offense on board. Well, that is
fine and dandy, really… but the Patriots are tough at home, Belichick prepares
for you better than anyone in the game and… Brady is unstoppable when he gets
going (and he’s going) and Romo is Romo and that means that he can implode at
any given moment and there’s utterly no way to predict when, where, how, or
why. Demarcus Ware may very well be the difference in this game but I’m not
holding my breath.
Patriots
Saints
@ Bucs
After the dismal performance against the Niners last
week, I can’t pick the Bucs. Certainly not against the Saints who have quietly
been one of the elite teams in the NFL this year (again). Brees will be as
efficient if not more so against the Bucs secondary and put up another big day
of points on a defense that’s slipping away.
Saints
Vikings
@ Bears
Though the Vikes are coming off their first win and
are finally starting to show some balance, they run into a rough situation in
Chicago with a jilted Bears team looking to rebound. They lost to the Lions
effectively putting them in a bad position in the division 3 games back of two
teams they’ve already lost to and the blame is entirely theirs (and their
offensive line’s). Cutler can’t look any better than he did last Monday.
Truthfully, the Vikings can still get after the QB so it might be another long
day for Cutler and the Bears but I think they run the ball at Minnesota, pass
it effectively enough to outscore the Vikings who will find the Bears D too
much to overcome.
DA BEARS
Dolphins
@ Jets
Might be the most boring Monday Night game this
year. The Jets haven’t looked exciting on Offense in over a year and the Phins
just lost their QB. Moore to Marshall is a wild card, sometimes we never know
what can come out of these sorts of changes but if anything I know about Moore
comes to fruition, the Jets’ defense will win this game. And that means we’re
done here. My points total for this game (the pool tiebreaker) is 43 which is
basically the line in Vegas. Pray for me, chillun’
Jets
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