Last week: 6-6-2 Season: 40-29-5
Al last week: 7-5-2 Al season: 39-30-5

Sunday 1:00
Bengals @ Tampa(+5.5)
I don’t know, I keep hearing how the Bucs really aren’t that bad. I think they are, and Cinci is coming off a bye.

Giants @ Atlanta(-3)
I think so far i’ve picked every Giants game this season wrong, so just do the opposite of what I do here and you’re set. So, Falcons off a bye, Giants off an easy-looking win… I’m thinking it’s a tie in my head, so I’ll take the points.

Titans @ Washington(-10.5)
I actually watched a fair amount of the Titans-Colts game, and the Titans didn’t look nearly as bad as they were supposed to be… but that was against the Colts run D, which (a) is weak, and (b) took the game off. Redskins cover.

Texans @ Dallas(-13)
Man, that’s a truckload of points. If the Texans had any defense whatsoever, I’d say that’s too many. However, with the T.O. factor, I’m going way out on a limb here and saying the Texans keep it just a smidge closer than this.

Carolina @ Baltimore(-3)
Toughest game on the board. The Ravens sure looked like crap last week, but a lot of teams look like crap at Denver in the regular season. The Panthers have the Steve Smith thing going, which makes them better, but they haven’t exactly been tearing it up, either. I dunno, I just can’t get too excited about the Baltimore offense. Panthers.

Bills @ Detroit(+1)
The Lions have to win one eventually… but I’m sure whenever that happens, it’ll be an upset and I won’t have picked it. Buffalo.

Seahawks @ St. Louis(+3)
A lot of people have been down on Seattle because of the utter beating they took at the hands of the Bears. But the Bears are really good! Ahh, but Alexander is still out and they’re still the Seabags on the road. Go Rams!

Eagles @ New Orleans(+3)
The Saints have been a nice story so far this season, but I think the Iggles are just better.

Sunday ~4:10
Dolphins @ New Jersey Jest(-2.5)
Hmm, Miami has no offense and the Jets have no defense. To borrow a line, the stoppable force meets the moveable object. Despite the beatdown last week, I’m picking the Jets again.

Chefs @ Pittsburgh(-7)
How is a team with not just the crappy record of the Steelers, but a team that’s really just looked bad, favored by a TD? Maybe they win, but not by 7.

Chargers @ San Francisco(+10)
The Bolts might not be the best team in the AFC right now, but they might be by the end of the season, and the Niners are going nowhere. Give the points.

Sunday NBC
Raiders @ Denver(-15)
Here’s how bad the Raiders are: the Broncos don’t even average 15 points a game, but that’s the spread. And you know what? There is no way I’m picking Oakland on the road.

MNF
Bears @ Arizona(+10.5)
The Bears have been lighting up bad teams like Christmas trees this year. And, hey, here’s another bad team. Chicago covers.