Friday Football Fix
As always the home team is in bold.
Jacksonville +4.5 at Tennessee (teaser alert)
I just cannot see Tennessee blowing out a decent Jacksonville team. In week 1, Tennessee hammered Jax, and I think the Jaguars will look for a little redemtion. This should be a low scoring game, because neither team has really shown an affinity towards moving the ball in the air.
Kansas City -3.0 v. Denver
Even without Larry Johnson, I think Kansas City will be able to move the ball against Denver. I really do not like what is going on with that ball club. Plus, I am a little biased and rooting for Priest Holmes to do well.
Buffalo -3.0 at Miami
Expect at least one Lee Evans touchdown, which should be more than enough to beat up on Miami.
Cleveland +9.5 at Pittsburgh (teaser alert)
Take that week one blowout with a grain of salt. This is a very, very different Browns team. (Typically, I am against the use of very, much less the double use because of the poor appearance. This time, however, it was warranted). Derek Anderson has done an exceptional job of getting Cleveland in the hunt for a playoff birth. This should be a fun, high scoring game.
St. Louis +11.0 at New Orleans
St. Louis does not have a shot to win this game, but I still do not think they lose by 11. They can pass the ball a little bit now that Bulger and Holt are moderately healthy. New Orleans also cannot cover anybody. They may lose by 10, which is highly likely, but I ah, who am I kidding…New Orleans -11.0 v. St. Louis. St. Louis is terrible.
Carolina -4.0 v. Atlanta
I want to personally thank Warrick Dunn for having his first productive week all season. He was a last second addition to the Great White Hope in one of my fantasy leagues, and his performance paved the way for a GWH victory. That being said, Vinny Testaverde is playing and DeAngelo Hall says dumb things, so we will see the Return of Steve Smith. He is going to have a BIG day.
I cannot believe I just tied a receiver’s positive production to Vinny Testaverde. This has been a strange season
Washington -3.0 v. Philadelphia
Since I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this game, let me tell you about a trade that two members of my law school fantasy league (the problem with going to multiple universities for multiple degrees means multiple fantasy leagues and teams). One guy traded Brian Westbrook for Leon Washington. Obviously, the Cobra Kai (my team) automatically called shenanigans on this. I’m leaning on taking this to the Fantasy Court. The trade was overruled, but it still pisses me off that someone would do such things.
Minnesota +6.0 at Green Bay
Once again, I don’t think Minnesota will lose, but I think it will be a 3-4 point victory for Green Bay. Although, if Green Bay lines all 11 defenders up in the box, which they should with the Billy Joe Quarterbacks that Minnesota uses (quick reference to terrible quarterbacks like New Orleans once had, Billy Joe Tolliver and Billy Joe Hobert) and then throws for 500 yards, which is also possible, this could be a blowout. I will still back All Day Peterson for the cover.
Cincinnati -4.0 at Baltimore
Two coaches who may be out of a job after the season. The Bungles look atrocious all the way across the board. However, I think that they will be able to air it out with the return of Chris Henry to the lineup. That is as scary a three wide set as I have ever seen. Although Cincy cannot stop anyone’s offense, the potential loss of Willis McGahee kills, repeat kills, the Ravens offense. Get ready for a lot of Steve McNair bounce passes and/or Kyle Boller throws out of bounds.
Chicago -3.5 at Oakland
Who knows, and quite frankly, who cares.
Dallas -2.0 at New York Giants
This is the game where we see how good New York truly is. Eli should be able to have a great game, and so should Brandon Jacobs, but Romo’s movement in the pocket and Dallas’ solid o-line may be enough to slow down the NYG pass rush.
Detroit EVEN at Arizona (teaser)
Detroit has shown an impressive ability to run the ball each of the last two weeks. Sure they do not play well on the road or on grass, but Arizona showed a complete inability to do anything well last week. They have barely been hitting 17 points per game in each of their last three games, and Detroit leads the league in takeaways. Detroit will win this game, and if you tease it, there are no worries whatsoever because you get them at +7 (if and only if gambling is legal where you live).
Indianapolis -4.0 at San Diego
I thought that whole good versus evil thing was complete B.S. last weekend. Sure, Bill Bellicheck is a grumpy old man, but so what. Sure, they got caught videotaping the first game of the season. They have also openly called out Indianapolis for pumping in crowd noise for years. Oh, and go ahead and add the fact that the Patriots had multiple issues with the fact their communication equipment, which may have added to the fly-by handshake after the game. This hatred of the Patriots has been amazing. I absolutely love watching them play football right now, and it is a shame the officiating was so terrible last weekend that it took away from some of there mastery.
San Francisco +10.0 at Seattle
I do not care how terrible the 49ers are, Seattle is not beating anybody by double-digits. This may be the lowest rated MNF game of all time.
RECORD:
Last week - 9-5
Season - 9-5
