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"We finally get into the double digits, and if
you know my game, this is where I start making up for
any early season blunders." How's 7-0 for
a start to the double digit weeks? Check in next week
as I try to continue my run to the fortune 100…
Here's my review.
Jacksonville
Jaguars (+4.5)
@ Tennessee
Titans: win
(Line: Wednesday, 10:00pm EST: Belmont)
The
Jaguars just imposed their will on the Titans, and some
of it probably had to do with Albert Haynesworth being
out of the game. However, the Jags just wanted this
one more, and it came down to losing the season opener
on their own home-field against these very Titans. These
teams are so even that the little things, like redemption,
are so important going into a game like this. The Jags
won, and I won big.
Denver
Broncos (+4) @ Kansas
City Chiefs: win
(Line: Wednesday, 10:00pm EST: SBG Global)
"From
the sound of it, the Broncos are ready to play up to
their potential. Denver has been down for most of the
year, despite one game against the Steelers, and they
very well could have lost that game. Anyhow, Denver
has the talent to compete with the best, and I think
they'll put the Chiefs away with relative ease at Sunday's
game in Kansas City." This was definitely a pretty
easy win for the Broncos. Selvin Young filled in nicely
for Travis (THC) Henry and Jay Cutler did enough of
his thing for the Broncos to get the W. However, the
key in this game was the Broncos defense, a unit that
finally stepped up when they needed to.
St.
Louis Rams (+13.5) @ New
Orleans Saints: win
(Line: Tuesday, 2:00pm EST: 5Dimes)
"Honestly,
I don't think the Rams will need half this many points,
but I'll take all 13 and a half of them from 5Dimes.
I think the Rams could pull the biggest upset of the
week by finally notching their first win against a Saints'
team that comes in with way too much hype for what they've
accomplished thus far. What have they done? After 4
straight losses, they have a good 1st half against one
of the more schizophrenic teams in the NFL (Seattle)
and hold on to beat them by 11. Then they sneak by Atlanta
(22-16) and probably would have lost if Leftwich hadn't
been hurt (he was torching the Saints' secondary, believe
it or not) and then they beat a terrible San Francisco
team in Alex Smith's first game since his injury, and
the game was very close in Jacksonville last week (despite
the 41-24 score), and Quinn Gray was calling plays for
the Jaguars. Honestly, I think a lot of people are going
to lose their survivor pools by taking the Saints in
this one." Yes sir! You have to admit, when I call
'em, I definitely call 'em… The Saints took a lot
of survivor hopefuls out when they came in playing like
sour piss on their home field. They didn't knock me
out of my survivor pool - but the Colts did - suckers.
Well, a win for me here, and a perfect analysis, has
me feeling pretty smart.
Philadelphia
Eagles (+3) @ Washington
Redskins: win
(Line: Monday, 7:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
"Now
that everyone thinks the Eagles are completely lost
without a chance of every returning or becoming part
of any sort of playoff picture, I think they'll play
a lot better. Regardless of what Andy Reid thinks, his
problems have effected the team, and questions surrounding
Donovan McNabb have also been swirling. All those things
are pretty meaningless now that everyone and their mother
thinks the Eagles are done." I'm telling you, watch
out for the Eagles, until people start talking about
them making the playoffs, then they could struggle.
I still think the Eagles are good enough to compete
with the best in the East, and they'll have a couple
games to prove themselves moving forward. This was a
huge win for the Eagles, McNabb, and Andy Reid.
Cincinnati
Bengals (+4.5) @ Baltimore
Ravens: win
(Line: Tuesday, 2:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
The
Bengals kicked a bunch of field goals and never scored
one single touchdown, but they still easily beat the
Ravens 21-7. Seven field goals… Gnarly. Cincinnati
took advantage of the Ravens' offense absolutely sucking.
Yeah, that could be the worst unit in football. Chris
Henry did play for the Bengals, as he came right in
and led the team in receiving with 99 yards. Do I think
the Bengals can fight their way back into the playoff
picture? No chance - but they are definitely good enough
to outscore the Ravens - that we've learned.
Chicago Bears (-3) @ Oakland
Raiders: win
(Line: Monday, 3:00am EST: Bookmaker)
I
hope you didn't fade the public in this one. The Raiders
couldn't do much in any facet of their offense, and
the Bears, behind Rex Grossman (yes, you heard that
correctly) no tched a road win in Oakland. Benson didn't
impress me much, rushing for only 76 yards on 29 carries
(that's a gross average, just trust me) but he did enough,
and Rex Grossman completed a deep pass to Bernard Berrien
for a big score to put a fat stainless steel nail in
the coffin. Justin Fargas had another solid game for
the Raiders, but Josh McCown was pretty much useless,
completing just over half his passes for 108 measly
yards and an interception. The Bears went to 4-5 with
a 17-6 win, making me 6-0 on Sunday.
San
Francisco 49ers @ Seattle
Seahawks (-10): win
(Line: Monday, 3:00am EST: Bookmaker)
The
Hawks looked good in their initial phasing out of Shaunna
Alexander, shutting down the 49ers to the tune of 24-0.
The game wasn't close, and the Hawks didn't have to
score much in the 2nd half to put this game out of reach,
so the over wasn't reached. The Hawks dominated this
game from the moment Alex Smith missed a wide open Darrell
Jackson streaking down the right side of the field for
a sure touchdown. After that, it looked like the 49ers
were lost. Frank Gore, who many have said had a bad
game, rushed only 13 times for 73 yards - which doesn't
seem to bad to me. What I do know is that the 49ers
are always behind, which limits their ability to use
Frank.
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