Wednesday, November 10, 2010

75-55 on the season. I've said before that my NFC picks are much more reliable than my AFC picks. Look at the 'By Picking Record' section below. 7 or the 8 top teams are NFC teams, however, 4 of the 6 bottam teams are also NFC teams. This just goes to show that when it comes to my picks, NFC is best with a few bad apples. All but 3 AFC teams fall into the "mid range" of 5-3 to 4-5. So I'm a little bit better than flipping a coin, it would seem.

By Picking Record
7-1: Bills, Lions, Vikings, Cardinals, Giants
6-2: Falcons
6-3: Packers, Saints
5-3: Jaguars, Titans, Colts, Dolphins, Ravens, Steelers, Panthers
5-4: Chargers
4-4: 49ers, Rams, Chiefs, Texans, Jets, Browns, Bengals, Buccaneers, Eagles
4-5: Raiders
3-5: Broncos, Redskins, Patriots, Bears, Cowboys
2-6: Seahawks

Week 10
NFC
MIN vs CHI(+4)- Finally saw some life out of the Vikings at the end of last week’s game. Meanwhile, the Bears fought off the most valiant 0-8 team ever. I think the Bears will turn a few heads yet before the season’s over, but only for those of us who are ruling them out. Vikings win.
CAR vs TB(+2)- Tampa Bay lost a close one to the Falcons, adding to the NFC trend of the recently crowned favorite losing. But Carolina is a good was away from being good; they’re probably worse than the Bills despite their one win. Buccaneers win.
SEA vs ARI(+2)- The Cardinals are showing some fight, although they collapsed at the end of the Minnesota game. Coming off a terrible game, I once again have no idea what the Seahawks will look like. In a game that has playoff significance due to the greatness that is the NFC west, the Cardinals pull a slight upset. Cardinals win
DAL vs NYG(+4)- Cowboys stink. Giants surprisingly the best team in the NFC at this point. Thought that title hasn’t been worn well by its previous owners, it’s the Cowboys. Giants win.
STL vs SF(0)- In another game that by all means shouldn’t have playoff significance, but does for at least the Rams, and I suppose does for the 2-6 49ers who are still only 2 games out of first place, the 49ers try to get back into things. Bye week for the Rams, who crack .500 by taking care of business over San Fransisco. Rams win.
PHI vs WSH(-2)- Coming off a signature, though far from flawless, victory over the Colts, the Eagles are a much more tested team than they were during the last meeting. Meanwhile in Washington, McNabb is less trusted by his coaches than he was by Philadelphia fans. Two teams going in entirely different directions than they were last time. Eagles win.

AFC
NYJ vs CLE(0)-
Wow, wanted to pick the Browns so much last week. They are, without a doubt, the team that I’ve wanted to pick the most while being unable to do so for various reasons. And here we are again, with a Jets team that matches up well against the Browns, yet me wanting to pick the Browns all the while. Colt McCoy has been impressive, very impressive and here’s another great test. We know that Peyton Hillis is going to beast his way for yardage against any defense. Slowly but surely, the Browns offense is coming to life, as is their defense. I’m playing against the odds, but I’m going for 3 huge Cleveland upsets in 3 weeks. Browns win.
TEN vs MIA(+4)- I might as well flip a coin. Tennessee is in for either a jolt with Randy Moss’s presence, or a slow and steady crumble. Moss and Britt on the same field down the road? Scary. But so was Palmer/T.O./Ochocinco. Meanwhile, the Dolphins had an understandable down game against the Ravens. I still like the Dolphins, however. Dolphins win.
CIN vs IND(+2)- The Bengals just can’t do anything right, at least not when it counts. Are they the worst, very competitive team I’ve ever seen? Quite possibly. Colts win.
HOU vs JAC(+2)- The Jaguars have been outscored by almost 100 points in their 4 losses. I don’t think their offense can keep up in a real shoot out. If the Texans can get their offense firing on all 11 cylinders, they could simply outrun the Jaguars. Texans win.
KC vs DEN(-2)- Just hard to pick the Broncos right now. And equally hard to pick against the Chiefs, even if they did lose a close game to Oakland. Chiefs win.
NE vs PIT(0)- I thought this game would be where everyone realized that the Patriots weren’t worth putting at the top of the of the NFL power rankings. As it turns out, that was last week’s game. This week’s is to convince all the homers and Tom Brady lovers. Steelers win.

INT
BAL vs ATL(+6)- Flacco vs Ryan, and on the national spotlight. It could go either way if the Falcons play their top game. The Ravens continue to impress me a lot, and the Falcons are still a bit shaky in my eyes. Ravens win.
DET vs BUF(+12)- Well, I could try this whole Buffalo thing again, but the Lions are my other team that I believe could really be an upset specialist. Overall, they have better talent and have played some good teams down to the wire, including the Jets last week. Lions win.

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