TULSA - At this point of the season, players are exhausted. Coaches have been fired. Playoff spots have been determined, and then again, some have not. This is the time of the year when players and teams need to suck it up. Coaches need to check stupidness and stubbornness at the door. Two weeks left, lets brace up the bandages and get after it.
I hope you appreciated my upset of the year pick last week. Colts over Titans. You're welcome.
I'm getting cocky now, and picking the Colts for a second week in a row. This time over Texans. Indy is safe now because unless St. Louis finds a way to win a game, (and they will not), Colts will get the number one pick, trade it to get more draft choices, and Peyton Manning will be happy he will not have to answer questions about Andrew Luck being his understudy.
This is also the time of year when teams clinching playoffs need to try and stay healthy the rest of the way and also get the usual flak from the NFL office about how important it is to play through the season. Also we will get several replays of Herm Edwards famous quote: "You play to win the game."
I was trying to watch Monday Night Football last night, and not only did the lights go out, when they came back there was this Englishman giving us sideline commentary. At first I thought it was a World Cup Soccer match. Nothing against Englishmen, but why do we have to have English accents to spice up our sports broadcast.
Back to picks
Houston at Indy - Colts on a roll...and Texans hurting physically. Colts on the emotional high. OK, OK. I'm getting really carried away with my Colts pick last week. Stop it Al! Now!. Sticking with my Colts pick... 20-17.
Miami at new England - Perfect. Former choir boy Brady goes to Denver and shows current choir boy phenom Tebow how it is done. Now Brady can go back and cuss out his assistant coaches with an easy win over Miami. Pats go ice fishing in New England... beat Dolphins 34-19.
Cleveland at Baltimore - Ravens do it again, last week loss to a lesser team. It has been going on all season with these guys. Surely they do not play down to the competition in this one with Browns. Will someone kick Flacco in his butt? Bmore 24-10.
Arizona at Cincy - Gave serious thought to the Cards going for an 8th win in a row. maybe they were running out of luck last week, but it continued. Coming from behind, sending it to overtime and winning again. Almost picked Arizona here, but Cincinnati also trying to get to playoffs. Bengals in a beauty 24-21.
Minnesota at Washington - Neither team with anywhere to go. Vikings back Peterson complaining about how Saints were not exactly Saints after the tackles, claiming New Orleans players were trying to re-injured his sprained ankle. Adrian, how long have you played football? Of course they wanted to hurt your ankle again. This is sports. You think pitchers care about batters who are coming off injury, or a beaning. Pitchers worth anything go with the 93 mph brush back. And that is baseball, Adrian. Redskins big in this one, despite Rex Grossman and his sometime gross play. Washington 34-10.
Denver at Buffalo - As have America's favorite roamers getting close to being extinct, so have wins for the Buffalo Bills. This was such a great story at the top of the season, but it has gone sour since. By the way, give a buffalo a hug if you come across one on the way the Bartlesville. They will love you for it. SAVE THE BUFFALO. I mean that big time. The NFL version not to be saved. may be next team in L.A. I mean that too. Denver runs all over Bills... 31-13.
St. Louis at Pittsburgh - Ram Sam B trying to play the tough guy, but really he is no dummy. Playing these days with a high ankle sprain is just plain stupid. Pittsburgh did not play well at SF, but need to be more concerned about injuries. Still, Steelers win by default. 27-10.
Giants at Jets - What did I tell you about the Giants. Play good team, play well. Play lousy team, stink!. They win at Dallas to get playoffs going their way, and lose at home to 4 win Washington. And not even close. Giants were clobbered. Get Jets here, who were just as bad at Philly last week, maybe worse. Rex Ryan claims Jets will rule New York. Someone remind Rex they play in New Jersey. Giants 38-31.
Tampa at Carolina - Trick plays not needed for Carolina in this one. Bucs to lose 9th in row. 34-13 Panthers.
Jax at Tennessee - Thank you Titans for completely choking last week at Indy, making me look good. Titans rebound 25-21.
Oakland at Kansas City - Nice to see KC respond to Romeo. Watching them beat Green Bay, and seeing the love for the head coach on the sideline after the win. Romeo looked emotional. Can KC keep it up? Oakland in town. Raiders still in playoff hunt. KC fans would love to spoil that. Team complies... 20-13 Chiefs.
San Diego at Detroit - Taking Chargers for some stupid reason. Suh becoming too nice after all the fines. Chargers 29-21.
Philadelphia at Dallas
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