The Picks - Week 6
Raiders at Saints (-7): Saints -7
The Raiders are bad and Colston and Shockey could be back for the Saints. All signs point to a good game for Brees, although Oakland is pretty good against the pass (ranked 18th at 212 yards per game).
Ravens at Colts (-4): Colts -4
It's a very tough match up on paper for Peyton and his pals, but he torched the Ravens last year and things appear to be coming together - sort of - for Baltimore's former team. It'll be a tough one, though.
Bengals at Jets (-5.5): Jets -5.5
The Bengals are bound to get back on track on of these weeks, but it won't be this week with gunslinger Brett Favre across the sidelines. Coles and Cotchery should continue to roll, and Thomas Jones might even have a big game in him, too.
Panthers at Buccaneers (-1): Panthers +1
Reports say Jeff Garcia will take over for a less-than-100% Brian Griese. Not sure if that's good or bad, but the Panthers are just flat out a better team than the Bucs.
Lions at Vikings (-13): Vikings -13
The Lions suck and have Dan Orlovsky starting now. Adrian Peterson and Bernard Berrian should have a field day against that league-worst Detroit defense.
Bears (-3) at Falcons: Bears -3
This comes down to how well the opposing defenses can contain each team's explosive running backs. I like the Bears shutting down Turner more than I like the Falcons shutting down Forte.
Dolphins at Texans (-3): Texans -3
Screw the Wildcat offense. Andre Johnson has finally awoken and Steve Slaton is one of the most fun young backs to watch. As long as Sage Rosenfels doesn't try to fly through the air and forget the ball, of course...
Rams at Redskins (-13.5): Rams +13.5
One of these days, the Rams will win a game. It won't happen this week, but with the quarterback "controversy" settled, they'll cover a two-TD spread.
Jaguars at Broncos (-3.5): Broncos -3.5
Eddie Royal and Selvin Young are injured, but Brandon Marshall more than makes up for their absence. The Broncos' D still sucks (29th overall), but I like their offense much more than Jacksonville's.
Eagles (-5) at 49ers: 49ers +5
Depends on Westbrook's health - it's looking like he won't play, meaning the 49ers won't have to worry much about the run. Their secondary leaves something to be desired (19th overall against the pass), but Frank Gore and the rejuvenated Isaac Bruce should make up for their defensive deficiencies.
Cowboys (-5) at Cardinals: Cowboys -5
Looking around the NFL, it's pretty clear that the Cowboys are the team to beat right now. The Cardinals have looked great - even last week with Anquan "Q" Boldin on the sidelines - but they can't match the Dallas fire power.
Packers at Seahawks (-1.5): Packers +1.5
I'm not picking the Pack because of Hasselbeck's hyper-extended knee or because Branch will be sitting; no, I'm picking Favre's old stomping grounds because I think Ryan Grant will finally have his first big game of the year against Seattle's 24th-ranked run D.
Patriots at Chargers (-5): Patriots +5
Chambers is out and LT2 has been largely ineffective. Cassel is on track with Welker and Moss, so the maligned D just needs to limit the damage for the most part and the Pats will win this one. Unfortunately, that's a bit of a tall order, but I think they'll emerge victorious.
Giants (-9) at Browns: Giants -9
The Browns suck, plain and simple. Eli's getting Plax back and he's on the verge of signing a big multi-year feal. Not that he'll play like he's got a lot to prove, but he'll play like he's got a lot to prove.
Oh yeah, and on a totally unrelated note, be sure to check out Hub Hoops for some top-notch insight into the Celts as my colleague David "DWill" Willis will be live-blogging the C's-Rockets game from Manchester, NH.
The Raiders are bad and Colston and Shockey could be back for the Saints. All signs point to a good game for Brees, although Oakland is pretty good against the pass (ranked 18th at 212 yards per game).
Ravens at Colts (-4): Colts -4
It's a very tough match up on paper for Peyton and his pals, but he torched the Ravens last year and things appear to be coming together - sort of - for Baltimore's former team. It'll be a tough one, though.
Bengals at Jets (-5.5): Jets -5.5
The Bengals are bound to get back on track on of these weeks, but it won't be this week with gunslinger Brett Favre across the sidelines. Coles and Cotchery should continue to roll, and Thomas Jones might even have a big game in him, too.
Panthers at Buccaneers (-1): Panthers +1
Reports say Jeff Garcia will take over for a less-than-100% Brian Griese. Not sure if that's good or bad, but the Panthers are just flat out a better team than the Bucs.
Lions at Vikings (-13): Vikings -13
The Lions suck and have Dan Orlovsky starting now. Adrian Peterson and Bernard Berrian should have a field day against that league-worst Detroit defense.
Bears (-3) at Falcons: Bears -3
This comes down to how well the opposing defenses can contain each team's explosive running backs. I like the Bears shutting down Turner more than I like the Falcons shutting down Forte.
Dolphins at Texans (-3): Texans -3
Screw the Wildcat offense. Andre Johnson has finally awoken and Steve Slaton is one of the most fun young backs to watch. As long as Sage Rosenfels doesn't try to fly through the air and forget the ball, of course...
Rams at Redskins (-13.5): Rams +13.5
One of these days, the Rams will win a game. It won't happen this week, but with the quarterback "controversy" settled, they'll cover a two-TD spread.
Jaguars at Broncos (-3.5): Broncos -3.5
Eddie Royal and Selvin Young are injured, but Brandon Marshall more than makes up for their absence. The Broncos' D still sucks (29th overall), but I like their offense much more than Jacksonville's.
Eagles (-5) at 49ers: 49ers +5
Depends on Westbrook's health - it's looking like he won't play, meaning the 49ers won't have to worry much about the run. Their secondary leaves something to be desired (19th overall against the pass), but Frank Gore and the rejuvenated Isaac Bruce should make up for their defensive deficiencies.
Cowboys (-5) at Cardinals: Cowboys -5
Looking around the NFL, it's pretty clear that the Cowboys are the team to beat right now. The Cardinals have looked great - even last week with Anquan "Q" Boldin on the sidelines - but they can't match the Dallas fire power.
Packers at Seahawks (-1.5): Packers +1.5
I'm not picking the Pack because of Hasselbeck's hyper-extended knee or because Branch will be sitting; no, I'm picking Favre's old stomping grounds because I think Ryan Grant will finally have his first big game of the year against Seattle's 24th-ranked run D.
Patriots at Chargers (-5): Patriots +5
Chambers is out and LT2 has been largely ineffective. Cassel is on track with Welker and Moss, so the maligned D just needs to limit the damage for the most part and the Pats will win this one. Unfortunately, that's a bit of a tall order, but I think they'll emerge victorious.
Giants (-9) at Browns: Giants -9
The Browns suck, plain and simple. Eli's getting Plax back and he's on the verge of signing a big multi-year feal. Not that he'll play like he's got a lot to prove, but he'll play like he's got a lot to prove.
Oh yeah, and on a totally unrelated note, be sure to check out Hub Hoops for some top-notch insight into the Celts as my colleague David "DWill" Willis will be live-blogging the C's-Rockets game from Manchester, NH.
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