Week 9 NFL Picks

            So sad news here at No Credentials…we’re down a prognosticator. Friend of the blog Ethan Hedrick has retired from making picks for the 2013 season (EDITORS NOTE: Actually, he was “distracted” by other events, and neglected to submit them). The good news is he’s alive, and we here at No Credentials are still here to offer up bad football picks.  

2-5 Atlanta Falcons @ 4-3 Carolina Panthers (-8)

            This is a game the Panthers need to solidify their wild card contention in the NFC.

PANTHERS (-8) over Falcons

1-6 Minnesota Vikings @ 4-4 Dallas Cowboys (-10.5)

            Dallas has been an every other week sort of team this year. Minnesota is a good club to catch when you’re trying to continue that trend.

COWBOYS (-10.5) over Vikings

6-1 New Orleans Saints (-7) @ 4-4 New York Jets

            The Ryan brothers have cooked up solid defensive game plans for the Saints in the past (that was a big part of the reason Rob Ryan was hired by Sean Payton). I think Rex figures out a way to keep this close.

JETS (+7) over Saints

3-4 Tennessee Titans (-3) @ 3-5 St. Louis Rams

            Improbably, Jake Locker has returned just in time before the Titans fell out of playoff contention.

Titans (-3) over RAMS

 

8-0 Kansas City Chiefs (-4) @ 3-5 Buffalo Bills

            There won’t be a ton of points here. Think 17-7 or something.

Chiefs (-4) over BILLS

4-3 San Diego Chargers (-1) @ 2-5 Washington Redskins

            San Diego could build itself a solid lead for the last wildcard spot in the AFC with a win and a couple other things happening around the conference.
       
Chargers (-1) over REDSKINS

3-5 Philadelphia Eagles @ 3-4 Oakland Raiders (-3)

            Nick “Pizza Man” Foles returns, and we predict that the two game funk for Chip Kelly’s offense will come to an end.

Eagles (+3) over RAIDERS

0-7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ 7-1 Seattle Seahawks (-16)

            Seattle will win, but it’s hard to cover a 16-point spread when you can’t block anybody.

Buccaneers (+16) over SEAHAWKS

 

3-4 Baltimore Ravens (-2.5) @ 3-5 Cleveland Browns

            This just feels like a game that the Ravens will figure out by the end of the fourth quarter.

Ravens (-2.5) over BROWNS

2-5 Pittsburgh Steelers @ 6-2 New England Patriots (-7)

            Will bet on Tom Brady’s history of typically dominating the Steelers.

PATRIOTS (-7) over Steelers

5-2 Indianapolis Colts (-3) @ 2-5 Houston Texans

            Andrew Luck and company would be wise to put their foot on the throats of a division opponent.

Colts (-3) over TEXANS

 

4-3 Chicago Bears @ 5-2 Green Bay Packers (-11)

            At first glance this spread looks really high, but then you have to remember that Chicago’s defense can’t stop anyone.

PACKERS (-11) over Bears

 

Last Week = 9-4

Season = 60-56-3
Thursday = 0-1 (who gets sacked for a safety in overtime? Redheaded QBs)