It's already October. The season is a quarter over. That's the only bad part about the NFL season. It goes by way too quickly and before you know it, it's February. So savor every Sunday because there are only a handful more of them.
Oh, hey and at least the Steelers can't lose today.
Overall: 36-26 Spread: 5-10-1
Saints 30, Bears 24 --- I think the Bears are what they were last week against the Lions. Meaning if they lose the turnover battle they probably lose. They don't lose that battle too much because their defense has a nose for the football. The bad news for the Bears today is that they play against Drew BREEEEEESSSSSSSS, who had an outstanding performance last Monday against the Dolphins. Saints get the win today in the city of broad shoulders. DITKA.
Patriots 27, Bengals 21 --- NE -1 I'll be honest, I want to pick the Bengals in this game. Only because the Bungals looked horrible last week in Cleveland, while the Patriots went into Atlanta and won. It wouldn't seem to make sense but I think the Bengals might play great today. Plus it might take a game or two to adjust to the loss of Big Vince Wilfork. I don't have the stones to actually make that pick though because the Red Rocket (Andy Dalton) just hasn't been consistent all year. I'll stick with QB on the other side of the field. TFB gets the job done once again.
Packers 31, Lions 23 --- Green Bay has to win this game. They can't afford to fall to 1-3, while the Lions would then be 4-1 and the Bears might get to 4-1 also. Luckily for them they are at home and off a bye week. Plus the Lions are not good at Lambeau Field. They haven't won there since 1991. So I think the Packers keep that streak going and get the win today.
Chiefs 24, Titans 17 --- The difference in this game will be turnovers. With Ryan Fitzpatrick playing for the injured Jake Locker, the Titans may be in trouble in that department. The Harvard man likes to fling the ball around and quite frequently he finds the wrong team. On the other side of the ball, Alex Smith normally manages the game pretty well. So, even though I think the Texans are a pretty good team, I think they take a step back with Fitzpatrick at QB. Chiefs move to 5-0.
Colts 26, Seahawks 20 --- IND +3 I still don't trust Seattle on the road. If Matt Schaub doesn't throw a horrible pick six, they lose last week in Houston. Today they face a much better team. The Colts already went to San Francisco and dominated the Niners. I don't see why they can't take down another NFC West team at home.
Rams 28, Jaguars 13 --- STL -11 Vegas is finally figuring out how bad the Jags are. Giving the 1-3 Rams an 11 point spread seems kind of crazy. I'm still going to take it because the Jaguars are that dreadful. They do get Justin Blackmon back today after his four game suspension. Obviously that won't change the outcome in the win/loss category but maybe, just maybe, they look sort of like an NFL team at times.
Dolphins 24, Ravens 20 --- The Ravens offense can't be as bad as it was last week, when Joe FLACCCCCCCOOOOOOO threw five interceptions and Ray Rice barely touched the ball. With that being said, I'm still going with the Dolphins in this one. I don't think the Ravens are the same team they were last year. No Anquan Boldin has really hurt Flacco. He doesn't have that one go to receiver at all times. Meanwhile, the Phins are 1-0 at home and I think Mike Wallace will be able to beat the Ravens deep at least once. Dolphins win.
Giants 30, Eagles 27 --- The G-Men have to win sometime. I think today is the day. Plus if they win and the Cowboys lose they will only be one game out of the division. I think they win today because the Eagles haven't been good at all since week 1 in Washington. If the Giants do lose though, how hot will Tom Coughlin's seat be? I don't think they can fire him or will but people on ESPN will start talking about it.
Panthers 20, Cardinals 14 --- CAR -2 I have no idea what to make of the Cardinals. The barely beat the 0-4 Bucs last week. They did beat the Lions at home in week two. But they are have only scored 20 points in the past two weeks. The Panthers are off a bye and a 38-0 ass kicking against the Giants. I'm going to go with Cam and the Panthers in this one but it wouldn't shock me at all if the Cards win.
Broncos 34, Cowboys 28 --- This game could be a close one IF the Cowboys can establish a run game like they did against the Rams in week 3. IF they can, then they keep Peyton Manning off the field, which is the only way to slow him down. Tony Romo also cannot turn the ball over. IF both of those things happen for the Cowboys, then maybe they win. But those are big "IFs". So in the end I think the Broncos get their fifth win.
49ers 27, Texans 21 --- The Niners have had a long week to prepare for this Sunday Night game and the Texans are off a brutal overtime loss to the Seahawks. I'm still not sure what to make of the Texans. They could easily be 0-4 right now but they pulled off late wins against the Chargers and Titans. I do not think they go into San Fran and get the win though. Plus if the Niners offense plays anything like they did in St. Louis last week they will be just fine. No turnovers. Solid run game. Should lead to a W most weeks.
Chargers 28, Raiders 24 --- I doubt anybody in the US is going to watch this game considering it starts at 11:35 ET. Hell, I might watch it when I wake up in the morning before I have to go to school. Actually, it probably will be still going on at 8 am over here in Paris. Sweet. Now I'm pumped about this game. The Chargers have been playing pretty well this year and if Phil Rivers keeps it going they should go into Oakland and win.
Falcons 30, Jets 17 --- Absolute must win for the Falcons. They cannot lose to the Jets to fall to 1-4. They just can't. They shouldn't have a huge problem winning this game though because the Jets are a different team away from JetLife. If Geno turns the ball over two or three times it could get a bit ugly on Monday night.
Enjoy the games people.
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