NFL Week 9 Wrap Up

I guess breakfast is a bad thing. Let's see the damage for the week.

Washington @ Atlanta - When the most exciting part of the game is when the opposing coach goes after his former player during a hit on the sidelines, you know you're watching the Redskins play. Coach Mike Smith was fined $15K, while DeAngelo Hall wasn't fined at all. Hey, Smith can say his team won the game and Hall can say that he didn't lose any money during or after the game. Small victories are still victories. Inquisitive Mind 1 - 0 for the week.

Arizona @ Chicago - Boy was I wrong about this one. I kind of went homer on this and got whupped, along with the Bears. This was sad. Tommie Harris thrown out of the game after the 4th play? Question: Why do you hit a dude in the face mask when he has a helmet on? The only thing that would have served Harris better was if he would have broken his hand. Stupid is as stupid does. Inquisitive Mind 1 - 1 for the week.

Baltimore @ Cincinnati - Surprised, is about all I can say. The Bengals must be for real, or they just know how to beat the Ravens. Benson got another 100 yards against that defense. Amazing. Inquisitive Mind 1 - 2 for the week.

Houston @ Indianapolis - A helluva game with the Texans thisclose to winning. The Colts march on setting up a showdown with the Patriots. Inquisitive Mind 2 - 2 for the week.

Miami @ New England - I was sweating, along with the Patriots, for a while during this game. The Dolphins showed up and almost pulled the shocker. I think Coach Sparano said it best in the post game, 'that team (the Patriots) know how to win games.' Inquisitive Mind 3 - 2 for the week.

Green Bay @ Tampa Bay - The Packers are going to want this one back at the end of the year, mark my words. They went down to Tampa and lost this game. Yes Tampa won, but this Packers team is better than this. Brett Favre wouldn't have let them lose that game. Inquisitive Mind 3 - 3 for the week.

Kansas City @ Jacksonville - The Chiefs made a run at this one too. Without Larry Johnson (now released) the Chiefs were able to ride Matt Cassel to make this one interesting. The Jaguars almost gave it away in the end. Inquisitive Mind - 4 - 3 for the week.

Carolina @ New Orleans - These Saints are for real. They have won in ever way they can. They got down early against the Panthers and then turned it around and won. Someone has to beat this team because if they get home field advantage, I don't know if anyone can beat them in that dome. Inquisitive Mind 5 - 3 for the week.

Detroit @ Seattle - The Seahawks had to win this game. I mean they were playing the Lions for heavens sake. Not much to say except they showed us they have a pulse. Inquisitive Mind 6 - 3 for the week.

Tennessee @ San Francisco - Hey, I guess the QB change is something that is positively effecting the Titans team. I'm all for getting rid of Jeff Fisher right now. He should have done this 5 weeks ago. The Titans scored 17 points in the 4th quarter to win this game. Yes, Vince Young was best when he handed the ball off, but that seems to work well for the Vikings and people are in love with Favre. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 3 for the week.

San Diego @ New York Giants - Wow! I think most of you know I'm not an Eli Manning fan, but I like the Giants on defense. Well, that defense is starting to suck right now. I can't blame Eli all the time. The defense let a decent Chargers offense drive the field for the game winning touchdown. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 4 for the week.

Dallas @ Philadelphia - The Eagles looked pedestrian in this game. I'm not sure why, they just couldn't get it done and neither could McNabb. Inquisitive Mind 7 - 5 for the week.

Pittsburgh @ Denver - This turned into a shootout and it showed that Kyle Orton isn't the QB you want leading your team if you're down 10 or more points. Has everyone figured out the Broncos already? Tom Jackson is somewhere crying in his milk. Inquisitive Mind 8 - 5 for the week.

I thought it would be worse, but it wasn't. I still want a perfect week, so I've got a lot of work to do. For the year, it puts us at 84 - 45. Still running behind the pros.

NFL Week 10 Matchup

Still on the search for a perfect week, but last week was nice at 11-3. That brings me to 82-48 for the season. This week we have a Thursday night game, so I'm rushing to get this out quickly. Let's see what's on tap.





Denver @ Cleveland - Time for some Brady Quinn. This game has got to be interesting. You have a team that played well early and had people thinking they were going to make some noise in the playoffs, but they recently have been in a slump and their star wide receiver is in a verbal war with an old LB. The other team was picked to take over their division, finally, but that they have not been able to put it together. This is a home game for the Browns and I expect that the Brady Quinn experiment will work. I've never been a lover of Notre Dame players (except Montana, the Bus, Justin Tuck, and maybe a few more). Winner - Browns

New Orleans @ Atlanta - This is a hard game to pick. The Falcons have proven to be a better all around team with a running game and great rookie QB, while the Saints just seem to be stuck in 2nd or 3rd gear. The Atlanta ground game should help keep Drew Brees on the bench and not throwing for 400 yards. Hey, if the Falcons need help they can always recycle a former player. Winner - Falcons

Tennessee @ Chicago - This is the worst thing that a Rex Grossman led Chicago Bears team needs to see, a good defense that is close to the top in interceptions. Kyle Orton has a sprained ankle and hopes to play this week, and my only advice to Lovie is let him sit this game and get him ready for the next one. Rex will more than likely lose this game for the Bears. Yes, I'm just going to put that out there. Can you tell I'm not a fan? Winner - Titans

Jacksonville @ Detroit - Hmmm, could this be Duante Culpeppers' first game as a Lion? It looks more and more like it will be. The Lions are playing against a wounded Jaguars team that gave a game away last week so they look to come in hungry. I expect the Lions to give Culpepper a lot of running plays to keep him healthy. If Jacksonville can't stop the running game, it's over. Winner - Jaguars

Seattle @ Miami - Miami won for me last weekend and I'm not sure I can pick them again, right? Matt Hasselbeck is at least a week away from playing, so more of Seneca Wallace. This Dolphins team, as I have said before, comes out prepared if nothing else. Joey Porter can still run his mouth about as well as he can get to quarterbacks, so I gotta go with the fish. Winner - Dolphins

Green Bay @ Minnesota - Good matchup. The Packers are coming off a close lose to the Titans while the Vikings come off a close win against the Texans. The Packers defense has been able to stop the run most of the year and they will need to do that against this Vikings team. AP should have another good game, but I don't think that Frerotte has enough to win. Winner - Packers

Buffalo @ New England - The Bills have let me down too often this year. Trent Edwards may need to be benched and something is wrong with Lynch. The Patriots come in managing games, but winning at all costs. I expect the Patriots to stretch the field on the Bills since they are a little hurt in their secondary, and then apply the final submission move. With this said, I wouldn't be surprised if the Bills got 'motivated' and won this game. I just doubt they do. Winner - Patriots

St. Louis @ New York Jets - This is a game the Jets have to have. They are starting to show signs of consistency, but this would add another notch to their belt if they win this game. Yes, they are playing the sorry Rams, but the Jets have lost games that they should have won early in the season. The AFC is going to be tight with the Titans running away, so this is the time for the Jets. Win the games you're supposed to win and everything takes care of itself. Winner - Jets

Baltimore @ Houston - The Ravens are quietly sneaking up on people in the AFC. They get to take a trip to Houston and a wounded Texans team without Matt Schaub. This should be an easy game for the Ravens. Note to the Ravens defense, someone better cover Andre Johnson. When he leaves home you need to put someone on him. Winner - Ravens

Carolina @ Oakland - Just what a team that had under 100 yards on offense last week needs, a mad Panther's defense. The Panther's come off a bye, but they need to make a move in the NFC. Oakland, well it's the Raiders. They just paid a guy $1M a game for 8 games and then they release him. Someone find Al Davis something else to do beside make this once proud franchise a doormat. Winner - Panthers

Indianapolis @ Pittsburgh - How quickly does reality hit when you go from Big Ben to Byron Leftwich? The Steelers at least get a home game and they have Willie Parker back to help Leftwich manage this game. The Colts haven't been the explosive offensive team that we've come to expect and that hurts their defense so much. The Steelers are a pound it kind of team and the Colts defense is a little small to handle all of that. The Steelers defense is at an advantage too. Winner - Steelers

Kansas City @ San Diego - All I have to say is if the Chargers don't win this game after coming off a bye and being 3-5, they should quit for the season along with the Raiders. There's nothing else to say about this game. Winner - Chargers

New York Giants @ Philadelphia - This ought to be a slobber knocker. You look at the Eagles and everyone knows they only have Westbrook and Donovan on the offensive side of the ball, but somehow they find a way to win games like this. The Giants are rolling and their defense looks unbeatable after what they did to the Cowboys (and a lot of other teams this year). I don't have the confidence in Eli that many do and the Eagles normally are able to stop the run. Look for the Wolverine to cause havoc in this game. Winner - Eagles

San Francisco @ Arizona - A night game at the beautiful stadium in Arizona, priceless. If you haven't seen this place, you have to go at least once. I've said that Mike Singletary was a good pick as a coach for the 49ers and I'll still stand by that. Now if he could only keep his pants on and get through to his team. The Cardinals are being led by a never aging Kurt Warner (he's looked 40 the past 3 years) and a heckuva running back in Hightower. For some reason, I just don't think that Shaun Hill starting this game for the 49ers is the answer. Winner - Cardinals