It was a down week for the entirety of the group, as everyone finished below .500 for the week, including me for the second straight week. Part of it had to do with groupthink failing epically; there were eight games we were unanimous on, and we missed seven of those. The dissenting games worked well for me though; I won four of the five games Adam and I disagreed on.
The numbers are a little off again though; Adam is on record last week picking the Ravens over the Falcons, but his ESPN pick was the Falcons. That's actually the second time he's goofed in that direction, so his numbers are actually better than what ESPN is reporting. The numbers listed in the records below is adjusted to compensate for this. (And this is why I always double check my picks when I write this post.)
The Giants and 49ers are on a bye this week, giving us 15 games to pick once again. This week, Adam and I disagree on seven of them. With so much of the season left, he can certainly make a comeback.
Let's pick some games.
Thursday Night
San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos (-7.5)
Lucas: Broncos. I gave Adam some homework since he missed this the first two times.
Sunday Morning
Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons (+3.5)
Lucas: Falcons. Yer a football player, Harry.
Lucas note: I get to watch two games at work, not just one. I'm all for it!
Sunday, Early Afternoon
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets (-2.5)
Lucas: Bills. I'm sorry, how, exactly, are the Jets favored in this game? I know they were a blocked field goal away from beating the Pats at home, but hasn't their overall body of work spoken for itself?
Adam: Jets. With the surprise Harvin move and the decimated Bills backfield. It think we could see some pretty good football out of Geno – Geno the Show Biz Machino.
Chicago Bears @ New England Patriots (-6.5)
Lucas: Patriots. This Bears team has lost games it has no business losing, yet has been able to win on the road. Unfortunately for them, Tom Brady doesn't lose at home, and we can never count out Touchdown Tom.
Adam: Patriots. Until the Bears start looking consistent, I have no faith in them.
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals (-1.5)
Lucas: Ravens. I had Baltimore winning the wild card before the season. They're rolling and Cincy is reeling... give me the points.
Adam: Ravens. The Bengals have been disappointing of late and the Ravens have been on fire, winning 3 of 4 with the only loss coming to Indy in a close (1 TD) game.
Houston Texans @ Tennessee Titans (+0.5)
Lucas: Texans. On that day... Tennessee received a grim reminder.
Adam note: Lost last week. I picked the wrong NO receiver to have a good game. It was Colston not cooks. To date I am 3.5-3.5.
St. Louis Rams @ Kansas City Chiefs (-6.5)
Lucas: Rams. Odds are Jeff Fisher exhausted the special teams voodoo (and St. Louis sports teams should out of voodoo by now). But the odds also are that Andy Reid is upset that all the excess food in Kansas City is gone because Jeff Passan keeps buying all the barbecue... and now my cat Rascal is upset enough that he wanted to pick St. Louis too. HE DOESN'T LIKE IT WHEN HE DOESN'T GET FED!
Adam: Rams. Not sure why, they just seem to have the stuff this year. D is pretty solid and the new kid is really slinging the ball.
Miami Dolphins @ Jacksonville Jaguars (+5.5)
Lucas: Dolphins. Miami has played very well the last couple of weeks. I think they take advantage of a bad Jacksonville team.
Adam: Dolphins. They beat up on my Bears pretty well and almost stood up to GB.
Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-2.5)
Lucas: Vikings. Playing a hunch. Minnesota has been pretty competitive this season overall, and I have no faith really in anyone from the NFC South.
Adam: Buccaneers. I just don’t understand why the Vikings even play anymore. They have nothing to play for put a better draft spot.
Seattle Seahawks @ Carolina Panthers (+4.5)
Lucas: Panthers. Vulnerable defending champion? Check. Road game on the opposite coast to throw off their body clock? Check. Favorites in that game? Check. Take the points.
Adam: Seahawks. I don’t see the Seahawks losing…do my eyes deceive me… 3 games in a row? No. Seahawks by 10.
Sunday, Late Afternoon
Philadelphia Eagles @ Arizona Cardinals (-2.5)
Lucas: Cardinals. So playing on my old Star Trek theme with the Eagles... if Chip Kelly is an admiral and Nick Foles is, say, Captain Picard... does that make Darnell Dockett Gul Madred?
Adam: Eagles. I know AZ has a tough D, but I think McCoy is going to run all over the place. Should be a close game either way, but I think Philly takes it by a FG late.
Oakland Raiders @ Cleveland Browns (-7.5)
Lucas: Raiders. I know Cleveland has an air of legitimacy this year, but I don't know that I'd lay that many with them, even against Oakland. Not after last week.
Adam: Browns. Getting oh so close to Josh Gordon coming back. Let’s all chief it up for him…
Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers (+2.5)
Lucas: Colts. Did I go so far as to put a reminder on my phone to not pick Pittsburgh this week for the sole reason of, "They're wearing those damn bee jerseys this weekend"? Yes. Yes I did. Take it away, Nic Cage.
Adam: Colts. Luck be a Lady…no Luck be the 2nd best QB in the league right now. I see no way Indy does not pound on the Steelers.
Sunday Night
Green Bay Packers @ New Orleans Saints (-1.5)
Lucas: Packers. Let's see, indoors, terrible defense, relaxed Aaron Rodgers, underdogs? Yes please.
Adam: Packers. The Saints are not the team they have been in prior seasons. The air assault from Rodgers will be too much.
Monday Night
Washington Redskins @ Dallas Cowboys (-9.5)
Lucas: Redskins. Look, I'm in agreement that Dallas is for real, but do we really want to shoot for that high a spread for a divisional game?
Adam: Cowboys. Murray for eight 100+ yd games in a row… I think so.
Records So Far
Lucas: 55-49 (7-8 last week)
Adam: 50-54 (4-11 last week)
Rascal: 0-0
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