{"id":409,"date":"2010-12-18T22:57:15","date_gmt":"2010-12-19T03:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2010\/12\/18\/nfl-week-15-4\/"},"modified":"2010-12-18T22:57:15","modified_gmt":"2010-12-19T03:57:15","slug":"nfl-week-15-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2010\/12\/nfl-week-15-4\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, so we suck, we both forgot the Thursday game. I would have taken the Chargers, probably up to like +10. Oh well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday 1:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Buffalo @ Miami(-5)<\/em><br \/>\nFor some odd reason, the Dolphins haven\u2019t been as good at home. Letdown game after beating their division rival last week, too. Takin\u2019 the Bills again.<\/p>\n<p><em>Browns @ Cincinnati(-1)<\/em><br \/>\nThe battle for Ohio, though I\u2019m not sure the people in Ohio even care. I don\u2019t like the Bungles to be favored against anyone. Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lions @ Tampa Bay(-4.5)<\/em><br \/>\nDetroit on the road? No way.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jaguars @ Indianapolis(-4.5)<\/em><br \/>\nWow, how about that, the Jags getting more than a field goal. I don\u2019t see the Colts stopping the run, so I think the Jags can keep it close. This game is huge for the playoffs, so I like it to be close anyway. <\/p>\n<p><em>Cardinals @ Carolina(-2.5)<\/em><br \/>\nThis is the kind of game they show people in Hell to make sure they know they\u2019re being eternally tortured. Panthers, I guess, since Arizona seems to be in a tailspin.<\/p>\n<p><em>Saints @ Baltimore(-1)<\/em><br \/>\nWild. I have to tell you, I was not impressed with the Ravens defense late against the Texans. If they have to go to OT to hold off Houston, I\u2019ll happily take that point. The Baltimore D was looking downright old, even if they did get a pick to win it, they looked gassed giving up two 95+ yard drives in a row in the 4th. The Saints should be able to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eagles @ New Jersey Giants(-3)<\/em><br \/>\nHunh? Someone in Vegas clearly knows something I don\u2019t, because the wrong team is favored here. I mean, yes, if the Giants can hold on to the ball and get the run going, they can be competitive here, but that seems iffy. I hate this pick, because when the spread is the wrong way, that usually means something is up. Grr. No, I\u2019m sticking with Philly here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chiefs @ St. Louis(-1.5)<\/em><br \/>\nMatt Cassel for MVP, right? I mean, how lost did their offense look last week without him? Cassel is still listed as \u201cquestionable\u201d and frankly, I can\u2019t imagine playing football that soon after losing an appendix. Without him, they have no shot. Rams.<\/p>\n<p><em>Redskins @ Dallas(-7)<\/em><br \/>\nSexy Rexy at QB! Woo hoo! Give the points. Give ten, easy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Texans @ Tennessee(-1)<\/em><br \/>\nSuper Mario is done for the season, so the Texans normally tepid pass rush will be even worse. We know they absolutely cannot cover anybody at all anyway, and with unlimited time to throw? This is going to be ugly. In fact, with Aaron Rodgers out, I just picked up Collins for my fantasy team, as he\u2019s likely to have a huge day. Titans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday ~4:10<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Falcons @ Seattle(+6)<\/em><br \/>\nAtlanta isn\u2019t flashy, but they are incredibly solid. In some sense you\u2019d say they don\u2019t need this game, but they\u2019re incredible at home and so they really want home field for the playoffs\u2014they\u2019ll be up for this game and win by at least at TD. <\/p>\n<p><em>Jest @ Pittsburgh(-4.5)<\/em><br \/>\nSo, Gang Green has sucked against good teams, and their offense has looked horrible lately, and&#8230; oh, great, a road game against the Steelers. Yeah, that should go well. Give the points, of course. Strangely, Rex Ryan seems to have cut down on all the yapping. Funny, that. Keep your mouth shut, Rex, and take your beating.<\/p>\n<p><em>Broncos @ Oakland(-7.5)<\/em><br \/>\nAhh, Tim Tebow gets the start for a team on a death march. Awful, awful. And it\u2019s not like the Raiders won\u2019t be up for the hated Broncos. This could get ugly. Raiders all the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SNF<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Packers @ New England(-14)<\/em><br \/>\nAnother team that would like home field would be the Pats. If the Steeler win, which they should, the Pats will know they need this game to keep ahead for home field. Without Rodgers, the Packers have no chance at all. Give the huge number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MNF<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Bears @ Vikings(+7.5)<\/em><br \/>\nI so love the idea of outdoor football in December in my hometown, just the the old Met when I was a kid. Unfortunately, it\u2019s supposed to warm up there and might even be in the 20s, but they say 50% chance of snow. Tarvaris Jackson in the snow&#8230; the possibilities for turnovers are mind-boggling. Plus, the Bears actually play in the cold, and the Vikings don\u2019t. Give the points, no problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, so we suck, we both forgot the Thursday game. I would have taken the Chargers, probably up to like +10. Oh well. Sunday 1:00 Buffalo @ Miami(-5) For some odd reason, the Dolphins haven\u2019t been as good at home. Letdown game after beating their division rival last week, too. Takin\u2019 the Bills again. Browns &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/2010\/12\/nfl-week-15-4\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NFL Week 15<\/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":[16],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409"}],"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=409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/byrneweb.com\/sunburn\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}