I went 7-9 last week. That puts me at 114-78 for the season, which is an overall winning percentage of approximately 59%. (For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN.)
The following are my picks for the NFL's Week Fourteen:
Thursday, Dec. 7
Cleveland 4-8 at Pittsburgh 5-7 - 8:00 p.m.
Both teams won last week. The Steelers are 4-2 at home; the Browns are 2-3 on the road. For the season, the Steelers have scored 58 more points than the Browns and have given up nine fewer.
RJ's Pick - Pittsburgh by 6
Sunday, Dec. 10
Atlanta 6-6 at Tampa Bay 3-9 - 1:00 p.m.
The Falcons finally snapped their losing streak last week by beating the Redskins in Washington. They are the perfect .500 team: 6-6 overall, 3-3 on the road, 4-4 against the NFC, and 2-2 against their own division. Tampa Bay is 3-3 at home, but is 0-5 against divisional opponents, so this week is their last chance to score a win against an NFC South rival.
RJ's Pick - Tampa Bay by 2
Baltimore 9-3 at Kansas City 7-5 - 1:00 p.m.
Both teams lost last week. The Chiefs are 5-1 at home this season, but are 0-4 against AFC teams not in their division. The Ravens are 4-2 on the road and have given up the fewest points in the AFC.
RJ's Pick - Baltimore by 3
Indianapolis 10-2 at Jacksonville 7-5 - 1:00 p.m.
The Colts beat the Jaguars 21-14 back in Week 3. Jacksonville has the third best defense (based upon points allowed) in the AFC, and they are 5-1 at home. The Colts have the second highest-scoring offense in the AFC, and are 4-2 on the road. This should be a great matchup.
RJ's Pick - Jacksonville by 1
Minnesota 5-7 at Detroit 2-10 - 1:00 p.m.
Although essentially eliminated from any chance of making the playoffs, the Lions are still in the hunt for the coveted #2 slot in the NFC North.
RJ's Pick - Detroit by 19
New England 9-3 at Miami 5-7 - 1:00 p.m.
The Dolphins had their winning streak snapped last week, and they are now officially out of playoff contention. The Patriots have won three in a row and are 5-0 on the road.
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2 - The Theory
Cleveland 4-8 at Pittsburgh 5-7... Pittsburgh. Unless Pitts' improbable win last time put a fire under Cleveland's bush. But even so... Pittsburgh.
Sunday, Dec. 10
Atlanta 6-6 at Tampa Bay 3-9... Atlanta must be feeling after their win last week... though to be honest, you're in dire straights if you're feeling pretty good about beating Washington. However, I think that Atlanta should be Tampa Bay pretty handily, too.
Baltimore 9-3 at Kansas City 7-5... Baltimore.
Indianapolis 10-2 at Jacksonville 7-5... A good matchup. Indy had a horrible loss last week. But I think they rebound here on the road.
Minnesota 5-7 at Detroit 2-10... Minnesota
New England 9-3 at Miami 5-7... New England.
N.Y. Giants 6-6 at Carolina 6-6... The Giants just have not played well at all. Carolina.
Oakland 2-10 at Cincinnati 7-5... Cincinnati.
Philadelphia 6-6 at Washington 4-8... I was happy to see the Eagles win on Monday. I doubt if they can keep that same momentum the rest of the year, but I see them taking care of Washington.
Tennessee 5-7 at Houston 4-8... Tennessee. Vince Young has seemed invincible lately.
Green Bay 4-8 at San Francisco 5-7... This is the kind of game San Francisco needs to win. However, if they suffer from some mental flubs they could very well lose it. If I hadn't picked SanFran last week (and got burned) I would go whole heartedly into picking them. This time it is more of a trepiditiously tread. I guess San Francisco.
Seattle 8-4 at Arizona 3-9... Seattle.
Buffalo 5-7 at N.Y. Jets 7-5... NYJ
Denver 7-5 at San Diego 10-2... I don't think Denver has a chance at winning this game. San Diego has just been too dominant.
New Orleans 8-4 at Dallas 8-4... Drew Brees is my pick for MVP. Dallas is my pick for this game.
Chicago 10-2 at St. Louis 5-7... Chicago.
3 - DOM
Pittsburgh by 8
Tampa coming off BB road games... Atlanta plays dallas next week.. Tampa by 2
Baltimore by 1
Jets by 2
Indy by 4
Detroit by 5
Pats by 9
Dallas by 10
N.Y.G by 5
Cincy by 13
Philly by 3
Tenn by 5
SF by 2
Sea by 4
SD by 2
Chicago by 6
4 - colton
Thursday
Cleveland 4-8 at Pittsburgh 5-7
My Pick: Pittsburgh
Sunday
Atlanta 6-6 at Tampa Bay 3-9
My Pick: Atlanta
Baltimore 9-3 at Kansas City 7-5
My Pick: Baltimore
Indianapolis 10-2 at Jacksonville 7-5
My Pick: Indianapolis
Minnesota 5-7 at Detroit 2-10
My Pick: Detroit
New England 9-3 at Miami 5-7
My Pick: New Emgland
N.Y. Giants 6-6 at Carolina 6-6
My Pick: Carolina
Oakland 2-10 at Cincinnati 7-5
My Pick: Cincinnati
Philadelphia 6-6 at Washington 4-8
My Pick: Philidelphia
Tennessee 5-7 at Houston 4-8
My Pick: Tennessee
Green Bay 4-8 at San Francisco 5-7
My Pick: San Francisco
Seattle 8-4 at Arizona 3-9
My Pick: Upset Game: Arizona
Buffalo 5-7 at N.Y. Jets 7-5
My Pick: N.Y. Jets
Denver 7-5 at San Diego 10-2
My Pick: San Diego
New Orleans 8-4 at Dallas 8-4
My Pick: Dallas
Monday Night Footbal
Chicago 10-2 at St. Louis 5-7
My Pick: Chicago 31-14
5 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
Steelers 27, Browns 7 - RJ 1-0
How about that Willie Parker?
6 - RJ Elliott
Anyone up for picking the other 15 games?
Suss? MCH? Jet?
7 - Matthew T. Sussman
Um, Steelers by 20. Willie Parker will run for at least 200 in this one.
8 - MCH
RJ, you're working your way closer to the bottom. Hoge is now within one win.
9 - RJ Elliott
Great picks, guys... :-/
10 - RJ
Through most of 3 quarters, the Lions have a total of -3 yards rushing... :-/
11 - Matthew T. Sussman
The Lions are 2-10 with Kitna as their quarterback. I'm saying, the Lions are 2-10 with Kitna as their quarterback.
12 - RJ
Final Score:
Vikings 30, Lions 20 - RJ 1-1
Bengals 27, Raiders 10 - 2-1
Philly 21, Redskins 19 - RJ 3-1
Falcons 17, TB 6 - RJ 3-2
Baltimore 20, KC 10 - RJ 4-2
13 - RJ
Final Score:
Dolphins 21, NE 0 - RJ 4-3
Jags 44, Colts 17 - RJ 5-3
Tennessee 26, Houston 20 (OT) - 6-3
14 - RJ
Final Score:
Giants 27, Carolina 13 - RJ 6-4
15 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 8-2
Salisbury 4-6
Hoge 6-4
Jaworski 5-5
Schlereth 7-3
Allen 6-4
Mortensen 6-4
Golic 7-3
Accuscore 7-3
16 - Matthew T. Sussman
Dallas wins by 8. There. One pick.
17 - RJ
Final Scores:
GB 30, SF 19 - RJ 6-5
Arizona 27, Seattle 21 - RJ 7-5
18 - RJ
Final Scores:
SD 48, Denver 20 (!) - RJ 7-6
Buffalo 31, Jets 13 - RJ 7-7
19 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 9-5
Salisbury 6-8
Hoge 7-7
Jaworski 6-8
Schlereth 8-6
Allen 8-6
Mortensen 8-6
Golic 8-6
Accuscore 8-6
I'm one game up on 2, tied with 1, one game down to 5, and two games down to 1. Not good.
20 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
NO 42, Dallas 17 - RJ 7-8
21 - RJ Elliott
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 10-5
Salisbury 6-9
Hoge 7-8
Jaworski 6-9
Schlereth 8-7
Allen 9-6
Mortensen 8-7
Golic 9-6
Accuscore 8-7
I'm fuckin' horrible.
22 - The Theory
I started off the day really good... but those later games were murder.
I'm 8-7 now... so all hinges on Chicago tonight.
23 - zingzing
rj: "I'm fuckin' horrible."
but if you ever start betting against detroit, you'd be a lot better.
especially against minnesota... i mean, jeez, that game was done by the middle of the second. -3 rushing yards. woof. gotta hurt.
24 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
Bears 42, Rams 27 - RJ 8-8
25 - RJ Elliott
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 10-5
Salisbury 7-9
Hoge 8-8
Jaworski 7-9
Schlereth 9-7
Allen 10-6
Mortensen 9-7
Golic 10-6
Accuscore 9-7