Archive for November 12th, 2008
NFL Picks 2008 - Week 10 Results
L/L - Broncos +3 over Browns, 34-30, Browns cover: This game was going to be a coin-toss in a lot of ways. I grabbed Ryan Torain off the FA wire to plug in for bye-week against the Browns’ terrible run defense and the Ms. L Superstars claimed their third ACL of the season after one-half of play on their way to their 3rd loss of the season. After a hot 6-0 start, the Superstars have dropped 3 of their last 4. Fortunately, this loss was to a last place team who had the benefit of Thomas Jones’s absurd 30 point day for the Jets. Fun little game for a Thursday night due to the horrific lack of defense on both teams. Points to the NFL Network for finally getting a competent play-by-play guy in Bob Papa. Papa’s been the Giants’ Radio guy for quite some time and Papa/Collinsworth might turn in to one of the better booths in the league after they work together a bit. Also, decent debut by Brady Quinn… played pretty well for the entire game. Terrible decision to end the game in trying to throw 2 yards for the first down when he had approximately 15 yards of open field and gigantic hole in front of him but putting up 30 in your debut is a pretty good sign.
L/L - Jags -6 over Lions, 38-14, Lions outright: Yeah, I guess I really didn’t believe it all that much, really. It sounded good at the time. For future reference - when you’re trying to talk yourself in to a crazy, game-gaining upset by convincing yourself Daunte Culpepper is going to breathe life in to a dying franchise, you know your picks season has taken an ugly turn.
L/L - Titans -3 over Bears, 21-14, Bears outright: See above and replace “Daunte Culpepper” with “Rex Grossman”.
L/L - Patriots -4.5 over Bills, 20-10, Bills outright: Bill Belicheck owns the souls of AFC East teams. He just does. We shouldn’t question it.
W/W - Falcons -1 over Saints, 34-20, Falcons cover: Enjoy Jeremy Shockey, guys… seriously.
W/W - Jets -8.5 over Rams, 47-3, Jets cover: Someone used “running up the score” on this game. Two things - 1) you can’t run up the score in an NFL game and 2) you REALLY can’t run up the score in the FIRST HALF of an NFL game. The Jets scored 40 in the first half. It was ugly. Huge game on Thursday to decide which of these two teams actually is way worse than everyone thinks they are.
W/W - Dolphins -9 over Seahawks, 21-19, Seahawks +9: Didn’t even see one highlight of this game, so I’ll assume it’s as ugly as I think it was.
W/L - Vikings -2 over Packers, 28-27, Vikings cover: Seriously… who takes a 2 point spread expecting a 1 point game? Anyone? I mean, anyone taking the Packers in this game expected them to win, right?
W/W - Panthers -8.5 over Raiders, 17-6, Panthers cover: The only surprise here is that the Panthers only scored 17… which doesn’t bode well for their “beating decent teams” chances. There in this club with the Broncos and the Saints — might be good, can’t beat anyone.
W/W - Chargers -14 over Chiefs, 20-19, Chiefs +14: Herm being herm, baby. Although, when you’re 1-8, why not gamble the game on a 2-pt conversion? You play to win the game, after all.
L/L - Colts +3 over Steelers, 24-20, Steelers cover: The Steelers manage to go from convincing me they’re good enough to be the AFC Super Bowl rep to being terrible on a weekly basis. This team bungled it’s way through the game, Roethlisberger threw 3 interceptions, and Peyton Manning picked the defense apart in ways that neither Eli Manning or Jason Campbell could even fathom. People are talking about Kurt Warner for league MVP? News for you, the Colts are a 1 win team right now without Peyton.
W/W - Giants +3 over Eagles, 36-31, Giants outright: This is the kind of thing the Flexible Schedule was designed for as this game was the heavyweight fight it was billed as. I’d also like to thank Andy Reid for being Andy Reid as he tried to use Brian Westbrook as Brandon Jacobs and essentially handed the game over to the Giants when everyone on the field, in the building, and watching at home knew he was going try and run Westbrook up the gut on 3rd and short and 4th and short. I’m not using the R word. I’m just not.
W/W - Ravens +2.5 over Texans, 41-13, Ravens outright: Another game I didn’t see any highlights of, but I’m also happy the Giants are going to grab this team at the tail end of a 3-week road trip.
W/L - Cards -10 over Niners, 29-24, Cards cover: Amazingly, took the mantle of “sloppiest game of the week” from the Browns/Broncos game, featuring something like 25 penalties. Fortunately for the Cardinals, Mike Singletary is apparently the only coach in the game worse at clock-management than Herm as he allowed 20 seconds to tick off the clock before having his quarterback spike the ball. Then, RAN the ball, barely allowing his team enough time for a second play from the goal line… and then ran the ball again with someone who wasn’t Frank Gore. Insane ending that must have killed at least 15 Niners’ fans.
Five Good Spreads
5 points - Chiefs +14 over Chargers - W
4 points - Panthers -8.5 over Raiders - W
3 points - Falcons -1 over Saints - W
2 points - Bears +3 over Titans - L
1 point - Giants +3 over Eagles - W
Standings
Straight Up: 9-5 (76-68)
Spread: 7-7 (69-72-3)
Point Pool: 13/15 (78/150 - .520)