Week 10 NFL Picks

Once again this week, I pretty much agree with ESPN's Week 10 NFL Ranking. But, what is scary though is that I agree more with Peter King's ranking than I do with Dr. Z's ranking. I'm going to take my temperature now.

Anyways, since last week I went 11-3 on my NFL picks, I've decided to do it again. And since not over analyzing things by just doing quick picks, I'll do that again. Well, to be specific I will only use two things. My astounding knowledge and instincts (ie. My brain) and this Week 10 schedule from Yahoo. The schedule shows home, away, favorites and spread. (BTW, I probably shouldn't be looking at the favorites considering last week it in part got me to pick the Packers to beat the Steelers.)

Anyways... off to my picks:

Atlanta over Green Bay. A few years ago I remember the Falcons going into Green Bay and breaking their long playoff home game winning streak. I guess the point is the Packers really haven't improved since, Michael Vick seems healthy and they're playing in Atlanta. (What scares me: Green Bay seems to win away this season and if Vick doesn't play, I'd go with the Pack.)

Kansas City over Buffalo. I just don't like Buffalo's QB whoever it is. nuff said. (What scares me: Just that Buffalo is favored... why is there no love for the Chiefs?)

Carolina over NY Jets. Once again I don't like the Jets QB, whoever they decide to play. (What scares me: nothing really.)

Denver over Oakland. I'm going with the Broncos mainly because of my old rule, don't ever trust Norv. (What scares me: Oakland at home... I'm pretty sure Denver doesn't do well there.)

Detroit over Arizona. Pretty evenly matched game so I'm going with the home team. (What scares me: It's evenly matched. Maybe If i were going against the spread, 4 points, I'ld go with the Cardinals.)

Indianapolis over Houston. But I might go with Houston if I were picking against the 17.5 points (WOW!) spread. (What scares me: A let down from last weeks win against the Patriots... just kidding!)

Jacksonville over Baltimore. Like I said last week, I like the Jaguars... but I also like the Ravens, just not on the road with Anthony Wright at QB. (What scares me: Nothing really, especially since this is in Jacksonville.)

New England over Miami. New England will continue their "lose one, win one" trend. (What scares me: I think the Patriots are going to tank at some point this season, just not this week... right?)

NY Giants over Minnesota. If this game were played at Minnesota, I might have gone with the Vikings. (What scares me: The Vikings on the road... so in other words I'ld even pick the Giants against the 10 point spread.)

Pittsburgh over Cleveland. Does this really need to be explained. The Steelers don't lose to bad teams, the Browns lose to everyone, etc. (What scares me: The Browns... I'm glad I'm not from Cleveland.)

Washington over Tampa Bay. I stopped trusting the Bucs back when they lost their QB and their Cadillac broke down. (What scares me: The fact that I keep using the Cadillac gimmick when talking about the Bucs.)

Dallas over Philadelphia. Lemme see: the Eagles are at home, but they still don't have a running game, just gave up on their only real passing threat, and Donovan McNabb would have been shot months ago if he were a horse. So why are the Eagles favored? (What scares me: Two things. The Eagles got spanked last time they played the Cowboys and the Cowboys secondary loves giving up passing yards. Remember that the Eagles can't run? Well that sorta works out well for the Eagles doesn't it?)

Finally, if I haven't mentioned it before I'll state it now. I hate Chris Berman. His nicknames were cool... back when I was 10. Actually, that's a lie, I didn't like them back then either. His alter ego NFL picking "Swami" gets old especially since he only picks like 6 games. What is even crazier is that even though he hand picks 6 games, he sucks. Like this week he goes and misses them ALL! Another thing I don't like is that he doesn't hide who he roots for very well. I'm pretty sure he's a Giants fan. He's got that Peter King-ness to him. More on this later...