10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (12/27-12/29)

10. Bruins Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg Diagnosed With Torn ACL
            Seidenberg has been one of the unsung heroes of Boston’s Cup-contending teams over the past few years, and will be sorely missed on the blue-line.

9. Andrew Bynum Suspended By Cavaliers

            Bynum showed flashes of his former self in spurts this year, and has one of the friendlier contracts in the NBA. Don’t be shocked if a contender picks him up before the trade deadline.

8. Ronda Rousey Busts Out the Patented Arm Bar Again

            No Credentials hit a new gambling low Saturday night and actually lost money wagering on Miesha Tate.

7. Yaisel Puig Pulled Over Doing 110 MPH
            One wonders if Puig tried to claim that he thought his speedometer was measuring his speed in kilometers.

6. Denver Obliterates More NFL Records

            Peyton Manning pushed the single season touchdown record to 55, while also breaking Drew Brees’ single-season passing yardage record by a single yard. Meanwhile, Denver became the first team in the history of THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE to score more than 600 points in a season. The previous two sentences won’t mean a thing if they choke again in January.

5. Sexy Rex Will Return to Jets’ Sideline in 2014
            We’ve taken quite a few shots at the Jets over the past few seasons, but when you step back and look at their 2013 campaign, it really is amazing that Rex Ryan was able to coach this team to eight wins this year. He earned another season.

4. Anderson Silva Breaks His Leg, Chris Weidman Defends Title

            In what was one of the more gruesome UFC injuries in recent memory, we likely have seen the last of Anderson Silva.

3. San Diego Rallies to Make Postseason

            After being given a golden oppurtunity with Baltimore and Miami losing earlier in the day, San Diego almost lost to Kansas City’s backup team. We don’t like their chances in round 1 at Cincinnati.
         
2. Kyle Orton Does Best Tony Romo Impersonation
            Naturally, a late interception spelled doom for the Dallas Cowboys. Apparently it doesn’t matter who’s under center.

1. Aaron Rodgers Returns, Leads to Packers to NFC North Title

            Rodgers had to shake off a ton of rust, but made one of the most dramatic plays of the season with his 4^th and 9, 48-yard touchdown pass to Randall Cobb.

Week 17 NFL Picks

    Week 17 is more about what a team is playing for as opposed to it's talent level. Here's our analysis that will invariably prove to be incorrect.

Panthers (-6.5) over FALCONS
            Carolina needs a win to lock up a #2 seed, and Atlanta needs a loss to secure a top-5 draft pick.

TITANS (-7) over Texans

            For nothing else, Tennessee has played hard all year. Houston needs to lose to clinch the first pick in THE 2014 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DRAFT.

STEELERS (-7) over Browns

            Cleveland is another club that needs to lose to lock up a top-5 pick (along with the Colts’ first round pick, which will more than likely be in the early twenties), and Pittsburgh has a remote shot at making the playoffs if three other teams lose.

GIANTS (-3.5) over Redskins

            Washington is the only horrendous team that actually will want to win (their first round pick is going to St. Louis as the final piece of the RGIII trade, which currently would be the second overall pick in the draft), but unfortunately for them they will be too inept to do it.

Ravens (+6.5) over BENGALS

            Baltimore is in the driver’s seat for the sixth seed, but will need a strong effort to beat a Bengals squad looking to grab the third spot.

Jaguars (+11) over COLTS

            Indianapolis has played up or down to their competition all year, and Gus Bradley’s Jaguars have played solid football the last half of the season.

DOLPHINS (-5.5) over Jets

            It will only be fitting that Rex Ryan’s final game as Jets’ Head Coach will be a humiliating defeat.

VIKINGS (-2.5) over Lions

            The Grim Reaper might be standing behind Jim Schwarz on the sidelines for the entire game.

Packers (-3) over BEARS

            “GOOD GOD, THAT’S AARON RODGERS MUSIC!!! DISCOUNT DOUBLE CHECK!”

PATRIOTS (-9) over Bills

            Remember when Buffalo almost beat the Patriots in Week 1? Me neither, I had to look it up.

SAINTS (-13) over Buccaneers

            New Orleans has to go all out to secure a playoff spot. If they lose and Arizona defeats the 49ers, the Saints are out of the playoffs.

Broncos (-12.5) over RAIDERS

            There are some funky news reports floating out of Oakland in regards to Terrelle Pryor, which isn’t a good thing when you’re facing a team that needs to win to lock up the top seed in the AFC.

CARDINALS (+1) over 49ers

            No Credentials conspiracy theory in regards to Seattle throwing the game against Arizona last week came to fruition, so here’s another conspiracy regarding the Cardinals. San Francisco already has a playoff spot secured. It’s unlikely that Seattle loses to St. Louis, so they are staring at either a #5 seed. In a vacuum, would you rather play the Philadelphia Eagles or the Green Bay Packers? If San Francisco loses, they’ll end up at the sixth seed if New Orleans wins. If San Francisco loses and Tampa Bay wins, then the Saints are eliminated from playoff contention. Unless St. Louis was miraculously able to win in Seattle, there’s no reason San Francisco should try in this game.

Chiefs (+9.5) over CHARGERS

            It’s assumed that Kansas City won’t try that hard (they are locked in as the #5 seed), but San Diego won’t have anything to play for if either Baltimore or Miami wins earlier in the day.

SEAHAWKS (-11.5) over Rams

            I smell a 24-0 shutout.

Eagles (-7) over COWBOYS

            Hopefully, Tony Romo’s absence won’t give Jason Garrett a free pass after Philadelphia destroys them Sunday night.

Week 16 = 7-9
Season = 116-115-9

10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (12/20-12/22)

10. Nets Lose Robin Lopez For the Year
            Most of Brooklyn’s troubles this year could be traced to time missed by both Deron Williams and Lopez, and now they’ll be without their elite 7-footer for the season. They’ll scratch their way into the playoffs (mostly because they are one of two teams in the Titanic Division that actually want to make it to the postseason), but you could kiss any slim championship hopes they had good-bye. The only move on paper that makes sense would be a trade package built around Paul Pierce for Pau Gasol.

9. Texas Rangers Ink Shin-Soo Choo to $130 Million Deal

            For all of the large MLB contracts No Credentials has mocked over the years, this one takes the cake. It will be a joy to watch Texas pay a 38-year old Choo $18.5 million to muff fly balls.

8. Colorado State Stuns Washington State in “Flax Seed Bowl”

            That’s our first installment of “Meaningless College Bowl Game of the Week”, sponsored by SPAM.

7. Giants Eliminate Detroit From Playoff Contention
            Detroit supporters can only hope this result leads to the end of the Jim Schwarz era.

6. Charlotte Unveils New Hornets Logo

            Unfortunately for Charlotte fans, they were unable to unveil a new owner at the same time.

5. Thunder Dominate San Antonio          
            Oklahoma City has been the least talked about elite team in the league, but their impressive win in the Spurs building reestablishes them as the top team in the Western Conference.

4. New England Demoralizes Baltimore

            This was a particularly perplexing performance by Baltimore, as they could’ve wrapped up a playoff berth with a win. Joe Flacco never looked comfortable playing with a knee brace for the first time this season.

3. Peyton Manning Throws 51^st Touchdown Pass

            Manning will have a fair chance at eclipsing the single season yardage mark next week against the Raiders, as Denver will have to play their starters to secure the top seed in the AFC.
         
2. Dallas Sets Up Third Straight Week 17 NFC East Showdown
            In typical Cardiac Cowboys fashion no less. It would’ve been a mercy killing for Washington to eliminate Dallas Sunday, but the world gets to view the agony of defeat again when a Romo-less Cowboys lose yet another “win or go home” Week 17 game.

1. Panthers Rally, Take Control of NFC South

            Either Carolina has mastered the art of climate control, or they were extremely lucky to get the weather conditions they had for their epic showdown with the Saints. Carolina sows up a second seed with a win next week.

Week 16 NFL Picks

AFC #7 Miami Dolphins @ AFC #12 Buffalo Bills
            There’s too much on the line for Miami to blow a game against a team quarterbacked by Thad Lewis.

Dolphins (-3) over BILLS

 

NFC #5 Carolina Panthers @ NFC #2 New Orleans Saints

            The dramatic difference between that Saints’ play on the road versus their performance at home is too big to ignore. Despite beating Carolina by three scores just two weeks ago, we think Carolina takes control of the NFC South.

PANTHERS (-3.5) over Saints

 

NFC #10 Dallas Cowboys @ NFC #16 Washington Redskins

            It’s fate that Dallas enters the last week with a season with a chance to either win the NFC East or finish 8-8, so it only makes sense that they beat up a hapless Redskins squad.

Cowboys (-3) over REDSKINS

 

NFC #15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ NFC #11 St. Louis Rams

            In terms of games between bad teams, this is about as good as it gets. We’ll see if the Rams are too pleased with themselves after dominating the Saints last week.

RAMS (-4.5) over Buccaneers

 

AFC #15 Cleveland Browns @ AFC #10 New York Jets

            New York is well on its way to clinching the title of “worst 7-9 NFL team in the history of man”.

JETS (-2) over Browns
 

AFC #5 Kansas City Chiefs @ AFC #4 Indianapolis Colts

            Kansas City still has a shot at the #1 seed if they win out, and Indianapolis has virtually nothing to play for in terms of playoff seeding.

CHIEFS (-7) over Colts

 

NFC #13 Minnesota Vikings @ AFC #3 Cincinnati Bengals

            Andy Dalton and company squandered a chance to grab the #2 spot last week, but if they take care of business and Baltimore does the same against New England, they could get redemption this week.

BENGALS (-8) over Vikings

 

AFC #1 Denver Broncos @ AFC #16 Houston Texans

            Houston gave New England a game effort a few weeks ago, and Denver looked ordinary without Wes Welker on the field against the Chargers.

TEXANS (+10.5) over Broncos

 

AFC #11 Tennessee Titans @ AFC #14 Jacksonville Jaguars

            Probably the least appealing game on the weekend slate, although if your desperate for runningback help in fantasy, Jacksonville’s Jordan Todman is a good place to start.

JAGUARS (-4.5) over Titans

 

NFC #7 Arizona Cardinals @ NFC #1 Seattle Seahawks

            It would make some sense for Seattle, who virtually has the top seed in the conference locked up, to throw this game to put pressure on division rival San Francisco. Just saying.

Cardinals (+10.5) over SEAHAWKS

 

NFC #12 New York Giants @ NFC #9 Detroit Lions

            Other than Dallas, no team is more desperate for a coaching change than the Detroit Lions. Jon Gruden could have Detroit playing in the conference championship game.

Giants (+9.5) over LIONS

 

AFC #13 Oakland Raiders @ AFC #8 San Diego Chargers

            If Miami beats Buffalo, San Diego will already be eliminated from playoff contention before their game kicks off.

Raiders (+10) over CHARGERS

 

AFC #9 Pittsburgh Steelers @ NFC #8 Green Bay Packers

            Matt Flynn keeps Green Bay alive, setting up a NFC North showdown against the Bears in Week 17.

PACKERS (-2.5) over Steelers

AFC #2 New England Patriots @ AFC #6 Baltimore Ravens

            Justin Tucker had the pleasure of putting one of No Credential’s fantasy teams into a championship game last Monday (we won by two, thanks to this), and I think it’s fitting that Baltimore is only favored by two in this game. Tucker boots a field goal to win the game.

RAVENS (-2) over Patriots

 

NFC #6 Chicago Bears @ NFC #5 Philadelphia Eagles

            One of the stranger Sunday night games you’ll ever see for gambling purposes, as depending on how the day games shake out, there’s a good chance neither team will really need to win the game.

Bears (+3) over EAGLES

NFC #14 Atlanta Falcons @ NFC #6 San Francisco 49ers

            San Francisco can sow up a playoff spot with a win over the hapless Falcons.
 
49ERS (-13) over Falcons


Last Week = 5-10-1
Season = 109-106-9

10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (12/13-12/15)

10. Georges St. Pierre Takes a Break
            St. Pierre is reportedly stepping away in an effort to get out of the spotlight. He’ll be missed.

9. Mack Brown Steps Down

            Brown will always have the 2005-06 National Championship to hang his hat on, even if his last four years in Austin were mediocre at best.

8. Seahawks Dominate Giants

            There was nothing particularly noteworthy about this game, but at least the Giants are eliminated from postseason contention. That’s the only thing Cowboys and Patriots fans can agree on.

7. Redskins Go For Two, Lose
            The result wasn’t there, but in a vacuum the decision to go for two after a long touchdown drive isn’t a terrible one. Kudos to the Redskins for making a bold choice in the middle of a disastrous season.

6. North Carolina Defends Home Court Against Kentucky

            North Carolina has been a tricky team to forecast so far, but wins over Michigan State, Louisville, and now Kentucky are very impressive.

5. Jameis Winston Takes Home the Heisman Trophy
            I’m a little surprised that Winston dominated the field so much in spite of his rape charge that was dropped, but there really wasn’t another viable candidate.        

4. Rams “Stun” Saints

            We put “stun” in quotations because No Credentials correctly predicted how this game would play out during our picks column. That doesn’t happen often, so we’ll pat ourselves on the back.

3. Jamaal Charles Scores 5 TDs

            Congratulations to any one who had the pleasure in starting him in the semi-finals of fantasy football leagues this week.
         
2. Dolphins Knock Off Patriots
            Miami took another step towards the sixth seed in the AFC, and New England squandered an oppurtunity to take control of the top spot in the conference. At least Cincinnati got beat up by Pittsburgh so the Pats still have a grip on the two spot.

1. Cowboys Throw Themselves Into Oblivion, Blow 23-Point Lead Against Packers

            I was ready to write an extended rant about how Tony Romo never should’ve been in position to throw the two interceptions he did late in yesterday’s epic choke, but Grantland’s Bill Barnwell covered every point I would’ve wanted to make. This is the worst Cowboys defense I’ve ever seen.

Week 15 NFL Picks

3-10 Washington Redskins @ 3-10 Atlanta Falcons (-7)
            There are very few football teams on Earth that the Falcons should be favored by a touchdown against. Washington is one of them.

FALCONS (-7) over Redskins

 

9-4 San Francisco 49ers (-6) @ 4-9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

            Coming off their hard fought division win over Seattle, San Francisco will have a hard time winning by more than a field goal in Tampa.

BUCCANEERS (+6) over 49ers

 

11-2 Seattle Seahawks (-7) @ 5-8 New York Giants

            Playing a pissed off Seaderrall Seahawks team is not an ideal scenario for the sorry Giants.

Seahawks (-7) over GIANTS

     

7-6 Chicago Bears (-1) @ 4-9 Cleveland Browns
            Jay Cutler’s play will have nothing to do with the Browns winning on Sunday, but that’s what everyone will be talking about Monday.

BROWNS (+1) over Bears

 

2-11 Houston Texans @ 8-5 Indianapolis Colts (-6)

            Indianapolis isn’t setting the world on fire, but Houston has no incentive to win, and Coach Wade is heavily involved.

COLTS (-6) over Texans

 

4-9 Buffalo Bills (-1.5) @ 4-9 Jacksonville Jaguars

            Hard to believe we’re saying this, but there’s no way that Buffalo should be favored in this game.

JAGUARS (+1.5) over Bills

 

10-3 New England Patriots (-1) @ 7-6 Miami Dolphins

            We’ve been preparing to pick Miami in this game all week, but Denver hung a pretty big carrot in front of the Patriots by losing last night.

Patriots (-1) over DOLPHINS

 

8-5 Philadelphia Eagles (-6) @ 3-9-1 Minnesota Vikings

            Rumor has it that Minnesota might start Chuck Foreman at runningback this week, which would be cool if it was the 1970s.

Eagles (-6) over VIKINGS

6-7 New York Jets @ 9-4 Carolina Panthers

            Carolina will lay the smack down.

PANTHERS (-11.5) over Jets

10-3 Kansas City Chiefs (-6) @ 4-9 Oakland Raiders

            Kansas City also got some added motivation with Denver’s loss to San Diego, as if they win out they’ll have a shot at the division.

Chiefs (-6) over RAIDERS

 

8-5 Arizona Cardinals (-3) @ 5-8 Tennessee Titans

            Arizona’s defense is one of the more underrated units in THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

Cardinals (-3) over TITANS

10-3 New Orleans Saints (-6.5) @ 5-8 St. Louis Rams

            I have visions of Chris Long and Robert Quinn harassing Drew Brees all day before the Saints rally to kick a game-winning field goal.

RAMS (+6.5) over Saints

 

6-6-1 Green Bay Packers @ 7-6 Dallas Cowboys (-7)

            Dallas used their mulligan game last week. They can’t fall behind by more than a game to the Eagles.

COWBOYS (-7) over Packers

9-4 Cincinnati Bengals (-2.5) @ 5-8 Pittsburgh Steelers

            I wish I could wait on making this pick until after the Patriots game, because if the Pats lose, Cincinnati would be able to put itself in position for the #2 seed in the AFC.

Bengals (-2.5) over STEELERS

7-6 Baltimore Ravens @ 7-6 Detroit Lions (-6)

            Not comfortable laying six points on the back of Jim Schwarz in a coaching battle against John Harbaugh.

Ravens (+6) over LIONS

Last Week = 10-6

Season = 103-96-8
Thursday = 0-1

10 Awesome Things That Happened This Weekend (12/6-12/8)

10. United States Draws the Group of Death for 2014 World Cup
            American futbol fans are going to have to adopt another team if they want to follow a club beyond group play next year. The Americans will be lucky to win a game.

9. Rudy Gay Shipped to Sacramento

            It takes a franchise as dysfunctional as Sacramento to take on a $20 million a year player shooting 39% from the field, and that’s exactly what Toronto found. All they need is a favorable lottery spot to build the team around Canadian Andrew Wiggins.

8. Matt Prater Boots a 64-Yard Field Goal

            This is notable because no man in the history of THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE had ever successfully converted an attempt this long. We’ll put an asterisk next to it because it happened 5,000 feet above sea level.

7. Colorado Stuns Andrew Wiggins, Kansas
            Long-term, a little adversity for this year’s sensational freshmen class isn’t a bad thing.

6. Robinson Cano Inks $240 Million Deal With Seattle

            In a vacuum, giving a contract of this size too a 31-year old second baseman isn’t that bright. However, when you’re looking to make a splash and let the baseball world know that you mean business, landing a player of Cano’s stature is the right thing to do.

5. Michigan State Upsets Ohio State
4. Auburn Outguns Missouri
            It wouldn’t of been entirely fair if the team from (by far) the country’s hardest conference was shut out of the national championship game by two teams who faced a far inferior slate, but justice was served when the Spartans knocked off the Buckeyes.

3. Kobe Returns

            Sure he almost had more turnovers than points, but it’s great to see the Black Mamba back on the court.
       
2. 49ers Make a Statement Against Seattle
            This game doesn’t change the fact that Seattle is the Super Bowl favorite, but at least the 49ers know they are capable of knocking them off.

1. Patriots Grab Victory From Jaws of Defeat

            It made virtually no sense that Cleveland was trying to win the game (with the moves they’ve made this season, sucking as much as possible to secure as much value from the draft is the way to go), so I guess Tom Brady tossing two touchdowns in the final minute make sense. Unfortunately for Patriots fans, their Super Bowl hopes are likely on ice after Rob Gronkowski shredded a couple of knee ligaments.

NFL Power Rankings and Week 14 NFL Picks

     Our picks last week weren't that great, so we took a solid hour or so to rank every NFL team in an effort to recalibrate for the stretch run. Below the rankings will be our picks.

Rank	Team	Record	PT Diff.	Outlook
1	Seahawks	11-1, 1st in NFC West	+154	With their offensive line back at full power, Seattle is dominant again.
2	Broncos	10-2, 1st in AFC West	+147	Still being pushed by New England, which in the long term will be a positve.
3	Saints	9-3, 1st in NFC South	+82	Won't hold their blowout loss in Seattle against them.
4	Panthers	9-3, 2nd in NFC South	+128	Their defense is talented enough to duplicae the Seahawks game plan against New Orleans.
5	Patriots	9-3, 1st in AFC East	+61	Hard to believe their leaky run defense won't be their undoing in January.
6	49ers	8-4, 2nd in NFC West	+100	Looked like themselves with Crabtree back, but too far out to run down Seattle in the NFC West.
7	Bengals	8-4, 1st in AFC North	+76	If they win out and New England loses a game, Cincinatti will have a first round bye.
8	Chiefs	9-3, 2nd in AFC West	+84	As overvalued as Kansas City was when they were undefeated, they are underrated now.
9	Lions	7-5, 1st in NFC North	+39	Have taken full advantage of their division rivals' injury woes.
10	Cowboys	7-5, 1st in NFC East	+26	Sean Lee will be back, which will stabilize the defense (relatively speaking).
11	Eagles	7-5, 2nd in NFC East	+19	Nick Foles is the real deal, but their defense will eventually undermine them.
12	Cardinals	7-5, 3rd in NFC West	+28	Quietly were one of the best teams in the third semester of the regular season.
13	Colts	8-4, 1st in AFC South	+11	They'll win the AFC South by default, but they won't be favorites against K.C. in Round 1.
14	Ravens	6-6, 2nd in AFC North	+14	Miracously, the defending Super Bowl champs have rallied to take pole position for the 6th seed.
15	Dolphins	6-6, 2nd in AFC East	+4	Sunday's match against Pittsburgh is an elimination game.
16	Bears	6-6, 2nd in NFC North	-9	Josh McCown has done everything he can to keep the Bears afloat while Cutler has been out.
17	Steelers	5-7, 3rd in AFC North	-15	Big Ben needs to run the table for Pittsburgh to have a chance to make the postseason.
18	Rams	5-7, 4th in NFC West	+1	Tons of reason for optimism based on what the Rams will get in next year's draft.
19	Chargers	5-7, 3rd in AFC West	+2	Another team that needs to run the table, but they get Denver and Kansas City in December.
20	Packers	5-6-1, 3rd in NFC North	-11	We're one more loss away from Aaron Rodgers getting shut down for the year.
21	Titans	5-7, 2nd in AFC South	-3	Too much Ryan Fitzpatrick involved for Tennessee to net the 6th seed.
22	Bills	4-8, 4th in AFC East	-40	A bad loss in their "home" game in Toronto has Buffalo looking ahead to 2014.
23	Giants	5-7, 3rd in NFC East	-60	At least they've made a respectable effort after their disastorous start.
24	Buccaneers	3-9, 3rd in NFC South	-68	Advanced metrics did say that Tampa was the best 0-8 team in NFL history.
25	Raiders	4-8, 4th in AFC West	-63	Can't figure out why this team is trying, but good for them.
26	Falcons	3-9, 4th in NFC South	-79	For nothing else, at least Roddy White didn't look washed up last week.
27	Vikings	3-8-1, 4th in NFC North	-77	Is it too early to preorder a Matt Schaub 2014 Vikings jersey?
28	Jaguars	4-9, 3rd in AFC South	-171	The Jags actually outscored opponents by a touchdown over the last five games.
29	Browns	4-8, 4th in AFC North	-66	Josh Gordon is my favorite fantasy football player of all time.
30	Jets	5-7, 3rd in AFC East	-121	I don't see the Jets winning the rest of the season.
31	Redskins	3-9, 4th in NFC East	-93	St. Louis will have a lot of fun with the second overall pick next year.
32	Texans	2-11, 4th in AFC South	-100	This year is a disaster, put Houston will turn it around fast with the #1 overall pick.

Chiefs (-3.5) over REDSKINS

           Washington is a good team to play when you’re trying to get back on track.

Vikings (+7) over RAVENS

            A.P. keeps this close.

PATRIOTS (-12.5) over Browns

            Cleveland has entered full-on tank mode in an effort to secure a top-5 pick.

Raiders (+2.5) over JETS
            New York’s offense has the least talent of any unit in THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

BENGALS (-6.5) over Colts

            Cincinnati virtually locks up at least a #3 seed (meaning no Kansas City in round 1) with a win.

EAGLES (-3) over Lions

            I think I’m 2-11 picking Eagles’ games this year.

Dolphins (+3.5) over STEELERS

            The extra half point is huge.

BUCCANEERS (-3) over Bills

            Tampa Bay wishes the regular season started in November.

PACKERS (-3.5) over Falcons

            Green Bay has to win eventually without Aaron Rodgers…right?

BRONCOS (-13) over Titans

            R.I.P. the 2013 Tennessee Titans, whose season died when Jake Locker hit I.R.

CARDINALS (-6) over Rams

            St. Louis is much scarier at home than on the road.

CHARGERS (-3.5) over Giants

            San Diego’s season is on life support.

49ERS (-2.5) over Seahawks

            This is the game that will get everyone excited about the 49ers.

Panthers (+3) over SAINTS

            Asking New Orleans to beat Carolina after getting beat on by Seattle six days earlier is a tall order.

Cowboys (-1) over BEARS

            Does Dallas have the discipline to take full advantage of Chicago’s shoddy run defense? We’ll find out.
 

Last Week = 5-10-1 (ouch!)

Season = 93-90-8
Thursday = 1-0