Perfection in imperfection. Damn huge ass spreads got me again. Hopefully I learned a few lessons this week. Immediately after my best week of the season, I step out on a couple limbs and crack, snap, capow, I fall tumbling to near death on a pile of rubble. Luckily, a couple wins bailed me out, but the fall, I mean the week, was one of many bumps and bruises. I’ll be walking funny for a week. This is how the destruction went down… 4-9… Ugh…
Buffalo (-1) at Detroit: Loss. I still can’t believe the Lions beat the Bills. The Packers, sure, but the Bills. Buffalo has really tumbled from earlier in the season when their football play was sharp. From one week to the next, they are just too random. 1 game – 1 loss… Never a good way to start.
Carolina (+3) at Baltimore: Winner. As I predicted, the underdog Panthers won again. If they could be underdogs in every game, they’d be undefeated. Since that’s impossible, they lose too many easy games, and rarely cover for me. But, ah, not this week, the week I needed them to come through the most. This week they were my Championship Squad!
Cincinnati (-5) at Tampa Bay: Loss. I really thought I had this one in the bank, but then again, I’m sure that’s exactly what the Bengals thought too. It’s nice to see the Bucs get a W, but they should thank Cinci. While they dominated most of the game, the Bungles didn’t take advantage of their dominance, while they allowed a late score to Michael Clayton, and just like that, they lost their 2nd straight after beginning the season with 3 wins.
Houston (+14) at Dallas: Loss. I should have been one of the 75% of the people who had the Cowboys in this one. TO had a day in the end zone, and the rest of the Boys looked good against their interstate rival. On the contrary, I looked bad here.
N.Y. Giants (+3) at Atlanta: Winner. I said the Giants were the better team here, and they didn’t let me down. Mike Vick got in the sack, err sacked, 7 times on Sunday. Eli had 2 touchdowns. But like I said, Tiki would be the one to carry the Giants. His 220+ total yards ran the Giants right passed the Falcons.
Philadelphia (-3) at New Orleans: Loss. The Eagles, right now, are making me sick. They’re so much better than they played on Sunday. Defensively, it was a struggle all day for the Eagles. Drew Brees is looking like the best offseason pick up this year, as the Saints did it all to get their 5th win in 6 tries.
Seattle (-3) at St. Louis: Loss. Oh Seattle. Up 6 with just about 2 minutes to go, I was already celebrating. Then Maurice Morris thundered me hard, fumbling the ball, and giving the Rams another chance. They took it. A juggling, bumbling, one handed snag for a long touchdown by Torry Holt broke me down. But the Hawks wouldn’t be had. A quick drive set up a 54 yard game winner by Josh Brown. He hit it. The Hawks won, and me, well, I lost by a point.
Tennessee at Washington (-10): Loss. I’ll take this one. The Titans gave it to the Redskins good. Trying to prove that their losing fight against the Colts was no fluke, Vince Young walked his Titans into the Nation’s capital and downed the heavily favored Redskins. Honestly, I loved every second of this one. Travis Henry blew up. I’ve been saying for years, this kid is a 1,500 yard back. We’ll see if they continue to deal him the rock.
Kansas City (+7.5) at Pittsburgh: Loss. Ben looked good, and the Chiefs, well, they helped Ben look good. I lost this one big. What the hell was I thinking? I guess I thought the Steelers were losing it quick, and the Cheifs had played solid defense of late. Haha. Tricked me good didn’t they. Hopefully you didn’t lose as much money as I did on this game.
Miami at N.Y. Jets (-1.5): Winner. It took a while, but I had a feeling it would be the Jets that pulled me out of the gutter. Well, it wasn’t as much the Jets as it was the Dolphins, but you get the picture. NY won the game, thought it got close late, and I got another much needed victory.
San Diego (-10) at San Francisco: Winner. My 4th win couldn’t have come at a better time. I take that back, it could have come in the morning. But I needed this one. After Rivers, LT, and the rest of the Chargers dismantled the Niners, I had 2 more games to get me to 6 wins – only a game down on the week.
Oakland at Denver (-15): Loss. God al mighty I hated watching this game. I could see that halfway through the 3rd quarter, Mike Shanahan saw an opportunity to log away an easy win while giving me a painful 8th loss on the day. He followed through, and I hated the Broncos even more than I hated them to start the last day of the week. The much needed win here never came, only my 8th loss on the day.
Chicago (-10) at Arizona: Ugh… This is the worst of both worlds. The Bears win, and I have to sit through another week of 2006 and 1985 Chicago Bear comparisons, and I lose my bet by a healthy 9 point margin. Did I mention I was 4-9 this week? Puke. I guarantee a winning week in the form of comeback champions next week.