Week 9 Pick 'em

As usual, Monday brings Monday Night Football, but something which is not so usual these days: it's a pretty compelling game on paper. If unbeaten Tennessee wins tonight, it's going to silence a lot of critics, myself included, about the true nature of the Titans. It's been a fairly easy schedule for them so far, so I'm not yet sold. A Tennessee win would also spell serious trouble for a struggling Indy. But I digress, click through for this weeks edition of Pick 'em...

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – After a surprising loss to Miami, Buffalo should look to get back on track here. The Jets (Favre) look like crap lately don’t they?

Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears- The quest for a winless season continues through Week 9 as Lions fans learn a new meaning for the word “hapless”.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals- This game should be ugly. Real ugly.

Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns- The Ravens dismantled the Raiders offense (and defense, for that matter) but can they shut down a recently revived aerial Cleveland offense? Probably, but I’ll go with an edgy pick.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Kansas City Chiefs- I still can’t believe they lost to such a hindered Dallas. They must’ve left their starters in Florida. Kansas City should not expect the same.

Houston Texans at Minnesota Vikings- This is a tough call, and really could go either way. I don’t know what they’re doing in Vegas, but for me the odds are with the Minnesota defense.

Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams- Another tough call considering the Rams are all of the sudden a factor in the dreadful NFC West. If Arizona comes prepared for this game they should win it. If they show up expecting to play the old Scott Linehan offense, they’ll blow it. Nice fire, guys.

Green Bay Packers at Tennessee Titans- Whether or not Tennessee remains unbeaten after tonight is a toss up, but this one should go their way as Green Bay’s been struggling with injuries and inexperience.

Miami Dolphins at Denver Broncos- How ‘bout those Dolphins huh? They lose the games they seem capable of winning and then defeat the ones they should definitely have lost. Those tricky wildcats…

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants- Will Romo return for this one? That’s the question we should be seeing all week. Probably not, and a Dallas victory? Probably not.

Atlanta Falcons at Oakland Raiders- I’m going to make a risky pick here and say the Oakland Raiders are going to rally together to win one at home. If you’re playing for money, it might be better to go the other way. But everyone else will too. Think about that!

Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks- Eagles… what the hell’s a Seahawk anyways?

New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts- God, this used to be better than the Super Bowl. Now it’s a running joke between everyone not living in these cities.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Washington Redskins- Pittsburgh took a hard loss to the Redskins division rivals New York yesterday, and will look to redeem themselves in what may be another tough matchup.