Chicago (-2.5) vs. Minnesota
Who would win in a fight, Charles Tillman or God? Trick
question. Charles Tillman is God. Da Bears will rebound this week against a
weak Vikings team. Adrian Peterson is having one of the best years of his still
early, yet injury hampered, career as he leads the NFL with 1446 rushing yards.
That is not good enough to win, apparently, seeing how he rushed for an unreal
210 yards last week and yet they only scored 14 points. Besides him, their best
offensive weapon was receiver Percy Harvin, but he was placed on IR with a
severely sprained ankle, and thus they have an offense that couldn’t score on
Notre Dame. Sure Christian Ponder has been hooking up with Kyle Rudolph, AND passing him the ball for 3 TDs over the last three games, but Ponder is
simply a bad QB. His 63.6 passer rating of the last 7 weeks is the worst of any
other qualifying QB. Jared Allen, the Vikings defensive motor, is hampered by
injury, and their defense is in the middle of the pack, ranking 14th in
both opponent passing and opponent rushing. At least they are consistent.
The Bears defense is still ranked second in the NFL in
points scored and although Tim Jennings (most picks in the NFL with 8) might
not play, they still have playmakers. Urlacher has been ruled out but, honestly,
that’s not the worst thing in the world. The guy can still lay the hammer, but
he has lost any quickness or agility. He reminds me an old, beaten down boxer
trying to stay in the ring. Lance Briggs is a little nicked but is consistent.
With Devin “My hands are feet” Hester and Earl Bennett both sidelined with
concussion, look for Cutler to make it rain with Brandon Marshall. Honestly,
this tandem does not need anyone else. They will score enough points to cover
the spread. Eventually, the Bush/Forte tandem will take off as well. Well,
hopefully.
Arizona Cardinals (+10.5) vs. Seattle Seahawks
Arizona is bad. Real Bad. Seattle is good. But not great.
Russell Wilson is getting extensive praise for his play as he should, but I would
have to say it’s because of Seattle’s record and because he is a rookie. I mean
Seattle’s passing game is 30th in the NFL averaging a weak 187.3
yards per game. The rushing game is solid as it ranks 7th in the
NFL, but it’s their defense that is the reason they are 7-5, not their offense.
They rank 5th in opponent passing and 12th in opponent
rushing. It’s an undeniable truth that this will be a low scoring affair and I
doubt either team could score enough points to create such a wide margin.
Arizona on the other hand has issues at QB as they have 3 bad QB’s in Skelton,
Lindley, and Kolb and an offense is straight offensive as they rank 27th in
passing and 30th in rushing.
Look for both offenses to struggle as the Cardinals are 3rd
in opponent passing . Like Stephen Jackson, I feel bad for Larry Fitzgerald.
Such wasted talent due to his surroundings. Who would win the battle between a
cardinal and a sea hawk? Probably a Seahawk, but who gives a fuck. This is
football, not bird wars.
New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans (o 51.5)
This is the best game of the weekend and is probably one of
the best games of the year thus far. I mean both teams are on fire. Let’s list
the big time playmakers on each team, shall we? Brady/ Schaub; Welker/A.
Johnson; Hernandez/ Daniels; Ridley/Foster. On defense, Watt/Wilfork;
Jackson/Talib; Quin/ McCourty; Dobbins/Mayo. The reason I did not pick the
spread is that while the Patriots have a better offense, the Texans have a
better defense (although their pass defense is getting a little sloppy). Get the
popcorn ready because this shit is going to get you crazy.
- Kyle
- Kyle
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