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10 NFL Questions: Week 9

This week is all about one game: the Colts at the Patriots. Everyone is hearing about it, but everyone knows it’s worth the hype. Both teams are coming off huge road wins last week, and the Manning vs. Brady rivalry is once again in play. This game, along with the Bengals and Ravens, should have a huge impact on the AFC. Who will win the game? Will the Broncos or chargers take the AFC West? Will either of last year’s conference champions even make the playoffs? Find out in this week’s 10 questions.

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2006 NFL Week 9 Picks

Another tough week in week 8 as we went a combined 54%. It was pretty much another crappy week around the web for everyone else as well. The average this week was 8 wins. (Did anyone in their right mind pick the Raiders over the Steelers? You know, the 2005 Super Bowl Champs?) If you want to see how we stack up against all the experts, check out a very nifty expert picks compilation spreadsheet by our buddy Tokar.

The featured games this week are Cincinnati @ Baltimore, Kansas City @ St. Louis, Denver @ Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis @ New England. You can download the podcast directly (running time 40 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

The weekly pickem winner was Buff and his picks are below.

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Patriots to Win This Year

We all know it’s impossible to guess who will win or even make it to  the Super Bowl.  We were all witnesses last year to a Pittsburgh Steelers team that was a Wild Card and eeked out a couple games that could have gone either way against superior teams.  I’m not coming out and saying that the Patriots are a shoe in to win the Super Bowl this year.  In the NFL playoffs, anything can happen.  However, you can’t deny yesterday’s win over the previously 5-1 Minnesota Vikings makes you think a little bit.

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Blogging the NFL – Week 8

Game of the Week – Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos – Denver is rolling on defense allowing just over a touchdown per game (7.3ppg) but will face a strong threat in Peyton Manning and the Colts. Indy has the league’s second ranked passing attack (261.8ypg) and is fourth in the league in scoring (28.5ppg).

I’ll go with the Colts in a game that should make for some great television.

Game Not Worth Watching – Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – The Cards are 0-3 on the road and the Pack are 0-3 at home. Something’s got to give! Too bad that only the states of Arizona and Wisconsin will be in front of their televisions to witness it.

None the less, I’ll take Favre and the Pack to win their second in a row after beating my Dolphins last weekend.

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32 More Reasons to Watch the NFL In 2006

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Before the 2006-07 season began, I wrote two articles giving the casual football fan reasons to watch the NFL this year.  And since the first two had so much success, I thought I would keep the ball rolling and come out with 32 more reasons to watch the NFL this season.

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10 NFL Questions: Week 8

Week 7 might have been this year’s craziest for the NFL. A 62 yard field goal on the final play of the game? A 31-13 home loss for a team that went 10-0 on their turf in 2005? A win for the Raiders? What’s going on with the NFL? There are some questions that can be answered though. Here they are:

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2006 NFL Week 8 Picks

Talk about a tough week. In week 7, all of us batted sub-.500. But we weren’t alone. ESPN experts got 41% right and around the web, the average number of picks correct straight up was 5 with the high being 8 picks correct. If you want to see how we stack up against all the experts, check out a very nifty expert picks compilation spreadsheet by our buddy Tokar. Last week’s Pickem winner was Jackie Blue and his picks are below.

The featured games this week are Atlanta @ Cincinnati, Indianapolis @ Denver, Dallas @ Carolina, and New England @ Minnesota. You can download the podcast directly (running time 37 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

**Finally, don’t forget to check out the mid-season survival pool that starts this week.

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10 Questions About the NFL: Week 7

It was a strange way to end a strange week. In a set of NFL games that saw three teams get their first win this season, it appeared that one of two unbeatens was about to taste defeat. But the Cardinals collapsed as they always do, and the Bears escaped Glendale at 6-0. How long will the Bears stay undefeated? What’s wrong in Kansas City? And are the Raiders the worst team of all time? Here are this week’s 10 Questions:

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2006 NFL Week 7 Picks

Last week was a tough week for everyone. Trevor and Ryan went 8-5 and RJ and Vin went 7-6. Overall, only 58% right. All the upsets last week meant you could win your pool with 9 or 10 correct. This week, we attempt to right the ship.

The featured games this week are Carolina @ Cincinnati, Pittsburgh @ Atlanta, Arizona @ Oakland, Minnesota @ Seattle, and NY Giants @ Dallas. You can download the podcast directly (running time 45 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

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2006 NFL Week 6 Picks

Last week we went a combined 50-6, a win percentage of .893. But Trevor stole the show by getting every single one of his picks correct. This is the first that has ever happened on Sportscolumn’s Weekly NFL Picks. The Pick ‘Em Contest winner also had all his picks correct. Congrats to stevemc for winning the week 5 contest. Want to win your office nfl pool? Check out the picks below.

The featured games this week are NY Giants @ Atlanta, Philly @ New Orleans, Kansas City @ Pittsburgh, and Chicago @ Arizona. You can download the podcast directly (running time 42 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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