Ouch. The NFL seems to have conspired to bring me down last week. Buffalo gave Detroit the finger by refusing to join them in the winless season ranks; Houston inexplicably tipped a hail Mary pass right to the Jags (but it's still pretty cool to see a hail Mary actually work); Kansas City and the NY Giants got buckets of cold water tossed in their faces... and by far worst of all, my Steelers got humiliated by TTSNBN :( :( :( I can only hope we repay them twice as well in the playoffs. *Sigh* On to the picks...
Chicago at Miami: Miami, x-x
See? This one balances out last week's Thursday pick. And I feel extremely foolish now for picking Miami, who never looked like they had a chance to win.
Buffalo at Cincinnati: Cincinnati, 20-17
I'm more confident that this will be a close game (like Buffalo's last 4 games)than I am that Cincy will win. But Cincy finally gets an easier opponent, and they have some potential.
Detroit at Dallas: Detroit, 38-34
Rule of thumb for Dallas games this year (mostly): whatever you think will happen, the opposite will occur. Plus, Detroit will enjoy the turf in Jerry World.
Washington at Tennessee: Tennessee, 31-10
Wow, did the 'Skins look bad on Monday night. Now they have a short week to prepare for Chris Johnson and a usually tough Titans' D.
Arizona at Kansas City: Kansas City, 28-20
The Cardinals give up lots of points on the road and the Chiefs score lots of points at home. The only question is, how much will KC win by?
Green Bay at Minnesota: Green Bay, 27-24
Many people think this will be blow out, but I'm not so sure. I'm not completely sold on the Packers yet, and we saw last night that Minnesota losing to Chicago was not such a shock.
Houston at NY Jets: NY Jets, 21-17
The Texans' simply can't stop anyone, which is preventing them from using their big new weapon, Arian Foster, to the fullest. The Jets, however, can stop people cold.
Oakland at Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, 14-10
The Steelers are well aware of the way this season is beginning to mirror last season. I think the defense will step up, but that injured offensive line is simply atrocious and WRs need to step up.
Baltimore at Carolina: Baltimore, 35-7
The Ravens' defense is rested, hungry, and ready to send Brian St. Pierre to an early retirement.
Cleveland at Jacksonville: Cleveland, 28-17
The Brownies are looking pretty feisty, even after a tough overtime loss to the Jets. Hillis should be able to flatten the Jags.
Tampa Bay at San Francisco: San Francisco, 28-24
I'm really not sure at all what we'll happen here, both teams are so inconsistent. But the Bucs have one of the worst run defenses and they're going against Frank Gore.
Seattle at New Orleans: New Orleans, 45-10
When all else fails, pick the team playing against the NFC West. However, New Orleans succeeds at home and Seattle fails on the road, so this one's easy.
Atlanta at St. Louis: Atlanta, 31-24
This is technically a road game for the Falcons, but it's still in a dome on turf. And they're simply one of if not the best teams in the NFC. Sorry, Rams.
Indianapolis at TTSNBN: TTSNBN, x-x
It's safe to say, I'm hoping more than usual after last week that the jinx pick works.
NY Giants at Philadelphia: Philadelphia, 21-20
It all depends on how the G-Men bounce back here. If Eli Manning and the defensive line struggle, they are in for a whupping.
Denver at San Diego: San Diego, 42-38
The Chargers, with a week of rest, should be a little fresher to win a shoot out. But I am hoping that this will be an entertaining Monday Nighter.
2010 Picks: 85-59
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