Top Shelf Games: Talent-rich, highly competitive and aged in oak barrels... spiritually speaking
Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots (-7.5) - There's never a dull moment when these two teams get together in our Lady Blitz Game of the Week. The Seahawks are more reliant than ever on their defense to get the job done, and they'll have their work cut out against Tom Brady, who's somehow having his best season since 2007 at age 39. Hopefully this game will give us the kind of entertaining chess match we've been craving in the prime time dead zone this season. But at the end of the day, I think this worn out Legion of Boom will yield by the fourth quarter, and Pats DC Matt Patricia will have plenty of scheming up his sleeve to keep Seattle's struggling offense in check. COIN FLIP SAYS: Seahawks (in which heads = home team)
Well Drink Games: They may surprise you from time to time without all the high expectations
Green Bay Packers (-2.5) at Tennessee Titans - Lawdy, not sure what to think about the Packers at this point. Clearly they've suffered from a thin secondary and a thinner running back corps in these past couple of weeks, but there's also the fact that Aaron Rodgers continues to miss some wide-open slam-dunk throws that he used to make in his sleep. Is it a fluke, the yips or a lingering injury? I don't know, but I think Green Bay can get back on track here against a good-not-great Titans team now that the NFC North is wide open. COIN FLIP SAYS: Packers
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskinks (-3) - Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I was relatively stunned when the Vikings jumped out to a 5 - 0 start, and it was impossible not to compare them in some ways to last year's Broncos team. But then they lost a few offensive linemen and their opponents remembered that's just Sam Bradford under center. I don't think they're hopeless, but they've got a tough matchup this week against a Washington team that has a pretty healthy pass rush. With Josh Norman shutting down Stefon Diggs, it's hard to see how Minnesota's offense will get points on the board enough times to win. COIN FLIP SAYS: Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers (-3) - Now we'll see if the Panthers' comeback is the real deal or not. Their previous two wins came against an exhausted Cardinals team and the Rams who are, you know, the Rams. This week, the Chiefs come to town, and they continue to look like a team well-balanced and deep enough to beat most mediocre teams in a myriad of ways. My guess is that Carolina still has some big flaws to address that Kansas City will exploit, but I fully plan to be wrong on this one. COIN FLIP SAYS: Chiefs
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles (PK) - This is a tough one to pick, and it might be a pretty good game if Carson Wentz can recapture some of his early-season mojo. The Eagles are 3 - 0 at home this year and were dominant in all of those wins on defense and special teams. So if there's any scenario on the Falcons' schedule that could ground this league-best offense, Lincoln Financial might just be it. You know where my loyalties lie and what I hope will happen, but seeing how Atlanta dispatched the Broncos at Mile High with relative ease last month, I think they've got the chops to beat Philly on the road too. COIN FLIP SAYS: Eagles
Denver Broncos at New Orleans Saints (-2.5) - Uh oh. I'm getting to a dangerous level of optimism with the Saints. If they follow the trends of the last four years or so, it won't last long. But this offense has been purring all season long against good defenses and bad, scoring 30 points or more in five of their eight games this season, and Denver's defense still looks a bit banged up. The wild card, as always, will be how the Saints defense handles that fitful Trevor Siemian-led offense. There are enough talented receivers to keep New Orleans' secondary discombobulated, and Devontae Booker should have some room to run on the ground. I'm just not sure it'll be enough if Drew Brees goes on another tear at home in this early game. COIN FLIP SAYS: Saints
Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers (-4) - In this corner, we've got two resurgent running offenses hoping to eke their way into the playoffs with some big wins in recent weeks. You gotta wonder what the mood will be like in San Diego this weekend after residents resoundingly (and I think rightfully) rejected the plan to finance a new stadium with public dollars. A move to Los Angeles may now be imminent. I reckon Philip Rivers will try to make the most of it. I also reckon San Diego's stout run defense will give Jay Ajayi some trouble a la DeMarco Murray last week. COIN FLIP SAYS: Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants (-2.5) - Oh my, these two teams are so confusing to me this year. They've both mostly lost to good teams and beaten bad to mediocre ones. Throw into the mix the fact that the Bengals are finally getting back to full strength after key injuries early in the year, and I really don't know what to expect here. I'm going full coin flip on this pick. COIN FLIP SAYS: Giants
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskinks (-3) - Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I was relatively stunned when the Vikings jumped out to a 5 - 0 start, and it was impossible not to compare them in some ways to last year's Broncos team. But then they lost a few offensive linemen and their opponents remembered that's just Sam Bradford under center. I don't think they're hopeless, but they've got a tough matchup this week against a Washington team that has a pretty healthy pass rush. With Josh Norman shutting down Stefon Diggs, it's hard to see how Minnesota's offense will get points on the board enough times to win. COIN FLIP SAYS: Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs at Carolina Panthers (-3) - Now we'll see if the Panthers' comeback is the real deal or not. Their previous two wins came against an exhausted Cardinals team and the Rams who are, you know, the Rams. This week, the Chiefs come to town, and they continue to look like a team well-balanced and deep enough to beat most mediocre teams in a myriad of ways. My guess is that Carolina still has some big flaws to address that Kansas City will exploit, but I fully plan to be wrong on this one. COIN FLIP SAYS: Chiefs
Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles (PK) - This is a tough one to pick, and it might be a pretty good game if Carson Wentz can recapture some of his early-season mojo. The Eagles are 3 - 0 at home this year and were dominant in all of those wins on defense and special teams. So if there's any scenario on the Falcons' schedule that could ground this league-best offense, Lincoln Financial might just be it. You know where my loyalties lie and what I hope will happen, but seeing how Atlanta dispatched the Broncos at Mile High with relative ease last month, I think they've got the chops to beat Philly on the road too. COIN FLIP SAYS: Eagles
Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers (-4) - In this corner, we've got two resurgent running offenses hoping to eke their way into the playoffs with some big wins in recent weeks. You gotta wonder what the mood will be like in San Diego this weekend after residents resoundingly (and I think rightfully) rejected the plan to finance a new stadium with public dollars. A move to Los Angeles may now be imminent. I reckon Philip Rivers will try to make the most of it. I also reckon San Diego's stout run defense will give Jay Ajayi some trouble a la DeMarco Murray last week. COIN FLIP SAYS: Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants (-2.5) - Oh my, these two teams are so confusing to me this year. They've both mostly lost to good teams and beaten bad to mediocre ones. Throw into the mix the fact that the Bengals are finally getting back to full strength after key injuries early in the year, and I really don't know what to expect here. I'm going full coin flip on this pick. COIN FLIP SAYS: Giants
House Punch Games: Most likely to be lop-sided, sloppy and/or otherwise painful to digest
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens (-9) - The Browns are kind of like that person in your fantasy team who hasn't updated her roster in three weeks to account for injury reserve and bye weeks. God bless 'em. COIN FLIP SAYS: Browns
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (PK) - Jay Cutler riseth from the bench to ruin the Bears' chances of a high draft pick next year. They shouldn't have much trouble keeping pace against a pretty bad Buccaneers defense, and their John Fox-crafted defense seems mighty underrated to me. COIN FLIP SAYS: Buccaneers
Houston Texans (-1.5) at Jacksonville Jaguars - Man. Same ole Jaguars, different year. Maybe Jim Schwartz will be next up on the doomed coordinator-to-head-coach carousel in Jacksonville? COIN FLIP SAYS: Texans
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals (-13.5) - If the Saints defense could generate four turnovers against the 49ers last week, just imagine what kind of cruel and unusual punishment the Cardinals will inflict this time around. Bring some goggles for the bloodbath. COIN FLIP SAYS: 49ers
Lovely Lady Locks
Based on my perfectly pedestrian 27 - 24 record last year, I think Kenny Rodgers would tell me to fold 'em in repeating this Lovely Lady Locks spread picks feature. But I'm playing with Monopoly money, so I'm going to do it again! Buyer beware. For Week 10, my Lovely Lady Locks are:- Seahawks +7.5 over Patriots
- Browns +9 over Ravens
- Texans -1.5 over Jaguars
So How's My Pickin'?
Straight Up Record: 72 - 59 - 2
Against the Spread: 15 - 12
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