NFL Week Fourteen Thoughts

Indianapolis Colts def. Tennessee Titans

Tennessee is bad without Vince Young.

Buffalo Bills def. Cleveland Browns

Fitz ain't great, but he's good enough to be a starter for a 3-10 team.

Atlanta Falcons def. Carolina Panthers

This one was over before it began.

Detroit Lions def. Green Bay Packers

When am I happy to be wrong?  When I pick the Packers to win.  Make no mistake, Detroit is a good team.  I think I said they'd get a division win this year, I might've even said it would come against the Pack.  Still, the way the season was playing out I thought that was one pre-season prediction I'd be wrong about.  The bigger story, though, is that the Packers have now lost to two opponents that the Bears beat and the Bears themselves.  I hope this finally establishes the Bears as the better team this season.  Don't blame this one on Rodgers being gone, either, the Lions were pummeling him before he exited the game.

Jacksonville Jaguars def. Oakland Raiders

I do hate being wrong, but I hate it even more when I'm wrong because the team I picked blew a late lead because of bad kick coverage and one huge run.  It looked like the Raiders were going to pull this one off, then two plays later they lose.  This is why despite looking impressive at times, the Raiders are not a playoff-caliber team.

Pittsburgh Steelers def. Cincinnati Bengals

Big Ben may be the quarterback, buck Troy Polamalu is the key to their success.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers def. Washington Redskins

I'm really surprised at the manner in which Tampa won, Washington had this game and gave it away (a high school kicker could've done a better job than Gano).  One thing's for sure, though, Ryan Torain is a beast.

New Orleans Saints def. St. Louis Rams

Bradford is good, he outshined Drew Brees in the stat column.  New Orleans is the better team, though.

San Francisco 49ers def. Seattle Seahawks

San Francisco is quickly becoming my least favorite team to pick this year, they always end up doing the complete opposite of what I expect.  Seattle is almost as bad, so it's no wonder this turned out to be a matchup from hell for me.

Arizona Cardinals def. Denver Broncos

I should've gone with my gut instinct, Denver is bad.

New England Patriots def. Chicago Bears

This loss looked worse than it really was.  If not for some offensive turnovers that lead to New England scores and a breakdown on the last play of the half, this game could've at least been a lot closer than it was.  It also seemed like our gameplan was off, it looked like the coaches expected New England to keep to the ground and instead Brady came out and lit the place up.  Still, New England outplayed us.  They're a better team, I'll go so far as to call them he beast in the league right now, and they beat us.  I'm not trying to make excuses, I'm just saying that people despairing about our playoff chances should find some hope despite the lopsided score.

New York Jets def. Miami Dolphins

Mark Sanchez and that offense are looking pretty pathetic right about now.

San Diego Chargers def. Kansas City Chiefs

Matt Cassel not being there made a big difference, but with the way the score ended up it's no guarantee he would've changed the outcome.

Philadelphia Eagles def. Dallas Cowboys

Philly's playmakers really tore it up, and Jackson's little celebration was pretty entertaining.

New York Giants def. Minnesota Vikings

The only thing holding the Giants back this season is injuries, and unfortunately they have even more at the receiver position after this game.

Baltimore Ravens def. Houston Texans

Baltimore's starting to let leads slip away with regularity, not a good thing heading into the playoffs.  Baltimore's defense is still a hell of a lot better than Houston's.