I went 9-6 last week, raising my season record to 78-78-9. I’m .500 and my picks are pretty worthless. One thing I’ve noticed is that I don’t have two good weeks in a row, but I can string together some bad weeks. It doesn’t look good for my plays this week because A) Since I was caught up in the Packers/Cowboys hype I forgot to post my side for that game, and B) I liked Green Bay to cover the 7.

I don’t make plays on games involving the Philadelphia Eagles, and the home team is in bold type.

Carolina -3 over San Francisco: I know I’m going against the Panthers never covering at home, but they gotta beat the Niners by a touchdown at home. If they don’t the Panthers should be forced to forfeit the rest of their games.

Jacksonville +6.5 over Indianapolis: He’s probably 3rd or 4th on the list but Jack Del Rio has to be considered for coach of the year. The Jaguars aren’t the sexiest team to watch but they bring it week in and week out.

San Diego -5.5 over Kansas City: The Chiefs stomped the Chargers 30-16 in San Diego and now the Bolts will return the favor.

Miami -1 over NYJ: First off, I’d like to thank Ricky Williams for his cameo appearance in the 2007 NFL season, and I’d like to congratulate the Dolphins in advance for picking up their first win.. One question though.. What is it about the Miami Dolphins and crappy fields? The Phins’ games in London at Wembley Stadium, and in Pittsburgh Monday night both had fields that completely fell apart.

Detroit +4 over Minnesota: I like the Lions here even though they could get caught looking past the Vikes to the Cowboys next week.. A well rested Cowboys team.

Tampa Bay +3 over New Orleans: There’s a lot on the line in this game. The Bucs can all but lock up the NFC south with a victory, and the Saints can keep their playoff hopes alive if they win. The New Orleans defense will let them down again.

St. Louis -3 over Atlanta: No Bulger. Slight problem, but not enough for me to trust the Falcons on the road. The ATL has one road victory this season and that was over Carolina, which as we’ve mentioned a million times, sucks at home.

Tennessee -3.5 over Houston: Buy the half point down to 3, and then watch the Titans defense control the game.

Buffalo +5.5 over Washington

Cleveland +1 over Arizona: Talk about giving one away. The Cardinals are in the NFC playoff mix, but to go out and choke a game away to the San Francisco 49ers (at home) shows that Arizona is probably another year away.

Denver -3.5 over Oakland: We’re buying the half point again, and watching the the Raiders season swirl to an end. Oakland had lost 6 in a row before rising up against Kansas City last week, and now they’ll start a new losing streak.

NYG -1.5 over Chicago: I’m sure the Bears are hyped after their comeback cover victory last week. I had the Broncos and I still can’t believe they let a late 14 point lead get away. It looks like Plax won’t play so Eli will have to lean on Toomer and Shockey more than usual.

Pittsburgh -7 over Cincinnati: If the field in Pittsburgh is still that piece of crap donkey track on Sunday then scrap this pick all together.

New England -20 over Baltimore: I don’t know whether or not the Eagles laid a blueprint for defeating the Patriots, but I do know the Ravens aren’t good enough to beat New England even if they had blueprints, playbooks, and Belichick’s camera crew.

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Little did I know that Bill Parcells’ quarterbacking commandments would bring quite a bit of traffic to YBB.. If you stopped by for yesterday morning, and the site was down, thank Mr. Parcells. I have to say, there are either a lot of aspiring quarterbacks out there, or Bill Parcells is the E.F. Hutton of the NFL studio. Either way, everything’s running smoothly now..As far as last week, wow what a week it was. Dallas pulled out a miracle, Leinart’s season is over, the Steelers stomped the Seahawks, and the Colts and Patriots played like the elite teams that they are. As for me.. I was under .500 (5-8-1, 34-31-7 on the season), and now fun time’s over. It’s time to right this ship.Buffalo, Denver, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and Detroit have the bye week. And, as always, I don’t pick for or against my beloved Philadelphia Eagles. The home team is in bold type.

Cincinnati -3 over Kansas City: Time for the Bengals to start their run to respectability. It won’t look like it at first, but the Chiefs will send their fans home disappointed.

Houston +6.5 over Jacksonville: Don’t ask me how the Jaguars do it but they win… And it’s usually ugly.. So the Jags win but they don’t cover.

Cleveland -4.5 over Miami: Trent Green got knocked out last week, and Joey Porter’s trashing Kellen Winslow jr… Doesn’t sound like a team headed in the right direction. Back to back road games will leave Miami drained in the second half.

Chicago -5 over Minnesota: The Bears pulled out the victory over the Pack last week, but I’m not willing to say that they’re back. They don’t have to be “back” to take down the Vikings. In a scheduling quirk, Minnesota is playing it’s 3rd of 4 road games in a row. They had a bye week last week to break up the monotony.

Baltimore -9.5 over St. Louis: The Rams are 0-5 and have lost their 2 road games this season by a combined score of 59-10. Even the unimpressive Ravens should beat them by 2 touchdowns.

Tennessee +3 over Tampa Bay: This is an interesting game. Both of these times are fighting for respect, and a victory over the other would go along ways to establishing some. Both teams stomped the Saints, and lost to the Colts.. If I had to pick a game that was most likely to push, it would be this one.

Green Bay -3 over Washington: The Redskins have been a nice story for the first quarter of the season. Jason Campbell’s played well, and the defense is quietly shutting people down. I still like the Packers this weekend. Under 40.5 anyone?

Arizona -4.5 over Carolina: If David Carr can’t go, the Panthers are gonna start 43 year old Vinny Testaverde. Carolina is 3-0 on the road, but that was before they ran into Kurt Warner.

New England -4.5 over Dallas: This game features great names and matchups. Brady vs. Romo, T.O. vs. Moss, the Patriots D vs. the Cowboys D. Bill Belichick vs. Wade Phillips. Wait. What? Yeah, I’m rollin’ with New England.

Oakland +10 over San Diego: I feel like I’m taking a chance here. Not because it’s the big bad Chargers against the lowly Raiders, but because Oak-town might be without Warren Sapp and Derrick Burgess.

Seattle -6.5 over New Orleans: The Saints are bad this year. I know, that’s a major news flash. But what I’m saying is, it’s time for me to quit holding out hope that they’ll get it turned around… Especially up in the Pacific Northwest.

NYG -3 over Atlanta: This is gonna be the Monday Night game? This is a joke… Funny how this season can not escape Michael Vick.

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