Enigma869 wrote:Okay guys...here we go again! The season is now more than half over, which fucking depresses me, but that's not the point of my visit
I like Denver over Miami, because Miami can't keep winning, or I'll have to accept them as an actual NFL team! I like the Colts to beat the Patriots tonight, because if they don't their season is OVER! I like the Giants to beat Dallas (have I mentioned I despise the Cowboys and their horribly run orgranization). In the game of the weekend, I like Pittsburgh to beat Washington, in a close game. I think Atlanta beats Oakland (because who doesn't beat Oakland). Finally, I like the Titans to stay undefeated, and get by Green Bay.
John from Boston
John, I must say..I look forward to your Weekly NFL thread! Even though we butted heads early and I'm sure it won't be pretty when Pittsburgh faces N.E...but.. you're a cool S.O.B!
With that said.. I thought I had a pretty good understanding of last week, and I went 1-3.. bold judgment and bold predictions regarding NFL football could come back to bite yah in the ASSHOLE, and I paid last week, haha.
I'm not stopping. To pick right in the NFL you have to sometimes go out on a limb when sometimes you don't want no part of it.
This week I like Favre and the Jets to go into Buffalo and take care of business. Favre gives them that element of leadership, and with a division game on the line to stay in the hunt, and with already losing to the Pats earlier this season, I think Mangini and Favre will have this team ready to beat a good AFC team within the division if they want to make a push for a wildcard, or division championship. Jets by 9.
Gaints over Cowboys. The Cowboys got me last week.. the difference maker? Offense. Eli has been playing at a probowl level, and with a pounding back in Jacobs working behind a beheameth OL (Which gave up 0 sacks against sack leading Pittsburgh) and with a fresh Plax I think Eli will put up some points in the redzone against a soft Dallas D..the one we saw before last Sunday against the Bucs. Giants by 13.
Miami over Denver. It seems like Chad Pennington was a little bit of what Miami needed in the passing game and at Quarterback.. and he's been red hot lately. Miami could be sitting at 4-3 if they could of (and should of) beaten Houston and tied for 3rd in the Division and making a run at 2nd place in the Division/Wildcard spot in the AFC. Denvers Defense is just pussy-poor from top to bottom and I look for both Ronnie Brown and Pennington to put up big numbers. Plus, Joey Porter returned to Pro-Bowl form and leads the NFL in sacks. When he's on...his team's on. Miami by 15.
Colts over NE. Should be an interesting game. Once a heated rivalry, it seemed to cool down a little bit due to the fact Tom Brady is out and Peyton Manning and his Colts has just downright SUCKED. Still, I like Indy only because the Pats Defense isn't the Titans Defense, and with a MUST win in a frenzied dome on Sunday Night against none other than the Patriots.. I think Manning mans up and delivers big after a big beat down last week. Cassell plays well, but Manning plays better. Colts by 10.
Titans/Pack. Too close to call. With Rodgers recieving an extension earlier this week, and with The Titans coming off of a big division win on Monday Night, this might be a big opportunity for the Pack to make a statement. But it's in Tennessee, and that defense plays like caged DOGS. Too close to call for me. We'll see how it plays out. My gut says Greenbay but my head says Tennessee. Could go either way convincingly.
Pittsburgh over Washington. Last week was a tough pill to swallow, esp. after losing a game because of fluke reasons you RARELY see in a football game. Pittsburgh use to be BEASTS against the NFC. Not this year..we are 0-2 against the NFC..both in the same division, and now I think we answer the phone on Monday Night Football in front of the world to show Pittsburgh will be there late in the year. West Coast offense for the Redskins. A type of offense that hurts Pittsburgh. Nonetheless, I see Wash moving the ball but Pitt's D tightening up like they do so well when their backs are defending their endzone. Portis won't run on us. Noone runs on us. Ask The NFL's leading rushing team and Jacobs about that. Ben gets Willie and Santonio back this week. Lets see if they can step it up some under the lights, offensively. Steelers by 8.
Upset Special of the week:
Cincinnati over Jacksonville. I'm completely going out on a limb and I'm actually embarassed to make such a prediction giving that the Bengals would lose to Texas Tech by at least 25 points. Still, upsets are big in the NFL, and this is a prefect scenario, and I'm taking it. This one is for you Progs. Cinci by 2.
