Took it on the chin hard last week, barely breaking the .500 mark at 8-7. 97-46 overall keeps me one game up on the best at the Sporting News. I don’t mind a few upsets, but let’s hope there aren’t as many big upsets this week (I’m talking to you Colts, Rams, and Vikes – collectively 20-4 going in, 0-4 last week).
Cardinals 20 at Vikings 35 (With the Rams ailing, the Vikes offense is now the most explosive around. One tip though, when you go for a field goal on third down and it’s a bad snap, it’s ok to spike the ball.)
Falcons 17 at Lions 13 (What the hell kind of competitor, as Ross claims to be, resigns mid-season with a winning record? I make this pick out of competitive spite.)
Ravens 20 at Titans 27 (I know, everything else you’ve read said this will be a really low scoring affair. I think the defenses may tire a bit near the end though.)
Seahawks 13 at Jaguars 20 (Is anybody actually reading the comments to this game? Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really care? If so I can’t imagine why…)
Bears 16 at Bills 23 (Nice game last week Midgets of the Midway. As a prize you get to face a tough defense in a tough environment. Congrats.)
Bengals 17 at Cowboys 21 (First Galloway, now Ismail. Apparently ACL stands for All Cowboys Limp.)
Patriots 24 at Browns 6 (I pick on the Patsies because they can’t seem to win, but truth be told, New England and San Diego still scare a lot of teams.)
Saints 24 at Panthers 13 (Those amazing Saints! You figure you’ll stack the line to stop Williams, so they beat you deep. Then you get to face their defense.)
Eagles at Steelers (Five D’s decide it. Philly D, Steeler D, and Dermonti Dawson is Doubtful.)
Dolphins 13 at Chargers 0 (If Harbaugh were playing, I’d consider another upset call for San Diego. But, the name’s Moreno not Marino.)
Chiefs 32 at 49ers 20 (Here’s how bad the Niners’ secondary is – they’ve actually been trying Owens and Stokes on defense in practice.)
Packers 13 at Buccaneers 23 (Lambeau Luck should become a new sports term. To quote Sledman, “Can you say ESPY?”)
Rams 21 at Giants 24 (Some sports math: O + G - (W + F + D) = RL. Outdoors and on Grass without Warner, Faulk, and no Defense equals a Rams Loss.)
Jets 22 at Colts 27 (Is there any part of Testeverde’s body that isn’t injured in some way or another?)
Raiders 28 at Broncos 30 (I’d be interested in seeing what the percentages are on taking the “over” in Monday Night games for the last couple of seasons. I’d wager it’s been a pretty good bet, they always seem to be pretty high scoring affairs.)
If I go 8-7 or worse again, I’m going to let my beagle, Jake, make the picks for me.
p.s. Yeah, Connor, I know, you love me. Fickle bastard.