Thursday, October 14, 2004
Week 6 Predictions!
Last week's record: 8-6! Season-to-date: 29-13!
Week 6:
Buffalo over Miami; the battle of the losers culminates with Buffalo's first win of the season. Miami continues to slide into the abyss.
Atlanta over San Diego; people in San Diego can see what they missed out on. The Chargers season looks like an audition from Drew Brees to be another team's starting QB. He'll be in Oakland in 2005, I bet.
Cincinnati over Cleveland; the battle for last place in the AFC North is joined. The Bengals have more weapons at their disposal, so they'll win it. Watching Jeff Garcia scramble around without any weapons on the field has been a little sad. Hey Butch Davis: give the poor guy a little help!
Washington over Chicago; I suppose someone has to win it. The Redskins have fewer flaws, so I give them the edge. Let's wait until the offseason, when Daniel Snyder will fire Joe Gibbs, shower money on high-priced veteran free agents and lure Steve Spurrier back into the fold...
Detroit over Green Bay; the race for the NFC North is quickly becoming a two-team race, and the Lions will hasten that along with a big win here. It is stunning to see how badly the Packers have fallen on hard times. The mystique of Lambeau is gone, Favre looks angry and confused ... what happened?
Jacksonville over Kansas City; I have a lot of faith in the Jags, but they seem to be slipping. I give them the edge here.
Seattle over New England; upset special. This is a critical game for the Seahawks after their humiliating 33-27 loss to the Rams. Not only do they need to win to keep ahead of the Rams, but they need a big win to buttress their shaky confidence. I think they can do it, and I bet that Hasselback will put on a show.
Jets over 49ers; The Jets and Eagles will emerge from Week 6 as the sole undefeateds. It won't be close.
Houston over Tennessee; hard not to be impressed by the Texans thus far in '04. Could this be the emergence of a new power in the AFC South?
Denver over Oakland;
St. Louis over Tampa Bay; remarkably the Buccaneers actually won the Super Bowl two years ago. The 2004 team has to struggle to beat the Saints. Chris Simms and Brian Greise might have impressive bloodlines, but the NFL isn't horse-racing. Neither of these guys have, or will, hack it in the NFL. Easy win for the Rams, bouyed by their shocking win over the Seahawks last week.
Minnesota over New Orleans; Culpepper and Moss will bomb the Saints for 400 yards of offense. It's still early yet though. Plenty of time for the Vikings to fall apart.
Pittsburgh over Dallas; I'm reluctant to call this a "must-win" game for the Cowboys, but if the Eagles win and they lose they will be three games behind the Eagles and probably finished from competing for the NFC East title. If the Cowboys fall, then the November 28th Eagles-Giants game is shaping up to be the NFC East's Appomattox.
Meanwhile, the Steelers continue to surprise. Homefield runs through Heinz Field? I can see it. They look like the AFC's best team, right now. They have an explosive passing game, terrific 1-2 rushing attack, and a hard-hitting defense. Ed Rendell might get his Steelers-Eagles Super Bowl wish.
Eagles over Panthers. 5-0, baby!
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Week 6:
Buffalo over Miami; the battle of the losers culminates with Buffalo's first win of the season. Miami continues to slide into the abyss.
Atlanta over San Diego; people in San Diego can see what they missed out on. The Chargers season looks like an audition from Drew Brees to be another team's starting QB. He'll be in Oakland in 2005, I bet.
Cincinnati over Cleveland; the battle for last place in the AFC North is joined. The Bengals have more weapons at their disposal, so they'll win it. Watching Jeff Garcia scramble around without any weapons on the field has been a little sad. Hey Butch Davis: give the poor guy a little help!
Washington over Chicago; I suppose someone has to win it. The Redskins have fewer flaws, so I give them the edge. Let's wait until the offseason, when Daniel Snyder will fire Joe Gibbs, shower money on high-priced veteran free agents and lure Steve Spurrier back into the fold...
Detroit over Green Bay; the race for the NFC North is quickly becoming a two-team race, and the Lions will hasten that along with a big win here. It is stunning to see how badly the Packers have fallen on hard times. The mystique of Lambeau is gone, Favre looks angry and confused ... what happened?
Jacksonville over Kansas City; I have a lot of faith in the Jags, but they seem to be slipping. I give them the edge here.
Seattle over New England; upset special. This is a critical game for the Seahawks after their humiliating 33-27 loss to the Rams. Not only do they need to win to keep ahead of the Rams, but they need a big win to buttress their shaky confidence. I think they can do it, and I bet that Hasselback will put on a show.
Jets over 49ers; The Jets and Eagles will emerge from Week 6 as the sole undefeateds. It won't be close.
Houston over Tennessee; hard not to be impressed by the Texans thus far in '04. Could this be the emergence of a new power in the AFC South?
Denver over Oakland;
St. Louis over Tampa Bay; remarkably the Buccaneers actually won the Super Bowl two years ago. The 2004 team has to struggle to beat the Saints. Chris Simms and Brian Greise might have impressive bloodlines, but the NFL isn't horse-racing. Neither of these guys have, or will, hack it in the NFL. Easy win for the Rams, bouyed by their shocking win over the Seahawks last week.
Minnesota over New Orleans; Culpepper and Moss will bomb the Saints for 400 yards of offense. It's still early yet though. Plenty of time for the Vikings to fall apart.
Pittsburgh over Dallas; I'm reluctant to call this a "must-win" game for the Cowboys, but if the Eagles win and they lose they will be three games behind the Eagles and probably finished from competing for the NFC East title. If the Cowboys fall, then the November 28th Eagles-Giants game is shaping up to be the NFC East's Appomattox.
Meanwhile, the Steelers continue to surprise. Homefield runs through Heinz Field? I can see it. They look like the AFC's best team, right now. They have an explosive passing game, terrific 1-2 rushing attack, and a hard-hitting defense. Ed Rendell might get his Steelers-Eagles Super Bowl wish.
Eagles over Panthers. 5-0, baby!
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