NY Jets at Cleveland (-3) Starting off with a tough one. Cleveland has been showing some cojones this season, but I have to think the Jets will pull through. NYJ – take the points.
Indianapolis at Philadelphia (-6.5) Both teams have been mediocre this year. Indy hasn’t shown much of a talent for covering the spread, however, so I’ll go with Philly at home. PHI – give the points
Cincinnati at Carolina (-3) Carolina pissed me off by blowing last week’s game, while the Bengals have shown up for both of theirs. CIN – take the points.
Tennessee at Jacksonville (-6.5) Jacksonville is a much better team than I originally thought, so I’ll go ahead and take them this week, probably only to be let down. JAX – give the points.
New Orleans at Atlanta (-3) The Falcons are another team that’s better than I thought. However, I still don’t think they’re better than the Saints and their insane offense. NO – take the points
Denver at Baltimore (-5) Denver has a rather amazing 2-0 record. The reason I think it’s amazing will probably be apparent by halftime. BAL – give the points.
NY Giants at Houston (-3) Crap. Tough game. I wouldn’t put a cent on this IRL, but for here, I’ll go with the Giants. NYG – take the points.
Oakland at Miami (-3) Miami has been looking good so far this year. So them playing at home against a mediocre team like the Raiders is one of my easier picks this week. Watch me get it wrong. MIA – give the points.
Green Bay (-3) at Washington I hate Washington. I really, really hate Washington. Have I mentioned that I hate Washington? Go Green Bay. GB – give the points.
Buffalo at Minnesota (-16.5) Minnesota is a better team than the Bills (who are the new Browns) but 16.5 points better? Mmmm… BUF – take the points
San Francisco at Kansas City (-10) Again, KC is a better team than the 49ers, but 10 points? Well, okay. KC – give the points.
LA Chargers at LA Rams (-7) Imma go with the Chargers, for no particular reason. LAC – take the points.
Chicago (-5) at Arizona Chicago isn’t that great, but Arizona sucks almost as hard as its former Senator. CHI – give the points.
Dallas at Seattle (-3) In another “I don’t like this team” special, fuck the Cowboys. SEA – give the points.
New England (-6.5) at Detroit The Patriots are better than the Lions, but I’m not sure they’re a TD better in Detroit. OTOH, I’m not sure they aren’t. NE – give the points.
Pittsburgh (-2) at Tampa Bay Tampa has looked much better than I thought they’d be. The Steelers haven’t. I’ll go with the Bucs. TB – take the points.
Before looking at your picks, I’d go:
Jets, Philly, Cincy, Jax, NO, ug Den or Baltimore, can I hide under a rock? Bal I guess, Houston, Miami, Green Bay, Minni, KC (-10?!?!?! that’s insane), Rams, Chicago, Dallas, NE, TB.
If it was real money, the only one I’d put money on is KC.
Lookout for the Dolphins. Tannehill is better than most people realize, he’s just been snakebit with injuries. If he can stay on the field they just may unseat the Pats(finally).
I say this as a Chiefs fan.
The Pats time has come, I think. They’ve played possum before, but I think this might be the season they look mortal again. I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if Brady retired after this season ends.
Pats, consistently, look like a completely different team week 10 vs. week 2. Way too early to call them done-for.
Brady is still playing at a high level, he just hasn’t had his targets (or D) yet. We’ll see.
It will happen, just not yet.
e.g., just last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hYFmW18oNA
KC blows out NE week one, everyone calls them done. Solid win vs. the Saints. Squeak by the Texans. Lose to the Panthers.
They end up in the Super Bowl, again (and one of the more entertaining ones, even if they lost).
True. They do always manage to come back.
They do it every damn year. Its not random chance. Here’s what they did last year.
I’m not writing them off quite yet, just saying that of all the AFC East teams they seem to have the most balance amongst the rest of the division. To be honest it wouldn’t surprise me to see Josh Gordon put up nearly one hundred yards a game with the Pats while the team breezes through to the division title yet again.
If I were of a more conspiratorial mindset I’d swear the other teams owners have had some horrible dirt dug up on them by the Kraft family.
Nearly twenty years and not one of them ever got their shit together enough to take the division? Not once?!
*quick Google check*
Well, fuck me. I guess they’ve only won fifteen of seventeen or something. It all blurs together after awhile. Pat’s advance, Chiefs choke. Rinse, repeat.
*Pats
Fuck you, autocorrect.
I hope Chiefs D will show up. *grump*
They need to in order to beat the spread, but I sure they win.
Doesn’t look like Eric Berry will be back yet.
I predict he won’t be back for the rest of the season.
Ah, yes. I remember. I think I predicted about six games or so. His ‘heel’ is fucked, long term. Andy is probably just hoping to get him back by December for a playoff run. After that, who knows.
No FL teams last week, 3 FL teams this week. Glad you came around, comrade.
Niznayu, chelovek. It helps that they’re playing well.
Wait, football started?
Shit, now SP is going to want that bedspread.
And I thought you were the freak
Who wouldn’t wanted bedding that describes what’s happening there?
Houston’s D line will anialate the Gmen’s Ol.
Houston -3 for $200
Dallas defence will keep Wilson on his heels.
Dallas +3 for $100
Wrap for $50 @ 2.5 to 1
Ice down some beer and fire up the pellet grill and I can forget all about work and politics for an afternoon.
You’re invited to come over so I can pay off immediately after the last game. I don’t play double up to catch up on Monday.
My beloved peice of shit Browns would be 2-0 with competent kicking. Now that they’ve gotten a new kicker, therefore, they’re guaranteed to go 14-1-1. It’s science, you ignorant peasant racist morons.
It’s semi-true. The Browns have been looking like a real football team this year. Still, they find a way to lose (or tie). Their new kicker may help, however.
THEY. TRADED. A. GIFTED. BUT. TROUBLED. WIDE. RECEIVER. TO. NEW. ENGLAND. PERIOD. FULL. STOP.
They should have traded kickers with Minnesoda.
A real football team wouldn’t put the team name in giant letters on their PANTS.
Real football teams play in shorts.
Somebody brought up some stat recently re: teams that have lost games by a score or less, over the last 15 seasons. Most games lost by one score? The Browns.
That’s just brutal.
(team with most wins by one score? The Pats)
Taylor got injured at the end of the first half. Baker is in and did okay.
HOLY FUCKING DICKJESUS WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCK ART MODEL WOOOOOOOOOO
So, just to be clear, are you happy with the result of the game?
🙂
Congrats. Hopefully the city doesn’t get burned down – that crowd looks like a post-Super Bowl win.
Looking forward to their 7-8-1 record 😉
Congrats! I’m unexpectedly happy they won.
holy shit – happy to be wrong. go browns!
especially since they beat the Jets.Fuck you, Jets ha ha ha ha
Been a busy week at work, so I haven’t had time to keep up with the Kavanaugh saga. I spent a little time this morning trying to steel man the arguments for what the Dems are doing. Usually I’ll run across an opinion that makes me say, “Oh, that’s a good point. I hadn’t thought of that.” Not in this case. It keeps getting dumber and dumber. Seriously, who is making a legitimate argument from the left this time. I’d love to read it?
Sorry man, Sadbeard is in charge of all arguments against Kavanaugh
Hmmm, I’ll accept even a Machiavellian defense or a beyond good and evil one.
What does “steel man” mean?
Opposite of a straw man. The strongest argument they have.
Its the opposite of a straw man. You take an argument made by someone you don’t agree with, and you put it forward in its most robust form, which the other person isn’t doing because they are 1) too stupid to do so or 2) don’t understand your worldview well enough to appeal your your ethics, aesthetics, or priorities.
In general, I read all the linked articles on SCOTUSblog roundup for he best of what’s being written on any particular topic from a wide variety of viewpoints (with an over representation of the progressive POV.) Based on what I’m seeing there this week, its pretty thin gruel.
But here’s the thing. They don’t have to convince me, you, or Johnny Six-pack Median Voter. They need to convince Flake, who, as a member of the stupid-party wing of the stupid-party, is too stupid to realize that he doesn’t have to be afraid of baseless accusations of misogynist any more. So he’s still playing from the old playbook that says “NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO: Don’t let the dems and Meet the Press call you a misogynist.”
So yeah, it sounds dumb, because it is, because it only has to fool one man who has demonstrated that he’s too dumb to do his job.
I agree that is the “why”. I’m taking about the case they’re making to the public.
I think Cincy gets taken down this week.
ATL stomps NO.
Houston’s QB is gonna be better soon. NYG’s is not. I think Hou gets a little right this week.
LAC vs. LAR is coin toss. I pick R.
Not sure KC def can hold the spread.
Otherwise spot on.
All your other picks I can see (they were tossups to me), but I have to disagree with this one. Bet a case of beer if you want.
Regardless of who wins the Melb/WCE game, that’s who I’ll be pulling for in the GF. FWIW, Melb/WCE is pretty close to even money:
https://www.oddschecker.com/australian-rules/afl/west-coast-v-melbourne/winner
I have no idea how to read betting odds. How bad does it look for the Pies?
I have trouble with them too but it looks like 2-1 against. But, looking at it another way, a $1 bet pay $3.15 if they win. Richmond is only paying $1.38. From other sources, looks like Richmond are about 16.5 faves which isn’t overwhelming but is solid.
Rats.
Yeah, the Demons are a little under 1-1. The Pies are about 2-1. (don’t be disheartened, Rhy – you know a lot of teams have overcome greater odds). Frankly, though, if the Dees can get their offense going at its top, I’d like them against the Eagles.
Raven, are you still in Oz? I’ll send you $10 to put on the Demons if so.
Nope, sorry. I’d do it for free if I were. Haven’t been back for about 3.5 years.
Thx anyway, mate. One of the (few) thing I hate about the US is the idiotic prohibition against sports gambling. I was in the UK for the 2002 World Cup, which was fun. I won $400 by betting on Brazil in the finals.
BUF – take the points
No chance. Bloodbath.
Cle
Phi
Jax
Car
Atl
Bal
Hou
Mia
GB
Min
SF +10
Rams
Chi
Sea
NE
Pit (Fitzmagic wears off)
“Houston’s QB is gonna be better soon”
He had over 300 yards last week. He did, however, have an epic brain fart at the end of the game.