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Previous Week (Week 14): (11-5)
Year To Date: 137-70
All-Time (2006 Through 2008 Combined Record): 335-195…
First things first: Rest In Peace Chris Henry (WR, Cincinnati Bengals) who tragically died after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during a domestic dispute (Yahoo! Sports). Chris was only 26 years old — just tragic. My heart goes out to his fiance, his three children, his teammates and the rest of his family and friends.
Meanwhile, the amazing Saints and Colts are STILL undefeated. Will they remain so after this National Football League’s Week 15 or will they start resting their stars? Don’t forget, the Saints still need to win to secure homefield advantage in the NFC playoffs and the Colts are PROMISING they want to go undefeated. Also don’t forget the fact this IS Week 15 and anything can happen. This is the time of the year the lazy veterans on the crappier teams receive their wakeup call with the “voice” on the other end of the line saying “Hey — you crazy or somethin’? If you want a job next year, you’d better start showing up and playing 100% or you might find your butt on the unemployment line!” These two KEY reasons are behind why Weeks 15 and 16 normally spell U-P-S-E-T C-I-T-Y throughout the NFL annually.
How many upsets should we expect this week? Any? A bunch? I guess we won’t know until after the final whistle sounds in each contest, will we? Nevertheless, I shall, as always, make my picks for your amusement NOW…
The GTL’s NFL Picks — Week 15, 2009…
Thursday Night Football Game:
Indianapolis Colts (13-0) @ Jacksonville Jaguars (7-6) — Colts
Saturday Night Football Game:
Dallas Cowboys (8-5) @ New Orleans Saints (13-0) — Saints
Sunday Early Games:
Cleveland Browns (2-11) @ Kansas City Chiefs (3-10) — Chiefs
Houston Texans (6-7) @ Saint Louis Rams (1-12) — Texans
New England Patriots (8-5) @ Buffalo Bills (5-8) — Pats
Miami Dolphins (7-6) @ Tennessee Titans (6-7) — Titans
Arizona Cardinals (8-5) @ Detroit Lions (2-11) — Cards
Atlanta Falcons (6-7) @ New York Jets (7-6) — Jets
Sunday Afternoon Games:
Chicago Bears (5-8) @ Baltimore Ravens (7-6) — Ravens
San Francisco 49ers (6-7) @ Philadelphia Eagles (9-4) — Eagles
Oakland Raiders (4-9) @ Denver Broncos (8-5) — Broncs
Cincinnati Bengals (9-4) @ San Diego Chargers (10-3) — Bolts
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-12) @ Seattle Seahawks (5-8) — Seahawks
Green Bay Packers (9-4) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (6-7) — The Pack
Sunday Night Football Game:
Minnesota Vikings (11-2) @ Carolina Panthers (5-8) — Vikes
Monday Night Football Game:
New York Giants (7-6) @ Washington Redskins (4-9) — Skins
Byes: None
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Agree? Disagree? Have your own picks? Post them into the comments section below…
The NFL needs to do something to clean itself up. Sounding like the NBA of the last 10 to 20 years. But – the Bengals just might be energized enough to, in his memory, beat the Bolts. (10 & 3, whodathunk it of SD?)
I thought about that, Joe — will the Bengals — dangerous as they are naturally, be fired up enough to win against the much better Bolts? Should be a close one and a nail biter bro…
Psychology is hard to calculate in such situations. I seem to remember a game after the Washington Redskins lost a player, I think they played quite poorly. Honestly, in this particular case, I suspect it will be more of a negative than a positive for the Bengals.
@Mike 300 spartans, Good points, Mike — it’s damned hard to predict how the team will react. UMASS’ football team lost their star player this year and played their butts off as an underdog in his memory but still lost the game. SHRUG…
Love the picks GTL.. but I am taking the Giants this week, i know NOBODY in the world is and everyone likes the skins’ but I cant’ do it, this game means to much to the G-men!!
love the rest, agree with all of em (i took the browns over the chiefs but who cares really…) haha
best of luck and feel free to check out my picks @ http://www.lionsdenu.com/category/sports/nfl-guide-2009-2010/
regards,
TheCoach
@lduthecoach, Awesome! Great minds think alike
Well, CRAP! The Cowboys pulled it off! The Saint had been struggleing the past few weeks, but always managed to pull it off. Damn. I was hoping to see two unbeaten teams at the end of the season.
@Joe Lovell, Me too, Joe but I’m not surprised at all of course. I was disappointed, the Saints being my 2nd fave and all but hey, surprised? NOPE!
@The GTL™, Lookin’ kind of grim, Guns.
But, HEY! The Bolts have won NINE straight and clinched their division. And, if they get past whoever they play from the wildcard, they stand a good chance of beating the Colts – they have knocked them out of the playoffs several times.
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