OK, first a standings update. Week 2 I went 6-9-1, Al went 7-8-1. Week 3 I went 8-6-2, Al went 7-5-3. I know, that looks silly that Al has one less tie, but it\u2019s because I just couldn\u2019t leave well enough alone and had to pick the over\/under instead of against the spread, and the spread was a push but I got the o\/u wrong. Grr. So, total records: I\u2019m 22-21-5 and Al is 24-18-6. That\u2019s a great start, Al.<\/p>\n
Random thoughts from Week 3:<\/p>\n
* Philly should never, ever, ever, throw back to those unis ever again. They were almost as ugly as the Lions defense!<\/p>\n
* The Texans didn\u2019t beat the Colts, but they played them tough and made a game out of it. They\u2019re respectable this year, maybe? Wild.<\/p>\n
* I cannot figure out Denver\u2019s problem in the red zone. They\u2019re moving the ball between the 20s, but then look perplexed when they get close. Odd. <\/p>\n
* How good is Dallas? How bad are the Bears? I can\u2019t decide which of those is more responsible for that game.<\/p>\n
* How much must it suck to be a Mets fan right now? Oh, wait, wrong sport…<\/p>\n
Anyway, the picks…<\/p>\n
Sunday 1:00<\/strong> Bears @ Detroit(+3)<\/em> Packers @ Vikings(+2)<\/em> Texans @ Atlanta(+2.5)<\/em> Jets @ Buffalo(+3.5)<\/em> Raiders @ Miami(-4)<\/em> Rams @ Dallas(-13)<\/em> Sunday, 4:10\u00b15<\/strong> Bucs @ Carolina(-3)<\/em> Broncos @ Colts(-9.5)<\/em> Chefs @ San Diego(-12.5)<\/em> Steelers @ Arizona(+6)<\/em> Sunday NBC<\/strong> MNF<\/strong> OK, first a standings update. Week 2 I went 6-9-1, Al went 7-8-1. Week 3 I went 8-6-2, Al went 7-5-3. I know, that looks silly that Al has one less tie, but it\u2019s because I just couldn\u2019t leave well enough alone and had to pick the over\/under instead of against the spread, and the … Continue reading NFL Week 4<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nRavens @ Cleveland(+4.5)<\/em>
\nBaltimore isn\u2019t exactly overwhelming, but they\u2019re better than the Browns, right? Right. Are they five points better on the road? I have to think so, I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m taking the points. Griese\u2019s not exactly a worldbeater.<\/p>\n
\nHow is this spread only two? Packers large.<\/p>\n
\nIt may curse them, but I\u2019m finally going to pick the Texans; the Falcons ache.<\/p>\n
\nThe Bills will be starting their backup QB; I\u2019m giving the points.<\/p>\n
\nYou know, I don\u2019t see the Dolphins as being favored against anyone, even at home. Oh, wait, Culpepper is starting, isn\u2019t he? And the Raiders are especially awful on the road. OK, I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n
\nNo Stephen Jackson means Dallas will play zone all night, and the Rams have no defense. That\u2019s an awful lot of points, but how can Dallas not<\/strong> cruise here? Cowboys.<\/p>\n
\nSeahawks @ San Francisco(+1.5)<\/em>
\nBoth Gore and Alexander are \u201cprobable.\u201d Very helpful. Coin flip game here… uhh, Niners at home, I think.<\/p>\n
\nI keep picking against Tampa and I keep getting hosed. I\u2019m taking the points.<\/p>\n
\nSomething is horribly wrong with Denver, and the Colts have really had their number the last few years. I\u2019ll give these.<\/p>\n
\nToo many points, even against the hapless Chefs. The Bolts are bickering and pointing fingers. No team is so talented than Norv can\u2019t screw it up. I\u2019ll take the big bag of points.<\/p>\n
\nYeah, sure, whatever. Six doesn\u2019t seem like much in this matchup, I\u2019ll gladly pick Pittsburgh here.<\/p>\n
\nEagles @ New Jersey Giants(+3)<\/em>
\nTwo wildly inconsistent teams. I\u2019m really hoping McNabb is back so I\u2019ll give the points.<\/p>\n
\nPatriots @ Cincinnati(+7.5)<\/em>
\nI see no reason to think the Bengals can contain the scoring machine that is the Patriots offense. Give the points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"