Week 8 in the NFL....................

Not a bad week last week as I went 10-3 bringing my season total to 59-45. Unfortunately, I started off this week with a Thursday Night loss as I picked the Vikings and they didn't fair well against  Tampa Bay. Here's the rest of my picks for the weekend. New England over St. Louis. Steelers over the Redskins. Seahawks over the Lions. Bears over the Panthers. Green Bay over the Jaguars. Miami over the Jets. This is my upset special. Chargers get back on track with a win over the Browns. Tennessee seems to be finding a rhythm all of a sudden. They will win at home against the Colts. Falcons over the Eagles as Philly is struggling to find itself again. This could be Andy Reid's last season. Raiders over the Chiefs. The G-Men over the Cowboys. Giants looking like a Super Bowl Champion. In my second upset special on Monday Night Football, the Cardinals at home against the Niners. San Francisco showing signs of weakness. Arizona will show they have a pretty good defense as well. Look for the Cardinals to pull one out possibly by a fieldgoal. Cards win. Lastly, my home boys the Saints travel to frigid Mile-High and not only will they be dealing with the altitude but also the elements as it could possibly be snowing tonight by gametime. The temperature should be around 37 degrees by kickoff. This all does not bode well for Joe Vitt's debut as the interim head coach tonight. Sorry Saints fans but the Broncos win this one. The Saints defense especially the secondary will get torched tonight. Our only hope is that Drew Brees can keep it a game. The Broncos have an  All-Pro secondary led by Champ Bailey. Saints fans get out your rosary beads early and start saying your novenas because the Saints will need all the intervention you can muster. Have a great football weekend!

Week 7 in the NFL.....

Last week even though I was dead on on a couple of my upsets, I also got upset with a number of my picks going 7-7 last week and bringing my total for the year to 49-42. Let's see if I can do better this week. Starting off the week on a good note with a win picking the Forty-Niners on Thursday night gives me a little more confidence going into this weekend so here we go......Vikings at home over the Cardinals who looked strong out the gate but have since struggled. Vikings seem to be getting better. Cowboys are due to bounce back. Boys over the Panthers in Carolina. Saints seem to have turned the corner and with the addition of Jonathan Vilma back on the active roster they should get an emotional boost. Saints over the Bucs in a close one. Green Bay is stuggling but looked real strong last week. They also may have turned the corner. Pack over the Rams. The battle for the NFC East today between the Giants and the Redskins should be the game of the week. Look for the Giants to edge out the Redskins with home field advantange.  The Texans are in a freefall all of a sudden  and must prove they were not a fluke. Not likely today against a determined Ravens team. Baltimore wins this one. Tennessee of late has looked better but they will struggle in Buffalo today as the Bills will win. I'll give the Colts a slight edge today over the Browns simply because they are in front of the home crowd. Colts win. I know I am going out on a limb as the Patriots have not lost 2 games in a row that many times in the last 10 years but the Pats are banged up pretty bad and have struggled of late. For my upset special this week the Jets pull this one out in a tight game. Raiders over the Jaguars. Black & Silver looking tough. Steelers over the Bengals. Finally on Monday Night Football the Bears over the Lions. That's my picks how about you? Have a great football weekend!

Week 6 in the NFL......

Last week not too shabby considering I went out on a limb to pick a few upsets, The upset I didn't get right was the Rams win so I finished 10-5 for the week giving me a season total of 42-35. I am going to make it short on analysis as I have a busy weekend ahead so here we go.........I started out with a loss picking Pittsburgh on Thursday Night. Now for everyone else. Jets over the Colts. My upset special this week, the Browns over the Bengals in the battle of Ohio. The Eagles over the Lions. Falcons over the Raiders. Miami over the Rams. Ravens over the Cowboys. Bucs over the Chiefs. Cardinals over the Billls. Pats over the Seahawks. Niners over the Giants. Vikings over the Redskins. Texans get by the Packers in a close one. Broncos over the Chargers. Well that's my picks for the week. Have a great football weekend.

Week 5 in the NFL......

After going 11-4 last week I am finaly on the plus side at 32-30 for the season. Let's see if we can build on that this week although I have started this week 0-1 as I picked the Cards and they lost Thursday Night. Sunday starts with the Redskins at Atlanta. Finally a test for the Falcons defense against a truly mobile QB. RG3 should give them something different to look at. Redskins have enough to win. Giants over the Browns. Broncos travel to New England for another showdown between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. My first upset pick...I am going with the Broncos. Texans too much for the Jets on Monday Night. My next upset is the Dolphins over the Bengals. Reggie will play and play well enough. Dolphins defense is much improved over last year gets it done. Packers over the Colts. Looks like the injury bug has hit the Colts again. Too much Aaron Rodgers & Clay Matthews. Ravens over the Chiefs. Steelers at home against the Eagles. Hard to bet against the Steelers at home. Pittsburgh wins. Apparently, I am the only one who believes the Seahawks are good. Seattle over Carolina today. Bears over the Jags who are still searching. Minnesota handles the Titans. Vikings are much improved over last year. Forty-Niners at home will handle the Bills on their cross country trek. Finally, tonight on Sunday Night Football the Chargers are at New Orleans. Although the Saints are winless, they face a Chargers team that has yet to find an identity. Call it split personality, but they seem to choke when it counts most, couple that with a hungry and dangerous  Saints team with a lot to prove in front of the home crowd and it spells trouble for San Diego. In prime time over the last several years especially at home the Saints have been on fire. This game will probably be a little closer but look for New Orleans to pull away in the 4th Quarter for their first win of 2012. Have a great football weekend!