Wednesday, November 28, 2007

NFL Picks, Week 13

Last Week: 10-6
Season: 117-51

Green Bay at Dallas: Game of the year in the NFC, broadcast to 500 people by the NFL Network. Don’t worry if you’re in Dallas, as the game will be shown on channel 27. The suits at Fox have to be hacked off at the NFL, as two of the most popular teams in the league are playing on Thursday night on an obscure cable channel not received by most cable subscribers. Nonetheless, it will be a good game as Tony Romo goes up against his boyhood idol Brett Favre. It’ll be a shootout. Pick: Dallas

San Francisco at Carolina: This week’s edition of the Suck Bowl. The 49ers haven’t given up on the season, as they got an overtime win over the Cardinals last week. The Panthers are in deep quarterback trouble. This game will be very ugly. Pick: San Francisco

Jacksonville at Indianapolis: Game of the week in the AFC. The Colts are dealing with some key injuries, while the Jags are healing up. The Jags can move into a tie for first in the AFC South with a win. The Colts have learned how to win big games, and they will do so again here. Pick: Indy

San Diego at Kansas City: Chiefs lost a home game to the awful Raiders last week. The Chargers are like a box of chocolates: you never know what you are going to get. Flip a coin on this one. Pick: Kansas City

New York Jets at Miami: Suck Bowl II. This is the Dolphins’ best chance remaining for a win. Jets were awful last week in losing big to the Cowboys. The Dolphins lost two running backs in the mud in Pittsburgh, opening the door for Patrick Cobbs of Tecumseh High School and North Texas to start this week. The Dolphins haven’t quit. They’re not good, but they’re not bad enough to go 0-16. Pick: Miami

Detroit at Minnesota: Lions need a win to stop their two-game winning streak. Adrian Peterson is slated to return for the Vikings. Vikes should be able to run with AD and Chester Taylor. Look for a lot of points here. Pick: Minnesota

Seattle at Philadelphia: Philly got a moral victory last week in New England behind backup QB A.J. Feeley. Seahawks are about to go on a roll in the NFC West. Which Eagles team shows up? Pick: Philly

Atlanta at St. Louis: Suck Bowl III. There are some bad games this week, and this is one of them. Both teams have found creative ways to lose games this season. Who will make the least mistakes in this one? Pick: St. Louis

Houston at Tennessee: Some things are certain, like death and taxes. Another thing is certain: no matter how bad either team is, the Titans will find a way to beat the Texans. Pick: Tennessee

Buffalo at Washington: Not quite the Suck Bowl, but not a great matchup, either. Redskins are dealing with the tragic murder of teammate Sean Taylor. This could go either way. Pick: Buffalo

Cleveland at Arizona: Don’t expect much defense here. Cleveland is the surprise of the year. Go with the hot hand. Pick: Cleveland

Denver at Oakland: Another AFC West rivalry. Oakland won a game last week, while the Broncos stole defeat from the jaws of victory in Chicago. The Raiders look legitimate for the second week in a row. Pick: Oakland

Tampa Bay at New Orleans: The Saints desperately need this one if they want to have any hope of winning the division or even making the playoffs. The Dome will be rocking. Pick: New Orleans

New York Giants at Chicago: Eli Manning vs. Rex Grossman. Talk about a box of chocolates… Can the Bears steal another one on special teams? I don’t know. Pick: Giants

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh: Hopefully, the weather and field will cooperate for this one, unlike Monday night’s mud bowl in Pittsburgh. Which Bengals team shows up? It won’t matter. The Steelers are better. Pick: Pittsburgh

New England at Baltimore: The Ravens used to be good. Not any more. The Patriots got a bad game out of their system last week. They should torch the Ravens’ once stout defense. Pick: New England

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