Black Holes and Snowy Mountains

The Colts pulled off yet another victory against the Patriots, mildly reminiscent of the 2006 AFC Championship when the Colts came back from a huge deficit at the half. Other noteworthy performances included the San Diego Chargers beating the ever-underachieving Eagles and the St. Louis Rams playing competitively with the New Orleans Saints. Read how the rest of the league did below.

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The start of Thursday night games on NFL Network means I have to write earlier in the week.  Here are my meaningless predictions for week 10.

Chicago Bears 31, San Francisco 49ers 24

Both teams are on short weeks coming off of bad losses.  While the Bears defense is hardly what it was in 2006, it should be able to hold off Alex Smith long enough for Jay Cutler to rack up some points.

Detroit Lions 9, Minnesota Vikings 44

Matt Stafford can’t afford to throw any picks against one of the league’s best offenses.

Denver Broncos 20, Washington Redskins 17

It’s almost too easy to predict the Redskins’ score.  In a battle of incompetent offenses, I give the edge to Kyle Orton and co.

Atlanta Falcons 28, Carolina Panthers 31

Will the Panthers figure out that as long as Jake Delhomme doesn’t have the ball, they’ll be fine?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17, Miami Dolphins 24

It’s back to reality for Tampa Bay.

Jacksonville Jaguars 23, New York Jets 28

Despite a few recent wins, the Jaguars won’t be able to compete with the Jets coming off their bye.

New Orleans Saints 52, St. Louis Rams 20

The Rams have a defense?

Buffalo Bills 16, Tennessee Titans 38

The Titans are coming off two big wins while the Bills are still floundering in anonymity.

Cincinnati Bengals 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 20

The Bengals can all but seal up the NFC North with a win over Pittsburgh.

Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 21

If I have to pick a winner…

Dallas Cowboys 27, Green Bay Packers 23

Demarcus Ware has to be excited about going against the worst offensive line in the league in terms of sacks allowed.

Seattle Seahawks 10, Arizona Cardinals 35

The injury-ridden Seahawks are a great way to follow up a blowout victory on the road in Chicago.

Philadelphia Eagles 24, San Diego Chargers 30

Which Eagles team will show up in week 10?

New England Patriots 23, Indianapolis Colts 21

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning lead their respective offenses against each other for the first time the two of them have played each other since Manning handed off to Rosevelt Colvin to seal the Patriots’ victory in 2007.

Baltimore Ravens 38, Cleveland Browns 6

Not sure why Cleveland gets a Monday Night game, but they’re sure to underwhelm us.

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The 2008 Lions’ record is safe after a Tampa Bay win over Green Bay. The Dolphins don’t live up to their talk, while the Colts and Saints remain perfect. How did your team do?
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A bit pressed for time again this week, but last week’s disaster hopefully will be avoided.

Baltimore Ravens 24, Cincinnati Bengals 33

Houston Texans 21, Indianapolis Colts 35

Green Bay Packers 42, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9

Arizona Cardinals 23, Chicago Bears 30

Kansas City Chiefs 13, Jacksonville Jaguars 28

Miami Dolphins 20, New England Patriots 37

Washington Redskins 17, Atlanta Falcons 31

Carolina Panthers 21, New Orleans Saints 44

Detroit Lions 14, Seattle Seahawks 21

Tennessee Titans 27, San Francisco 49ers 30

San Diego Chargers 34, New York Giants 38

Dallas Cowboys 23, Philadelphia Eagles 27

Pittsburgh Steelers 24, Denver Broncos 27

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Tampa Bay managed to avoid a loss during their bye week while I called practically every game wrong. Oh well.

Seattle Seahawks 17, Dallas Cowboys 38 (predicted: Seattle Seahawks 21, Dallas Cowboys 28)

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For the league’s sake I hope there are some better games this week than in week 7’s blowout fest. Brett Favre returns to Green Bay, the Saints and Broncos face legitimate challengers to their perfect records, while the Rams play a game of “who’s more irrelevant” with the Lions.

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A series of blowouts characterized week 7, including the NFL’s international game in London where the Patriots thrashed the Bucs 35-7. Life was tough if your a Dolphins fan (but honestly you should be used to it by now), while Brett Favre finally got the only kind of reality check he’s capable of understanding at the hands of Dick LeBeau and the Steelers’ defense. Read on to find out how your team did.

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Not many games I find particularly intriguing/important this week, unless there are some major upsets. The Vikings face a serious challenger to their undefeated record, while the Rams and Bucs will probably drop to 0-7.
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59-0? Ouch. Besides an embarrassing performance in New England, what other surprising teams were blown out in week 6?

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Since I’m a little pressed for time, I won’t waste yours with droll commentary.

St. Louis Rams 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 27

Carolina Panthers 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21

Cleveland Browns 7, Pittsburgh Steelers 41

Detroit Lions 16, Green Bay Packers 45

Baltimore Ravens 21, Minnesota Vikings 27

Houston Texans 17, Cincinnati Bengals 20

Kansas City Chiefs 28, Washington Redskins 20

New York Giants 31, New Orleans Saints 34

Arizona Cardinals 24, Seattle Seahawks 27

Philadelphia Eagles 38, Oakland Raiders 13

Buffalo Bills 6, New York Jets 23

Tennessee Titans 17, New England Patriots 24

Chicago Bears 31, Atlanta Falcons 35

Denver Broncos 21, San Diego Chargers 20

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