This is what happens when you become complacent. This is what happens when you think you have it all figured out. One week after my best week of the season, I lay an egg, which hatches into my worst week of the season. I put up a 3-11 on Sunday. I'm shocked right now. I'm in a daze. I have no excuses. None.
Somehow, I managed to get these games right:
New York Jets (-3) over BUFFALO 19-13
Denver (-4.5) over KANSAS CITY 44-13
Philadelphia (-5.5) over ATLANTA 34-7
St. Louis (+8.5) over CHICAGO 9-17
GREEN BAY (-3.5) over Baltimore 27-14
And somehow, I managed to get ALL of these wrong:
PITTSBURGH (-14.5) over Oakland
Score: OAK 27, PIT 24
What a weird game. Pittsburgh puts up 14 4th quarter points, and the defense can't hold off the Raiders offense? Come on! The Steelers had this game won 3 different times and the defense gave it away. Not only was it a home game, but these are the games that playoff teams win. I am a believer in the fact that any NFL team can beat another on the right day, they all have NFL talent. But these are the games the Steelers always win. And this season, they haven't been winning them.
Houston (PK) over JACKSONVILLE
Score: JAC 23, HOU 18
So the Houston Texans are done. That's all there is to it. The kingdom of Kubiak is crumbled as we speak. Matt Schaub just cannot get it done in clutch situations and the defense has not been as great as advertised. They just find ways to lose. They are THAT team.
Tennessee (+7) over INDIANAPOLIS (Ballsy Pick FAILED)
Score: IND 27, TEN 17
Well fine Colts. Obviously your defense is up to the task, and unless you just completely don't care about going 16-0, then you aren't going to lose a game. Not until the playoffs at least. In retrospect, I shouldn't put so much faith in the Titans. I think I wanted them to win more than I actually thought they would.
CINCINNATI (-13) over Detroit
Score: CIN 23, DET 13
I can't believe the Bengals D let the Lions roll right down the field and score at the end of the game. The outcome had already been decided. The Bengals were up by 17. What a garbage TD. What a garbage cover...
New Orleans (-9.5) over WASHINGTON
Score: NO 33, WAS 30
I'm still trying to figure out how the Saints won this game. Is there a concrete explanation? I don't think so. How many freak plays/bad calls were there that went the Saints way? I counted at least 3 (the Robert Meachum strip/fumble recovery/td, the 23-yard missed field goal (I mean come on, NO ONE misses 23-yard field goals), and the overtime fumble call that did not appear anywhere near indisputable to me. The point is, the Saints need to start showing up against these "middle of the pack" teams. They crush teams like New England, Philly, and New York, but are unable to put away teams like St. Louis, Washington, and Atlanta . It's mind-boggling.
Tampa Bay (+6) over CAROLINA
Score: CAR 16, TB 6
This is flipping ridiculous! I should have had this one. Josh Freeman threw 5 picks,3 of which occured inside the Carolina 25 yard line, and 1 which occured inside the Carolina FIVE yard line. Also, Connor Barth missed 2 completely makable field goals. The Buccaneers just live to ruin me.
San Diego (-13) over CLEVELAND
Score: SD 30, CLE 23
Calm down everyone. It is not a big deal that the Chargers only beat the Browns by 7. First of all, the game was in Cleveland, and nothing is more difficult for a West Coast team than traveling East a few time zones. Second, Brady Quinn was halfway decent in this game, which was a surprise. And third, the Chargers were up 24-7 after 3 quarters. The game was in hand. We just shut it down. We didn't try hard in the 4th quarter but I can live with it.
San Francisco (PK) over SEATTLE
Score: SEA 20, SF 17
Who gives a crap? Good for you Seahawks.
Minnesota (-3.75) over ARIZONA
Score: ARZ 30, MIN 17
Ummm... Whoops? Shouldn't underestimate the Cardinals, and shouldn't forget that Favre is Favre. End o' story.
Dallas (-2) over NEW YORK GIANTS
Score: NYG 31, DAL 24
I can see where I went wrong in this one. I didn't really factor in the "If there is a ever a game this season in which the Giants are going to put up one last fight, it's this one" thing. And that's exactly what happened. The Cowboys didn't make any huge mistakes or anything. The Giants just collected all the intensity they could for this division home game, and they really left it all on the field. I'm still pretty pessimistic about their playoff chances.
New England (-4) over MIAMI
Score: MIA 22, NE 21
What is happening to the Patriots? What the hell is happening?! Bill Belichick doesn't let this happen to his teams. Brady is throwing 4th quarter picks in the endzone. The defense can't stop Chad Henne at the end of the game. I thought the Patriots were well on their way to victory, but they just dissappeared in the second half. It was astonishing. This team better get it together quick because the Dolphins and Jets are both hot on their heels.
Overall Record: 100-90-2
Ballsy Pick of the Week Record: 9-3
Fantasy Update
League: WeLikeSportz
Lost to Team Brees (Current Record: 7-6)
No big deal, I made the playoffs as the 6th and final seed, and I am taking on Kyle (his team name has changed more than the public's view of Tiger Woods,so we'll just stick with his actual name) in round 1. And I am confident.
League: League of Imported Spirits
Lost to Steven (Current Record: 4-9)
Again, not a big deal. All 8 teams in this league are in the playoffs, so I qualified in last with a .307 winning percentage. All right! I don't necessarily see this as a bad thing. I am the underdog. No one believes in me. But I am going to come out and dethrone the 13-0 team Unicorns. Again, confident.
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