Dot's Lucky Week Thirteen Picks

Kit is closing the gap on our picks. I'm tempted to just use her picks this week, but I won't. On the plus side, I've clinched a playoff spot in our fantasy football league and am currently in first place. I lucked out and have three of the top ten fantasy running backs on my roster. I'm praying Clinton Portis can make it to the end of the year....

Picks.

Tennesee Titans @ Detroit Lions: Detroit always plays on Turkey Day. You can guess why. Tennesee.

Seattle Seahawks @ Dallas Cowboys: Honestly, if you pick against Seattle you're going to get at least 12 wins out of 16 this year. Dallas.

Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles: Kurt Warner could probably walk on water at this point, but he lives in the desert. Arizona.

San Francisco 49ers @ Buffalo Bills: Jeez Bills, you've made me look stupid for picking you to win the AFC East after Brady's injury. **** you! Bills.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals: This is Kit's Hater Bowl. The big plus for her? One of these teams will lose. Baltimore.

Indianapolis Colts @ Cleveland Browns: Poor poor Browns. Colts win.

Miami Dolphins @ St Louis Rams: Did you know that I had Greg Camarillo on my fantasy roster? Did you know his season ended because of injury? I picked up Ted Ginn Jr. about five seconds after Camarillo went down. Watch yourself over the middle Ginn! Dolphins.

New York Giants @ Washington Redskins: If I wanted to get cute, I'd pick the 'skins. I've learned my lesson. Giants.

New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kit thinks this one will be tough. I don't. Saints.

Carolina Panthers @ Green Bay Packers: The Packers are up and down and up and win. Packers

Atlanta Falcons @ San Diego Chargers: Atlanta.

Denver Broncos @ New York Jets: Thanks Denver for losing more games for me this year than any other team. I need the Jets to lose so my Pats have a chance to win the division, but it ain't happening this week. Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots: /me sighs. Patriots, although I should know better.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders: Kansas City.

Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings: I have Chicago's defense in my fantasy league. I know I've been talking trash about Gus Frerotte for weeks now, but this really is the week he throws three interceptions.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans: Houston. I thought Jacksonville was supposed to be good or something.

Kit's Picks - Week 13!!

Wheeee....going into a short week...hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!!

Getting right into the picks. ;)

Tennesee Titans @ Detroit Lions: They were popping the champagne in Miami last week...but the Titans are still as good as it gets. Tennesee.

Seattle Seahawks @ Dallas Cowboys: Seawho? Boys take it.

Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles: What a nasty mess in Philly...they can just send McNabb to Cleveland if they don't want him. I'll take the Cardinals this week.

San Francisco 49ers @ Buffalo Bills: Damn...the Bills have been bad...but I'm gonna take them this week.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals: I hear there's an offical move on to rename the Cincy mascot from 'the Bengals' to 'the Suck'. Baltimore, sadly.

Indianapolis Colts @ Cleveland Browns: Yeah. I love you Browns. But I have to take the effing Manning this week.

Miami Dolphins @ St Louis Rams: Dun dun dun. Fins.

New York Giants @ Washington Redskins: Yeah...G-men.

New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: This one'll be tough I think. I'm taking the Saints.

Carolina Panthers @ Green Bay Packers: Packers bounce back from their epic ass-kicking with a win.

Atlanta Falcons @ San Diego Chargers: Hrmmmmm...Atlanta I think.

Denver Broncos @ New York Jets: Who the hell gets REAMED by Oakland?!!! Gotta go Jets here.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ New England Patriots: Pats, yeah.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Oakland Raiders: KC gets a win!

Chicago Bears @ Minnesota Vikings: Going with Chicago...it'll be a dogfight tho.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans: Houston!

Week 12 Picks - Kit

DOH...I forgot to come in and put up my picks...so putting up now! This is what I get for not putting them all up on Thursday!!!

Short & Sweet:

Houston Texans @ Cleveland Browns: Cleveland.

San Francisco 49ers @ Dallas Cowboys: Dallas.

Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs: Buffalo.

Minnesota Vikings @ Jacksonville Jaguars: Minnesota

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions: Bucs!

Chicago Bears @ St Louis Rams: Da Bears!

New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans: Titans (sorry Brett!).

Philadelphia Eagles @ Baltimore Ravens: Ravens (wah).

New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins: Patriots...BUT...I think this is the toughest game to call this week!

Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos: Denver...god this division sucks!

New York Giants @ Arizona Cardinals: Giants...but it'll be close I think.

Washingon Redskins @ Seattle Seahawks: Washington.

Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons: Taking Atlanta!

Indianapolis Colts @ San Diego Chargers: San Diego..and both teams need it!

Green Bay Packers @ New Orleans Saints: I'm going Saints this week!

Dot's Week 12 Picks

So Kit picked up a game on me last week and I'm starting to worry a bit. I'm also facing a stiff battle at the top of the fantasy league--I'm going against the top team. We have the same record, but Ky has more points so he's the leader. Kit thinks it is enough just to make the playoffs but I want to win out the regular season as well. Competitive much?

Now the picks.

Tampa Bay @ Detroit Tampa Bay

NY Jets @ Tennessee Detroit

Buffalo @ Kansas City Jeez, I dunno. Buffalo.

Chicago @ St. Louis Chicago

New England @ Miami New England

Minnesota @ Jacksonville Jacksonville

Philadelphia @ Baltimore Philadelphia

Houston @ Cleveland Cleveland

San Francisco @ Dallas Dallas

Oakland @ Denver Denver

Washington @ Seattle Washington

NY Giants @ Arizona A tough one. Giants in the end.

Carolina @ Atlanta Atlanta

Indianapolis @ San Diego Indianapolis

Green Bay @ New Orleans Green Bay.

Dot's Almost Late Thursday Night Game Pick

Gah! I almost forgot there was a game tonight I've been so busy in RL....

Pittsburgh against Cincinnati. Gee, that's a tough one. Pittsburgh.

Thursday Football Hooray!!!

Hmm...I think I'm taking Pittsburgh for tonight. Shock. ;)

The Rest of My Picks for Week 11. Buyer Beware!

So, Kit and I both whiffed on the Pats, but that was some crazy game wasn't it?

Baltimore Ravens @ New York Giants: I don't think anyone thought the Giants would be this good. Giants

Denver Broncos @ Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta...

Detroit Lions @ Carolina Panthers: I mean, really! Carolina

Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay Buccanners: Tampa Bay. You won't go broke betting against Gus Frerotte.

Oakland Raiders @ Miami Dolphins: Ditto for Oakland. Miami wins.

New Orleans Saints & Kansas City Chiefs: What the hell happened to the Saints? Time for the Kansas City cure-all. I 'll take the Saints.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Cincinati Bengals: The Eagles, but closer than you might think.

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers: I start Kyle Orton in fantasy football and he lasts one half. He's still not right, so I have to go with the Packers.

Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts: Okay scrunch face boy--big numbers this week! /me needs a big fantasy win. Indianapolis.

St Louis Rams @ San Francisco 49ers *and* Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks: Lord. 49ers and Cardinals. This division is just awful, but Kurt Warner seems to have found the fountain of youth.

Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars: Honestly, undefeated means I pick them until they lose, or Kerry Collins turns into a pumpkin. Tennessee.

San Diego Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers: What happened to LT this year? Pittsburgh.

Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins: Romos's back. 'skins win.

Cleveland Browns @ Buffalo Bills: I picked Buffalo to win the AFC East. Not gonna happen. Browns

Dot's Picks, Week 11, Thursday Night Special

Kit and I still have seven games separating us in the prediction standings for what seems like the third week in a row. Thursday night football seems wrong to me, but I suppose I have to go ahead and make my prediction although I won't be doing the entire weekend like that over-achiever Kit. My fantasy team is still in second place although that may change this weekend since number one and number three are head-to-head. My fantasy team is coming back--no byes left, which means a full roster, and some of the injured players are getting healthy again too, although Clinton Portis is questionable against the Cowboys, which would be a big loss for me. I suppose I will have to play Thomas Jones of the Jets in his place, which leads me to tonight's prediction.

New York Jets @ New England Patriots The Pats and Jets are tied for first place in their division at 6-3, which seems a little remarkable, but I suppose the Patriots with a second-string quarterback are as good as the Jets with a future hall-of-famer behind center. So what will happen tonight? Damned if I know. But for the past several years the Jets have been Charlie Brown trying to kick that football, and the Patriots have been Lucy pulling it away every time. I'll stick with the Patriots until the Jets prove they can win in Foxboro.

Kit's Picks - Week 11

The back end of the season is upon us now...as teams jockey for position in the ranks with little time left to gain a foothold. No more byes...it's all about who can run the gauntlet from here on out. Soooo what's in store for week 11?

Baltimore Ravens @ New York Giants: The Ravens & Steelers are currently duking it out atop the AFC North. While the Giants have a good lead in the NFC East, they're far from safe at this point. The Ravens are a solid team who probably need the win a little more...but...I think the Giants are too good at this point...and take another step toward clinching their division.

New York Jets @ New England Patriots: The AFC East is in an almost complete deadlock at this point. Every game counts...especially intra-divisional games like this. The winner of this game stands alone atop the division, at least for now. Add the Bellichick/Mangini factor...and this game shapes up to be arguably the most intriguing game of the week. I don't expect the Jets to roll over easily, but I do expect the Pats to prevail in this one.

Denver Broncos @ Atlanta Falcons: Talk about unfair: mediocre Denver retains the narrowest of leads in the AFC West, while upstart powerhouse Atlanta is still a game back in the NFC South. I think Atlanta is the team with the momentum...and they'll get a W here...but...

Detroit Lions @ Carolina Panthers: Carolina still retains the lead in the division at the expense of the hapless Lions, who have virtually no hope of any sort of foothold in the NFC North.

Minnesota Vikings @ Tampa Bay Buccanners: Minnesota is all knotted up at the top of the NFC North...and Tampa is a game behind Carolina in the NFC South. Both teams need this game to retain position...expect a dogfight. I think Tampa, fresh off a bye, will pull this one out.

Oakland Raiders @ Miami Dolphins: Believe it or not, the in the lackluster AFC West, Oakland is only 3 games behind...and not even in last place! Last season's 1-15 Dolphins are now in a dead heat with the rest of the teams in the AFC East. Of course the Raiders have no hope of winning this game...and the Fins hold on to their 3rd place division spot.

New Orleans Saints & Kansas City Chiefs: The Saints are currently in last place (but not out of the running) in the NFC South...while the Chiefs are officially the worst team in the worst division in the AFC. Advantage Saints.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Cincinati Bengals: The NFC has been surpringly good this season. The Eagles are a solid team...yet sit at the bottom of the loaded NFC East. The Bengals won a game! In theory, they could still win the AFC North. I wouldn't hold my breath, however. Gotta go with the Eagles.

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers: The NFC North is in a deadlock (well...minus the Lion)...and this is another game with huge reverberations. They meet again in 5 weeks. Whichever team wins this week has a huge step up. With the loss of Orton...the ears are vulnerable. I'll take the Packers.

Houston Texans @ Indianapolis Colts: Houston could theoretically win the AFC South...if Tennessee doesn't win another game this season (yeah right). The Colts have a much more reasonable shot at it...and tack on another W this week to keep them there.

St Louis Rams @ San Francisco 49ers *and* Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks: ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. That pretty much sums up the NFC West. These games are meaningless to everyone except fans of the respective teams. I'll take San Fran I guess, and Arizona definitely.

Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars: The Titans all but have the AFC South locked up. I don't expect them to let up now. Titans remain undefeated.

San Diego Chargers @ Pittsburgh Steelers: I can't express my displeasure enough at the fact that the Steelers & Ravens are dominating the AFC North. The Chargers are one game back in the AFC West...and imo will remain there. Begrudgingly, I'll take the Steelers.

Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Redskins: The Skins are one game up on the 'Boys in the NFC East. Romo's back this week...albeit not 100%. Washington's been lackluster & Dallas is due. I'll take the Cowboys.

Cleveland Browns @ Buffalo Bills: Buffalo's at the bottom of the deadlocked AFC East...but they seem to start strong every season then fade...and they've been on the fade for a while now. Cleveland is...well Cleveland. They're only 3 games behind but...*sigh*. I know they *can* win this...it's just a question of whether they will find a way to lose for the third week in a row. I'm banking on them pulling out the W this week, though.

Dot's Week 10 Picks, Taken With A Grain Of Salt

New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons: I'm taking a huge risk and starting Matt Ryan as my fantasy QB this week. Does this mean I'm brave enough to take him for real? Yes, yes it does. Falcons.

Tennessee Titans @ Chicago Bears: I start Kyle Orton *once* as my fantasy QB, he gets his ankle hurt. Yet somehow I can't kill off Peyton Manning. Go figure. Titans.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Detroit Lions: I like Jacksonville.

Baltimore Ravens @ Houston Texans: I'll take Houston, just to make things interesting.

Seattle Seahawks @ Miami Dolphins: Dolphins

Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings: God, Gus Frerotte hasn't been that bad. But there is such a thing as reverting to the norm. Green Bay.

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots: Patriots, although I honestly just don't know anymore.

St. Louis Rams @ New York Jets: Jets?

Carolina Panthers @ Oakland Raiders: How can you not pick against Oakland? Carolina.

Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers: I didn't start Peyton this week for fantasy, which means he's gonna go off. Unfortunately the interceptions will kill him. Steelers.

Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers: Chargers.

New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles: You have to pick the Giants until something catastrophic happens. Can I get Eli on my fantasy team?

San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals: Cardinals, with Anquan Bolden saving my fantasy team's ass by coming up big.

Week 10 Picks - Kit

Wheeeeee...games start early this week...so I figured I may as well put up all the picks now...before I go to my fantasy team & decide which team's quarterback I want to curse next by picking him up....


Denver Broncos @ Cleveland Browns: I'm much less than happy about the benching of Derek Anderson...but I expect Quinn to do well starting at home (quite literally) with nothing to lose against a weak Denver team. I'm taking Cleveland.

New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons: I'm going with upstart Atlanta this week.

Tennessee Titans @ Chicago Bears: A week ago I'd have picked da Bears. With the loss of Orton, however, I'm going to have to go with the Titans.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Detroit Lions: I've never thought Culpepper was all that...but...J'ville has been weak and he's usually good for a game or two. I'm gonna take the Lions this week.

Baltimore Ravens @ Houston Texans: Yeah...sadly I have to take the Ravens here.

Seattle Seahawks @ Miami Dolphins: Ok. Go ahead. Laugh at me. The Fins have now become my most likely team to capture the AFC East. This game should be a boost...as Seattle is a bad, bad team.

Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings: I expect this to be a close game...and I'm taking the Packers to pull it out.

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots: Well...the Bills have imploded as usual...and the Pats...well...you just never know. Funny how this has kinda become an 'eh' game to anyone outside the AFC East...where the current deadlock makes it loom large for the loser. I'm taking the Pats...I guess.

St. Louis Rams @ New York Jets: Uhhhh. Well ok I guess the Jets stay neck in neck in the division race cos the Rams just suck.

Carolina Panthers @ Oakland Raiders: Right. Carolina.

Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers: It pains me to say this...but I think Pitt will pull it off.

Kansas City Chiefs @ San Diego Chargers: Good news for the Chargers. They're gonna win a game this week!

New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles: This has the potential to be a real shootout. I think the Giants are gonna come out on top though.

San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals: Hmm...going with the angry birds again this week.

An early game this week, with Denver taking on Cleveland. I'm going with Cleveland in a close game....

So...

....at one point yesterday it looked like the Jets, Bengals, & Chiefs were all gonna win in the same day.

Praise the jeebus the Bucs pulled it out...b/c I'm pretty sure that would've been a sign of impending apocalypse.

Dot's Week Nine Picks

Kit is gaining on me, but I did manage to make up for my week 1 fantasy football loss so all is still good in my world. I am benching Peyton Manning this week for Kyle Orton, under the assumption that anyone will be able to put up big numbers against the Lions.

New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills: I'm still sticking with the Bills, who seem to have hit a rough patch but the Jets just don't scare me.

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears: God, years ago this would have been old-time NFL nirvana. Now it's just sad. Bears.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cincinnati Bengals: Jacksonville. I mean, what has Cincinnati done for me lately?

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns: My first difference of opinion with Kit. Ravens, although this is of life and death importance to Kit, given the Baltimore-Cleveland history.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Kansas City Chiefs: I mean, really? Tampa Bay.

Houston Texans @ Minnesota Vikings: I'm taking Houston, which is on a roll.

Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams: Kurt Warner throws for 1,000 yards.

Green Bay Packers @ Tennessee Titans: I have to go with Tennessee.

Miami Dolphins @ Denver Broncos: What the hell happened to the Broncos? Still, I like them to win.

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants: Giants.

Atlanta Falcons @ Oakland Raiders: Michael Turner pours it on. Atlanta

Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks: I'm using Kit's words: "Duh. Philly."

New England Patriots @ Indianapolis Colts: /me sighs. I have no idea what to think. Patriots, out of loyalty.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Washington Redskins: Has to be the Skins.

Week 9 Picks - Kit

Wheeee...football day is upon us again!! So as I watch my weekly dose of 'Inside the NFL'...here come my picks. :P

I managed to pick up 3 games last week...even if I did get my butt kicked by Dot in the fantasy league. I doubt I'll be so lucky this week, however. Too many games just seem too easy to call.

New York Jets @ Buffalo Bills: So many games this week seem like...'Well duh' to me. I'm sure we're in for a shock in at least one of those but...just...I can't see any way here but the Bills winning.

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears: Direct quote from 'Inside the NFL':"Creative and the Lions aren't usually found in the same sentence. Unless you count finding new ways to lose as creativity." Yeah. Bears.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Cincinnati Bengals: Another quote from 'Inside the NFL': "The Bengals play like a team that ain't there." Srsly...I keep saying Cincy has to win...but just...newp...not this week.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns: Heh...I actually typed 'Baltimore Colts' and had to correct myself. So yeah...Baltimore has a solid team and that really scares me. But I do think the Browns can do it. And will.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Kansas City Chiefs: Yup. Bucs.

Houston Texans @ Minnesota Vikings: Hmmmmm....Vikings methinks.

Arizona Cardinals @ St. Louis Rams: The angry birds take another!!

Green Bay Packers @ Tennessee Titans: Well...this one is prolly gonna be one of the few actual close games this week. I think the Titans remain undefeated in the end, however.

Miami Dolphins @ Denver Broncos: Who would've thought...this far into the season...that the Broncs would only have one more W than the Fins? It's more a statement of how surprisingly bad Denver has been to me...I expected Miami to pick it up considerably this season. (Told you early on that I was a huge believer in what Parcells can do.) So yeah...I *do* think Miami could make this happen...but I'll take the Broncos at home this week tho...cos well...I don't think Miami is *that* improved...and the Broncs gotta win some, right? Right.

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants: Wow...so the loss of Romo has drastically affected how this game will go I think. I have to think this is a lock for the Giants now.

Atlanta Falcons @ Oakland Raiders: Uh uh. Atlanta all the way.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Seattle Seahawks: Duh. Philly.

New England Patriots @ Indianapolis Colts: So yeah...this game is now totally not the clash of the titans we expected at the beginning of the season. The thing about this is...with few exceptions, the Pats D has always had their way with Peyton. Losing Tom Brady won't change that fact...so I say advantage New England...but I do expect it to be close.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Washington Redskins: Well...I think Washington is the better team here. Also I want the Steelers to lose. So yeah...Skins. :P