NFL Picks & Pans: Week 11

by Bruce Raffel on Nov 21, 2009 8:56 AM EST

After starting the weekend off on the wrong foot by picking the Carolina Panthers to take care of the Miami Dolphins (Ricky Williams?), perhaps I can right the ship before it sinks any further this week, although I had a pretty decent week 10. I'll make my prediction on the Baltimore Ravens/Indianapolis Colts game tomorrow morning. So let's get to it, starting with three of our most hated teams:

Lions over Browns: Here's the best game of the weekend, NOT! Even Detroit can beat Cleveland and will probably do it convincingly as well. While I'm not wishing for it, if someone does accidently take Brady Quinn out by his knees, I probably won't shed a tear.

Cowboys over Redskins: Dallas should get back on track and Washington's win streak stops at one and returns to one of the sorriest teams in the league.

Steelers over Chiefs: Pittsburgh gets back in the hunt for the AFC North title as they actually run the ball for a change against a weak Kansas City run defense.

Packers over 49ers: Green Bay sure looked good in crushing Dallas last week, but can they do it twice in a row and San Francisco plays every team tough, win or lose.

Jaguars over Bills: Jacksonville in smack dab in the middle of the Wild Card hunt and figure to win against a Buffalo team searching for a QB and a head coach.

Vikings over Seahawks: Minnesota is still one of the top teams in the NFL and will prove it again today as Seattle goes down wimpering on the road.

Giants over Falcons: Eli and Brandon Jacobs should have good days against a poor Atlanta defense and an offense without Michael Turner.

Saints over Buccaneers: This looks to be a major mismatch as one of the top offenses (New Orleans) in the league plays against one of the weakest (Tampa).

Cardinals over Rams: St. Louis luckily gets Arizona right after facing New Orleans, and will also get another lesson about what a great offense is like.

Broncos over Chargers: This game actually is my "Upset Special Pick of the Week" as Denver has lost three in a row while San Diego has won four in a row and is everyone's favorite team. However, I see the Broncos completing the sweep and confusing the division title race for just a bit longer until Denver finally folds as usual.

Bengals over Raiders: Just when Oakland and the rest of the AFC West thought they were done with Larry Johnson, he reappears in Cincinnati and should get some reps today as everyone has pretty accepted thsat the Bengals will not be going away anytime soon.

Bears over Eagles (Sunday night): My second upset pick this week has Chicago rebounding at home against a Philadelphia team that continues to under achieve on the road and now gets to do so without Brian Westbrook.

Texans over Titans (Monday night): The road to redemption for Tennessee gets derailed for a game as the new sweethearts of the NFL (Houston) gets to show a national TV audience what a great passing attack they have, as well as a pretty decent defense.

Last week: 9-6

Season record: 98-46 (68%)

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Bad taste

Lions over Browns: Here’s the best game of the weekend, NOT! Even Detroit can beat Cleveland and will probably do it convincingly as well. While I’m not wishing for it, if someone does accidently take Brady Quinn out by his knees, I probably won’t shed a tear.——that was in extreme bad taste sir. the thing that Quinn did was stupid but not deliberate, you on the other hand are putting a bounty on him. Maybe the league should fine you for yelling fire in a theater

by crazyoldman on Nov 21, 2009 12:08 PM EST reply actions

Bad taste, perhaps

But still my opinion.At the same time, it absolutely WAS a deliberate low block. Whether he actually meant to hurt Suggs is debatable and not my issue, but his purposeful block below the knees is all I need to know about the way he thinks. Which is probably why he will never be a decent NFL QB.

Feel free to criticize me though, especially for saying what most everyone else outside of Cleveland (and perhaps within, based on how he’s played) is already thinking.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Nov 21, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions

Somebody get this guy of his pedestal… it’s not like he wished him dead. And besides, as a man who has sustained two knee injuries on the rugby pitch, I say I can decide what is and isn’t bad taste in reference to knee injuries…. Bruce gets a pass. Go back to lusting after Ann Coulter.

by ATXRaven on Nov 21, 2009 12:36 PM EST up reply actions

That comment was in extremely good taste, kind of like cream of crab soup.

"Alex Ovechkin makes Chad Johnson look like he's reading the paper."

by bigmac1124 on Nov 21, 2009 3:29 PM EST up reply actions

Thanks for having my back, guys

I thought it wasn’t THAT offensive.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Nov 21, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions

OH God!

I’m moving home (Carroll County from Austin, TX) in three weeks and I can’t wait to eat some food that isn’t fucking Tex Mex. While I love it here (70ish and sunny today) and love Tex Mex, there is just something so appealing about Pit Beef and Crabs (the good kind) that you just can’t beat.

by ATXRaven on Nov 22, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions