NFL 2011 Season

[Axl4Prez2004]

I'm going out on a limb by making my picks before Axl4Prez makes his, so here goes:

Giants 24-16 ---- better QBs than Aaron Rogers have had their bad days and this will be his; G-men front 4 is unstoppable right now, so he's getting sacked at least 6 times, and he'll throw a couple picks.

Ravens 16-6 ---- my admiration goes to those who have the attention span to watch this entire game.

Saints 23-13 ---- Brees won't have a great day, but Alex Smith will crap the bed.

Broncos 29-28 ---- To paraphrase the great Roddy Piper, just when everyone thinks they have all the answers on Tebow, he changes the questions. 

Okay, 1-3 last weekend...time to go 4-0!!!
The Peckers will win, but not cover.  Take the G-Men and the points.
Ravens big...and I mean BIG!  I'd take the Ravens in a heartbeat.
Toughest game of the week to call:  I'll take the Saints -3.5 over the NFC West Champions. 
Pats win...but don't cover.  Take the Broncos +13 1/2. 

[gilee7]

I don't think the Broncos will beat the Pats, but I think it'll be closer than the 14 points Vegas is predicting. Tebow played well against the Pats just a few weeks ago. I remember the Broncos jumped out to an early lead and we're moving the ball up and down the field with ease. Then in the second quarter they turned the ball over three times and the Pats never looked back after that. It might've been a different outcome if the Broncos had taken care of the ball, but probably not. The Broncos are a difficult team to prepare for, and I think a lot of defenders underestimate Tebow's abilities. However, the Patriots should benefit from that previous game. I hope the Broncos win, and if they run all over the Pats like last time and take care of the ball, they very well may ... but I just can't see their defense stopping Brady from piling up points. Patriots win.

I'm most confident in the Ravens this weekend. They're undefeated at home this season. They've got the experience that the Texans are lacking. The final score might not reflect it, but I think the Ravens dominate and win easily.

The NFC games are much harder to predict. The Saints aren't quite as explosive when playing outdoors, and the 49ers have an excellent defense. That defense, however, is better at stopping the run than it is the pass. Alex Smith still sucks, regardless of what this season's stats might suggest. He'll throw at least a couple of INTs and the Saints will put the game away in the second half.

A lot of people are picking the Giants over the Packers. I know the Giants almost beat them a few weeks ago, and since then the Giants are playing even better and the Packers seemed to cool off down the stretch. But I still think the Packers are the best team in football. This should be the most entertaining game of the weekend with a ton of passing yards by both QBs. I think the game will go down to the wire just like last time these two teams played, and with the same outcome. Packers.

So I'm not picking a single upset this week. And I also I just made the same picks as Axl4Prez. 

[pilferk]

Nice stop by SF on the first Saints drive...forced fumble

Looked like the Saints receiver was knocked out on the hit.....at least for a second or two.

Edit: In fact, he's getting a concussions test as I type this.

[D]

If u didn't click my blog i took:

Saints 24-20 
Pats 31-17
Ravens 17-13
Giants 34-31

[pilferk]

SF is HOT right now.  Lets see if they can play the rest of the game this hot.

LOTS of pressure on Breese.  2 TO's forced, already.  First score...probably more points coming after the pick.

[pilferk]

ANOTHER Saints TO, deep in 9er territory.

[D]

This is NUTS!

[pilferk]

This is NUTS!

Looks like they're greasing the ball for the Saints......

Gonna have a hard time getting the 9er's score right on this game, D.  17 pts already.  Slim margin for the rest of the game.

Smartest think the Saints have done all game:  Take the knee in the endzone on the kickoff.

[pilferk]

Largest deficit the Saints have overcome this year: 10 points.

[pilferk]

ANOTHER Saints fumble???

Challenge coming.

Reversal...

[D]

Saints a different team outdoors

I love how NFL tries to turn game into Arena football, but yet Defensive teams still dominating playoffs.

[pilferk]

Quick 14 for the Saints....and it's a game again.

[sandman]

Entertaining game. I'm rooting for the niners, but this is bad. They basically had a 4-0 turnover advantage and are only up by 3. Saints have to be feeling pretty good.

[tim_m]

5 turnovers and this leads to 3 points and a 6 point lead. If the saints have this many turnovers and still win i'll be livid.

[tim_m]

Thank god no more listening to that who dat crap from saints fans.

[D]

When Tebow prays to God, he had no idea he was actually praying to Tom Brady...

Ass kicked.

[tim_m]

When Tebow prays to God, he had no idea he was actually praying to Tom Brady...

Ass kicked.

This is a good old fashioned asskicking.

[gilee7]

Alex Smith shocked the hell out of me yesterday. Apparently he doesn't suck anymore after all. It only took him, what---- seven, eight years or something to turn into an adequate QB?

[pilferk]

Not bad for my picks yesterday.  Off ONE point on the SF/Saints game...and gave a little too much credit to the Broncos defense.

[draguns]

Lets go Giants!!!!