A broken clock is right twice a day. Unfortunately, one that works can be wrong all the time. My fantasy season is starting to shape up that way. For starters, I benched the 49’rs Defense and they had the greatest defensive performance of this young season. On the other hand, my pick ’em success has been a real ego boost for me. The trend continued this week with a 9-6 record. Some of the picks were (failures in red):
BAL over CLE
SF over NYJ
ATL over CAR
CHI over DAL
GB over NO
HOU over TEN
MIN over DET
ARI over MIA
STL over SEA
BUF over NE
KC over SD
OAK over DEN
JAC over CIN
TB over WAS
NYG over PHI
On to the picks for this week:
AZ over STL
I know I’m posting this as the game is still going on, but this pick came long before the game (that the cards were losing last check) started. The Cardinals will continue to roll until faced with the possibility of playoffs.
MIA over CIN
Miami is on the verge and the QB has stayed loose all season. If Bush can do his thing in the screen game, there will be a reckoning in Cincy.
GB over IND
This could turn into a shootout. I think Rodgers has more ammo in his chamber than Luck.
BAL over KC
No comment needed.
NYG over CLE
I almost called this the other way. Giants are dejected following a close loss in Philly.
PIT over PHI
PIttsburgh doesn’t have the same sort of history with PHI that the G-Men do, which means that they won’t be worried and will handle their biz–especially after watching tape on the pass rush last week.
ATL over WASH
Falcons are used to the VIck type. That’s all we need to know.
CAR over SEA
As a home game, I give this to Carolina.
CHI over JAC
Jacksonville is not a good team. I feel that they are a worse offensive engine than the Bears and definitely don’t have the defensive capacity of the Bears D. Fact is, Jacks may have hit their win quota for the year.
MIN over TEN
I can’t express how surprising this season has been. MIN is back and in charge of their destiny to a certain extent. They have the chance to be a wildcard team. TEN does not. I expect Johnson to continue striving for 100 yds. So long as he has Hassleback, he’ll get it.
DEN over NE
NE had to resort to the run game and the D in order to survive the best BUF could offer prior to the implosion. Now, DEN is not BUF. I don’t think Brady is the QB he used to be and that is going to show against this solid defensive unit.
SF over BUF
See above re: implosion. BUF is done for the year.
NO over SD
The line must be drawn here. NO cannot go 0-5. Nope.
HOU over Jets
Another season long past the sell-by date. Very sad for my team…