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2006 NFL Week 10 Picks

Things are back to normal as we picked a combined 66% last week. Vin and Trevor went 10-4, RJ went 9-5 and Ryan went 8-6. The top expert on the web got 11 right so chances are if you went with Vin or Trevor’s picks last week, you won your office pool. 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 Kansas City @ Miami, San Diego @ Cincinnati, St. Louis @ Seattle, and Chicago @ NY Giants. You can download the podcast directly (running time 38 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.

This week’s pickem winner was MDFAN and his picks are below.

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In the NFL- Clark Kent is every team’s Superman!

Post author By Wheeld1
Post date November 5, 2006
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By all sports standards they are underpaid, undervalued, underappreciated, and totally unprepared. The average man called upon at a moments notice to do the heroic feats of a superhero. Completely anonymous to many fans and media, yet expected to perform as a superstar. No other position in sports demands more for less. These masked men are football’s backup quarterbacks.

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Blogging the NFL – Week 9

Game of the Week:
Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – This is the second week in a row the Colts have been featured in the Game of the Week. I am expecting a different result this week however. I know that at the pro level you are not supposed to have “let down” weeks but playing in New England the week after playing in Denver is a death sentence.

I’m going with the Pats to win the best Sunday night match-up of the season to this point.

Game Not Worth Watching:
Miami Dolphins at Chicago Bears – In 1985 the Miami Dolphins were the only team to beat the Chicago Bears who could have been the best team of the modern era. No chance of that happening Sunday.

The Bears will destroy the Dolphins and continue what has been a miserable season in South Florida.

Worst Team in the NFL:
Is it time to put the Pittsburgh Steelers in the mix here?

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Indianapolis Colts

Why I Like the Colts in Week 9

Post author By Matt Wells
Post date November 4, 2006
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by Matt Wells

There might not be another rivalry in sports outside of the Red Sox-Yankees that is as intense as the Colts-Patriots rivalry. Every year, the Colts and Patriots play each other in either the regular season or the playoffs, and every year the game is hard fought.

The Colts head to New England a perfect 7-0; the Patriots are 6-1 with their lone loss coming to the Broncos in Week 3. The game will feature two excellent quarterback in Indy’s Peyton Manning and New England’s Tom Brady. Both teams have their strong points.

So, who do I think will win this game? The Indianapolis Colts.

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Brady and Manning are stars- but not the show

Post author By Vtknowitall
Post date November 4, 2006
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Sunday night at 8:00 on NBC, a battle of the most epic rivalry in this generation of professional football will be fought. Contrary to popular belief, it is the Colts against the Patriots, not Tom Brady against Peyton Manning. While quarterbacks are the most heralded position on the field, the man with the better stats may not win.

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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

Post author By dolphinfan
Post date October 29, 2006
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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

Post author By TheGuru8700
Post date October 29, 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.