47-43 now, look out!!!
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Cincinnati @ Atlanta - Two teams that were expected to make noise, one has made the sound of a fart in church (Cincy) the other was The Tempest itself (i.e. "a lot of sound and fury, signifying...nothing"). This is tough to call, I have zero confidence in either team...but I have a stake in this one.
Atlanta falls to 2nd place in their division, where they belong, and where they'll stay. Cincy 24 Atlanta 20
Jacksonville @ Kansas City - Jax laid an egg last night. I don't think they have the necessary huevos to rebound against a superior opponent on the road. Jax 13 KC 27
St. Louis @ Tampa Bay - St. Lou is a team that is gaining confidence. Tampa....well....they got pantsed pretty clearly last week. Tampa has no confidence in themselves, and will play like it this week...again. St. L 24 TB 10
Philadelphia @ Tennessee - Tenn is looking pretty stout, Philly has been solid. Road game will cost the Eagles though, they don't have the D to stop CJ2500 this week. Philly 23 Tenn 31
San Francisco @ Carolina - Matt Moore is back at starter in Carolina, all is right with the world, right? Wrong. The wheels are COMPLETELY off in Carolwhina at this point, and I don't even think John Fox CARES now. Bloodbath, an angry, underperforming team in SF is going to just destroy a hapless Panthers team. SF 38 Carolina 10
Pittsburgh @ Miami - Miami has snuck out some wins, and is looking better as the season progresses. Won't matter, Pittsburgh's defense is too much in the end. Pitt 27 Miami 20
Buffalo @ Baltimore - Uh. Buffalo should just forfeit this one. Take an extra bye week. Buffalo 3 Baltimore 20
Arizona @ Seattle - Two teams that have flat LUCKED into winning records. Neither is all that solid (AZ fans, before you start making weird sounds, your offense scored ZERO touchdowns against NOLA 2 weeks ago, you were gifted a win by the Saints offense imploding and turning the ball over 5 times). Home team 3. AZ 17 Seaturkeys 20
New England @ San Diego - Wow. Sandy Eggo is really stinkin' it up, eh? But, hey, they've won every home game, so they have a chance, right? Uh-uh. NE 31 SD 20
Oakland @ Denver - Overachiever on the road, underachiever at home.
Someone's gotta win, right? Home team 3. Oakland 17 Denver 20
SNF: Minnesota @ Green Bay - Minnesota is one game away from mediocre!!!
Not after this game. Beating Dall@$$ is like beating the football team from the special ed school up the street now, so why be excited? Plus, GB is ANGRY after losing two games in OT - this one won't even get close to OT. Green Bay gets revenge against Brent, 3 sacks, couple INT's, maybe a fumble or two. Ugly loss for the Whinequeens. Minniewonka 17 GB 38
MNF: NY Giants @ Dallas - I'll be watching this one start to finish for the pure joy of seeing the Cowboys complete their implosion for the season. Giants are playing team football right now, a concept that is apparently not considered valid in Big D these days. May not be the blowout I'd truly enjoy seeing here, but Dallas will find a way to lose, and it will almost certainly be stupid and amusing!
The final score will depend on whether they start doing it early or late. I'm figuring EARLY. Giants 31 Dallas 17
My Game: Cleveland @ New Orleans - Saints showed up last week, demolished an inferior opponent on the road. I'm still hesitant, and will remain so until the beginning of November. However, THIS game...not so much. Cleveland is a sinking ship right now, the Saints will be tossing lead weights and depth charges at them. If Cribbs and Massaquoi were healthy, they might actually be a threat to score points. Unfortunately for Cleveland, they won't be. We may actually see Chase Daniels get some game time at QB this week.
Saints 38 Cleveland Steamers 9
