Week 12 NFL Picks

CIN at PIT
Pittsburgh will take advantage of the Cincinnati's' Chad Johnson once again putting himself before the team. How much will it take for the owner and general manager to finally get rid of this cancer and function as a team once again. Big Ben needs to learn to the throw the ball earlier but he will riddle the defense on Thursday night. PIT 31-CIN 10

HOU at CLE
Cleveland wants a win worse than a legless Ethiopian wants the doughnut rolling down the street. Brady Quinn offered a breath of fresh air, but with Mario Williams rushing every play, he could be in for a second game beating. Houston is the underdog, but I think they can pull off the slight upset this week. HOU 17-CLE 10

SF at DAL
Uh Oh. Tony's back. At least we'll get a Jessica sighting on Fox. Hopefully these two teams can bring back the great 80s and 90s rivalry and produce a great game, but let's be honest Dallas runs away with this one. DAL 35-SF 13

TB at DET
Calvin Johnson is turning into the wide receiver that everyone thought he would believe. Wow, Matt Millen actually drafted a good WR in the first round. Too bad the Tampa Bay has them beat at all other positions. Bucs keep the Lions in their den. TB 20-DET 6

NYJ at TEN
The match up of the week. Old QB vs Older QB. The greatest thing about this match up is the O-lines. Both the Titans and the Jets have lineman that could clear a Old Country Buffet in 7 minutes. Unfortunately for the Jets, the Titans have the 1-2 punch at running back and a D-line that sacked Peyton Manning 5 times (SAY WHAT?). TEN 23-NYJ 16

BUF at KC
Buffalo regroups after their Monday night loss. Trent Edwards defends his job to the tune of at least 3 touchdowns against a KC team that is losing a base in the middle of the linebacking core.
BUF 21-13

CHI at STL
Chicago rolls over the hapless Rams. The Rams had their training camp in my hometown, Mequon, WI. I hope they start winning otherwise they don't think they are coming back. The Bears regroup after their drubbing at the hands of the Pack and pitch a shutout. CHI 20-STL 0

NE at MIA
New England wants to show the AFC East that they are not dead. Miami had other thoughts. Coach Belichick needs to learn that if he pisses off teams in their division, sooner or later they are going to run it down his throat. Belichick chews through his hoodie after watching his team getting blown out in Miami. MIA 28-NE 13

MIN at JAC
Both teams want to win this NFC north AFC south match up; however, Adrian Peterson will be the reason why the Vikings are victorious. I thought AP would have another injury plagued season and so far he has come through with flying colors. Another 150+ yard running game and we have ourselves an MVP. MIN 14-JAC 10

PHI at BAL
Donovan Mcnabb needs to show up sometime this season or his job is gone next year. I don't know why Philly continues to hate on D-nabb, but unless Philly makes the playoffs its over for his reign in the city of brotherly love. Joe Flacco gets to know Philly's blitz scheme pretty well from the ground in this game. PHI 17- BAL 3

OAK at DEN
I picked Denver to get to the Super Bowl. They will destroy the hapless Raiders. DEN 24-OAK 7

CAR at ATL
Carolina is 8-2 this season; successfully pulling off one of the quietest seasons in NFL history. Unfortunately, they will meet up the tandem of Roddy White and Matt Ryan. Ryan bolsters his Rookie of the Year resume in this game. ATL 17-CAR 16

NYG at ARI
Eli is playing too well, and the Giants' running attack is way too tough to stop. NYG 20-ARI 14

WAS at SEA
A stupid person would look at who is playing and think, "Wait a tick. Isn't Seattle in Washington?" This is about the most entertaining thing that can come out of this game as the Redskins use Portis all-day and roll in Washington (state). WAS 27-SEA 10

IND at SD
Last year Peyton threw his career high 6 INTs and the Colts still had a game-winning kick to win the game. Adam Vinateri won't have to miss a game-winner in this game as the Colts' newly found running attack will destroy a Merriman-less defense. IND 41-SD 17

GB at NO
Aaron Rodger is going to have a GREAT game. I'm predicting at least 3 TD's from the Ellen Degeneres look alike. The Saints' Brees will keep up his MVP resume with a good game but the difference will be the resurgence of the Packers O-line and running attack. Maybe Terry Bradshaw should have hinted at the fact that the Packers defense is terrible compared to last year and the O-line doesn't block anymore instead of the fact that they don't have Brett Favre. Dumb Mississippi and Louisiana boys think alike I guess. GB 38-NO 27