There were six games last week where the winning team won by at least 28 points. I can't remember the last time that happened. And, I'm pretty sure that isn't going to happen again this week. In fact, it looks like there should be some pretty competitive games this week.
I went 8-5 last week and improved to 66-37 on the season.
This week's picks:
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Houston at Buffalo: Matt Shaub and the Texans look like they are starting to find their rhythm. Winner = Houston
Cleveland at Chicago: Derek Anderson is the kind of QB that will "show up" once every five or six games. The Bears look like the kind of team that Anderson might perform well against. So, don't be surprised if the Browns pull this one out. But, I would have to be an idiot to pick the Browns the way they have been playing. Winner = Chicago
Seattle at Dallas: I really don't know what to think about either of these teams. Winner = Dallas
St. Louis at Detroit: I wouldn't watch this game if it was the only thing on TV. Winner = Detroit
Denver at Baltimore: My brain is telling me to take the Ravens at home. But, my gut is telling me the Broncos have enough weapons on offense to put some points on the board. Winner = Denver
San Francisco at Indianapolis: If the 49ers want to have any chance, they need to just give the ball to Frank Gore over and over again. But, this Indy team doesn't look like the same old Tony Dungy team. Winner = Indianapolis
Miami at NY Jets: I think this game could go either way. Winner = NY Jets
NY Giants at Philadelphia: This should be a good game even if Brian Westbrook doesn't play. Winner = NY Giants
Jacksonville at Tennessee: The Titans are probably the best 0-6 team I have ever seen. I'm just not sure that Vince Young is good enough to break them out of their funk. Winner = Jacksonville
Oakland at San Diego: This is going to be another ugly week for the Raiders. Winner = San Diego
Carolina at Arizona: This isn't going to be pretty for Jake Delhomme. Winner = Arizona
Minnesota at Green Bay: This is the game of the week for obvious reasons. I just can't pick against Favre in a game of this magnitude. Winner = Minnesota
Atlanta at New Orleans: It is not easy to go into New Orleans and come out with a win. Winner = New Orleans
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
NFL Week 7 Predictions
Whew! I went 8-6 last week. I'm now 58-32 on the season. Not great, but not too bad.
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Green Bay at Cleveland: Derek Anderson has a QB Rating of 41.7. That is even worse than his QB Rating of 66.5 last season. Winner = Green Bay
San Diego at Kansas City: I seriously think the Chiefs have a chance of winning this one. But, I just don't think they will. Winner = San Diego
Indianapolis at St. Louis: This is the kind of game where the Colts would have struggled in the past under Dungy. Let's see if Jim Caldwell can get Indy fired up for a "gimme" game. Winner = Indianapolis
Minnesota at Pittsburgh: This should be an awesome game. I just haven't seen the consistency from the Steelers this season that I have seen in the past. Winner = Minnesota
New England at Tampa Bay: This one will be over shortly after the opening kick-off. Who am I kidding? This one is already over. Winner = New England
San Francisco at Houston: San Fran is getting better, but Houston is better now. Winner = Houston
Buffalo at Carolina: Yawn. Winner = Carolina
NY Jets at Oakland: The battle of the 34th and 35th ranked quarterbacks in the NFL! Betcha we see a couple of INT's in this one. Winner = NY Jets
Atlanta at Dallas: This one is a tough one to call. Winner = Atlanta
Chicago at Cincinnati: I may have jumped on the Bengal bandwagon a little early. This game is going to tell us a lot about both teams. Winner = Chicago
New Orleans at Miami: The Dolphins will probably be able to keep this one interesting for a while. Winner = New Orleans
Arizona at NY Giants: The Cards are coming off a big win, and the G-Men are coming off an embarrassing loss. Winner = NY Giants
Philadelphia at Washington: I'm not sure what to think about the Eagles humiliating loss to the Raiders last week. But, these are the Redskins. Winner = Philadelphia
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Green Bay at Cleveland: Derek Anderson has a QB Rating of 41.7. That is even worse than his QB Rating of 66.5 last season. Winner = Green Bay
San Diego at Kansas City: I seriously think the Chiefs have a chance of winning this one. But, I just don't think they will. Winner = San Diego
Indianapolis at St. Louis: This is the kind of game where the Colts would have struggled in the past under Dungy. Let's see if Jim Caldwell can get Indy fired up for a "gimme" game. Winner = Indianapolis
Minnesota at Pittsburgh: This should be an awesome game. I just haven't seen the consistency from the Steelers this season that I have seen in the past. Winner = Minnesota
New England at Tampa Bay: This one will be over shortly after the opening kick-off. Who am I kidding? This one is already over. Winner = New England
San Francisco at Houston: San Fran is getting better, but Houston is better now. Winner = Houston
Buffalo at Carolina: Yawn. Winner = Carolina
NY Jets at Oakland: The battle of the 34th and 35th ranked quarterbacks in the NFL! Betcha we see a couple of INT's in this one. Winner = NY Jets
Atlanta at Dallas: This one is a tough one to call. Winner = Atlanta
Chicago at Cincinnati: I may have jumped on the Bengal bandwagon a little early. This game is going to tell us a lot about both teams. Winner = Chicago
New Orleans at Miami: The Dolphins will probably be able to keep this one interesting for a while. Winner = New Orleans
Arizona at NY Giants: The Cards are coming off a big win, and the G-Men are coming off an embarrassing loss. Winner = NY Giants
Philadelphia at Washington: I'm not sure what to think about the Eagles humiliating loss to the Raiders last week. But, these are the Redskins. Winner = Philadelphia
Thursday, October 15, 2009
NFL Week 6 Predictions
I went 9-5 last week, which brings my season total to 50-26.
Man, Week 6 is going to be a tough week to make picks. This week has it all. Good teams playing good teams. Bad teams playing bad teams. Questionable teams playing questionable teams. I suppose this is the week that we are going to find out which teams might just be pretenders.
On to the picks.
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Houston at Cincinnati: After last week I think I am finally going to jump on the Bengal bandwagon. I still don't think Marvin Lewis is a great coach, but he definitely has the Bengals playing well. Winner = Cincinnati
Detroit at Green Bay: Aaron Rodgers holds the ball too long and gets hit a lot. But, I still think he will have a big day against the Lions. Winner = Green Bay
Baltimore at Minnesota: This has the potential to be a great game. But, I think the Vikings have enough weapons offensively to keep the Raven defense off balance. Winner = Minnesota
NY Giants at New Orleans: This is the game of the week. I am going with my gut on this one. But, I won't be surprised if the Saints win it. Winner = NY Giants
Cleveland at Pittsburgh: I think the fact that Derek Anderson's 2 for 17 for 23 yards and an interception performance last week earned him the starting QB job says everything we need to know about Eric Mangini's Cleveland Browns. Winner = Pittsburgh
Carolina at Tampa Bay: I absolutely hate the NFC South. I can honestly say that I never have any clue which team from the NFC South is going to show up on any given Sunday. Winner = Carolina
Kansas City at Washington: Yawner of the week. I'm not sure why anyone even cares who wins this game. Winner = Washington
St. Louis at Jacksonville: The Rams have a small chance of winning this game. The Jags are starting to unravel from the inside out. But, I'm going with the favorite. Winner = Jacksonville
Arizona at Seattle: Which Seattle team is going to show up? For that matter, which Arizona team is going to show up? Winner = Seattle
Philadelphia at Oakland: This is the easiest pick of the week. Winner = Philadelphia
Tennessee at New England: I have a strong feeling that Tennessee isn't as bad as everyone seems to think they are. And, I have a strong feeling that New England isn't as good as everyone thinks they are. This game could be closer than anyone thinks. Winner = New England
Buffalo at NY Jets: I still can't believe the Bills lost to the Browns last week. I am so glad I'm not a Bills fan. Winner = NY Jets
Chicago at Atlanta: This could be a good game. I'm just not on the Bears bandwagon yet. Winner = Atlanta
Denver at San Diego: I really want to believe the Broncos are for real. Denver surprised me the last two weeks with wins over Dallas and New England. I'm just not sure if that means that Denver is good, or that Dallas and New England aren't as good as I thought. I'm not buying Denver yet, but I think they will go into San Diego and come out with a victory. Winner = Denver
Man, Week 6 is going to be a tough week to make picks. This week has it all. Good teams playing good teams. Bad teams playing bad teams. Questionable teams playing questionable teams. I suppose this is the week that we are going to find out which teams might just be pretenders.
On to the picks.
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Houston at Cincinnati: After last week I think I am finally going to jump on the Bengal bandwagon. I still don't think Marvin Lewis is a great coach, but he definitely has the Bengals playing well. Winner = Cincinnati
Detroit at Green Bay: Aaron Rodgers holds the ball too long and gets hit a lot. But, I still think he will have a big day against the Lions. Winner = Green Bay
Baltimore at Minnesota: This has the potential to be a great game. But, I think the Vikings have enough weapons offensively to keep the Raven defense off balance. Winner = Minnesota
NY Giants at New Orleans: This is the game of the week. I am going with my gut on this one. But, I won't be surprised if the Saints win it. Winner = NY Giants
Cleveland at Pittsburgh: I think the fact that Derek Anderson's 2 for 17 for 23 yards and an interception performance last week earned him the starting QB job says everything we need to know about Eric Mangini's Cleveland Browns. Winner = Pittsburgh
Carolina at Tampa Bay: I absolutely hate the NFC South. I can honestly say that I never have any clue which team from the NFC South is going to show up on any given Sunday. Winner = Carolina
Kansas City at Washington: Yawner of the week. I'm not sure why anyone even cares who wins this game. Winner = Washington
St. Louis at Jacksonville: The Rams have a small chance of winning this game. The Jags are starting to unravel from the inside out. But, I'm going with the favorite. Winner = Jacksonville
Arizona at Seattle: Which Seattle team is going to show up? For that matter, which Arizona team is going to show up? Winner = Seattle
Philadelphia at Oakland: This is the easiest pick of the week. Winner = Philadelphia
Tennessee at New England: I have a strong feeling that Tennessee isn't as bad as everyone seems to think they are. And, I have a strong feeling that New England isn't as good as everyone thinks they are. This game could be closer than anyone thinks. Winner = New England
Buffalo at NY Jets: I still can't believe the Bills lost to the Browns last week. I am so glad I'm not a Bills fan. Winner = NY Jets
Chicago at Atlanta: This could be a good game. I'm just not on the Bears bandwagon yet. Winner = Atlanta
Denver at San Diego: I really want to believe the Broncos are for real. Denver surprised me the last two weeks with wins over Dallas and New England. I'm just not sure if that means that Denver is good, or that Dallas and New England aren't as good as I thought. I'm not buying Denver yet, but I think they will go into San Diego and come out with a victory. Winner = Denver
Thursday, October 8, 2009
NFL Week 5 Predictions
I went 10-4 last week and improved to 41-21 on the season. There are some interesting match-ups this week.
On to Week 5
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Cleveland at Buffalo: Derek Anderson is like a box of chocolates. You just never know what you are "gonna" get. The Bills come in ranked 28th in total defense, and the Browns come in ranked 32nd. This one has ugly written all over it. Winner = Buffalo
Dallas at Kansas City: I'm not sure if I overestimated Dallas last week or if I underestimated Denver last week. It doesn't make a difference in this game. Winner = Dallas
Minnesota at St. Louis: The Vikings are pretty good. The Rams are not. Winner = Minnesota
Oakland at NY Giants: Is Eli going to play? Does it really matter? Winner = NY Giants
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia: Rumor has it that McNabb is going to play this week, but he still isn't 100%. It doesn't really matter. Winner = Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Detroit: Detroit looks better this season. But, they don't look as good as Pittsburgh. Winner = Pittsburgh
Washington at Carolina: Yawn. Neither one of these teams excites me at all. Winner = Carolina
Cincinnati at Baltimore: I just can't see the Bengals even keeping this game close. Winner = Baltimore
Atlanta at San Francisco: I find this game to be pretty interesting. I'm not on the 49er bandwagon yet, but if San Fran wins this one I will start watching them a little closer. Winner = San Francisco
Jacksonville at Seattle: This game looks too close to call. If in doubt, go with the home team. Especially if the visiting team has to travel all the way across the Country. Winner = Seattle
Houston at Arizona: This is another intriguing game for me. On paper, the Cards should win this one easily. But, if Mario Williams is healthy enough to play this week he will be all over Kurt Warner. Winner = Arizona
New England at Denver: I would like to think that Denver is a good team, but I haven't seen enough from them yet. Winner = New England
Indianapolis at Tennessee: Indy is 4-0. Tennessee is 0-4. This game looks like a mismatch, but Jeff Fisher's Titans always play Indy tough. If Tony Dungy were still the Colt's coach I would pick the Titans. But, Jim Caldwell is in charge now and I like what I am seeing so far. Winner = Indianapolis
NY Jets at Miami: I am really looking forward to watching this game. I thought Miami would be done once Pennington went down, but they looked very impressive last week. I still think the Jets may have just a little more. Winner = NY Jets
On to Week 5
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Cleveland at Buffalo: Derek Anderson is like a box of chocolates. You just never know what you are "gonna" get. The Bills come in ranked 28th in total defense, and the Browns come in ranked 32nd. This one has ugly written all over it. Winner = Buffalo
Dallas at Kansas City: I'm not sure if I overestimated Dallas last week or if I underestimated Denver last week. It doesn't make a difference in this game. Winner = Dallas
Minnesota at St. Louis: The Vikings are pretty good. The Rams are not. Winner = Minnesota
Oakland at NY Giants: Is Eli going to play? Does it really matter? Winner = NY Giants
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia: Rumor has it that McNabb is going to play this week, but he still isn't 100%. It doesn't really matter. Winner = Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Detroit: Detroit looks better this season. But, they don't look as good as Pittsburgh. Winner = Pittsburgh
Washington at Carolina: Yawn. Neither one of these teams excites me at all. Winner = Carolina
Cincinnati at Baltimore: I just can't see the Bengals even keeping this game close. Winner = Baltimore
Atlanta at San Francisco: I find this game to be pretty interesting. I'm not on the 49er bandwagon yet, but if San Fran wins this one I will start watching them a little closer. Winner = San Francisco
Jacksonville at Seattle: This game looks too close to call. If in doubt, go with the home team. Especially if the visiting team has to travel all the way across the Country. Winner = Seattle
Houston at Arizona: This is another intriguing game for me. On paper, the Cards should win this one easily. But, if Mario Williams is healthy enough to play this week he will be all over Kurt Warner. Winner = Arizona
New England at Denver: I would like to think that Denver is a good team, but I haven't seen enough from them yet. Winner = New England
Indianapolis at Tennessee: Indy is 4-0. Tennessee is 0-4. This game looks like a mismatch, but Jeff Fisher's Titans always play Indy tough. If Tony Dungy were still the Colt's coach I would pick the Titans. But, Jim Caldwell is in charge now and I like what I am seeing so far. Winner = Indianapolis
NY Jets at Miami: I am really looking forward to watching this game. I thought Miami would be done once Pennington went down, but they looked very impressive last week. I still think the Jets may have just a little more. Winner = NY Jets
Thursday, October 1, 2009
NFL Week 4 Predictions
I went 11-5 last week and improved to 31 -17 on the season. I'd be doing pretty good right now if I hadn't totally flopped on my Week 2 predictions.
On to Week 4.
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Detroit at Chicago: I'm still not on the Bears bandwagon, but there hasn't been a bandwagon in Detroit in several years. The Lions played well last week, but can they do it two weeks in a row? I don't think so. Winner = Chicago
Cincinnati at Cleveland: If you think you have two good quarterbacks on your roster, that probably means you don't have any. Winner = Cincinnati
Seattle at Indianapolis: The Colts defense is banged up, but they still have Peyton Manning. Winner = Indianapolis
NY Giants at Kansas City: This is going to be ugly if you are a Chiefs fan. Winner = NY Giants
Baltimore at New England: Its now time to find out if Baltimore is any good. Victories over Cleveland, Kansas City, and a notoriously slow starting Charger team hasn't proven anything to me yet. I'm still buying, though. Winner = Baltimore
Tampa Bay at Washington: The award for this week's ugliest game goes to................. I think I would rather watch "The View" than be forced to watch this one. Winner = Washington
Tennessee at Jacksonville: I just can't see the Titans dropping this one, even though it is at Jacksonville. One more loss this early and Tennessee is in serious trouble. Jeff Fisher will get them back on course. Winner = Tennessee
Oakland at Houston: The Texans have Matt Schaub, the Raiders have Jamarcus Russell. Nuff said. Winner = Houston
NY Jets at New Orleans: I'm pretty excited about this game. Both of these teams come in looking very impressive. To me, this game is too close to call. I'm going with the home team. Winner = New Orleans
Buffalo at Miami: I just don't think the Dolphins have much chance without Pennington. Winner = Buffalo
Saint Louis at San Francisco: Its only going to get worse for the Rams. The 49ers should make this one look easy. Winner = San Francisco
Dallas at Denver: Bronco fans can say goodbye to their undefeated record. Denver's next five opponents are Dallas, New England, San Diego, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. This will be just the start of a very long month and a half for Denver. Winner = Dallas
San Diego at Pittsburgh: The Steelers need this game a lot more than San Diego does, and it is in the Steel City. Winner = Pittsburgh
Green Bay at Minnesota: We've all been waiting on this one. The Vikes should win, unless Favre tries to do too much. I think the coaching staff will keep #4 in check and the Viking defense and running game will pull this one out. Winner = Minnesota
On to Week 4.
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Detroit at Chicago: I'm still not on the Bears bandwagon, but there hasn't been a bandwagon in Detroit in several years. The Lions played well last week, but can they do it two weeks in a row? I don't think so. Winner = Chicago
Cincinnati at Cleveland: If you think you have two good quarterbacks on your roster, that probably means you don't have any. Winner = Cincinnati
Seattle at Indianapolis: The Colts defense is banged up, but they still have Peyton Manning. Winner = Indianapolis
NY Giants at Kansas City: This is going to be ugly if you are a Chiefs fan. Winner = NY Giants
Baltimore at New England: Its now time to find out if Baltimore is any good. Victories over Cleveland, Kansas City, and a notoriously slow starting Charger team hasn't proven anything to me yet. I'm still buying, though. Winner = Baltimore
Tampa Bay at Washington: The award for this week's ugliest game goes to................. I think I would rather watch "The View" than be forced to watch this one. Winner = Washington
Tennessee at Jacksonville: I just can't see the Titans dropping this one, even though it is at Jacksonville. One more loss this early and Tennessee is in serious trouble. Jeff Fisher will get them back on course. Winner = Tennessee
Oakland at Houston: The Texans have Matt Schaub, the Raiders have Jamarcus Russell. Nuff said. Winner = Houston
NY Jets at New Orleans: I'm pretty excited about this game. Both of these teams come in looking very impressive. To me, this game is too close to call. I'm going with the home team. Winner = New Orleans
Buffalo at Miami: I just don't think the Dolphins have much chance without Pennington. Winner = Buffalo
Saint Louis at San Francisco: Its only going to get worse for the Rams. The 49ers should make this one look easy. Winner = San Francisco
Dallas at Denver: Bronco fans can say goodbye to their undefeated record. Denver's next five opponents are Dallas, New England, San Diego, Baltimore, and Pittsburgh. This will be just the start of a very long month and a half for Denver. Winner = Dallas
San Diego at Pittsburgh: The Steelers need this game a lot more than San Diego does, and it is in the Steel City. Winner = Pittsburgh
Green Bay at Minnesota: We've all been waiting on this one. The Vikes should win, unless Favre tries to do too much. I think the coaching staff will keep #4 in check and the Viking defense and running game will pull this one out. Winner = Minnesota
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