So finally...FINALLY, I see my first Jets game at MetLife stadium today. What's been keeping me away over the past few years? The fact that going to the new stadium is a complete ripoff, for one. But when we initially decided to head to this game, I sucked it up and braced myself for a typical late season Jets game. You know: meaningless, cold, and possibly depressing.
Thanks to some freaky weather though, it will only be meaningless and depressing. It's supposed to be almost 70 degrees today. SEVENTY! It's kind of disgusting, actually. And to think, just two days later, they're calling for a white Christmas Eve. THE CRAZINESS.
Onto the picks!
Also...I didn't realize there wasn't a Thursday night game until Friday morning. Whoops.
Sunday 12/22
Cleveland at New York Jets
Obviously I'd like to pick the Jets here, but considering the fact that the Browns are actually competitive and have a receiver who is a matchup nightmare right noow (and the Jets secondary sucks), I'll reverse jinx my gameday plans today and pick the Browns to win. PROVE ME WRONG, JETS, PROVE ME WRONG.
Browns 21
Jets 17
Miami at Buffalo
Come on Buffalo, please ruin Miami's season. Miami has the worst sports fans on planet Earth (outside of Atlanta fans), and they deserve no happiness. Meanwhile, the people in Buffalo have to live in Buffalo. Football gods, give them SOMETHING for crying out loud.
Bills 24
Dolphins 20
Minnesota at Cincinnati
I'm back to spelling Cincinnati wrong on my first try. Sigh. Anyway, the Vikings were impressive last week in beating the tar out of the Eagles (did not see THAT coming), but I like the Bengals at home today.
Bengals 31
Vikings 20
Indianapolis at Kansas City
The Colts are still sort of fraudulent, and the Chiefs are brutally tough at home. I don't think Jamaal Charles will go off for 10,000 yards and 1000 touchdowns this week like he basically did last week, but he'll do enough.
Chiefs 28
Colts 21
Tampa Bay at St. Louis
Two bad teams that have played really well as the season winds down. I'll take the Rams, just because they're at home. But what the hell do I know, right?
Rams 24
Bucs 14
Dallas at Washington
Jason Garrett is doing everything he can to dispel the rumor that people who go to Princeton are intelligent. Good lord, the Cowboys are one of the worst-coached teams in the NFL. Still...the Redskins suck and there's no way they win at home, right? WRONG! I'm taking the Kirk Cousins Express to snuff out Dallas' division title hopes today.
Redskins 21
Cowboys 17
New Orleans at Carolina
This game is outside, so the soft Saints will lose. They're a COMPLETELY different team outside.
Panthers 27
Saints 23
Tennessee at Jacksonville
No idea.
Jaguars 24
Titans 20
Denver at Houston
Denver needs it for homefield and Houston sucks.
Broncos 27
Texans 17
New York Giants at Detroit
The Giants are so terrible this year. Eli has been awful, and so has his offensive line. Still...I'm putting the lion's share of the blame on Eli. So your line is having a bad year? Suck it up, you're supposed to be an elite quarterback. Make them better by getting rid of the ball faster. You're a 10 year veteran, no excuses.
Lions 31
Giants 20
Arizona at Seattle
Good game - possible playoff matchup. But I have been sticking with Russell Wilson and company all year, and I see no reason to stop now.
Seahawks 30
Cardinals 20
Pittsburgh at Green Bay
Again...no idea. If Aaron Rodgers were playing, I'd take Green Bay in a heartbeat. But he isn't. And they're not playing the Cowboys this week. Still, the Packers ARE playing for something. They could still win that weird division. So I'll take them at home. Barely.
Packers 31
Steelers 28
Oakland at San Diego
Chargers are still alive, and the Raiders are awful. Do the math.
Chargers 28
Raiders 21
New England at Baltimore
No way the Pats lose two games in a row on the road.
Patriots 30
Ravens 27
Chicago at Philadelphia
The Eagles need to bounce back and clinch the division. Granted, they can do that on Sunday as long as the Cowboys herp and derp their way to another ridiculous loss (entirely possible), but why not win a damned game and lock it up?
Eagles 27
Bears 24
Monday 12/23
Atlanta at San Francisco
Atlanta blows.
49ers 28
Falcons 17
Last week: 10-6
Season: 126-85-1
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