{"id":141,"date":"2006-12-23T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2006-12-23T17:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2006\/12\/23\/nfl-week-16-picks-2\/"},"modified":"2006-12-23T12:47:01","modified_gmt":"2006-12-23T17:47:01","slug":"nfl-week-16-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2006\/12\/nfl-week-16-picks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 16 Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ugh, getting late again&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday NFLN<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Chefs @ Oakland(+6.5)<\/em><br \/>\nDunno, more points than I had hoped. Oh, wait, it\u2019s the Raiders, I\u2019ll give \u2018em.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 1:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Bears @ Detroit(+4.5)<\/em><br \/>\nThe Lions are completely pathetic and Grossman seems to be playing well again, so I have to give the points.<\/p>\n<p><em>Redskins @ St. Louis(-2)<\/em><br \/>\nI love getting points here; the Rams just seem so befuddled this season.<\/p>\n<p><em>Saints @ New Jersey Giants(-3)<\/em><br \/>\nIs there a team with more talent and yet more disfunction than the Giants? I think not. Saints.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ravens @ Pittsburgh(-3)<\/em><br \/>\nUhh, yeah, the game is in Pittsburgh, but the wrong team is favored here&#8211;the Ravens are still alive for the #2 seed in the AFC, so they\u2019ll not give in. Love getting the points.<\/p>\n<p><em>Panthers @ Atlanta, no line<\/em><br \/>\nCarolina is done, Falcons all the way.<\/p>\n<p><em>Patriots @ Jacksonville(-3)<\/em><br \/>\nOK, so my plan recently has been to take the Jags at home, and take their opponent on the road. Works well so far, I\u2019ll stick with it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Titans @ Buffalo(-4.5)<\/em><br \/>\nSweet, I\u2019m happy to take points with Vince. Man, the Texans front office screwed up&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>Colts @ Houston(+9)<\/em><br \/>\nYeah, these Texans. Indy covers this.<\/p>\n<p><em>Buccaneers @ Cleveland(-3)<\/em><br \/>\nBattle of the backup QBs. I think Rattay is better than the no-name starting for Cleveland, so I\u2019m taking the points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, ~4:10<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Cardinals @ San Francisco(-4)<\/em><br \/>\nWhile the Cards have shown some signs of life of late, the Niners are amazingly still alive for the division crown, and I think they\u2019ll win. Will they cover? Ugh, man, I wish the spread were three. No, give the points anyway.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bengals @ Denver(-3)<\/em><br \/>\nDenver, another team I like at home and hate on the road. Game in mile high, so I\u2019ll take the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chargers @ Seattle(+4.5)<\/em><br \/>\nI find it hard to imagine how anyone could like the Seabags after last week\u2019s horrific performance. The Bolts shouldn\u2019t have any problem with them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday NBC<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Eagles @ Dallas(-7)<\/em><br \/>\nOK, so this is a really tough game to pick. I like the Eagles with Garcia, but I think the Cowboys still win the game. But by a TD? I\u2019m not so sure about that. I think I\u2019ll take the points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MNF<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Jets @ Miami(-2.5)<\/em><br \/>\nOK, Jets, this is the \u201cshow me\u201d game. Show me that you deserve the wildcard. J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ugh, getting late again&#8230; Saturday NFLN Chefs @ Oakland(+6.5) Dunno, more points than I had hoped. Oh, wait, it\u2019s the Raiders, I\u2019ll give \u2018em. Sunday 1:00 Bears @ Detroit(+4.5) The Lions are completely pathetic and Grossman seems to be playing well again, so I have to give the points. 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