Bears vsLions
The Bears play like a Pop Warner team one week, then like . . . a better Pop Warner team the next. They’ve lost to teams they should beat. They’ve beaten teams (ok, A team) they shouldn’t.
The Lions are pretty steady, with a core of good players on offense, little help around them and a really bad defense. They lose to teams they should lose to. They beat the teams they should.
Should they beat the Bears? Duh, just about everyone should beat the Bears.
Patriots vs Jets
The Pats lose a game and what do they do? They send a message by cutting one of their special teams studs (S Je’Rod Cherry). Meaning, at least by my read, that coach Bill Jerkichick, isn’t going to sit pat (ha, get it, sit “Pat”?! I kill me. Really) on the assumption that his players will be self-inspired to play harder and smarter for the rest of the season.
He’s not playing around and you have to believe that his guys know that and are playing just a little scared. Not scared of the Jets, scared of Billy Boy and his magical ax.
When these two teams met a few weeks ago the game was all defense and the Pats won by just 6 pts at home.
But the Jets offense is not all it’s cracked up to be. They’ve struggled all year long against better defenses. On the other side of the ball they’re missing DE John Abraham.
I see this being a bigger win for the Pats than it was last time around.
Cardinals vs Seahawks
This is a really tough game to pick, because these two teams perform so erratically.
The Cardinals have the 15th overall D (14th Aikmans), yet they allowed offensive wimps beat up on them (gave up 31 pts vs Bills – Oct 31, 35 vs Panthers, 31 vs 49ers).
But the Seahawks also gave up 43 pts to Dallas and their offense has been ineffective vs middling to good defenses all year long.
So, since stats are worthless in this one, too, I’m going with the team I like the most. This is a very scientific method and I don’t recommend you try this at home. I’m a professional (or would be if Monkey Boy wasn’t so cheap).
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