Here’s what you can expect from the Weekend Prophecies here at the Wing: a selection of the NFL picks during football season (probably seven or eight games), random forecasts of other games and events throughout the rest of the year, and all of my twisted logic behind the picks. Will I be right? Don’t bet on it. Will I be chock full of excuses as to why I was wrong? That’s a safer bet! And will I gloat about being wiser than Carnac when I have a hot weekend? Absolutely. So, without further adieu, here are my picks for week 13 in the NFL.
Cowboys over Cheeseheads – yeah, the game was last night, so I’m one for one. I can pick retroactively. My blog, my rules.
Titans over Texans – can I pick both teams to lose? No? Okay then, Haynesworth is coming back from injury but likely won't be 100% so Tennessee’s defense will still be hopeless. Houston will be able to run all over them with … wait a second … with who? They haven’t got anyone you say? Yeah, okay then, I'll pick the Vince Youngs.
Rams over Falcons – Bulger’s concussion problem has ruled him out. Therefore, which Detroit Lions castoff QB do I choose? Gus Frerotte or Joey Harrington? Hmm … the guy that fumbled to blow a shot at beating Seattle or the guy whose passer rating was less than 40 last week? Well, it’s in St. Louis at least. I suppose I’ll take home field advantage.
Lions over Vikes – This is your first look at me picking with my heart instead of my head. The Leos suck, I know that. But seriously, do you think Minnesota can repeat that performance from NY? I sure don’t. And Detroit's got to put together another decent game sometime. Right?
Eagles over Seahawks – Seattle are total frauds. They haven’t beaten a team with a winning record and they should have lost to St. Louis last week (yeah, I had picked the Rams … I’m bitter). I know Philly doesn’t have a winning record either, but they sure hung tough against Team Perfecto last week.
Broncos over Raiders – I just hope that Oakland doesn’t have anyone to return kicks. How did Sauerbrun not get cut this week? Guess they couldn’t find anyone else to kick it down the middle of the field and flop in front of the returner while he gains several hundred yards.
Bengals over Steelers – this is my upset special for the week. All of Pittsburgh’s losses have come to sub-500 teams and Cincy showed that they do actually remember how to play with the win over the Titans. It’s supposed to be sloppy again at Heinz Sunday night, so this one could be must-miss TV on NBC, just like the Monday night slog-fest.
Tune in Monday when I’ll make excuses for having most of the above completely wrong and I’ll try to predict how quickly the game between the Pats and the Ravens becomes a walkover. You can also look forward to a rant about the BCS next week with College Football wrapping up on the weekend. No one knows who’ll play for the crown yet, but you can be certain that there’ll be controversy!
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