There's only 7 games left!
The NFL's 2003 season winds to a close over the next three weeks, with only four games this weekend, two the next, and then the Super Bowl. The upside to this is that I can stop embarrasing myself with my truly pathetic football picks. The downside is that I now have to find one or two more topics per week to bore everyone with.
Enh.
Here are this week's games, in no particular order:
-Green Bay at Philadelphia: Green Bay is a team that's riding high after beating Seattle and Matt "We're gonna score!" Hasselbeck last week at Lambeau Field. The problem is that they're headed to Philadelphia to play an almost-healthy Eagles team that has every reason to want to win this game. Absent Brian Westbrook, this'll be close, but I'm leaning towards PHI
-Carolina at St. Louis: The Panthers aren't quite the surprise that people think they are, but this is a team that really isn't suited well to playing on turf: their DBs are just slightly above average and Steven Davis is not a guy who depends on speed for his running. I think the Rams' passing game is going to be the game-opener here. It'll probably be a slugfest, since the Rams defense isn't as good against the run as it ought to be for a playoff team, but STL will play next week.
-Indianapolis at Kansas City: Kansas City started this season 9-0, in good part because of lucky breaks and special teams. However, since the Cincinnati game, teams have learned that you can pound the ball at the center of the KC defense and beat them, without too much worry. Indianapolis has a very good back in Edgerrin James, in case you hadn't noticed, and Peyton's playing hot. All due respect to Dick Vermeil, but his defense in KC is far worse than the one that won him the Super Bowl after the 99 season. IND
-Tennessee at New England: Tennessee is a team that's more beat up than they're letting on: McNair is hobbled by two bad legs, and Eddie George suffered a dislocated left shoulder last week and yet is still playing. These guys are getting old, they're hurting, and this is not their year. New England is fresh, healthy, and riding a 12-game win streak to close the season. How can I argue with that? NE.
The NFL's 2003 season winds to a close over the next three weeks, with only four games this weekend, two the next, and then the Super Bowl. The upside to this is that I can stop embarrasing myself with my truly pathetic football picks. The downside is that I now have to find one or two more topics per week to bore everyone with.
Enh.
Here are this week's games, in no particular order:
-Green Bay at Philadelphia: Green Bay is a team that's riding high after beating Seattle and Matt "We're gonna score!" Hasselbeck last week at Lambeau Field. The problem is that they're headed to Philadelphia to play an almost-healthy Eagles team that has every reason to want to win this game. Absent Brian Westbrook, this'll be close, but I'm leaning towards PHI
-Carolina at St. Louis: The Panthers aren't quite the surprise that people think they are, but this is a team that really isn't suited well to playing on turf: their DBs are just slightly above average and Steven Davis is not a guy who depends on speed for his running. I think the Rams' passing game is going to be the game-opener here. It'll probably be a slugfest, since the Rams defense isn't as good against the run as it ought to be for a playoff team, but STL will play next week.
-Indianapolis at Kansas City: Kansas City started this season 9-0, in good part because of lucky breaks and special teams. However, since the Cincinnati game, teams have learned that you can pound the ball at the center of the KC defense and beat them, without too much worry. Indianapolis has a very good back in Edgerrin James, in case you hadn't noticed, and Peyton's playing hot. All due respect to Dick Vermeil, but his defense in KC is far worse than the one that won him the Super Bowl after the 99 season. IND
-Tennessee at New England: Tennessee is a team that's more beat up than they're letting on: McNair is hobbled by two bad legs, and Eddie George suffered a dislocated left shoulder last week and yet is still playing. These guys are getting old, they're hurting, and this is not their year. New England is fresh, healthy, and riding a 12-game win streak to close the season. How can I argue with that? NE.
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