The Hail Mary - Week 9

Happy Halloween! There are some great games this weekend in the NFL which will make Sunday a perfect day to recover from all of the Halloween partying that will be done on Friday and Saturday.

Games That I Will Be Watching

Green Bay (4-3) at Tennessee (7-0)

A lot of people are calling this a let down game for the Titans after they pumped themselves up for the Colts on Monday night. They may suffer a letdown in the beginning but the home field mixed with them just being better than the Packers will keep them unbeaten.

Prediction: Tennessee 24, Green Bay 16

Dallas (5-3) at New York Giants (6-1)

I expect this to be an absolute demolition of the Cowboys by the Giants. Brad Johnson can't move and will be at the mercy of the Giants pass rush. The Cowboys can put in backup Brooks Bollinger and he may avoid the pass rush but he is a lousy QB and will make mistakes.

Prediction: New York Giants 28, Dallas 13

New England (5-2) at Indianapolis (3-4)

This game is not nearly as big as it has been the last 5 or 6 years. The Patriots starting QB for this one is Matt Cassell and the Colts find themselves under .500. The more desperate team will win.

Prediction: Indianapolis 24, New England 17

Pittsburgh (5-2) at Washington (6-2)

It is really surprising to me that so far every pundit has predicted a Redskins victory in this one. The point I keep hearing is the Steelers poor offensive line will cost them this game. I am guessing those people haven't actually watched the Redskins play this year. If they had they would know that the Skins can't generate a pass rush to save their lives, so the Steelers biggest weakness likely won't be a factor. I think the Steelers defense dominates this one.

Prediction: Pittsburgh 21, Washington 13

The Rest of Week 9

New York Jets (4-3) at Buffalo (5-2)

Brett Favre is playing like the Favre of 06' and the Bills are virtually unbeatable at home.

Prediction: Buffalo 27, New York Jets 19

Detroit (0-7) at Chicago (4-3)

This one will likely get ugly.

Prediction: Chicago 35, Detroit 10

Jacksonville (3-4) at Cincinnati (0-8)

TJ Houshmanzadeh aimed high and predicted 2 wins for the Bengals this year. Hahahhahahahah. How does Marvin Lewis still have a job?

Prediction: Jacksonville 31, Cincinnati 14

Baltimore (4-3) at Cleveland (3-4)

The Browns were overhyped but that win in Jacksonville was impressive and their season isn't lost yet.

Prediction: Cleveland 20, Baltimore 18

Tampa Bay (5-3) at Kansas City (1-6)

Tampa Bay lost a game to the Cowboys that they should have won. Kansas City lost a game to the Jets that they should have won. Chuckie, AKA John Gruden has to win on Halloween weekend.

Prediction: Tampa Bay 28, Kansas City 12

Arizona (4-3) at St. Louis (2-5)

Rams interim coach Jim Haslett has definitely made the Rams competitive but I think the Cardinals finally win a game away from the west coast.

Prediction: Arizona 35, St. Louis 24

Houston (3-4) at Minnesota (3-4)

Three straight wins have resuscitated the Texans hopes at a successful season. The Vikings need this one and more specifically their coach Brad Childress needs this one.

Prediction: Minnesota 19, Houston 16

Miami (3-4) at Denver (4-3)

The Dolphins are the sexy pick here but I think the home field advantage will carry the Broncos.

Prediction: Denver 31, Miami 26

Atlanta (4-3) at Oakland (2-5)

I'm calling the upset here, the Black Hole will envelope Falcons QB Matt Ryan.

Prediction: Oakland 20, Atlanta 19

Philadelphia (4-3) at Seattle (2-5)

Not too long ago Seattle was an almost impossible place to win. However, this Seahawks team has been decimated by injuries and even their 12th man can't carry them.

Prediction: Philadelphia 34, Seattle 17

Last Week: 9-5
Overall: 43-26

Cram Session - Week 10

Most of the country will be focused on the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville, FL between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs, or the battle of Texas between the #1 Texas Longhorns and the #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders. However, the biggest game of the weekend to me is what used to be the best rivalry in all of college football, Oklahoma/Nebraska.

Games That Matter to Me That May Not Matter To You

Nebraska (5-3, 2-2) at #4 Oklahoma (7-1, 3-1)

Sticking this game here rather than in the Top 25 because it seems that to most people this game doesn't matter anymore. Can't really fault anyone for that, Nebraska hasn't been a major program in 7 years and Oklahoma has dominated the rivalry as of late. In the 70's and 80's back when the Big 12 was the Big 8 these two played each other every year and almost every year an Orange Bowl berth was at stake. For the Cornhuskers this game will be a matter of pride and a victory could propel the program back to becoming big time again. For Oklahoma it is about survival and keeping alive their slim national title hopes. I think the Huskers will keep this closer than people think but will be unable to pull off the upset.

Prediction: Oklahoma 41, Nebraska 27

Pittsburgh (5-2) at Notre Dame (5-2)

Notre Dame avoided a letdown last week and crushed Washington while Pittsburgh waited a week longer than I expected and played themselves out of the Top 25. Notre Dame needs to win this game to again quiet the critics who say they have gotten off to a good start based on a subpar schedule. Notre Dame is undefeated at home this year and I believe that continues and hopefully finally vaults them into the Top 25.

Prediction: Notre Dame 34, Pittsburgh 28

Top 25

#1 Texas (8-0, 4-0) at #7 Texas Tech (8-0, 4-0)

Another week, another huge challenge for Texas. This time they have to go on the road and play one of their state rivals, the Red Raiders. More people are predicting Texas to finally fall but QB Colt McCoy get's the job done.

Prediction: Texas 44, Texas Tech 38

Arkansas State (4-3) at #2 Alabama (8-0)

Alabama get's a virtual bye week against Arkansas State.

Prediction: Alabama 30, Arkansas State 13

Washington (0-7, 0-4) at #5 USC (6-1, 4-1)

I will lay off Ty Willingham now that he has been fired. USC won't be so kind.

Prediction: USC 66, Washington 7

#8 Florida (6-1, 4-1) vs. #6 Georgia (7-1, 4-1)

Florida is the popular pick here with the theory being the Gators will be looking for revenge after Georgia's team celebration last year. Once the game starts though that won't mean anything and Knowshown Moreno will run all over the Gators.

Prediction: Georgia 31, Florida 27

Iowa State (2-6, 0-4) at #9 Oklahoma State (7-1, 3-1)

Oklahoma State earned a lot of respect with the effort they put forth at Texas last week. They can exert half that effort this week and still win.

Prediction: Oklahoma State 34, Iowa State 12

#10 Utah (8-0, 4-0) at New Mexico (4-5, 2-3)

Utah is just biding its time until they play BYU and TCU.

Prediction: Utah 31, New Mexico 9

#11 Boise State (7-0, 3-0) at New Mexico State (3-4, 1-2)

See above. Boise State is just biding its time until they play Fresno State.

Prediction: Boise State 31, New Mexico State 14

#13 TCU (8-1, 5-0) at UNLV (3-5, 0-4)

Another easy win for this potential BCS buster.

Prediction: TCU 48, UNLV 21

#14 Missouri (6-2, 2-2) at Baylor (3-5, 1-3)

Missouri clobbered Colorado and I forsee a similar fate for Baylor.

Prediction: Missouri 53, Baylor 27

#15 Florida State (6-1, 3-1) at Georgia Tech (6-2, 3-2)

The Seminoles have quietly moved up in the polls but this road test will be too much for them.

Prediction: Georgia Tech 28, Florida State 27

Northwestern (6-2, 2-2) at #17 Minnesota (7-1, 3-1)

One way to have an amazing turnaround like the Golden Gophers are having is to not have to play either Penn State or Ohio State.

Prediction: Minnesota 31, Northwestern 24

#18 Tulsa (8-0) at Arkansas (3-5)

Not often you will see a team from a non-BCS conference favored on the road against an SEC team. Arkansas keeps it interesting but Tulsa wins and further cements that the Big 12 is better than the SEC.

Prediction: Tulsa 38, Arksanas 31

Tulane (2-5) at #19 LSU (5-2)

LSU and more specifically their defense could use a break from the SEC.

Prediction: LSU 35, Tulane 17

#20 BYU (7-1, 3-1) at Colorado State (4-4, 2-2)

It has been a rough couple weeks for BYU and Colorado State has been tough at home. I smell upset.

Prediction: Colorado State 17, BYU 14

Wisconsin (4-4, 1-4) at #21 Michigan State (7-2, 4-1)

The Spartans exorcised their Michigan Wolverine demons but this is exactly the kind of game Michigan State has been prone to losing for the past 10 years.

Prediction: Wisconsin 28, Michigan State 20

#23 South Florida (6-2, 1-2) at Cincinnati (5-2, 1-1)

Upset Thursday will pounce on the Bulls.

Prediction: Cincinnati 23, South Florida 20

#24 Oregon (6-2, 4-1) at California (5-2, 3-1)

Tough game for Oregon as Cal is a good home team. Cal upsets Oregon and gains some confidence heading into next week's game at USC.

Prediction: California 45, Oregon 31

West Virginia (5-2, 2-0) at #25 Connecticut (6-2, 2-1)

Connecticut doesn't impress me, West Virginia doesn't impress me much either but QB Pat White will carry the Moutaineers to their first road win under coach Bill Stewart

Prediction: West Virginia 24, Connecticut 17

Last Week: 17-5
Overall: 71-25

The Week That Was

The picture to the right says it all. Notre Dame went to Washington and did exactly what they were supposed to do, beat the ever living crap out of a horrible team. Ty Willingham is a Dead Man Walking at Washington and this time the media can't come up with conspiracies about why he was fired. Notre Dame is now 5-2 and has a home game against Pittsburgh this Saturday. Notre Dame is making great strides this year and Charlie is proving all the haters wrong.

Nebraska held off a feisty Baylor team to improve to 5-3. A win was essential for the Huskers as now the schedule toughens up again in the best conference in college football, the Big 12.

In the NFL, the Washington Redskins made it interesting like they always do but were able to keep the Detroit Lions winless. It wasn't a pretty win and certainly the Redskins play needs to improve but if anyone had told the people in Washington that the Skins would be 6-2 at the halfway point they would have taken it in a heartbeat. The other big story in the NFL was the Dallas Cowboys getting a must win at home against the Tampa Bay Bucs. The Cowboys defense finally stepped up and QB Brad Johnson avoided costly turnovers. The Cowboys travel to New York on Sunday where I suspect they will receive quite the beating.

The Philadelphia Phillies are just one win away from knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays. The story of the series has been the inability of the Rays Evan Longoria or Carlos Pena to even get a hit. I still think the Rays win tonight to make Philly fans nervous but the Phillies fulfill my prediction and close out the Rays in Game 6 and make all the bandwagon Rays fans go home sad.

The Hail Mary - Week 8

When Monday Night Football moved to ESPN it was to signal the end of the Monday Night game being the premiere game of the week. That title was supposed to shift to Sunday Night Football. However, through 8 weeks of the season ESPN has been getting some very good games for Monday nights. That is no different this week as the Indianapolis Colts travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans. A loss for the Colts and their stranglehold on the AFC South will be finished, a win and all those "The Colts are back!" stories will be copy and pasted from 2 weeks ago.

Games That I Will Be Watching

Washington (5-2) at Detroit (0-6)

Washington's string of cupcakes ends this weekend. A loss here would be completely unacceptable and a letdown wouldn't be the excuse. After overlooking the Rams two weeks ago the Redskins should know to not overlook anyone. Since they are incapable of blowing anyone out the Lions will keep this relatively close.

Prediction: Washington 28, Detroit 21

New York Giants (5-1) at Pittsburgh (5-1)

Really looking forward to this one. Two physical and exceptional teams going head to head. At first I was leaning Pittsburgh but the more I think about it the more I believe that Pittsburgh's offensive line will be incapable of slowing down the Giants pass rush.

Prediction: New York Giants 21, Pittsburgh 18

Indianapolis (3-3) at Tennessee (6-0)

People are trying to downgrade the Titans 6-0 start by saying they haven't played anyone. I don't buy that, the Titans offense won't scare anyone but their defense will. People keep waiting for the Colts of old to show up but I don't see it happening this year. Titans take the AFC South with this win.

Prediction: Tennessee 20, Indianapolis 14

The Rest of Week 8

Tampa Bay (5-2) at Dallas (4-3)

This my stone cold lock of the week. Brad Johnson is going to get pulverized by the menacing Buccaneers pass rush and Jeff Garcia's play will make all Bucs fans gay (happy of course).

Prediction: Tampa Bay 27, Dallas 17

Buffalo (5-1) at Miami (2-4)

The "Wildcat" offense cooled considerably last week and after a 2 week hiatus the Dolphins are back to being lousy.

Prediction: Buffalo 16, Miami 13

St. Louis (2-4) at New England (4-2)

It can't be denied, Rams interim coach Jim Haslett has definitely made a difference these last two games. I think the Rams hang with Patriots but fall in the end.

Prediction: New England 24, St. Louis 20

San Diego (3-4) at New Orleans (3-4)

This game is in London and hopefully the pitch will be in better shape this year for the footballers. The Chargers better mark Drew Brees or they will be saying "bollocks" and "oy" on the way home to San Diego.

Prediction: San Diego 31, New Orleans 24

Kansas City (1-5) at New York Jets (3-3)

I can't even tell if Kansas City is trying anymore. I called Brett Favre to give him advice on how to beat the Chiefs. It was simple, I told him, show up.

Prediction: New York Jets 24, Kansas City 10

Atlanta (4-2) at Philadelphia (3-3)

Atlanta still can't get any respect, they are 5 point underdogs despite having the better record. However, I guess Vegas isn't too far off.

Prediction: Philadelphia 26, Atlanta 22

Arizona (4-2) at Carolina (5-2)

Let's see, Arizona hates traveling to the other side of the country. Carolina is 4-0 at home, pretty easy pick.

Prediction: Carolina 31, Arizona 17

Oakland (2-4) at Baltimore (3-3)

Joe Flacco has 2 TDs and 7 INTs, good thing the Ravens defense is so good.

Prediction: Baltimore 21, Oakland 3

Cincinnati (0-7) at Houston (2-4)

Hey, maybe I wasn't so far off on Houston being my sleeper team this year. Cincinnati better start winning if they are going to hit my projection of them winning 4 games this year. Oh and Chad Johnson, I am starting you this weekend, try to score a TD and not wait until I bench you, thanks.

Prediction: Houston 26, Cincinnati 13

Cleveland (2-4) at Jacksonville (3-3)

Old AFC Central rivals reunite. Jacksonville has gotten through the tough portion of the schedule, now they start to resemble the team I expected to see this year.

Prediction: Jacksonville 19, Cleveland 16

Seattle (1-5) at San Francisco (2-5)

Former 49ers coach Mike Nolan had to go. I was happy to see the team replace him with Hall of Famer Mike Singletary. I really think he can motivate this team and hopefully get the defense to start performing. The Niners will play inspired football and sweep the season series with the Seahawks.

Prediction: San Francisco 20, Seattle 13

Last Week: 10-4
Overall: 34-21

Bonus:

Local soccer team Ron Burgundy earned a huge 1-0 victory over Division 3 rival Brass Monkey on Tuesday night in front of a standing room only crowd of 10. Despite many saves by the Brass Monkey keeper as well as the post, Burgundy persevered and eventually earned a penalty kick. Drew Verbel beat the goalie and now Burgundy sits 4 points ahead of Monkey for 1st place. Burgundy's next game is Monday night against Purple Cobras, whom they tied 1-1 earlier this year.

Cram Session - Week 9

There is a huge Big Ten battle this weekend between #3 Penn State and #9 Ohio State that will have most college football fans attention. Not for me though. The biggest game of the week to me is when Notre Dame travels to take on Ty Willingham's winless Washington Huskies.

Games That Matter to Me That May Not Matter to You

Notre Dame (4-2) at Washington (0-6)

Notre Dame has to win this game. Not because it would be their first road win of the year, and also not because they should win the game since Washington is awful. They have to win this game because Ty Willingham coaches the Huskies. Some may find my hate for Willingham to be unreasonable but it isn't. It has grown from years of having to listen to people try to say that Willingham was unjustly fired by the Irish. They point to the fact that he recruited Brady Quinn, Tom Zibikowski, Jeff Smarzijda as reasons for why Ty was such a great coach and should have kept his job. What they fail to point out is that for the two seasons he coached them they accomplished next to nothing. Charlie Weis came on board and instantly all three of those players became household names and much better players. Could the reason for that have been they had a better coach? In Ty's best year at Notre Dame was that because of his great coaching or was it because he won with players that previous head coach Bob Davie had recruited? Interesting that the argument doesn't work both ways. Putting that all aside if Ty was such a great coach why is Washington winless after six games? When Washington fires him it will be for the same reason Notre Dame fired him, he's just not that good a coach.

Prediction: Notre Dame 35, Washington 19

Baylor (3-4, 1-2) at Nebraska (4-3, 1-2)

Nebraska get's Baylor in what should be an easy home win. Nebraska needs this win to try to remain bowl eligible as their next two games are against ranked teams.

Prediction: Nebraska 48, Baylor 24

Top 25

#6 Oklahoma State (7-0, 3-0) at #1 Texas (7-0, 3-0)

Everyone was picking Texas to lose to Missouri last week for some reason that is beyond me. Texas is legit.

Prediction: Texas 34, Oklahoma State 24

#2 Alabama (7-0, 4-0) at Tennessee (3-4, 1-3)

The last few weeks Alabama has come perilously close to being upset. Neyland Stadium is a tough place to win but Tennessee is too horrible.

Prediction: Alabama 20, Tennessee 17

#3 Penn State (8-0, 4-0) at #9 Ohio State (7-1, 4-0)

Definitely the Game of the Week. I have gone back and forth on this one but I think Penn State is good enough to win in Columbus.

Prediction: Penn State 31, Ohio State 28

#4 Oklahoma (6-1, 2-1) at Kansas State (4-3, 1-2)

Oklahoma rolls.

Prediction: Oklahoma 45, Kansas State 23

#5 USC (5-1, 3-1) at Arizona (5-2, 3-1)

People believe USC should be on upset alert. I disagree, USC will be ready for the fight the Wildcats will give them.

Prediction: USC 38, Arizona 31

#7 Georgia (6-1, 3-1) at #13 LSU (5-1, 3-1)

I'm still not a believer in LSU, Georgia will squeak out a victory on the road.

Prediction: Georgia 24, LSU 17

#8 Texas Tech (7-0, 3-0) at #23 Kansas (5-2, 2-1)

Texas Tech is the team that should be on upset alert, Kansas ends their unbeaten season.

Prediction: Kansas 45, Texas Tech 42

Kentucky (5-2, 1-2) at #10 Florida (5-1, 3-1)

Kentucky will be game to give the Gators a battle in the Swamp but it won't be enough.

Prediction: Florida 27, Kentucky 17

#12 Boise State (6-0, 2-0) at San Jose State (5-2, 3-0)

Tough Friday night game for the Broncos as they meet fellow undefeated WAC team San Jose State. Boise State's bid at being a BCS buster will continue.

Prediction: Boise State 28, San Jose State 20

Wyoming (2-5, 0-4) at #14 TCU (7-1, 4-0)

Blowout city.

Prediction: TCU 50, Wyoming 12

Colorado (4-3, 1-2) at #15 Missouri (5-2, 1-2)

Missouri QB Chase Daniel's Heisman campaign may be finished but that won't stop him from putting up huge numbers against the Buffaloes.

Prediction: Missouri 41, Colorado 20

#16 South Florida (6-1, 1-1) at Louisville (4-2, 0-1)

Louisville has fallen off the college football relevancy map awful fast.

Prediction: South Florida 31, Louisville 28

Rutgers (2-5, 1-2) at #17 Pittsburgh (5-1, 2-0)

See above, just replace Rutgers with Louisville.

Prediction: Pittsburgh 35, Rutgers 17

Virginia (4-3, 2-1) at #18 Georgia Tech (6-1, 3-1)

Former Navy coach Paul Johnson is having success in his first year at the helm for the Yellow Jackets. Virginia has enjoyed a mini resurgence but I still think they are a bad road team.

Prediction: Georgia Tech 24, Virginia 10

UCF (2-4, 1-1) at #19 Tulsa (7-0, 4-0)

Tulsa is tearing up Conference USA, George O'Leary will likely want to keep this one off his resume.

Prediction: Tulsa 64, UCF 28

Eastern Michigan (2-6, 1-3) at #20 Ball State (7-0, 3-0)

Ball State could go undefeated and should be nowhere near a BCS game. Let them have the Pontiac Car Bowl or whatever it is.

Prediction: Ball State 28, Eastern Michigan 6

UNLV (3-4, 0-3) at #21 BYU (6-1, 2-1)

BYU is going to take out its frustrations on the Runnin Rebels.

Prediction: BYU 47, UNLV 13

#22 Northwestern (6-1, 2-1) at Indiana (2-5, 0-4)

At least Indiana fans have college basketball season to look forward to. Wait, no they don't, their college basketball team might be even worse this year.

Prediction: Northwestern 33, Indiana 21

#24 Minnesota (6-1, 2-1) at Purdue (2-5, 0-3)

Minnesota is enjoying quite the turnaround after winning just one game last year. Purdue coach Joe Tiller will likely end his career with a bowl less season.

Prediction: Minnesota 28, Purdue 25

Virginia Tech (5-2, 2-1) at #25 Florida State (5-1, 2-1)

Haven't picked many upsets this week and tempted to do so here but man that Hokie offense is terrible.

Prediction: Florida State 19, Virginia Tech 16

Last Week: 17-3
Overall: 54-20

The Week That Was

Wow, the Dallas Cowboys aren't very good. Sure they didn't have Tony Romo but to lose at St. Louis by 20? Really? The team appears to be in complete disarray and the next 2 games, at home to 5-2 Tampa and at 5-1 New York, won't provide a respite. Trading for Roy E. Williams was a complete waste as they didn't solve the problems that are plaguing the Cowboys defense. I still think Dallas will recover and make the playoffs but I think it could be another year without a playoff win in Big D.

Attended the Redskins/Browns game at FedEx Field, it was an ugly game if you like offenses. We had a scoreless first half, and then the Redskins offense was able to muster two scoring drives. RB Clinton Portis continues to be a beast and is having his best year as a Redskin. The defense came up huge for the Skins, getting one goal line stand and then being just one play away from another. The defense does eventually need to start getting sacks and creating turnovers but for now it is working. Jason Campbell remains the only starting QB without an interception, which after 7 games is quite the accomplishment. The passing game has some work to do but at 5-2 the Redskins are in good shape and should hopefully not fall to the winless Lions in Detroit.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers ended a three game slide at Iowa State. The defense only gave up 7 points which while against the lousy Cyclones still inspires hope for Husker fans. I also went 3 for 3 in predicting ACC upsets, as Maryland, Virginia and Boston College all won at home against ranked ACC opponents. The first BCS standings were released with Texas at number one. The Longhorns host undefeated Oklahoma State this weekend. #3 Penn State has a huge road test at Ohio State this weekend, if they win this one then Penn State would be well on its way to playing for the national championship.

The Boston Red Sox nearly completed another miraculous comeback. Down 3 games to 1 and down 7-0 in the bottom of the 7th, the Sox miraculously came back to win that game, took Game 6 at Tampa but then had their magic run out in Game 7. People can argue back and forth about if the Sox had had Manny Ramierz than maybe they would have won. Either way I don't think it would have mattered, David Ortiz and Jason Varitek were largely ineffective, and the pitching was too atrocious in Games 2-5.

That means we are left with an uninspiring World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia is looking for their first major sports championship in 25 years, while the Rays and their bandwagon fans think it's cool to be in the World Series. Tampa has been made the favorite but I like the Phillies to win the series in 6.

The Hail Mary - Week 7

I had written a nice little blog post about my picks for this weekend's NFL games and then somehow it all erased. Question about Blogger, what good is the auto save feature if it doesn't actually save anything? Needless to say I am annoyed and don't have the time or energy to write all of this over again. So this week will be an abbreviated version of The Hail Mary. Next week will be back to normal, I promise.

Games That I Will Be Watching

Cleveland (2-3) at Washington (4-2)

I will be at this game. The Redskins better win.

Prediction: Washington 24, Cleveland 21

Denver (4-2) at New England (3-2)

Prediction: New England 27, Denver 24

The Rest of Week 7

San Diego (3-3) at Buffalo (4-1)

Prediction: Buffalo 30, San Diego 27

Minnesota (3-3) at Chicago (3-3)

Prediction: Chicago 20, Minnesota 13

Pittsburgh (4-1) at Cincinnati (0-6)

Prediction: Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 13

Tennessee (5-0) at Kansas City (1-4)

Prediction: Tennessee 30, Kansas City 7

Dallas (4-2) at St. Louis (1-4)

Prediction: Dallas 28, St. Louis 21

Baltimore (2-3) at Miami (2-3)

Prediction: Miami 23, Baltimore 14

San Francisco (2-4) at New York Giants (4-1)

Prediction: New York Giants 35, San Francisco 20

New Orleans (3-3) at Carolina (4-2)

Prediction: Carolina 28, New Orleans 27

Detroit (0-5) at Houston (1-4)

The NFL at its finest!

Prediction: Houston 24, Detroit 9

New York Jets (3-2) at Oakland (1-4)

Heidi might preempt this one (Google will help you understand).

Prediction: New York Jets 21, Oakland 10

Indianapolis (3-2) at Green Bay (3-3)

Prediction: Indianapolis 26, Green Bay 20

Seattle (1-4) at Tampa Bay (4-2)

Thank you NFL and NBC for scheduling a lousy Sunday night game when I am likely to miss it.

Prediction: Tampa Bay 20, Seattle 16

Last Week: 8-6
Overall: 24-17

Prediction: New York Jets 21, Oakland 10