Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Week 8 in the NFL
Week 8 in the NFL was a doozy. More upsets, more great endings and hopefully more money won for all of you. The epic AFC showdown in Mile High lived up to its hype, the defending champs continued their freefall and a new star was born in Big D. Road teams were fantastic to bet on in Week 8. Here’s how I saw it.
Packers 31 Cardinals 14
It’s not rocket science. Brett Favre didn’t turn over the ball for the second consecutive week and the Packers once again got a good ground attack going. As for the Cards? Well, let’s just say the Dennis Green tenure is winding down. The Pack covered easily and pushed that total over.
Falcons 29 Bengals 27
Michael Vick a pocket passer? Well, seven TDs and only two INTs in his last two games say so. Atlanta is banged up on defense, so they’ll need to keep scoring in order to win. Cincy is a getting worse and worse on defense. A nice over and a road dog covered.
Ravens 35 Saints 22
The clock hasn’t exactly struck midnight on the Cinderella Saints. However, they were very rusty coming out of the bye week and Reggie Bush was terrible. Meanwhile, coach Billick called the plays and did a nice job for Baltimore. An easy over and another road dog covered.
Titans 28 Texans 22
It wasn’t pretty (no one thought it would be), but Vince Young racked up another win. The Texans flat out stink, especially in the defensive secondary. I saw the home team cover and a surprising over.
Jaguars 13 Eagles 6
Two of the more puzzling teams in the NFL squared off and it was a dogfight. Jacksonville seemed to have more bite than Philly, especially defensively. Despite the high spread favoring the hometown Eagles, Jacksonville forced an under and covered the spread easily.
Chiefs 35 Seahawks 28
Damon Huard continues to be the story in KC. While Seneca Wallace was decent in his first NFL start, the Chiefs wanted it more and got it. As expected, this was an over, but the spread was either a wash or a KC cover, depending on when you got it.
Bears 41 49ers 10
I told you the Bears would be angry and they took it out on the poor 49ers. It was ugly and most viewers turned it off at halftime. Despite the high spread, Chicago covered and pushed this to an over.
Giants 17 Bucs 3
New York continued their strong play and the Bucs failed once again to post any kind of offensive attack. Tiki Barker is the end all of the Giants’ offense and everyone knows it. Too bad there’s nothing you can do about it. It was a big cover for the Giants and an easy under the total.
Chargers 38 Rams 24
I knew it would be high-scoring, but I were skeptical at the Chargers covering the high number of points they had to lay. Nevertheless, San Diego rode a hot Rivers and Tomlinson, and St. Louis couldn’t keep up. The over prevailed as well.
Colts 34 Broncos 31
An epic performance by Peyton Manning made everyone believe in the Colts as a Super Bowl favorite once again. Denver was much better on offense, but their defense let them down for the first time all season. A road dog win by Indy and an over result for the total points.
Browns 20 Jets 13
Do I have to recap this game? No one likes to bet on either of these two teams. The Jets really disappointed us in this low-scoring affair. I don’t want to hear about them the rest of the season.
Raiders 20 Steelers 13
Oakland used an improving defense to prevail here. The Steelers have got to get Big Ben out of there, at least for now. Don’t look for the Raiders to cover every week, but it was a nice home underdog win and an under for the total.
Cowboys 35 Panthers 14
It didn’t look like an over midway through this one, but the Dallas offense took it up a notch in the fourth quarter. Tony Romo has the fans whipped into a frenzy in Texas. It was another road dog cover in this tilt, while the over was a nice bet as well. Jake Delhomme is costing his team some games right now.
Patriots 31 Vikings 7
Well, I knew Minnesota would eventually give up 20 points in a game, I just didn’t know it would be over 30 points! The under hung on to win here, but Tom Brady made sure the Pats covered easily.
Packers 31 Cardinals 14
It’s not rocket science. Brett Favre didn’t turn over the ball for the second consecutive week and the Packers once again got a good ground attack going. As for the Cards? Well, let’s just say the Dennis Green tenure is winding down. The Pack covered easily and pushed that total over.
Falcons 29 Bengals 27
Michael Vick a pocket passer? Well, seven TDs and only two INTs in his last two games say so. Atlanta is banged up on defense, so they’ll need to keep scoring in order to win. Cincy is a getting worse and worse on defense. A nice over and a road dog covered.
Ravens 35 Saints 22
The clock hasn’t exactly struck midnight on the Cinderella Saints. However, they were very rusty coming out of the bye week and Reggie Bush was terrible. Meanwhile, coach Billick called the plays and did a nice job for Baltimore. An easy over and another road dog covered.
Titans 28 Texans 22
It wasn’t pretty (no one thought it would be), but Vince Young racked up another win. The Texans flat out stink, especially in the defensive secondary. I saw the home team cover and a surprising over.
Jaguars 13 Eagles 6
Two of the more puzzling teams in the NFL squared off and it was a dogfight. Jacksonville seemed to have more bite than Philly, especially defensively. Despite the high spread favoring the hometown Eagles, Jacksonville forced an under and covered the spread easily.
Chiefs 35 Seahawks 28
Damon Huard continues to be the story in KC. While Seneca Wallace was decent in his first NFL start, the Chiefs wanted it more and got it. As expected, this was an over, but the spread was either a wash or a KC cover, depending on when you got it.
Bears 41 49ers 10
I told you the Bears would be angry and they took it out on the poor 49ers. It was ugly and most viewers turned it off at halftime. Despite the high spread, Chicago covered and pushed this to an over.
Giants 17 Bucs 3
New York continued their strong play and the Bucs failed once again to post any kind of offensive attack. Tiki Barker is the end all of the Giants’ offense and everyone knows it. Too bad there’s nothing you can do about it. It was a big cover for the Giants and an easy under the total.
Chargers 38 Rams 24
I knew it would be high-scoring, but I were skeptical at the Chargers covering the high number of points they had to lay. Nevertheless, San Diego rode a hot Rivers and Tomlinson, and St. Louis couldn’t keep up. The over prevailed as well.
Colts 34 Broncos 31
An epic performance by Peyton Manning made everyone believe in the Colts as a Super Bowl favorite once again. Denver was much better on offense, but their defense let them down for the first time all season. A road dog win by Indy and an over result for the total points.
Browns 20 Jets 13
Do I have to recap this game? No one likes to bet on either of these two teams. The Jets really disappointed us in this low-scoring affair. I don’t want to hear about them the rest of the season.
Raiders 20 Steelers 13
Oakland used an improving defense to prevail here. The Steelers have got to get Big Ben out of there, at least for now. Don’t look for the Raiders to cover every week, but it was a nice home underdog win and an under for the total.
Cowboys 35 Panthers 14
It didn’t look like an over midway through this one, but the Dallas offense took it up a notch in the fourth quarter. Tony Romo has the fans whipped into a frenzy in Texas. It was another road dog cover in this tilt, while the over was a nice bet as well. Jake Delhomme is costing his team some games right now.
Patriots 31 Vikings 7
Well, I knew Minnesota would eventually give up 20 points in a game, I just didn’t know it would be over 30 points! The under hung on to win here, but Tom Brady made sure the Pats covered easily.
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