Pickin' Pigskin: Week 2 Tally

My performance this week wasn't nearly as shaming. The weekly results, with overall record in parentheses:

Steve: 9-7 (14-18, 4th)
Bob: 7-9 (17-15, 1st)
Kristin: 7-9 (16-16, 3rd)
Andy: 6-9 (16-15, 2nd)

Although I was this week's winner, it was only by two games, so I'm still languishing in last place. Bob kept pace with the others, so he holds a slight lead over Kristin and Andy. I'm just glad I didn't finish in last again, because it would be embarrassing to have 17 straight weeks of sub-par performance.

Reviewing my fantasy team's performance this week, we won again, so we're now 2-0. This is the first time we've won our first two games in three seasons, so really, it's a banner fantasy year for us so far. The final score was 79-65, another low total. Tom Brady was my savior last week, but this week he shit the fantasy bed, with only 10 points. I was bailed out by Ronnie Brown, who had 30 points last night, making up for the bad showings by Brady and Reggie Wayne (3 points). I was also helped out because my opponent played Matt Hasselbeck, who only score 5 points before leaving the game with an injury.

Pickin' Pigskin with Andy: Week 2

Andy did get these picks to me right at 1 p.m., so none of the games had started yet. As a disclaimer, pretty much none of these are SFW, so read on if you dare.

KANSAS CITY over Oakland (3)

Andy: Kansas City

While this game will be testing Oakland’s shaky offense, the big question that remains to be answered is will Oakland ever play football well enough to win. My answer is no. KC played a Baltimore D that is better than Oakland’s last week and scored many, many points.

TENNESSEE over Houston (6.5)

Andy: Tennessee

Tennessee is coming off of a loss where they had victory in their grasp and lost it to a casino employee raping Steeler team in overtime. Due to this they are going to push Houston’s face into a pillow while they push through the teas.

New England over NY JETS (3.5)

Andy: I don’t pick Pats' games, it's bad luck

GREEN BAY over Cincinnati (9)

Andy: Green Bay

Cincinnati has a run stopping defense and is playing a pass heavy offense. Aaron Rogers will reach a rhythm and not be stopped, and while this is bad news for Bobby’s fantasy team and Ryan Grant, this is good news for the whole city of Green Bay.

Minnesota Over DETROIT (10)

Andy: Adrian Peterson

All Day is going to the Motor City and is about to run train on the entire Lions organization. I predict that AP will have a better time then Kanye West had at the VMAs.

PHILLY over New Orleans (PK)

Andy: New Orleans

The boys in Vegas are giving Phili excess respect this week for the piss poor line they gave them last week. The only problem is that they aren’t playing Jake Delsuckface this week, they’re playing the best offense in the NFC. Drew Breeses through this week.

ATL over Carolina (6)

Andy: ATL

This game is going to be sadder then Mike Vick going to a petting zoo. Atlanta is keeping its heat from last season while Carolina’s team all wants to play for New England. Falcons at Home means that the Panthers are going to be drowned and electrocuted.

WAS over St. Louis

Andy: Washington

This game is difficult to predict because both of these teams are huge under achievers. The only thing is that I believe the Skins have more self-respect then the Rams. Clinton Portis has two runs for 20+ yards and 25 runs for less then 3.

JACKSONVILLE over Arizona (3)

Andy: Ari

This is silly - Arizona is going to win by double digits. Jacksonville is already telling their QB to suck it because Tebow is going to be their starter next season, and because of this Gerrard will poop himself on the field like he does every game and lead his offense to 14 total yards.

SAN FRAN over Seattle (1.5)

Andy: Seattle

I believe that the Seahawks have something going this season, while the Niners will be more focused on Micheal Crabtree. Expect to see the Seattle receiving corps do something worth talking about

Buffalo over TB(5)

Andy: Tampa Bay

The Bucs are a better team than what people think, while the Bills thought that they had a game in the bag last week and gave up. Expect to see this team have a hangover that the Bucs capitalize on, leading to more Bills players having their lawns defiled.

DENVER over Cleveland(3)

Andy: Cleveland

What the Vegas boys forgot about this game is that the Broncos are a bunch of gays. The Cleveland Steamers leave a huge mound of disgrace on each of the Broncos Chests.

SAN DIEGO over Baltimore (3)

Andy: Baltimore

I think this pick is poor, but I hate the chargers. This game will be lights out when Ray Lewis fists Phillip Rivers

Pitt over CHICAGO (3)

Andy: Pitt

Chicago blows, and without Urlacher they have nothing to look forward to all season.
PS. Polamalu is a little bitch

DALLAS over NYG(3)

Andy: G-men

Why? Because fuck the Cowboys, that’s why

Indianapolis over MIAMI (3)

Andy: Miami

Why? Because fuck Peyton Manning that’s why. Don’t judge me, the Pats game is about to start.

Pickin' Pigskin: Week 1 Tally

So, uh, it was kind of a weekend to forget from a picking perspective for me. With an assist from Andy Hanson, who did all of the games up until Monday night:

Andy: 10-6
Bob: 10-6
Kristin: 9-7
Steve: 5-11

I have no real excuse for my performance. Listen, I'm a bit embarrassed for myself, and this shows why I stink at picking against a point spread. Luckily, this is the first time I've ever done it for everything, so I really have nowhere to go by up next week. This experience does confirm my suspicion that I should never, ever gamble on anything; I'm glad there is nothing at stake with these picks except for bragging rights.

Anyway, that's all. I will apologize for the lack of a "real" entry tonight, since this is kind of short, but I've been going almost non-stop since 7 a.m. today and didn't get much of a chance to write. I should have something a bit longer tomorrow.