Archive for November 12th, 2009
NFL Picks 2009 – Week 9 Results
Week 10 Thursday
Chicago Bears +3 at San Francisco 49ers: And thus one of the eight days I’ll watch the NFL Network this year. Also, props to the NFL Network for taking the only good Thanksgiving Game and not letting anyone see it. Again. Well done, guys. Clearly your success in strongarming Time Warner cable is getting it done. The Niners are actually due to beat someone outside of their division and the Bears have had a pretty solid tendency to fall against teams who have even a decent defense. The Falcons can’t stop anyone and the Bears only put up 14 against them. Besides, all other things being relatively equal, it’s hard to pick against the home team on a short week. Niners cover
Results
W/L – Jaguars -6.5 over Chiefs, 24-21, Jags cover: Who knew that “bounceback” only meant three quarters and wouldn’t affect the defense? Not this guy.
W/W – Bengals +3 over Ravens, 17-7, Bengals outright: Is this enough to confirm the Bengals as a “good team” or does everyone now think the Ravens are a bad team?
W/W – Colts -9 over Texans, 20-17, Texans +9: Add one more game to the list where “plays them hard” translates to “cover”.
W/L – Falcons -11.5 over Redskins, 31-17, Redskins +11.5: Well, they could score against the Falcons… but I guess that Haynesworth contract isn’t working out. Who knew?
L/L – Bucs +10 over Packers, 38-28, Packers cover: Yikes. Nothing else to say except this game probably sunk a million teases.
W/W – Bears -3 over Cardinals, 41-21, Cardinals outright: My ample gut had the right feeling this time. Of course, I’ll remember this one and not the seven dozen times it’s been wrong this season.
W/W – Patriots -10.5 over Dolphins, 27-17, Dolphins +10.5: The Dolphins are going to take this seven-win bet right down to the wire.
W/W – Saints -14 over Panthers, 30-20, Panthers +14: I watched a good bit of this game. I remember almost none of it. I don’t know if that’s a good or bad sign for the Patriots.
W/L – Seahawks -10 over Lions, 32-20, Lions +10: The answer, not murdered enough to lose to a terrible team by less than 10.
W/W – Titans +5 over Niners, 34-27, Titans outright: Kerry whom? The amount the Niners scored here is the main reason I’m taking them over the Bears.
L/W – Chargers +2.5 over Giants, 21-20, Chargers +3.5: I love Tom Coughlin… he will always have a place in my heart. But the decision to put up the white flag on 1st and Goal from the 14 and call screen, run, run and settle for a field goal in a situation where there secondary could get picked about by a solid high school team was unsettling. This defensive coordinator has to go. He was in an issue in training camp when Osi Umenyora stormed out of a team meeting and he was still an issue last week when Antonio Pierce could only muster weak support in a radio interview. The Giants pass rush is non-existent, the defense makes terrible mistakes, and they never look ready for what they’re seeing. Umenyora and Tuck touched Drew Brees three times — THREE — in their loss at New Orleans. This, my friends, is not Giants football. Nor is the disturbing ineffectiveness of Brandon Jacobs. I’m hoping the yearly “re-assessment” shows them something before playing Atlanta and then, four days later, playing Denver… in a game I won’t see… in the state of New York. Thanks NFL!
L/L – Cowboys +3 over Eagles, 20-16, Eagles cover: How did I not see the Eagles choking in a big division game for first place? That’s my bad entirely. In a stunning, late-night upset, Andy Reid somehow took the “Most Inexplicable Field Goal” title from Tom Coughlin. Give the ball away in a touchdown possession game with no time-outs when the other team has Marion Barber? Well done, Andy.
W/W – Steelers -3 over Broncos, 28-10, Steelers cover: Sloppy game all around. In a fun note, my Steve Slaton-tanked fantasy team knocked off the league’s last undefeated team by 5 points due to Hines Ward’s garbage TD. In a season such as this it’s the small victories.
1) EAGLES -3 over Cowboys – L
2) Titans +4 over Niners – W
3) Packers -9.5 over BUCS – L
Standings
Straight Up: 10-3 (85-44)
Against The Spread: 8-5 (64-65)
Spreadery: 1-2, 2 pts (12-14, 21)… still not going well… but if my math is right (never a guarantee) I just tied Joe for the straight-up lead. Against all odds, I also gained back a point here.
– Joe (31)
– Aaron (27)
– Tom (21)