I don’t have much to say this week, which is unfortunate, since you guys won't have much to watch this week. Three winning weeks in a row, though – even if my record has gotten progressively worse each week.
*Week 10: 7-6
*Overall: 54-41
Washington Redskins (4-5) at Tennessee Titans (5-4): OK, when I said Shanahan was killing his own team, I didn’t mean he was demoralizing them THAT badly. Either way, ‘Skins aren’t going to recover from that one in under a week.
Titans over Redskins: 31-20
Detroit Lions (2-7) at Dallas Cowboys (2-7): In my defense of last week, after watching the Bills give up three straight shoulda-been wins, would you have picked them against your favorite team, which should’ve beaten the Jets? Yes. That being said, I would not want to be in the Cowboys’ way right now. The team’s playing like everybody’s jobs are on the line (and they probably are).
Cowboys over Lions: 27-13
Buffalo Bills (1-8) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-7): Can we get a two-game win streak for the Bills? … um, no. Not on the road. Or at home. Or really anywhere (I feel like I’m reciting Green Eggs and Ham here).
Bengals over Bills: 31-10
Arizona Cardinals (3-6) at Kansas City Chiefs (5-4): The Chiefs needed this “break” badly. I can’t see this team losing three straight, with the third at home.
Chiefs over Cardinals: 28-13
Green Bay Packers (6-3) at Minnesota Vikings (3-6): I hate picking the Vikings. It’s just irritating, because I know they’re going to flame out, and eventually the team will have to accept what Favre is and bench him. That being said, there’s barely in a drama in this division, and this division needs drama.
Vikings over Packers: 17-14
Houston Texans (4-5) at New York Jets (7-2): This is not the season Gary Kubiak envisioned after Houston’s Week 1 win. We all know that. It’s too late for them to turn the season around, but I think you can expect a surprise here.
Texans over Jets: 21-17
Oakland Raiders (4-5) at Pittsburg Steelers (6-3): Anyone else notice the irony in the fact that Big Ben comes back, the offense plays better, and the Steelers goes 3-2 in that stretch? I did. It’s about to be 4-2, though. Raiders may be the best team in an OK division, but they aren’t doing what New England did last week.
Steelers over Raiders: 28-7
Baltimore Ravens (6-3) at Carolina Panthers (1-8): When in doubt, I usually go for the home team. Good thing my only doubt about this one is Ray Rice getting to 20 fantasy points this week.
Ravens over Panthers: 31-7
Cleveland Browns (3-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4): I don’t think Cleveland is a good team by any margin, but I think it does play a great spoiler team, with its consistency on offense, but I’ll save another of those upset calls for another week. Jacksonville finally seems to be clicking, and a home win against Cleveland is a must if the Jags want to stay in playoff contention.
Jaguars over Browns: 24-17
Atlanta Falcons (7-2) at St. Louis Rams (4-5): The Rams are no longer in first. Order seems to have been restored in the West … until this week at least.
Rams over Falcons: 21-17
Seattle Seahawks (5-4) at New Orleans Saints (6-3): Reality check time for the Seahawks, same as the Raiders. This is just a decent team controlling an awful division.
Saints over Seahawks: 28-16
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-3) at San Francisco 49ers (3-6): I’m officially drinking the Raheem Morris Kool-Aid, but I don’t think it’s gonna pan out this week. Given how desperate the Niners have to be at this point, plus the 3,500-mile home-field advantage, and I have to side with San Fran here.
49ers over Buccaneers: 24-21
Indianapolis Colts (6-3) at New England Patriots (7-2): I’m a little irritated at the scheduling on this one. Greatest game of the regular season for nearly a decade running, and it’s scheduled as an afternoon game – which I can’t watch because of work – instead of a night game. Way to hold the ball on this one, NFL. That being said, the Patriots got their marquee win last week. The Colts will get theirs this week, on a last-minute come-from-behind touchdown by Manning.
Colts over Patriots: 28-24
New York Giants (6-3) at Philadelphia Eagles (6-3): I refuse to admit I’m wrong about the Giants. This team will collapse at some point this year. No better time than the present … or just in Philly against Vick.
Eagles over Giants: 31-20
Denver Broncos (3-6) at San Diego Chargers (4-6): I do not want to pick for this game. The two will probably combined for 628 passing yards, 284 rushing … and three touchdowns. I don’t understand how offenses this good – and defense, in the Chargers’ case – can be part of such bad teams. It’s something to watch, though.
Chargers over Broncos: 17-13
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