I went 8-6 last week, which puts me at 72-42 for the season, for an overall winning percentage of approximately 63%. (For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN.)
The following are my picks for the NFL's Week Nine:
Sunday, Nov. 5
Atlanta 5-2 at Detroit 1-6 - 1:00 p.m.
I know it's not really going to happen, but I'll pick...
DETROIT BY 1
Cincinnati 4-3 at Baltimore 5-2 - 1:00 p.m.
Baltimore QB Steve McNair is healthy again, and Billick's now making the calls on offense. Plus, they're at home and have a superior defense.
BALTIMORE BY 6
Dallas 4-3 at Washington 2-5 - 1:00 p.m.
Put a tomahawk in 'em: the Redskins are done.
COWBOYS BY 4
Green Bay 3-4 at Buffalo 2-5 - 1:00 p.m.
Green Bay has won two in a row, and Buffalo has lost three in a row. I'll side with the momentum here.
PACKERS BY 5
Houston 2-5 at N.Y. Giants 5-2 - 1:00 p.m.
Houston will remain winless on the road against a Giants team on a four-game winning streak.
GIANTS BY 10
Kansas City 4-3 at St. Louis 4-3 - 1:00 p.m.
This should be a close game. Both teams have been hit-or-miss all season, so it's a difficult pick to make. But I still think the Rams are overrated at 4-3, so I'll go with the road team here.
KC BY 1
Miami 1-6 at Chicago 7-0 - 1:00 p.m.
I would literally consider betting my life savings on this one, if I actually had a life savings to bet.
BEARS BY 29
New Orleans 5-2 at Tampa Bay 2-5 - 1:00 p.m.
Hmm. The Saints looked pretty mortal last week against the Ravens. And Tampa Bay has been much better with Bruce Gradkowski under center. I'm picking an upset here.
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— go to most recent comments1 - RJ Elliott
Sorry for the delay... :-/
2 - DOM
ok lets see...
Atlanta
Baltimore
Dallas- Hope ur right about wash.
Buffalo- They shoud have a good game here??
N.Y.Giants
St.Louis- WTF will happen?? we wonder...
Chicago- Chicago let down. Miami by week.hmm..JK
Tampa Bay- who knows..
Jaxonville
San Fransisco- Destroys Minnesota :)
San Diego
Pittsburg- why not..
Indianapolis
Seattle
3 - The Theory
Atlanta 5-2 at Detroit 1-6... I would love to see the Lions win this one. But Atlanta is going to slay them pretty badly.
Cincinnati 4-3 at Baltimore 5-2... Another game that I'd love to see one team win really badly, but insteads Baltimore shall slay them pretty badly.
Dallas 4-3 at Washington 2-5... This is my upset pick. I think that Washington will not only make things hard on Dallas, I think they'll win it.
Green Bay 3-4 at Buffalo 2-5... Packers.
Houston 2-5 at N.Y. Giants 5-2... Giants
Kansas City 4-3 at St. Louis 4-3... I can't keep track of either of these teams. But I'll side with my grandpa here and pick Kansas City.
Miami 1-6 at Chicago 7-0... Chicago. In another slaying. But this time I'll be rooting for it.
New Orleans 5-2 at Tampa Bay 2-5... I think New Orleans will righten their ship here and win.
Tennessee 2-5 at Jacksonville 4-3... Jacksonville
Minnesota 4-3 at San Francisco 2-5... Minnesota.
Cleveland 2-5 at San Diego 5-2... San Diego.
Denver 5-2 at Pittsburgh 2-5... I'm not really sure what a "Brown cow" is... but I think that Pittsburgh is going to win this one.
Indianapolis 7-0 at New England 6-1... A tough one to pick, this. Both records are stellar. Both teams are stellar. My gut tells me Indy will continue rolling undefeated.
Oakland 2-5 at Seattle 4-3... Seattle.
Best part of this week? I don't have to pick the Eagles!
4 - Dominick Evans
Atlanta
Baltimore
Dallas
Green Bay
NY Giants
St. Louis
Chicago - No Brainer!
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Minnesota
San Diego
Denver
New England
Seattle
5 - RJ Elliott
Thanks guys!
So...where's Suss?
6 - Matthew T. Sussman
All right, all right, I'll play along this time:
Alge Crumpler, wasn't that a wrestling move back in the '80s?
FALCONS OVER LIONS
Ocho Cinco fined for gramatically horrible Spanish.
RAVENS OVER BENGALS
Terrell Owens has a bad game, publicist says it was an accidental underdose.
REDSKINS OVER COWBOYS
Favre still knows how to throw a football over them mountains.
PACKERS OVER BIILLS
The Houston Oilers? I thought they moved.
GIANTS OVER TEXANS
St. Louis isn't overrated, RJ, you're just shy.
RAMS OVER CHIEFS
Ass crowning will run rampant.
BEARS OVER DOLPHINS
I as well am a Gradkowski bandwagonner. Thanks to a series of unfortunate events he's my only viable starting quarterback -- unless you count Jake Plummer
BUCCANEERS OVER SAINTS
Pacman Jones is supposed to eat the dots, not spit them back on a girl in a nightclub.
JAGUARS OVER TITANS
Arbitrary sex boat joke.
VIKINGS OVER 49ERS
Champ Kind will lose his shit. Wham-my!
BROWNS OVER CHARGERS
Only Frodo had worse luck than Ben Roethlisberger while carrying a ring.
BRONCOS OVER STEELERS
I absolutely cannot decide, so:
COLTS AND PATRIOTS TIE
Although I think I know what happens here.
SEAHAWKS OVER RAIDERS
7 - rj
Final Scores:
Giants 14, Houston 10 - RJ 1-0
Jacksonville 37, Tennessee 7 - RJ 2-0
NO 31, TB 14 - RJ 2-1
8 - rj
Final Scores:
KC 31, Rams 17 - RJ 3-1
Buffalo 24, GB 10 - RJ 3-2
Baltimore 26, Bengals 20 - RJ 4-2 (...and I nailed the spread!)
9 - rj
Final Scores:
Lions 30, Atlanta 14 - RJ 5-2 (!)
Washington 22, Dallas 19 - RJ 5-3
10 - rj
Final Score:
Miami 31, Chicago 13 - RJ 5-4 (!)
11 - ROBERT
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 5-4
Salisbury 4-5
Hoge 3-6
Jaworski 6-3
Schlereth 4-5
Allen 3-6
Mortensen 5-4
Golic 2-7
Accuscore 4-5
12 - fishman for president
..."I would literally consider betting my life-savings on this one, if I actually had a life-savings to bet...."
BEARS BY 29
no wonder you have no savings. You don't know how to pick- keep your day job you expert wannabe!
13 - fishman for president
you fucking loser! go cry to your mama! Bears by 29????
what a fucking bone-head you are!!!
fuck you asshole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14 - RJ Elliott
I deserve some of that, I guess, for my cocky statement about the Dolphins-Bears game.
But seriously - Did anyone in their right mind pick Miami to win this one?
15 - Matthew T. Sussman
fishman = Ray Finkle
16 - RJ Elliott
LOL!
17 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
Denver 31, Steelers 20 - RJ 6-4
18 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
SF 9, Vikings 3 - RJ 6-5 (!)
19 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
SD 32, Browns 25 - RJ 7-5
20 - RJ Elliott
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Theismann 7-5
Salisbury 5-7
Hoge 4-8
Jaworski 7-5
Schlereth 5-7
Allen 4-8
Mortensen 6-6
Golic 4-8
Accuscore 5-7
Hey, that new guy ... the one they call "Accuscore" ... what a douche ...
21 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
Indy 27, NE 20 - RJ 7-6
22 - DOM
speaking of douches...Fishman.. haha..
naw but i did actually think this game would be close.. "Chicago let down. Miami by week.hmm..JK"
but 31-13 Miami...Holy god..
way to go detroit..lol
niners win too.. hell ya!!
23 - Joan Hunt
eh, so you were off by a few with the SD/Browns match, but you did call the win. While I only caught the second half, I was quite pleased (even if I did have to split my loyalties -- such as they are -- between two "home teams").
24 - The Theory
8-5 for me so far.
I was proud of myself for predicting Washington... though not as proud as I was for RJ getting a Lions win, hey?
25 - RJ Elliott
Final Score:
Seattle 16, Oakland 0 - RJ 8-6