just for the record...

another football post.

picks that scare me this week:

Raiders over the Jets: as bad as the Jets are, they *are* the home team & it *is* December in the northeast.

Steelers over the Bears: i think this is a toss-up. Bears have weak offense but awesome defense. Steelers are at home but not doing much on offense lately themselves.

Panthers over the Bucs: much as i hate to say it, the Bucs have the ability to open up on both sides of the ball. the Panthers haven't shown up to all their games lately even though i still think they are the best in the NFC.

Colts over the Jags: this seems like a no-brainer. until you recall that earlier this season the Colts won 10-3 over the Jags & now the Jags are at home. and hot.

Titans over the Texans: neither team is that impressive but the Texans seem to open up out of nowhere every once in a while & this is against the former Houston team...

Patriots over the Bills: IN Buffalo. not that the Patriots are unaccustomed to snow. but they struggle against the Bills who scare the crap out of me after seeing them score 3 quick TDs last week. the Patriots offense hasn't been much of a scoring machine this year (are they ever??) so playing catch up doesn't make me feel too confident. GO PATTRIOTS DEFENSE!

Cardinals over the Redskins: my upset pick of the week, which makes it scary in & of itself. Kurt Warner has been hot. and he's at home. but the Redskins aren't as bad as their play this season might indicate. or at least not as bad as the Cardinals.

Chiefs over the Cowboys: i dunno. i know KC can score crazy points. but the Cowboys are at home. and any Bill Parcells team can be a frightening combination of veteran experience & rookie youth that can open up a can of whoop-ass at any time.

Packers over the Lions: much as this pains me to say it, this is a battle of who will LOSE the game, not who will win it. going with the home team here because the Lions are from Michigan, they play in a dome & their team is a freaking mess right now. but the Packers haven't given me much to believe in this year either...

are you counting? that's 9 of the 16 games that i think could go either way...
*sigh*