TSD week #8 NFL Pick Challenge
By: Turner Sports Desk
The Rules: Pick
your Games and Check the NFL Weekly Awards for your results:
- Win = 1 point
- Loss = 0 point
- Game of the week
(selected by TSD) = +2 points win or -2 points loss
- Upset Special =
+3 points (your selection cannot be favored) (must pick one upset game)
- Cupcake Game = -3
points if your team loses (must pick 1 Cupcake game)
- Tie break procedure
– Pick one game and give a score. Closest to the score without going over wins
the tie break.
NFL
Game odds for the Week
Broncos at Ravens – Boy am I glad I
live near Baltimore because this is definitely a game I want to watch. Denver
is a quality team but the Ravens defense will test them. Good QBs have been
able to light up the Baltimore secondary even with the incredible Ed Reed. I’m
not ready to place Kyle Orton in the same rare air as Brady, Rivers and Brees. TSD Pick – Ravens
Texans at Bills – For those of you
that make your picks you know that Houston is a very hard team to pick because
they change personalities from week to week. It is very, very hard for me to
pick Houston away from home. TSD Pick – Bills
Browns at Bears (TSD cupcake game) - Chicago gets really
healthy at the expense of the man-genius led Browns. Cleveland fan, abandon all hope! TSD Pick - Bears
Seahawks at Cowboys – Looks like
the Cowboys are finally getting their sea legs without TO. Seattle is better
with Hasselbeck but not good enough to go into Dallas and win. TSD
Pick – Cowboys
Dolphins at Jets – Miami appeared
poised to pull off the upset of the season against New Orleans until Brees and
the Saints woke up. Miami appears to be playing better football but they are in
New Jersey which will be rocking for the Jets. TSD Pick –Jets
49ers at Colts – The 49ers better
hope for a mercy rule. The Colts are playing some really good football and
Peyton Manning is a Terminator. TSD Pick
– Colts (tie break score Colts 40 – 49ers 14)
Giants at Eagles – (TSD Upset Special)
– The records say this is the best matchup this week but neither team is
playing well. That said the Giants are slightly better than the Eagles. TSD Upset Special Pick – Giants
Rams at Lions – The blackout bowl
winner is the Lions. TSD Pick – Lions
Raiders at Chargers – This could
get ugly again. TSD Pick – Chargers
Jaguars at Titans – I believe Tennessee will play Vince
Young and Young will be the spark that gets the first Titan win. TSD Pick - Titans
Vikings at Packers – (TSD game of the week) This is the game Brett Favre came
back for. The game in Minnesota was a necessary evil but this is the game Favre
wanted. Brett wants to rub salt into the wound of Green Bay Packer management
by beating them at sacred Lambeau field. If the Packers have any pride in
themselves they will deny Brett this victory. The Vikings are a better football team but Green Bay will man-up. TSD Pick – Packers
Panthers at Cardinals – The Panthers are stuck with Jake
Delhomme who is a great guy but he is done. The Cardinals are starting to play
big time football now and the win over the Giants gave them some confidence. TSD Pick – Cardinals
Falcons at Saints – Can anyone stop Drew Brees? Yes, but
it won’t be the Falcons and definitely not in New Orleans. TSD Pick - Saints