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Comments (4)
Mojo's "Best Bets" coming right up, within the hour. (2-0 last week). The "Upset Special" will be a 2-fer this week! (0-1 last week. Darn Bears -- probably upset themselves because of this http://m.yahoo.com/w/news_america/victim-mont-grizzly-attack-shot-friend-232212127.html ). Hard to make an informed pick, by the way, until you find out who practiced, and how well, on Friday.
Posted by Mojo | September 24, 2011 8:58 AM
Mojo's Best Bets (last week: 2-0) ~
Washington (+5) @ Dallas -- Cowboys banged up. Romo still spending nights trying to sleep in a recliner with a broken rib and a lung that was puncture by that rib 6 days ago. WR Austin out, others hurt. Washington is performing well all-around, and Mike Shanahan was even spotted smiling again. The Black & White Red Men will be up for this intense divisional rivalry.
Houston (+4) @ New Orleans -- The Texans are ready to show they're the real deal despite playing weakend teams the first two weeks. They have a top-notch QB in with a talented receiving corps, but their game plan this week will be ball control to keep Saints QB Drew Brees on the sidelines as much as possible.
Notable fact: While star RB Arian Foster may still be hampered with an injured hamstring, his backup, Ben Tate, is poised to share a piece of NFL history if he rushes for 100 yards again for the third week in a row to open the season as a rookie RB. On the road, the Texans defense may end up being the difference makers, especially if Houston can cause NO to make more turnovers than Houston.
NY Jets @ Oakland (+3) -- This might be the most exciting game of Week 3, matching up the Raiders hi-octane passing game vs. the Jets "shut-down" defensive backfield. Long shadows of "The Heidi Game."* Oakland Coliseum is sold out. The "Black Hole" will be in a frenzy to see the Jets flame out. NY center Nick Mangold, the veteran anchor and OL assignment-caller, is out. Jets QB Mark Sanchez is one of the most overpaid players in the NFL.
* http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedailymirror/2008/11/the-heidi-game.html
Miami (+2.5) @ Cleveland -- While Miami is still in some sort of disorganization, they're improving. Meanwhile, the Browns are still a bottom feeder that occasionally upsets an overconfident fat cat, largely due to the bruising running of Peyton Hillis or the game-breaking plays of multi-purpose man, Joshua Cribbs.
Hillis reported to the team’s training facility Friday morning and was sent home sick. Hillis was listed as questionable with an illness on the team’s injury report. Then, of course, there's also "The Madden Curse"....
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/football/browns/is-the-madden-curse-real-lets-look-at-the-history
Upset Special (last week 0-1) ~
NY Giants (+9) @ Philadelphia -- The Giants will run over the Eagles middle-weak defense and Manning will pick their linebackers apart with short-medium passes. If Vick can't last the whole game, Vince Young is going to be rusty and he's a player that takes lots of gambles. Giants should win time of possession and turnover battles, too.
Gamblers Corner ~
New England @ Buffalo (+9) -- The Bills should cover the spread, but beating the Patriots this week is a pipedream. More likely that the Colts (+10.5) would upset the Steelers, and that's not going to happen either.
Maybe those of you that are salivating over those two prospects should just take the Falcons (+1.5) over the Bucs. All the other favorites might win and you'd be the only one to pick up any points this week.
Good luck, all!
Posted by Mojo | September 24, 2011 12:28 PM
I already have a buck on the Bills at work (with a big Patsies lover) because I think there is an outside chance that they can git er done in Orchard Park.
Posted by LucsAdvo | September 24, 2011 1:52 PM
Hey, no matter what, here's some good news out of Buffalo (by way of Russia) -- pretty cool!
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34757272001?bclid=0&bctid=87804472001
Sorry that on further analysis, I couldn't make the Upset Special a 2-fer.
Posted by Mojo | September 24, 2011 3:05 PM