Cardinals (1-2) at Falcons (2-1) Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
The Falcons D will be without Hartwell and Abraham, which are both pretty big blows to the team. The Cardinals offense should be pretty good, but I think the speedy DeAngelo Hall will shut down Fitzgerald. (Or Boldin) On the other side, the Falcons offense was nothing last week, but that was an incredibly unique situation. The Cardinals defense will have no chance in stopping the Falcons running game, and even Mike Vick can pass against this secondary.
Falcons win 34-24
Saints (3-0) at Panthers (1-2) Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
I honestly am still not sold on the Panthers being that great. However, the Saints defense I do not think will have an answer for a healthy Steve Smith. The Saints O should be good, but I think that being in Charlotte will make the difference.
Panthers win 27-24
Vikings (2-1) at Bills (1-2) Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
I thought that the Bills defense would be good. Then last week the Jets destroyed them at home. The Vikings offense shouldn't make many mistakes with Brad Johnson, and the Bills offense seems mistake prone.
Vikings win 17-7
Chargers (2-0) at Ravens (3-0) M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD
Both of these teams have something in common, they haven't faced any team that has any talent. I think both defenses will be solid, but look at the running game. The Chargers have the great LDT, and Ravens have...Jamal Lewis. Running game will give the Chargers enough.
Chargers win 17-10
Dolphins (1-2) at Texans (0-3) Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
Here's the story of these two teams. They suck, the end. The Dolphins D I don't believe will be able to get pressure on Carr, while the Texans D should do enough against the bad Dolphins offense. Plus, home field advantage.
Texans win 24-17
Cowboys (1-1) at Titans (0-3) LP Field, Nashville, TN
The Titans are beyond bad. The Cowboys D should disrupt that horrible offense, and the Cowboys should have no problem scoring on the Titans.
Cowboys win 31-10
49ers (1-2) at Chiefs (0-2) Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
The 49ers offense is a bit ####ed up, with a couple injuries. The 49ers D will not be able to stop LJ, and the secondary is weak enough so that Huard just has to not be stupid. Alex Smith...let's not talk about him...
Chiefs win 28-10
Colts (3-0) at Jets (2-1) Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
The Colts can not stop the run, but luckily for them, the Jets can't run the ball. The Colts defense has success when the other team has to pass, because the Colts have great pass rushers. The Jets D is also no match for the Colts offense, even without a running game.
Colts win 27-13
Lions (0-3) at Rams (2-1) Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
The Lions are pretty bad, and I think that Steven Jackson will have success running the ball. The Rams D is weak, but the Lions offense is also pretty weak. Rams win 24-7
Jaguars (2-1) at Redskins (1-2) FedEX Field, Landover, MD
The Redskins offense has been very questionable. The Jags D is great, and they will stop Portis, which will allow for lots of turnovers from the Redskins offense. The Jags offense will be decent enough to pull this offense. Jaguars 20-10
Patriots (2-1) at Bengals (3-0) Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
The Pats have looked average at best this year. The defense has not been that impressive, and the Bengals offense at home should eat them alive. The defense should be decent against the Pats. Bengals win 37-24
Browns (0-3) at Raiders (0-2) McAfee Colisieum, Oakland, CA
The toliet bowl game here. Both teams are pretty bad, but the Browns at least have some form of a defense, something the Raiders don't have. Even at home, the Browns pull it out.
Browns win 13-3
Seahawks (3-0) at Bears (3-0) Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
This game should be great. Shaun Alexander is hurt, and even if he plays, he's still facing a great Bears D in Chicago. The D should get the Bears the field position to score enough to win it for them.
Bears win 17-13
Packers (1-2) at Eagles (2-1) Lincoln Finanical Field, Philadelphia, PA
The Eagles have a great defense, and the Packers have a questionable offense that is very turnover prone. Plus, the Packers defense is horrible, and McNabb should eat them alive.
Eagles win 42-17
And now for the College Football pick special...
(1) Ohio State at (13) Iowa Somewhere in Iowa, I don't know where.
I am tempted to pick the upset, but Iowa won't be the team to beat Ohio State.
This just in, Randy Johnson may miss the entire playoffs for the Yankees. All of those people predicting a Subway Series may be a little worried about now.
Arizona (1:00 PM)
New Orleans
Minnesota
Baltimore
Miami
Dallas
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Louis (4:05 PM)
Jacksonville
Cincinnati
Oakland
SNF: Chicago, 23-17
MNF: Philadelphia, 26-13
Most points: Miami
Fewest points: Washington
I only have to choose scores for the "night" games on Sunday and Monday, and to tiebreak, I have to predict the teams who score the most and fewest points.
I picked the Texans to win in Week 3 and vowed never to pick them again.
Ultra, I don't think you ever joined up my bloggers pick em, with 44 other bloggers. You might be able to join, but you'd probably be a mile behind if you did.
The Dolphins, I think everyone (myself included) over-rated them a lot. I've given up on them.
Good picks. Some interesting match-ups. Of course, you could say that every week. We'll see if the Dolphins show up. I picked them over the Texans, but not too confident about it. Because they have looked horrible.
Hopefully the Eagles win by that much.
I still think the Jags are looking good, even though they lost one. It seems like people were on that bandwagon for a week, and already jumped ship. That is one tough defense...and Jones-Drew looked pretty solid as an offensive weapon. I expect them to win big.
I didn't know there was a blogger's pick'em league, or perhaps I forgot about it.
It doesn't matter, I'm not too much of a prognosticator anyway. My claim to fame is accurately calling the Eagles-Falcons NFC Championship game in 2005 correctly (27-10). :o
I'm leaning towards picking the Browns over the Raiders, but I put the Browns in the same category as the Texans: never pick them to win anything.
I think the Jags are good, but the Skins at home should play them tough.
Ultra, you may have missed it or forgotten, a while back I ended all my posts with the address for it. I hear ya on the Browns, but I don't think I'll pick the Raiders at all this year.
Ultra, right now I'm tied for the lead in the blogger pick'em group for the year, tied with Mr. Nascar Siddharta with 43 right for the year. I had one week (Week 2 I believe) where I got 14/16 right, which is the best I've ever done. Plus my fantasy teams actually won this week, something that has been very hard to come by.
My best week was week 2, where I got 12/16 right. The only games I got wrong was Buffalo over Miami, Minnesota over Carolina, San Francisco over St. Louis, and Jacksonville over Pittsburgh.
I played it safe for Week 5, I only picked four underdogs (St. Louis, Arizona, Dallas, and Baltimore).
