As the NFL season rounds the back turn and comes into the home stretch, a few "horses" are so far behind that it looks to be impossible for anyone to throttle back enough to finish behind them. Chief among these lumbering, loquacious, laggards is the bumbling Cleveland Browns, a team so bad even Johnny Football is glad he got canned. A team so terrible the top NFL analysts are actually excited to be discussing the possibility of a perfect season for the Brownies and what would be the tie breaker with the Detroit Kittens--the only NFL team to ever go 0-16. If Cleveland reaches that Marianas Trench of football ignominy, how will we determine which team was worse?
Your thoughts on this question greatly appreciated!
And now, to the predictions for Week 13:
Vikings- 15
Cowboys- 17
OK, ok, this game already happened, but it was not a doormat game anyway: until now. the Yikings benefitted from the classic new stadium effect--especially with that giant Viking horn blasting away--that sped them to a 5-0 start. But then they rowed into an iceberg in the icy Northern Division waters and they are now 6-6 and have lost most of those six games in classic come-from-ahead to lose fashion; especially a classic game with the Lions when the Vikings had the lead with 20 seconds to go and kicking off to the Lions; they somehow lost that game in OT. Many are blaming Bradford--and that is not a bad idea--but give him a break. The Vikings O-line has been giving him less than 2 seconds (on average) to throw the ball--worst in the NFL--and he is averaging under 4 yards downfield per pass--also lowest in the NFL. If you don't have time to throw and your recievers don't have time to get open you kick a lot of field goals, which they do. Yes, you are 6-6, but welcome to the Barcalounger, Vikings!
Now for the real predictions:
Lions- 21
Saints- 28
Rams- 8
Patriots- 13 (no Gronk)
Broncos- 13
Jaguars- 3
Texans- 17
Packers- 21
(Remember, if you are under .500 you are in the predictions, and Pack is 5-6)
Eagles- 36
Bengals- 10
Dolphins- 17
Ravens- 12
Bills- 28
Raiders- 33
49ers- 10
Bears- 9
(Game of the week! Don't miss this one.)
Giants- 36
Steelers- 21
Redskins- 24
Cardinals- 10
Buccanees- 21
Chargers- 14
Panthers- 28
Seahawks- 7
Colts- 10
Jets- 9
(Stiff of the week)
Gentlemen, make your predictions!
Looks like the bungles will lose again! what a turn around from last seasons playoff team. congrats. to anyone predicted that. Also really looking forward to the bears vs. 49ers unless skampernickumpoop plays like he did last week... we’ll see if York intervened during the last 7 days,,, and finally, one last opinionated crack from yours truly: Chagrins beat the bucs.
ReplyDeleteThe Yikes have a QB who has never been on a team that gave him time to throw. EVER. It's really hard to tell if Sam Bradford is potentially a good QB or not. But the needle swings to 'Doormat' whenever he is under center.
ReplyDeleteRavens will kill the Dolphins. Dolphins won't even get past midfield until the 4th quarter.
Chargers - Bucs will be a wild one.
Colts - Jests is just grim. And, I'm going WAY out on a limb with this one: The Browns won't lose this week.
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you know, I don't know how to gauge who is worst- the Lions or Browns, should the Cleves go 0-16. point differential, ranking of their offense and defenses....turnover ratio. Avg gain per play....
ReplyDeletei’d have to say the team with the domed stadium is worse. no weather to mess you up, just your own self destruction.
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