Last week: 8-8
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 34-15
So tooting one's own horn is acceptable when it can be backed up, right? I should mention then, that I am a perfect 4-0 on Thursday night games. Of course, maybe last week's overall 8-8 should sober me a bit, so I'll save my real gloating for next week. Meanwhile, here are the rest of the games and my prognostications....
Chicago at Detroit--Right off the bat, a tough one. Does anyone else find the Bears (3-0) and Lions (2-1) atop in the NFC North, above Green Bay (1-2) mildly apocalyptic? Lions 34, Bears 30
Baltimore at Buffalo--No truth to the rumor that a suit-clad Ray Lewis will be traveling with the Ravens on all road trips. Bills 23, Ravens 20
Seattle at Houston--It would be sentimental to pick the home team here, but let's be real. The Seahawks are giving up 9 points per game. Nine. Ironically that's the same number the Texans scored against Baltimore last week. So I don't think this bodes well. Seahawks 27, Texans 13
Cincinnati at Cleveland--I can't think of this match up without thinking of Sam Wyche grabbing a microphone and telling the fans of Cincinnati to stop being barbaric like the fans in Cleveland after they were being unruly. Pretty soon I'll be telling some young "whippersnapper" to get off my lawn. Bengals 19, Browns 10
Indianapolis at Jacksonville--Can't the Jags just sign Tim Tebow already? Colts 27, Jaguars 17
NY Giants at Kansas City--I am a Giants fan, and I have to point out that I've sadly picked them to lose each week so far and have been correct each time. It breaks my heart to be right sometimes. Chiefs 30, Giants 16
Arizona at Tampa Bay--Oooh, set your DVRs for this one! Bucs 20, Cardinals 14
Pittsburgh at Minnesota--Egads, we will have one less winless team after Sunday. Unless this one ends in a tie. And I really don't want to think that's possible. Vikings 23, Steelers 20
NY Jets at Tennessee--Both teams are 2-1. The Jets are winning on average by an 18-17 margin. The Titans are winning by a 20-19 margin. Points seem to be down everywhere. Are offensive coordinators asleep? Titans 20, Jets 16
Washington at Oakland--Boy I'd hate to the the Raiders' D right now. They are about to have RG3 open up the can of whoop ass in his back pocket. Redskins 34, Raiders 17
Philadelphia at Denver--This should be fun. Chip Kelly hasn't figured out how to play defense and the Broncs are averaging 42 points a game. Broncos 37, Eagles 30
Dallas at San Diego--I know I picked the Giants to lose, but if they win and Dallas loses, the Giants will be one game out of first place. The NFC East has sure taken a dive. Chargers 20, Cowboys 17
New England at Atlanta--The first of two prime time match ups between the AFC East and NFC South, and this one should be a beauty. But I'm sorry Mr. Brady and Mr. Belichick, the Falcons just don't lose at home very often. Falcons 30, Patriots 27
Miami at New Orleans--I kind of can't believe that MNF didn't wind up with Arizona and Tampa Bay this week. They actually landed a watchable game between two 3-0 teams. Saints 26, Dolphins 20
Bye week bonus blabbery:
Green Bay Packers--After coming back from 14-0 down last week and scoring 30 straight unanswered points to allowing 20 more unanswered points to lose 34-30 to the Bengals, the Packers are left at 1-2 wondering who cut the cheese.
Carolina Panthers--That drubbing of the Giants saved Ron Rivera's ass for two whole weeks when you take the bye into account. Maybe three with the Cardinals looming next week.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday Night Football Pick: Week 4
Last week: 8-8
Season record: 33-15
It's hard to imagine anyone did well last week with all of the crazy upsets. Or maybe I'm trying to justify my mediocre showing. Whatever, it's a new week! So let's get it started....
San Francisco at St. Louis--Now this one I didn't see coming. The Niners beat Green Bay in the opener in a hard-fought game in which Anquan Boldin had over 200 yards receiving and a few touchdowns. Since then, Big Red has scored 10 points in two games. Being held to a field goal in Seattle, okay. But only scoring 7 and losing bad to the Colts at home? Yikes. Meanwhile, the Rams are still not there. They fight hard, and have a good coach, but they're not very good and they are about to get whooped on Thursday Night Football at home. Niners 38, Rams 20
Season record: 33-15
It's hard to imagine anyone did well last week with all of the crazy upsets. Or maybe I'm trying to justify my mediocre showing. Whatever, it's a new week! So let's get it started....
San Francisco at St. Louis--Now this one I didn't see coming. The Niners beat Green Bay in the opener in a hard-fought game in which Anquan Boldin had over 200 yards receiving and a few touchdowns. Since then, Big Red has scored 10 points in two games. Being held to a field goal in Seattle, okay. But only scoring 7 and losing bad to the Colts at home? Yikes. Meanwhile, the Rams are still not there. They fight hard, and have a good coach, but they're not very good and they are about to get whooped on Thursday Night Football at home. Niners 38, Rams 20
Friday, September 20, 2013
NFL Week 3 Picks
Last week: 14-2
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 26-7
Houston at Baltimore--I hope the folks in Baltimore are happy that they now have two Lombardi trophies, because they may be in for a drought now that half the team has bolted. One of those who bolted, one Ed Reed, returns to face his former team. Giddy up. Texans 23, Ravens 17
NY Giants at Carolina--The Giants are now two years removed from their latest miracle championship run. And they look BAD. You can only shoot yourselves in the foot so many times before that foot just falls off. But their opponent this week is also not very good. Panthers 19, Giants 16
Detroit at Washington--It's bleak in DC yet let's face it, there is a good chance every NFC East team could be 1-2 after Sunday. And you just know RG3 is going to turn things around at some point. Just make sure to triple team Mr. Suh on Sunday. Redskins 27, Lions 24
San Diego at Tennessee--Dear Antonio Gates....stop f--king with me. I draft you, put you in my lineup, you do nothing. I bench you, you put up 100 yards. You play against me, you kill me. You only suck when you are on my team and in my lineup. Chargers 24, Titans 20
Arizona at New Orleans--Scale of 1 to 10, how happy is Drew Brees that his Daddy Payton is back? 15? Saints 37, Cards 20
Tampa Bay at New England--The "tick tock" of Greg Schiano's firing timer is getting loud. It's okay to act like a douche if you win, but losing douches...nobody likey. Patriots 21, Bucs 10
Green Bay at Cincinnati--Quietly this is looking like one of the best games of the week. The Pack's offense against the Bengals' D. But don't sleep on Andy Dalton and AJ Green and some dude named Giovanni von Parmegiano. Or something. Bengals 26, Packers 24
St. Louis at Dallas--The Rams actually look competitive, something we are not used to seeing since, you know, the days of Kurt Warner. I think Jeff Fisher is maybe the most under-appreciated coaches of all time. And I'd love to see him knock the 'Boys down a peg in the Jerry World. Cowboys 19, Rams 16
Cleveland at Minnesota--If that move of trading Trent Richardson wasn't a blatant attempt to get the top pick in the draft in 2014, I don't know what is. And the Vikings will be happy to help them get there in their home opener. Vikings 27, Browns 7
Atlanta at Miami--I wonder what Michael Turner is doing these days. He should probably keep his phone handy. Falcons 20, Dolphins 17
Buffalo at NY Jets--Seriously, where did this EJ Manuel kid come from? I have a lot of friends that are Jets fans, and they are eternally miserable. But that goes for Bills' fans too. And I just don't trust Geno Smith to not throw four interceptions, and I don't trust the Jets' D to stop EJ and Stevie and CJ.
Bills 28, Jets 16
Indianapolis at San Francisco--Yowza, this is an interesting match up. Jim Harbaugh is about to face his young protege from Stanford in Andrew Luck. And he's going to throw a pretty good defense at him. Trent Richardson will play. Kaepernick and Anquan may return to Week 1 glory. Niners 34, Colts 17
Jaguars at Seahawks--Remember that video of Randy Johnson throwing a 100 mph fastball and a poor bird getting in its path and basically disintegrating upon impact? The Seahawks are Johnson and the Jags are the bird. Seahawks 41, Jaguars 3
Chicago at Pittsburgh--I saw the Steelers' offense on a milk carton the other day. I seriously hope they have the Jaguars on their schedule this year or they may fight the Browns for that top pick. Okay, so maybe let's not get carried away. I think they actually find a way to win this one. Steelers 20, Bears 14
Oakland at Denver--Denver is averaging 45 points a game. Peyton Manning will not throw for 7 touchdowns this time, but maybe 5. Broncos 35, Raiders 10
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 26-7
Houston at Baltimore--I hope the folks in Baltimore are happy that they now have two Lombardi trophies, because they may be in for a drought now that half the team has bolted. One of those who bolted, one Ed Reed, returns to face his former team. Giddy up. Texans 23, Ravens 17
NY Giants at Carolina--The Giants are now two years removed from their latest miracle championship run. And they look BAD. You can only shoot yourselves in the foot so many times before that foot just falls off. But their opponent this week is also not very good. Panthers 19, Giants 16
Detroit at Washington--It's bleak in DC yet let's face it, there is a good chance every NFC East team could be 1-2 after Sunday. And you just know RG3 is going to turn things around at some point. Just make sure to triple team Mr. Suh on Sunday. Redskins 27, Lions 24
San Diego at Tennessee--Dear Antonio Gates....stop f--king with me. I draft you, put you in my lineup, you do nothing. I bench you, you put up 100 yards. You play against me, you kill me. You only suck when you are on my team and in my lineup. Chargers 24, Titans 20
Arizona at New Orleans--Scale of 1 to 10, how happy is Drew Brees that his Daddy Payton is back? 15? Saints 37, Cards 20
Tampa Bay at New England--The "tick tock" of Greg Schiano's firing timer is getting loud. It's okay to act like a douche if you win, but losing douches...nobody likey. Patriots 21, Bucs 10
Green Bay at Cincinnati--Quietly this is looking like one of the best games of the week. The Pack's offense against the Bengals' D. But don't sleep on Andy Dalton and AJ Green and some dude named Giovanni von Parmegiano. Or something. Bengals 26, Packers 24
St. Louis at Dallas--The Rams actually look competitive, something we are not used to seeing since, you know, the days of Kurt Warner. I think Jeff Fisher is maybe the most under-appreciated coaches of all time. And I'd love to see him knock the 'Boys down a peg in the Jerry World. Cowboys 19, Rams 16
Cleveland at Minnesota--If that move of trading Trent Richardson wasn't a blatant attempt to get the top pick in the draft in 2014, I don't know what is. And the Vikings will be happy to help them get there in their home opener. Vikings 27, Browns 7
Atlanta at Miami--I wonder what Michael Turner is doing these days. He should probably keep his phone handy. Falcons 20, Dolphins 17
Buffalo at NY Jets--Seriously, where did this EJ Manuel kid come from? I have a lot of friends that are Jets fans, and they are eternally miserable. But that goes for Bills' fans too. And I just don't trust Geno Smith to not throw four interceptions, and I don't trust the Jets' D to stop EJ and Stevie and CJ.
Bills 28, Jets 16
Indianapolis at San Francisco--Yowza, this is an interesting match up. Jim Harbaugh is about to face his young protege from Stanford in Andrew Luck. And he's going to throw a pretty good defense at him. Trent Richardson will play. Kaepernick and Anquan may return to Week 1 glory. Niners 34, Colts 17
Jaguars at Seahawks--Remember that video of Randy Johnson throwing a 100 mph fastball and a poor bird getting in its path and basically disintegrating upon impact? The Seahawks are Johnson and the Jags are the bird. Seahawks 41, Jaguars 3
Chicago at Pittsburgh--I saw the Steelers' offense on a milk carton the other day. I seriously hope they have the Jaguars on their schedule this year or they may fight the Browns for that top pick. Okay, so maybe let's not get carried away. I think they actually find a way to win this one. Steelers 20, Bears 14
Oakland at Denver--Denver is averaging 45 points a game. Peyton Manning will not throw for 7 touchdowns this time, but maybe 5. Broncos 35, Raiders 10
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Thursday Night Football Pick: Week 3
Last week: 14-2
Season record: 25-7
Kansas City at Philadelphia--Boy, the NFL Network struck gold with this one. This is the return of Andy Reid to Philadelphia eight months after being canned by the Eagles. Reid coached the Eagles for 14 years, taking them to the playoffs several times and to the Super Bowl in 2004. Suffice to say he may know a thing or too about most of the Philly players. Sure, he's never coached against the riverboat gambler, Chip Kelly, but he has to have some sort of advantage. Plus, his Chiefs are surprising everyone with a 2-0 start, matching last season's win total already. The Chiefs are strong on both sides of the ball, and the Eagles are flying high on offense yet MIA on D, so Alex Smith and Jamaal Charles may shred them. Of course, Kelly will try to tire out the Chiefs' D and try to set a record for the shortest elapsed time for a scoring drive. Chiefs 34, Eagles 33
Season record: 25-7
Kansas City at Philadelphia--Boy, the NFL Network struck gold with this one. This is the return of Andy Reid to Philadelphia eight months after being canned by the Eagles. Reid coached the Eagles for 14 years, taking them to the playoffs several times and to the Super Bowl in 2004. Suffice to say he may know a thing or too about most of the Philly players. Sure, he's never coached against the riverboat gambler, Chip Kelly, but he has to have some sort of advantage. Plus, his Chiefs are surprising everyone with a 2-0 start, matching last season's win total already. The Chiefs are strong on both sides of the ball, and the Eagles are flying high on offense yet MIA on D, so Alex Smith and Jamaal Charles may shred them. Of course, Kelly will try to tire out the Chiefs' D and try to set a record for the shortest elapsed time for a scoring drive. Chiefs 34, Eagles 33
Friday, September 13, 2013
NFL Week 2 predictions
Last week: 11-5
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 12-5
So we're already heading into Week 2. Man, I hope the season slows down so we can savor it a bit more. But I think that's the key. We have to savor it now. Think about how you are going to feel sitting on your couch next July watching meaningless baseball games, golf, tennis and competitive eating. Yeah, that's when the football jones hits me the hardest. So yeah...hey you! Get ready for some serious Red Zone action and four late games this week as opposed to the paltry two last week. With that, let's look into Mikey's Crystal Ball.....
Oh wait, I'd be remiss if I didn't throw this out there....what number will be greater at the end of the season--the Patriots' wins, or the number of times Tom Brady's head explodes when his receivers drop passes or break routes off? Yikes.
St. Louis at Atlanta--Here is the one statistic Jeff Fisher needs to know....there are three things that are inevitable--death, taxes, and the Falcons winning at home. Falcons 27, Rams 13
San Diego at Philadelphia--I hope the San Diego defense packs their track suits for this game. And with home adrenaline, you just might see that Eagles offense blow the visor right off Chip Kelly's head. Eagles 38, Chargers 17
Dallas at Kansas City--Poor Andy Reid. He gets relegated to coach an AFC West team and has to play the Cowboys, Eagles and Giants back to back in Weeks 2, 3 and 4. I'm already getting my popcorn ready for his return to Philly on Thursday. Chiefs 22, Cowboys 19
Miami at Indianapolis--These two teams are a bit hard to figure out. Miami played against an awful Browns team last week and squeaked out a win on the road. The Colts looked like they would roll the Raiders as everyone expected and came damn close to letting Terrelle Pryor roll them. Colts 24, Dolphins 17
Tennessee at Houston--I'm sorry. I just don't see the Titans pitching another virtual shutout this week. The Texans actually have a running game unlike the Steelers did last week. Texans 30, Titans 20
Washington at Green Bay--Oh, baby. RG3 at Lambeau for the first time. First of all, the Packers' high flying offense will look like an RA Dickey knuckleball compared to the Eagles last week. Secondly, if the Shanahans leave their star QB out there for too long again, they will need Dr. Andrews on permanent payroll. Packers 34, Redskins 27
Cleveland at Baltimore--At least the Ravens lost to a decent team last week. I feel for all my buds in Cleveland having to watch another season of crappy football. Ravens 23, Browns 16
Carolina at Buffalo--I take back what I said about EJ Manuel last week. He looked real good in almost leading his team to an upset against the Pats. Bills 21, Panthers 20
Minnesota at Chicago--Who doesn't love NFC North games? The only thing better is an NFC North game outdoors in December. Or January. Okay, so neither of these teams will be playing in January. Bears 26, Vikings 23
New Orleans at Tampa Bay--On paper, this should be a laugher. But New Orleans is far more vulnerable on the road. Oh wait, this is the Bucs. Saints 30, Bucs 17
Detroit at Arizona--Larry Fitzgerald has to feel like a kid on Christmas, since Santa brought him Carson Palmer. Cardinals 24, Lions 21
Jacksonville at Oakland--Please don't get your popcorn ready for this one. Raiders 27, Jaguars 14
Denver at NY Giants--As a Giants fan, I so want Eli to stick it in his big brother's eye once and for all. But you guys who want to debate which one is better, just watch this game. I love the Giants and that Eli has led us to two championships, but just watch this game. The Giants' secondary is banged up and awful too, so Peyton might throw for eight touchdowns this week. Okay, five. Broncos 38, Giants 27
San Francisco at Seattle--Clearly we have two teams that are the class of the NFC. I just hope this one is as good as advertised. Seahawks 20, Niners 19
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati--Don't look now, every team in the AFC North is 0-1, and therefore tied for first place. In Pittsburgh, terrible is not just used to describe towels after last week. Bengals 20, Steelers 13
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 12-5
So we're already heading into Week 2. Man, I hope the season slows down so we can savor it a bit more. But I think that's the key. We have to savor it now. Think about how you are going to feel sitting on your couch next July watching meaningless baseball games, golf, tennis and competitive eating. Yeah, that's when the football jones hits me the hardest. So yeah...hey you! Get ready for some serious Red Zone action and four late games this week as opposed to the paltry two last week. With that, let's look into Mikey's Crystal Ball.....
Oh wait, I'd be remiss if I didn't throw this out there....what number will be greater at the end of the season--the Patriots' wins, or the number of times Tom Brady's head explodes when his receivers drop passes or break routes off? Yikes.
St. Louis at Atlanta--Here is the one statistic Jeff Fisher needs to know....there are three things that are inevitable--death, taxes, and the Falcons winning at home. Falcons 27, Rams 13
San Diego at Philadelphia--I hope the San Diego defense packs their track suits for this game. And with home adrenaline, you just might see that Eagles offense blow the visor right off Chip Kelly's head. Eagles 38, Chargers 17
Dallas at Kansas City--Poor Andy Reid. He gets relegated to coach an AFC West team and has to play the Cowboys, Eagles and Giants back to back in Weeks 2, 3 and 4. I'm already getting my popcorn ready for his return to Philly on Thursday. Chiefs 22, Cowboys 19
Miami at Indianapolis--These two teams are a bit hard to figure out. Miami played against an awful Browns team last week and squeaked out a win on the road. The Colts looked like they would roll the Raiders as everyone expected and came damn close to letting Terrelle Pryor roll them. Colts 24, Dolphins 17
Tennessee at Houston--I'm sorry. I just don't see the Titans pitching another virtual shutout this week. The Texans actually have a running game unlike the Steelers did last week. Texans 30, Titans 20
Washington at Green Bay--Oh, baby. RG3 at Lambeau for the first time. First of all, the Packers' high flying offense will look like an RA Dickey knuckleball compared to the Eagles last week. Secondly, if the Shanahans leave their star QB out there for too long again, they will need Dr. Andrews on permanent payroll. Packers 34, Redskins 27
Cleveland at Baltimore--At least the Ravens lost to a decent team last week. I feel for all my buds in Cleveland having to watch another season of crappy football. Ravens 23, Browns 16
Carolina at Buffalo--I take back what I said about EJ Manuel last week. He looked real good in almost leading his team to an upset against the Pats. Bills 21, Panthers 20
Minnesota at Chicago--Who doesn't love NFC North games? The only thing better is an NFC North game outdoors in December. Or January. Okay, so neither of these teams will be playing in January. Bears 26, Vikings 23
New Orleans at Tampa Bay--On paper, this should be a laugher. But New Orleans is far more vulnerable on the road. Oh wait, this is the Bucs. Saints 30, Bucs 17
Detroit at Arizona--Larry Fitzgerald has to feel like a kid on Christmas, since Santa brought him Carson Palmer. Cardinals 24, Lions 21
Jacksonville at Oakland--Please don't get your popcorn ready for this one. Raiders 27, Jaguars 14
Denver at NY Giants--As a Giants fan, I so want Eli to stick it in his big brother's eye once and for all. But you guys who want to debate which one is better, just watch this game. I love the Giants and that Eli has led us to two championships, but just watch this game. The Giants' secondary is banged up and awful too, so Peyton might throw for eight touchdowns this week. Okay, five. Broncos 38, Giants 27
San Francisco at Seattle--Clearly we have two teams that are the class of the NFC. I just hope this one is as good as advertised. Seahawks 20, Niners 19
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati--Don't look now, every team in the AFC North is 0-1, and therefore tied for first place. In Pittsburgh, terrible is not just used to describe towels after last week. Bengals 20, Steelers 13
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Thursday Night Football Pick Week 2
Last week: 11-5
Season record: 11-5
NY Jets at New England--Last week may have shown us that the Jets are not as bad as everyone thought (well okay they barely beat a semi-crappy Bucs team). It also may have shown us how the Pats are vulnerable, but also how they manage to find ways to win. We may want to keep an eye on the stormy weather in the Northeast too...rain and wind could wreak havoc for both teams. Patriots 23, Jets 17
Season record: 11-5
NY Jets at New England--Last week may have shown us that the Jets are not as bad as everyone thought (well okay they barely beat a semi-crappy Bucs team). It also may have shown us how the Pats are vulnerable, but also how they manage to find ways to win. We may want to keep an eye on the stormy weather in the Northeast too...rain and wind could wreak havoc for both teams. Patriots 23, Jets 17
Saturday, September 7, 2013
NFL Week 1 predictions
Ah, the first NFL Sunday is almost upon us. You can smell the pigskin in the air. You can smell barbecue grills firing up. You can smell the crap of your crappy teams before they even take the field. You know who you are, though you might say every team has a crap factor. Enjoy the games everyone....
Season record: 1-0
New England at Buffalo--For whatever crazy reason, the Bills play the Pats tough, especially at home. But let's face it--the Bills are starting EJ Manuel at QB and have a guy named Jeff Tuel backing him up. And I just can't go against Brady and Belichick in Week 1. Patriots 35, Bills 20
Tennessee at Pittsburgh--Does anyone remember Chris Johnson, you know, CJ2K? Do the Steelers even have to game plan for him anymore? Steelers 20, Titans 16
Atlanta at New Orleans--And so begins the comeback trail of head coach Sean Payton. I know everyone likes the Falcons and for good reason, but I like the Saints to reclaim this division with a solid 12-4 record, starting with this game here. Saints 38, Falcons 33
Tampa Bay at NY Jets--Fistfight alert! When you put Rex Ryan and Greg Schiano on the field together, you are risking one of those awkward handshake moments after the game. Bucs 16, Jets 10
Kansas City at Jacksonville--It's amazing to me that you put Andy Reid in charge and sign Alex Smith, and suddenly the Chiefs are a wild card team? Does the AFC suck that badly? Chiefs 20, Jaguars 17
Seattle at Carolina--Seattle is a trendy Super Bowl pick this year, and I already can't wait to see them play the Niners next week. But first they must travel to Charlotte (or wherever the hell the Panthers play) and deal with Cam Newton. Seahawks 23, Panthers 13
Cincinnati at Chicago--I feel for Bears fans, and Cubs fans. I really do. Every year they have their hopes up only to be squashed in craptastic fashion. Jay Cutler embodies that. And so it begins, new coach and all. Bengals 27, Bears 19
Miami at Cleveland--Finally Cleveland gets to avenge that awful Game 7 of the '97 World Series in which the Marlins broke Indians' fans hearts. Oh, say what? Wrong sport? Browns 26, Dolphins 23
Minnesota at Detroit--The Lions seem to be another trendy pick as they added Reggie Bush. But before you even hand off to that dude, you have to worry about spotting the Vikes two Adrian Peterson TDs early. It could happen. Lions 35, Vikings 31
Oakland at Indianapolis--Holy crap there are a lot of early games. I love that my Giants are playing at night so I can be in Red Zone bliss the whole afternoon. Oh, and Andrew Luck will be a Top 5 or maybe Top 3 QB this year. Colts 45, Raiders 10
Green Bay at San Francisco--I wanna pick my hometown team, I really do. But they are on the road against a Niners team that is becoming really easy to hate. Niners 27, Packers 24
Arizona at St. Louis--Okay, so that was cruel, Roger Goodell. You give us ten games early and then at 4:00 ET you give us a great game along with this abomination. Hey Goodell, you suck! Rams 19, Cards 16
NY Giants at Dallas--For all the talk about how bad Dallas' defense is, the Giants' secondary is a freaking mess. So is their red zone offense, which means David Wilson is going to have to break a few long ones. Cowboys 34, Giants 22
Philadelphia at Washington--This one should be a beauty. The return of RG3 and Chip Kelly brings Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy to DC. Redskins 31, Eagles 27
Houston at San Diego--I took Arian Foster with the second pick in my fantasy draft. Everyone thinks I'm stupid, but they won't when they see those typical Arian Foster numbers, nagging injuries and Ben Tate committee be damned. Texans 28, Chargers 17
Season record: 1-0
New England at Buffalo--For whatever crazy reason, the Bills play the Pats tough, especially at home. But let's face it--the Bills are starting EJ Manuel at QB and have a guy named Jeff Tuel backing him up. And I just can't go against Brady and Belichick in Week 1. Patriots 35, Bills 20
Tennessee at Pittsburgh--Does anyone remember Chris Johnson, you know, CJ2K? Do the Steelers even have to game plan for him anymore? Steelers 20, Titans 16
Atlanta at New Orleans--And so begins the comeback trail of head coach Sean Payton. I know everyone likes the Falcons and for good reason, but I like the Saints to reclaim this division with a solid 12-4 record, starting with this game here. Saints 38, Falcons 33
Tampa Bay at NY Jets--Fistfight alert! When you put Rex Ryan and Greg Schiano on the field together, you are risking one of those awkward handshake moments after the game. Bucs 16, Jets 10
Kansas City at Jacksonville--It's amazing to me that you put Andy Reid in charge and sign Alex Smith, and suddenly the Chiefs are a wild card team? Does the AFC suck that badly? Chiefs 20, Jaguars 17
Seattle at Carolina--Seattle is a trendy Super Bowl pick this year, and I already can't wait to see them play the Niners next week. But first they must travel to Charlotte (or wherever the hell the Panthers play) and deal with Cam Newton. Seahawks 23, Panthers 13
Cincinnati at Chicago--I feel for Bears fans, and Cubs fans. I really do. Every year they have their hopes up only to be squashed in craptastic fashion. Jay Cutler embodies that. And so it begins, new coach and all. Bengals 27, Bears 19
Miami at Cleveland--Finally Cleveland gets to avenge that awful Game 7 of the '97 World Series in which the Marlins broke Indians' fans hearts. Oh, say what? Wrong sport? Browns 26, Dolphins 23
Minnesota at Detroit--The Lions seem to be another trendy pick as they added Reggie Bush. But before you even hand off to that dude, you have to worry about spotting the Vikes two Adrian Peterson TDs early. It could happen. Lions 35, Vikings 31
Oakland at Indianapolis--Holy crap there are a lot of early games. I love that my Giants are playing at night so I can be in Red Zone bliss the whole afternoon. Oh, and Andrew Luck will be a Top 5 or maybe Top 3 QB this year. Colts 45, Raiders 10
Green Bay at San Francisco--I wanna pick my hometown team, I really do. But they are on the road against a Niners team that is becoming really easy to hate. Niners 27, Packers 24
Arizona at St. Louis--Okay, so that was cruel, Roger Goodell. You give us ten games early and then at 4:00 ET you give us a great game along with this abomination. Hey Goodell, you suck! Rams 19, Cards 16
NY Giants at Dallas--For all the talk about how bad Dallas' defense is, the Giants' secondary is a freaking mess. So is their red zone offense, which means David Wilson is going to have to break a few long ones. Cowboys 34, Giants 22
Philadelphia at Washington--This one should be a beauty. The return of RG3 and Chip Kelly brings Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy to DC. Redskins 31, Eagles 27
Houston at San Diego--I took Arian Foster with the second pick in my fantasy draft. Everyone thinks I'm stupid, but they won't when they see those typical Arian Foster numbers, nagging injuries and Ben Tate committee be damned. Texans 28, Chargers 17
Thursday, September 5, 2013
NFL Kickoff Game: Week 1
Holy freaking crap. The NFL season starts tonight, and I have to be honest. For as long the offseason usually is and seems, this one seemed to blow right by. For the most part, anyway. Anyway, here we are, and I hope you'll join me in predicting the games and heckling me for my predictions. I'm going to also do the Thursday games day of and the rest of the games on Friday.
With that, let's get to it....
Baltimore at Denver--I had to check to make sure this was correct. The Super Bowl champs are supposed to host the kickoff game, right? I guess not this time. The champion Ravens are visiting the Broncos in the mile high city in a playoff rematch from January. You may remember this was a remarkable game in which the Ravens shocked Peyton Manning's Broncos in this very stadium. Don't think Manning and John Fox and John Elway don't remember that. But these new-look Ravens are not going to suck, Super Bowl curse be damned. Still, I just don't see them sending all those Broncos fans home pissed off tonight. Broncos 31, Ravens 27
With that, let's get to it....
Baltimore at Denver--I had to check to make sure this was correct. The Super Bowl champs are supposed to host the kickoff game, right? I guess not this time. The champion Ravens are visiting the Broncos in the mile high city in a playoff rematch from January. You may remember this was a remarkable game in which the Ravens shocked Peyton Manning's Broncos in this very stadium. Don't think Manning and John Fox and John Elway don't remember that. But these new-look Ravens are not going to suck, Super Bowl curse be damned. Still, I just don't see them sending all those Broncos fans home pissed off tonight. Broncos 31, Ravens 27
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