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After a huge Week 8, Week 9 brought me down quick…
I was killed by half points, single points, 2 points…
Every little thing went wrong in most games, injuries
hurt me, and of course, the Chargers killed me for the
billionth time this season. This is how it went down…
Houston
Texans @ Oakland
Raiders (-3): loss
(Line: Monday, 4:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
"This
is a very tough game for me. First and foremost, I don't
think the Raiders should ever be favored, but this might
be the exception to the rule." Apparently, it wasn't
the exception to the rule after all - it's official,
the Raiders, win or lose, should never be favored in
any game. Defensively they are bad, and offensively
neither McCown nor Culpepper can get enough done to
make wins happen. You might see JaMarcus Russell next
week in Oakland.
Washington
Redskins (-3.5) @ N.Y.
Jets: loss
(Line: Monday, 4:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
Half a point… That sucks. Damn overtime field goals
to lose games by a half a point. LT's the only guy who
ever runs for a touchdown to end a game in overtime,
otherwise you're going to get a 3 point game, and waiting
with a half a point cushion is a painful thing in that
instance. The Redskins win, but not by enough to make
me a winner.
Arizona
Cardinals @ Tampa
Bay Buccaneers (-3.5): win
(Line: Monday, 4:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
It's
nice to get a win here and there during a very tough
week. Earnest Graham had a lot of carries and 125 yards
for the Bucs, and Arizona couldn't do anything on the
ground or through the air against a Tampa defense that
came out tough, and stayed dominate all day long. It's
nice to get a win here an there, like I said.
New
England Patriots (-5) @ Indianapolis
Colts: loss
(Line: Monday, 4:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
One
point… That sucks. The Patriots really didn't play
like the better team in this one, they just got it done
when they had to. They definitely looked beatable, and
the Colts looked like the younger and faster team -
even more physical on the offensive line. This might
be the battle we see for the AFC Championship game -
both these teams are very good.
San
Diego Chargers (-7) @ Minnesota
Vikings: loss
(Line: Monday, 4:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
I
thought I was gold when Cromartie took that field goal
back for 109.5 yards and a touchdown right before the
half. Little did I know, I was in for the bad side of
an NFL record breaking day by a rookie. Adrian "King
of the World" Peterson ran all over the Chagers
in the 2nd half. He finished the night with one more
yard (296) than Jamal Lewis's 295 yards a few years
back. Peterson is the real deal, and a special player
- see him when you can. LT and the Chargers fell again
- and they always seem to kill me.
Seattle
Seahawks (+1.5) @ Cleveland
Browns: loss
(Line: Monday, 4:00pm EST: Bookmaker)
One
and a half points… That sucks. The Hawks are probably
the toughest team for me to watch in the entire NFL.
I expect decent things out of their roster, but when
the really need to stop someone, they can't, and when
they really need a yard, there's no way they get it
if they use one of their running backs to get it. They
traded D-Jack for a 4th round pick last season, I think
they'll be lucky to get a 4th rounder for Shaunna. This
game, among the ones you see above, was one of the 3
games I lost by 2 points or less.
Baltimore
Ravens (+10) @ Pittsburgh
Steelers: loss
(Line: Monday, 11:00pm EST: BodogLife)
Forget
this game… Well, at least I blew my 7-1 week perfectly
with a 1-7 week, comes out even but also looks really
bad. Now I definitely have some work to do.
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