Friday, December 17, 2010

Sports: NFL Picks, Week 15

Ick, barely over .500 last week :-P although I did get close with a couple picks (Tampa, 17-13). I'd like to give Denver a shout-out for their spectacular FAIL, which contributed greatly to my demise in the first week of fantasy playoffs and reduced my respect for them to nil. Poor Vikings. Not only are they forced to play Tavaris "Short-Arm" Jackson, even HE gets hurt and I think they had to grab somebody from the stands to play QB; oh, and they weren't even playing at home, since their inflatable (?!?!) stadium roof COLLAPSED. Oy. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the GB score... of course, I didn't know Rodgers had been injured. And props to Houston for their near comeback; it was very entertaining to watch, at least. On to the picks:

San Francisco at San Diego: San Diego, x-x
You'll have to believe me again; but I did have the Chargers' D/ST on my fantasy team, which would be silly if I thought they would lose.

Detroit at Tampa Bay: Tampa Bay, 20-13
The Bucs continue to play for pride, even though their playoff hopes are gone (I think?). Meanwhile, I haven't even heard of the Lions' QB. Bad news.

Philadelphia at NY Giants: NY Giants, 28-24
Wow, what a game - that's both for how important it is and how close it should be. The Giants' running game is really clicking, and I think that will be the difference.

New Orleans at Baltimore: New Orleans, 30-21
The Ravens showed last week that while their defense is still good, it can blow a lead. And the Saints' D can get crucial turnovers when needed.

Arizona at Carolina: Carolina, x-x
Who cares?

Kansas City at St. Louis: St. Louis, 27-24
Another game with huge playoff implications. This one is almost entirely dependent on if Matt Cassel can play (well). I think the Chiefs' defense will have too many lapses.

Buffalo at Miami: Miami, 16-10
Almost "who cares" range here, but Miami just barely qualifies for a decent team.

Houston at Tennessee: Houston, 35-24
See Colts vs. Titans from last week. Except the Titans won't really have a chance to win this one.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis: Indy, 31-30
I know, all signs point to the Jags in this one... but until you drive the stake through Peyton's heart, you can't count him out. Jags will have to take it from them.

Washington at Dallas: Dallas, 70-0
The Redskins are equal parts pathetic and amusing. Even Dallas should have no trouble with these clowns.

Cleveland at Cincinnati: Cleveland, 27-17
Here's all you need to know: Jake Delhomme is no longer the Browns' starting QB, but Carson Palmer is still the Bengals' starting QB.

Atlanta at Seattle: Atlanta, 35-10
You can't even say that the Falcons could have a letdown here, because they have the Saints breathing down their necks for the division.

NY Jets at Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, 10-6
This will not be pretty. Both teams have badly struggling offenses and fearsome defenses. But I trust Big Ben a lot more than Mark Sanchez.

Denver at Oakland: Oakland, 100-0
Screw you, Denver. Screw you.

Green Bay at TTSNBN: TTSNBN, x-x
Damn it, this is the Sunday night game?!?! I'll pass, thanks.

Chicago at Minnesota: Chicago, 30-3
This isn't even a home game for the Vikings, AND I don't even know who their QB is.

2010 Picks: 125-83

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