RJ's Pick: COWBOYS BY 4
Detroit (6-2) at Arizona (3-5) - 4:15 pm (Sheridan's line - Pick 'em)
Detroit crushed Denver last week for their third win in a row. Their offense is ranked slightly above-average at 12th in yards per game, but is 6th in points per game. Defensively, they are fairly solid against the run, but still very iffy against the pass. Since their bye in Week Six, the Lions have given up just 30 total points in three games. They are fairly healthy right now, and they need to stay that way because their schedule for the second half of the season is hardly a cakewalk. Arizona lost to Tampa Bay last week, for their third straight defeat. QB Kurt Warner looked awful, completing just 10 of 30 passes for 172 yards, 0 TDs, and 2 INTs. RB Edgerrin James should have only limited success this week against the Lions defense.
RJ's Pick: LIONS BY 6
Indianapolis (7-1) at San Diego (4-4) - 8:15 pm (Sheridan's line - Indianapolis by 3½)
The Colts lost Super Bowl 41.5 in Week Nine to the Patriots, 24-20. It was a close game to the end, and if only WR Marvin Harrison had played ... oh, well. The Empire struck back last week, but maybe the Jedi can return sometime in January. "Tell, time will, yes." (That was in my Yoda voice.) The Chargers were humbled by the Vikings last week, 35-17. Cornerback Antonio Cromartie returned a missed field goal an NFL-record 109 yards for a TD in the loss. I see the Chargers losing this one badly.
RJ's Pick: COLTS BY 15
Monday, November 12, 2007
San Francisco (2-6) at Seattle (4-4) - 8:30 pm (Sheridan's line - Seattle by 9½)
San Francisco lost to Atlanta last week for their sixth consecutive loss. Luckily for them they play in the NFC West, so they are just two games out of first place. QB Alex Smith has a quarterback rating of just 57.6, and his completion percentage is below 50%. RB Frank Gore might sit out again this week with an ankle injury. Seattle lost to Cleveland last week in overtime. RB Shaun Alexander has been nagged by injuries and is having a very disappointing season. The Seahawks are 3-1 at home so far this year. There's no reason not to go with the home team here.
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— go to most recent comments1 - RJ
SHERIDAN'S UPDATED LINES:
Arizona by 1 over Detroit
Pittsburgh by 9½ over Cleveland
Kansas City by 3½ over Denver
Tennessee by 4 over Jacksonville
Green Bay by 6 over Minnesota
Baltimore by 4½ over Cincinnati
2 - RJ
Because the updated line for the Tennessee-Jacksonville game is the same as my original pick, I will amend my pick for that game to:
TITANS BY 2
Same winner, just a different margin of victory (IOW, I believe they'll win but won't cover the 4-point spread).
3 - sierra
Terry Shiavo... that was so wrong. Funny as heck, but wrong nonetheless.
4 - DOM @ HSU
CAROLINA
MIAMI
PITTSBURGH
DENVER
TENNESSEE
GB
WASHINGTON
NO.. not by 28 though..
BALTIMORE
CHICAGO
DALLAS
DETROIT
INDIANAPOLIS
SEATTLE...
82-48 overall...
TB had the NFC south locked but injuries have greatly diminished there chances.. still.. it should be very close come the end of the season between TB and NO
5 - DOM @ HSU
I'm also going to include something new this week.. :) my top 3 picks... In order..
DALLAS
INDY
PITTSBURGH
6 - RJ
Good point about TB's injuries, DOM.
Whatever happened to The Theory?
7 - DOM @ HSU
lol.. ya i wonder what happened to that guy..
8 - Chris McVetta
Here's MY Yoda voice on the Steelers: "When 800 yards you give up, look as good, you not! Hmmm?"
But what does Yoda know? After all, he eats "snake soup" out of a crock pot and built his retirement home on freaking swamp land...
Oh well. Like Polly Purebred, I'm all about The Underdog!
9 - alessandro
I'll get my picks in before midnight. My dog ate my picks.
10 - alessandro
Atlanta (Upset pick. Carolina keeps burning me and will probably continue to do so), Buffalo (I want to take Miami sooo badly), Pittsburgh (I would feel more comfortable taking Cleveland at home), Kansas City, Tennessee, Green Bay, Philadelphia (Upset pick. They owe me one), New Orleans, Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit (Arizona can surprise here), Indianapolis (San Diego will push), Seattle.
11 - RJ
None of the games are over yet, but this week is looking pretty brutal so far... :-/
12 - RJ
Final Scores:
Falcons 20, Carolina 13 - RJ 1-0
Packers 34, Vikings 0(!) - RJ 2-0
Denver 27, KC 11 - RJ 2-1
Bills 13, Miami 10 - RJ 3-1
13 - RJ
Final Scores:
Rams 37(!), NO 29 - RJ 3-2 [I almost deserve two losses on this one...]
Steelers 31, Browns 28 - RJ 4-2
14 - RJ
Final Scores:
Jaguars 28, Titans 13 - RJ 4-3
Philadelphia 33, Redskins 25 - RJ 4-4 [I warned ya'll that I'm nearly always wrong about the Eagles...]
15 - RJ
I guess I shouldn't feel too bad though:
Wickersham 3-5
Salisbury 3-5
Hoge 3-5
Jaworski 4-4
Schlereth 4-4
Allen 3-5
Mortensen 3-5
Golic 3-5
Accuscore 2-6
16 - Chris McVetta
Steelers - 31, Browns - 28
How the hell does Dennis Kucinich get out of bed every day...???
17 - RJ
The nightmare continues...
Final Scores:
Arizona 31, Detroit 21 - RJ 4-5
Bengals 21, Baltimore 7 - RJ 4-6
Dallas 31, Giants 20 - RJ 5-6
Bears 17, Oakland 6 - RJ 6-6
18 - RJ
Still, only Jaws is doing better than me:
Wickersham 4-8
Salisbury 5-7
Hoge 5-7
Jaworski 7-5
Schlereth 6-6
Allen 5-7
Mortensen 6-6
Golic 6-6
Accuscore 5-7
19 - RJ
Okay...Manning just threw pick number four...and there are thirteen and a half minutes left in the 2nd quarter...wtf?
20 - REMF
RJ, I'm curious; did you ever play football?
21 - DOM @ HSU
ya damn.. first week I'm going to be at or under 50%
at least my number one pick of the week won.. dallas
and...maybe now you are a believer in Cleveland???
22 - RJ
Final Score:
Chargers 23, Colts 21 - RJ 6-7
23 - RJ
Final Score:
Seattle 24, 49ers 0 - RJ 7-7
24 - RJ
ESPN's NFL "experts" -
Wickersham 6-8
Salisbury 7-7
Hoge 6-8
Jaworski 7-6
Schlereth 7-7
Allen 6-8
Mortensen 7-7
Golic 7-7
Accuscore 6-8
25 - RJ
Through ten weeks:
Jaworski 92-43
Schlereth 93-51
RJ Elliott 91-53
Hoge 90-54
Mortensen 87-57
Salisbury 87-57
Accuscore 87-57
Wickersham 84-59
Golic 81-62
Allen 78-66