On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 10:29:28PM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote: > I went a disappointing 9-7 last week to go 132-92 on the year. The
JDG probably won't read this, but I think there is an error in his count. I count that there were really 8 misses for JDG last week: Carolina Panthers lost 31-34 Detroit Lions lost 27-28 Seattle Seahawks lost 14-37 St. Louis Rams lost 7-31 Tampa Bay Bucaneers lost 17-21 Green Bay Packers lost 25-28 Tennessee Titans lost 35-40 New England Patriots lost 28-29 *** Pittsburgh at New York Giants - Statistical gurus are beginning to notice that Eli Manning is on pace to have one of the worst statistical runs of any NFL QB in history. Pick: STEELERS Washington at San Francisco - Yes, the Redskins' offense is still really struggling, and yes the Niners won last week, but the 49ers remain the worst team in football for my money.... Pick; REDSKINS Carolina at Atlanta - The Panthers have inexplicably turned it around and are suddeny fighting for a playoff spot. The Falcons have already clinched their division and could be ripe for an upset. Pick: PANTHERS Dallas at Philadelphia - The Eagles will almost certainly close out the #1 NFC seed at home, and its hard to give Dallas much of a shot after their debacle against the Saints last week. Pick: EAGLES Houston at Chicago - I've been on that Texans bandwagon all year, and there is no sense on giving up on them when playing the lowly Bears. Pick: TEXANS Buffalo at Cincinnati - Coach Mularkey seems to be working miracles with the Bills, particularly in getting Drew Bledsoe to play not just better, but also much smarter. In fact, the Bills have set a team record in the past four weeks for points scored (yes, even beating out the no-huddle teams), allowed the 5th-lowest yards in NFL History on defense last week against the Browns, and have tied the NFL record for kick returns for TD's with three games left to play. That's called clicking on offense, defense, and special teams. The Bengals are all-but eliminated from the playoff, but the Bills still believe, and they seem to be playing good enough to avoid the upset. Pick: BILLS San Diego at Cleveland - They'll be breaking out the paper bags on the shores of the Cuyahoga. Pick: CHARGERS Minnesota at Detroit - The Vikings appear to be in the midst of their annual late-season swoon, and the Lions are suddenly getting healthy and playing much better on defense and in the running game. If Joey Harrington can at least play mediocre... Pick: LIONS UPSET SPECIAL Denver at Kansas City - The Chiefs proved on Monday Night football that they can still score points without Priest Holmes.... and even though their season is over, they will certainly be up for a home game against the rival Broncos. Pick: CHIEFS Seattle at New York Jets - Rumors are circulating that something really is wrong with Chad Pennington, and the QB who never had a strong arm could struggle in what will likely be a cold, blustery, day at home. Meanwhile, the Seahawks showed some real desperation last week in Minnesota. Pick: SEAHAWKS St. Louis at Arizona - Things once looked promising for the Cardinals, who started off the season playing rather well, and for the Rams who have swept the division-leading Seahawks. The Rams get their RB's back this week, and should get the win... Pick: RAMS New Orleans at Tampa Bay - Yes, the Saints won in Dallas last week, but I'm still convinced that they are one of the worst teams in football. Pick: BUCS Jacksonville at Green Bay - Lambeau Field has not been what it once was to the Packers, but I'm going to go with Brett Favre in a game that I think might be closer than you might think. Pick: PACKERS Tennessee at Oakland - Drew Bennett goes for 9TD's in three weeks. Pick: TITANS Baltimore at Indianapolis - One of the most intriguing football matchups in a long time on Sunday Night. Peyton Manning is re-writing the QB record books, and is leading the most prolific NFL Offense since the 1950 LA Rams (or so they tell me.) Up against them is the vaunted Baltimore Ravens defense.... unbeknownst to most observers, however, the Colts' defense has been playing quite well lately.... in fact, over the last four weeks the Colts' defense has not given up any more points to their oppponent as the Ravens' defense has to their opponent. And of course, it is just hard to see Kyle Boller scoring enough points to keep up with Peyton. Pick: COLTS New England at Miami - The Fish have played suprirsingly well for several weeks now. Could they upend the Patriots? Yes. I'm going to be a gutless wimp on this one though... Pick: PATRIOTS -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
