Friday (NFL picks) edition: Wha’ Happened?
Posted on November 21st, 2008 – 7:58 AMBy Michael Rand
It’s shaping up to be quite a weekend in sports, particularly for this fan. That’s quite a run, we must say. Locally, here’s a smattering: the return of KG tonight. Something about his history tells us that Mr. Garnett will have a tasty elbow for Kevin Love at some point. Just a hunch. For the Marthaler crowd, you also have Gophers vs. Denver in hot, hot men’s college hockey action tonight and tomorrow. Saturday is the final college football game in the Metrodome. The Gophers are planning a decadent, can-never-be-topped way to lose this one, just to honor all the bad times. We’re thinking a wrong-way run or some sort of drop kick will figure prominently. The Wild, in its never-ending quest to score more than two goals in a game, plays host to the lowly Blues on Saturday. And finally, in the main event, the Mustached Marauder leads his team to the 50-yard line in Jacksonville against Hands of Stone Williamson, who knows what it’s like to have a groin injury. Should be festive. Could be a sad Monday. On with the NFL picks.
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers: Call it a strong hunch.
N.Y. Jets at Tennessee Titans: Can they really run the table?
Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens: Eagles are full of holes.
Houston Texans at Cleveland Browns: Brady!
San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys: Tony!
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions: Daunte! Uh, no.
Minnesota Vikings at Jacksonville Jaguars: We’ll take a flier. They need it bad, and Jax is cooked.
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs: Why do we like Kansas City?
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins: They remember.
Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams: Bears will finish 7-9 or worse.
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos: Watch those footballs fly.
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons: How is Carolina 8-2?
N.Y. Giants at Arizona Cardinals: Repeat?
Washington Redskins at Seattle Seahawks: Yuck.
Indianapolis Colts at San Diego Chargers: Goodbye, Norv.
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints: Saints by two TDs.
Fasola-link! TV sports theme song quiz.
8 Responses to "Friday (NFL picks) edition: Wha’ Happened?"
RE: Jax/MN. It says here that the broadcast team for the game is the dude from Best Damn Sports Show and the guy who retired on Tuesday.
I think Fox is trying to tell us something.
“Bears will finish 7-9 or worse.”
Care to make a wager?
After KG and the Celts destroy the Wolves tonight the Wolves record will be 2-9. Which one of these percentages seem more reasonable to you?
Chances of making the playoffs 3.0%
Chances of winning the lottery 9.7%
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds
If the Clippers have a 0% chance of making the playoffs why don’t the Wolves?
Uh-oh. Jama’s dander is up. Hell hath no fury like a Bears fan scorn.
Also, if the Proprietor needs material today, I was strongly considering crafting a Pop Culture Time Capsule [PCTC] comparing DeVotchka to the Wildcat Offense currently being employed by the Miami Dolphins.
Dear Phil Savage,
Thank you for your response to my inquiry. I have a question about Brady Quinn’s injury. Was it this finger?
Cordially yours,
fasolamatt
cc: RandBall
comparing DeVotchka to the Wildcat Offense currently being employed by the Miami Dolphins
Interesting. Will it focus on old-school instrumentation breathing life into a modern art form, or will it be how Ricky Williams once got totally high while listening to How It Ends?
Stu:
You take a good hard look at Greg Camarillo and tell me he couldn’t pass for sousaphone-playing gypsy.
