NFL Picks Results - Week 1
W/W - Saints +6.5 at Colts: Colts cover. Why anyone thought this was going the other way fascinates me. Do the Colts still have to win more than 3 Super Bowls before they mystically morph into the bad guys?
L/L - Falcons +3 at Vikings: Falcons outright. Maybe Harrington is as bad as everyone thought.
W/W - Panthers -1 at Rams: Panthers.
W/L - Broncos -3.5 at Bills: Broncos win and cover. Heartbreaker for Buffalo. Why is no one pointing out that, had Everett connected with that tackle and not gotten paralyzed, the league probably would have fined him and suspended him for two games? Leading with your helmet is illegal for two reasons. One, you get hurt… two, you can kill the other guy. Am I the only one thinking this?
L/L - Chiefs +3 at Texans: Chiefs outright. I guess the Texans DID do something in the offseason I didn’t know about.
W/W - Patriots -6.5 at Jets: Patriots cover. I actually read somewhere that people think the league should take some number of wins away from the Jets for this using the NCAA’s banning of teams from Bowl Games as an example. These people obviously think college football’s a real sport. Anyway, the league is not going to start with taking wins away. That’s something that pretty much needs to be outlined before hand. You don’t just do it. That said, it’s very unlikely they’d do it because 1) It’s one of the most popular teams in the league and 2) what team would want to take the win that way and 3) if I was the Pats, I’d not show up to the games we were forced to forfeit.
L/P - Eagles -3 at Packers: Eagles cover. He’s still done, the Eagles are tremendously over-rated. I’ve been saying this since July.
W/W - Steelers -4.5 at Browns: Steelers cover. This would have been my Last Man Standing pool pick. So, even though we didn’t pick week one, I’m still alive.
L/W - Jaguars -6.5 at Titans: Titans +6.5. In my notation, I thought the Jags would win but not cover. Oops.
W/W - Bears +5.5 at Chargers: Chargers cover. I used to make from of Cam for his inexplicable hatred for Tiki Barber. Not only do I understand that hatred of Barber now but I also feel what it’s like to have a hatred for a player that no one else really shares. LDT, lookin at you.
W/W - Lions +1.5 at Raiders: Lions outright. Welcome to your future Jamarcus. Welcome back to the starting gig Daunte.
W/W - Bucs +6 at Seahawks: Seahawks cover.
W/P - Dolphins +3 at Redskins: Redskins cover. Stupid Spread.
L/L - Giants +5.5 at Cowboys: Giants +5.5. I’m as happy as I could be following a loss. The offense looked good so maybe we can at least outscore some teams. Strahan looked all of his age and Osi was gone by the second quarter. If Derrick Ward is as good as he looked and The Hefty Lefty is at least competent, I’m still on the bandwagon for nine wins. It also goes back to what I said in my Giants Preview: Eli’s QB Rating was 30 points higher before Luke Petitgout got hurt last season. When the left side of right handed quarterback’s offensive line can be described as “patchwork”, that quarterback is in for a bad season. When Eli isn’t worried about looming death from behind, he’s a good quarterback. Besides, I called 4-2 in the division with two road losses, so I’m still on schedule.
W/W - Ravens +2.5 at Bengals: Bengals cover. Go gut!
W/L - Cardinals +3.5 at 49ers: Niners cover.
Record Straight up: 11-5
Record Against the spread: 9-5-2