I was SOOOOO close to having a good week last week, but the stupid, worthless Texans messed up my groove, and I wasn’t able to recover. It was still one of my better weeks. Maybe it’s because the Cowboys had a Bye Week. They should do that more often so I can see a stress-free week of football. Anyway, let’s see how my post-Cowboys-Bye-Week shapes up.
Thursday Night Game
Saints @ Falcons – SAINTS: FINALLY!!!! After a few weeks in a row of missing my LOCK, a lock came through for me. It still was too close for my taste, but at least it came through.
Sunday Early Afternoon Games
Buccaneers @ Lions – LIONS: I’m not comfortable with this one. The Bucs have 2 wins in a row, and the Lions are in the last quarter of their season, which means choke time. Still, surely the Lions can prevail at home against the 2-8 Bucs… right?
Jaguars @ Texans – TEXANS: I’m gonna let last week slide as a one-time hiccup for young Case Keenum. I HOPE he learned his lesson that, if sucks enough, he can be replaced by Matt “No Personality” Schaub. Seriously, Case, do you want that on your career notes? “Sucked enough to be replaced by Matt Schaub” should never have to appear on ANYONE’S career notes. It’s either that or the Texans are cursed this year, which is weird considering no one was on a Madden cover ever from the Texans.
Vikings @ Packers – PACKERS: Hmmm… this is another tough one. See, on one hand, the Vikings have 51 inept players (AP and Jared Allen being the exceptions). On the other hand, Aaron Rodgers is still out, and the Packers have been average without him. I mean, in Green Bay, you have to think that the Packers will somehow pull this game out, but if AP gets momentum, watch out for that upset.
Chargers @ Chiefs – CHIEFS: One loss does not derail a season, especially if that loss is in a place like Denver or Seattle. The Chiefs weren’t ever going to go 15-1, and they may not even go 14-2, but they are a tough, gritty team that, once they fix their offense, could be unstoppable come January.
Panthers @ Dolphins – PANTHERS: The Panthers are NOT in the Top 5 teams in the league as Dylan has said. He is reaching, and the Panthers are, at best, a 2-and-done playoff team, more likely a 1-and-done team. That, however, won’t stop them from notching their 7th win in a row against a Dolphins team that, while it showed early promise, is probably more geared to make a run after another good draft.
Steelers @ Browns – BROWNS: Wow… I cannot believe that that Steelers are the dogs to the Browns. That shows how weird this year has been. I have no reason one way or the other to doubt Vegas, so, sure, why not?
Bears @ Rams – DA BEARS: Ok, this is one that actually makes no sense to me, which probably means that the Rams will win, because that’s usually how it is when I don’t understand a line, but how are Da Bears dogs to the Rams? Da Bears seem to have not missed a beat with Cutler injured, and while I see that Clemens seems to be an upgrade to Bradford, I am failing to see how this lowly Rams team is going to beat a legitimate playoff contender.
Jets @ Ravens – RAVENS: See, I want to take this as my upset pick, but every time I believe in the Jets, I get burned. I’ve been riding the Ravens to some easy points the past few weeks, and I’m gonna stick with them.
Sunday Late Afternoon Games
Titans @ Raiders – RRRRRRRAAAAAAAIDERRRRRRRS: Wow, did the Raiders look good last week or what? In Oakland, I’m gonna bet they continue to roll. I’m not gonna bet too hard, though, seeing as this is my WASH.
Colts @ Cardinals – CARDINALS: The Cardinals are correctly favored in this matchup for 2 reasons: (1) The Colts play down to their competition, a reason why they are continually falling in my personal, unofficial, and unpublished power rankings. (2) As I’ve said 3 or 4 times this year, Arizona is one of the unspoken and most underrated home field advantages in the NFL. Luckily for the Colts, their entire division is powerless to catch them. Unluckily for the Cardinals, they’re in the same division as the 49ers and the Seahawks. Imagine if they were in the NFC East like in the olden days. They would win that division this year.
Cowboys @ Giants – COWBOYS: If this ship is going down, I’m going down with it. Thank to Dylan’s ruling this week, I can pick this 2.5 spread as my UPSET pick!!!! I feel good about this one seeing as the Giants are a bad, bad team and the Cowboys are an average, so average team. The Giants have won 4 in a row, but they’ve beaten the Vikings, the Raiders, and an Aaron Rodgers-less Packers team. They DID beat the Eagles, but I’m not too high on the Eagles, either. I think Dallas, who is getting some key players back from injury (they had half of their starting defense out before the 1st half ended in New Orleans), will cause enough problems to show everyone who Eli actually is, and the offense will wake back up from that lethargic showing in the Big Easy.
Sunday Night Game
Broncos @ Patriots – BRONCOS: I know the Broncos aren’t as strong at home, and it’s hard to think that the Patriots are going to lose 2 in a row, but I don’t see Peyton losing 2 big rivalry games in the same year. It will be a close one, but I think the Broncos prevail.
Monday Night Game
49ers @ Redskins – 49ERS: *Sigh* I had such high hopes for the Redskins this year. I obviously overestimated RG3’s return from a major knee injury. I think he’ll get back to good status, but not this year. The 9ers, on the other hand, after a rough start and good recovery, have found themselves losing 2 in a row. They cannot lose 3 in a row if they hope to keep the divisional race at least mathematically relevant. They do need to start planning some road trips, though, seeing as Week 17 will be the last time they play at home this season.
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