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Seeing how this NFL season has been characterized by surprises, I've based my midseason report on the surprises of the season, as well as predicting the second half and handing out my awards and All-Pro spots.
Five Surprise Players Cedric Benson: If somebody said that Cedric Benson would be the league's second leading rusher on a 6-2 Bengals team at the start of last year, ...
á Last Week: 7-6 (vs. spread: 9-4)
(Game of the Week: 0-1, Upset of the Week: 0-1, Lock of the Week: 1-0)
Overall: 63-40 (vs. spread: 58-45) Buffalo vs. Houston Buffalo has surprising won two straight games, with a combined eight interceptions in those games. Matt Schaub has never been known for taking great care of the ball, either. That said, ...
Western Conference 1. Los Angeles Lakers (1): The Lake Show adds Ron Artest into their already impressive nucleus of talent. The big question is whether Artest fits into the team blueprint as well as Ariza did. 2. San Antonio Spurs (2): Adding Richard Jefferson was huge for the Spurs. Instead of a guy like Roger Mason picking up the slack when Duncan, Ginobili, or Parker ...
Super Sixteen 1. New Orleans Saints (5-0) Previous Rankings: 2, 2 1. This is clearly the best team in the NFC now. They made the Giants defense look like the Rams defense. They are offensive juggernauts. 2. Lance Moore will be one of the most productive number two wideouts in the game, now that he's back. He was a key part of their ...
Rewind to April 30th.
The Portland Trail Blazers all have their heads hung in defeat. They've just been beat, bruised, and broken for the fourth time in six games against the Tracy McGrady-less Houston Rockets and had their entire summers to think about it.
That is ancient history as far as Portland is concerned. Oh, they remember it, but the Blazers and their leader, fourth-year guard Brandon Roy, are the type ...
Last Weeks Picks: 11-5
(Upset of the Week: 1-0, Game of the Week: 1-0, Lock of the Week:1-0)
Overall: 30-18
(Upset of the week: 1-1, Game of the Week: 2-1, Lock of the Week: 1-0)
*spread picks in parenthesis
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Chicago vs. Detroit
Detroit broke the streak, but run into a problem in this game. Facing a Bears team that beat Pittsburgh in their house is bad medicine for a win streak. Forte will finally ...
Semi-Weekly NFL Super Recap (with Power Rankings)
Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Alex Tichenor in NFL
What we learned from Week 1 and Week 2 (in Power Rank order)
TIER 1
1. Baltimore Ravens (2-0)
1. Joe Flacco is making the second-year leap. He has been great in the first two games, showing smarts and utilizing his great arm.
2. Willis McGahee is still the guy. McGahee is currently tied for the league lead in touchdowns. How many people likely thought that he wouldn't even be leading his own team in touchdowns ...
Here are my picks for NFL Week Two.
Last week's picks: 12-4
Overall: 12-4
Atlanta vs. Carolina
Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme will bounce back and wide receiver Steve Smith will break off a big play or two in this one. Delhomme will end up with one touchdown and one interception. Running back DeAngelo Williams will score a pair of touchdowns on the ground. Carolina will look a lot better in this one than in the ...