RJ's NFL Picks, Week Seven
Published October 19, 2007
I went 10-3 last week. That puts me at 56-33 for the season. For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN.
Here are my picks for the NFL's Week Seven:
Sunday, October 21st, 2007
Arizona (3-3) at Washington (3-2) - 1:00 pm (Sheridan's Line: Redskins by 8½)
Arizona lost at home to Carolina last week. They also lost QB Kurt Warner to an elbow injury. If Warner is unable to play this Sunday (which seems likely), the Cardinals will start either Tim Rattay or the newly-signed Tim Hasselbeck. And neither of those options looks terribly promising. Washington lost a close one at Green Bay last week. They've given up the fewest points in the NFC. I expect a rather boring, low-scoring game.
RJ's Pick - REDSKINS BY 5
Atlanta (1-5) at New Orleans (1-4) - 1:00 pm (Sheridan's Line: Saints by 9)
Last week, Atlanta got whipped at home by the Giants on MNF. QB Joey Harrington has now officially been benched in favor of Byron Leftwich, so we can safely place him on suicide watch. (The over/under is 14½ Xanax.) The Saints beat the Seahawks in Seattle on SNF last week to earn their first victory of the season. QB Drew Brees had his best game of the year by far, so it's possible he's back to his 2006 form. New Orleans should pull it off, but I wouldn't be surprised by a close one.
RJ's Pick - SAINTS BY 4
Baltimore (4-2) at Buffalo (1-4) - 1:00 pm (Sheridan's Line: Ravens by 3)
Baltimore crushed the Rams last week, 22-3. The Ravens defense looked sub-par earlier in the season, but they've given up just 10 points in the last two games. And it's a good thing, because their offense has only scored a single touchdown in those two contests (both wins). QB Steve McNair is still injured, so Kyle Boller will start again this week. The Bills had a bye last week. They have scored the second-fewest points in the league. Trent Edwards will start at QB again this week. I would be surprised to see more than 30 total points scored in this one.
RJ's Pick - RAVENS BY 6
New England (6-0) at Miami (0-6) - 1:00 pm (Sheridan's Line: Patriots by 16½)
New England beat the previously-undefeated Cowboys in Dallas last week. QB Tom Brady continues to amaze. He threw five TDs against the Cowboys, which puts him at 21 through six games. He has just 2 INTs all season, and his quarterback rating is a staggering 128.9. If Brady stays healthy, this team, quite simply, looks unbeatable. The Miami Dolphins lost to the Browns last week, and remain winless in 2007. Their defense continues to look horrible, giving up 41 points last week, for a total of 182 on the season, the second-most in the NFL. You aren't going to win many games when your defense allows over thirty points per game. And it doesn't help matters any when your starting quarterback recently had about 15 IQ points kicked out of his left ear by a defensive tackle ... and your backup quarterback is named Cleo Lemon. This one is gonna be a slaughter.
RJ Elliott is a graduate student studying Criminal Justice at the University Of Central Florida. His likes include nature, sports, and pierced blondes. He dislikes daytime television, left-wing dictators, and lead-tainted Chinese imports. He is ambivalent about Angelina Jolie.
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wow love the picks... :)
i went 11-2 last week which means you should probably get me by one this week considering the pattern...
**well you're picks are pretty close to perfect this week.. but thats not fun to pick the same games right?!?!**
WASHINGTON - yea they're lookin good
NO - called it last week baby!! u should of seen that one RJ...
BALTIMORE - bal coming home off b2b road games
NE - Cleo Lemon... lol
SF - THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS....((and Im going to ace my chemistry exam!!!))
DET - tough game who will come out the victor?
HOUSTON - solid team at home
KC - owns the raiders
NYJ - Yikes this is what happened's when i do my
picks late at night....
CHI - im going to regret this on sunday..
DALLAS - CLOSE game
SEATTLE - rams wnt win till AFTER there bye..
DENVER - I'm really losing it...
JAGS - might as well put the nail in the coffin...
Redskins, Saints, Ravens, Patriots, Giants, Bucs, Texans, Chiefs, Jets, Eagles, Cowboys, Seahawks, Steelers, Jaguars
Final Scores:
Detroit 23, Tampa Bay 16 - RJ 1-0 (Key stats: Jeff Garcia lost two fumbles, which the Lions turned into 14 points...Kevin Jones ran for 76 yards and a TD, and caught 6 passes...Dewayne White had 8 tackles and 3 sacks...)
Titans 38, Houston 36 - RJ 1-1 (Key stats: Rob Bironas kicked 8 field goals, an NFL record...Matt Schaub left the game with an ankle injury in the 1st quarter...his replacement, Sage Rosenfels, threw 4 TD passes, but also 3 INTs...)
Final Scores:
New England 49(!), Miami 28 - RJ 2-1 (Key stats: Tom Brady threw for 354 yards, 6 TDs, and no INTs...Randy Moss and Wes Welker each had 2 TD receptions and over 100 yards receiving...)
Giants 33, SF 15 - RJ 3-1 (Key stats: Brandon Jacobs ran for 107 yards and a TD on 18 carries...Trent Dilfer was sacked 6 times...)
Final Scores:
Redskins 21, Arizona 19 - RJ 4-1 (Key stats: Clinton Portis was held to just 43 yards rushing on 18 attempts, but managed to get into the endzone twice...London Fletcher had 13 tackles, and ran an INT back for a TD...)
Saints 22, Atlanta 16 - RJ 5-1 (Key stats: New starter Byron Leftwich left the game in the second half with an ankle injury, so former starter Joey Harrington had to come into the game as his backup...Roddy White caught 8 passes for 110 yards and a TD in a losing effort...)
Final Score:
Bills 19, Ravens 14 - RJ 5-2 (Key stats: Willis McGahee rushed for 114 yards and a TD...the Ravens blew it on fourth down twice in the 4th quarter...)
ESPN's NFL "experts" through seven games:
Wickersham 5-2
Salisbury 5-2
Hoge 5-2
Jaworski 4-3
Schlereth 5-2
Allen 4-3
Mortensen 6-1
Golic 4-3
Accuscore 5-2
Final Scores:
Dallas 24, Vikings 14 - RJ 6-2 (Key stats: Tarvaris Jackson goes 6-for-19 passing, with zero TDs...Tony Romo goes 31-for-39 passing, with 1 TD and zero INTs...Terrell Owens catches 7 passes for 103 yards and a TD...)
Bengals 38, Jets 31 - RJ 7-2 (Key stats: Chad Pennington had a good game, completing 20 of 31 passes for 272 yards and 3 TDs in the loss...Kenny Watson rushed for 130 yards and 3 TDs...)
Bears 19, Eagles 16 - RJ 7-3 (Key stats: Brian Griese threw for 322 yards, 1 TD, and 0 INTs...there were zero turnovers in this game...)
Final Scores:
Seattle 33, Rams 6 - RJ 8-3 (Key stats: Marc Bulger was sacked 7 times, threw 3 INTs, and 0 TDs...Seahawks TE Will Heller caught three passes, two of which were TDs...)
KC 12, Raiders 10 - RJ 9-3 [and I nailed the spread!] (Key stats: Larry Johnson rushed for 112 yards and a TD...the Raiders rushed for a total of just 55 yards...Chiefs DE Jared Allen had 9 tackles and 2 sacks...he now has 8 sacks on the season, in just five games played...)
i thought baltimore was plying at home lol i would of picked buff... nice.
go bears
ESPN's NFL "experts" through 12 games:
Wickersham 8-4
Salisbury 9-3
Hoge 9-3
Jaworski 8-4
Schlereth 9-3
Allen 7-5
Mortensen 9-3
Golic 7-5
Accuscore 8-4
hmmm 8-4
i got Denver tonight though so things are going to get interesting...
I'm 6-6 ATS right now...so I need a big win by the Steelers tonight, and an upset victory by the Jaguars tomorrow night in order to close out Week Seven strong...
Final Score:
Denver 31, Steelers 28 - RJ 9-4 (Key stats: Jason Elam kicks yet another last-second, game-winning field goal...Willie Parker held under 100 yards rushing...)
ya tough week for spreads... how bout Chicago? next week is going to be a GREAT game Lions @ Bears....
NFC EAST AND AFC WEST...wow tough divisions we'll see what happens.. also some great games next week!!
as for tomorrow look for some BIG plays by both teams.
Final Score:
Colts 29, Jaguars 7 - RJ 9-5 (Key stats: David Garrard left the game with an ankle injury...his replacement, Quinn Gray, completed just 9 of 24 passes, with two INTs...Reggie Wayne caught 9 passes for 131 yards...)
I finished 6-8 ATS...not so good...this week was my first losing week ATS since Week Two...
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Wickersham 9-5
Salisbury 10-4
Hoge 10-4
Jaworski 9-5
Schlereth 10-4
Allen 7-7
Mortensen 10-4
Golic 8-6
Accuscore 8-6
ya but screw the spread, ur just picking the winners... if ur main emphasis was the spread some of ur picks would prob be different.. mine would be..
well lets see 9-5 overall... looking forward to next weeks match-ups...
The Eagles did me in...again.
7-7. Man these .500 days have to stop. One way is to stop sticking by the Eagles.
Not getting the "swing" games.
It's three times this year I can't bring myself to take the Bills even though my gut said to do it.
Teams like the Bills and Broncos, no matter how bad they are said to be, play very well at home.
Weakling I am.
RJ - Any chance you're posting your picks for Week 8 tonight?
eastcoastlb:
I've actually already written my Week Eight article. It just hasn't been published yet. But it should be up sometime tonight.
Week Eight is up!
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Thanks for the quick publish!