Week Fifteen in th NFL.....

Once again starting off the Football Weekend with a win as Thursday Night Football seems to agree with me. Another winner. Now to the record and not so good week last week. 8-8 for the week and overall 124-84. As I said the further into the season we go the harder it is to pick winners simply because you are not in those locker rooms listening to what's going on. We really do not know who is still playing with passion. But here it goes anyway from the fan's perspective.....Out the gate the Saints are in frigid Baltimore with another opportunity to prove they belong with the elites of the League. It really doesn't get any better. Win the game and more than likely they secure a playoff spot and make a statement to the rest of the League that they will challenge again for the title. It looks to me that the Saints are starting to hit their stride. The Ravens gave up 28 points to a Texans team that is trying to pattern themselves after the Saints. Fifteen of those points came in the last 6 minutes of the 4th Quarter and tied up the game which the Ravens had to win in OT. The Saints are deadly in the 4th Quarter and the guess here is if the game is close in the 4th the Saints will be the ones who prevail. Saints win and separate a little more from the pack. Next up....Jaguars at the Colts. Purely on the arm of Peyton Manning as I said last week the Colts won. Guess what? Same thing this week. Peyton will carry his team again. Colts win and tie up the AFC South. Eagles at New York to face the Giants. One of these teams will emerge as the Division leader and the other will be facing an uphill battle to secure a wildcard spot in the playoffs. The Giants lost to the Eagles in the last meeting 27-17 almost a month ago at Philadelphia. Since then the Giants have won 3 in a row while the Eagles are 2-1 and struggled against the Cowboys last week. There is a lot of film on Michael Vick since the last meeting so I believe the Giants will find a way to win this. Giants win and take the lead in the NFC East. The Chiefs at the Rams. The Chiefs started off the season so good and now are starting to falter. If they want to hold off the Chargers they must win today. Chiefs win and along with the Falcons beating the snot out of the Seahawks assure the NFC West will have a non-winning record team win the division and make the playoffs. DISGUSTING!!! Bucs win at home against the Lions and make a case for both wildcards to come out of the NFC South. Panthers finally get another win against the Cardinals. Texans on the way down lose to the Titans in Tennessee. Bills at the Dolphins. Miami still fighting for a playoff spot will dispatch the Bills. Dolphins win. Browns will sweep the Bengals this year winning the battle of Ohio and making sure Marvin Lewis will be out the door at the end of the season. Browns win. Redskins in disarray and having to travel to Dallas to face a new and improved version of the Cowboys. Cowboys win. Jets at Pittsburgh....Rex Ryan better get hold of the reins soon or that horse might buck him off. Steelers focused and moving in a different direction. Steelers win. Broncos and Oakland. If I were the Denver Broncos I would start Tim Tebow and give him a little experience. Absolutely nothing to lose. Alas, that won't help either. Raiders win. Packers will now know what it's really like to play in freezing temperatures away from home against a quality opponent. Patriots start the Packers slide and dim the light on their playoff hopes. Pats win.For the Monday Night Matchup the Vikings get to play a home game outdoors for the first time in many years. I believe it has been since the Bud Grant days for those of you as old as me. Outdoors used to be what made the Purple People Eaters tough. I believe the Vikings will reclaim some of that old magic and embarrass the Bears. Vikings win. Well that's my picks for the week. How about you? Enjoy the games!