NFL 2008 Picks: Week 4

Last week was pretty bittersweet. The good news was the Niners stomped out Detroit (and I was there to witness it). The bad news was I got punted out of my $100 Survivor League (under what planet does New England get destroyed by 5 Ronnie Brown TD’s?) and then got trounced in my picks.

Not much more to say - here’s hoping it goes better this week.

Last Week: 6-10 (ugh)
Overall Season Results: 23-24-0

Sunday

DEN (-9) at KC
Let’s see, Denver’ll score 35+. Kansas City hasn’t scored 20 in a game yet.
Pick: DEN

CLE (+3.5) at CIN
Here’s hoping it’s another “Last team with the ball wins” game. Cincinnati looked good last week, surprisingly. I think they get it together first.
Pick: CIN

HOU (+7) at JAX
Jacksonville’s O-line is getting healthy at the right time and you KNOW they don’t want to go 1-3.
Pick: JAX

ARI (+1.5) at NYJ
One of these weeks, Favre’s going to get comfortable, but he still looked bad last week.
Pick: ARI

SFO (+5) at NO
Heard Martz on the radio today and he seemed pretty confident in our ability to move the ball on NO, particularly against their secondary. I’m in.
Pick: SFO

ATL (+7) at CAR
Still not quite sure what to make of this Carolina team, but they should be able to run well to set up the pass in this matchup. They were one bad turnover from having full control of that game last week.
Pick: CAR

MIN (+3) at TEN
Tennessee’s defense is beastly against the run and, lo and behold, Minnesota needs to run to be successful.
Pick: TEN

GB (+1.5) at TB
Bounce-back game for Green Bay, but they need to stop the run. The loss of Al Harris can’t hurt them that much against Brian Griese, can it?
Pick: GB

BUF (-8) at STL
St. Louis decided to do the chic thing, by benching their QB and cutting their most talented CB. Not looking pretty out there.
Pick: BUF

SD (-7.5) at OAK
San Diego secondary playing better, so I’m imagining 8 men in the box a lot. If you have the opportunity to bet against Norv Turner, do so… unless they’re playing the Raiders.
Pick: SD

WAS (+11) at DAL
Spreads like this are always a bit tricky, after all, Dallas could dominate a game and end up winning by ten. But this one’s in Dallas, fierce rivalry, I don’t see Dallas getting off the gas.
Pick: DAL

PHI (-3) at CHI
Westbrook should be out, so the Eagles will probably go pass-heavy. The luster of Chicago’s win over a short-handed Indy has being rusted over with back-to-back losses.
Pick: PHI

Monday

BAL (-5.5) at PIT
Injuries say BAL will have a field day on the ground, but I’m imagining a low-scoring close game.
Pick: PIT