Week Four

Owning Up


This section is dedicated to owning up to my mistakes last week.

As much as I hate to say it, the Dallas Cowboys proved me wrong. After ranting about how terrible the Cowboys were, they went out and handed the Houston Texans a crushing defeat, 27-13. Tony Romo threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns. So much for my prediction. Does that change my opinion on the Cowboys? Absolutely not. As cliche as this is, even a blind squirrel finds a nut.

Predictions

My record for last week was 9-7. I am proud to say that I picked the Seattle Seahawks to defeat the San Diego Chargers and they came through for me. O happy day. Here's what I have this week:

Falcons over 49ers The Niners are not living up to the high expectations this year as they find themselves at 0-3. Look for their struggles to continue this week. 24-13


Jets over Bills Although the Bills had quite an impressive performance on the scoreboard against the Patriots last week, their quarterback issues are worrisome (the team released Trent Edwards). We shall see how Ryan Fitzpatrick can handle the team, however, they will lose this week to a hot Jets team. 28-14


Bengals over Browns Quarterback Carson Palmer has not been very impressive in the Bengals' victories (nor in the loss for that matter), so this is his chance to prove himself against a weak Browns squad. I still expect Peyton Hillis to have a stellar game against the Bengals, but Cincinnati will eek out a victory against their in-state foes. 20-17


Packers over Lions After a heartbreaker last week, the Packers are looking to get back on track this week against division rivals, the Detroit Lions. Aaron Rodgers will have his best performance to date. 42-10


Broncos over Titans This could be the most interesting matchup of the day. Both the Broncos and Titans will fly under the radar this year, but still impress. This is a close one...very close. 21-20


Seahawks over Rams After the Rams shocked the Redskins and the Seahawks shocked the Chargers last week, this game will probably lack the same shock value. I see the Seahawks advancing to 3-1 after this one. 24-17


Saints over Panthers Bad luck plagued the Saints last week as kicker Garrett Hartley missed a short field goal that would have won the game in overtime. However, even bad luck could not keep the Saints from handling the Panthers. 31-7


Ravens over Steelers Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch proved me wrong last week as he hooked up big-time with Mike Wallace for a pair of scores (as he sat on my fantasy bench). However, I feel this game will be a battle of great defenses. Only field goals for this one. 9-6


Texans over Raiders Look for the Matt Schaub and the Texans to get back on track this week. 32-14


Colts over Jaguars Peyton Manning is having one of his best seasons in a while. He is simply playing lights out. Look for it to continue this week. 42-7


Eagles over Redskins Donovan McNabb returns to Philly this week to see the man who unexpectedly took his job, Michael Vick. I give the advantage to the Eagles with Vick playing like the Vick of old. 20-14


Chargers over Cardinals Don't look for another upset of the Chargers this week. Leon Washington made big special teams plays for the Seahawks to defeat the Bolts last week. The Cardinals don't have that same kind of playmaker. 28-14


Bears over Giants Who would have guessed that after a dismal season from Jay Cutler and Matt Forte that the Bears would be 3-0 to start 2010? "Not I," said the fly. Still, Cutler looks to have his game back and Forte has a new dynamic as a receiver out of the backfield. Bears take it. 24-14


Dolphins over Patriots UPSET ALERT! Chad Henne had the Dolphins offense rolling last week against the Jets, hooking up frequently with Brandon Marshall and Brian Hartline. Watch for the Dolphins to shock the Patriots this week. 27-24