Posted on 01/14/2011 8:18:27 AM PST by jpf
It's been a bad week and frankly I don't really care that much about this weekend's games because my Eagles will be watching them on TV. Still you might care, so.
The Armageddon bowl, so called by the Ravens secondary, pits the Steelers against the Ravens. It's probably the best game of the weekend and it happens first, 4:30 PM ET Saturday on CBS. The Steelers are a 3½ point favorite and that seems about right to me. The Steelers are home and their QB is better.
At 8 PM ET Saturday on Fox the Packers visit the Falcons. The Falcons are only a 2½ point fave, which probably tells you something. Why does the NFL force the Packers to play on a short week? Why? Shall we call this The NFL Scheduling Mystery Bowl?
When a team knocks your team out of the playoffs do you root for them on the theory it makes your team look better? Or do you take the bitterness route and root against them? I've always been kind of bitter myself, but I think the Falcons could be a fraud. I'll flip a coin before kick off.
Meanwhile Seattle gets an extra day to prepare for da Bears. Won't matter, this week the Seahawks find out that 10 point underdogs actually do lose sometimes. Bears are home, Bears are hungry, Bears are well rested. That's 1 PM ET on Fox. I call that one the Toilet bowl, I don't think it's going to be a very good game.
Last, but not least, is the Sunday 4:30 PM ET game on CBS between the Patriots and the Jets. The Patriots at home, in the playoffs, and the Jets just keep talking anyway. What shall we call this? The Foot Bowl? The Big Mouth Bowl? (as if we're sponsoring it)? How about the Foot In Mouth Bowl? Vegas says Pats by 9 and Vegas maybe right.
Okay, listen, last week we put up polls so you could pick the games and like 2 of you decided to take part. Hundreds of page views and 2 stinkin' votes. It doesn't cost anything, you're not risking your kid's lunch money or anything like that. You won't suddenly be flooded with e-mails for online gambling. It takes about 5 seconds. I'll put the picks up in the sidebar, please feel free, because it is free and it will just spoil all the fun if you don't.
Have a good, non-eventful weekend.
link http://flood-mybigmouth.blogspot.com/
Steelers 27, Ravens 17 covered
Falcons 27, Packers 21 covered
Bears 27, Seahawks 19 win but not cover
Jets 27, Patriots 24 upset
For what it’s worth.
I watched some of that Jets gane last weekend and they were lookin GOOD!!
And GB is in a sense like Seattle. Don’t count em out.
Not by a long shot.
Not that their any good, yes, Seattle is that bad.
Sit back, have a beer and enjoy.
After two quarters with my Steelers I did that. Guess what, they came back and I had an expensive cigar.
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