The records for Week 5:
My Record:
7-7 (Screw you Niners, Titans, and Rams. I had faith in you all!)
Cardinal Viking:
4-10 (Safe to say he picked the Jets over Browns, and Chargers over Giants last week, have to commend him for that at least).
When the both of us make picks we tend to pick some games that will go one way, and sometimes the other. Just to differentiate each other. We knew going into week 5 that this week would be the change that would come. After two weeks of tying each other by record, I gain the victory (though I wouldn't necessarily call it a win), suffice to say it is a 2-1-2, advantage me.
I like to write, I like singing, and I like to play video games. I have a youtube channel under the name of "DarthTom." I've had the channel up for almost 10 years dating back to January 2008. Lately I've been doing "Let's Play" videos on my channel and this week's cool video is no different. Enjoy it:
Philadelphia @ Carolina: Eagles. Both teams come off wins last week. The Eagles blew out the Cardinals, and the Panthers beat the Lions on the road. Both teams feature great quarterback play, good offense and solid defense. The name of the game is offense and I like the Eagles in the match up.
Chicago @ Baltimore: Ravens.The Ravens won on the road against the Raiders. The Bears lost to the Vikings on Monday night. Both teams aren't that particularly great. The Bears have some hope with Mitch Trubisky at Quarterback, but without any help to back him up, I'd have to say Joe Flacco and the Ravens pick up the win.
Cleveland @ Houston: Texans. Both teams come off the previous week with losses. The Browns lost a close game to the Jets, and the Texans lost to the Chiefs. The biggest heartbreaker is the loss of JJ Watt who will be out for the season. Watt was a big contributor to the relief effort in Houston, Texas after Hurricane Harvey hit the city back in August. Hate to see things happen to good people. The game could be decent to watch, but the Texans have Deshaun Watson who looks more like a elite QB every week and we've only played five weeks of football so far. Texans win at home.
Detroit @ New Orleans: Saints. The Lions came off a loss to the Panthers at home, while the Saints are coming off a bye week. The team that comes off a bye week usually has an advantage to get rested up and ready to play and I like the Saints going more with a passing attack against the Lions pass defense that is ranked 27th in the league. Plus the Saints have Drew Brees who can still throw a mean pass, but tough game to call.
Green Bay @ Minnesota: Packers. The two teams both come off wins last week as the Packers beat the Cowboys on the road, and the Vikings beat the Bears on the road. The Packers seem to be on a roll right now with a newfound running attack with Aaron Jones and as long as Aaron Rodgers is on the field, I'd say that Minnesota will have a tough time keeping up with the Packers. The Vikings defense is tough though.
Miami @ Atlanta: Falcons. The Falcons come off a bye week last week, and the Dolphins won against the Titans. The Dolphins are a train wreck, and when they come to Atlanta, I feel that the Falcons will win. I mean the Falcons still have weapons despite Julio Jones being questionable to play and Mohammad Sanu being even more questionable to play. I mean it's the Dolphins. They have Jay Cutler.
New England @ NY Jets: Patriots. Both teams come off wins last week as the Patriots beat the Buccaneers on Thursday night, and the Jets won on the road against the Browns. The two teams are sitting at 3-2 on the year, something that no one saw happening before the season started. The Pats seem to be the better team on paper, and the Jets seem to be a pretender than really anything else. I'll pick the Pats.
San Francisco @ Washington: Washington. The Niners came off a loss to the Colts in overtime, while Washington comes off a bye week. The winless Niners go to FedEx field to take on Washington, the Hogs have a bit more offensive weapons than the Niners and I feel the team by the bay will go 0-6 after this game. Or they could pull the upset.
LA Rams @ Jacksonville: Rams. The Rams come off on the losing side against the Seahawks last week, and the Jaguars won by a blowout against the Steelers on the road. The game looks pretty interesting on paper, something that I and probably everyone else didn't see happening before the season began. The Rams seem to be the underdog in the match up and it will pretty much come down to which team shows up: the high powered offense that took it to the Cowboys, or the team that only scored 10 points last week to the Seahawks. I'll go with the Rams on a gutsy pick. UPSET OF THE WEEK!
Tampa Bay @ Arizona: Cardinals. The Buccaneers come off a loss to the Patriots, while the Cardinals lost to the Eagles on the road. During the week the Cardinals claimed Adrian Peterson from the Saints for a draft pick. Needing depth in the running back position, it seems like a gutsy call from the Cardinals. Peterson hasn't had the stellar year offensively that we've been accustomed to seeing from him:
Certainly hasn't been running the ball effectively, but the Cardinals gave up a 2018 6th-round pick to the Saints. Maybe it'll pay off. Otherwise the Cards will be down a pick in next year's draft. Despite this, I like the Cardinals because they still have Larry Fitzgerald.
LA Chargers @ Oakland: Raiders. The two AFC West rivals will do battle in the Black Hole this week. The Chargers got their first win of the season against the Giants last week, and the Raiders came off a home loss to the Ravens. The Raiders won't have Derek Carr for this game but I feel confident that they can pull off a victory against the 1-4 Chargers, don't let me down.
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City: Chiefs. The marquee game of the week will feature the Steelers and Chiefs going head to head at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs came off a win last week to the Texans while the Steelers lost badly to the Jaguars. The Steelers will have a bounce back game I feel, and will put up a fight against the 5-0 Chiefs. The game will be close but I feel the Chiefs will go to 6-0 on the year.
NY Giants @ Denver: Broncos. The Giants come off a loss at home against the Chargers, while the Broncos come off a bye week. The Sunday Night Football match up doesn't have the sexy flavor to it as it usually does. The Giants are badly banged up and the Broncos look good so far in the season, despite the early bye. I just think the Broncos will win.
Indianapolis @ Tennessee: Colts. The Monday night game features two AFC South division rivals as the Colts travel to the Music City to take on the Titans. The Titans come off a loss last week to the Dolphins, while the Colts win in overtime against the Niners. Both teams have injuries in the starting quarterback position, with Andrew Luck of the Colts out due to offseason shoulder surgery, and Marcus Mariota is questionable to play after suffering a hamstring injury against the Texans. It could come down to which team's backup QB will play the best, Jacoby Brissett of the Colts seems to be the edge in that regard. I go with my gut and my gut says the Colts.
Local TV Schedule (courtesy of 506 Sports)
CBS Early:
New England @ NY Jets
Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts
CBS Late:
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
FOX Single:
Green Bay @ Minnesota
Thom Brennamen, Troy Aikman
For more information on what's showing in your local TV market go to NFL Maps: Week 6
Record:
Record:
Week 1: 10-5
Week 1: 10-5
Week 2: 10-6
Week 3: 8-8
Week 4: 11-5
Week 5: 7-7
Overall: 46-31
Cardinal Viking, my roommates record:
Week 1: 7-8
Week 1: 7-8
Week 2: 13-3
Week 3: 8-8
Week 4: 11-5
Week 5: 4-10
Overall: 43-34
See you guys next week!
-Tom
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