Man, thanks to Ronnie Brown, I missed going 11-3 again by that much. Oh well, another wildly successful 10-4 week will just have to do! Here we go! Week 6 picks!
Houston @ Cincinnati: The Bengals are for real ladies and gentleman! The last 2 weeks they have had huge wins over division opponents. Nobody expected that they would be where they are this year, I think they expected their record to be turned around instead of where it is right now. Cinci wreaks havoc on Matt Schaub, and comes away with another win.
Detroit @ Green Bay: Detroit is much better than people, or their record, give them credit for. They just can't find a way to put together a full game. Green Bay has some questions, but they manage to have an answer for the Lions.
St. Louis @ Jacksonville: What happened to Jacksonville last week!?!? Oh man, did I not see that one coming. They didn't even get off the plane in Seattle! I think they have a lot to prove this week, and, lucky them, they have the winless and gutless Rams to play against. Big problem is that we have now seen a problem in their pass defense that will make this win much harder to get. Like I said, though, they're playing the Rams and will take this one down.
Baltimore @ Minnesota: AWESOME matchup here. 2 great defenses and 2 very good offenses. Differece here is Adrian Peterson. Although, he does have some fumble problems, and you know how thirsty for turnovers this Ravens defense is. This a tough one to pick, but it will be a fun one to watch. Minnesota has the homefield advantage, but that hasn't mattered to the Ravens before, and I'm going to say that it won't matter again. Ravens take a good win after 2 heartbreakers in a row.
NY Giants @ New Orleans: Another amazing matchup. Both teams playing very well. That Saints D is way better than they are given credit for, because everybody talks about how amazing that offense is! Well, both of them come to play this Sunday, and the Saints are going to take this one down.
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh: gee, tougie. Pittsburgh. Early and often.
Carolina @ Tampa Bay: 2 struggling teams. Carolina just got a pretty good win against the skins and continue to build some momentum against a sad Bucs team.
Kansas City @ Washington: Another couple of bad teams. KC is starting to show some backbone, something the Skins are lacking. Skins keep on giving to the winless, and lose this one as well.
Philadelphia @ Oakland: Philly is rolling. Still one of the best teams in the NFC. They utterly destroy the raiders.
Arizona @ Seattle: Sleeper of a good game here. Seattle can do damage against inconsistent teams. Enter Arizona. I do think the cards keep it together enough in this one. AZ in a close one.
Tennessee @ New England: What a game against the Broncos last week. So good, even though Brady and Bellichick are sore losers. This week they get to pretend like they're still the best in the world, though. I don't think that Tennessee is going to be able to do anything. Their D had some seriously good flashes against the Colts, but they just miss Haynesworth so much! What has happened? Titans may keep it interesting for a little bit, but the Pats win this one.
Buffalo @ NY Jets: Buffalo should be utterly ashamed of the way that they played last week. 6-3 LOSS?! I mean, what the hell!? They are just awful, and the Jets just keep kicking the guy that's down. Jets, easy.
Chicago @ Atlanta: Another pretty good game, but I just think Atlanta has too much going for it. They're a more complete team than the Bears, and they keep building off the beat down that they gave to the niners. Atlanta beats the Bears and sends Cutler back to the WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHMbulance. Got a fresh pair of diapers in the locker room for ya Jay!
Denver @ San Diego: As I mentioned in a previous post, I cannot doubt Josh McDaniels. The Broncos lost in San Diego last year for many reasons. They were questioning their coach, they had no back bone, couldn't stop the run to save their life, and constantly made stupid mistakes. Each of those things is different. They believe in McD, and McD believes in the players. Not only do they have back bone, they have some serious swagger and a very opportunistic defense that is now creating turnovers and havoc. They are money against the run, and their QB hasn't thrown an actual interception, other than a hail mary pass at the end of the first half, all season. The Broncos will go into San Diego, and establish a dominant position in the AFC West.
Here are my take on a few of your picks:
ReplyDeleteDetroit @ Greenbay: Rooting for the underdog, perhaps Detroit will narrowly win this one.
Baltimore @ Minnesota: I think Bret will continue to 'throw' his way to a win.
Giants @ New Orleans: I say Giants by at least a FG.
Chicago @ Atlanta: I think the Bears will squeak by with a win.
And because I am a fellow Broncos fan, I too, say the Broncos will prevail and go into their bye 6-0!