It is hard to believe the NFL season is half over. I look forward to it for what seems an eternity every year, and when it arrives, it just flies by.
And working with some of New England's finest fan/experts to put together this weekly series of totally biased predictions has made it rush by even faster. So I must be having a lot of fun.
We have seen some amazing football already this season. Some teams who were expected to do well have struggled, while others who were overlooked have surprised us.
Sounds like every season...
Now the second half begins.
Buffalo , Cleveland , Oakland , St. Louis , Minnesota , and the N.Y. Jets all catch a bye this week, and the only reason I care about that is that nobody will be talking about Vikings QB Jason Voorhees on Monday morning.
Joining me this week are some of the usual suspects: C Douglas Baker , the mysterious E , and our own alien pod boy Glenn Card . (Thanks for that one, MH , I am getting a lot of mileage out of it.) Steve Frith is waiting in the wings for next week.
Sunday November 8, 2009
TR: Baltimore is a talented team, and they should be mad as hell at the Bengals. Carson Palmer has had it going on this season, but I believe that the Ravens D will have something to say about that in this one. Not to mention the impressive Mr. Flacco and company. I'm calling Baltimore in a hard-fought game.
CDB: Tough, tough game. Baltimore put a spanking on the Broncos in the second half of last week's win. I think they are ready to avenge their loss to Cincinnati a few weeks ago. Baltimore.
E: This one should be a hell of a game. In what I expect to be an offensive showdown, I believe Baltimore will come out on top this time, as the Ravens have enough offensive weapons to give somebody some looks at the end zone, be it Ray Rice, Willis McGahee, or Joe Flacco's arm.
GC: The Ravens should have more wins under their belts by now. They showed signs of life with a convincing win last week. The Bengals went into their bye week with a big win, and they needed the extra week off to get healthy. Coming out of the bye at home, Cincy would make it tough for any team to get a win. The Bengals are for real and will win this game.
E: After a horrible week against Carolina for Kurt Warner, this won't be a walk in the park. But I think Arizona has enough firepower on both sides of the ball to get it done, stealing a win away from the Bears at Soldier Field.
GC: The knock against the Cardinals is that they don’t travel well. They have to go through Chicago before they get to a cushy three-game stretch that follows. The Bears have the same barely above .500 win average that the Cardinals have and if they want to get back on track they need to win this game. The Bears find a way to win at home.
TR: The Cardinals are 3-0 on the road, but let's face it, they are a mediocre team sitting atop a lousy division. Da Bears are just a notch above mediocre. Chicago hands the Cards their first road loss.
CDB: Which Arizona team will show up? The one that beat the Giants or the one that laid an egg against the lousy Panthers? I think Arizona loses two in a row because they are playing an away game. Chicago.
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