Week 12 Results

15-1! What a week. Several games just happened to slide my way except for Oakland. I thought for sure the raiders were a definite lock.

To the one who e-mailed to request picks by noon on Friday.. I won't be able to get them up by that time this week. I have a pretty hectic schedule this week including helping a friend move to D.C. But I'll try to have them up late Friday night.

Next week I should probably be able to get them up early.

Week 12 Picks

Week 12 Picks
Away	Home	My Pick
Atlanta Falcons	Detroit Lions	Falcons
The Falcons are in desperate need of a win. The Lions play their superbowl Thursday but I think Vick will be too much for the Lions.
Denver Broncos	Dallas Cowboys	Denver
Both teams are extremely hot right now but I think Denver has the better overall team.
Baltimore Ravens	Cincinnati Bengals	Bengals
The Chad Johnson show will continue......
Carolina Panthers	Buffalo Bills	Panthers
The Panthers need to prove something and this should be the game they do.
New England Patriots	Kansas City Chiefs	Chiefs
The Patriots finally won two straight but they go into Kansas City to try for three. Brady is good but I just don't think they have enough to stop K.C.
St. Louis Rams	Houston Texans	Rams
Last week I embarrassed myself putting Jackson on a pedestal. However, the Rams are a better team.
Chicago Bears	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bears
Earlier on in the week I told myself I wasn't gonna pick the Bears but I can't deny it to myself anymore. The Bears are GOOD. I think this defense is gonna pick apart the rookie QB Simms.
Cleveland Browns	Minnesota Vikings	Vikings
Yes, the Browns looked like a new team but the Vikings are hot right now. Vikings continue their playoff bound season.
San Diego Chargers	Washington Redskins	Chargers
San Diego brings the cool Cali "Brees" to DC and will bring back a win. LT gets 3 touchdowns this game.
San Francisco 49ers	Tennessee Titans	Titans
Home field gets the nod. Boring game.
Jacksonville Jaguars	Arizona Cardinals	Jaguars
After the Cardinals impressive victory over the Rams how can someone pick against them? Warner is hot, well if you call two games hot but it ends this week.
Miami Dolphins	Oakland Raiders	Raiders
You heard it on ESPN. The Dolphins are building for the future. Raiders win.
Green Bay Packers	Philadelphia Eagles	Eagles
It sure does hurt to go against Favre but he doesn't get it done against the Eagles.
New York Giants	Seattle Seahawks	Seahawks
Seattle is playing their best ball ever. Their offense is going crazy. The Giants will not be able to contend. Eli has another multi-INT game..
New Orleans Saints	New York Jets	Saints
Why is this even a Sunday night game?
Monday Night Football
Pittsburgh Steelers	Indianapolis Colts	Colts
This is a very hard pick. If you go back and look at the games between these two teams the Steelers have been the victor in the last six. With that said I really want to pick the Steelers but with the Colts at home and Big Ben back from an injury I think the Colts take this one.

Week 11 Picks

Week 11 Picks
Away	Home	My Pick
Oakland Raiders	Washington Redskins	Redskins
With Washington being undefeated at home and with the Raiders offense M.I.A I have to go with the skins
Detroit Lions	Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys
Detroit looked very good last week but that was against the Cardinals. I think the Cowboys will shut them down
Miami Dolphins	Cleveland Browns	Browns
Miami is to turnovers as the Colts are to wins.
Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	Rams
Two words: Steven Jackson
Pittsburgh Steelers	Baltimore Ravens	Steelers
Maddox needs to play like he did two years ago. But I still think the Steelers defense will win this game.
Jacksonville Jaguars	Tennessee Titans	Titans
Even though the Titans are the underdogs they have beaten the Jags something like six straight games. Gotta roll with statistics
Philadelphia Eagles	New York Giants	Giants
I really wanted to pick the Eagles but without McNabb or T.O. I don't think they have enough to compete with the G-men
New Orleans Saints	New England Patriots	Patriots
An injured Patriots team is still better than a healthy Saints team.
Carolina Panthers	Chicago Bears	Panthers
The Bears have definitely impressed me this year but without a potent offense they can't compete with the Panthers
Tampa Bay Bucs	Atlanta Falcons	Falcons
Everyone knows the Bucs have Vicks' number but I think Vick will get the Victory this time
Seattle Seahawks	San Francisco 49ers	Seahawks
I'm, at this point, accepting donations for the 49ers losing fund
Indianapolis Colts	Cincinnati Bengals	Colts
Two years ago the Bengals ended the winning streak of the Chiefs. Can they do it again this year to the Colts? Nope
Buffalo Bills	San Diego Chargers	Chargers
I think this will be a high scoring game with the Chargers being the victor
New York Jets	Denver Broncos	Broncos
Broncos at home who are playing very stingy on defense. The average points scored on the road by the Jets is horrible.
Kansas City Chiefs	Houston Texans	Chiefs
The Chiefs "should" roll right over the Texans but they "should" have done that to the Bills last week.
Monday Night Football
Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	Packers
Favre on a Monday Night at Home. Gotta go with the Pack.

Week 10 results

Eli Eli Eli... you disappoint me man. And KC only scores 3 points? I can't even go on..

Just thinking about Washington losing to Simms and TB and Philly losing the game in the last 3 minutes gets me frustrated.

Week 11 the NFL is back to 16 games so we'll see how the picks go.

-TheFootballManiac

Week 10 Picks - Wk 10

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
The Giants are 4-0 at home. The Vikings have some injuries in their secondary. Even though Brad Johnson will probably spark the offense I don’t think it’s enough to top the Giants.
My Pick – Giants

San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears
Simply put, the Bears defense will pick apart the 49ers offense.
My Pick – Da Bears

Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions
Yes we all know the Lions offense is M.I.A and the Cardinals offense is nothing to boast about. Arizona’s defense is underrated and will play hard against the Lions but the key factor is Arizona’s road record this year. 0-3
My Pick – Lions

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
The Patriots haven’t lost or won two straight meaning they have alternated wins and losses. They lost last week so they’ll win this week.
My Pick – Patriots

Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Ravens haven’t reached the 20 or more points plateau this season. So with that said the Ravens defense could ultimately win this game it’ll be the offense that losses it for them.
My Pick – Jaguars

Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
The Bills rank 31st in rushing defense which means Larry Johnson, who’s running with a purpose, will single handedly beat the Bills.
My Pick – Chiefs

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
I don’t think there needs to be commenting on this game. I’ll just get straight to it.
My Pick – Colts

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
Touch game to pick here so we’ll just go with the facts. The Broncos are coming off a bye which they are 12-4 doing so. The defense will need to stop Lamont Jordan and I think they will.
My Pick – Broncos

New York Jets at Carolina Panthers
Carolina is at home with a hot defense and offense. Everything is coming together for the Panthers.
My Pick – Panthers

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Seattle is extremely tough at home. This season they are 4-0. Bulger however always plays well against the hawks. Because this match up is in Seattle I have to go with the home team.
My Pick – Seahawks

Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I don’t think Simms has enough to out the Redskins at home and I think the Washington’s D will stop the Dynamic Duo of Brown and Williams.
My Pick – Redskins

Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
It’s so hard to bet against Favre but the Falcons are just too good at home.
My Pick – Falcons

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers are just a better team than the Browns, both offensively and defensively. Batch will start but I don’t think it matters.
My Pick – Steelers

MNF
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles are 3-0 this season at home and have a six game winning streak at home against the boys. The Eagles have something to prove which is that they can win without Owens.
My Pick – Eagles

Week 9 Results - 11 and 3

11 and 3 for week 9. Not too bad.

I probably should have picked the Colts but I truly felt the Patriots were going to step it up.

The other two I missed could have gone either way.

Cleveland always gets me in the end.

Chicago and New Orleans... no comment.

-thefootballmaniac

Week 9 Picks

San Diego Chargers @ New York Jets
How can someone pick against the Chargers and their potent offense? The only way the Jets win against the Chargers is if the Chargers beat themselves. I don’t see it happening.
My Pick – Chargers

Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Delhomme is hot but so is the Buc’s defense. They are rated one of the best against the rush. But with Simms at the wheel for Tampa I don’t think they can keep up with the Panthers.
My Pick – Carolina

Tennessee Titans @ Cleveland Browns
Trent Dilfer and Antonio Bryant have an opportunity to prove they have some offense left in them. They will be playing against a week Titan’s secondary. But the Titans can explode on offense and I don’t think the Browns can match TD for TD against the Titans.
My Pick – Titans

Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Well the Texans got there only win of the season last week so the Jaguars are a safe bet. The only way the Texans can win is if the football gods decide to skip the Browns game and show up at this one.
My Pick – Jaguars

Oakland Raiders @ Kansas City Chiefs
When these two teams play it’s always an offensive game. The Chiefs won in Oakland earlier in the year and I think they’ll win at home on Sunday. The Chiefs will also be without Priest Holmes because of an injury sustained during last week’s game but Larry Johnson will prove his worth. Rumor is Green won’t play Sunday because he’s mourning over his father’s death. I’m sticking with my Chief pick but that would change if Green does not play.
My Pick – Chiefs

Cincinnati Bengals @ Baltimore Ravens
Ravens will be missing both defensive threats in Reed and Lewis. This is a key factor because they will be playing against Palmer and Chad Johnson. Who does C.J. get to check off this week?
My Pick – Bengals

Atlanta Falcons @ Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins have really impressed me this year but not enough for me to choose them when playing the Falcons. Vick and Co. will get it done in Miami.
My Pick – Falcons

Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings
Call me crazy but I truly feel Brad Johnson will bring some life to this football team. They’ll win this Sunday and they’ll win big.
My Pick – Vikings

Chicago Bears @ New Orleans Saints
Just when you start thinking the Saints are horrible they win a game you think they can’t. That is the pattern of the Saints for years. So because of that logic I’m going against the odds here and picking the Saints.
My Pick – Saints

New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers
49ers beat the Bucs but do you honestly think they can beat the Giants?
My Pick – Giants

Seattle Seahawks @ Arizona Cardinals
If the Cardinals offense was at good as their defense I’d probably go with Arizona but with Kurt “the hurt” Warner back I doubt they’ll score more than 14 points. Seattle will definitely score more than that.
My Pick – Seahawks

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Green Bay Packers
It hurts me to pick against the Steelers but I have absolutely no confidence in them without Big Ben in the game. Favre has a tough match up against the awesome Pittsburgh defense but I think the packers will pull out a victory in what will be a low scoring game.
My Pick – Packers
Edit: Sunday 12:07am 16 hours to kickoff
I normally don't change my picks but I've had all day for my choice to marinate in my thoughts. The Pittsburgh defense is more potent than the Packer offense. Even with Batch in the game I still think the the defense will pull out this victory for them.
My Pick - Steelers


Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Redskins
This and the Monday night game is definitely one of the harder ones to pick. All the controversy around Terrell Owens and his comments make me think to pick the Redskins but for some reason that controversy and attention seems to fuel the Eagles. Because the Eagles have abandoned the running game and both T.O. and McNabb are hurt I’m going to pick the Redskins. It’s a home game on prime time for them and they’ll have to bounce back after that embarrassing lost to the Giants last week.
My Pick – Redskins
Edit: Sunday 12:11am - TO suspended. I feel much better about my Redskins picks now.

MNF
Indianapolis Colts @ New England Patriots
The Colts have lost seven straight in Foxboro and many say this is the year the Colts break that. I agree but I don’t think it’ll be this week. I think it’ll be in the playoffs. I’m going with the odds and say the Colts will be 0-8 against the Pats after Monday night.
My pick – Patriots

Week 8 Results

I'm on a football picking high as you can see from my wk 7 and wk 8 picks. This week I was shocked to see Tampa Bay lose so that really should have been a W for me. However I don't know what I was thinking picking against Denver at home against Philly. I truly deserved that loss.

All in all not a bad week. I'm still in search of that perfect week.

-thefootballmaniac