- Eagles 34, Texans 24 - Both losers - Thursdays haven't been too kind lately. Here's another matchup where the points just felt too big, even though neither of us felt that the Texans could win. The Eagles converted a 3rd and 19 by about a foot late in the game to convert a drive into a TD rather than a FG attempt. Sometimes covering a number can boil down to one small moment.
- Jaguars 17, Titans 6 - Both winners - I never thought the Titans would qualify as a Fed Ex Mail-It-In Team, but they sure look like one now. I keep picking the Jaguars on the notion that they are the "First Place Jacksonville Jaguars," and even though it's completely sarcastic, they just keep rolling, while the Colts just keep flailing. The AFC South will produce only one playoff team this season, and the Jags are doing their best to make sure they're it.
- Giants 31, Redskins 7 - Dre winner, Jason loser - "Jason loser" is a big theme this week. I picked this on the notion that the Giants suck at home, I forgot that the Redskins just suck, period.
- Browns 13, Dolphins 10 - Both losers - In games where the Cleveland QBs don't utterly suck, they have a good chance to win. Cleveland, like St. Louis and Tampa Bay, may be a team worth watching next season to do some damage. Note that I didn't mention the Texans, I'll leave that chic preseason pick for the "experts."
- Bears 24, Lions 20 - Dre winner, Jason loser - The Lions played the way they have most of the season, with tremendous heart and a complete inability to finish off a foe. The Bears again draw a third string QB, but this time almost yakk up a loss and allow Dre a backdoor cover. Thanks, Bears!
- Chiefs 10, Broncos 6 - Both losers - The game that cost Josh McDaniels his job finally, and the Broncos didn't even play the Packers. Meanwhile, the Chiefs inched closer to a playoff berth as the Raiders handled the Chargers. I am not looking forward to a wild card matchup at KC.
- Packers 34, Niners 16 - Both winners - The Niners hung tough early, but when both teams suck at running the ball, it will fall to a QB duel. Aaron Rodgers vs. Troy Smith isn't fair. In other news, Rodgers may be my only hope at a fantasy championship this season. Keep up the good work, Aaron.
- Vikings 38, Bills 14 - Both losers - Brett Favre goes out early and Tavaris Jackson teams up with Adrian Peterson to stomp the Bills. Even after chanelling Jake Delhomme early, Jackson looked sharp instead of rusty and Leslie Frasier continues to do his best Jason Garrett impersonation.
- Saints 34, Bengals 30 - Jason winner, Dre loser - The only versus matchup I was able to pull out this week, and it happened as I thought it might. The Bengals looked awful early but decided to play one solid quarter and sneak in a nice little cover. Cincy even led late, but come on, they're the Bengals.
- Raiders 28, Chargers 13 - Dre winner, Jason loser - Did not see that coming. Not even Dre, who picked the Raiders to cover. We were sooooo certain the Chargers would either win out or lose maybe once down the stretch. Well, this better be the one if San Diego wants a shot at the postseason. For the sake of the viewing public, I plead that the Bolts overtake the Chiefs.
- Falcons 28, Buccaneers 24 - Both winners - Tampa leads late. Falcons hang around all game and strike late, hold off late charge by Tampa. Rinse and repeat.
- Seahawks 31, Panthers 14 - Both winners - I'm just glad Dre finally stopped picking the Panthers.
- Cowboys 38, Colts 35 (OT) - Dre winner, Jason loser - Wow, Dre nailed this one. Taking the Chokeboys on the road to beat his man crush Peyton at home must have really hurt, but it came through for him. The Colts are in dire straits here, and Peyton Manning better start selling some refrigerators and some color TV's or his ass will be at home in front of one for the playoffs.
- Rams 19, Cardinals 6 - Both losers - Ugh, I got fancy again. When you get fancy enough that you think you can pick a hook in a 3½ spread, you just know the team you thought would win would just go out and win by double digits. All the handwringing might ease up this week, as both the Rams and Seahawks sit at 6-6 with 4 games to go. As long as one of them can just split their remaining games, I think the whiners will fade away. But if they both finish 1-3 down the stretch and we're forced to watch a 7-9 team host a playoff game as a 12 point dog....I might not watch any sports TV THAT week.
- Steelers 13, Ravens 10 - Dre winner, Jason loser - I hope we get a rematch of this game come playoff time. This has got to be one of the best rivalries in the NFL at the moment. Unlike the faux rivalry we saw Monday night, this one did not disappoint. The Ravens had their chances, but the Steelers just had a little bit more in the tank late, and escaped Baltimore with a season split with the Ravens. Baltimore has it's work cut out if they want the division crown, but doubting the Ravens is never wise.
- Patriots 45, Jets 3 - Dre winner, Jason loser - In a playoff atmosphere, Tom Brady looked like a three time Super Bowl winner and Mark Sanchez looked like a lost puppy. The early season worries about Sanchez are all about to start coming back to life here again, as the Jets just don't look like a team that can win unless they get something, anything, from their "star" QB. This game was over early, and the Hoodie just kept piling on the Jets, and I can't blame him one bit. The Jets look-at-us attitude will end up costing them before it's over, as I don't think any team will really let up once they have them down.
Jason 5-11
Dre 10-6
Well, Dre got himself a little cushion back after my charge of the last month. Time to dust off and get back at it.
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