Nut's Nissim's NFL Picks Week 8

I've got baseball on the brain this week. But I managed to slip away to think about some football.

Week 8

St. Louis at Detroit
Ok, here are two losers; Oops, sorry, Lions finally won ONE game. Lions are off a bye week. Looking at the rest of the Rams schedule, they won't be playing any other losing teams. So we'll give them one last try at a win.
St. Louis

Miami at NY Jets
Fake Fish put up a fight against the Saints last week. Jets beat da Raiders last week. I'm gonna be generous this week and root for ALL the New York teams.
NY Jets

Seattle at Dallas
Seahawks are having injury issues with the latest being Lofa Tatupu. Being a Giants fan I REALLY don't like picking the Cowboys, but I'm not feeling it from the 'Hawks this season.
Dallas

Cleveland at Chicago
Browns QB Derek Anderson has league-low 40.6 rating. Bears surrendered most points in their five-plus seasons under Lovie Smith while allowing season-worst 448 yards and giving up touchdowns on first four possessions last week. I bet they're mad as a grizzly after losing to the Bengals.
Chicago

Denver at Baltimore
Poe Boys LB Ray Lewis has 70 career tackles in five career games against Denver, including 20 in 2002. Broncos continue to wear those ugly throwback uniforms. Both teams will be rested coming off the bye. Those uniforms just bug me. Broncos won't go 7-0.
Baltimore

Houston at Buffalo
Texans QB Matt Schaub ranks first in NFL with 2,074 yards passing and career-high 16 TDs. Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, makes second start in place of Trent Edwards (concussion), while playing the Texans in 2005 as a backup in St. Louis, Fitzpatrick stepped in for injured Jamie Martin and went 19 of 30 for 310 yards and three touchdowns in overcoming 21-point deficit in 33-27 win. Hmmm...this could be a close one.
Buffalo

San Francisco at Indianapolis
Two former No. 1 overall picks met here: Colts QB Peyton Manning and Niners QB Alex Smith, who will be making first start of season. Smith also made NFL starting debut vs. Indy in 2005
Indianapolis.
Indianapolis

NY Giants at Philadelphia
This game starts a NY/Philly double header in Philly.
Giants

Oakland at San Diego
What's up with da Raiders?!?! Chargers have beaten Raiders 12 straight times. Halloween weekend. Lucky 13th?
San Diego


Jacksonville at Tennessee
Titans are starting QB Vince Young this week. Maybe this will be the kick start they need.
Tennessee

Minnesota at Green Bay
I've found that with this rivalry, you go with the home team. Brett Favre returns to the tundra for the first time in a Vikings uniform. Cheeseheads will be fired up.
Green Bay

Carolina at Arizona
Cardinals are 15-6 at home under coach Ken Whisenhunt but 1-2 this year. Maybe home field won't be an advantage. Panthers HAVE to prove themselves this week. This is the team that beat them in the playoffs last season. Jake, this is your last shot.
Carolina

Atlanta at New Orleans
Saints will continue to march to their winning beat Monday night.
New Orleans


Season stats:

Last week: 8-5
Season: 57-30

NFL Picks Week 7

Last week was just a disaster! Losers were winners and winners were losers. And speaking of losers, I gotta get to my paying job, so the picks will be quick this week.


New England versus Tampa Bay
Wonder which team will benefit from home field advantage? Oh wait, they're playing in London, ENGLAND! Patriots playing in the land of the Tories.
New England


Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Vikings QB Brett Favre still has an arm, and the team is 6-0, but I think this week they're up against a Steelers team that's a bit better on defense and plays OUTSIDE.
Pittsburgh

San Francisco at Houston
The Texans have been showing up to play. Niners are top in their division -but at 3-2.
Houston


Indianapolis at St. Louis
I don't know how The Rams can ever win a game at the rate they're going. They've only scored 54 points so far. We used to say that about the Detroit Lions but they show SOME potential by being able to rack up 103 points. Oh, and the Colts are one of the remaining undefeated teams. Let's keep it that way.
Indianapolis


San Diego at Kansas City
Oy, Chargers. you gonna come through for me this week?
San Diego


Green Bay at Cleveland
Packers have scored almost double the amount of points the Browns have.
Green Bay


Buffalo at Carolina
Bills might relish being in a warmer climate this week, but the Panthers still have a lot to prove, and needs to work their tails off.
Carolina


NY Jets at Oakland
Once upon a time, when I started doing picks I never picked the Jets.
Oakland


Atlanta at Dallas
Both teams play inside. That new stadium/entertainment center in the Big-D looks like a distraction.
Atlanta


Chicago at Cincinnati
I went with the striped ones last week and got burned.
Chicago


New Orleans at Miami
Saints have that one guy Drew playing for them. They beat my Giants last week. They better show they're worthy by beating the fake fish.
New Orleans


Arizona at NY Giants
Kurt Warner vs. The MANning
Giants


Philadelphia at Washington
Two teams in the NFC East. I hope they both lose, but that can't happen. Too much drama-rama in DC.
Philadelphia


Season Record
Last week: 6-8 OUCH!!!
Season: 59-30

hey! I'm holding my own with the guys on Inside the NFL on Showtime. Maybe they need a female guest picker.......

Nuts Nissim's NFL Picks Week 5

Baseball playoffs have started and no matter what people say, the Yankees don't have it wrapped up. So it's nice to take a break from the drama and concentrate on some pigskin, and I'm not talking that fried pork rind you get in vending machines.

Week 5

Washington at Carolina
Am I really reading this right? Panthers are 0-3? This could be a game between the fumbling quarterbacks. Redskins QB Jason Campbell leads the NFL with seven fumbles and Panthers QB Jake Delhomme leads the league with seven intercetions. They've combined for 16 turnovers. Some are saying that Carolina's DE Julius Peppers is unhappy being where he is, but if the man doesn't produce, no one else is going to want to pick him up. Step up this week Peppers!
Carolina

Houston at Arizona
Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner will be starting his 35th consecutive game this week against the Texans. Arizona is coming off a bye week and old man Warner may have benefited from the rest. The Texans trounced da Raiders last week. This one goes to the home team.
Arizona

Cincinnati at Baltimore
The Poe Boys are just a points machine compared to the Striped Ones. (124-84) The winner of this game will top the AFC North. Bengals Chad Ochocinco has catches on 109 straight games, but it takes more than one guy to lead a team to victory.
Baltimore

Cleveland at Baltimore
The Bills are one of the only teams this year not to score a TD yet this season. What's up with that? The only ranking where the Bills are better than the Browns is the rush. And the Browns rushing defense stinks. Maybe the Bills will score a TD this week and the Browns will be 0-5.
Buffalo

Dallas at Kansas City
So the Chiefs will be wearing the throwback uniforms that the team wore back in the 1960s as the Dallas Texans. So does that mean Dallas is playing Dallas or is Dallas playing the Texans? I think the Chiefs might have an identity crisis this weekend. The Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo hasn't been the same since his breakup with Jessica Simpson. Even though the Chiefs are 0-4, I think the Cowboys have more to prove.
Kansas City

Indianapolis at Tennessee
Just straight out, Titans won't be able to stop Colts quarterback Peyton Manning who's next touchdown pass will move him into third place all-time with 342 with Fran Tarkenton.
Indianapolis

Minnesota at St. Louis
Vikings quarterback Brett Favre became the first QB to defeat all 32 teams. He's 8-3 against the Rams. Rams are the new Detroit Lions with the longest current losing streak at 14 straight in the NFL.
Minnesota

New England at Denver
Patriots or for this week, Boston Patriots QB Tom Brady is 1-4 in regular season play against Broncos, the only team which he has a losing record with. Broncos will be wearing throwback AFL uniforms, mustard-colored jerseys with brown pants and socks. Showing up on the field decked out this way will be incentive to prove their manhood.
Denver

Oakland at New York Giants
Giants have best defense and Raiders have the worst offense.
New York Giants

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Eagles QB Donovan McNabb is expected back in to play this week. Just shoot him full of chunky soup.
Philadelphia

Pittsburgh at Detroit
Since last season, Steelers LB James Harrison is toed with Joey Porter for second in NFL with 19 sacks. Lions aren't going to win again for a while.
Pittsburgh

Atlanta at San Francisco
Atlanta has won last two meetings including following its bye week in 2007. Falcons are coming off a bye. 49ers will be without RB Frank Gore again. Niners have scored a bunch of points this season. This is one pick that goes against the stats.
Atlanta

Jacksonville at Seattle
Seahawks RB Edgerrin James needs 64 yards to pass Marcus Allen for 10th on NFL's career rushing list. Jaguars rushing defense is rated 12th in the league. Maybe he'll get it done, maybe not.
Jacksonville

New York Jets at Miami
Jets have won past four times they've faced the Fake Fish on Monday Night. Their opponents are averaging 5 yards per pass and the defense has allowed only three touchdowns. Dolphins rank last in NFL at 8.3 yards per completion.
New York Jets

Season stats
Last week: 10-4
Season: 43-18

Nuts Nissim's NFL Predictions Week 2

As far as last week's picks, I was 10-5 for the opening weekend. Not too shabby. And for those that are counting, yeah, I missed the Thursday night game.


Here we go with the picks for Week 2:

Carolina at Atlanta
Jake "Go Home" Delhomme better start getting his arm going in the right direction. The Falcons' defense did a better job last week, but the Eagles were able to do a nice job racking up points thanks to the Panthers QB. I'd rather be in a position to tap the carts, but I'm going with

Atlanta

Tampa Bay at Buffalo
This one might be a close one. Both teams wound up with pretty close PF/PA from last week. Seasons are changing back in Upstate New York The Buccanneers will be playing the Bills in Buffalo for the first time in their 34-year history.

Buffalo

Giants at Dallas
Pretty soon you'll be able to detect a trend here.

Giants

Cincinnati at Green Bay
The Bengals Kevin Huber, who was one of the county's top punters at the University of Cincinnati, had an impressive first game in the NFL. He made seven punts during the 12-7 loss to Denver. Wonder if the Packers will give him more opportunities to show his stuff this week.

Green Bay


Arizona at Jacksonville
Don't much care about this game. The Cardinals scored more points last week than the Jags. I don't think home field is always what it's cracked up to be. Let's see.

Arizona

Oakland at Kansas City
Raiders got robbed last week with the refs taking away a TD. Chiefs didn't put up much of a defense last week.

Oakland

Minnesota at Detroit
Brett 'Should I stay or should I go' Favre threw a bunch of balls around last week for the Vikings' win, but he didn't throw any bombs. Vikings are facing the Lions. These are a bunch of Lions that need to go visit the Wizard for some courage.

Minnesota

New England at NY Jets
Maybe the new kid is taking its toll on Patriots QB Brady. Yes, he did pull it out last week, but I hate to say it, I think the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets looked sharper in the D.

The other New York team (Jets)

New Orleans at Philadelphia
Will the Chunky Soup QB be ready to play Sunday? Eagles lucked out last week, having the Panthers QB playing for them. Don't think they'll be so lucky this week.

New Orleans

Pittsburgh at Chicago
Right now, these two teams seem prety evenly matched. I have no favorite of the two, so I'll go with the home team.

Chicago

Baltimore at San Diego
The Chargers didn't deserve that win against the Raiders. The Poe Boys can get more points on the board.

Baltimore

Seattle at San Francisco
Uh, the Seahawks played a bunch of sheep last week. Cardinals played more of a real team.

San Francisco

Houston at Tennessee
Wait, isn't the Tennessee team the Houston team?

Tennessee

St. Louis at Washington
I need to see St. Louis scoring some more points.

Washington

Indianapolis at Miami
Peyton Manning is still looking pretty good for an old guy. Indy only got 7 more points than the 'Fish' got last week.

Indianapolis

Nuts Nissim's NFL Predictions

Week One:
Well, it's time to head back to the football predictions.
I don't do the spread, because I don't root for numbers, I root for teams. Over the next few weeks, patterns will develop, and you'll be able to learn more about my favs and those teams and players I have issues with.

That was a quick intro. On to the picks:

San Francisco at Arizona:
In past metings, these teams have had pretty close games. QB Kurt Warner has been a help with my fantasy teams in the past. I was lucky enough to pick him up in his first season. OK, it was only because Vinny Testaverde got hurt in the season opener that year with the Jets. Cardinals do good at home.
Arizona

Philadelphia at Carolina
Eagles = Michael Vick. Cats will eat the birds.
Carolina

Miami at Atlanta
The Fish, (yeah, I know, Dolphins are mammals) led by Tony 'Soprano' Sparano is leading his 5-0 rad trip team into the Hot Lanta Dome. It's the first game of the season.
Miami

Jacksonville at Indianapolis
Colts QB Peyton Manning will tie Johnny Unitas' franchise record for wins with next victory. Jaguars don't look too bad on paper, but I'm going with the home team.
Indianapolis

Denver at Cincinnati
Denver has second-best record for season openers. Yes, they have a new coach. Bengals have that Ocho guy (former Beav).
Denver

Dallas at Tampa Bay
No Jon "Chucky" Grudden anymore. Still don't like to pick Cowboys. It's a New York thing.
Tampa Bay

Detroit at New Orleans
Lions have new head coach this season. Think they need to break him in.
New Orleans

New York Jets at Houston
New York Green team starts with rookie QB Mark Sanchez.
Houston

Kansas City at Baltimore
Chief's QB Matt Cassel has knee problems. Chiefs used to be a sure thing at home. Yeah, that was a few years ago. Chiefs aren't at home, they're on the road against the Poe Boys.
Baltimore

Minnesota at Cleveland
Ew, Vikings Brett 'Should I stay or should I go' Favre gets his season start in a Vikings uniform. Wonder if purple is really his color. Browns are 1-9 in openers.
Minnesota

Washington at New York Giants
Redskins versus Blue Men.
New York

St. Louis at Seattle
Rams start with new head coach Steve Spagnuolo. His most recent gig was as defensive coordinator with the Blue Men. I have more of a connection with the Seahawks.
Seattle

Chicago at Green Bay
It's the 178th meeting of these two teams. Packers have hosted 18 of last 2o, but Bears have better record from those meetings. I like the Packers
Green Bay

Buffalo at New England
Patriots have won the last 11 meetings with the Bills. Terrell Owens makes his Buffalo debut.
New England

San Diego at Oakland
Raiders have lost the last 10 appearances in prime time. I would like to go for da Raiders, but...
San Diego


Hope to have next week's picks up sooner!

Favre a Viking?

The I'm retired-not-retired-retired-OK I miss football former Packer Favre is at it again. He shows up to talk to people in of all places, Minnesota. Does anyone really care about this guy anymore? He's going from great football QB to a joke of an old player. Maybe he SHOULD go to the Vikings. It will make for GREAT TV when he shows up on the Great Tundra of Green Bay in a Vikings uniform. Cheeseheads won't be happy

Vick to find out football is dog eat dog

So Michael Vick is heading to Philly to play with the Eagles. This guy should expect a lot of grief from the fans of the opposing teams. Wonder what Donovan McNabb is going to think about all this. Think his mom will pour some soup on the new guy?

Good thing football teams don't have that bring your dog to the stadium day. Personally, I don't think the guy should be playing. But that's my opinion.

He should have gone to Cincy and the Dog Pound.

Eagles first game of the season is at the Panthers. Cats will kick and scratch.

Meet the Falcons in December.

Chuckie takes over for cranky

I just might start watching Monday Night Football again!


Gruden joins MNF team, replacing Kornheiser

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Just go already Brett!

Gesh, isn't it REALLY time to hang up those spikes? So the Jets have put Favre out to pasture, and they move will allow him to sign with another team if he decides to come out of retirement. Problem is, I don't know if he knows if he's out or if he's in, and who really cares anymore?

Just beginning

I'm not worried about the Yankees, yet. It's still early in the season; New Yawkers are used to the Post headline about The Boss blowing up, ready to take heads; It's just a normal April in New York.

At least it BETTER be!

Speaking of hockey, should be a good Hurricane/Devils final game

And was it appropriate that the LAST guy picked in the NFL draft, otherwise known as Mr. Irrelevant, is named Succup and is from the USC in South Carolina?