Week Four Picks

It's a good thing it's a bye week for the Cowboys and Vikings who finally won a game in Week Three. Maybe they can look at how they played versus getting trampled in the first two weeks and make something out of this season. The Bucs enter the bye week with their first loss of the season, but it was to a solid Steelers team. They and the Chiefs, who are 3-0, probably don't have much to worry about except having a good time at practice in their bye week.

Craptastic Section:
Bengals @ Browns
The Bengals win ugly and the Browns are just ugly. While a few analysts are picking this game as the upset of the week; I just don't think Mangenius can muster that kind of a game, even if his team is playing at home. I think the Bengals will go up 3-1 and T.O. will still be bitching about his offensive line.

Not Craptastic but not Fantastic:
Jets @ Bills
The Bills 3-4 defense falls apart steadily throughout the game. The Jets offense finally figured out after Week One what they were made of. The Jets will easily take down their division rival.

Broncos @ Titans
My beloved Broncos lead the league in passing yards, but we just can't score. The Titans play well when Vince Young is in a good mood. Otherwise the relief QB Kerry Collins gets thrown in there. I'm hoping Young is in a bad mood. I'm also hoping Champ Bailey and Andre Goodman shut Chris Johnson down. I take the Broncos to win.

Lions @ Packers
I would have loved to have seen a competitive Lions team with Stafford at the helm. Alas, that will still be a few more weeks. The Lions are also playing their division rival at home who just lost a huge game Monday Night to a different division rival. The Packers will be playing angry and won't commit the same amount of atrocious penalties as when they played the Bears last week. Pack wins.

49ers @ Falcons
The Falcons are playing hard to be a competitor in their division. The 49ers are playing frustrated, but the frustration that makes mistakes, not motivates. And they're on the road. With a new offensive coordinator. Falcons win.

Panthers @ Saints
Even with Jimmy Clausen at the helm, the Panthers are facing a Saints team that just lost a game in their division in overtime... at home. The Saints will be playing with a vengeance and the Panthers don't stand a chance. Saints win.

Seahawks @ Rams
The Hawks have demonstrated that they are a very different team on the road than when they play at home with the 12th man. Even though Seattle has better defense and special teams, the Rams desperately want to go 2-2, and the Sk!ns only gave them confidence last week. Rams win.

Colts @ Jaguars
David Garrard is slowly falling apart at QB, the newly acquired Trent Edwards from the Buffalo Bills isn't ready to take on the responsibility of this offense yet. And they face Peyton Manning and the Colts. Colts win.

Texans @ Raiders
Those poor little Raiders, they face a Texan team who just lost a major game last week to their state rival, the Cowboys. The Texans will come to town and give the Black Hole a Black Eye. Texans win.

Cardinals @ Chargers
The Cards are confused about their identity. The only saving grace for the Chargers is Philip Rivers, (even if he is a douche, he is a talented douche). The Chargers passing attack will run rampant over this Cardinals team. Chargers win.

Bears @ Giants
The G-men are on a losing streak of 2 games. The Bears are playing under the pretense that they are actually good. I bet the false confidence wins out over playing lost at home. Bears win.

Fantastic Competition:
Ravens @ Steelers
The Ravens and Steelers have excellent defenses, but the Steelers offense is also able to put up more points than the Ravens. I bet the Steelers go 4-0 without that big dope at QB.

Redsk!ns @ Eagles
If this was a game solely about QBs, then I think McNabb would win against his former Eagles team and Michael Vick. However, it is not, and last week McNabb had to sit on the sideline while his defense gave up 30 points to a below average Rams team. I think Vick and the Eagles will get it done at home.

Patriots @ Dolphins
An intense division rivalry, and both teams have recent losses to the Jets, one of the other division rivals. The Dolphins want to avoid going 0-2 at home against their division rivals, and the Pats want to avoid going 0-2 against division rivals. I'll take the uneven Dolphins' offense against a young Patriot defense.