I've grown a little bored with reporting my weekly success or failure when it comes to my NFL picks, so I tried to find the most boring picture I could to encapsulate that feeling. Really. I don't have any idea what that is a photo of.
8-8 for the week that was. Brings my totals to 103-71. I think if I break even over the next few weeks I clinch the NFC west.
To the games....
SF loses to San Diego: a lot of teams have lost games to Norville Turner's Chargers in December. Add the 49ers to that list. Hey, remember that Vincent Jackson guy? Yeah, he's pretty good and shit.
Cleveland loses to Cincy: How? Knuckleheaded Browns should avoid the Bengals identity-crisis fate at all costs. Run Peyton Hillis between the tackles and crush the opposition. Oh, right, Mangini's the coach. Apparently, Carson Palmer read my blog and it motivated him. Send a check, Mr. Palmer, I can use the cash.
Washington loses to Dallas: a wise man wrote that he sensed "another hard-fought Redskins loss." Yay! Right again. I mean....oh crap, I'm right again. In DC they're making a fuss about how great Rex Grossman played - like the Redskins somehow won the game. The spin-doctors are now hinting that Donnie Mac was the problem all along. Gotta love DC. McNabb should change his name to "Nixon" and resign - not because he's a bad quarterback but because his days as the starter in DC are probably done.
Houston loses to Tennessee: Ok, both these teams suck. I figured Houston would play for some pride and was dead wrong.
Jax loses to Indy: The LA Jaguars (Los Jaguares? Las Jagures? El Tigre?) are like the Texans, they fear success. Either that or the ghost of Mark Brunell haunts Jacksonville.
KC beats St. Louis: and no one was surprised.
Buffalo loses to Miami: I should've picked the home team here but went out on a limb. Win some, lose some.
Philly beats NY Giants: I had the Giants, and then.....poof! Up in smoke. DeSean Jackson pulled the crappy move of the week at the end of his run. For the athletic, intellectual, or female audience's benefit --- Mr. Jackson decided to glide along the goal-line and goad the Giants instead of making a bee-line for the end zone in order to score a TD. In the Madden video games, you do this to taunt, goad, own, and humiliate your opponent, ie- "look at meeee...you suck so bad you can't even tackle meeee." I fear for his life the next time he tries to run across the middle against the Giants. "Boom! Where'd that truck come from!" Followed by "Injuries are just part of the game."
Detroit beats Tampa: TOLD YA
Arizona loses to Carolina: the long season continues for both teams. I took the Cards, but the Panthers were a little bit better in the Toilet Bowl of week 14.
New Orleans loses to Baltimore: tough game to call, both teams are good. I don't like how cocky John Harbaugh comes across on TV, he's almost as arrogant as Billick was.
Atlanta beats Seattle: because no one in the NFC West wants to actually attend a playoff game.
NY Jets beat Pittsburgh: Big Ben, I picked your team. Karma's a bitch.
Denver loses to Oakland: better team won. {Sarcasm alert: please be advised that the following comments are literally dripping with sarcasm, venom, and snarkiness} Oh, look Redskins fans, Jason Campbell can actually complete passes and stuff like that. Wow. Who knew?
Green Bay loses to Patriots: closer than I liked to see. That onside kick gambit won't pay off for the rest of this season. I was seeing shades of the January 2008 Pats-Giants Super Bowl there for an hour or so. Patriot defense had a bad game for the most part but came through thanks to the big interception. Good teams find ways to win I guess (isn't that what all these talking-head ex-athletes keep saying?)
Chicago beats Minnie-ha-ha: and no one's laughing. When the game started, Gruden was gushing about how Favre was acting "like a 23-year old, wow!" Well, later on in the game I think Jaworski said he "looked old and cold." Gruden sucks at calling football games, but he does do a good job explaining the dynamics of the game. I also hate Domes, football games in domes, cheerleaders in Santa suits (it's kind of creepy), and Smurfs.
Where's Azrael?
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