Tonight...

I'm calling for Chicago to beat Miami.

Ravens Win

The Ravens have the better defense, which is why they will beat the Falcons tonight.

Week 9 Predictions

Tampa Bay at Atlanta (Atlanta)
New Orleans at Carolina (New Orleans)
Chicago at Buffalo (Chicago)
New York Jets at Detroit (New York Jets)
Miami at Baltimore (Baltimore)
New England at Cleveland (New England)
San Diego at Houston (Houston)
Arizona at Minnesota (Minnesota)
New York Giants at Seattle (Seattle)
Kansas City at Oakland (Kansas City)
Indianapolis at Philadelphia (Indianapolis)
Dallas at Green Bay (Green Bay)
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (Pittsburgh)

Bye: Denver, Jacksonville, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tennessee, Washington

Week 8 Predictions

Miami at Cincinnati (Miami)
Jacksonville at Dallas (Dallas)
Washington at Detroit (Detroit)
Buffalo at Kansas City (Kansas City)
Green Bay at New York Jets (New York Jets)
Denver at San Francisco (Denver)
Carolina at St. Louis (St. Louis)
Tennessee at San Diego (Tennessee)
Tampa Bay at Arizona (Tampa Bay)
Minnesota at New England (New England)
Seattle at Oakland (Oakland)
Pittsburgh at New Orleans (Pittsburgh)
Houston at Indianapolis (Houston)

Bye: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, New York Giants, Philadelphia

Week 7 Predictions

Cincinnati at Atlanta (Atlanta)
Buffalo at Baltimore (Baltimore)
San Francisco at Carolina (San Francisco)
Washington at Chicago (Washington)
Jacksonville at Kansas City (Kansas City)
Pittsburgh at Miami (Pittsburgh)
Cleveland at New Orleans (New Orleans)
St. Louis at Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay)
Philadelphia at Tennessee (Tennessee)
Arizona at Seattle (Arizona)
Oakland at Denver (Denver)
New England at San Diego (New England)
Minnesota at Green Bay (Minnesota)
New York Giants at Dallas (New York Giants)

Bye: Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, New York Jets

Week 6 Predictions

Well, I thought there would be more entries this week, but some minor health issues unrelated to my cold have kept me a little preoccupied. Things are looking back up so I was able to at least make some coherent picks. There won't be any analysis as I'm rather tired, so here goes the picks:

Seattle at Chicago (Chicago)
Miami at Green Bay (Green Bay)
Kansas City at Houston (Houston)
Baltimore at New England (Baltimore)
Detroit at New York Giants (New York Giants)
Atlanta at Philadelphia (Atlanta)
Cleveland at Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
San Diego at St. Louis (San Diego)
New Orleans at Tampa Bay (New Orleans)
New York Jets at Denver (New York Jets)
Oakland at San Francisco (San Francisco)
Dallas at Minnesota (Minnesota)
Indianapolis at Washington (Indianapolis)
Tennessee at Jacksonville (Tennessee)

Bye: Arizona, Buffalo, Carolina, Cincinnati

Last week wasn't too good for me as I went 6-8 on my picks. Hopefully I can pick it back up this Sunday. Here's to another good Sunday of football.

What the Hell?!?

It's one thing if a team loses a game by 1, or even 2 scores so long as they fought until the end. Unfortunately this past Sunday it didn't look like the Texans even started fighting this game until the 3rd quarter, only to be beaten back like little dogs that get a little too frisky.

All three phases of the game were problematic when the Giants came to town. The offense had a hard time protecting Matt Schaub and the running game was limited to 24 total yards. That is 24, as in 12 x 2 = 24. The passing game suffered from the lack of protection. Defensively the secondary got torched again. The Giants weren't even going to the run in the 4th quarter to wind clock - Manning just kept passing the ball to keep the clock moving. The only bright spot for the defense was in the 3rd quarter when the playcalling seemed to get a little more aggressive and the team was actually getting pressure on Manning, the problem was the Texans failed to capitalize (and at one point turned the ball over). Special teams play was just as abysmal. While the returns weren't bad, the penalties against the Texans on special teams play kept them in bad field position throughout the game.

Well, this make 2 home games in a row where the Texans were beaten and beaten badly. Losing against the Cowboys was one thing, given that on paper they have one of the most talented teams in the league, but the Giants roster has nowhere near the level of talent the Cowboys have. That's what makes this loss especially hard to take.

This is all I really have to say about the game at this point. I'll have more as I get time throught the week.