Getting a jump on it when I have the chance. Likely no Ray Lewis for Baltimore in the Georgia Dome. Think Vick can't wait for this one? Falcons W. Since I've written of the Pats for the season, Belichick will build a scheme to slow down Bledsoe and the Pats will win. Philly is going to kick the Bears asses all over Champaign. Have they clinched the NFC East yet? Pittsburgh is finding themselves, and even with Tommy Maddox (not sold yet), they'll outlast the Browns in an old rust belt slobberknocker. Two bad teams that begin with D, the one with the bad D wins (Detroit) since they're at home. Tampa Bay pounds on Minnesota at the Pirate Ship. Tennessee ain't good but has won 2 games in a row. Indy has forgotten to show up for first halves recently, so even if they're on the road, goin' with the semihot Titans. Cincinnati has guaranteed a win against the decent for first year Texans. Guess what? They ain't getting it. Houston follows Carr and wins by a FG. Rodney Harrison's suspended, but it don't matter, San Diego's super Chargers roll over the Just End The Season boys. SF at Oak: tough one to handicap. Oakland's sliding, the Niners are not. Their O's clicking, Oakland's isn't. Niners win the battle of the Bay by a TD. The Arizona desert heat doesn't slow down Marshall Faulk. Rams win their third in a row. If SF stumbles a bit unexpectedly, you never know. Mike Holmgren's gone off the deep end by bringing Jeff George in, but Seattle should be able to beat the inconsistent Redskins at home. Since I'm a complete picture poster, Jacksonville for some reason will beat the NY Football Giants in the Meadowlands. I think I'll skip watching this one a get extra sleep. Monday Night Football + cold November night + Lambeau Field + really banged up Miami team even with off week = Ass kicking by the Packers, who were also off. Favre will play, the Pack will roll. If they get home field throughout the playoffs, we know half the Super Bowl matchup from the get go.
Just that he'd bring George in makes me wonder, even if they do need a backup to Hasselack. Who's their number 3?
Although they were demolished last week - I have to pick Ravens in this one. I think Vick did something to his shoulder last week and the Falcons are keeping it quite. Even if Vick does play - expect Hartwell to play spy quite effectively vs. Vick. Without Duckett - Ravens win With Duckett - Ravens lose
Jeff Kelly - rookie out of Southern Mississippi If he is anything like S. Miss's other famous QB - start him!
I say this as a BC grad: Anyone who ever bets on any team that has a Hasselbeck at starting QB deserves to lose their money. Scary thought of the week: Green Bay is four games up in the new-fangled NFC North. THEY'VE ONLY PLAYED SEVEN GAMES. How is that even possible?
After last week's disaster (3-10-1 - ouch!) I am back to give my picks for this week: NE @ Buffalo (-2.5) - Give me Drew for the money Minn @ TB (-7) - Can TB even score 7 pts? Give me Minn + the 7 B'More @ Atlanta (-7.5) - B'More should be the underdog, but 7.5??? Give me B'More + the 7.5 Philly @ Chi (+6.5) - Chicago might be hard pressed to beat the Bengals right now - give me Phil Pitt @ Cleve (+3) - The Maddox train keeps on a rollin' - Give me Pitt Dallas @ Detroit (-3) - Tough one here - Give me Detroit Cinncy @ Houston (-3) - First sign you know you are bad - you are underdog to an expansion team. However, going against trend and picking Cinncy +3 Tennessee @ Indy (-3) - Another toss-up. Eddie George for 120 + 2 TDs and a Tenn win NJY @ SD (-7.5) - After this weeks game - Jets D turns to each other and say "Oh, you mean we are supposed to play to win. Shit!" SD to cover SF @ Oak (-3) - Stick a fork in Oakland, they are done - give me SF + the points St. Louis (-3) @ Ari - An underacheiver vs. an overacheiver - Give me the underacheiver on the road Washington @ Seattle (-3) - I just traded Shaun Alexander so he will go off - Give me Seattle at home Jax @ NYG (-3) - Coin toss says - Giants Miami @ Gbay (-4) - Lucas vs. one-legged Favre - give me the one-leg man to cover
Green Bay has never lost a home playoff game. They are up by 4 games after only playing 7. This is just crazy. About time to start talking about their magic number!
Re: Re: NFL Week 9 (R) They are up by 4 games in THEIR division. However, they have a long way to go before looking at magic numbers for home field throughout the playoffs. New Orleans, Tampa, San Francisco will be with the Packers step for step and remember the Saints already have the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Pack.
Packers up 24-0 in the 4th. With a GB win, I'll be 11-3 in the weekly pool. Hope it's good enough to win.
Did anyone else notice that they used a Night Ranger song coming out of one of the breaks on MNF last night? You Can Still Rock in America. Indeed.