Picks-Week 4

This week: 9-5. Overall: 30-16

Dallas at Tennessee: Just another week in paradise at Valley Ranch. Not really. The new face of the franchise almost offed himself on Tuesday, then came back to practice on Thursday. How unstable. But, the Titans are terrible, and the Cowboys should get their heads right with ball long enough to win. Pick: Dallas
Miami at Houston: Two bad teams. Miami has a win because they played a worse team in the Titans. Which quarterback will be sacked more often: Daunte Culpepper, or David Carr? The Texans’ defense is horrible. The Dolphins get well, at least for a week. Pick: Miami
San Francisco at Kansas City: The Joe Montana Bowl. The Niners are young, and improving, but not where they need to be yet. The Chiefs are missing QB Trent Green immensely. Still, the Chiefs should have enough for this week. Pick: Kansas City
Arizona at Atlanta: Kurt Warner is the QB in Arizona, at least for one more week. Michael Vick is the QB in Atlanta. Pick: Atlanta
Indianapolis at New York Jets: There is a Manning playing QB at the Meadowlands this week, but it’s not Eli. It’s Peyton, and he’ll take care of business against the Jets. Pick: Indy
Minnesota at Buffalo: The Vikings are coming off of a tough loss against the Bears. Likewise for the Bills against the Jets. The Vikes are just a little better than the Bills. Pick: Minnesota
New Orleans at Carolina: The Panthers rescued their season last week in Tampa. The Saints have already matched last year’s win total. The Saints have to be spent emotionally after the reopening of the Superdome. The Panthers are back to business. Pick: Carolina
San Diego at Baltimore: Great matchup. Both teams are undefeated, and someone has to lose here. The Ravens’ defense will mess with first-year starter Phillip Rivers, and stuff L.T. Pick: Baltimore
Detroit at St. Louis: The Lions are one of several bad teams. The Rams are inconsistent, yet 2-1. They’ll be 3-1 after this week. Pick: St. Louis
Cleveland at Oakland: One of the worst games of this or any year. What a dud game. The Raiders are dreadful. Ya gotta look out for Cle. Pick: Cleveland
Jacksonville at Washington: Both teams coming off losses. Jacksonville is a contender, and Washington is a pretender. Pick: Jacksonville
New England at Cincinnati: The Pats are coming off an unexpected loss. The Bengals are coming off a big win in Pittsburgh. The streak continues. Pick: Cincinnati
Seattle at Chicago: The Seahawks are in trouble, as Shaun Alexander is out with an injury. The Bears have a good team, for the second year in a row. Sunday night in Chicago, give me Da Bears.
Green Bay at Philadelphia: Whatever the over/under is on this game, take the over. There will be a lot of offense in this one. Philly outscores the Pack. Pick: Philadelphia