Last week: 13-3 (120-56)
Do you know what’s gotten me through the past three days? Dayquil, sleep, television and cough drops. In no particular order.
Usually a sore throat is my only symptom when I’m under the weather. But this time I had the turkey AND all the fixings, so to speak.
It caused me to miss a couple days of work, which caused me to miss my chance to document my pick for Thursday’s NFL game.
This is the first time all year that has happened. I did, however, correctly pick the Jets to beat the Bills. It was an honest pick, and it’s up to you four readers to believe me.
For the rest of my week 13 picks, read on.
Sunday
Eagles at Falcons: Atlanta is 5-0 at home and I think they understand how important this game is. They need to win to stay in the playoff hunt and I think they’ll get it done. I’m taking the Falcons in a close one.
Rams at Bears: If I didn’t have Steven Jackson on my fantasy team (which is currently 11-1 and bound for a first-round bye in the playoffs), I would label this the least exciting game so far this year. There’s is nothing I like about the Bears, but I just can’t pick St. Louis on the road. Can’t do it. Bears are the pick.
Lions at Bengals: Cincinnati is 8-3. Kind of a shocker. I’ll take them to beat the lowly Lions.
Titans at Colts: Game of the week? The Titans are hot, winning their past five games after an 0-6 start. The hot pick is to take them in this one, but I have to go with Indy. I think it’ll be close, though.
Broncos at Chiefs: Jamaal Charles, one of the fastest players in the league, is averaging more than five yards per carry for Kansas City. Give him the ball. I’ll make this my upset pick of the week. Give me the Chiefs!
Patriots at Dolphins: New England’s defense looked dismal in the Pats loss to the Saints on Monday night. They were exposed. That’s going to be a problem later on down the road, but I think they have enough offensive fire-power to take down Miami. Pats will win.
Raiders at Steelers: Oakland is a mess. I can’t pick them to beat anybody on the road. Pittsburgh should take care of Oakland rather easily.
Saints at Redskins: New Orleans is special. I think I’ll agree with just about everybody else and predict that they’ll go undefeated. They’ll definitely get past Washington in this one.
Buccaneers at Panthers: Both teams are not good. Carolina’s starting quarterback, Jake Delhomme, will not play, which should be a bonus for the Panthers. I’ll take Carolina in this one.
Texans at Jaguars: Both teams are hanging on to whatever playoff hopes they think they have. This is a must-win for both teams. Houston has the better offense and I think they’ll slide past the Jags.
Chargers at Browns: Cleveland is poor. I could have written other descriptive words, but I’m in a nice mood today. San Diego should win easily.
Cowboys at Giants: The 2007 Super Bowl champion Giants are in the midst of a disappointing season. Dallas, on the other hand, is exceeding expectations this year. I’m taking the hot team. Give me the Cowboys.
49ers at Seahawks: Seattle still has that great home-field advantage. What they no longer have is my interest. I’ll take Seattle, but I’m not excited about it.
Vikings at Cardinals: Minnesota is great. Brett Favre is great. I’ll take Minny.
Monday
Ravens at Packers: This is a pretty good Monday night game. Other than a couple of gems, there hasn’t been too many good ones on Monday this year. I’ll take Green Bay because of the home-field advantage.
