Crunked
11-18-2005, 06:22 AM
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Well so far fans I still haven't road the back of the gator all the way to victory lane, but I am due for a flat out skunk no? I mean come on the gator cant win forever, this week we went in opposite directions, so there is no way we can tie someone is going to win outright, it needs to be the worm, gator has finally crawled off of that rock he was sunning himself on so follow the bouncing ball with some mindless bean counting, and BTW Go worm or go home!
So far on the season Crunked is 65-47(8-6 last week) against me; and I am 78-34(8-6 last week)against Crunked. Gators is 96-48 for the season in his predictions thread. Gators currently leads 5-1-2 against Crunked.
Sunday, Nov. 20
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Arizona at St. Louis, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
This is a pretty good matchup of the 2 most underachieving teams in the NFC West this year. These were the 2 favorites to win the division at the start of the year and because of injuries(Rams) and inconsistent QB play(Cardinals), neither are really even close to winning the division. The Rams got Bulger and Holt back last week and they were out of sync, they should be better this week, while the Cards have Kurt Warner, who hasn't won a game since he played for the Rams starting at QB. In a "Rude homecoming for Kurt Warner"
Rams 27 Cardinals 18
Bait:
Well the simple fact is one of these teams have to win sooner or later. I would like to think the spanking the Rams got last week would be a wake up call for their squad. Gator, Gator I think Warner won a game or two in NY last year, lets not get carried away there gator-rate-r. Anyway its a good point Warner hasn't won in a long, long time, after this week it might just be a little longer.
Rams 40 Cardinals 9
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Carolina at Chicago, 1:00 p.m.
:gator:Gators:
Here's probably the best game of the week. You have the very strong NFC South division leader vs. the surprising NFC North division leader. The Panthers are starting to flex their muscles as they have won very impressively the last couple of weeks, while the Bears just seem to get it done however they can. Nathan Vasher set a record last week with his 108 yard return. His reward is having to help cover Steve Smith. In a "North wins again, the South never wins" Bears 17 Panthers 14
Bait:
I want the Bears to win this, man I want the Bears to win this more than anything, but I have to be realistic, going up a good run stopping defense and they are minus their A-train and their rookie Benson, so I have to hope Orton out passes Delhomme and that the former Panther has a better game than the current Panther? Its just too much of a leap of faith for ole' crunky....In a I hate to say it special
Panthers 24 Bears 13
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Detroit at Dallas , 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
That couldn't have possibly been the same Joey Harrington that we had seen earlier this season. Where did he learn how to play QB? Now can he keep it up? Dallas was very fortunate to be on the other end of a big comeback. They were used to the other side. They are definetely now the favorites to win the division after beating the Eagles and Giants losing to the Vikings. In a "Now there's the Joey that we are used to seeing"
Cowboys 31 Lions 10(Joey 4 INT's)
Bait:
Well look for Dallas to have a mental let down this week and they may look shakey for the first two quarters but that still wont be enough for the flaming Joeys to do anything, in a Garcia is bad and Harrington is worse all we need is a few good draft picks special
Cowboys 30 Detroit 24
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Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Jaguars were very impressive last week in finally playing regular to a depleted Ravens team rather than down to the worse teams. The Titans are one of the bad teams though, so that could cause a problem to the Jaguars. Honestly as a Jaguar fan, I'm more worried about the lower tier games against teams thata are injured or not as good, because they never play to their potential. Finally we gave Matt Jones the ball, you saw what happened, so continue giving him the ball. The Titans young corners Pac Man Jones and UF man Reynaldo Hill both need big games defensively if they want a chance at winning. In a "Let's start the streak of 58 more games until the Jags score 30 again"
Jags 20 Titans 17
Bait:
Gator is so silly, this will be a divisional dog fight, sure, the Titans can't stop anyone from stretching the field the Jags can't stretch the field, so what gives? Well I think attrition will get the best of McNair and Pac-man and one of them will start forcing the issue and make some critical mistakes.
Jags 27 Titans 20
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Miami at Cleveland, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Sage Rosenthals finally gets a start. Gamefarm is going to be very happy. I hope he is able to sleep on Saturday night with all the anxiousness(not sure if that's even a word, but it sounds good). The Browns are starting the experienced Trent Dilfer again. He is going to have to start finding Braylon Edwards. I really haven't heard much from him this year. In a "Sage to Wes Welker 4 teh win!"
Dolphins 20 Browns 10
Bait:
The stupid Dolphins pass on all four downs last week against the Pats a team who is struggling to stop the run, I still don't understand that, and probably never will. Coach Saban must have decided that the loss was Frerrote's fault, I would argue anyone who would start him shoulders all the blame in the world.Anyway this is winniable for either squad really, but I will give the nod to the home team as they seem only a tick more settled personel wise than the Fins.
Browns 17 Dolphins 13
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New Orleans at New England, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Saints have John Haslett the Patriots have Bill Belicheck. The Saints have inconsistent Aaron Brooks at QB, the Patriots have Mr. Consistent Tom Brady. The Patriots are looking to regain the magic of the homefield advantage after it failed them against the Colts. The Saints are looking to get respectable again. What better way then beating the Patriots in NE? In a "Complete the pattern...Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, ____. Answer: WIN"
Patriots 31 Saints 20
Bait:
Back to back, eh gator? Well I really don't think the pattern is intentional so I am going with the cop out answer ....yeah what he said. The Pats as depleted as they are with injuries are still a better team than the Saints.
Pats 31 Saints 24
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Oakland at Washington, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
The Redskins can't blowout anyone not from SF out and the Raiders are always in tight games, so this game should be very very good. The only difference is that the Redskins have pulled out their close games, while the Raiders have struggled in finishing. Both teams are led by a Moss. Randy Moss is more athletic, but Santana Moss has been the bigger playmaker so far this year. The Redskins D has been very iffy in containing the big plays, while the Raiders O is big plays waiting to happen. It should be a good game and as long as the Raiders can take advantage of the Jerry Porter vs. Walt Harris match, they should be in it. It will likely come down to the kicking game. In a "You can never trust a FSU FG kicker when it matters"
Redskins 31 Raiders 28
Bait:
Can you say yet another heart breaker for Raider fans? I knew you could. I wonder when the season is over and the smoke clears will the fans feel their team improved this year? hmmm, it would be interesting to know wouldn't it? Well at any rate I think this game is close for three quarters and won in the fourth by the Skins.
Skins 34 Raiders 24
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Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Do you remember what happened when the Gators first owner died? 36-0 thrashing over the then hot Redskins. They just lost another one of their co-owners. They will be fired up, but you always have the McNabb to Owen combination for the Eagles. Oh, neither will play? Yes I have been living under a rock for the last 3 months. So be scared about the combination of Mike McMahon to Greg Lewis. In a "The rock was pretty comfortable and no I don't get ESPN or the TO Network under it"
Giants 36 Eagles 0
Bait:
The Giants are angry and the Eagles are wounded I could see this being one of those good old football games complete with blood and mud, and all other things that make football great. I just dont think the Eagles are healthy enough to compete in this one sorry Eagles fans
NYG 34 Eagles 13
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Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Ah man, Crunked. This was going to be my shocker alert. Kyle Boller vs. Tommy Maddox against good defenses. This will be a good battle to see which one of these QB's tries to lose the game. Well I will pick Kyle Boller. In a "What's the point of having Hines if you don't have a Roethlisberger"
Steelers 17(defense 14, Maddox 3) Ravens 14(Defense 14)
Bait:
Tommy Maddox, my good ole buddy Tommy, boy two teams one with their QB back after a long absence, one with their QB out, both have good defenses, you know there are a lot of strange things that happen in the NFL and its been a while since one has happened so why not SHOCKER ALERT! THe Poes get a W at home
Ravens 17 Steelers 16
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Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Tampa has been one of the best teams containing Vick over the years. Tampa still has one of the best D's, even though they gave up a combined 71 pts the last 2 games. Atlanta loves to run the ball and the Bucs are really good against the run. They will put 8 people in the box and force Vick to beat them through the air. In a "Here's my homer pick"
Bucs 20 Falcons 10
Bait:
Tampa's lefty is finally catching on, it would help to get some consistent running for him but oh well, Vick says " don't talk about my abilities as a passer" so what is there to talk about then? Nothing I guess Vick will out rush the Bucs (see cause I cant talk about his passing) he will out rush them with his arm and his legs, in a Former good team, meet a good team match up.
Atlanta 24 Tampa 21
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Seattle at San Francisco,4:05 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
I would highly suggest you to not read Bait's comment on this game. It's that bad. Yes Alexander is doing great, but the props should go to Walter Jones, the best LT in the game.(not named Ladanian Tomlinson-I know bad joke). The Niners, well their punter had good enough backspin in the 40 MPH wind to force the punt returner to fumble 4 times(losing 3). Well that's all the good stuff I can say about them. In a "Shaun Alexander is even closer to the TD record"
Seahawks 42(4 TD's for Alexander) 49ers 10
Bait:
If you are standing on a beach and hold a shell to you ear you can hear the ocean. Of course you are standing on the beach....Why do I mention this? Well if you hold your ear to a football Sunday you will be able to the Seakawks score, again, and again, and again, and a....well you get the idea
Seahawks 45 SF 13
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Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
It was good to see the Bills that I had been expecting to see from the start of the season show up last week. Also the Lee Evans that I had been waiting for after drafting him in Fantasy Football. I think JP Losman is tired of acting and is deciding to play some football now. The Chargers have been Breesing through their schedule and are coming off of a bye. In a "The Gates are blowing open because of all the Brees."
Chargers 24 Bills 10
Bait:
Buffalo looked like they should have looked all year, but this just in.... LT in a Michael Vick type statement says, "don't talk about my running anymore I proved I can win a game with my arm" so in a I am not what I am reverse backward Popeye that is today's NFL I say Ok-ee-doak-ee...LT will pass his way to victory in this one, I really think he might run all over the Bills but I don't want to offend LT.
SD 35 Bills 17
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Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
The Game of the week by far. 2 of the highest powered offenses going up against each other. On one side you have the quiet, but get the job done WR in Marvin Harrison and then on the other side you have the showy Chad Johnson. Two years ago the 9-0 Kansas City Chiefs came to Cincinnati and Johnson guaranteed a win and guess what, the Nasty Nati's pulled out the W. This year Johnson guaranteed that the Colts wouldn't stop him. In a "Chad Johnson De ja vu"
Bengals 24 Colts 17
Bait: The key to this game (and BTW I am going homer all the way here) the key is the running game for the Colts, ironically the Bengals may want to slow the pace of the game feeling it plays into their hands but in a I will take edge over Rudi and Perry everyday special (sorry Bengal fans)
Colts 40 Bengals 27
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New York at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Brooks Bollinger is still leading the Jets. Unfortunately he's leading them even farther into the basement, while Jake the Snake Plummer is leading the Broncos strong and potentially a 1st round bye. Yes the same Jake the Snake that led the league in INT's last year. He has gone 7 games without throwing a pick. In a "The Jets pipes need cleaning, so let's call a Plummer"
Broncos 35 Jets 3
Bait:
The Jets may never win again this year, well at least not this week, Jakey is on a roll and he needs to enjoy it, he always falls off that bike in the post season, so here is to another week of skinned free knee's for Jakey
Denver 24 Jets 13
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Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Kansas City was humiliated last week as their "high powered offense" was completely shutdown. Can Larry Johnson actually lead a team? Houston had a good game, beating the spread by losing by less than 2 TD's. I was tempted to pick Houston this week as well, but I think Larry Johnson and Trent Green and Tony Gonzalez will breakout this week and have a good game. In a "The 2nd best LJ in the AFC West 4 teh win"
Kansas City 31 Houston 24(that's not a typo)
Bait:
What happened to KC last week? Man I didnt see that coming how about you? was it an anomaly? Who knows, I am going to go with the goofy end of this pick because the Texans are due and this is a team they could finally surface on the NFL world on, they are 1-8 and they might finish 7-9 yes they might, and that means they only have one loss to give, so I save it for when it counts.
Texans 24 Chiefs 23 in a stunna
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Minnesota at GreenBay.9:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Here's one of the best rivalries in the NFL. Both teams pulled off shocking upsets last week and who would have thought that these teams would have combined for a 6-12 record. Both teams have been killed by injuries this year as Vikings star QB Daunte Culpepper is down and the Packers have to use their #3 RB Samkon Gadu. Johnson is 2-0 starting and Gadu had 100+ yards and 3 TD's last week, so the players are still stepping up. In a "You can only step up so much. "
Green Bay 31 Minnesota 28(remember that score last year?)
Bait:
Both teams are on the resurgence, does it still even matter? Well I suppose if the Bears stumble against the Panthers (in what I consider the NFC game of the week) well you could make a case for a comeback. I love Farve magic, lets see some again just one more time in the semi-frozen tundra
Green Bay 28 Minnesota 24
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Well so far fans I still haven't road the back of the gator all the way to victory lane, but I am due for a flat out skunk no? I mean come on the gator cant win forever, this week we went in opposite directions, so there is no way we can tie someone is going to win outright, it needs to be the worm, gator has finally crawled off of that rock he was sunning himself on so follow the bouncing ball with some mindless bean counting, and BTW Go worm or go home!
So far on the season Crunked is 65-47(8-6 last week) against me; and I am 78-34(8-6 last week)against Crunked. Gators is 96-48 for the season in his predictions thread. Gators currently leads 5-1-2 against Crunked.
Sunday, Nov. 20
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Arizona at St. Louis, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
This is a pretty good matchup of the 2 most underachieving teams in the NFC West this year. These were the 2 favorites to win the division at the start of the year and because of injuries(Rams) and inconsistent QB play(Cardinals), neither are really even close to winning the division. The Rams got Bulger and Holt back last week and they were out of sync, they should be better this week, while the Cards have Kurt Warner, who hasn't won a game since he played for the Rams starting at QB. In a "Rude homecoming for Kurt Warner"
Rams 27 Cardinals 18
Bait:
Well the simple fact is one of these teams have to win sooner or later. I would like to think the spanking the Rams got last week would be a wake up call for their squad. Gator, Gator I think Warner won a game or two in NY last year, lets not get carried away there gator-rate-r. Anyway its a good point Warner hasn't won in a long, long time, after this week it might just be a little longer.
Rams 40 Cardinals 9
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Carolina at Chicago, 1:00 p.m.
:gator:Gators:
Here's probably the best game of the week. You have the very strong NFC South division leader vs. the surprising NFC North division leader. The Panthers are starting to flex their muscles as they have won very impressively the last couple of weeks, while the Bears just seem to get it done however they can. Nathan Vasher set a record last week with his 108 yard return. His reward is having to help cover Steve Smith. In a "North wins again, the South never wins" Bears 17 Panthers 14
Bait:
I want the Bears to win this, man I want the Bears to win this more than anything, but I have to be realistic, going up a good run stopping defense and they are minus their A-train and their rookie Benson, so I have to hope Orton out passes Delhomme and that the former Panther has a better game than the current Panther? Its just too much of a leap of faith for ole' crunky....In a I hate to say it special
Panthers 24 Bears 13
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Detroit at Dallas , 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
That couldn't have possibly been the same Joey Harrington that we had seen earlier this season. Where did he learn how to play QB? Now can he keep it up? Dallas was very fortunate to be on the other end of a big comeback. They were used to the other side. They are definetely now the favorites to win the division after beating the Eagles and Giants losing to the Vikings. In a "Now there's the Joey that we are used to seeing"
Cowboys 31 Lions 10(Joey 4 INT's)
Bait:
Well look for Dallas to have a mental let down this week and they may look shakey for the first two quarters but that still wont be enough for the flaming Joeys to do anything, in a Garcia is bad and Harrington is worse all we need is a few good draft picks special
Cowboys 30 Detroit 24
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Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Jaguars were very impressive last week in finally playing regular to a depleted Ravens team rather than down to the worse teams. The Titans are one of the bad teams though, so that could cause a problem to the Jaguars. Honestly as a Jaguar fan, I'm more worried about the lower tier games against teams thata are injured or not as good, because they never play to their potential. Finally we gave Matt Jones the ball, you saw what happened, so continue giving him the ball. The Titans young corners Pac Man Jones and UF man Reynaldo Hill both need big games defensively if they want a chance at winning. In a "Let's start the streak of 58 more games until the Jags score 30 again"
Jags 20 Titans 17
Bait:
Gator is so silly, this will be a divisional dog fight, sure, the Titans can't stop anyone from stretching the field the Jags can't stretch the field, so what gives? Well I think attrition will get the best of McNair and Pac-man and one of them will start forcing the issue and make some critical mistakes.
Jags 27 Titans 20
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Miami at Cleveland, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Sage Rosenthals finally gets a start. Gamefarm is going to be very happy. I hope he is able to sleep on Saturday night with all the anxiousness(not sure if that's even a word, but it sounds good). The Browns are starting the experienced Trent Dilfer again. He is going to have to start finding Braylon Edwards. I really haven't heard much from him this year. In a "Sage to Wes Welker 4 teh win!"
Dolphins 20 Browns 10
Bait:
The stupid Dolphins pass on all four downs last week against the Pats a team who is struggling to stop the run, I still don't understand that, and probably never will. Coach Saban must have decided that the loss was Frerrote's fault, I would argue anyone who would start him shoulders all the blame in the world.Anyway this is winniable for either squad really, but I will give the nod to the home team as they seem only a tick more settled personel wise than the Fins.
Browns 17 Dolphins 13
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New Orleans at New England, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Saints have John Haslett the Patriots have Bill Belicheck. The Saints have inconsistent Aaron Brooks at QB, the Patriots have Mr. Consistent Tom Brady. The Patriots are looking to regain the magic of the homefield advantage after it failed them against the Colts. The Saints are looking to get respectable again. What better way then beating the Patriots in NE? In a "Complete the pattern...Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, Loss, Win, ____. Answer: WIN"
Patriots 31 Saints 20
Bait:
Back to back, eh gator? Well I really don't think the pattern is intentional so I am going with the cop out answer ....yeah what he said. The Pats as depleted as they are with injuries are still a better team than the Saints.
Pats 31 Saints 24
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Oakland at Washington, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
The Redskins can't blowout anyone not from SF out and the Raiders are always in tight games, so this game should be very very good. The only difference is that the Redskins have pulled out their close games, while the Raiders have struggled in finishing. Both teams are led by a Moss. Randy Moss is more athletic, but Santana Moss has been the bigger playmaker so far this year. The Redskins D has been very iffy in containing the big plays, while the Raiders O is big plays waiting to happen. It should be a good game and as long as the Raiders can take advantage of the Jerry Porter vs. Walt Harris match, they should be in it. It will likely come down to the kicking game. In a "You can never trust a FSU FG kicker when it matters"
Redskins 31 Raiders 28
Bait:
Can you say yet another heart breaker for Raider fans? I knew you could. I wonder when the season is over and the smoke clears will the fans feel their team improved this year? hmmm, it would be interesting to know wouldn't it? Well at any rate I think this game is close for three quarters and won in the fourth by the Skins.
Skins 34 Raiders 24
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Philadelphia at New Jersey, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Do you remember what happened when the Gators first owner died? 36-0 thrashing over the then hot Redskins. They just lost another one of their co-owners. They will be fired up, but you always have the McNabb to Owen combination for the Eagles. Oh, neither will play? Yes I have been living under a rock for the last 3 months. So be scared about the combination of Mike McMahon to Greg Lewis. In a "The rock was pretty comfortable and no I don't get ESPN or the TO Network under it"
Giants 36 Eagles 0
Bait:
The Giants are angry and the Eagles are wounded I could see this being one of those good old football games complete with blood and mud, and all other things that make football great. I just dont think the Eagles are healthy enough to compete in this one sorry Eagles fans
NYG 34 Eagles 13
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Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Ah man, Crunked. This was going to be my shocker alert. Kyle Boller vs. Tommy Maddox against good defenses. This will be a good battle to see which one of these QB's tries to lose the game. Well I will pick Kyle Boller. In a "What's the point of having Hines if you don't have a Roethlisberger"
Steelers 17(defense 14, Maddox 3) Ravens 14(Defense 14)
Bait:
Tommy Maddox, my good ole buddy Tommy, boy two teams one with their QB back after a long absence, one with their QB out, both have good defenses, you know there are a lot of strange things that happen in the NFL and its been a while since one has happened so why not SHOCKER ALERT! THe Poes get a W at home
Ravens 17 Steelers 16
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Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Tampa has been one of the best teams containing Vick over the years. Tampa still has one of the best D's, even though they gave up a combined 71 pts the last 2 games. Atlanta loves to run the ball and the Bucs are really good against the run. They will put 8 people in the box and force Vick to beat them through the air. In a "Here's my homer pick"
Bucs 20 Falcons 10
Bait:
Tampa's lefty is finally catching on, it would help to get some consistent running for him but oh well, Vick says " don't talk about my abilities as a passer" so what is there to talk about then? Nothing I guess Vick will out rush the Bucs (see cause I cant talk about his passing) he will out rush them with his arm and his legs, in a Former good team, meet a good team match up.
Atlanta 24 Tampa 21
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Seattle at San Francisco,4:05 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
I would highly suggest you to not read Bait's comment on this game. It's that bad. Yes Alexander is doing great, but the props should go to Walter Jones, the best LT in the game.(not named Ladanian Tomlinson-I know bad joke). The Niners, well their punter had good enough backspin in the 40 MPH wind to force the punt returner to fumble 4 times(losing 3). Well that's all the good stuff I can say about them. In a "Shaun Alexander is even closer to the TD record"
Seahawks 42(4 TD's for Alexander) 49ers 10
Bait:
If you are standing on a beach and hold a shell to you ear you can hear the ocean. Of course you are standing on the beach....Why do I mention this? Well if you hold your ear to a football Sunday you will be able to the Seakawks score, again, and again, and again, and a....well you get the idea
Seahawks 45 SF 13
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Buffalo at San Diego, 4:15 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
It was good to see the Bills that I had been expecting to see from the start of the season show up last week. Also the Lee Evans that I had been waiting for after drafting him in Fantasy Football. I think JP Losman is tired of acting and is deciding to play some football now. The Chargers have been Breesing through their schedule and are coming off of a bye. In a "The Gates are blowing open because of all the Brees."
Chargers 24 Bills 10
Bait:
Buffalo looked like they should have looked all year, but this just in.... LT in a Michael Vick type statement says, "don't talk about my running anymore I proved I can win a game with my arm" so in a I am not what I am reverse backward Popeye that is today's NFL I say Ok-ee-doak-ee...LT will pass his way to victory in this one, I really think he might run all over the Bills but I don't want to offend LT.
SD 35 Bills 17
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Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 4:15 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
The Game of the week by far. 2 of the highest powered offenses going up against each other. On one side you have the quiet, but get the job done WR in Marvin Harrison and then on the other side you have the showy Chad Johnson. Two years ago the 9-0 Kansas City Chiefs came to Cincinnati and Johnson guaranteed a win and guess what, the Nasty Nati's pulled out the W. This year Johnson guaranteed that the Colts wouldn't stop him. In a "Chad Johnson De ja vu"
Bengals 24 Colts 17
Bait: The key to this game (and BTW I am going homer all the way here) the key is the running game for the Colts, ironically the Bengals may want to slow the pace of the game feeling it plays into their hands but in a I will take edge over Rudi and Perry everyday special (sorry Bengal fans)
Colts 40 Bengals 27
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New York at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Brooks Bollinger is still leading the Jets. Unfortunately he's leading them even farther into the basement, while Jake the Snake Plummer is leading the Broncos strong and potentially a 1st round bye. Yes the same Jake the Snake that led the league in INT's last year. He has gone 7 games without throwing a pick. In a "The Jets pipes need cleaning, so let's call a Plummer"
Broncos 35 Jets 3
Bait:
The Jets may never win again this year, well at least not this week, Jakey is on a roll and he needs to enjoy it, he always falls off that bike in the post season, so here is to another week of skinned free knee's for Jakey
Denver 24 Jets 13
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Kansas City at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Kansas City was humiliated last week as their "high powered offense" was completely shutdown. Can Larry Johnson actually lead a team? Houston had a good game, beating the spread by losing by less than 2 TD's. I was tempted to pick Houston this week as well, but I think Larry Johnson and Trent Green and Tony Gonzalez will breakout this week and have a good game. In a "The 2nd best LJ in the AFC West 4 teh win"
Kansas City 31 Houston 24(that's not a typo)
Bait:
What happened to KC last week? Man I didnt see that coming how about you? was it an anomaly? Who knows, I am going to go with the goofy end of this pick because the Texans are due and this is a team they could finally surface on the NFL world on, they are 1-8 and they might finish 7-9 yes they might, and that means they only have one loss to give, so I save it for when it counts.
Texans 24 Chiefs 23 in a stunna
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Minnesota at GreenBay.9:00 p.m.
:gator: Gators:
Here's one of the best rivalries in the NFL. Both teams pulled off shocking upsets last week and who would have thought that these teams would have combined for a 6-12 record. Both teams have been killed by injuries this year as Vikings star QB Daunte Culpepper is down and the Packers have to use their #3 RB Samkon Gadu. Johnson is 2-0 starting and Gadu had 100+ yards and 3 TD's last week, so the players are still stepping up. In a "You can only step up so much. "
Green Bay 31 Minnesota 28(remember that score last year?)
Bait:
Both teams are on the resurgence, does it still even matter? Well I suppose if the Bears stumble against the Panthers (in what I consider the NFC game of the week) well you could make a case for a comeback. I love Farve magic, lets see some again just one more time in the semi-frozen tundra
Green Bay 28 Minnesota 24
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