Last Week:
Tom: 11-3
Aaron: 9-5
Joe: 8-6
Season to Date:
Joe: 42-20
Tom: 41-21
Aaron: 39-23
Cincinnati at Baltimore
Aaron: Last week's Ravens/Pats Brady-biased officiating crew accomplished two things: (1) handing the Patriots a win and (2) pissing the Ravens off. And, we all know what Ray Lewis is (allegedly) capable of when he's pissed off. Pick: Baltimore
Joe: So look for Ray Lewis to watch his fellow defenders make plays while he rats them out to the officials? (Oh, go to Wikipedia if you don't get it.) Pick: Baltimore
Cleveland at Buffalo
Aaron: Good thing the Raiders are still in the league. Right, Joe! Joe? Pick: Buffalo
Joe: Clearly, I got greedy last week. Pick: Cleveland
Washington at Carolina
Aaron: Both teams are coming off a bye week, except the Redskins actually played a game vs. Tampa Bay. What? Oh, it's just as funny as those "Bye Week (-7) vs. Bad NFL Team" spreads that appear in Bill Simmons's column twice a year. Pick: Carolina
Joe: The 'Skins came far too close to losing to those Bye Week Bucs last week. Pick: Carolina
Pittsburgh at Detroit
Aaron: Two downtrodden industrial cities equally represented by a world champion team and a band of lovable losers. Is ESPN's NFL Countdown show planning on cloning Chris Connelly so that he can file soft-focus features on both locales? Pick: Pittsburgh
Joe: Pittsburgh is not a good enough team that they can afford to look past the Lions. This speaks as ill of the Steelers as it does of Detroit. Pick: Pittsburgh
Dallas at Kansas City
Aaron: We've reached the point where this probably shouldn't even be considered an upset, anymore. Pick: Kansas City
Joe: Damn you, Cameron. This was supposed to be MY not-even-considered-and-upset special! Well...maybe. Pick: Dallas
Oakland at N.Y. Giants
Aaron: If JaMarcus Russell starts all 16 games at QB for the Raiders, I'm done. I took Randy Moss. I took the benching of Marcus Allen. I took Art Shell the Sequel. I'm not taking this. Pick: NY Giants
Joe: Readers, this man's team was last in a Super Bowl in 2002. Temper your pity appropriately. Pick: NY Giants
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Aaron: The Eagles aren't really bringing back Donovan McNabb against a doormat like Tampa Bay are they? Why not next week, when they're playing...oh, Oakland. Pick: Philadelphia
Joe: Better to let him get healthy by feeding on the pre-chewed carcass of the Bucs. That's just nature at its grossest/finest. Pick: Philadelphia
Minnesota at St. Louis
Aaron: Brett Favre is going to play forever. It's time we just accept it. Pick: Minnesota
Joe: This would be such a no-brainer letdown game if Minnesota weren't playing a team of zombies. And not the fast, tough 28 Days Later zombies either. The "Thriller" zombies who just want to shuffle slowly and dance. Pick: Minnesota
Atlanta at San Francisco
Aaron: I've barely been following the now-resolved Michael Crabtree saga, so I need to know: has MC Hammer always been involved in this storyline? If not, I won't bother scouring the archives. Pick: Atlanta
Joe: Wait, is MC Hammer taking up sides AGAINST the Atlanta Falcons? And a follow-up: When does the FOX NFL Sunday crew interview the Real Housewives of Atlanta about all their football-playing ex-husbands? Call me crazy, but Terry Bradshaw and Kim Zolciak would be a match made in heaven. Pick: Atlanta
New England at Denver
Aaron: Last week, I called Denver a fraud and thought the Ravens would disembowel the Patriots. Might as well keep the "I end up being wrong" streak alive. Pick: Denver
Joe: Just because Tony Romo's arm had a nervous breakdown last week doesn't mean Denver's not a fraud. Save for one big play, they could barely move the ball against a bad defense. Pick: New England
Jacksonville at Seattle
Aaron: The one constant with Jacksonville is that whatever happens, I'll pick the wrong week to start/bench David Garrard on my fantasy team. Pick: Seattle
Joe: I think this is one of those weird games where I just throw up my hands and go with the best player on the field. Make me look good, Maurice Jones-Drew. Pick: Jacksonville
Houston at Arizona
Aaron: Y'see, starting David Garrard IS an option when Houston's Matt Schaub is your other fantasy QB. Pick: Arizona
Joe: Wait, you've got Matt Schaub and you're tormented whether you should start David Garrard? I want those kinds of problems. Pick: Houston
Indianapolis at Tennessee
Aaron: How long before the Titans consider breaking Vince Young out of Arkham Asylum for one last chance? The fact that VY wouldn't be worse than JaMarcus Russell makes my heart sad. Pick: Indianapolis
Joe: Sometimes I think about what a sad-sack franchise the Colts were during the Bills Super Bowl years and I get sad. Then I get hopeful. Then I get sad again. Pick: Indianapolis
N.Y. Jets at Miami
Aaron: Miami's coming off a bye week, except they played an actual game against Buffa...whoa, wait. Already used that gag. Pick: NY Jets
Joe: JaMarcus Russell. JaMarcus Russell. JaMarcus Russell. Wait, the theme isn't "Gags Cam's Repeated"? Pick: NY Jets
Confidence Pickin' (w/current scores)
Joe (16): Colts (-3.5) over TITANS; CHIEFS (+8) over Cowboys; Jets (-1.5) over DOLPHINS
Aaron (10): Vikings (-10) over RAMS; Steelers (-10.5) over LIONS; Falcons (+2.5) over NINERS
Cam -- this is ugly.
ReplyDeleteOur CBS affiliate actually switched over to the PIT/DET game, leaving the OAK/NYG game at halftime.
ReplyDeleteGood thing, cuz if JaMarcus had started the 2nd half, I'd have thrown my TV out the window.
If it makes you feel better, he's only lost one fumble in the 2nd half.
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