Thursday Night Football pick: Week 9

Last week: 10-3
Season record: 83-37

Cincinnati at Miami--Didn't Miami start out 3-0?  I feel like they do that every year before coasting backward into mediocrity.  As for the Bengals, they never seem to get the respect they deserve, but boy do they look good right now--sort of like the Seattle of the AFC.  I think you know where this is going....Bengals 26, Dolphins 13

NFL Week 8 picks

Last week: 9-6
Last night: 0-1
Season record: 73-35

So I am done picking the Bucs.  Greg Schiano may not be coaching that team at the end of the season, or maybe not even in November.  The NFL may also be calling for the three Florida teams (combined record of 0-17) to secede from the league.  Yikes.  Anyway, here are the rest of this week's picks.....

NY Giants at Philadelphia--There is no doubt that the Giants will try to use that Monday night first win of the season against a hapless Vikings team to give them false hope that they can beat their nemesis Eagles.  And there is no doubt they will revert to their losing ways.  Eagles 31, Giants 23

San Francisco "at" Jacksonville--Maybe the Jags will improve by leaving their suckitude in the Atlantic Ocean on the way to London where they will "host" the Niners.  Nah, suckitude cannot and will not be shed.  Maybe ever.  Niners 33, Jags 10

Dallas at Detroit--I mean, it's Thanksgiving somewhere, right?  Cowboys 37, Lions 34

Cleveland at Kansas City--The only thing that could backfire here is the Chiefs overlooking the Browns.  Oh wait, Brandon Weeden.  Chiefs 23, Browns 16

Miami at New England--It's getting to be that time of year when the warm weather teams get obliterated by cold weather teams in cold weather stadiums.  Patriots 23, Dolphins 10

Buffalo at New Orleans--Another win streak begins.  Saints 31, Bills 17

Pittsburgh at Oakland--Does this have a '70's feel to it?  Not really, because both of these teams are not very good.  Raiders 17, Steelers 16

NY Jets at Cincinnati--There is no doubt in my mind that Rex is not overconfident after beating the Pats.  Bengals 21, Jets 14

Washington at Denver--Uh-oh.  That Indy loss has relegated Peyton to sleeping in the film room all week.  Broncos 38, Redskins 27

Atlanta at Arizona--There isn't a yawn gif big enough to show how I feel about this one.  Cards 20, Falcons 17

Green Bay at Minnesota--What, we have to watch Josh Freeman on national TV two weeks in a row?  These games need to be all flex, all the time.  Packers 30, Vikings 17

Seattle at St. Louis--Another Monday night pile of crap.  Seahawks 24, Rams 6

Thursday Night Football pick: Week 8

Last week: 9-6
Season record: 73-34

I'd like to pretend it's not already Week 8.  That means we are literally almost halfway through the NFL season, and that is rather sad.  But hey!  If we go glass-half-full here, we can just say that there is still a lot of football to be played.  Because there is, right?  Starting with another semi-stinker....

Carolina at Tampa Bay--I don't want to say that what goes around comes around, but Greg Schiano is kind of a douche.  And you know the saying--winners never douche, and douches never win.  Or something.  Still, I think they figure out a way to get it done at home on national TV.  Bucs 24, Panthers 20

Week 7 Picks

Last week: 10-5
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 65-28

Can you believe it's Week 7 already?  I hate how fast the football season goes.  We are literally halfway to the end of the fantasy football season too unless you are playoff-bound (I'm definitely not in either league) or if you do playoff fantasy football (I do and it's awesome...hit me up if you are interested in playing this year).  Meanwhile, here are the picks for this week.....

San Diego at Jacksonville--The race is on.  Will the Giants, Jags or Bucs run the table to 0-16?  My money is on these guys.  Chargers 27, Jaguars 13

Cincinnati at Detroit--This should be interesting, but there is a chance the Bengals' D can hold the Lions' O to under 10 points the way Green Bay did.  Or they can be sloppy like they were against Buffalo.  Bengals 23, Lions 17

Buffalo at Miami--Wow, is Thad Lewis for real?  Did they skip right over that Jeff Tuel dude?  Anyway, the Bills looked semi-explosive last week against the Bengals.  The Dolphins have to be one of the NFL teams I least want to watch play.  Dolphins 17, Bills 16

Tampa Bay at Atlanta--Will Greg Schiano be fired after this game or will he last a few more?  The countdown is on.  Falcons 30, Bucs 10

New England at NY Jets--Whenever I think of this rivalry, I think of Spygate.  Seriously though, does Belichick really need an advantage like that over Rex?  Patriots 28, Jets 20

Dallas at Philadelphia--These two teams are actually battling for first place, which is remarkable considering how bad the Eagles have looked at times.  Both teams are 2-0 against the division, so something's gotta give.  So home team wins.  Eagles 27, Cowboys 24

Chicago at Washington--I realize the Redskins have problems, but I really don't think they are as bad as 1-4, especially not with RG3 getting healthy.  Redskins 20, Bears 16

St. Louis at Carolina--Wake me up when it's over.  Panthers 21, Rams 14

San Francisco at Tennessee--This is an extremely intriguing match up with two pretty good defenses.  And I have a funny feeling about it.  Titans 16, Niners 13

Cleveland at Green Bay--When the Browns start Brandon Weeden, they are noticeably worse than when starting Brian Hoyer.  So there.  Packers 31, Browns 14

Houston at Kansas City--The Chiefs are giving up less than 11 points per game.  The Texans are frankly a train wreck right now.  You do the math.  Chiefs 23, Texans 10

Baltimore at Pittsburgh--So the Steelers won a game last week, and are 1-4, yet if they beat the Ravens at home Sunday, they will trail them by a half game and possibly be 1.5 out of first place.  And the crazy thing is, it very well could happen.  Steelers 19, Ravens 17

Denver at Indianapolis--This could be the game of the year so far.  Peyton Manning returns to Indy to play in a different uniform for the first time.  Andrew Luck tries to steer the home team past the home fans' former stud.  Don't look away, you might miss something here.  Broncos 33, Colts 27

Minnesota at NY Giants--Memo to ESPN.  You should try to lure away the person at NBC who keeps getting the better prime time match ups each week.  Seriously, these two teams are a combined 1-10.  Vikings 27, Giants 24

Thursday Night Football pick: Week 7

Last week: 10-5
Season record: 64-28

What a great game we have on tap tonight!  At least that's what NFL Network would want you to believe. 

Seattle at Arizona--Seattle is good.  But they have looked vulnerable at times.  Arizona is not good.  But they have looked like they could beat anyone recently.  When in doubt, we must simply pick the better team.  Seahawks 23, Cardinals 17

NFL Week 6 picks

Last week: 9-5
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 55-23

Damn.  I have picked the Giants to lose every game and they keep losing.  One of these days I want to be wrong, but they haven't given me much hope that they can avoid shooting themselves in the foot.  Anyway, on to the rest of the games....

Cincinnati at Buffalo--Cincinnati chili vs. Buffalo chicken wings.  I'll take the wings, please.  And I'll take the Bengals, please.  Bengals 19, Bills 16

St. Louis at Houston--I appreciate Jeff Fisher's confidence, but no matter if you play 11 games or 16, you aren't gonna leapfrog the Niners and Seahawks.  Oh, and what the hell is wrong with Matt Schaub?  Texans 23, Rams 17

Carolina at Minnesota--Ron Rivera has that look on his face like "I can't believe my team sucks this bad."  When they are not playing the Giants, that is.  Vikings 27, Panthers 20

Pittsburgh at NY Jets--This has to be one of those games that the Steelers actually have a shot in, don't they?  Well unfortunately for them, the Jets don't suck like they did with Sanchez butt fumbling.  Yeah, that was rock bottom.  Jets 24, Steelers 13

Philadelphia at Tampa Bay--What goes around comes around, Schiano.  All the Eagles needed was the Giants to gain some confidence.  Are you sensing a theme here?  Eagles 34, Bucs 21

Oakland at Kansas City--Wouldn't it be funny if the Rai--  Uh, no.  Chiefs 20, Raiders 10

Green Bay at Baltimore--These are two very tough teams to figure out.  But Mike McCarthy's Packers found their defense last week and that could spell trouble for the Ravens.  Packers 30, Ravens 24

Detroit at Cleveland--You read that correctly--the 3-2 Lions visit the 3-2 Browns.  What year is this, 1957?  I mean, the Giants have more losses than both these teams combined.  Lions 28, Browns 27

Tennessee at Seattle--Mike Munchak's Titans are improved, but my ears are ringing already thinking about the noise in that stadium Sunday.  No matter what, you can't prepare for that.  Seahawks 26, Titans 13

Jacksonville at Denver--Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.  Ha.  Ha ha.  Ha ha ha.  Ha.  And um, ha.  Ha ha.
Broncos 42, Jaguars 10

New Orleans at New England--Cajun Man meets Chowder Head.   If the Saints were gonna lose one, this would be a candidate.  Patriots 31, Saints 27

Arizona at San Francisco--Wait, the Cardinals are 3-2 and so are the Niners?  How did that happen?  Well, it's time for a little separation.  Niners 27, Cards 14

Washington at Dallas--A beauty of a Sunday night game.  Forget the fact that the Skins are 1-3.  They could jump into first place if they win and the Eagles lose.  Boy, this division sucks.  But the rivalry here never does.  Washington 30, Dallas 27

Indianapolis at San Diego--Wait, the Colts are 4-1?  And we know Andrew Luck can play, but Indy is giving up less than 16 points a game.  Raise your hand if you saw that coming.  Not you, Pagano...just anyone else.  Colts 27, Chargers 20

Thursday Night Football pick: Week 6

Last week: 9-5
Season record: 54-23

There sure were some weird outcomes last week.  But hey, 9-5 ain't bad, eh?  Now it's right back to work, for me....the Giants...and the Bears. 

NY Giants at Chicago--If you visualize it, it should happen, right?  I keep envisioning the Giants being 0-6.  Does that mean it already happened?  Let's just put it this way--the Giants are bad.  Real, real bad.  And at 0-5 you have to believe they are going to just go through the motions the rest of the way.  And no offense to the Bears, but if they find a way to blow this game, the fork may not be in them, but it will be on the table.  Bears 38, Giants 17

NFL Week 5 picks

Last week: 12-3
Last night: 1-0
Season record: 46-18

Jacksonville at St. Louis--You know, part of me wonders if Sam Bradford will ever be all that he was cracked up to be.  Of course, the Jags are coming to town so he may look better than usual Sunday.  Rams 23, Jaguars 16

Kansas City at Tennessee--One of the unexpected great games this week, the 4-0 Chiefs traveling to 3-1 Tennessee.  Shhhh, don't tell Andy Reid about the barbecue in Nashville.  Titans 20, Chiefs 17

Philadelphia at NY Giants--One of the fringe benefits of being a fan of an 0-4 Giants team?  We may possibly go the entire season without having to endure Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.  That in itself is a victory.  Eagles 34, Giants 14

Baltimore at Miami--Are the Dolphins really for real or did the Saints game expose them?  Are the Ravens really as bad as they have appeared?  This game will answer both, but the Ravens are 0-2 on the road, so.....Dolphins 19, Ravens 16

Seattle at Indianapolis--Boy, this is a tough one.  Seattle is 4-0 with points for/against at 109/47.  Indy is 3-1 with PF/PA of 105/51, allowing just 10 points in the last two weeks.  Hey, this might be a good game!  Seahawks 28, Colts 20

Detroit at Green Bay--I know the Lions don't suck as much as they have before, but it's Lambeau and you can throw the standings out the window.  Packers 38, Lions 31

New England at Cincinnati--If the Pats can beat the Falcons in Atlanta, they do have a shot to be 5-0.  But somehow I just don't think so.  Bengals 24, Patriots 23

New Orleans at Chicago--Damn, this is another good one.  I'm seriously thinking Red Zone instead of watching the Giants get blown out again.  Saints 32, Bears 30

Carolina at Arizona--There are a few teams I have zero interest in watching.  The Cards are one, and the Panthers are in the grouping after that.  And I still don't get why they can't give us less early games and more late games.  But whatever!  Cardinals 20, Panthers 16

Denver at Dallas--I'd say Dallas has a shot at an upset, but I mean, the Broncos are averaging 45 points a game.  That's insane.  Broncos 37, Cowboys 30

Houston at San Francisco--Two underachieving teams square off to see who is a bigger (or is it smaller?) underachiever.  Niners 24, Texans 21

San Diego at Oakland--You read that correctly, folks--a second Sunday night game, beginning at 11:35pm ET.  You west coasters will find out what it's like to finish watching a game after midnight like east coasters do every Sunday and Monday night.  And you hard core east coasters will see what it's like to finish watching a game after 3am.  Sweet.  Chargers 27, Raiders 21

NY Jets at Atlanta--The Jets are not as good as 2-2 and the Falcons are not as bad as 1-3.  If you do the math.....Falcons 27, Jets 10

Thursday Night Football Pick: Week 5

Last week: 12-3
Season record: 45-18

Buffalo at Cleveland--When the season began and we saw that EJ Manuel was starting at QB for the Bills, and then we saw the Browns absolutely suck for their first two games and then trade Trent Richardson--you could have looked ahead and thought that this game would be a total train wreck.  It still might be, but both teams are 2-2 and the Browns are re-born with Brian Hoyer at QB and the return of WR Josh Gordon (until they trade him too).  After the Indians lost the wild card game last night, Cleveland could use a jolt, and they will get it.  Browns 24, Bills 17