Another good week. I lost the
Thursday and Monday night games, and in between those two bookends I went 12-2.
Merry Xmas to me.
The bad news is, it’s now
mathematically impossible for me to beat my winning percentage last year, as the
four losses means I eclipsed last year’s loss total for the year. Oh well. We’ll
get ‘em next year.
This week’s picks:
Oakland
26, San Diego 13 – Most important part of this matchup:
these two future stadium roommates hash out their locker room arrangements when
they both move to Los Angeles.
Philadelphia
27, Washington 24 – A Redskin victory would clinch the
high-school-melodramatic NFC East for Washington with a week to spare. So of
course the Eagles will win.
Carolina
10, Atlanta 3 – Still not convinced Carolina is an
undefeated-caliber team. Meanwhile I’m like 1-13 picking Falcons games this
year. So of course Atlanta will win.
Pittsburgh
23, Baltimore 20 – THE BAD NEWS: Ryan Mallett expected
to start at QB for the Ravens. THE GOOD NEWS: the game’s in Baltimore, so they don’t
have to worry about him missing the team flight.
Buffalo
14, Dallas 3 – The only two teams to meet in
back-to-back Super Bowls, except this year Troy Aikman and Jim Kelly aren’t walking
through that door.
Detroit
20, San Francisco 6 – Hard to believe
49ers looked really good on Opening Night against a team that’s virtually a
playoff lock.
Kansas
City 41, Cleveland 34 – Memo to
Johnny Manziel: when Terry Bradshaw’s tooling on you, it’s kinda sad.
Miami
20, Indianapolis 13 – Winning head
coach keeps game film for his resume.
New
England 17, N.Y. Jets 16 – Two weeks
ago Jets were 8-5 and (if the season had ended then) would’ve been in the
playoffs. They could conceivably win out and, because of crazy tiebreaker rules,
finish 11-5 and not make the playoffs. This is the kind of thing that would
only happen to the Jets.
Chicago
31, Tampa Bay 10 – Nobody cares.
Houston
27, Tennessee 24 – Ladies and gentlemen, your AFC South
champion Houston Texans….
New
Orleans 20, Jacksonville 19 – Twelve
years ago this week Saints, trailing 20-13, scored on a play involving like 12
laterals as time expired – and then missed the extra point to lose. It’ been
that kind of season for the Saints.
Arizona
26, Green Bay 17 – I’m surprised NBC isn’t flexing this
game to Sunday night.
Seattle
30, St. Louis 10 – At least the Rams won’t be
jet-lagged in Seattle anymore after they move to Los Angeles.
Minnesota
34, N.Y. Giants 17 – THIS WEEK’S NFL SUSPENSIONS: Odell
Beckham Jr., 1 game for head-butting Josh Norman; Tom Coughlin, 2 games for
coaching with his head up his ass in the final 1:45 of every 2015 Giants’ loss.
Denver
37, Cincinnati 28 – Last year this game was also on Week
16 Monday night and a Cincinnati win clinched home field throughout the
playoffs for New England. Hopefully Patriots will home-field wrapped up by
Sunday at 4.
LAST
WEEK: 12-4
2015 TO DATE: 137-87
2014 AFTER WEEK 14: 151-73
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