The Football Maniac's - 2009 Free NFL Weekly Picks

Randy Moss in Super Bowl XLII

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Will we get to see Moss in a Patriots uniform next season? If not - this video is for you Pats fans.

It's video time here at the picks site

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During the off-season we'll be providing videos of players around the NFL. This should keep you entertained until the season begins.

Enjoy.

2008 Superbowl

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Fred and his wife had a baby boy yesterday so it's just me today picking tomorrow's game.

With weather not an issue Brady and Co. will pick apart the Giants secondary. I expect Wes Welker to have an oustanding game and possibly be the Superbowl MVP. The Patriots should cover the spread as well.

2008 NFL Fantasy Football Draft Cheat Sheet

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2007 Conference Championships

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2007 Conference Championships

New York Giants at Green Bay Packers

Eddie - This is going to be a tough physical game that's going to be won on the ground and the defense front. I hate to say this because I'm a fan of Favre but the Giants are going to win this game.

Fred - Green Bay destroys the Giants. In two weeks, the two best teams from their respective conferences go head to head in a Super Bowl that’s sure to be considered one of the best ever.

San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots

Eddie - Can a 75% Rivers or a 100% Volek - 80% L.T. and a 90% Gates beat the Pats? I think not.

Fred - The Perfect Patriots easily take care of an injured Chargers team.

2007 NFL Divisional Matchups

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2007 NFL Divisional Matchups

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie - Eli is playing way above his normal style and I just question how long this can go on. The Giants have a tough matchup and I just don't think they have enough offense to keep up with the Boys.

Fred - Enough with all this Giants hype. Jacobs is a monster and someone I’m targeting in fantasy next year. Eli is waaaaaaay overdue for a bad game. This is it! A fresh Cowboys team beats an over-achieving Giants team.

Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers

Eddie - I don't like that Seattle is lacking a running game which is something they'll need to defeat the Pack. Favre and his young supporting cast are playing well together and their journey doesn't stop here.

Fred – Guys like Chris Berman are picking Seahawks to upset the Packers. Are you kidding me? How is it that people aren’t seeing the Packers as the best team in the NFC. I’ve been saying this for the last 8 weeks! Packers crush the Seahawks

Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots

Eddie - Fred and I were talking about this matchup earlier this week and before the wild card matchups I was convinced the Jags could give the Pats a run for their money. I'm not so sure about that anymore. Garrard is a managing QB. He won't win you the game - he'll manage the game. Well - the Patriots are going to force him to win it and he just can't do that. Garrard.. 2 I.N.T..... Pats move on to the next round

Fred – With a 13-point spread in favor of a 16-0 team, this pick is easy, right? First off, if the Jags lose, it won’t be by 13 or more points. So, that’s easy money to be had. I’m going with my gut on this pick. This game will be one we talk about for years as the Jags barely beat the undefeated Patriots. Upset pick #1.

San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie - San Diego will be missing a key offensive player where the Colts gain one back. This should be an easy win for Peyton and Co.

Fred - Having had the Chargers defense in fantasy, I know how good they are. But, a refreshed Colts team with Marvin back means a ton of points. Chargers offense is too jeckyl and hype throughout the game. Colts put up 35+ points while the Chargers are in the low 20s.

2007 NFL Wild Card Picks

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2007 NFL Wild Card Picks

Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie - The Redskins are on a huge momentum swing and Seattle will find it hard to find offense. Skins win easily.

Fred - Seattle had the easiest schedule this year. The Skins are playing out of their minds right now. Surprisingly, Todd Collins was the missing piece for a mistake-free pass offense. Skins continue the 4 game winning streak and get a 5th one. Upset pick #1!

Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie - Big Ben without Parker is like... well.. Big Ben without Parker. This doesn't look good for you Pittsburgh fans. Jacksonville comes in and takes the win.

Fred – What a great wild card game! The Steelers, with the #1 defense, against the Jags, who have the #2 rush offense. Not counting last week, the Jags won the last 6 of 7, only losing to the Colts 25-28 in Indy. The Steelers started this year on fire, but have cooled off quite a bit…and without Fast Willie, there’s no way they can beat the Jags.

New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie - The New York Giants did more than lose against the Patriots. They won back their self-esteem. Watch out playoffs... this could be a team to be reckoned with.

Fred – The toughest pick this week. Nobody is talking about the Bucs, who have the #3 defense in the NFL. Everyone is talking about the Giants because of the good game they had against the Patriots last week. Here’s the deal. The last 7 teams to play Patriots have lost the following week’s game. Sorry Coughlin, Eli makes a few stupid mistakes and loses this one.

Tennessee Titans at San Diego Chargers

Eddie - San Diego is looking HOT and the Titans are NOT.

Fred - Winning the last 6 games, Uncle Mo (a.k.a. Momentum) is in the Chargers favor. Titans #1 WR Roydell Williams is out with injury for the playoffs. LT has over 200 total yards and the Chargers easily win this one.

2007 NFL Week 17

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2007 NFL Week 17

Saturday, December 29 2007

New England Patriots at New York Giants

Eddie - - For the 16th time – I’m saying the Patriots.

Fred - In 2007, an NFL team goes 16-0 during the regular season. Congratulations in advance New England.

Sunday, December 30 2007

Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie - The last game of the season can sometimes be tricky because teams want to go out on a good note. I think the Eagles will want this game more.

Fred - Philly’s at home. They get the “W”.

Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins

Eddie - The Bengals have a lot of soul searching to do this off-season and it starts with this game.

Fred - Cincy ends the season on a high note and destroys the Dolphins.

San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns

Eddie - A “bounce-back” game would be appropriate for the Browns. Cleveland needs to win and they will.

Fred - Browns have something to play for and the Niners may not have Shaun Hill at QB. Browns win.

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

Eddie - Not only was Kitna wrong about his 10 win prediction but they’ll lose the last game of the season as well.

Fred - Packers make up for their pathetic play last week and crush the Lions.

Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – I know a lot of the Bucs will be resting but Carolina just can’t seem to get it together.

Fred – Bucs reserves against Panthers starters…hmmm. Since it’s in Tampa, let’s go with the Bucs. Upset pick #1.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans

Eddie – The Jaguars are just too strong and the Texans can’t/won’t be able to match up.

Fred – Jags are also resting their starters. Andre Johnson gets 150+ receiving yards and the Texans win.

Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie - It will be important that Atlanta comes out with this win. There will be a lot of players playing for a spot on the 2008 Falcons’ roster.

Fred - Only a 1 point spread in the Falcons favor. Let’s flip and coin and see…it’s heads so Falcons win.

New Orleans Saints at Chicago Bears

Eddie – Saints need this more than Chicago does.

Fred – Due to weather conditions the Saints can’t handle, the Bears barely win. Upset pick #2.

St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – I expect a lot of offense in this game especially from Jackson.

Fred – Bulger, S-Jax, Holt and crew run up the score and outscore the Cardinals. Upset pick #3.

Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos

Eddie – Playing for pride in mile high; Watch out Minnesota. You are about to step into a death trap.

Fred - 30th Run defense against the best running offense…wow! Peterson and Taylor run all over the field, but the Denver pass offense also has a great game. Vikings win in an extremely close game.

San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – I imagine Oakland will be playing a lot of different people so that inconsistency will be the cause of the loss.

Fred – JaMarcus gets the start and the Chargers defense has a feast. Chargers win.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie - Something is clearly not right with the Ravens and they’ve become extremely unpredictable.

Fred - As I’ve said each week, Ravens S-T-I-N-K! They’ve lost the last 9 games and will lose this one too.

Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets

Eddie - Chiefs win big and big enough where Edwards gets to keep his coaching job. Unfortunately.

Fred - The Chiefs have lost the last 8 games of the season, and since Herm doesn’t deserve a Head Coaching job in the NFL, the Chiefs lose.

Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins

Eddie - Redskins are finding their groove and it’ll be just enough to inch into the playoffs.

Fred - The Cowboys have nothing to play for while the Skins do…and the Skins are at home. Easy pick.

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – The Colts won’t be the same without their superstars playing.

Fred – The Colts starters aren’t playing the entire game so the Titans win.

2007 NFL Week 16

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2007 NFL Week 16

Thursday, December 20 2007

Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – STEELERS
Steelers are out of the bad weather and have lost two straight. It’s time to get back to winning.

Fred – STEELERS
The Steelers are still going after the AFC North title. The Rams are going after…uh…nothing. After losing the last two weeks against two great teams (Pats and Jags), the Steelers get an easy “W” in St. Louis.

Saturday, December 22 2007

Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – COWBOYS
Simpson or Underwood won’t be in Carolina so that means the Cowboys will win.

Fred – COWBOYS
Okay, TO didn’t go off last week, so that’s two weeks in a row that he’s stunk. Not going to happen this week. TO gets 2 TDs and the Cowboys rout the Panthers.

Sunday, December 23 2007

Kansas City Chiefs at Detroit Lions

Eddie – LIONS
Okay Lions… enough is enough. Where is that fire power we witnessed at the beginning of the season?

Fred – LIONS
The entire Detroit offense is due for a great game. At home, they pummel hapless Chiefs.

Oakland Raiders at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
I’ve been saying this from early on – watch out for those Jags.

Fred – JAGUARS
No Jags make the Pro Bowl team + The Raiders without Fargas = Jags vengeance and a severe Raiders beat-down

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – COLTS
Colts are looking for this win so they can try and clinch the 2nd bye and home field advantage until the conference championship.

Fred – COLTS
I’m now a believer in Sage. But, can he beat the Colts in Indy? No, but Houston gives Indy a slight scare.

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
This isn’t the year where the Browns win the division.

Fred – BROWNS
The battle of two teams with great offenses, and awful defenses. My gut says the Bengals upset the Browns, but the Browns are in the playoff hunt. Let’s go with Browns...but, it’s a close one!

Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – SAINTS
The Saints are just looking too good as of late. The Eagles played a hard game last weekend and I’m not sure they have enough to take out the Saints in New Orleans.

Fred – EAGLES
How can offensively, the 5th best, and defensively, the 8th best team in the league be 6-8?!?!? The Saints have been on fire, but this is the week they get cooled down by those 6-8 Eagles. Upset Pick #1!

New York Giants at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – BILLS
Usually the Giants fall apart at the end of the season and guess where we are – the end of the season.

Fred – GIANTS
How can offensively, the 3rd worst, and defensively, the 4th worst team in the league be 7-7?!?!? The Bills have somehow found ways to win. The Giants get a playoff berth with a “W”. So, even without Shockey, they find a way to win.

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

Eddie – PACKERS
Favre and Co. need this win and besides we all know Favre is a Bear killer.

Fred – PACKERS
Good or bad weather…it doesn’t matter. Packers continue their dominance in Chi-town.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – 49ERS
Call it a hunch but the 49ers will win this game.

Fred – BUCCANEERS
Shaun Hill has a much tougher challenge this week against the 3rd best defense in the NFL. He should continue to spark the Niners offense, but the Bucs are still playing for playoff positioning. They easily take care of the Niners.

Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – CARDINALS
If you can’t beat the Falcons it’s time to regroup and take your team back to the college level.

Fred - CARDINALS
Since it’s in Arizona, let’s go with the Cards. The news of Parcells joining the Falcons organization hypes up those Falcons so this game is really close.

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Miami is the last team to beat New England. But – not this year.

Fred – PATRIOTS
Can Miami go on a two game winning streak? LOL…not against a team that has a 22 point spread against them!

Baltimore Ravens at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie - RAVENS
I don’t have a clue what’s going on with the Ravens but if they lose this game it will be 9 straight.

Fred - SEAHAWKS
Ravens stink. Billick and Boller need to get the axe. Seahawks offense gets its act back together and put up 30+ points in the win.

New York Jets at Tennessee Titans

Eddie - TITANS
No comment.

Fred - TITANS
Pennington doesn’t win games (except for barely beating Miami in Week 3). It appears Haynesworth is playing for Tennessee. Easy pick here.

Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie - VIKINGS
Vikings are just too hot right now.

Fred - VIKINGS
Vikings have won the last 5 games, their running game is unstoppable and their defense has really stepped up. The Redskins are 2-0 with Todd Collins at QB. This one is a really close one with the home team pulling it out.

Monday, December 24 2007

Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers

Eddie – BRONCOS
The Broncos can’t make the playoffs so they are playing for their season. I call this Redemption Revenge.

Fred –CHARGERS
In Week 5, in Denver, the Chargers crushed the Broncos. Under the big Monday night lights, in San Diego, the Chargers should easily repeat that same performance.

2007 NFL Week 15

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2007 NFL Week 15

Thursday, December 13 2007

Denver Broncos at Houston Texans

Eddie – BRONCOS
Broncos are playing too good right now plus the Texans are lacking a consistent running game.

Fred – BRONCOS
Sage and the Texans won last week, but not this week. Denver's offense is clicking and trying to make a playoff run.

Saturday, December 15 2007

Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – BENGALS
Only because the 49ers can’t find the endzone.

Fred – 49ERS
Niners are finally ditching the zero and are going with a hero (hopefully) at QB. Frank Gore wants to hit the 1,000 yard rushing mark and he still has a ways to go. They get revenge for that thumping they took against the Vikings and barely beat the Bengals. Upset pick #1!

Sunday, December 16 2007

Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – RAVENS
Ravens have lost 7 straight (or is it 8?) ahh who cares. Miami has lost 13 straight. Ravens don’t want to be the team that loses to Miami.

Fred – DOLPHINS
This is it! Dolphins get their 1 st win! The Ravens spirit is still broken after that loss to New England . Upset pick #2!

Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – CHIEFS
Only because this is in Arrowhead.

Fred – TITANS
It's meant to be that Herm gets fired at the end of the season. Haynesworth looks like he's a go so the Titans get the "W" in KC.

New York Jets at New England Patriots

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Only a blind man who can’t hear would pick the Jets. Say what?

Fred – PATRIOTS
23 point spread…are you kidding me? LOL! Belichick is eye-balling those NFL records and wants break a bunch of them. The Jets become another victim. Patriots win in a landslide.

Green Bay Packers at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – PACKERS
Favre is just too much and with a running game he’s unbeatable.

Fred – PACKERS
The Rams only score 10 against the Bengals defense with Berlin at QB. Even if Bulger is the starter, the best team in the NFC thumps the lowly Rams.

Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – BUCCANEERS
Falcons season is over.

Fred – BUCCANEERS
The Bucs, at home, against a team who just had their coach resign during the season, and his head wasn't even on the chopping block! Either Petrino was the main problem with this team and the Falcons stun the Bucs, or the Bucs take advantage of a team in disarray. I believe it's going to be the latter.

Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – BROWNS
Even though the Bills are playing better I don’t believe they have the offensive weapons to match up with the Browns.

Fred – BROWNS
Toughest pick this week. Even though only two balls went to Lee Evans, it looks like Edwards might finally be using his best weapon. But, the Browns are at home and they almost guaranteed to put up 20+ points, which Buffalo has only done 3 times this year.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – JAGUARS
Go look at the records of the week after a team plays the Patriots. Meaning.. Steelers go down.

Fred – STEELERS
The Steelers desperately need Troy Polamalu. They'd definitely win if he was playing. I'm still going with them this week since they're at home. But, it's going to be a really close game.

Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – CARDINALS
Last week Warner throws 5 picks. This week – 5 touchdowns.

Fred – SAINTS
Last week Brees throws 3 TDs and 0 INTs, while Warner throws 3 TDs too, but 5 INTs! Now that Bush isn't hurting the offense, the Saints should continue racking up the wins. The Cardinals have been consistently putting up some huge points though. This game is a shoot-out with the Saints pulling it out in the end.

Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
Just hit the snooze button through this game.

Fred - SEAHAWKS
Even though they still try to run, the Seahawks have figured out that their passing game is lethal. After the BYE week, the Panthers are 1-6 with their only win against the Niners. The Seahawks shred the Panthers.

Indianapolis Colts at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – COLTS
No match for the Colts.

Fred – COLTS
The Raiders offense, a.k.a Fargas, has bruised ribs. The Colts are in playoff form. Easy pick here.

Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers

Eddie - CHARGERS
Chargers are playing for the playoffs. The Lions are playing for……

Fred - CHARGERS
At 10 points, the spread is little high on this game. Philip Rivers is due for a great game, and it should be this one. Though I believe the Lions will hold their own and keep it close.

Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie - EAGLES
Westbrook will need to have a good game and he will.

Fred - COWBOYS
Dallas had a scare last week, and the words "T.O." were not uttered during SportsCenter or any of the other highlight shows. T.O. goes off, and the Cowboys and Eagles put up a ton of points, with the Cowboys putting up more.

Washington Redskins at New York Giants

Eddie - GIANTS
For once – the Giants are holding it together at the end of the season.

Fred - REDSKINS
It's probably just a coincidence, but the Giants are 3-3 at home and 6-1 on the road. The Redskins and backup QB Todd Collins gets the Skins offense going and take care of She-Li and the Giants. Upset pick #3!

Monday, December 17 2007

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – VIKINGS
The world is introduced to the Man-Child on Monday night.

Fred – VIKINGS
Last week, Adrian Peterson was held in check by the Niners defense. WHAT!?!? This week, they play on Monday night, under the lights, with everyone watching. AP rushes for over 150 yards and 2 TDs. That Kyle Orton magic from 2005 doesn't re-appear. The Bears get pummeled.

2007 NFL Week 14

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2007 NFL Week 14

Thursday, December 06 2007

Chicago Bears at Washington Redskins

Eddie – BEARS
Skins are just falling apart and I don't see how they can have the mental toughness to finish this season on a positive note.

Fred – REDSKINS
Toughest pick this week. Going with Redskins because of the home field advantage.

Sunday, December 09 2007

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans

Eddie – BUCCANEERS
All aboard. The Tampa Bay Bandwagon train leaves at 1:00

Fred – BUCCANEERS
With or without Garcia, Bucs are a darn good team. And I just can’t pick a team with a QB named Sage.

St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
High scoring affair with a bounce back week for Palmer

Fred – BENGALS
Palmer and Ocho Cinco are due for another big game. Bengals score 40ish and the Rams score 30ish.

Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – BILLS
Bills are playing for a playoff spot and seem to be all on the same page.

Fred – BILLS
Bills win this ugly game. Miami’s going to get its 1st win next week.

Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – PACKERS
Raiders are trying out players for next year. The Packers are contenders this year.

Fred – PACKERS
Green Bay wins, but the Raiders keep it close.

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie – EAGLES
The monkey is on Eli's back once again and the Eagles defense will look good at home.

Fred – EAGLES
McNabb is back and he proves why he’s a future Hall of Fame QB.

Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
Hope you enjoyed your win last week Carolina because you won't get one this week.

Fred – JAGUARS
Are you kidding me? Biggest blowout of the week here.

Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions

Eddie – COWBOYS
The Lions are now kittens and the Detriot mojo is gone.

Fred – COWBOYS
Detroit is due for a breakout game. Since they don’t have Roy Williams (WR), Detroit doesn’t win, but they give Dallas a scare.

San Diego Chargers at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – TITANS
This defense is good and will stop the once high-powered San Diego offense.

Fred – CHARGERS
Rivers is due for a big game and LT has found a rhythm. San Diego lights up the Titans defense.

Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – VIKINGS
A.P. is poetry in motion and the 49ers will get to experience this. How lucky are they.

Fred - VIKINGS
Peterson and Taylor continue running crazy and score a ton of points. Niners offense looks pathetic again.

Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
Seattle is a tough team to beat at home.

Fred – SEAHAWKS
It’s in Seattle, so Seahawks win.

Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos

Eddie - BRONCOS
It's time man up Denver!!!!!

Fred - BRONCOS
It’s in Denver, so Broncos win.

Cleveland Browns at New York Jets

Eddie - BROWNS
Don't lose it now Cleveland . You have a date with the Wild Card.

Fred - BROWNS
Braylon appears to be okay, so the Browns put up 30+ points and outscore the Jets.

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots

Eddie - PATRIOTS
After the last two weeks it's easy to want to pick Pittsburgh but I have a feeling we'll see a strong outing from Brady and co.

Fred - STEELERS
This is it. I’ve got a gut feeling. New England finally gets its 1st loss.

Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie - COLTS
It took a lot for the Ravens to get up for last weekend's game against the Patriots so this week will be a natural emotional letdown.

Fred - COLTS
Ravens are too weak at QB, WRs/TEs (except Mason), and defensive backs. They are also still distraught from last week’s loss. Colts destroy them.

Monday, December 10 2007

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – SAINTS
I can't believe this is a Monday night game but I know what we won't see from the Saints.. we won't see another trick play in the final minutes of the 4th quarter.

Fred – SAINTS
Last time on Monday night, the Saints didn’t show up. This time they do.

2007 NFL Week 13

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2007 NFL Week 13

Thursday November 29, 2007

Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie – COWBOYS
Favre can’t win in Dallas. What makes you think he’ll do it against a 10-1 Dallas team?

Fred – PACKERS
If their 2nd shutdown CB Woodson plays, Packers definitely win. Else, they may barely squeak out the win in Dallas. Upset #1!

Sunday December 2, 2007

San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – CHIEFS
Well what do you know – the Chiefs don’t need Larry Johnson.

Fred – CHARGERS
Brodie stinks and if the rookie RB Kolby Smith has another big game, he’ll be one of the hottest RBs for the rest of the fantasy season. That shouldn’t happen against the Chargers, but who knows what you get from those guys week-to-week. I’ll roll the dice again and go with the Bolts.

Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – LIONS
Detroit needs this game to stay in the wildcard hunt.

Fred – VIKINGS
Adrian Peterson #1 is back. Losing their last three games, something is wrong in Detroit. Peterson and Chester run for over 300 yards combined and win this one.

Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – RAMS
Which QB starts for the Falcons this time?

Fred – RAMS
I don’t know which coach I respect the least, Herm Edwards or Bobby Petrino. So much talent in one RB, that’s still riding pine. Even without “The Bulge”, Steven Jackson gains a sick amount of rushing and receiving yards and beats the Falcons.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – COLTS
Look for a huge dose of Addai and Keith as the Colts win a close one over the Jags.

Fred – COLTS
Jags are on fire right now and the Colts are without one of their stud WRs and DE for the season. Since Colts are at home, they barely beat the en fuego Jags.

San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – PANTHERS
Panthers FINALLY win a home game.

Fred – 49ERS
Being a Niners fan, I’m ashamed of myself for picking against them last week. But, it’s been a rough Week 3 and beyond this year. Now that the Niners offense has finally clicked, they should hopefully carry that success over against a QB-less Panthers team. Upset #2!

Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie – EAGLES
Tough choice so I give the nod to the home team.

Fred – EAGLES
My gut tells me to pick the Seahawks, but I’m going to believe the hype and go with the Eagles at home. Eagles have to win to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – TEXANS
Vince Young is falling apart. Madden curse someone?

Fred – TEXANS
This entire time, I’ve had it all wrong. It’s not Vince Young = Win. It’s Haynesworth = Win. Without him, the Titans have stunk. Texans win this one. Upset #3!

Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins

Eddie – REDSKINS
The question is – which emotion from the death of Sean Taylor will they use to play this Sunday. It’s going to be tough to get ready for this game but they pull it out in honor of #21.

Fred – REDSKINS
Bills are hurting bad at Running Back. If it wasn’t for costly mistakes, Redskins would have whooped the Bucs last week. Redskins easily beat the Bills.

New York Jets at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – JETS
Rookie QB. No RB. Rookie WR. Umm…. Jets please.

Fred – JETS
Dolphins have to win one eventually, but it won’t be this one. They’ll get their first win in Week 15 against the Ravens. Jets have to have Coles and Cotchery though. If either of them misses this game, they may have a chance of winning. Upset #4!

Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders

Eddie - BRONCOS
Denver needs this game since they blew it in Chicago last weekend.

Fred - BRONCOS
At 5-6, Denver still has a chance to make the playoffs. They destroy Culpepper and the Raiders.

Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie - BROWNS
Okay okay… so I’m finally drinking the Brown kool-aid.

Fred - BROWNS
It doesn’t matter that the game is in Arizona. Cleveland puts up points with ease. They outscore the Cardinals in this high scoring affair. At the time of this article, this spread on this game is even.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints

Eddie - SAINTS
McCown starting for the Bucs… doubledown on the Saints please.

Fred - SAINTS
Luke McCown at QB and Earnest Graham at RB?!?!? Are you kidding me? Saints should muster up enough points to barely win.

New York Giants at Chicago Bears

Eddie - BEARS
Jacobs isn’t expected to play and the Bears look to make a run for the playoffs.

Fred - BEARS
Adrian Peterson #2 is now the starting RB. Grossman and Berrian are back together. Devin Hester…ok, nuff said. Bears win. Upset #5!

Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie - BENGALS
Palmer and CJ are back baby.

Fred - STEELERS
Palmer finally found Ocho Cinco again. But, the game’s in Pittsburgh on that lovely sod. Steelers win this, but it’s a close one.

Monday December 3, 2007

New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Let’s go 16-0…

Fred – PATRIOTS
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Tirico, Jaws, and Kornheiser talk about how Belichick is a genius, and Billick should no longer do the offensive play calling.

2007 NFL Week 12

2007-11-21T18:56:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL Week 12

Most of my upset picks have come down to the wire and it is killing my statistics. The Redskins should have won that game last week and how about that field goal to the end the game in Cleveland.

Also, a quick shout out to Molly Qerim. Thanks for all the fantasy football advice.

Happy Thanksgiving to our Visitors. We thank you for visiting the site on a weekly basis. - Eddie

Thursday November 22, 2007

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

Eddie – PACKERS
Green Bay is 5-11-1 in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day. The Lions seem to own this day. All arrows point to the Lions but not this Turkey Day.

Fred – PACKERS
Best team in the NFC rolls the Lions.

New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie – COWBOYS
Can the Jets make it two upsets in a row? Nope.

Fred – COWBOYS
In “Big D”, Jets have no chance

Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – COLTS
The only way the Falcons win is if Peyton Manning misses his flight.

Fred – COLTS
Even an injured Colts team will beat the snot out of the Falcons

Sunday November 25, 2007

Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
It’s hard to come back from a tough mental loss especially after a road game going into another road game.

Fred – BENGALS
Toughest pick this week. Cincy has no chance of making the playoffs now. Gotta go with Vince Young.

Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – REDSKINS
If I just keep picking the Skins they’re bound to win one of these weeks.

Fred – REDSKINS
Redskins are ready to begin a playoff run. Bucs get destroyed. Upset #1.

New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – SAINTS
C’mon Breez and Bush – let’s not turn this team back to the Aints.

Fred – SAINTS
No win for Saints = No playoffs chances. Saints win.

Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants

Eddie – VIKINGS
The G-men are banged up and always seem to lose it in the second half. This officially starts that streak.

Fred – GIANTS
G-men dominate the Adrian Peterson-less team

Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
Like I said last week – this is the team to watch out for.

Fred – JAGUARS
With Garrard at QB, Jags look really friggin’ good

Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – TEXANS
Okay – so I’m drinking the Schaub and Andre Johnson kool-aid.

Fred – TEXANS
Upset #2! With Schaub at QB and AJ at WR, Houston is no joke!

Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – RAMS
Well would you look at that – a mini winning streak for the Rams.

Fred – SEAHAWKS
Seattle’s like a wannabe Packers team…tons of WR weapons and a decent running game. St. Louis won’t be able to score enough to win this one.

Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – RAIDERS
The Chiefs are down to a rookie running back. Way to get this team ready Herm Edwards.

Fred – RAIDERS
Upset #3! No LJ or Priest, and Brodie at QB?!?!? The Raiders barely win this ugly one.

San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – CARDINALS
While Arizona is starting to look better – the 49ers are only getting worse.

Fred – CARDINALS
Niners offense STINKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cardinals beat the pulp out of them.

Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears

Eddie - BRONCOS
This is an opportunity for the Broncos to capitalize on a weak division.

Fred - BEARS
Denver’s come on strong as of late, but Chicago needs this to keep playoff hopes alive

Baltimore Ravens at San Diego Chargers

Eddie - RAVENS
I don’t care if this is in Sunny Cali FORN I A – Norv has screwed this offense up. The Ravens want revenge.

Fred - CHARGERS
Chargers players ignore everything Norv has to say, and they go out and crush the Ravens

Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots

Eddie - PATRIOTS
I heard on Colin Cowherd’s radio show today that some of the Vegas bookies have taken the Patriots off the books. WOW.

Fred - PATRIOTS
LOL!!!!!! The spread on this game is 22 points! LOL!!!!!!!!

Monday November 26, 2007

Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – STEELERS
Yet another trap game for Pittsburgh. They should make it out alive this time though.

Fred – STEELERS
On Monday night, Steelers make up for the embarrassing loss.

2007 NFL Week 11

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2007 NFL Week 11

Sunday November 18, 2007

New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans

Eddie – SAINTS
Don’t let the Saints loss last week to the Rams scare you. The Rams were destined to win that game. They were several weeks past due for an offensive explosion. Yes, the Texans do get Schaub and A.J. back put they’ll need a game to get back into a rhythm.

Fred – TEXANS
Schaub and AJ are back…they put on a show for the home crowd.

Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
This should be an offensive game so expect good fantasy numbers to come. The Bengals at home get the nod for this one.

Fred – BENGALS
Bengals outscore the Cardinals, but it’s a close one.

Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie – RAVENS
They say Hell has no fury like a woman scorned, but neither does a defense that has something to prove. Browns: you are officially on notice.

Fred – BROWNS
Derek Anderson throws for 350+ yards and gets the “W”.

Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – COLTS
Okay… so last week I was wrong when I chose to use the words “When was the last time the Colts lost two in a row” but really.. “When was the last time the Colts lost three in a row”

Fred – COLTS
Even with all of the injuries, Indy is still a top 5 team in the league.

Oakland Raiders at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – VIKINGS
Battle of the no-offense teams… this should be fun.

Fred – VIKINGS
Daunte’s back and so are more losses for Da Raiderssss.

Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie – EAGLES
How nice – We welcome Beck to the NFL with an “L” for his first career start.

Fred – EAGLES
Philly blows out Miami and people start talking about them making the playoffs.

Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – PACKERS
Favre’s first game as a Packer was against Vinny T. How funny they should meet up again so many years later.

Fred – PACKERS
Best team in the NFC crushes the Vinny and the Je…oops…I mean Panthers.

New York Giants at Detroit Lions

Eddie – GIANTS
I think after this game we are going to feel sorry for Kitna as he is going to take a beating.

Fred – LIONS
Negative team rushing yardage last week for the Lions means Mike Martz didn’t get any sleep this week. He puts together an offensive scheme that makes all Lions offensive players fantasy football owners get together and build a shrine for him. Upset #1!

San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
Watch out NFL. Nobody is talking about the team we should be. Jags pounce on the Bolts.

Fred – CHARGERS
The Jekyll and Hyde Chargers offense turns comes back to life and lights up the Jags defense. Upset #2!

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – FALCONS
Bor……………ing

Fred – BUCCANEERS
Coming off a bye week, a fresh Bucs team crushes the lowly Falcons

Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets

Eddie – STEELERS
A lot of people are calling this the upset of the week. Not this week Jets fans.

Fred – JETS
Upset #3! Jets are also fresh off a bye week. Man-genius has two weeks to prepare, and with the long arm of Clemens, finds a way to beat the Steelers.

Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
Grossman – 3 interceptions and 1 fumble loss. Griese – 2 interceptions. Seahawks lose 24-13. Fast forward to next year. Chicago welcomes McNabb.

Fred – BEARS
Sexy Rexy is back at QB, so more long bombs for TDs. Upset #4!

St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie - RAMS
Can the Rams make it two in a row? You bet your Stephen Jackson they can.

Fred - RAMS
Dilhole at QB again!?!?!? Niners offense stinks.

Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie - REDSKINS
UPSET ALERT!!!!

Fred - COWBOYS
The 2nd best team in the NFC destroys the hapless Skins.

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills

Eddie - PATRIOTS
What a surprise.

Fred - PATRIOTS
Since these guys are looking like they’ll be going 16-0 this year, you have to pick them.

Monday November 19, 2007

Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos

Eddie – BRONCOS
Mile High on a Monday night. Sorry Vince Young – you don’t stand a chance.

Fred – TITANS
As stated in previous weeks, Vince Young = Win. Upset #5!

2007 NFL Week 10

2007-11-10T08:32:00.000-05:00

We are without Fred this week so hopefully I'll put up some good numbers.

Sunday November 11, 2007

Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – PACKERS
The Vikings run defense is stout. But guess what? The Packers can’t run anyways. The only answer for Favre is Peterson. But can the rookie keep pace?

Fred –

Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – STEELERS
Lewis won’t get 4 touchdowns this Sunday as Pittsburgh introduces Cleveland to reality.

Fred –

St. Louis Rams at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – RAMS
Everything points for a Saints victory so we’ll just call this pick a hunch. Jackson is back healthy and proves how valuable he really is to the Rams.

Fred –

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – BRONCOS
The Broncos will stack the box and see if the Priest still has some 2004 left in him. They’ll quickly find out that he isn’t what he used to be.

Fred –

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – JAGUARS
Clash of the ………. JAGS.

Fred –

Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – Dolphins
After this Sunday we will not have anymore winless teams in the NFL this year.

Fred –

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins

Eddie – REDSKINGS
Both of these teams look like complete garbage. Home garbage is better than away garbage.

Fred –

Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – PANTHERS
Wow. This game should be great for television ratings.

Fred –

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie – BENGALS
Ravens have a short week to try and bounce back from a horrible game.

Fred –

Chicago Bears at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – BEARS
Only because the answer to the Raiders is not Fargas.

Fred –

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

Eddie – COWBOYS
I know the Giants are on a roll but the Boys are the real G-men.

Fred –

Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – LIONS
Momentum is key and the Lions have it.

Fred –

Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers

Eddie - COLTS
When is the last time the Colts lost two in a row?

Fred -

Monday November 5, 2007

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – SEATTLE
I really want to say the 49ers but they just can’t seem to get it together.

Fred –

2007 NFL Week 9

2007-11-02T15:38:00.001-05:00

2007 NFL Week 9

Sunday November 4, 2007

Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – TITANS
I didn’t give enough credit to the Titans’ defense last week. I won’t make the same mistake this weekend.

Fred – TITANS
Just like the last two weeks…Vince Young = win. Especially with Carr at QB for the Panthers.

Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions

Eddie – BRONCOS
I just think Denver has a better overall team.

Fred – LIONS
Detroit has won all there home games so far and this week shouldn’t be any different. A healthy Kevin Jones has taken this team to the next level. Forget all the talk about Champ and Dre Bly…as a whole, Denver’s defense isn’t that good.

San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – CHARGERS
If the Vikings had any resemblance of a passing game this would be a tough game to pick.

Fred – CHARGERS
Chargers are fresh out the oven, piping hot right now. Against the pass-incompetent Vikings, they should easily win this one.

Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – SAINTS
Brees, Colston, and Bush are playing with something to prove.

Fred – JAGUARS
Jags are 3-0 away…and they’ve won in Denver, KC and Tampa Bay!!! The Saints are also on fire winning the last 3 games…but it was against the Seahawks, Falcons and Niners. Jags win…upset #1!

Washington Redskins at New York Jets

Eddie – REDSKINS
Redskins need to prove they are NFL worthy after a beat down they got last weekend.

Fred – REDSKINS
Clemens is finally the starting QB for the Jets, but the Redskins want revenge for the thumping they took last week.

San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – 49ers
:yawn:

Fred – FALCONS
Niners offense is absolutely horrible. It’s a shame such a talented player like Gore has to go through this torture. Off a bye week, the Falcons win because the Niners stink up the joint with their pathetic “offensive” plays.

Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – CARDINALS
I like the new face of the Cardinals and I think they are a better team than the Bucs.

Fred – BUCCANEERS
In their 3 wins this year, the Cardinals barely beat St. Louis and Seattle…and Whisenhunt beat his former team. The Bucs are just plainly a better team.

Green Bay Packers at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – CHIEFS
Coming off a bye and in Arrowhead.. watch out Farvruh.

Fred – PACKERS
Packers just found a good “one cut, hit the hole” RB to complement their amazing passing offense. Off a bye week, the Chiefs will be competitive, but not enough to win. Upset #2!

Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – BENGALS
Palmer should have a field day against the Bills.

Fred – BENGALS
J.P. is back! But, so is Rudi. The entire Cincy offense racks up the yards and points and outscores the Bills.

Seattle Seahawks at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – BROWNS
Winslow and Braylon are making the Browns looks sexy again. I can’t believe I’m actually picking the Browns to win.

Fred – BROWNS
Toss a coin on this one. I’m going with Cleveland only because of home field advantage.

Houston Texans at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – TEXANS
Yet another :yawn: game

Fred – RAIDERS
McCown is back at QB and Fargas will be getting a lot more carries. The Texans skilled offensive players are plagued with injuries. It’s just not meant to be for the Texans to win this one.

New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – COLTS
Score 35-14. Brady throws two picks.

Fred – PATRIOTS
The regular season game of the year! But, no Marvin, no way! Since it’s in Indy, this game should be either won, or lost, on a final drive at the end of the game.

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie - COWBOYS
Dallas’ offense is too much for the Eagles to handle.

Fred - COWBOYS
Fresh off a bye week, the Dallas Cowboys come into a hostile Philly and barely pull out the victory. They’re the best team in the NFC and want to prove it to everyone on Sunday night.

Monday November 5, 2007

Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – STEELERS
This should be a good defensive battle.

Fred – STEELERS
The Ravens are well rested and going into Pittsburgh on Monday night. They don’t win, but they keep it exciting.

2007 NFL Week 8

2007-10-26T15:07:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL Week 8

Sunday October 28, 2007

Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – RAIDERS
The Titans won an emotional game against the Texans last week but the Raiders are a different team. Some may call this an upset but the Raiders have the better team.

Fred – TITANS
Just like I said last week, Vince Young = a Win. And he didn’t even play last week! His presence on the sideline was enough.

Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – COLTS
In 2003 the Colts came off a short week looking to stay undefeated. Deja-Vu. This year they play the Panthers looking to stay undefeated. Unlike 2003 though the Colts will win this time.

Fred – COLTS
It’s meant to be for the two best teams in the NFL to be undefeated when they play each other in Week 9.

New York Giants at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – GIANTS
The Giants can only lose this game if they beat themselves.

Fred – GIANTS
It’s the Patriots, but c’mon! The Dolphins looked like a pee wee league football team against them last week. The Giants are still hot and will definitely get the “W” on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears

Eddie – LIONS
The Lions appear to have their running game established with Jones back in the mix. This will help keep the Bears defense honest.

Fred – BEARS
In their previous game this year, Detroit put up 37 points against the Bears. They want revenge, and they are at home this time. The Bears win, but it’s an extremely close game.

Cleveland Browns at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – RAMS
Welcome back S Jax and let’s all congratulate the Rams for their first win.

Fred – RAMS
In 6 games, Cleveland is averaging 1 sack per game, which is tied for 3rd worst in the NFL. Bulger should finally have time to complete his passes and will have S-Jax in the backfield again. Upset pick #1!

Philadelphia Eagles at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – VIKINGS
Peterson will “Fly like an Eagle” as the hungry Vikings will look to dominate the defensive side of the ball.

Fred – EAGLES
The loser of this game will be 2-5, and probably not have a chance at a wild card bid for the playoffs. The Eagles have more veteran players, and a better coach. They pull this one out.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
Steelers should dominate the game especially after an upset in Denver but because this is a divisional rival I’m going with the Bengals’ upset.

Fred – STEELERS
Bengals defense is horrific so the Steelers will win in a high scoring game.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – BUCCANEERS
No Garrard no win.

Fred – BUCCANEERS
If Garrard was the QB, it’d be an easy pick. But, with a QB that has no control of that arm, it’s going to be easy for the Bucs to stack the box and prevent Taylor and MJD from running wild.

Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers

Eddie – CHARGERS
The Chargers will be playing to help relieve the stress of their city. Expect a major blowout.

Fred – CHARGERS
Chargers are off a bye week and Texans have yet another injured player…their starting QB. Even if Schaub plays, there’s no way they can win this one. The Chargers are refreshed and going to want to win this one for their city.

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets

Eddie – JETS
Man-Genuis should have started Clemens several weeks ago. Although he may not get the start he’ll win this game for the J-E-T-S .. JETS JETS JETS

Fred – JETS
Pennington gets pulled from Clemens and the Jets comeback and win.

Washington Redskins at New England Patriots

Eddie – PATRIOTS
This is getting ridiculous.

Fred – PATRIOTS
Refer to comment above.

New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – SAINTS
The Saints have the momentum and it appears Brees is back on track.

Fred – 49ers
As of right now, it appears Gore is playing. With Alex Smith back, and the game in San Fran, they should barely win this one. Upset pick #2!

Monday October 29, 2007

Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos

Eddie – BRONCOS
Broncos at home are a tough team to beat. Ask last week’s Steelers.

Fred – PACKERS
Off a bye week, and on a Monday night, the Packers secondary will put the clamps down on the Denver passing game and pull out the upset. Upset pick #3!

2007 NFL Week 7

2007-10-19T07:09:00.001-05:00

2007 NFL Week 7

Sunday October 21, 2007

Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – SAINTS
The Saints may not be marching in but they’ll walk over the Falcons.

Fred – SAINTS
The Saints aren’t that bad and they have got to start a winning streak now. Leftwich gets his feet wet as a starter in his first game as a Falcon, and the Saints D takes advantage.

Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – RAVENS
While the offense is trying to come together the defense of the Ravens continues to be the glue for this team. The Bills are no match.

Fred – BUFFALO
Buffalo is fresh off a bye week, playing at home, against the Ravens backup QB. Boller’s going to have a shaky start, and the Bills will exploit it enough to take an early lead and keep it. Upset pick #1!

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions

Eddie – LIONS
After a bye the Lions need this win. They need to keep pace with the Packers and try to stay ahead of an emerging Bears team.

Fred – LIONS
Also fresh off of a bye week, Detroit’s defense rattles Garcia and their chaotic offense finds a way to rack up just enough points to barely beat Tampa Bay.

Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins

Eddie – REDSKINS
Tim who?

Fred – REDSKINS
No matter who’s at QB, Arizona’s offense makes up for the shotty performance last week, but it won’t enough to beat Washington. The Skins barely win this one.

Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans

Eddie – TEXANS
A.J. should be back. Green is back. The Texans are back.

Fred – TEXANS
No Vince Young = No Win. Upset pick #2!

San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants

Eddie – GIANTS
Eli looks like a different QB this year and if I can see I know the team can feel it. They prove this as the Giants improve their win streak to 5.

Fred – GIANTS
Trent Dilfer as QB = No Win.

New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – PATRIOTS
No comment.

Fred – PATRIOTS
A team with a decent backup QB as the starter, just lost his #1 WR/TE target and is playing against the best team in the NFL. Hmmm…

Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – CHIEFS
I think the offense is finally starting to gel and we might even get to see Priest Holmes play. Lamont Jordan is playing injured and D.C. looks like he’s having to learn how to play the QB position all over again.

Fred – CHIEFS
Even though it’s in Oakland, the Chiefs offense finally had a great game. LJ, Gonzo and crew are hungry for more.

New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
This is the last week I pick the Bengals if they lose once again.

Fred – BENGALS
Bengals go 1-5 by losing to team currently at 1-5? Impossible! Bengals score at least 5 TDs and easily beat the Jets.

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
With Bulger coming back it starts the process of the Rams offense being healthy but they are still missing too many pieces.

Fred – SEAHAWKS
St. Louis has to win a game eventually, but it won’t be until S-Jax gets back.

Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie – COWBOYS
The manchild gets his dose of reality in Dallas.

Fred – COWBOYS
Can Adrian Peterson repeat that amazing performance from last week? Yes he can, but the Cowboys offense as a whole will outperform AP.

Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie – EAGLES
The Bears defense is no longer the DA BEARS DEFENSE. McNabb and Co. should have a field day.

Fred – EAGLES
Bears D is not what it used to be. McNabb, Westbrook and crew have their way, and get the W.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos

Eddie – STEELERS
Fast Willie Parker will exploit Denver’s weakness and carry this team to a victory.

Fred – STEELERS
Without Javon, the Broncos have the lost the last 3 games. The streak continues this week.

Monday October 22, 2007

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – COLTS
Colts just have too much firepower for the Jags.

Fred – COLTS
The Jags go up against a team averaging 32.8 points per game. And this team has played against some great defenses (Tampa Bay, Tennessee, etc.). Lastly, they’re fresh off a bye week. Even though the spread is tiny, this is an easy pick.

2007 NFL Week 6

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2007 NFL Week 6

Sunday October 14, 2007

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

Eddie – BEARS
The only sort of offense the Vikings have is the rookie Adrian Peterson. Is that enough to beat the Bears in Chicago? You’ve answered your own question…….

Fred – VIKINGS
Upset pick #1! Fresh off of a bye week, Peterson and Vikings Defense come into Chicago and eek out the victory against the questionable Bears offense.

Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – TITANS
Titans are 2-0 on the road. The Bucs are 2-0 at home. The Bucs are 0-1 non-conference and the Titans are 2-0 non-conference. Which team will break first? I like the Titans.

Fred – TITANS
Both defenses are playing great, so that’s a wash. Even though the Titans looked absolutely terrible on offense last week, they still won the game. Along with losing another starting RB, the Bucs didn’t look very good either on offense, and they got blown out last week. This logic tells me that the Titans win.

Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – BROWNS
I actually like the new Miami QB. He seemed to be more athletic than Green but at 0-5 they have more issues to address than just the QB problem. The Dolphins won’t go 0-16 but they also won’t get their first win in the Dog Pound.

Fred – BROWNS
Cleveland now has the worst defense in the league (424.4 yards per game against). The winless Dolphins lost their starting QB last week. Who’s worse off? Since they’re at home, and it looks like Jason Wright will be their RB this week, Cleveland should win in a close one.

St. Louis Rams at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie – RAMS
I just think it’s a matter of time people see the Ravens for who they are. They are who you think they are… but the Rams won’t let them off the hook.

Fred – RAVENS
Gus zipped in through the air much better than Bulger has most of the season. The Ravens won last week, but didn’t dominate a pathetic Niners team…and they should have. This week, the Ravens get it together on both sides of the ball, and at home, McNair and McGahee rack up the stats and the Ravens win.

Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
I’ve been impressed with the Jaguars ability to control the game and not make mistakes. I’ll take the Jags in a close game.

Fred – JAGUARS
After winning two away games, and in Denver and KC, the Jags come home to play an injured Texans team whose running game is really hurting without Ahman Green. Jags win and go 4-1.

Washington Redskins at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – PACKERS
The Packers gave away last week’s game and the Skins looked better than they really are. The Packers will use this game to get back on track.

Fred – PACKERS
Green Bay completely outplayed the Bears last week. If it wasn’t for the turnover mistakes by GB, they would have crushed Chicago. The Skins did happen to crush the Lions…but c’mon, it’s the Lions. Campbell’s in for a rude awakening against the GB pass defense…and it’s in Green Bay. Packers easily win this one.

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets

Eddie – EAGLES
If the field was only 50 yards and touchdown throws were only 5 yards then Pennington could probably lead the Jets to victory.

Fred – EAGLES
Not sure what’s going on with Mangini in New York. Thomas Jones isn’t being treated as a feature back, and a 5 year old could throw passes further than Pennington has been. Hey Mangini, start Clemens at QB and make sure Jones gets at least 20 carries! Since he won’t be doing that this week, and the Eagles are coming off a bye week with a healthy Westbrook. In the Meadowlands, the Eagles give the Jets a royal butt whoopin’.

Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – BENGALS
Larry Johnson is running… in the other direction with his new contract. The Bengals need this game so expect to see big numbers from Palmer.

Fred – BENGALS
As a rule of thumb, KC is usually money at home. At home so far this year, they barely beat the Vikings and lost to Jacksonville last week. The Bengals had a bye last week and lost the 3 previous games before that. Is a team with Palmer, TJ, and Ocho Cinco bad enough to go 1-4? No friggin’ way. They go into KC with a vengeance and light up the scoreboard.

Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – CARDINALS
I still have no confidence is David Carr. Go with the home team.

Fred – CARDINALS
Carr is not the answer for the Panthers. Kurt Warner is still a beast at QB. If Boldin plays this week, Arizona destroys Carolina. Else, it’s a close game.

Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers

Eddie – CHARGERS
Run L.T… runnnnnnnnnnnn.

Fred – CHARGERS
The Chargers kill the Broncos, and in Denver?!?! And Norv is still the head coach? Unbelievable! If the Chargers can overcome all that adversity and destroy Denver, then at home, they should continue the streak and beat down the Raiders.

New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie – COWBOYS
If this game were in New England it would be easier to pick but I really like the Boys this game. I’ll try to use some logic here… The Patriots won’t go 16-0 and might lose weeks 16 and 17 as they rest their starters. With that said, that leaves the Colts and the Cowboys as statement games. They’ll lose to Dallas this week and then beat the Colts later on.

Fred – PATRIOTS
The first big game of the year with two 5-0 teams going head-to-head. Patriots still look unstoppable, while the Cowboys almost blow it to Buffalo. The best team in the NFL wins in Dallas.

New Orleans Saints at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
Seattle is a hard place to go in and win. Saints are now again the Aints. Go with the Hawks.

Fred – SAINTS
Reggie Bush is due for a few SportsCenter highlights. The Saints have to win a game, and why not against a Seattle team with receiver issues that’s affecting the whole offense. Upset pick #2!

Monday October 15, 2007

New York Giants at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – GIANTS
So much for Eli’s shoulder injury and Plaxico’s ankle. The G-G-G-men are getting it done.

Fred – GIANTS
With the way he’s coaching this team so far, Petrino looks like he shouldn’t have left the college scene. Petrino, you have an explosive RB that’s dieing to get the carries…play Norwood! In New York, the Giants went from a group of duds (starting season 0-2) to studs (winning next 3 in fashion). The Giants continue their win streak and go 4-2.

2007 NFL Week 5

2007-10-03T19:58:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL Week 5

Sunday October 7, 2007

Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – JAGUARS
Even with the last two victories for the Chiefs I’m still not convinced they have turned things around. The Jags can come in take control of the game like they did against Denver. Chiefs won the last matchup between the two so it’s time for some payback.

Fred – JAGUARS
Jags had a bye last week so their fresh. They also beat the Broncos in Denver in Week 3. After the game this Sunday, they will begin being talked about as another one of the great AFC teams.

Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins

Eddie – LIONS
I’ll keep saying this week in and week out – the Lions’ offense is a machine and the Redskins just can’t match up. The only thing going for the Skins is that this is in DC.

Fred – LIONS
Upset Pick #1…and it’s the only one this week! As of the time of this writing, Santana Moss is highly unlikely to play. With Kevin Jones back, Detroit’s offense is even more potent. They get it done in Washington.

Cleveland Browns at New England Patriots

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Notice to the Browns: The Patriots are not the Bengals or the Ravens.

Fred – PATRIOTS
When the Patriots lose one-to-two games this year, it won’t be at home, and will definitely not be against the Browns.

Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – SAINTS
The Saints take advantage of a broken down Carr and ride the bus to a victory.

Fred – SAINTS
After a bye week, can a 2006 “Coach of the Year” figure out how to beat a 2-2 Panthers team with Carr at QB? I would hope so.

New York Jets at New York Giants

Eddie – GIANTS
I thought the loss of Tiki Barber would destroy the Giants. Then when Jacobs went down I figured they were a lock for the number one draft pick next year but the Giants just won’t give up. I’m actually impressed.

Fred – GIANTS
The on-fire Giants team against an offense that couldn’t even rack up the points on the worst defense in the NFL…the Giants should win the “Battle of NY”.

Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – CARDINALS
What a difference a different a head coach can make. Example: San Diego Chargers. Proof – this game’s winner – Cardinals.

Fred – CARDINALS
No S-Jax, a Benched Bulge, and a demoted offensive coordinator…things just don’t look very good in St. Louis. With Gus at QB and someone different calling the plays, they will make it a close game. But, with Warner coming off the bench and Arizona’s pass offense is on the attack, they’ll undoubtedly get more points than the Rams.

Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – STEELERS
This should be a good game but I feel the Steelers will bounce back from a loss to the Cardinals.

Fred – STEELERS
The Seahawks dominated the game last week against the Niners. This week, they travel to Pittsburgh to play an angry Steelers defense. Pittsburgh scores a lot early, holds onto the lead, and gets the “W”.

Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – TITANS
Harrington is starting to show signs of life in an offensive system he thrives in but I think Young and company is too much for the Falcons defense to handle.

Fred – TITANS
In Week 3, the Titans put the smack down on the Saints. Last week, they had a bye. This week, they’re at home against the 1-3 Falcons. The Titans will win in a close one.

Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans

Eddie – TEXANS
This game is for the Texans to show the world they are for real. I like the Texans but in a close win.

Fred – TEXANS
Even without their #1 RB and WR last week, Schaub still had over 300 yards passing. This week he’s going against a defense that let Culpepper score 5 TDs against them last week, and the Jets score 31 points the previous week. Schaub has a huge day and Houston wins in a high-scoring affair.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – COLTS
Who can stop the Colts? Well for certain it won’t be Tampa Bay.

Fred – COLTS
The Bucs defense has stepped up. But, even if they have to go without Addai, the Colts pass offense will not be stopped at home.

Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – RAVENS
The 49ers offense is lost and they won’t find it against a Ravens defense that has something prove.

Fred – RAVENS
Dilfer is the worst starting QB in the league! Even though the Ravens defense has been getting burned in the air, they turn it around this week and get at least 3 interceptions/fumbles and win the game.

San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos

Eddie – BRONCOS
Huge implications from the results of this game and it won’t be pretty for the losing team.

Fred – BRONCOS
What a disaster in San Diego! How can Norv and the other coaches destroy a 2006 14-2 team? LT has his way with the Denver defense, but it’s not enough to get the victory.

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – BEARS
The Packers have been riding on an emotional high for the last few weeks and it will be hard to maintain the intensity.

Fred – PACKERS
The Packers look so good right now, and they are having a great time out there. At Lambeau, the streak should continue against a Bears team which is still nicked up on defense.

Monday October 8, 2007

Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – COWBOYS
Dallas meet 5-0. 5-0 meet Dallas.

Fred – COWBOYS
Even though they’re away (and up in Buffalo), the Cowboys have yet another easy win Monday night.

2007 NFL Week 4

2007-09-27T15:44:00.000-05:00

First thing - My apologies for us being late. We ran into some network problems at work last night which kept us there for the majority of the evening. With that said - onward to the picks.

2007 NFL Week 4

Sunday September 30, 2007

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – PACKERS
What can I say? The Packs are 3-0. History will be made during this game so the real question is can Favre withstand the pressure to lead his team to 4-0? I think so.

Fred – PACKERS
Packers are undefeated and had some close, and big, wins. The Vikings are 1-2 and their starting QB is out with injury again. Packers continue rolling and go 4-0.

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – JETS
Divisional rival with both teams playing “Where’s Waldo”. The Jets may have found a niche and the Bills just keep taking hit after hit. Something tells me to go with the home team but I still like Pennington and the Jets.

Fred – JETS
The Bills have a rookie QB, a stud WR will less than 80 receiving for the year. What the heck’s going on in Buffalo? The Jets racked up some huge points against Miami last week, and should do the same this week. The Jets take advantage of the situation and get the victory.

Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – DOLPHINS
The Raiders broke their losing streak last week just in time to start another one. Hey Miami – see what happens when you give the rock to Ronnie Brown? He scores.

Fred – DOLPHINS
Culpepper as the starting QB for the Raiders for the 1st time = Raiders lose. If he even becomes a good QB again, it’s going to take him time to do so. Cameron finally let Ronnie Brown be the main focal point on the offense last week and they almost won. He should continue to do so.

Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions

Eddie – LIONS
I can’t believe I paused for a couple of minutes to actually consider taking the Lions. In fact I am going to take them. The Bears defense is good but the Lions have too many weapons not to mention Griese hasn’t started a game in two years.

Fred – LIONS
The Bears will be missing both of their starting CBs against the Lions ridiculous pass offense. Upset pick #1

Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – TEXANS
Houston comes to Atlanta and Schaub rubs it into the face of the Falcons that they should have kept him.

Fred – FALCONS
Atlanta has to win a game this year and now’s a good opportunity, at home, against a team missing their #1 RB and WR. Upset pick #2

St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie – COWBOYS
The offense of the Rams has been injured on the battle field. Their season is over and the woes continue in Dallas.

Fred – COWBOYS
No Stephen Jackson, an ailing Bulger and offensive line…the Rams are banged up. The Cowboys, on the other hand, are playing like the best team in the NFC. The Cowboys collect another “W”.

Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – RAVENS
Be careful Baltimore. Look what they did to the Bengals.

Fred – RAVENS
Jamal Lewis is going to want to rack up some yardage against his former team. But, there’s a problem. That defense is still really friggin’ good, while he is not. The Ravens win, but in a close one.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – STEELERS
No doubt the Arizona staff has improved the Cardinals team but they aren’t that good especially when they have to bring Warner in to jumpstart the offense.

Fred – STEELERS
Since Hines Ward is probably out, if Kurt Warner was the starting QB, I’d pick the Cardinals to get the upset. But that isn’t the case, so the Steelers defense has its way with Arizona and wins the game.

Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
And I had so much hope for the 49ers this year. Norv Turner has managed to screw up two teams in one year.

Fred – 49ers
Niners offense looks putrid and the Seahawks offense looks great. Seattle wins? Nope. Alex Smith knows that the weight is on his shoulders, so he finally steps up and has a good game. Niners win…upset pick #3.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – PANTHERS
Here are two teams that have caught me by surprise. I like the Panthers at home as Foster runs over the Bucs in a close game.

Fred – PANTHERS
Carolina is turning out to be a good all around team. Tampa Bay has been one of the surprises thus far.

Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers

Eddie – CHARGERS
Surely San Diego you can beat the Chiefs in your own backyard. This is your time to shine.

Fred – CHARGERS
Just like the Eagles did last week, the Chargers offense wakes up and lights up the boards. They win in a landslide.

Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie – COLTS
Champ Bailey and Dre Bly may I introduce you to Manning, Harrison, Wayne and Addia.

Fred – COLTS
There’s no reason to pick against the Colts. They have no critical injuries. Both the offense and defense look great. And they’re at home this week.

Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants

Eddie – EAGLES
Word on the street is – McNabb can still throw the ball. I think last weeks win for the Giants was a product of the Skins beating themselves.

Fred – EAGLES
The Eagles finally “got off the snide” and racked up the points last week. The Giants barely came back and beat the Skins last week. Giants will not be playoff bound while the Eagles should be, so Eagles get this win to go 2-2.

Monday October 1, 2007

New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Enough said.

Fred – PATRIOTS
Patriots have done nothing but dominate thus far. On Monday night, Cincy should give them their first challenge, but it won’t be enough to get the victory.

Week 4 Survivor Pick - CHARGERS

2007 NFL Week 3

2007-09-19T19:40:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL Week 3

Sunday September 23, 2007

Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie – RAVENS
Arizona may have upset the Hawks last week but won’t do that in Baltimore. The Ravens defense is just too good.

Fred – RAVENS
The Ravens defense shows up, shuts the run game down, and scores at least one defense TD. Ravens win, but it’s a close one.

Miami Dolphins at New York Jets

Eddie – JETS
Pennington comes out with something to prove and will only throw one interception to lead the J-E-T-S jets jets jets to victory.

Fred – JETS
Cam Cameron has completely jacked up the Miami offense. Even against a pathetic Jets defense, they won’t be able to put up enough points to beat the Jets at home. Jets win.

San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – STEELERS
Pittsburgh just looks too good on both the offense and defense side of the ball. The 49ers will give up too many big plays to keep this game competitive.

Fred – STEELERS
A battle of two 2-0 teams…except the Steelers have dominated their opponents (In two games total points for: 60, total points against: 10), while the Niners have barely won. At home, the Steelers continue their domination.

St. Louis Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – RAMS
The RAMS need to look deep within them to pull out this victory. They have one of the most explosive offenses and one of the best running backs in Stephen Jackson. They can’t go 0-3.. right… right?

Fred – RAMS
In two home games, the Rams have not been able to get their entire offense going. And if they can’t do it at home, on the turf, it’s tough to believe they can do it away. Well, I do. They need a change of scenery. S-Jax and the rest of Rams offense finally gets rolling and gets the "W" in Tampa Bay. Upset Special…and pick #1!

Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie – EAGLES
Just imagine after this game the Lions could be 3-0 and the Eagles could be 0-3. Nah this season isn’t really happening. I must have fallen asleep in week 2 of the preseason and just haven’t woken up yet.

Fred –EAGLES
Is it possible for the Detroit Lions to be 3-0 and the Philadelphia Eagles to be 0-3. No way! Eagles show how they will be a playoff team this year and win this one.

Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs

Eddie – CHIEFS
Kansas City gets the nod only because Arrowhead is still one of the toughest places to play in.

Fred – VIKINGS
Last week, Tavaris Jackson and Adrian Peterson had the worst game they’ll have this season…and the Vikings only lost by 3 in OT! Since it’s in Arrowhead, the Vikings will only win by a little. Upset Pick #2!

San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – CHARGERS
So we all know the Packers defense has been underrated this year and Favre is looking to have a fairy tale ending. This just hast to stop. LT – please show everyone why you are the best player in the NFL.

Fred – CHARGERS
Can a 14-2 team last year, and with the majority of the same players (but not coaches) start this year 1-2? LT is too good to have another mediocre week. He finally breaks out and the Chargers barely beat Green Bay in Lambeau.

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Dare I pick the Bills. I was dumb enough to pick the Chargers last week and we all saw what happened to them.

Fred – PATRIOTS
Bills desperately need a new Offensive Coordinator. Their best offensive player, Lee Evans, has less targets than Demetrius Williams on the Ravens and Arnez Battle on the Niners. Unless they fire him ASAP, this game is over in the 1st quarter. Patriots crush the Bills.

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans

Eddie – COLTS
Even if the Colts are the better team I’m going with the common theme with this week’s picks. The Texans can’t be 3-0 so by default the Colts will win.

Fred – COLTS
Houston’s hot, but with no Andre Johnson, they don’t have a chance. Indy goes 3-0.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos

Eddie – JAGUARS
Denver’s offense has been looking a little lethargic and their last two victories have been by a field goal. I think the Jags will keep it close and win it at the end – by a field goal.

Fred – BRONCOS
At home, against a team that barely beat Atlanta, the Broncos kill Jacksonville.

Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – RAIDERS
The Browns pulled a rabbit out of a hat last week. The squirrel found the nut and the sun shined on the dogs - well you get the idea.

Fred – RAIDERS
Before last week, I would have called Oakland winning this game without flinching. Oakland should still win this, but it will be an extremely close one.

Cincinnati Bengals at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – BENGALS
It’s rare to see Seattle lose at home but I think the Bengals are the better team even when they are on the road.

Fred – BENGALS
As everyone knows, the Bengals defense got torched last week by the Browns. Marvin Lewis figures out how to get their minds right for this game, and they blow away the Seahawks. Upset pick #3!!!

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons

Eddie – PANTHERS
Harring-is-done proves why the Falcons had to pick up the B.L. and the Panthers bounce back from a horrible loss to the Texans.

Fred – PANTHERS
Now that the Falcons have signed Leftwich, Joey knows his job is in jeopardy. It’s too bad, but he’s just not a good NFL QB. Panthers have their way with Atlanta and get the W.

New York Giants at Washington Redskins

Eddie – REDSKINS
I think the Skins are the real deal. The Giants are playing small.

Fred – REDSKINS
The Redskins can go 3-0? Yup. Their offense is getting better and their defense is good. The Giants defense is atrocious and even if their offense was the best in the league they still couldn’t win.

Dallas Cowboys at Chicago Bears

Eddie - COWBOYS
If the Cowboys can contain the Bears’ special teams they will control the game.

Fred – COWBOYS
The Dallas offense is running on all cylinders. The Bears defense will slow them down, but not enough to get the victory. Upset pick #4!

Monday September 24, 2007

Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints

Eddie – SAINTS
Monday night. It’s time to man up Saints. Put up or shut up. Get in or get out. The Titans are no joke. We could be seeing a 0-3 Saints. Wait – aren’t we used to that?

Fred – SAINTS
There’s no way the Saints can be this bad! They come home, their entire offense racks up the points/yards, and win their 1st game of the season.

Week 3 Survivor Pick - PATRIOTS

2007 NFL Week 2

2007-09-12T19:11:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL Week 2

Sunday September 16, 2007

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – BENGALS
The Bengals offense didn’t look good last week but that was against last year’s top defense. Just imagine what they will do to the Browns.

Fred – BENGALS
Yet another beat down…the team, who just trading their starting QB after the 1st week of the season, gets crushed by the Bengals

Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans

Eddie – COLTS
Last year the Titans beat the Colts in Tennessee. Don’t expect that to happen this year.

Fred – COLTS
Vince Young does win games, but not against the team that just made the Saints look like a JV team.

San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – RAMS
I expected more from both teams in Week 1. Now I’m not sure what to expect. I like the RAMS at home to bounce back from a disappointing loss against the Panthers.

Fred – RAMS
This is the toughest pick this week. Both offenses should put up plenty of points, but since the Niners poor blitzing probably won’t exploit the Rams O-Line, St. Louis puts up more.

Green Bay Packers at New York Giants

Eddie – PACKERS
With Eli and Jacobs out how can one not pick Green Bay?

Fred – PACKERS
Upset #1! Green Bay takes advantage of a hurt Giants team.

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Eddie – SAINTS
The high powered Saints offense will arrive in Tampa Bay and bring forth a win for you.

Fred – SAINTS
Just like Jacksonville, New Orleans vents their frustrations from last weeks loss and shows they’re one of the best team’s in the NFC, and demolishes the Bucs.

Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
Both teams looked horrible but I have ZERO confidence in Joey Harrington.

Fred – JAGUARS
Jacksonville vents out its frustration from losing last week’s game against Tennessee. They win, and rack up a ton of rushing yards against the Falcons.

Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers

Eddie – STEELERS
This will be a closer game than many think but Big Ben and Fast Willie Parker gets it done.

Fred – STEELERS
1st home game for Pittsburgh. With Mike Tomlin’s home debut, they crush the Bills.

Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers

Eddie – PANTHERS
Both teams looked legit last Sunday but which one was real? Panthers prove they are going to contend this year. Mark them down for the “W”.

Fred – PANTHERS
Panthers barely win, and it’s only because of the home field advantage

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
Branch will be more involved as S.A. runs over the Cardinals as Arizona starts the season 0-2.

Fred – SEAHAWKS
It’s the 2nd most difficult one to call this week. Both passing games click and the Seahawks win the high scoring affair.

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions

Eddie – VIKINGS
The running backs of Minnesota versus the wide receivers of the Lions. What a match up this shall be. I like the defense of the Vikings so I’m going with them for the win.

Fred – VIKINGS
Upset #2! The Vikings defense and rushing offense is for real. They beat the Lions in a close one.

Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins

Eddie – COWBOYS
Romo and Co. looked too good as the Dolphins can’t even put a consistent running game together.

Fred – DOLPHINS
Upset special!!! And it’s Upset #3. Miami’s defense gives the Cowboys a reality check, and Miami eeks out the victory.

Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos

Eddie – BRONCOS
The Raiders always plays the Broncos tough so something inside me really wants to pick Denver but the Broncos finally have their workhorse running back in Henry and two established wide outs. Denver is the better team and they are at home.

Fred – BRONCOS
With either Culpepper or an injured McCown at QB, the Broncos take advantage of it and get the W.

Kansas City Chiefs at Chicago Bears

Eddie – BEARS
The Bears will be hungry for a win as they lost a difficult game against San Diego last week. The Chiefs will play dead as they try not to get eaten by the Bears.

Fred – BEARS
Da Bears win against the team with the worst coach in the NFL, and have a 1-1 record.

New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens

Eddie – RAVENS
Even a banged up Ravens defense will have no problem man-handling the Jets.

Fred – RAVENS
Possibly no McNair and No Pennington…hmmmm. Boller is and will always be a bum. But, with one of best defenses in the league, the Ravens get the home win.

San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots

Eddie - CHARGERS
The Patriots won’t be stealing defensive plays this game so they won’t have an answer for LT and Gates.

Fred – CHARGERS
Upset #4! Patriots aren’t able to prepare for this game like they have previous games, so the Chargers come into town and pull out the win.

Monday September 17, 2007

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles

Eddie – EAGLES
Eagles are tough at home and the Redskins look horrible once again this year.

Fred – EAGLES
Skins barely won last week. The Eagles barely lost last week. The Eagles, the 2nd best team in the NFC East, lights up the scoreboard against the Skins and gets the W.

Week 2 Survivor Pick - BEARS

Week 1 Recap

2007-09-11T18:22:00.000-05:00

We ended up picking 11 games the same and only getting one game wrong of those eleven. Not bad for Week 1. I guess we are just shaking off the dust.

I went 13-3 with Fred going 12-4.

Week 2 appears to be a little more challenging but between the two of us we hope to get you the win.

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2007 NFL Week 1 Picks

2007-09-04T17:42:00.000-05:00

2007 NFL Week 1

Thursday September 6, 2007

New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts

Eddie - COLTS
Offense versus offense is what this game will bring to us. The Colts have the better QB and wide receiving core and they are at home.

Fred – COLTS
Indy won all their home games last year. Pretty much same offense, better defense…no reason why they should lose this one

Sunday September 9, 2007

Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans

Eddie – TEXANS
I have no confidence in Herm Edwards to have the competence to beat a Houston team that lacks mojo. On the road for KC means Houston should win this game.

Fred - TEXANS
KC won only 3 of 8 away last year. They looked atrocious in preseason. Houston has a fresh look and is ready to carry their preseason success into the regular season.

Denver Broncos at Buffalo Bills

Eddie – BRONCOS
A young offense that is coming together + a defense that has a secondary like no other equals a loss for the Bills.

Fred – BRONCOS
Buffalo defense looked awful in preseason and their offense is still gelling. Denver, on both sides, is ready now.

Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins

Eddie – REDSKINS
This is a tough pick. Portis is out to prove his worth and the home team gets the nod.

Fred – DOLPHINS
This game should be a battle of defenses, and Miami’s is better. Upset pick #1

Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers

Eddie – EAGLES
I expect a solid defense game where Favre throws at a minimum 3 picks. McNabb and company walk away with a win.

Fred - PACKERS
Should be a high-scoring affair. Packers passing offense and defense are top notch…at Lambeau, the Packers will prevail. Upset pick #2

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

Eddie – STEELERS
I’m only picking Pittsburgh because Cleveland hasn’t glued together their offense yet.

Fred - STEELERS
The starting Steelers offense has looked fantastic in preseason. Cleveland just named its starting QB. Even though it’s in Cleveland, this should be a slaughter.

New England Patriots at New York Jets

Eddie – PATRIOTS
Lots of unknowns surround this game. How will Jones do? Is Pennington good enough? How is the Pats defense without Harrison? Will Moss play and how will he do? Too many question marks so you go with the better QB. BRADY.

Fred - PATRIOTS
If it wasn’t for Thomas Jones' injury and Pennington’s poor play this preseason, the Jets would win.

Atlanta Falcons at Minnesota Vikings

Eddie – VIKINGS
Not much to say about these two teams. Vikings have the better D and they are at home.

Fred – VIKINGS
Vikings get the win strictly because of home field advantage

Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Eddie – JAGUARS
Jacksonville’s defense is top notch. Young is – well young and so is that offense. Garrard is the better QB for the Jags and he’ll lead them to victory, for this game at least.

Fred – TITANS
Upset special…and #3!!!! Titans won 6 of the last 7 last year and looked great in preseason. Just like Cleveland, the Jags just named their starting QB, and their offense was lethargic in preseason.

Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams

Eddie – RAMS
In this game you go with the team who has the better offense. STL.

Fred – RAMS
An even better offense in St. Louis against a questionable Carolina offense/defense. Upset pick #4

Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers

Eddie – CHARGERS
Ever seen lightning strike a bear? Well you will this Sunday.

Fred – CHARGERS
Norv’s going to want to impress the fans with his new offense. San Diego murders Chicago

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks

Eddie – SEAHAWKS
This is a lock that’s missing the key. Seattle wins this game with their second string.

Fred – SEAHAWKS
Seahawks have regrouped from last year and are at home. Tampa Bay still hasn’t found a starting 2nd WR

Detroit Lions at Oakland Raiders

Eddie – LIONS
The Raiders defense has improved but the Lions offense has improved more. The Raiders will be lucky to win a couple of games and this won’t be one of them.

Fred - RAIDERS
Upset pick #5. Raiders defense is great and their offense is improved. Raiders barely beat Detroit

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Eddie – COWBOYS
T.O. loves the spotlight and he’ll have it Sunday night. Tiki Barber took with him a huge % of the Giants offense and it will show against a tight Dallas defense.

Fred – COWBOYS
Big D on Sunday Night equals Big W

Monday September 10, 2007

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals

Eddie – BENGALS
Tough tough pick and I can’t wait to watch it. Palmer proves why he’s a top rated QB and Chad Johnson will get to show off some endzone moves as they take the win at home.

Fred – RAVENS
Baltimore, 13-3 last year, with McGahee this year…great game, and Ravens win it. Upset Pick #6

Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers

Eddie – 49ERS
Edge has lost his edge and the Cardinals won’t be asking for more of Gore.

Fred – 49ERS
Whisenhunt is still trying to figure out how to run the ball. Niners offense and defense will be much better this year.

And for those playing in a Survivor League - this week's pick is SEAHAWKS

Update

2007-08-29T17:48:00.000-05:00

Wow - it's been a month since I've been on here so my apologies for that. We've been really busy finishing up our cheat sheets as well as preparing for our drafts we had last week.

Don't forget to check back. There will be two of us making picks this year (and possibly a third) so we will be doing everything we can to help you win that office pool.

We may even do survivor picks for those doing that sort of thing.

Enjoy the last season of pre-season and we'll be back soon.

Don't forget to visit our forums.

-Eddie

2007 WR Fantasy Draft Cheatsheet Available

2007-07-22T08:25:00.000-05:00

Our 2007 WR Wide Receiver Draft Cheat sheet is available

at TheFootballManiac

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This post we leave you with a Terrell Owens video. He may not be someone you like but we have to admit this guy can play

2007 RB Fantasy Draft Cheatsheet Available

2007-07-08T13:48:00.000-05:00

We've just completed our 2007 RB (Running Back) Fantsy Draft Cheat Sheet. It can be found at The Football Maniac. Don't forget to sign up on our forums to discuss the list Forums

Here's three hot rookie names that you should be keeping an eye on.

Marshawn Lynch (Bills):

Adrian Peterson (Vikings):

Brandon Jackson (Packers):

2007 free nfl cheat sheets

2007-06-28T15:46:00.001-05:00

We've just released our 2007 Quarterback Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet. It can be found on our main page

Please stop by our forums to discuss the list or talk about fantasy football.

The Charleston, SC Fire Tragedy

2007-06-21T19:54:00.000-05:00

I imagine by now that most has heard about the tragedy here in Charleston, SC that took the lives of 9 of our firefighters. Well, I have personally been affected by this as my Dad is a Chief for the Charleston Fire Department and was at that fire.
(Dad pictured to the right in the helmet)

That night, as he took on the flames, reports were casted on the news that several firefighters were missing and several were dead. I sat at home scared, nervous, and afraid of how my Dad was. I had no way of confirming he was okay or amongst one of the missing/dead.

Finally, around 4:30 am my Dad called me to let me know he was okay. There's more to this story but I at least wanted to apologize for this page not being updated. As you can imagine this has been a long and rough week for us (especially my Dad).

I want to thank the Charleston Fire Department for their brave service and most of all I'd like to say:

I love you Dad. You are my Hero.

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2007-06-12T15:22:00.000-05:00

We are in need of members. There are only a few us on there so you'd be the start of something great.

Please sign up and help us get started.

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-Eddie

Reggie Wayne

2007-06-11T19:51:00.000-05:00

Since Reggie Wayne's rookie year, 2001, his yards have steadily increased. He ended last year with 1310 receiving yards and I expect more this year. He has Marvin Harrison to contend with but that hasn't stopped him yet.

Calvin "The Truth" Johnson

2007-06-08T18:28:00.000-05:00

Okay - so by now we've all heard of Calvin Johnson. We've all heard the hype of this "Great to Be". Some have labled him as the BEST ever wide receiver to come out of college.

While I'm not denying his talent - let's just see how long it takes him to adapt to the NFL. It's a different beast at the proffesional level. Linebackers are the size of mack trucks and as quick as a safety so getting hit by a pro is something we'll have to see if Calvin can handle "The Truth"

Until then.. enjoy some hightlights of his college career.

NFL touchdown celebrations

2007-06-06T18:30:00.001-05:00

I must admit.. yes.. I am a huge fan of the touchdown celebration. I love the old mile hile salute.. the dirty bird.. I love the creativity.

Here is a favorite of mine

NFL Hits and Sacks

2007-06-05T18:19:00.000-05:00

What is it about hits and sacks that gets our blood pumping and adrenaline flowing? Are you ready for some NFL football?

Here are some quick defensive facts about the 2006 NFL season.

The Baltimore Ravens only allowed 12.6 points per game and 75.9 rushing yards per game. The Ravens also had the most defensive touchdowns with 6 and the most interceptions with 28. One word. WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the some of the NFL's best hits

We've got Bush!!!!!!!!!

2007-06-05T17:42:00.000-05:00

Many people will be flocking to the tube to see Reggie Bush's sophomore season. Will he out perform last year? Will he prove the nay sayers wrong? Can he live in the backfield with Deuce "The Caboose" McAllister? Can he live in the hype of what is his world?

I don't have a clue. But I do know one thing. He, Bush, does NOT want this to happen again.

Brian Westbrook

2007-06-04T20:11:00.001-05:00

This guy is like the unspoken hero. All he does is produce on the field. Where will he go in this year's fantasy draft?

Watch out because he'll break your ankles.

Maurice Jones-Drew

2007-06-03T08:58:00.000-05:00

Maurice "The Bowling Ball" Jones-Drew.

Here is a name that has been circulating fast around the football fans of the Internet. His rookie campaign has hyped his upcoming sophomore season. So can he produce like everyone thinks he will?

He shares the pigskin with Fragile Freddy so maybe we will see more of him this year.

Let us hope so

Eli Manning to Plaxio Burress

2007-06-02T09:14:00.000-05:00

I wonder how many times we'll get to hear this in the coming season of 2008.

Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress for a touchdown.

Without Tiki Barber one might think passing touchdowns may just go down a bit.

So - in memory of the touchdowns here is one that will last.

New Message Board

2007-06-01T15:57:00.000-05:00

We are trying to clean up some things and we decided to get rid of the e107 message board plugin.

The new url is

http://www.thefootballmaniac.com/forums

It's still at the default skin/template but give us some time. Still feel free to sign up and start discussing some fantsy football.

LaDanian Tomlinson

2007-05-30T19:33:00.000-05:00

2006 for LT was a good year.

348 attempts
1815 yard
113.4 yards per game
5.2 average yards per carry
28 rushing touchdowns

Can he repeat and break his own record?

Marvin Harrison

2007-05-29T14:49:00.000-05:00

Watch out Marvin - Reggie Wayne is knocking at your door. But my oh my can Mr Wayne do this?

The Cafe

2007-05-28T16:32:00.000-05:00

Not to deter people from my own site - but the people over at http://www.fantasyfootballcafe.com definitely know what they are talking about when it comes to fantasy football.

Troy Williamson - if you are reading this you better do good this season. You have a lot of fans there.

More More of Frank Gore

2007-05-28T11:30:00.000-05:00

Last year Frank Gore Averaged 106 yard rushing per game and he had close to 1700 rushing yards. I truely feel a lot of people are sleeping on the 49ers offense and may sleep on Gore as well.

Steven Jackson

2007-05-27T11:10:00.000-05:00

What a fantasy stud this guy will be next year. Is a 1000 yard rushing AND 1000 yard receiving on the horizon?

With this guy it is very well possible.

Is it preseason yet?

2007-05-26T14:09:00.000-05:00

I'm ready to make some picks... HURRY UP.

Anyways - just wanted to introduce a new affiliate of ours.

The site is http://www.topsportstalk.net

Check it out when you get a chance.

Trent Green and Michael Vick

2007-05-22T18:28:00.000-05:00

So as I'm waiting on the 7:30 EST Seinfeld reruns to come on I felt like writing about two QB issues going on right now.

One is where the quarterback is going to play and the other is if the quarterback is going to play.

I think it's evident that Trent Green will probably not be playing in Kansas City this year, and many thought it would be Miami where his final stop would be. BUT - Daunte Culpepper might just change all that. Rumors are his healthy and ready to go. Maybe that's the reason for Miami's hesitation.

Vick - Vick - Vick ... We are innocent until proven guilty unless the media gets a hold of you but c'mon Mike... all your actions to date aren't helping your innocence. It's official - the Atlanta Falcons would like a mulligan on the Matt Schaub trade.

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Manana

-The Maniac

Website Updates

2007-05-21T17:12:00.001-05:00

As the season quickly approaches - you'll notice we'll be updating the site more often. By mid June you should see daily posts as we get prepared to release our first Fantasy Draft Cheat Sheet.

If you're reading this don't forget to register at the site and if you are into all sports discussion don't forget about our brother site "The PostGame Pub"

PostGame Pub and We are back

2007-05-15T17:22:00.000-05:00

The Football Maniac has an exciting partner in the PostGame Pub. The Pub and its members are devout sports fan and we are happy to be in the same network. The Pub is located at http://www.postgamepub.com

Also - please accept our apologies for missing 2006. We were still heavily involved in football but we couldn't get to the site. We've made vast improvements to our board and overall layout. Expect up to date information on NFL picks and Fantasy Football Information.

Some things to look for:

We will be releasing a 2007 Fantasy Football Draft Cheat Sheet.

Release Date - July

Stay tuned for picks

2007-04-15T10:03:00.000-05:00

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Message Board Up

2006-05-14T18:40:00.000-05:00

I'm finally finished with the message board. The url is http://www.thefootballmaniac.com

I'll still be posting weekly pics but all news and other such topics will be posted on the board.

Favre, Price and Hakim

2006-04-12T02:29:00.000-05:00

Favre Trade Rumors Emerge
As reported on rotoworld.com there are Favre trade rumors surfacing. Even Madden thinks something is going to happen.

My question is where? What team needs a QB that is also in contention to make a run at the playoffs? Not that Green Bay holds that title but I find it odd that Favre would be traded instead of just retiring. My opinion - Give it up gunslinger.

Peerless gets the Price
According to profootballtalk.com Peerless Price has signed with the Bills. Rumors last week said the Patriots were interested but it looks like the Bills were willing to pay the cash. Maybe Peerless should use some of that money to buy some hands that can catch a football.

Az-Zahir Hakim in a Cardinals Uniform
This is really only news for you Fantasy guys but Rotoworld has a story from Adam Shefter (NFL Network) that states Hakim is expected to sign with the Cardinals. The Cards already have two of the best wide receivers but adding Hakim really helps their aerial assault.

Ricky Williams and the future of his NFL career

2006-04-10T13:17:00.000-05:00

Today, Ricky Williams is attending an appeal case for the drug test failure back in December. Reports, at first, said that this was after the season and while he was in India. But it's now clear he tested positive for an illegal substance during the season.

The argument is that he took the substance unknowingly. Everyone in prison is innocent right? At any rate, I'm a little disappointed with Ricky Williams. I surely thought during his time off that he "found himself" and would be spiritually bonded to football. He has so much talent and I was looking forward to seeing him run up the field.

Hopefully we'll find out the ruling soon but in my opinion his NFL career is over.

Superbowl XL Prediction

2006-01-29T01:20:00.000-05:00

For me personally this is one of the most anticipated superbowls. I like both teams equally and both teams have the ability to take over a game. Coaching will be a huge part in this game as well as how both quarterbacks react to the pressure. Both will be in their first superbowl so there is no telling how they will react.

I feel the Seahawks will win this game and will win it easily. They have been overlooked and downplayed all season so they will be playing with a purpose.

Seattle by 13 with the score:

Seattle Seahawks 33 - Pittsburgh Steelers 20.

Conference Championship Week

2006-01-20T16:23:00.000-05:00

The road to the superbowl continues....

I think it's pretty amazing that the home teams hosting games this week are both undefeated at home. They are both 9-0. Unfortunately I'm not so sure that is a good thing. Carolina is hot and Pittsburgh has an impressive road record at 8-2.

Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks
I think this will be the week Sean Alexander will prove why he is the league MVP. He's been MIA the last several weeks so look to him to have a good game. Also the Seahawks led the league in sacks so Delhomme and Steve Smith might not have a good game. I like the home team.
My Pick - Seahawks

Pittsburgh Steelers at Denver Broncos
This will be a good game. Who establishes the run game early? Who's defense will rush the QB with success? Who's secondary will keep the ball out of the air? These two teams have a similar style with a similar game plan so whoever gets to it first will win. I like the home team with this one as well.
My Pick - Broncos

Playoffs Week 2

2006-01-13T19:14:00.000-05:00

Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks
The Redskins are going to have to produce more than 120 yards of offense to compete with Seattle. Word is the rain in Seattle will still be in place so the Redskins just might have a chance.
Still have to pick the hawks though.
My Pick - Seahawks

New England Patriots at Denver Broncos
Plummer will finally win his first playoff game and how sweet it'll be the win will be against the defending champs.
My Pick - Broncos

Pittsburgh Stealers at Indianapolis Colts
Colts won't make it to the superbowl but they'll win this game.
My Pick - Colts

Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
Panthers will be the only road win this week as the Bears won't have enough offense to win the game.
My Pick - Panthers

Wildcard Week 1

2006-01-06T00:24:00.000-05:00

Here it is... the final stretch of the 2005-06 season. I wish it could be Wildcard Weekend for the rest of my life. But with that said.. on with the picks.

Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The last game the Redskins played I think hurt them (literally) more than it helped them. They needed a win and in but several key defensive players got injured which will the Bucs will definitely exlpoit. I think Tampa wins a close one.

My Pick - Bucs

Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots
I think Jacksonville's mistake is making Leftwhich as this weeks starter. He's not 100% but Garrard is the guy who led a team to five wins in the last six games for the Jags. Patriots are on their superbowl run for the third straight year and it will continue this week.

My Pick - Patriots

Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
Tiki for MVP. He'll, once again, put the team on his shoulders and run to victory.

My Pick - Giants

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
I can't wait for this game. Palmer will look to speed up the tempo and the Steelers will be looking to slow it down. Who wins that chess match will win the game.

My Pick - Bengals

The End of the 2005 NFL Regular Season

2006-01-02T16:09:00.000-05:00

Well I close the year with 10 wins in week 16 and 17. There were a couple of close games that should have went my way but overall I think I had a successful year with a total of 178 wins. The defeat of the Texans by the 49ers in overtime secured my position for the #1 spot in my office pool so the hat trick is complete.

Looks for the first round play off picks later this week.

Week 17 Picks

2005-12-29T20:41:00.000-05:00

Week 17 Picks

What a disappointed week 16. My apologies for picking such horrible games last week. As we head into the final week of the regular season I hope that I may have helped in making picks. I’m currently first in my office pool and would love nothing more to finishing that way. Over the years I’ve finished second and third but never first so finishing first would cap off the hat trick. Week 17 brings a lot of tricky games because of must win games and no meaning games. In my opinion week 17 is just as hard to pick as week 1.

I’ll be doing the play off picks and hope that people still visit the site during the playoffs and the off-season.

So here they are…. The final picks of the regular season.

Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Denver is already in and the Chargers are playing for pride. I expect San Diego to play all out and Denver to rest a bit.
My Pick – Chargers

New York Giants at Oakland Raiders
The Giants need this one to play at home for the first playoff game. They need that bad. The Raiders have been playing horrible.
My Pick – Giants

Detroit Lions at Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh wins and they are in.
My Pick – Steelers

Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts
If the Colts lose this week they’ll go into the playoffs with a three game losing streak. What a change from a team trying to go undefeated.
My Pick – Colts

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Someone call Mora on his cell phone and tell him to let Vick be Vick. This pocket passing just doesn’t fit him. Panthers win to cap off a horrible season for the Vick’neers.
My Pick - Panthers

New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With a win the Bucs will win the division.
My Pick – Tampa Bay

Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns are good at home. I hate even admitting that. Will J. Lewis show up?
My Pick - Browns

Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
This isn’t going to be Favre’s last game cause he can’t go out with a “L”.
My Pick – Seahawks

Buffalo Bills at New York Jets
Bills have been looking good lately and they’ll continue that against the Jets.
My Pick – Bills

Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
If this game were in Miami I’d probably be picking different but I just think the Patriots want to win to carry that momentum into the playoffs.
My Pick – Patriots

Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs
Palmer is banged up and Kansas City has been running over teams. I don’t see them losing at home. Plus the Chiefs have to win to keep the hope alive.
My Pick – Chiefs

Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers
Blah Blah Blah.. Reggie Bush Bowl.
My Pick – 49ers

Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Jaguars might have Bryon back and the Titans might be without McNair.
My Pick – Jaguars

Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
The Bears will use this as a builder going into the playoffs. I think they’ll win this one.
My Pick – Bears

Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
Redskins win and they are in.
My Pick – Redskins

St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys
More than likely this will be a meaningless game for the boys but I still think they’ll win.
My Pick - Cowboys

Week 16 Picks (Finally)

2005-12-23T18:52:00.000-05:00

My apologies for the late picks. I ran into some travel problems that included some long delays at the airport. I'm late for a dinner party so these picks will be short and sweet. No commentary.

Winners are:

Bucs
Bengals
Panthers
Lions
Jaguars
Giants
Steelers
Chiefs
Rams
Dolphins
Eagles
Seahawks
Broncos
Bears
Vikings
Patriots

I'll be back mid next week. Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

Week 15 Results (Week 16 Picks coming soon)

2005-12-21T19:53:00.000-05:00

12 again. I probably shouldn't complain because 4 wrong isn't bad at all. However I've been aiming for that perfect week all season.

Colts, Raiders (once again), the Cowgirls and Packers all let me down. Colts.. okay maybe. The Chargers are a good team. The Raiders only scoring 7 points... the girls 7 and Packers 3. I can't believe it.

16-0 for Week 16... I can feel it.

I'll be doing some traveling over the next couple of days but I promise to have the picks up by Friday evening.

-TheFootballManiac

Week 15 Picks

2005-12-16T02:41:00.000-05:00

Football on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. It's gonna be a good weekend. I wish I could somehow get the NFL to play on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I wouldn't leave the house. There are some tough games this weekend but I gotta feeling I'll break the 12 win curse.

New England Patriots vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
He’s called the best cold weather quarterback ever. If this were in Tampa I’d probably pick them but it is in New England. This is gonna be a touch matchup for both teams
My Pick – Patriots

New York Giants vs Kansas City Chiefs
As much as I want the Chiefs to win I just think the Giants are too much even though manning just hasn’t been playing that well. I think Larry Johnson will have limited success against the Giants and that leaves it up to the receiving core and Green.
My Pick – Giants

Buffalo Bills vs Denver Broncos
Broncos should easily win this. They have a three tier running back system that any NFL team will have problems stopping. Champ Bailey is having his best season yet and the rest of the defense is following suite.
My Pick – Broncos

Miami Dolphins vs New York Jets
Ronnie and Ricky should take turns scoring against the Jets. Chambers should find success as well. Jets looked good last week but not this week.
My Pick – Dolphins

St. Louis Rams vs Philadelphia Eagles
I know the Rams have more offensive threats but for some reason Fitzpatrick just isn’t keeping the team together. Jackson should be all over the place but for some reason the Rams are staying dedicated to the pass with the rookie QB. I think the Eagles defense will help in giving the Eagles a victory.
My Pick – Eagles

Houston Texans vs Arizona Cardinals
It feels funny just thinking about it but the Texans will win this game. They have had some close games and definitely play hard.
My Pick - Texans

Tennessee Titans vs Seattle Seahawks
The Titans run defense has not allowed a 100 yd rusher in a long time. However, D. Jackson is back in the lineup for the hawks and the trio Jackson, Engram and Joe J will prove why they are the best team in the NFC.
My Pick – Seahawks

Indianapolis Colts vs San Diego Chargers
Both teams have an extremely talented offensive core but the Colts’ defense is far superior to the Chargers defense.
My Pick – Colts

New Orleans Saints vs Carolina Panthers
The Saints have proven that by dropping Brooks their season is done. I don’t think it would have mattered because the Panthers are just an overall better team.
My Pick – Panthers

Jacksonville Jaguars vs San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers are just a speed bump for the Jags as they head to the playoffs.
My Pick – Jaguars

Minnesota Vikings vs Pittsburgh Steelers
It’s been a great run for Brad Johnson but his winning streak ends against Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh will control the game defensively and offensively.
My Pick – Steelers

Detroit Lions vs Cincinnati Bengals
Palmer, Rudi, Chad, TJ, Henry = win over the Lions
My Pick – Bengals

Oakland Raiders vs Cleveland Browns
Welcome back.. welcome back.. welcome back. Collins is out of time out now and should beat the Browns.
My Pick – Raiders

Washington Redskins vs Dallas Cowboys
Washington took the first game. Dallas will take the second.
My Pick – Cowboys

Chicago Bears vs Atlanta Falcons
The game is in Chicago and will probably be blistering cold outside. The Bears will be bringing everyone in all directions against Vick and I think it’ll be too much for the Falcons.
My Pick – Bears

MNF
Baltimore Ravens vs Green Bay Packers
Three weeks ago I said I’d never pick the Packers again and here I am about to pick them two straight weeks. The Ravens are missing some key defensive figures and Gado should help bring the win home
My Pick - Packers

Week 14 Results

2005-12-13T01:34:00.000-05:00

12-4 again. I just can't seem to get over this 12 hump.

What is up with Carolina. First they beat the Falcons who they never beat. I lose that game. Then this week they lose to Tampa Bay who they always beat. Mark down another loss for me.

San Diego loses at home. That should have never happened. They must not want to make the playoffs.

And the Jets win. Must have been a full moon.

My other loss comes with KC. They really should have won that game.

Hopefully I'll do better for week 15. I've lost my lead for first place so I need to get that back.

Week 15 picks should be up by Wednesday night. Don't forget we have some Saturday games.

Week 14 Picks

2005-12-09T20:33:00.000-05:00

First let me say my apologies for the late post. Several people have expressed interest in getting the picks out early but between setting up a lab and doing some design work for a customer I have had little time. I had adopted the table for my picks but because I'm on a schedule I'm going to write out the games.

So on with the picks. For some reason this week they all seem like locks but I'll point out a few potential upsets as I go.

Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
Many analysts feel this is the game where the Colts could possibly go down. I'm not sure if this was before Leftwich went down but I still don't think it matters. There are only a few teams I feel can contend with the Colts and the Jaguars aren't one of them. Let's welcome back Fragile Freddy and he continues his yet another disappoint season.
My Pick - Colts

Oakland Raiders at New York Jets
Both teams won't have a dominant QB so you have to go with what team has the better RB and surround WR core. That means Oakland has Moss, Porter and Jordan and the Jets have..........
My Pick - Raiders

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Foster is exactly what the Panthers needed and he arrived at the perfect time. Davis was producing so it was allowing their opponent to double team Smith. That meant no production from the Carolina offense. This should be a good game showcasing the Caddy versus Foster and Simms vs Delhomme.
My Pick - Panthers

Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers
This is a must win for the Steelers as they watch their playoff hopes fade into the horizon. I expect a low scoring defensive game where the Steelers will dominate the time of possession.
My Pick - Steelers

Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
Palmer, Johnson and Johnson with Housh and Henry. This is the team that will give the Colts a run for their money. So with that said do you really think the Browns have a chance?
My Pick - Bengals

Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
I'm picking the Titans but this is one of those games that could be an upset. The Titans are a better team but the Texans might forget they are playing for Reggie Bush and just might show up. If that happens I expect a good game from Andre Johnson and D. Davis.
My Pick - Titans

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are improving on defense but the Patriots need to keep winning to keep their playoff hopes alive. Dillon is back so I expect a heavy dose of him while the Patriots look to control the tempo of the game.
My Pick - Patriots

St. Louis Rams at Minnesota Vikings
This is another one of those games that could go either way. The Vikings are hot and Brad Johnson is 3-0 against the Rams and is undefeated this season. The Rams clearly have more weapons but for some reason they all can't get on the same page. What a waste. The Vikings are at home so that is my choice.
My Pick - Vikings

New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
McNabb is gone. T. Owens is gone. Westbrook is now gone. If you look at the Eagles' roster it seems as if their starting lineup is all on the IR. If the Eagles win it'll be because they score while on defense because they obviously can't score on offense.
My Pick - Giants

Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals
The Redskins need a huge game from Portis and Moss because if not, Warner will throw all over them.
My Pick - Redskins

San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
This is like a boxing match between a heavy weight and a light light weight. Seattle fans will probably get to enjoy a second shut out.
My Pick - Seahawks

Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers
This is a must win for both teams but this win is more important to the Chargers. They have to keep up with the Steelers. But does anyone think the Dolphins have the personnel to stop LT2, Gates and Brees?
My Pick - Chargers

Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
The Ravens are horrific on the road and mile high is one tough place to play. I think we'll see the same from the Broncos as we have all year. 185 yards passing from Plummer with a TD to Smith and 100+ yards rushing from the RBBC crew.
My Pick - Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys
The Cowboys are on the way down and the Chiefs are on the way up. This is another game where both teams are in a must win situation. The weeks are getting shorter so the wins are becoming pretty valuable. I think the second half of the season mvp (Larry Johnson) will dominate this game and lead the Chiefs to a victory.
My Pick - Chiefs

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Last week I told myself, and everyone else, that I would never pick the Packers again. Well this is the last week.. I'm picking the Packers because they couldn't possibly lose to the lions... Could they?
My Pick - Packers

MNF
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Vick and the Falcons have something to prove to the rest of the NFL and that is they know what winning still means.
My Pick - Falcons

Week 13 Results

2005-12-06T11:49:00.000-05:00

12-4 is definitely not 15-1. I learned two things this weekend. I'm going to pick the Packers to win again this season and the Bears definitely have some holes they need to fill.

If anyone watched the Bears game Brett Favre lost that game. The Packers should have won that game. Everytime the Packers got close Favre would do something stupid. I'm not going to defend Favre anymore. It's time to retire.

I can't believe Carolina just manhandled Vick and did the Cowboys even go to New York?

Those three games got me.

Stay tuned for Wk 14 Picks............

Week 13 Picks - Wk 13

2005-12-02T08:41:00.000-05:00

Just going over this weeks games I must say this is as hard as the picks get. Lots of must wins and lots of unproven M.I.A teams playing against each other. How do you pick against that? It is going to be hard to match last weeks success but hopefully I can keep the wins coming. I have a two game lead with 122 wins so far this season in my office pool so I need to stay on top.

Week 13 Picks
Away	Home	My Pick
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	New Orleans Saints	Bucs
If Tampa Bay shows up and plays their defense the Bucs should win easily
Cincinnati Bengals	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steelers
This is a must win for the Steelers and they are at home following a loss. Steelers win hands down.
Tennessee Titans	Indianapolis Colts	Colts
The only team that will beat the Colts this year are the Colts. It's bound to happen and with 5 weeks left who's going to knock off the undefeated Colts? I have this funny feeling it is going to be this week but I gotta go with the better team.
Atlanta Falcons	Carolina Panthers	Falcons
With the Falcons winning 4 of their last 5 at Carolina and the Panthers offense slowing down I feel Vick and Co. will pull out the win.
Houston Texans	Baltimore Ravens	Ravens
Who has a quarter? Flip it: Ravens = heads and Texans = tails. That's how I feel about both teams. But with J. Lewis producing last week and Ravens at home I have go with Baltimore.
Jacksonville Jaguars	Cleveland Browns	Jags
Which team is actually going to show up? This is another tough pick because both teams are really suspect right now. I think it will be the defense that wins this game and the Jags have the better defense
Dallas Cowboys	New York Giants	Cowboys
I think Eli loses his first home game this week.
Minnesota Vikings	Detroit Lions	Vikings
Brad Johnson for MVP. Wait, I won't go that far but I will say he should pull the victory out once again.
Green Bay Packers	Chicago Bears	Packers
I'm nervous writing this up as I'm actually going to pick the Packers. Favre usually plays very well against the Bears in Chicago and when you least it expect Favre will throw for 300+ yards. He probably won't do that against this defense but the Green Bay Offense should be in fifth gear leaving behind the rookie Bears QB.
Buffalo Bills	Miami Dolphins	Dolphins
Ricky Williams runs for a 100yds. That'll be the high light of this boring game
Arizona Cardinals	San Francisco 49ers	Cardinals
Kurt "the hurt" Warner. Sounds funny doesn't it. But he's getting it done lately so I gotta ride the hot streak.
Washington Redskins	St. Louis Rams	Redskins
Fitzpatrick did look good for the Rams but can he do it against the skins? I doubt it and this is also a must win for the skins.
New York Jets	New England Patriots	Patriots
Patriots haven't lost two straight this season plus they are playing against the Jets.
Denver Broncos	Kansas City Chiefs	Chiefs
Chiefs at arrowhead are very hard to beat plus they owe the Broncos some payback. I think Larry Johnson has yet another spectacular game.
Oakland Raiders	San Diego Chargers	Chargers
Another team in a must win situation. The Chargers should win.
Monday Night Football
Seattle Seahawks	Philadelphia Eagles	Seahawks
Both teams have good defenses but Seattle has been shaky the last several weeks. I think the Eagles will be tough to beat at home but they just don't have the offensive superpower that the hawks have.

Week 12 Results

2005-11-30T23:49:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-24T00:02:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-19T13:20:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-16T10:28:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-11T14:38:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-08T01:31:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-06T00:13:00.000-05:00

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

2005-11-01T09:31:00.000-05:00

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

Week 8 Picks

2005-10-28T18:02:00.000-05:00

Arizona at Dallas
The Cardinals and McCown look will look for the win after serving their bye but the Cowboys will look to rebound after a very disappointing lost last week. Look for Marion Barber to have a good game and another 100yd receiving game from Fitz. However I think the Cowboys will blow this one away in front of their home crowd
My Pick - Cowboys

Chicago at Detroit
Detriot looked horrible against the Browns last week as did the Bears against Baltimore. This has all the ingredients to be a boring game. A rookie QB and a has been QB with talent that doesn't know how to be used. Most of the time you'd give the home team the nod but I think the Bears will win.
My Pick - Bears

Cleveland at Houston
Well I guess if we are going to have some horrible games we might as well put them all in on one Sunday. Cleveland might as well be winless and well.. The Texans are. I think Houston's offense is better and they are home.
My Pick - Texans

Green Bay at Bengals
Cincinnati had it rought against the Steelers last week but they'll have the red carpet against the Packers. Green Bay as a team might as well be on the IR. Favre will be 1-6 for the first time in his career after this week.
My Pick - Bengals

Jacksonville at St Louis
The Rams have a chance to go into the bye week with a 500 record but first they have to stop the Jaguars. The elite WRs of the Rams might make an appearance but Bulger will still be out. Jacksonville is tough but I think the rams will pull out a must needed win.
My Pick - Rams

Miami at New Orleans
You mean.. Miami at Baton Rouge the old home of the Dolphin's rookie coach. Coach Saban has had proven success in Baton Rouge but it was under LSU and not the pro team Dolphins. Same game different atmosphere. Gus's numbers have slowly declined while definitely not meeting expectations. The Duece is out for the season for the Saints and Joe Horn has a nagging hammy. I think we'll see Ricky Williams of the old this week giving the Dolphins a road victory.
My Pick - Miami

Minnesota at Carolina
Can the Vikings win two in a row? Can Daunte have another decent week? Is Carolina as good as they appear? Lots of questions I feel will be answered this week but I'll go ahead and answer on of them for you. Yes.. The Panthers are as good as they appear.
My Pick - Carolina

Oakland at Tennessee
When these two teams meet it normally means an offensive all you can eat buffett. Titan fans would probably actually like to see Volek at the wheel because he's posted VERY good numbers against Oaktown. But the Titans will have to stop Lamont Jordan and then stop Randy Moss. I just don't see that happening. The Raiders will win in a high scoring affair.
My Pick - Raiders

Washington at Giants
This is a game I'd rather not pick. I'm still not convinced fully of either team. The Giants shouldn't have won last week and Washington can only beat weaker teams. I think the Giants will be playing an emotional game via the death of Wellingon Mara. Giants will win.
My Pick - Giants

K.C. at San Diego
Look out Chiefs. Tomlinson has a lot of running to do since he wasn't able to do it last week. This is actually the game of the week for me. We've got probably the two best running backs of the NFL (Holmes and LaDanian) and the two best tight ends (Gates and Gonzalez). The way I figure… you'll see two rushing touchdowns by each back and one receiving touchdown for each tight end. This will be a high scoring game.
My Pick - Chargers

Philadelphia at Denver
Denver had an embarrasing lost to the Giants after being up 17-0. The Eagles offense has been MIA. Has anyone seen T.O.? I think he'll make an apperance at Mile High.
My Pick - Eagles

Tampa Bay at San Francisco
The Cadilac is fresh with dice in the mirror. Without having the stats in front of me I think the 49ers are almost last in the league against the rush. Buckle your belts cause Williams will rush for 200+ yds.
My Pick - Tampa Bay

Buffalo at New England
Brady is having one of his best seaons so far but it's just not showing in the teams record. Their defense gets a spiritual lift with the return of Teddy but it's really not needed as the Patriots will win convincly against the Bills.
My Pick - Patriots

MNF
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
It ain't gonna be right to be Wright this week. Big Ben and the Stealers will roll over the Ravens in an easy win.
My pick - Pittsburgh

12-2 - Not bad for week 7

2005-10-26T18:55:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to make a midweek appearance to note this as my best week for the 05 season. Next week I plan to make it 14-0. Stay tuned for my week 8 picks...................

Wish Me Luck

-TheFootballManiac

Week 7 Picks

2005-10-21T17:58:00.000-05:00

Week 6 .. 11-14. Not bad. Some of those losing should have won *cough*Pittsburgh*cough

But all in all.. not a bad week.

This week should be better. I've got it this week. 14 for 14. I'm calling it.

Friday Night Game between the Chiefs and Dolphins will kickoff in 15 minutes so I'm making these picks quick.

Chiefs at Dolphins
Tough game to call because of the emerging Dolphins but Priest and Co. are hard to beat. Green light is Chiefs

GB at Vikings
Favre plays horrible in domes and the vikings are horrible this year. Who wants this game more? Favre. Who will lose this game. GB. Vikings at home

Saints at Rams
Stephen Jackson will run all over the Saints. No brainer. Go with Rams

SD at Philly
We already know SD will score at least a rushing TD via L.T. so can Philly stop everything after that? Statisticly Philly is horrible after a bye but I'm still going with the Eagles.

Colts at Houston
Houston 0-5 Colts 5-0
Ummm... Colts?

Pittsburgh at Bengals
Big Ben nor Palmer has thrown an INT in their last 4 starts. Both defenses have been playing like superbowl champs. Normally the home team would get the advantage because of that but I'm still going with Pittsburgh.

Detroit at Cleveland
The Dog Pound has been a home for cats lately. Cleveland in the first half of last weeks game had around 85 total yds on offense. The Lions will come in possibly with Garcia and give the Browns another loss at home. Woah are the Browns.. Woah are the Browns. Detroit wins.

San Fran at Washington
Here you go this should make the Redskins fans happy to see this. I'm picking Washington. I think they are for real this year especially if the play the 49ers every game til the end of the season.

Dallas at Seattle
Seattle is going to the Superbowl. That's right.. you've heard it here first. Seattle will win easily of the boys.

Baltimore at Chicago
Heads = Baltimore Chicago = Tails Now flip coin. It landed on heads.

Denver at NYG
Woah.. it's good to see Plummer come out of his shell. Just in time for the G-men. Broncos will win and hopefully put Eli back down on this place we all walk on.. Earth.

Buffalo at Oak
Would you pick Oakland without Randy Moss who's team is playing a new 2-0 QB. I would. Raiders need a win and they'll get it.

Tenn at Arizona
I never thought I'd pick the Cardinals over the Titans but McCown will throw the ball all day long. I see a high scoring game with Arizona coming out on top.

MNF
NYJ at ATL
Vick is back. Vinny is playing. This should be good. ***crickets***crickets***
Easy win for the Falcons.

Week 6 Picks

2005-10-14T14:54:00.000-05:00

Week 6 Picks

Maybe I should have thought about making my picks public. I can't seem to break the 50% margin now. I have decided to erase week 5 out of memory. This week will be the breakout for public appearance.

Falcons at Saints
Duece is gone for the N.O. so that means the Smith will try to have to break the wall of the Falcons D. It doesn't matter if Vick starts or not. Falcons will win this one easily.

Browns at Ravens
Ravens got embarrassed last week and the Browns beat a weak Chicago. I don't think either will happen again so go with the Ravens.

Vikings at Bears
Marco... Polo... Marco... Polo... Marco... Polo... Simon says go with the Vikings.

Dolphins at Bucs
Both playing at a higher level than last year improving on both offense on defense. I think this is one of the harder picks of the week. Bucs get the nod at home.

Panthers at Lions
In the Jungle the Lions are the kings but not in the NFL. Lions got an lucky victory last week but they'll earn the loss this week. Panthers by a couple of touchdowns.

Jaguars at Steelers
Big Ben or Maddox? Who will start this week? I don't think it matters as the Bus and Fast Willie run over and through the Jags while carrying the V on their shoulders. Steelers.

Bengals at Titans
The Titans secondary can't stay together like ice cream can't survive in the sun. Add that to Carson's 11 touchdowns on the season and you get a win for the Bengals.

Giants at Cowboys
Yes the Giants have been playing very good but so have the Boys of Dallas. Homefield advantage will play a role in this series. So this game go with Dallas at home.

Redskins at Chiefs
I'm still not fully sold on the Skins new and improved play. Plus the go into the hardest stadium to play at: Arrowhead!! Praying to the Priest won't help this time skins fans. Chiefs will win this one big.

Pats at Broncos
Yes I admit that I'm a Denver fan but I'm still shocked they are 4-1. Who is winning these games for them? It sure isn't Plummer. Bailey is still hurt which means the two rookies will be starting again for the Denver secondary. That means the long ball will be in effect for Brady. I'm going with the Pats.

Jets at Bills
Not much to say about this game. Can Vinny be the Hero? Can Holcomb get it done? A lot of unanswered questions. Stay safe with the Bills.

Chargers at Raiders
Does anyone out there really think the Raiders can stop the highpowered offense that the Chargers bring to the table? LT will get his record 18th straight game with a rushing touchdown and the Chargers will win.

Texans at Seahawks
Seahawks lose their 1 and 2 WR but it didnt stop them. Joe J came out like a terror. Texans have no chance. They'll be winless in Seattle.

MNF
Rams at Colts
Colts D is averaging less than 6 points allowed for opposing teams. The Rams have one of the highest powered offenses of the game. Something has to give and I think it will be the Colts D. However the Rams won't be able to win in Indy. Colts remain undefeated.

Week 5 Picks

2005-10-06T04:01:00.000-05:00

Going into week 4 I thought for sure I had all winning picks. But after watching Seattle blow it with a missed field goal and the Chiefs blowing a HUGE lead I knew I was in for a long Sunday. But I did manage to pull of 9 out of 14 wins but I expected to do much better.

Week 5 compared to week 4 doesn't seem any easier.

Ravens at Lions
Both of these offenses look suspect so I'm going with the better defense squad. I'm going with the Ravens.

Tampa Bay at Jets
Vinny.. Vinny.. Vinny.. From the couch at home to the field in N.Y. Welcome back to the NFL and a 0-1 start. Tampa Bay remains undefeated.

Dolphins at Bills
Buffalo is ranked 2nd to last in total offense and 5th from the bottom on defense. Goodbye "Lost"man hello Holcomb. Hey Holcomb you wanna ask Vinny to save you a seat on the 0-1 couch? Dolphins.

Titans at Texans
Here is my upset of the day in the game feating the bottom of the barrels in the AFC South. Go Houston.

Bears at Browns
Cleveland is 1-2 and at the bottom of their division. Chicago is 1-2 and at the top of their division. Talk about a bizzaro world. You wanna know a bizzaro world.. I'm actually going to pick the Browns.

Patriots at Falcons
Week 4 Daunte gets sacked 9 times by the Atlanta D. Week 5 Brady gets sacked ___ times by the Atlanta D. Anyone wanna guess? Patriots lose 2 straight for the first time in years. Falcons at home.

Saints at Packers
Congrats Favre the losing streek is over. If you can't beat the Saints it's time to find another team. Packers.

Seahawks at Rams
Two of Seattle's best WRs will probably not play in St Louis. That makes Alexander a target. Rams at home.

Colts at 49ers
Who's going to stop the best team in the NFL. It won't be the 49ers. Alex Smith gets his first NFL start this week. Against the Colts!!! Colts = 5-0

Redskins at Broncos
It's time for the fairy tale to end and what a better place for it to stop... IN DENVER!! A very good D vs a not so good O. Easy pick. Broncos.

Panthers at Cardinals
Hey McCown this isn't Mexico City and this isn't the 49ers. Welcome back to reality. Panthers.

Eagles at Cowboys
T-O and D-Nab are both hurt and Akers can't kick. But somehow they play like nothing is wrong. The Ws continue for the Eagles in Week 5.

Bengals at Jaguars
Bengals 4-1 is still pretty impressive. Bengals 5-0?? Somebody wake me up because I'm dreaming. Jacksonville gets the nod.

MNF
Steelers at San Diego
The Chargers are definitely hot but right now Pittsburgh is the team to beat. The bus and Staley will probably get introduced back into the offense this week so I expect a high scoring game with Pitt getting the win.

Week 4 Picks

2005-10-01T19:57:00.000-05:00

Well here it is... my first ever public picks. Best of luck to everyone out in the football world.

Detroit at Tampa Bay
How can you go against a team that is hot, undefeated and drives a "Cadillac". The Lions Offense is in the den right now so I'm going with Tampa Bay.

Colts at Titans
This will be the game Peyton and company actually shows up. Good thing the Colts D improved during the off-season or they would 0-3. I'm going with the Colts on the road.

Bills at Saints
Wow... here is a good game. Saints play at home in San Antonio and just might find another "emotional" win. Deuce gets Loose so I'm going with the Saints.

Rams at Giants
Where is Stephen Jackson and Bulger been hiding? If they can quit playing hide and seek they might find a win in NY. Eli appears to be playing well but I still think he is overrated. Rams.

Seahawks at Redskins
Washington just might be worst 2-0 team and the Seahawks can't play on the road. The Skins D could stop a truck but S. Alexander is a train. Factor in Hasselbeck and the WRs the answer equals win for Seattle in DC.

Chargers at Patriots
So LT is a beast and the Brees is cool in Sunny San Diego. But we aren't in Californ-i-a.. We are in Boston for a tea party with the Pats. New England always finds a way to win so until they prove they can lose I'm going with the Pats.

Broncos at Jacksonville
Plummer appeared to be plummeting until that impressive win last week. I believe they'll carry this victory into Jacksonville and take it back to Denver with them. The Jags are impressive but the Shannahans will win. My pick = Broncos.

POTENTIAL UPSET
Texans at Bengals
Yes Carlson Palmer so far is proving he is the real deal. Chad Johnson has been backing up his talk and the Bengals D has been taking out the trash. But the Texans offense will look like a new team this week because of the newly acquired offensive coordinator. A 0-3 team like Houston will play for nothing to lose. Too many mistakes by the Bengals and the lossless streak will be over. However I don't see them making many mistakes so I'm going with Cincy at home.

Jets at Ravens
Here is game that is featuring the battle of the non-starting QBs. Which one is better? A. Wright of the Ravens of course. I'm sticking with the home team again: Ravens.

Philadelphia at Chiefs
The Chiefs got embarrassed last week and will be playing with something to prove. D-Nab is hurt regardless of what he says. Can he have another 300+ yard game while playing hurt? I think not. Home team gets the nod again. Chiefs.

Vikings at Falcons
Falcons need to keep up with the Bucs at the Bay. Atlanta has Vick and they are home. Dante is good but not good enough to keep Atlanta from winning.

Cowboys at Raiders
0-3 = Raiders but not after week 4. Raiders and the crazy Moss will win their first game of the 05 season this week. Raiders.

49ers at Arizona
Well not really. The NFL will be playing its first regular season game outside the US this week. The host: Mexico. Warner is hurt not like this is a factor but he is the best Arizona has. Probably just as talented in WRs as Detroit the Cards will lose in Mexico to the 49ers and Rattay.

Monday Night Football
Packers at Carolina
Sorry Cheese Fans Favre will go 0-4 this week. Carolina with the win at Del"homme"

Week 3 Results

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Week 3 Results
I went 10 for 14 this week
(My picks are in bold)

Cin vs Chi - CIN
TB vs GB - TB
NO vs Min - MIN
Ten vs STL - STL
Car vs Mia - MIA
Oak vs Phi - Phi
Atl vs Buf - ATL
Cle vs Ind - IND
Jac vs NYJ - JAC
Dal vs SF - DAL
Ari vs Sea - SEA
NE vs Pitt - NE
NYG vs SD - SD

MNF
KC vs Den - DEN

Week 2 Results

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Once again because this blog was created right before week 4 I'll be posting the results of weeks 1-3.
(My picks are in bold)

Week 2 I went 9 for 16

Pit vs Hou - PIT
Jac vs Ind - IND
Buf vs TB - TB
SF vs Phi - PHI
NE vs Car - CAR
Det vs Chi - CHI
Min vs Cin - CIN
Bal vs Ten - TEN
Stl vs Ari - STL
Atl vs Sea - SEA
Mia vs NYJ - NYJ
Cle vs GB - CLE
SD vs Den - DEN
KC vs Oak - KC
NYG vs NO - NYG

MNF
Was vs Dal - Was

Week 1 Results

2005-10-01T19:05:00.000-05:00

Because this blog was created during week 4 I'll be posting my results for each week up until I make the actual picks for week 4.

Week 1 I went 8 for 16. A lot of suprises happened this week like Miami and Tampa Bay.
(The Bold was my pick)

Oak vs NE - New England
Den vs Miami - Miami
NO vs Car - NO
Sea vs Jac - Jac
Ten vs Pitt - Pitt
TB vs Min - TB
Chi vs Was - Was
Hou vs Buf - Buf
NYJ vs KC - KC
Cin vs Cle - Cin
Dal vs SD - Dal
GB vs Det - Det
Ari vs NYG - NYG
STL vs SF - SF
Ind vs Bal - Ind

MNF
Phi vs Atl - Atl