RJ's NFL Picks - Week Fourteen
Published December 03, 2008
I went 8-8 last week. That puts me at 116-76 for the season. For a comparison, check out the "experts" over at ESPN.
Here are my picks for the NFL's Week 14:
**THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4**
RJ's Lame-Game Of The Week: Oakland Raiders 3-9 at San Diego Chargers 4-8 @ 8:15 p.m. (Line: San Diego by 10)
Norv Turner is about as popular in San Diego right now as pubic lice in a nunnery.
RJ's Pick: San Diego by 3
**SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7**
Washington Redskins 7-5 at Baltimore Ravens 8-4 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Baltimore by 5.5)
The Ravens play three of their final four games at home. They've allowed the third-fewest points in the league. They have a +102 point differential, third-best in the NFL. So what if their QB looks like Lee Harvey Oswald right after he met Jack Ruby?
RJ's Pick: Baltimore by 11
Jacksonville Jaguars 4-8 at Chicago Bears 6-6 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Chicago by 3)
Did you know that David Garrard has Crohn's disease? It's true. It takes a big man to play in the NFL, and an ever bigger man to tell the world that he shits blood.
RJ's Pick: Chicago by 7
Minnesota Vikings 7-5 at Detroit Lions 0-12 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Minnesota by 9.5)
This is probably Detroit's best chance to avoid a winless season. Daunte Culpepper should be adequately motivated (assuming he starts).
RJ's Pick: Detroit by 1
Houston Texans 5-7 at Green Bay Packers 5-7 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Green Bay by 6.5)
Matt Schaub may start this week. That would mean Sage "Parsley" Rosenfels would be spending his thyme on the bench (Are you going to Scarborough Fair?).
RJ's Pick: Green Bay by 2
Cincinnati Bengals 1-10-1 at Indianapolis Colts 8-4 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Indianapolis by 13.5)
This is Peyton Manning's worst season since at least 2001, yet he's still carrying this team to what looks like another postseason appearance.
RJ's Pick: Indianapolis by 21
Atlanta Falcons 8-4 at New Orleans Saints 6-6 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: New Orleans by 3)
The NFL's #2 ground game (the Falcons) versus the league's #1 passing attack (the Saints). I expect a high-scoring affair.
RJ's Pick: Atlanta by 5
Philadelphia Eagles 6-5-1 at New York Giants 11-1 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: New York Giants by 9)
Plaxico Burress, I have seen your future, and it's in federal law enforcement.
RJ's Pick: New York Giants by 4
Cleveland Browns 4-8 at Tennessee Titans 11-1 @ 1:00 p.m. (Line: Tennessee by 13.5)
How many wins do you suppose the Titans would have if Vince Young had started all season? I'll set the Over/Under at his original Wonderlic score.
RJ's Pick: Tennessee by 20
Miami Dolphins 7-5 at Buffalo Bills 6-6 (actually, in Toronto) @ 4:05 p.m. (Line: Buffalo by 1)
It's a fine time to be a football fan in Canada. Less than two weeks ago, the Calgary Stampeders defeated the Montreal Alouettes (which I believe is French for "chokers") 22-14 in the 96th Grey Cup, which is kinda like the Canadian Football League's version of the Super Bowl, except all the beer commercials are for Molson. This week, two NFL teams head north of the border to play in the frozen tundra of ... a dome stadium. THIS JUST IN: Ted Rogers is dead. No word yet on whether angry Bills fans had anything to do with his passing.
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CHARGERS BY 13
I'm still moving along with another solid week, going 10-6. That will bring me up to 118-74. Yeah yeah, straight up though. Next year I'll try my luck against the spread...
For week 14 I'm going with...
Chargers
Bears
Vikings
Packers
Titans
Colts
Falcons
Giants
Jets
Broncos
Dolphins
Seahawks
Cardinals
Steelers
Redskins
Panthers
HERE'S MY PICKS FOR WEEK 14 GOING TO DO
JUST STRAIGHT THIS WEEK. WITH A SHORT SUMMARY !
CHARGERS - THURS
( SUNDAY )
GIANTS - NOT COUNTING THE EAG'S OUT THOUGH !
TITANS - BLOWOUT ! BROWNS 3RD STRING QB
BEARS - CLOSE ONE ! LIKE THE JAGS W/ THE POINTS
VIKINGS - MAYBE THE LIONS LAST CHANCE HERE !
PACKERS - TEXANS TURN OVERS WILL KILL'EM PROBABLY
COLTS - BENGALS NEED I SAY ANYMORE
SAINTS - ONLY CAUSE THERE 5-1 AT HOME
DOLPHINS - BILL HAVE LOST 5 OF LAST 6 GAMES.
BRONCOS - REVENGE FROM 1ST MEETING. LOL
49ERS - CAUSE THERE MY TEAM. :-)
PATS - SEAHAWKS ?
CARDS - LOOK FOR WARNER TO HAVE A GREAT GAME !
STEELERS - TOUGH DEF ! SHOULD BE A GOOD ONE 2 WATCH.
RAVENS - SHOULD BE A LOW SCORING GAME RAVENS "D" WINS IT.
( MONDAY ) I AGREE WITH RJ (GAME OF THE WEEK)
PANTHERS LAST MIN FG TO WIN .
Bal, Chi, Det, GB, Ind, NO, Phi, Ten, Mia, Den, Ari, Pit, NE, Car, SF, Min.
I agree. Minnesota is Detroit's best chance. Winless teams always find ways to win somewhere, somehow. NO may be another one. But I'm still not picking them.
As for the CFL, yeah the Als are 1-5 in Grey Cup play since 1996. They've been the most successful regular season by far with a .643 winning percentage but haven't been able to beat Western teams in the big one.
Calgary was simply the better team.
It was cool to see the MNF crew show off their Als jersey's.
Final Scores:
SD 34, Oakland 7 - RJ 1-0
Baltimore 24, Redskins 10 - RJ 2-0
Bears 23, Jaguars 10 - RJ 3-0
Vikings 20, Lions 16 - RJ 3-1
Final Scores:
Houston 24, Packers 21 - RJ 3-2 [Texans with 549 total yards...]
Colts 35, Bengals 3 - RJ 4-2 [Peyton's QB rating for the game: 134.0...]
Final Scores:
NO 29, Atlanta 25 - RJ 4-3 [828 total yards for both teams in this game...]
Eagles 20, Giants 14 - RJ 4-4 [Westbrook with 33 rushes for 131 yards and a TD; he also had 6 catches for 72 yards and a TD...]
Final Scores:
Titans 28, Browns 9 - RJ 5-4
Miami 16, Bills 3 - RJ 6-4
Final Scores:
Denver 24, KC 17 - RJ 7-4
SF 24, Jets 14 - RJ 7-5
Final Scores:
Cardinals 34, Rams 10 - RJ 8-5
Steelers 20, Cowboys 13 - RJ 9-5 (and I nailed the spread!)
NE 24, Seattle 21 - RJ 10-5
ESPN's NFL "experts" through 15 games:
Wickersham
10-5
Fleming
13-2
Hoge
11-4
Jaworski
11-4
Schlereth
12-3
Allen
10-5
Mortensen
11-4
Golic
11-4
Accuscore
12-3
Pick 'em
11-4
ESPN's NFL "experts" in Week 14:
Wickersham
11-5
Fleming
13-3
Hoge
12-4
Jaworski
11-4
Schlereth
12-4
Allen
10-6
Mortensen
12-4
Golic
12-4
Accuscore
13-3
Pick 'em
11-5
Through 14 weeks:
RJ
127-81
Wickersham
124-84
Fleming
134-74
Hoge
136-72
Jaworski
128-66
Schlereth
138-70
Allen
133-75
Mortensen
144-64
Golic
124-83
Accuscore
141-67
Pick 'em
124-70
RJ ATS in Week 14: 11-5-0 ( ! )
RJ ATS through 14 weeks: 89-116-3 ( :-/ )
WEEK 14 I WENT 13-2 STRAIGHT UP. THATS THE BEST WEEK I'VE HAD IN A LONG ONE.
GOING WITH DA BEARS TONIGHT. BY 9
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