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post #121 of 203
10/12/03 at 8:35pm
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post #122 of 203
10/12/03 at 9:14pm
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well, i'm 9-4 so far. one of my better weeks.
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post #123 of 203
10/13/03 at 11:18pm
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I went 11 - 3 bringing my season total to 31 - 11.

 

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post #124 of 203
10/14/03 at 1:44am
Early picks, subject to change before the first kick-off next Sunday...

Baltimore at Cincinnati
I think this is a pretty safe choice.

Dallas at Detroit
The Lions are terrible, and Parcell's "we're not there yet" shtick is getting old

Denver at Minnesota
Tough one especially after a by for Minnesota. Might have cooled them down a bit, but it's still a plus to have dome field advantage.

Green Bay at St. Louis
Short week for St. Louis, I don't know...both these teams are enigmas. I'll say Favre has a good day for a change

New England at Miami
Cold weather team in Florida. Week 1 yadda yadda

New Orleans at Atlanta
Worst match-up of the week.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants
Deep down I know Philly is a good team. The same can't be said for the Giants

San Diego at Cleveland
I maintain Cleveland's not *that* bad

Tennessee at Carolina
I really like McNair, but I got burned for not picking Carolina before...

N.Y. Jets at Houston
Who's the favorite in this game?

Chicago at Seattle
This is a lock for Seattle

Tampa Bay at San Francisco
Likewise, a lock for Tampa. SF has gotta be weary from 3 devastatingly close losses

Washington at Buffalo
Still not sold on Spurrier or Ramsey

Kansas City at Oakland
Oakland can't stop the run. Priest Holmes, Dante Hall...God help 'em...
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post #125 of 203
10/14/03 at 7:33am
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Baltimore at Cincinnati
i am actually going with the bengals on this one. the ravens still have almost no offense except jamal -- which, admittedly -- is quite a lot. but mor eimportantly, the bengals are actually playing everyone tough so far. couple that with them being at home, and i'll go for the upset (is this my upset special??? nah.)

Dallas at Detroit
i still can't tell if the cowboys are really that good, or the rest of the nfc east is really that bad. but i'll jump on bill's bandwagon for this week.

Denver at Minnesota
undefeateds usually lose their first due to complacency against someone they are heavily favored. but this isn't the case here, as the broncos record will guarantee that randy decides he "wants to play."

Green Bay at St. Louis
Favre stinks in domes. ignore the rams/falcons, because atlanta's defense is just that bad. tough game, but i'll go with st. louis.

New England at Miami
New England is jekyll and hyde all year. miami is finally riding ricky into the playoffs

New Orleans at Atlanta
Worst match-up of the week, AND i get to see it on my t.v. this week. f'n hell.the new orleans/chicago game was so ugly, it was almost funny. not so this week.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants
i can't figure out either of these teams. they seem like an evenly matched pair of headcases. philly MUST have this one to remain relevant.

San Diego at Cleveland
i don't think san diego is as bad as the other league bottom dwellers, so they have to win eventually. plus, in the totally-average afc north, cleveland can afford to drop this without losing the race.

Tennessee at Carolina
titans knock carolina back down to earth.

N.Y. Jets at Houston
i think the jets finally found what works for them, and benefitted from the fact that drew et al. couldn't block crap. is this another jets late-starting season run?

Chicago at Seattle
this could get brutal.

Tampa Bay at San Francisco
i wonder how much last year's playoff loss resonates with the niners. ignore those sacks against ramsey... the redskins have a screen-door offensive line. but tampa wins on the road, not at home. i'll keep saying it until they prove me wrong.

Washington at Buffalo
the battle of two teams with nothing on offensive line. i say 17-13, but that won't be the score... that'll be the SACK TOTALS, and to top it off, bruce smith gets the all-time sack record AGAINST his former team.

Kansas City at Oakland
mark your calendars. this is my upset special for the week. kansas city has been blessed up to this point, but they have also been playing with fire. history shows that undefeateds usually lose their streak against teams they were heavily favored against. plus, it's a nationally televised night game, and in oakland. kc still goes to the super bowl, but this loss (maybe their only one all year) will nag at them in the offseason
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post #126 of 203
10/16/03 at 8:41am
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Baltimore at Cincinnati
Marvin is the better Lewis.

Dallas at Detroit
No Rogers. No win.

Denver at Minnesota
Culpepper is back! Yay!

Green Bay at St. Louis
Favre in a dome. 'Nuff said.

New England at Miami
Patriots defensive backups could start on any team.

New Orleans at Atlanta
I hope McAllister finally has his breakout game.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants
Giants blow ass.

San Diego at Cleveland
I'm picking them until they win.

Tennessee at Carolina
Carolina rocks hard.

N.Y. Jets at Houston
Capers is the man. S-U-C-K Jets Jets Jets!

Chicago at Seattle
This is my pick in my survivor pool this week.

Tampa Bay at San Francisco
Tampa has been enigmatic but Frisco blows.

Washington at Buffalo
Bledsoe circles the wagons.

Kansas City at Oakland
7 - 0. Vermeil magic.

 

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post #127 of 203
10/18/03 at 7:30pm
Baltimore at Cincinnati
I can dream can't I . . . upset O' weak #1

Dallas at Detroit
upset #2 --Detroit: back with a vengeance . . . two good coaches

Denver at Minnesota
Get em boyz!!!!

Green Bay at St. Louis
I really think that Green Bay will win resoundingly so I will count it as a pick for Green Bay . . . but I will BOLD St Louis cause I am detirmined to detest the Cheeseheads.

New England at Miami
Rumors still circulating that Miami is a 'good' team

New Orleans at Atlanta
Gotta love a team named after the phenomena of possesion in voodoo ceremonies: ie: that is a cover-name, a code word, for the spirits of the gods; the Loa that 'ride' a person in ceremonies. . . sort of their Catholic synchretism . . . call them the Saints and the Church doesnt pay attention . . .

Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants
go Giants! . . . time to start the season!!!

San Diego at Cleveland
I want the Chargers to win so that the Browns will fair worse in their division . . . but they will probably win.

Tennessee at Carolina
This will be a good game . . . wish I could watch it . . . but I want the Titans to lose because i'm a Steelers fan


N.Y. Jets at Houston
Why not?!

Chicago at Seattle
. . . Alexander . . .
and with Stewart hurt what are teh Bears gonna do . . . . wait a minute . . . who do they got as backup?!

Tampa Bay at San Francisco
die Golden Boys!!! . . . someone bitchslap T Owens please!!!!!!!

Washington at Buffalo
Ever see Buffalo 66? Funny movie about an over the top Bills fan who rejects her son after he made her turn her head just as the Bills dropped a pass that coulda won them the playoffs in '66 . . . anyway, it tells me that they have fans who need them . . . that and the snow

Kansas City at Oakland
Something actually tells me 'upset' here . . .and I may actually change my vote . . . ok . . .what the hey:
Kansas City at Oakland
upset 3#
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post #128 of 203
10/19/03 at 4:27pm
Dayum, nice job rok.
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post #129 of 203
10/19/03 at 6:05pm
I was way off: 6 right 7 wrong


Damn that Tampa game . . . .err
now with Cincinnati winning and Both Baltimore and Cleveland losing then the Steelers are LAST in their division . . . .AHHHHAAAHAAA *maniacal laughter*


ANyway . . .they'll come back and be in the superbowl . . .*ehem*
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post #130 of 203
10/19/03 at 6:14pm
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Originally posted by Eugene
Dayum, nice job rok.

wouldn't you know the ONE team to let me down would be my bucs?

dammit!
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post #131 of 203
10/19/03 at 7:38pm
New England won too and I can't believe that you think Oakland will win on MNF.
Heh, we will see!
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post #132 of 203
10/19/03 at 9:26pm
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Well, 10 - 3 on Sunday. Brings me to 41 - 14 on the season. Can't wait to see KC beat the crap out of the Raiders tomorrow.

 

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post #133 of 203
10/20/03 at 1:05pm
Damn, the Texans really screwed the pooch on that Jets game. I was waiting for another last-second comeback...almost had it, too.

Their defense is playing third-stringers, ouch. We play the Colts next week, doesn't look good.
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post #134 of 203
10/20/03 at 9:32pm
Sucka Raiders.
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post #135 of 203
10/20/03 at 10:22pm
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Sucka Raiders.

What happened to Gannon? I missed the first half while at a study group.

 

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post #136 of 203
10/21/03 at 4:35am
It's good to be in Kansas City right now. 8)
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post #137 of 203
10/21/03 at 6:14am
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What happened to Gannon? I missed the first half while at a study group.

I think they needed an excuse to pull him. By the middle of the third quarter he was ina t-shirt, but they were still treating him on the sidelines, in front of the home crowd...in front of the cameras, as if to say, "No, see, he's really hurt...really!"

Anyway, Tuiasosopo looked like a deer in headlights, but at least he helped the Raiders to 10 points...and || close to tying it at the end of regulation.
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post #138 of 203
10/21/03 at 6:23am
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ah well, i missed a few this week. still not bad, though.

the bucs, however, will not be returning to the super bowl on the nfc side. even if they do have the talent and a late-season run, their record is already shot to hell, and i doubt they would get much more than a home wild-card at this point. sure, it's possible to make it from the wild-card, but it ain't pretty.
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post #139 of 203
10/25/03 at 6:29pm
Did ya'll forget about this thread? GO CHIEFS!
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post #140 of 203
10/25/03 at 7:57pm
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Did ya'll forget about this thread? GO CHIEFS!

nah, it just lost a bit of momentum since we went "all in one thread."

just so i don't forget, here are my picks, but i've got a late night tonight, so i'm goign to dispense with the usual per-game analysis.

NY Giants at Minnesota
Cleveland at New England
Carolina at New Orleans
Dallas at Tampa Bay
Tennessee at Jacksonville
Denver at Baltimore
Detroit at Chicago
Seattle at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Pittsburgh
San Francisco at Arizona
Houston at Indianapolis
NY Jets at Philadelphia
Buffalo at Kansas City
Miami at San Diego

p.s. folks, mark Dec. 20th on your calendars, because it will be Kansas City at Minnesota. can they both enter undefeated??? WELCOME TO METRODOME!!! two teams enter, one team leaves... two teams enter, one team leaves...
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post #141 of 203
10/25/03 at 9:55pm
NY Giants at Minnesota
COuld be an upset . . . . but naw . . .

Cleveland at New England
Don't know enough about NE . . . but CLeveland can be pretty good

Carolina at New Orleans


Dallas at Tampa Bay
hate Dallas . . .

Tennessee at Jacksonville
Obviously

Denver at Baltimore
Might be a close game . . . and will be a showdown of good runners . . . even with their injuries I'll take the Broncos

Detroit at Chicago
THey're Superbowl bound baby . . . .well, in a few years . . .

Seattle at Cincinnati


St. Louis at Pittsburgh
The Steelers have had a week to realize that they are not gauranteed a playoff spot and it has sunk in . . . they know that it depends upon discipline to do it . . . they'll not lose a game for awhile . . . . (didn't I say that before?)

San Francisco at Arizona
Upset O week

Houston at Indianapolis

NY Jets at Philadelphia

Buffalo at Kansas City

Miami at San Diego
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post #142 of 203
10/26/03 at 3:28am
NY Giants at Minnesota

Cleveland at New England

Carolina at New Orlean

Dallas at Tampa Bay

Tennessee at Jacksonville

Denver at Baltimore

Detroit at Chicago

Seattle at Cincinnati

St. Louis at Pittsburgh

San Francisco at Arizona

Houston at Indianapolis

NY Jets at Philadelphia

Buffalo at Kansas City

Miami at San Diego
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post #143 of 203
10/26/03 at 3:30am
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Don't know enough about NE . . . but CLeveland can be pretty good

The Patriots are on top of the AFC East.
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10/26/03 at 1:45pm
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nah, it just lost a bit of momentum since we went "all in one thread."

just so i don't forget, here are my picks, but i've got a late night tonight, so i'm goign to dispense with the usual per-game analysis.

let us not speak of how badly i am doing so far this week. ugh.
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post #145 of 203
10/26/03 at 3:31pm
AHAHHAHAHAHA KWAME HARRIS!!
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10/26/03 at 3:51pm
Jose Cortez, Jeff Chandler, Owen Pochman...

Keeping with the tradition of excellence.

EDIT: This is one of the ugliest games ever. EVER.

EDIT2: Pochman kicks off OT...out of bounds!

EDIT3: What's the policy on open box returns for kickers?
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10/26/03 at 4:31pm
I'm going to go down to 49er practice in Santa Clara this week wearing my old soccer shin guards and carrying a deflated soccer ball. Watch out for my NFL debut.
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10/26/03 at 9:15pm
The Chiefs are 8-0.

Heh heh heh.
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post #149 of 203
10/26/03 at 9:49pm
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The Chiefs are 8-0.

Heh heh heh.

I was skeptical at first, because the Chiefs choked rather badly last year and the year before, but heck, even if they lost 6 of the last 8, they end up 10-6, which is probably good for a Wild Card.

Stupid Bay Area teams. I swear I was joking when I said they'd combine for 8 wins total.
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10/27/03 at 12:29am
Weird by-product of the Cali fires: (good thoughts to anyone affected by the way \ )

Monday night's game is moved to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. And tickets are free-first come, first served.

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post #151 of 203
10/27/03 at 5:40am
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Originally posted by Eugene
Jose Cortez, Jeff Chandler, Owen Pochman...

Keeping with the tradition of excellence.

EDIT: This is one of the ugliest games ever. EVER.

EDIT2: Pochman kicks off OT...out of bounds!

EDIT3: What's the policy on open box returns for kickers?

on ESPN, chris berman kept calling him "former" or "ex-49er kicker Owen Pochman..."
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post #152 of 203
10/27/03 at 6:07am
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on ESPN, chris berman kept calling him "former" or "ex-49er kicker Owen Pochman..."

Now I don't really blame Pochman... He was available for a reason. You know York's telling Donahue and Walsh something like "Buy the cheapest punters and kickers on the market...okay?" It's been a trend. Every kicker has been worse than the previous with the exception of Gary Anderson that one year...

Funny thing, we tried out Conway at the same time as Pochman He was 3/3 from 20, 37, and 44 yards against the Vikings on Sunday.

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10/27/03 at 6:26am
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wow, kansas city's next four opponents (after their bye week next week) are cleveland, cincinnati, oakland and san diego. not to take anything away from any of those opponents, but...

could the chiefs be 12-0 going into mile high against the broncos???

i won't even metion what else everyone is thinking...
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10/27/03 at 1:37pm
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post #155 of 203
10/31/03 at 6:05am
Carolina at Houston
Texans blow

Indianapolis at Miami
Griese is a fine back-up, but he's still a back-up

Jacksonville at Baltimore
Jaguars blow

New Orleans at Tampa Bay
Saints blow

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
Both teams on the rebound, but more questions about the Jets

Oakland at Detroit
All Detroit has to do is run the ball. Tuiasosopo starting. Players hate Bill Callahan

San Diego at Chicago
Let's go Chandler

Cincinnati at Arizona
Arizona can't win two in a row

Pittsburgh at Seattle
Steelers blow

Philadelphia at Atlanta
Falcons blow

St. Louis at San Francisco
49ers blow. Rattay gets the start. No Zack Bronson. O-Line still hurting

Washington at Dallas
Cowboys aren't invincible, but they are better than the Redskins

Green Bay at Minnesota
Favre. Dome. Whatever.

New England at Denver
No Plummer, no Beurlein

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10/31/03 at 9:16am
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Carolina at Houston
i really need carolina to drop one or two before the bucs come to town to give them any shot at the nfc south title. unfortunately, i don't think it'll happen here.

Indianapolis at Miami
griese is better than fiedler. fiedler may have a good win/loss percentage, but he is not solely responsible for that. miami's at home, and riding on a strong win.

Jacksonville at Baltimore
ray lewis is gonna have him a leftwich sandwich (sorry, couldn't help myself)

New Orleans at Tampa Bay
jebus, i hope i'm not wrong here, or the bucs are, at best, a wild card this year.

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets
both offenses lack focus, but nyg has better defense these days. plus, they ALWAYS make a second-half season run.

Oakland at Detroit
toughest game to pick, since boh teams suck, but for entirely different reasons. let's say oakland secondary beats harrington with a couple untimely picks and oakland wins on the road. (p.s. how did oakland get such a soft schedule this year, with both nfc central bottom-feeders on the list, yet the bucs get tennessee in nashville, green bay, indianapolis and san fran in california?)

San Diego at Chicago
wow, even with the game moved to arizona, san diego looked absolutely bloody awful on every play. chandler is old, but at least he doesn't make "kordell" type decisions.

Cincinnati at Arizona
mind you, cincy may be hurt by the extreme change in temperature, but marvin lewis is wringing every ounce of blood out of this stone this year.

Pittsburgh at Seattle
long road trip for the steelers, their defense is MIA, and maddox can throw, but he needs a running game of ANY sort to take attention from his receivers. otherwise, he just has 350 yds and 4 int's per game.

Philadelphia at Atlanta
okay, when the hell is vick, nfl poster-child, actually going to play again? atlanta will be a big spoiler with nothign to lose once he's back.

St. Louis at San Francisco
rams doing a great job, even without faulk in. can't believe the night/day difference in the team with quarterbacks. guess kurt relied to heavily on the massive amount of talent aroun dhim, while bulger's making better reads and decisions with less.

Washington at Dallas
only person i hate more than bill parcells is dan "i can BUY a championship" snyder

Green Bay at Minnesota
must win for green bay for wild card implications. spectre of "undefeated" is taken away, so vikes will play a bit softer, knowing they are still ahead of everyone else.

New England at Denver
denver needs to dial rent-a-qb, and quick, so that the meeting vs. the chiefs means something for the afc west title in december.
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post #157 of 203
10/31/03 at 1:01pm
My first picks post! Be gentle!

Carolina at Houston\t

if Carr was healthy, I would say different. Carolina is overrated, but they should be good enough to beat the depleted Texans defense and Carr-less offense.

Indianapolis at Miami

Colts will show why they're headed for the Super Bowl this year-because they can beat good teams on the road. I predict a victory hangover for Brian Griese, as the Colts win a defensive struggle.

Jacksonville at Baltimore

Leftwich is just waiting to have a breakout week. I'm guessing Baltimore will be the unlucky victims.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay

Once upon a time, the Saints had Tampa Bay's number. I don't think that's true anymore, though. This will be a low-scoring defensive matchup...the perfect formula for a Tampa Bay victory

N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets

A battle of two teams that can't seem to get it together. I predict an ugly victory for the Jets, with plenty of mistakes and turnovers to go around.


Oakland at Detroit

Oakland is bad, but not that bad. Mariucchiball isn't firing up the Lions.

San Diego at Chicago

Both of these teams have very good looking uniforms. San Diego's is just slightly cooler though, so they have the edge.

Cincinnati at Arizona

The Bengals show the world who the worst team in the league REALLY is.

Pittsburgh at Seattle

Hate to say it, but Tommy Maddox has lost his shine. The surprisingly good Seahawks should be able to hang in and score a win.

Philadelphia at Atlanta

Dan Reeves has shown a complete lack of confidence in his players...and while they go through crazy re-adjustments a good team like Philadelphia will make them pay. Michael Vick, come back soon!

St. Louis at San Francisco

This is a close call, but without Garcia, I don't think the 49ers can win. Sorry T.O. but the QB really DOES make a difference! Under Bulger, the Rams are being reborn...and the results are looking damn good so far.

Washington at Dallas

Remember at the beginning of the season? When it looked like the Redskins might actually be good? Me neither.

Green Bay at Minnesota

I don't think Minnesota is anywhere near as good as their record suggests. I predict the slide that started last week will continue.

New England at Denver

The Patriots aren't getting much attention this year, but they are solid nonetheless...a playoff contender to be sure.
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post #158 of 203
11/1/03 at 7:17pm
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wow, kansas city's next four opponents (after their bye week next week) are cleveland, cincinnati, oakland and san diego. not to take anything away from any of those opponents, but...

could the chiefs be 12-0 going into mile high against the broncos???

i won't even metion what else everyone is thinking...

I've been thinking this since they beat the Broncos at home.

The Chiefs are in the middle of a soft spot in their schedule.
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post #159 of 203
11/2/03 at 2:39pm
OMFG. Rattay lighting it up and a 49er makes a 44 yard field goal... ?!?!?!?!

Brandon Lloyd >> Tai Streets

He made a couple of circus-style catches in pre-season, and he's pretty much made an amazing catch in every chance he's gotten to play.

EDIT: Rams muster 9 yards rushing...total.
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post #160 of 203
11/2/03 at 4:32pm
I'm 4-13 so far in my picks. Man, that stinks! Good thing I didn't put any money down...
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