Friday, November 10, 2006

NFL Picks-Week 10

Last Week: 6-8 Season: 81-47

Really bad week last week. Time to bounce back.

Dallas at Arizona: The Cowboys follow up last week’s brain fart with a trip to the desert to play the woeful Cardinals. The Cardinals are a bad team. But, the Cowboy circus is coming to town, so anything can happen. Give me the Rib Man and company. Pick: Dallas
Houston at Jacksonville: The Jaguars are really good at home, and are looking for revenge of an earlier loss in Houston. The Texans are woefully inconsistent, and should have beaten the Giants last week. I’m not picking against the Jags at home. Pick: Jacksonville
Baltimore at Tennessee: The Ravens are cruising along at 6-2. The Vince Youngs had a bad day last week in a thumping at the hands of Jacksonville. Steve McNair has a successful return to Tennessee. Pick: Baltimore
Buffalo at Indianapolis: The Colts went 14 games before losing last year. They go undefeated for at least 9 games this year. Pick: Indy
Cleveland at Atlanta: I’m glad we’re not getting this game sent to us. Great candidate for a Sunday afternoon nap. Pick: Atlanta
Green Bay at Minnesota: Rivals meet for the 856th time. Brett Favre has played in 800 of those games. Vikes coming off of anemic, embarrassing performance in San Francisco. They can’t have two dud games in a row. Pick: Minnesota.
Kansas City at Miami: The Dolphins woke up from the dead last week to shock the Bears in Chicago. The Chiefs have their offense rolling behind backup quarterback Damon Huard, and are a surprising 5-3. Pick: Kansas City
New York Jets at New England: Rematch of earlier game won by the Patriots. This one won’t be much different. Pick: Pats
San Diego at Cincinnati: The most memorable game between these teams was in 1981, when the Bengals braved subzero temperatures in Cincinnati to defeat the Chargers and advance to Super Bowl XVI. It’ll be a lot warmer in the ‘Nati on Sunday, and there won’t be quite as much on the line, but it’s still a big game for the Bengals, with the season on the line. Pick: Cincy
San Francisco at Detroit: Speaking of Super Bowls, the Niners beat the Bengals in Super Bowl XVI, played in Detroit, or nearby at the Pontiac Silverdome. The 49ers are a long way from the Super Bowl these days, but they do have three ugly wins. The Lions hit the win column last week, as well. Make that two in a row for Motown. Pick: Detroit
Washington at Philadelphia: Redskins got a big win last week against the Cowboys. The Iggles have been very inconsistent, and need to get a streak going. Donovan McNabb comes up big this week. Pick: Philly
Denver at Oakland: The Raiders have two wins, which are two more than many expected early in the season. The Broncos got a big road last week against the struggling Steelers. Broncos continue to roll against the hated Raiders. Pick: Denver
New Orleans at Pittsburgh: When this game was scheduled, it would not have been a surprise for one team to be 6-2, and the other to be 2-6. The surprise is that the Saints are 6-2, and the defending champion Steelers are 2-6. This has ambush written all over it. But I’m not biting on that. Saints win. Pick: New Orleans
St. Louis at Seattle: Winner is in 1st place in the NFC West. Seahawk studs Shaun Alexander and Matt Hasselbeck are listed as doubtful. It then becomes a question of which Rams team shows up. I’m guessing that the Seahawks come through at home. Pick: Seattle
Chicago at New York Giants: Both teams were looking ahead last week, as the Bears lost, and the Giants should have lost. This will still be a good game. The Giants have been looking better against better competition, and are playing at home. Pick: G-Men
Tampa Bay at Carolina: The Bucs have two wins, and one of them is over the Panthers. Lightning won’t strike twice. Pick: Carolina

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