Week 7 picks (NFL)
-Note: I originally wrote this on Monday, but then I thought "What if something horrible happens to someone during the week? My picks could be ruined!" So I decided not to publish this until Saturday night (tonight) and account for any unforeseen events or whatnot. I was completely blindsided by the Chiefs @ Dolphins game, as you'll notice below. I guess you could call the game being played two days early and the team I picked to win losing by ten points an unforeseen event, but I wouldn't know what to do to fill that space. I can't really just change the pick, can I? Or maybe.... (see below)
In order that FoxSports.com fed them to me:
Steelers @ Bengals - Steelers win, probably by about 10 (Cincy's solid offense will not be able to match Big Ben's return performance in a medium-high scoring game.)
Lions @ Browns - Browns win, probably by 7 or less (Almost too small to call - these teams are both really bad.)
Colts @ Texans - Colts win by about 30 or 40 (The only way the Texans have a shot is if God strikes Manning dead and sends boils to most of the Colts starters, but let's face it, they're the Colts, not the Vikings.)
Chiefs @ Dolphins - Dolphins by 10 (because Trent Green might throw for about 289 yards or so, and Priest Holmes might get two touchdowns, not to mention the chance that Lawrence Tynes might nail three field goals, including his two career longest, rendering any potential 77-yard TD pass from Sage Rosenfels to Chris Chambers essentially meaningless; theoretically).
Packers @ Vikings - Packers by as much as they want (They aren't the ones accursed of God; interesting side note: at 1-4, GB is outscoring their opponents by 30%.)
Chargers @ Eagles - Eagles by about 14 in a pretty high scoring game (They're at home, rested, and talented; whatever their problems, they should be able to overcome them convincingly.)
Saints @ Rams - Rams by about 10 (Jamie Martin is going to be good in St. Louis. Side note: I wouldn't at all mind being wrong about this one.)
49ers @ Redskins - Redskins by about 10 (I like making fun of the Redskins, and saying they'll beat the 49ers by only 10 is a pretty harsh thing to say about the 'Skins.)
Cowboys @ Seahawks - Seahawks by about 7 (I have to call this one for my 'Hawks, especially since it's in Seattle, where they've been really good recently, but Dallas is as good as they've ever been since Emmitt Smith left. This is a toughie.)
Titans @ Cardinals - Titans by about 14 (McNair's out, but Volek's in, and the Cards suck.)
Ravens @ Bears - Ravens by a field goal or two (because neither team knows what to do with the football when their solid defenses get them possession - just put a couple of Bears after J-Lew and the Ravens might not reach the 'zone at all; but the Bears haven't scored more than ten against anyone except the abysmal Lions and the God-cursed Vikings).
Broncos @ Giants - Giants by 7 (in a high-scoring aerial battle for the ages - I'm counting on the Giants [allowing 110 yds/game rushing] to stop the Broncos running attack, plus home field advantage, plus I'm feeling impish and wanting to call a game against a team widely considered to be one of the two or three best in the league right now).
Bills @ Raiders - Bills by 14 (Bay area teams suck.)
Monday Night:
Jets @ Falcons - Falcons by 17 (The Jets might turn things around against the so-far lame Atlanta defense, but I doubt it.)
One last thing. I'd like to make fun of a guy on FoxSports.com:
Peter Kinghas some pretty silly ideas about who's good. SD shouldn't even be on the 15 list, let alone at #2. KC shouldn't make 15 either. And Buffalo shouldn't be discounted entirely. Their strong defense might give their offense the extra chances it needs. Altogether, the guy's living in a fantasy land - you don't see me writing that Seattle is #2 in the league just because I like them. If all games were played in Seattle, they might be one of the top two teams - but that's not the way it goes, is it? Well, we can't play games at a phantom field in Kansas, either, so it looks like SD is going to continue to be mostly lame.
Backlog Bob
In order that FoxSports.com fed them to me:
Steelers @ Bengals - Steelers win, probably by about 10 (Cincy's solid offense will not be able to match Big Ben's return performance in a medium-high scoring game.)
Lions @ Browns - Browns win, probably by 7 or less (Almost too small to call - these teams are both really bad.)
Colts @ Texans - Colts win by about 30 or 40 (The only way the Texans have a shot is if God strikes Manning dead and sends boils to most of the Colts starters, but let's face it, they're the Colts, not the Vikings.)
Chiefs @ Dolphins - Dolphins by 10 (because Trent Green might throw for about 289 yards or so, and Priest Holmes might get two touchdowns, not to mention the chance that Lawrence Tynes might nail three field goals, including his two career longest, rendering any potential 77-yard TD pass from Sage Rosenfels to Chris Chambers essentially meaningless; theoretically).
Packers @ Vikings - Packers by as much as they want (They aren't the ones accursed of God; interesting side note: at 1-4, GB is outscoring their opponents by 30%.)
Chargers @ Eagles - Eagles by about 14 in a pretty high scoring game (They're at home, rested, and talented; whatever their problems, they should be able to overcome them convincingly.)
Saints @ Rams - Rams by about 10 (Jamie Martin is going to be good in St. Louis. Side note: I wouldn't at all mind being wrong about this one.)
49ers @ Redskins - Redskins by about 10 (I like making fun of the Redskins, and saying they'll beat the 49ers by only 10 is a pretty harsh thing to say about the 'Skins.)
Cowboys @ Seahawks - Seahawks by about 7 (I have to call this one for my 'Hawks, especially since it's in Seattle, where they've been really good recently, but Dallas is as good as they've ever been since Emmitt Smith left. This is a toughie.)
Titans @ Cardinals - Titans by about 14 (McNair's out, but Volek's in, and the Cards suck.)
Ravens @ Bears - Ravens by a field goal or two (because neither team knows what to do with the football when their solid defenses get them possession - just put a couple of Bears after J-Lew and the Ravens might not reach the 'zone at all; but the Bears haven't scored more than ten against anyone except the abysmal Lions and the God-cursed Vikings).
Broncos @ Giants - Giants by 7 (in a high-scoring aerial battle for the ages - I'm counting on the Giants [allowing 110 yds/game rushing] to stop the Broncos running attack, plus home field advantage, plus I'm feeling impish and wanting to call a game against a team widely considered to be one of the two or three best in the league right now).
Bills @ Raiders - Bills by 14 (Bay area teams suck.)
Monday Night:
Jets @ Falcons - Falcons by 17 (The Jets might turn things around against the so-far lame Atlanta defense, but I doubt it.)
One last thing. I'd like to make fun of a guy on FoxSports.com:
Peter Kinghas some pretty silly ideas about who's good. SD shouldn't even be on the 15 list, let alone at #2. KC shouldn't make 15 either. And Buffalo shouldn't be discounted entirely. Their strong defense might give their offense the extra chances it needs. Altogether, the guy's living in a fantasy land - you don't see me writing that Seattle is #2 in the league just because I like them. If all games were played in Seattle, they might be one of the top two teams - but that's not the way it goes, is it? Well, we can't play games at a phantom field in Kansas, either, so it looks like SD is going to continue to be mostly lame.
Backlog Bob
posted by weblogbob83 at 9:23 PM
1 Comments:
Before you even start.
The Colts gave up three touchdowns on Sunday. One on a solid drive over 70 yards, but the other two came because of mistakes by other parts of the team. Manning threw an interception that gave the Texans beautiful field position and the last minute touchdown was against the Colts' special teams.
And in favour of the Colts' defense, there is this to say: minus four. That's how many yards the Texans gained in the entire second half. Any other defense managed this year to hold a team to negative yardarge for any entire half?
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