Friday, November 05, 2004
WEEK 9 PICK ME UP
It's November.
It's finally cold here.
Thank God.
Last week, I was 10-4. My upset of the week, Houston, came through. Thanks, David Carr and crew. Unfortunately, Baltimore didn't come through as my lock of the week. Terrell Owens better watch out. (More on this later)
So here we go, my Week 9 picks. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
WEEK 9
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
EARLY GAMES
New York Jets at Buffalo
(UPSET OF THE WEEK. Short week for the Jets, and I think Willis McGahee is going to have a big game.)
Oakland at Carolina
(TUI! TUI! TUI!)
Dallas at Cincinnati (FOX, televised in Arkansas)
(Carson Palmer will torch the Cowboys secondary)
Washington at Detroit
(So much for that "if the Redskins lose, the incumbent loses" theory)
Arizona at Miami
(They're charging full-price admission for this game?)
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
(Ben Roethlisberger, legend in the making)
Kansas City at Tampa Bay (CBS, televised in Arkansas)
(The Chiefs are back. Look out.)
LATE GAMES
Chicago at New York Giants
(Will Tiki Barber finally fumble this weekend?)
New Orleans at San Diego
(This just seems like a trap game for the Chargers)
Seattle at San Francisco
(Is there another shutout in the making?)
Houston at Denver
(Jake Plummer is not a good quarterback. David Carr is.)
New England at St. Louis (CBS, televised in Arkansas)
(LOCK OF THE WEEK. Everybody wants to pick the Rams, but I'm not.)
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Cleveland at Baltimore
(Jamal Lewis is back for the Ravens)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Minnesota at Indianapolis
(Points, points, and more points. But the Vikings need Randy Moss in a bad way.)
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As for the "more on Terrell Owens situation", check out this gem from Bill Simmons' Page 2 column today:
RAVENS (-6) over Browns
I'm just throwing it out there: Let's say Ray Lewis had Terrell Owens killed at some point in the next four months. Like a Biggie-Tupac thing. (I know it won't happen - let's just pretend it does.) Would that be the biggest sports story of all-time? Bigger than Magic getting HIV, or OJ's wife being murdered? I had this argument with a buddy this week ... I say yes. It's a good argument though.
This is why I love reading Simmons' work. He's money. And he knows it.
Enjoy the games this weekend.
It's finally cold here.
Thank God.
Last week, I was 10-4. My upset of the week, Houston, came through. Thanks, David Carr and crew. Unfortunately, Baltimore didn't come through as my lock of the week. Terrell Owens better watch out. (More on this later)
So here we go, my Week 9 picks. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!
WEEK 9
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
EARLY GAMES
New York Jets at Buffalo
(UPSET OF THE WEEK. Short week for the Jets, and I think Willis McGahee is going to have a big game.)
Oakland at Carolina
(TUI! TUI! TUI!)
Dallas at Cincinnati (FOX, televised in Arkansas)
(Carson Palmer will torch the Cowboys secondary)
Washington at Detroit
(So much for that "if the Redskins lose, the incumbent loses" theory)
Arizona at Miami
(They're charging full-price admission for this game?)
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
(Ben Roethlisberger, legend in the making)
Kansas City at Tampa Bay (CBS, televised in Arkansas)
(The Chiefs are back. Look out.)
LATE GAMES
Chicago at New York Giants
(Will Tiki Barber finally fumble this weekend?)
New Orleans at San Diego
(This just seems like a trap game for the Chargers)
Seattle at San Francisco
(Is there another shutout in the making?)
Houston at Denver
(Jake Plummer is not a good quarterback. David Carr is.)
New England at St. Louis (CBS, televised in Arkansas)
(LOCK OF THE WEEK. Everybody wants to pick the Rams, but I'm not.)
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Cleveland at Baltimore
(Jamal Lewis is back for the Ravens)
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Minnesota at Indianapolis
(Points, points, and more points. But the Vikings need Randy Moss in a bad way.)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
As for the "more on Terrell Owens situation", check out this gem from Bill Simmons' Page 2 column today:
RAVENS (-6) over Browns
I'm just throwing it out there: Let's say Ray Lewis had Terrell Owens killed at some point in the next four months. Like a Biggie-Tupac thing. (I know it won't happen - let's just pretend it does.) Would that be the biggest sports story of all-time? Bigger than Magic getting HIV, or OJ's wife being murdered? I had this argument with a buddy this week ... I say yes. It's a good argument though.
This is why I love reading Simmons' work. He's money. And he knows it.
Enjoy the games this weekend.
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