Haven't done this in about a month....have been busy on Sundays and not watching many games. when i was keeping track of my picks, i wasn't doing so great....something int eh neighborhood of 25-35-2 or some shiat.


At STL -3 Kansas City 42.5

I'd say Rams outright as Cassell is prob not going to play. KC could be a thin cover as the Rams (begin the "the NFC West sucks and has no right to a playoff game, this is bullshiat! chorus) are not a great team.

and especially if Cassell doesn't play, take teh under. The Rams don't score a ton of points, prob averaging about 19-20 (a few times they've gone over 25 (they dropped 36 on the Donkos just weeks ago), but in their losses and some wins it seems like they're hovering in the mid-teens. Under.



At Ten -1.5 Houston 47.5

Houston, for no reason. who's the QB in tennesee? and so much for christ johnson chirping about a 2000 yeard season. yeah, if he can get 800 yards in the next three games....


At Indy -4.5 Jacksonville 48

wow. Can't call it Peyton's Last Stand but if Indy loses today, he'll be on a bahamas cruise in january instead of wearing cleats. Not today, Jax. I say Indy outright. they both allow lots of points but score lots of points; Indy is 4th in scoring (26.7 per game) and Jax is 12th (22.7), take th eover.


At Caro -2.5 Arizona 37
The Suck Bowl. Skelton's 2nd start, Caro is awful.....I'll say Cardinals because I am contractually obligated to. Under. Arizona's anemic offense is 27th in league scoring and Caro is DFL.


At Cinc -1 Cleveland 40

How is Cincy favored against anybody these days? oh yeah, now that i have TF, this is thread where i predicted, the day the season started as I recall, the o/u on TO's TDs as 10.5 (new window).

*checks*

oh damn, the old boy is sitting on 9! I would have takent he under.

ehh. cleveland outright.


At Miami -5 Buffalo 40

I'm gonna say Buffalo....miami's last four offensive outputs are ZER0, 33, 10, and 6. and not that Rough Buff is a juggernaut but henne has sucked like it is job to suck lateley....Rough Buff covers at least. no way the Fins win by 5.


At NYG -3 Philadelphia 47

NYG is decent at home (i have them at 5-2 but don't quoute me) so I'll say NYG outright. Vick has got to go down at some point.and after seeing some of the hits he's taken in games, either Goodell has ordered if not a Code Red, then a Code Amber on vick (and Roethlisberger). How can he consistently take shots that go unsanctioned, when Brady and some of the other QBs get protection from teh refs?


At Dallas -7 Washington 44.5

mmmmm. fun number. Washington is just awful in every facet. i wonder what the temperature of their locker room is right now. mcnabb and hayneswroth and shanahan's hamfisted assertion of power....but are they 7 worse than Dallas? I'll say Dallas wins but Wash covers. i don't see this as a 7 point game, even with Ramsey at QB.


At Tampa Bay -4.5 Detroit 43

There's no reason whatsoever for this line to be this small. Tampa will crush today.


At Baltimore -2.5 New Orleans 43.5

really tired of everyone with Brees' jock in their damn mouth, all because of that stupid picture of him holding up his son in the air farking hell "Lion King" style. I'll take Baltimore mainly because of General December, with the forecast ofr 33 and cloudy. not crazy cold but damn sure ain't no dome.

but at the same time, with ATL facing Seattle in a "should win", NO desperately needs to keep pace -- ok, settle down -- OK needs to keep pace for the Wild Card. ATL is sitting on 11 wins in a should win, and NO has 10 wins....love this time of year. really see how shiat shakes out. an ATL win and NO loss would have huge WC implics for the NFC East and North, with only 2 games left and about 4 teams with 10 wins (granted, the eagles and giants play each other today and each has 9 wins)....


Atlanta -6 At Seattle 46

ATL is the 5th best offense in teh league, and the 7th in defense (both by scoring, not yards, because pionts win games, not yards). Seattle is 24th in defense, getting popped for 25.3 per. ATL wins but for soem reason I wouldn't rule out a shiatass cover. Seattle has been death all year, with upsets when a big dog, and then getting that ass railed when they should walk. and away from Qwest, they're frighteningly bipolar. you never what Pete Carroll's crew si gonna do. I say ATL outirght but farking seattle could very well score 35 today somehow.

and on that note, take the over. ATL could have 30 by halftime and Seattle will probably hit the board pretty well today.


At Pittsburgh -4.5 NY Jets 35.5

i hope Pittsburgh destorys the Jets. Go away, Jets. It was great theater in Septembner and October, and your coach is a hoot, but this is big boy time in the season and you're clearly not ready for prime time. Please lose.

(that said i would take the under and the Jets to cover as i see this as a field goal with 3 minutes left game....)


At Oakland -7.5 Denver 42

write this day down, everyone....better yet get it tattoed over yr heart so that one day, when our grandchildren ask us where we were when President Tebow made his first NFL start, we can show tehm: 12/19/10: NEVAR FORGET

7.5 is a huge line. kinda scares me. this is either one of those 38-14 wins Denver has been prone to this season or one of their inexplicable 31 or 38 piont explosions.....I'll say the former, so Oakland outright.


At New England -14 Green Bay 43.5

Just like back in 2007 when Angry Belichick was seeing Vegas set lines of 11, 14, and 19 (I think one was in the low 20s, go look it up) and still winning outright, i'll take the Pats outright.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

rickythepenguin: At Caro -2.5 Arizona 37
The Suck Bowl. Skelton's 2nd start, Caro is awful.....I'll say Cardinals because I am contractually obligated to. Under. Arizona's anemic offense is 27th in league scoring and Caro is DFL.


to be clear, Cardinals outright.


rickythepenguin: this is either one of those 38-14 wins Denver has been prone to this season or one of their inexplicable 31 or 38 piont explosions.....I'll say the former, so Oakland outright.

i meant "38-14 LOSSES denver has been prone to this season..."

rickythepenguin: Haven't done this in about a month....have been busy on Sundays and not watching many games. when i was keeping track of my picks, i wasn't doing so great....something int eh neighborhood of 25-35-2 or some shiat.


At STL -3 Kansas City 42.5

I'd say Rams outright as Cassell is prob not going to play. KC could be a thin cover as the Rams (begin the "the NFC West sucks and has no right to a playoff game, this is bullshiat! chorus) are not a great team.

and especially if Cassell doesn't play, take teh under. The Rams don't score a ton of points, prob averaging about 19-20 (a few times they've gone over 25 (they dropped 36 on the Donkos just weeks ago), but in their losses and some wins it seems like they're hovering in the mid-teens. Under.



At Ten -1.5 Houston 47.5

Houston, for no reason. who's the QB in tennesee? and so much for christ johnson chirping about a 2000 yeard season. yeah, if he can get 800 yards in the next three games....


At Indy -4.5 Jacksonville 48

wow. Can't call it Peyton's Last Stand but if Indy loses today, he'll be on a bahamas cruise in january instead of wearing cleats. Not today, Jax. I say Indy outright. they both allow lots of points but score lots of points; Indy is 4th in scoring (26.7 per game) and Jax is 12th (22.7), take th eover.


At Caro -2.5 Arizona 37
The Suck Bowl. Skelton's 2nd start, Caro is awful.....I'll say Cardinals because I am contractually obligated to. Under. Arizona's anemic offense is 27th in league scoring and Caro is DFL.


At Cinc -1 Cleveland 40

How is Cincy favored against anybody these days? oh yeah, now that i have TF, this is thread where i predicted, the day the season started as I recall, the o/u on TO's TDs as 10.5 (new window).

*checks*

oh damn, the old boy is sitting on 9! I would have takent he under.

ehh. cleveland outright.


At Miami -5 Buffalo 40

I'm gonna say Buffalo....miami's last four offensive outputs are ZER0, 33, 10, and 6. and not that Rough Buff is a juggernaut but henne has sucked like it is job to suck lateley....Rough Buff covers at least. no way the Fins win by 5.


At NYG -3 Philadelphia 47

NYG is decent at home (i have them at 5-2 but don't quoute me) so I'll say NYG outright. Vick has got to go down at some point.and after seeing some of the hits he's taken in games, either Goodell has ordered if not a Code Red, then a Code Amber on vick (and Roethlisberger). How can he consistently take shots that go unsanctioned, when Brady and some of the other QBs get protection from teh refs?


At Dallas -7 Washington 44.5

mmmmm. fun number. Washington is just awful in every facet. i wonder what the temperature of their locker room is right now. mcnabb and hayneswroth and shanahan's hamfisted assertion of power....but are they 7 worse than Dallas? I'll say Dallas wins but Wash covers. i don't see this as a 7 point game, even with Ramsey at QB.


At Tampa Bay -4.5 Detroit 43

There's no reason whatsoever for this line to be this small. Tampa will crush today.


At Baltimore -2.5 New Orleans 43.5

really tired of everyone with Brees' jock in their damn mouth, all because of that stupid picture of him holding up his son in the air farking hell "Lion King" style. I'll take Baltimore mainly because of General December, with the forecast ofr 33 and cloudy. not crazy cold but damn sure ain't no dome.

but at the same time, with ATL facing Seattle in a "should win", NO desperately needs to keep pace -- ok, settle down -- OK needs to keep pace for the Wild Card. ATL is sitting on 11 wins in a should win, and NO has 10 wins....love this time of year. really see how shiat shakes out. an ATL win and NO loss would have huge WC implics for the NFC East and North, with only 2 games left and about 4 teams with 10 wins (granted, the eagles and giants play each other today and each has 9 wins)....


Atlanta -6 At Seattle 46

ATL is the 5th best offense in teh league, and the 7th in defense (both by scoring, not yards, because pionts win games, not yards). Seattle is 24th in defense, getting popped for 25.3 per. ATL wins but for soem reason I wouldn't rul ...

It's worth noting that it's been raining heavily in the Bay Area most of the weekend and that the Oakland Coliseum is below sea level. Expect a very sloppy game in Oakland today. There's no way the Raiders lay anywhere close to the 59 on the Broncos today in this weather. I think the Raiders win but the 7.5 spread is enough to give me pause. Denver's run defense is awful though. As long as the Raiders don't fumble the ball too often, I think they cover. I'll say OAK 27, DEN 17.

This week, my favored team is starting Sexy Rexy at QB. Many DAAGRONs will be unleashed. And even more Ints.

/Dallas by 27
//cries

I'm looking forward to Eagles-Giants, and also Tim Tebow!

@lucklessWonder
Since you started it, I'll just leave this here-

Joe Webb!!!

Not feeling as confident in Steelers over Jets as early in the week with Troy P out.

ugh

Bears line went from -1.5 to -7.5. And I didn't time it right.

Anyway, go Texans and win the season sweep!

mjoven1975: s worth noting that it's been raining heavily in the Bay Area most of the weekend and that the Oakland Coliseum is below sea level. Expect a very sloppy game in Oakland today. There's no way the Raiders lay anywhere close to the 59 on the Broncos today in this weather. I think the Raiders win but the 7.5 spread is enough to give me pause. Denver's run defense is awful though. As long as the Raiders don't fumble the ball too often, I think they cover. I'll say OAK 27, DEN 17.


huh. i generally don't check the weather but yeah, i didn't know that. does a slog track help or hurt Tebow?


Gonz: Sigh... here's hoping for another Finnegan/Johnson fight, for entertainment purposes.

wasn't much of a fight....but yeah, i wonder how that plays out. pregame or first matchup Fins will extend a handshake and then resume his jackbaggery.

Cmon Panthers... need a loss so we can get some more Luck

Jakesta: Joe Webb!!!

With Aaron Rodgers out and me forced to use Jon Kitna in the FF playoffs, I'm desperate. I picked up Webb and am starting him at WR since Greg Jennings is rendered useless without Aaron Rodgers.

/Desperate
//Season probably ends this week :(

Go Iggles. NEED. TO. GET. TO. ELI. EARLY!

This is the biggest game of the year for the Jaguars, and possibly for the Colts as well.

I'll just be in the corner biting my nails down to stubs and probably occasionally whimpering. The Jags usually play their best against the Colts, but the Colts have more to lose today.

/not really taking this game THAT seriously
//would like for the Jagwaggers to go to the frickin' playoffs though

WITH Aaron Rodgers, the Pack had a shot at winning tonoght.

Now...third-stringer Flynn? Not so much.

Go Eagles!

Anyone know the link for the week 1 thread? I'm gonna need that in a few weeks, given that's where I called the winner of the NFC West having a losing record this year.

rickythepenguin: mjoven1975: s worth noting that it's been raining heavily in the Bay Area most of the weekend and that the Oakland Coliseum is below sea level. Expect a very sloppy game in Oakland today. There's no way the Raiders lay anywhere close to the 59 on the Broncos today in this weather. I think the Raiders win but the 7.5 spread is enough to give me pause. Denver's run defense is awful though. As long as the Raiders don't fumble the ball too often, I think they cover. I'll say OAK 27, DEN 17.


huh. i generally don't check the weather but yeah, i didn't know that. does a slog track help or hurt Tebow?


Gonz: Sigh... here's hoping for another Finnegan/Johnson fight, for entertainment purposes.

wasn't much of a fight....but yeah, i wonder how that plays out. pregame or first matchup Fins will extend a handshake and then resume his jackbaggery.

The Coliseum has really horrible drainage. I attended a Raider-KC game back in 2000 that was played in a driving rain on a flooded field. If the forecasts are right, we could be looking at the same conditions today. At best, the field will be extremely slippery. The latest forecast shows a brief break in the rain with it picking up sometime during the game. I still think the Raiders will cover, but if the weather gets really bad, the under might not be a bad bet.

xaks: WITH Aaron Rodgers, the Pack had a shot at winning tonoght.

Now...third-stringer Flynn? Not so much.

Too bad it's too late to flex out that game, although NBC is probably content with a three hour Patriots circle jerk.

Ok Fantasy talk.

I need to start 2 of these:

Boldin vs Saints
Woodhead vs. Pack
Torain vs. Cowboys
Steve Johnson vs. Dolphins
Holmes vs. Pitt
Britt vs. Texans

mjoven1975: xaks: WITH Aaron Rodgers, the Pack had a shot at winning tonoght.

Now...third-stringer Flynn? Not so much.

Too bad it's too late to flex out that game, although NBC is probably content with a three hour Patriots circle jerk.

It's a good bet that CBS and FOX protected the 2 really tasty matchups, Eagles/Giants and Jags/Colts. Both games will have a huge impact on the playoff landscape.

My poor Cowboys are going to have to try to survive Sexy Rexy Dagrons! all day. :(

UNLEASH THE DARGON!

Dagron?

muck4doo: My poor Cowboys are going to have to try to survive Sexy Rexy Dagrons! all day. :(

I hope they do, I need Kitna to return me to Fark's UFIA League championship game. Sorry you didn't make the playoffs this year muck

Klivian: mjoven1975: xaks: WITH Aaron Rodgers, the Pack had a shot at winning tonoght.

Now...third-stringer Flynn? Not so much.

Too bad it's too late to flex out that game, although NBC is probably content with a three hour Patriots circle jerk.

It's a good bet that CBS and FOX protected the 2 really tasty matchups, Eagles/Giants and Jags/Colts. Both games will have a huge impact on the playoff landscape.

The announcement of a change to the Sunday night schedule comes no later than 12 days prior to the Sunday of the game to be changed Link (new window). There's no way NBC would have wanted to flex out GB-NE 12 days ago, as Aaron Rodgers was still healthy and the matchup looked great on paper. Now it looks like another blowout for the Patriots.

I'm pretty sure that because of tie breakers I want Philly to win for my Packers hopes to stay alive.

/here's to seeing at least 1 manningface today

I have a reason to type "Shipoopi"!

Looking at the NFL game distribution map, it looks like I got screwed out of seeing the Jags game on my local station by a whopping 10 miles or so.

Oh well. At least there's my Sunday Ticket online, as long as my friend didn't get fired or something (I'm always nervous about this.)

Klivian: muck4doo: My poor Cowboys are going to have to try to survive Sexy Rexy Dagrons! all day. :(

I hope they do, I need Kitna to return me to Fark's UFIA League championship game. Sorry you didn't make the playoffs this year muck

I'm always looking forward to next season. That's my motto. Wait till next season.

Yay, my first game is Skins/Cowboys or Colts/Jags. Sounds like a pair of fail games to me. Actually, since I'm in the local market for the Skins, why is there another 1 pm game that I can watch?