NFL 2023 Divisional Playoff Recap

 Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action has come to an end. 

NFL Divisional Playoff Freaky Stat

The Baltimore Ravens will get to host the AFC championship game for the first time in their history. You have to go back to the 1970 Baltimore Colts hosting the AFC championship game for the last time that a Baltimore-based team had hosted a conference championship. They hosted the NFL championship game in 1959 and 1968. 

NFL Divisional Playoff Recap

Houston 10, Baltimore 34: TW: Ravens; CV: Texans

It was a slow start but the Ravens will get to host their first championship game in Ravens history. CJ Stroud wouldn't be much of a factor in this game. He hit 19 of 33 passes for 175 yards and rushed for nine yards. His running back help was a hinderance as Devin Singletary rushed for 22 yards on nine carries. It would be a special teams touchdown that would get the Texans going on a Steven Sims 67-yard punt return shortly before halftime. It would be the last time the Texans score for the rest of the 2023 season. Houston's offense was held to 213 total yards. The recipe for the Texans struggles on offense was keeping the running game in check while being forced into long 3rd down situations. Sustaining drives was also a topic of conversation as the Texans were held to just 22:25 time of possession with only 10 first downs. Lamar Jackson was spectacular in his first playoff game since 2021. The passer hit 16 of 22 passes for 152 yards with two touchdowns. The runner also scored two touchdowns while achieving the 100-yard mark. The first passing touchdown went to Nelson Agholor for a short, 3-yard play down the middle in the 2nd quarter. The second touchdown went to Isiah Likely for a 15-yard touchdown where Likely had to leap to grab the ball. Jackson's runs for scores were from 15 and 8 yards. In previous games, turnovers were where the hurt came on the Ravens, in past playoff games Jackson's turnovers came to seven. Jackson had zero turnovers in this one. Baltimore would find success in running the ball as a collective the Ravens ran for 229 yards. Justice Hill rushed for 66 yards. Gus Edwards rushed for 40 yards. Newly acquired Dalvin Cook had 23 yards rushing. Baltimore had success in getting first downs as they had 22 first downs and held the ball for 37:35. For the Texans, their magical season ends in defeat but their future is bright with a rookie head coach and quarterback. For the Ravens, they move on and host an AFC championship game for the first time in their history and the first since January of 1971. 

Next week:
Houston: eat Texas barbeque or something
Baltimore: Conference championship vs Kansas City

TW: 1-0; CV: 0-1

Green Bay 21, San Francisco 24: TW: 49ers; CV: 49ers

Dre Greenlaw called game. Jordan Love went to rainy Santa Clara and did eh. He hit 21 of 34 passes for 194 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The two interceptions were grabbed by linebacker Dre Greenlaw. One of them was the game-sealing one for the Niners on a pass down the middle off of a really awkward Love throw. The first touchdown went to Bo Melton for a big 19-yard play. The second touchdown went to Tucker Kraft for a 2-yard play. Aaron Jones rushed for a big game with 18 carries for 108 yards including a 53-yard run. Romeo Doubs had four catches for 83 yards. The Packers had their chances to win. Whether it be the missed or dropped passes for interceptions that Brock Purdy threw. Or the Anders Carlson field goal that was missed and gave the Niners a chance to get the go-ahead touchdown. It felt that despite the turnovers, the Packers were probably the better team. Special teams played a part as Kiesen Nixon returned two kicks for 73 yards, one kickoff return came on a return that came down to the 49ers 20-yard line. They definitely almost pulled off the upset win. The Packers hit 330 yards of offense in the game. Brock Purdy got it done when it mattered most. He hit 23 of 39 passes for 252 yards with a touchdown pass to George Kittle on a 32-yard pass where the tight end was moving left and right to get to the endzone. Christian McCaffrey rushed for 98 yards on 17 carries. He rushed into the endzone on 39 yards and then the 6-yard touchdown that put the Niners in the lead for good. San Francisco got 356 total yards in the game. The Niners struggles really stem from not getting enough production in the passing game. They were mostly held in check by the Packers pass defense. Penalties also played a part as the Niners were flagged six times for 83 yards. They also punted four times compared to the Packers only punting once. For the Packers, their surprise season ends on a sour note but the future is bright in the first year of the Jordan Love era. For the Niners, they will host the NFC championship game for the first time since 2019 and will play in their fourth championship game in five years. 

Next week: 
Green Bay: eat some cheese curds or go to Bucks game.
San Francisco: Conference championship vs Detroit

TW: 2-0; CV: 1-1

Tampa Bay 23, Detroit 31: TW: Buccaneers; CV: Lions

Derrick Barnes makes the play that will live in Detroit sports lore for decades to come. Baker Mayfield hit 26 of 41 passes for 349 yards with three touchdowns but also tossed two interceptions. One of those interceptions came to Derrick Barnes as I mentioned before. The first touchdown came to Cade Otton in the 2nd quarter on a short 2-yard pass play. The 2nd touchdown went to Rachaad White on a red zone trip for a 12-yard score. The third touchdown went to Mike Evans on a 16-yard score. They didn't score again after 4:37 left in the 4th quarter. Rachaad White rushed for 55 yards on nine carries. The Mayfield to Mike Evans connection was prosperous for the Buccaneers as the wide receiver caught eight passes for 147 yards. Tampa Bay had 408 total yards in the game. The theme for the Buccaneers in the game was not sustaining drives and not keeping the football in their hands by not turning the ball over. Sacks played a part as Mayfield was sacked four times. Jared Goff played well in the game. He hit 30 of 43 passes for 287 yards with two touchdowns. The first touchdown went to Josh Reynolds for a 9-yard score up the middle. The 2nd touchdown went to Amon-Ra St. Brown for a 9-yard score where the Sun God was found on the right side of the field. It would be the score that gave the Lions the 31 points. The Lions running game would find the endzone as well. The first rushing touchdown went to Craig Reynolds on a play up the middle, for a 1-yard score up the Buccaneers throats. It was Reynolds only carry in the game. Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for 74 yards with a touchdown. The touchdown was a 31-yard power run to the left. David Montgomery rushed for 33 yards on 10 carries. Amon Ra St. Brown caught eight passes for 77 yards. The Lions offense had 391 total yards of offense in the game. The success to the Lions in the game was the ability to sustain drives as they had 32 minutes of possession time. They had success on 3rd down as they had 6 of 14 conversions while the Buccaneers had 4 of 12. The Lions could've put forth more points as they had finished with 3 of 4 chances in the redzone and 2 of 3 in goal-to-go situations. It felt a bit closer than it seemed for sure. For the Buccaneers, their season ends in the Motor City but have something to build on into 2024. For the Lions, they will go to the NFC championship game for the first time in 33 years as they travel to San Francisco to meet the 49ers next Sunday. 

Next week: 
Tampa Bay: watch a Lightning game or something

Detroit: Conference championship @ San Francisco

TW: 2-1; CV: 2-1

Kansas City 27, Buffalo 24: TW: Bills; CV: Chiefs

Tyler Bass, meet Scott Norwood. You might get along quite nice. Patrick Mahomes entered his first road playoff game. The passer did fine as he hit 17 of 23 passes for 215 yards with two touchdowns. Much to everyone's surprise, both of the touchdowns went to Travis Kelce for 22 and and 3-yard scores. Isiah Pacheco rushed for 97 yards on 15 carries. He scored the last touchdown of the game for the Chiefs on a 4-yard run that gave the Chiefs a 27-24 lead. Travis Kelce had five catches for 75 yards. The key to the Chiefs offense was ensuring that they didn't turn the ball over while getting the ball to their key pass catchers. The Bills defense couldn't stop Patrick Mahomes as they had plenty of banged up players. Kansas City finished the game with 361 total yards. There was a miscue as Mecole Hardman tried to reach for the endzone but fumbled the ball into the endzone. Thus it was a result of a touchback and the Bills ball. Josh Allen had a solid game. He hit 26 of 39 passes for 186 yards with a touchdown pass to Khalil Shakir. The touchdown came to Shakir on a pass that looked like Shakir had to catch it with his tippy toes. It was the last Bills score of the season. Josh Allen the runner had 72 yards rushing with two touchdowns. The Allen touchdowns came on plays for 5 and 2-yard plays. James Cook had 61 yards rushing on 18 carries. Ty Johnson had 40 yards rushing with 7 carries. Buffalo had 368 total yards in the game. The issues for the Bills stem on special teams. They decided to go for a fake punt but sadly that backfired. Granted the ensuing Chiefs possession lead to the Hardman touchback. A lot of blame will go to Tyler Bass who missed the field goal but I think the Bills sequence of plays prior to the field goal was head scratching. The first down play was a James Cook run for 1-yard gain. The 2nd down play was a deep pass play to Shakir that ended up being an incompletion. The 3rd down play was a pass play that ended up being a throwaway. Definitely a questionable sequence of plays. The 44-yard field goal try wasn't a guarantee as the wind was blowing a fair bit from left to right. Unfortunately, he might get the blame for most of the Bills woes. For the Chiefs, they move on and play the Ravens in the AFC championship game next Sunday. For the Bills, the season ends in another heartbreaking way and will have some big decisions to make in the offseason. 

Next week: 
Kansas City: Conference championship @ Baltimore

Buffalo: eat some buffalo wings at B dubs or something

TW: 2-2; CV: 3-1

Records

Cardinal Viking:

2023: 
Week 1: 10-6

Week 2: 10-6

Week 3: 8-8

Week 4: 13-3
Week 5: 6-8

Week 6: 9-6

Week 7: 4-9

Week 8: 10-6

Week 9: 8-6
Week 10: 6-8

Week 11: 7-7

Week 12: 9-7

Week 13: 9-4

Week 14: 5-10

Week 15: 10-6

Week 16: 10-6

Week 17: 7-9

Week 18: 6-10

Super Wild Card Weekend: 3-3

Divisional Playoff: 3-1

Total: 153-129

2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
2021: 167-104-1
2022: 157-112-2

My record: 

2023:
Week 1: 9-7

Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 11-5

Week 4: 14-2

Week 5: 7-7

Week 6: 8-7

Week 7: 5-8

Week 8: 10-6

Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 7-7

Week 11: 11-3

Week 12: 8-8

Week 13: 9-4

Week 14: 4-11

Week 15: 10-6

Week 16: 9-7

Week 17: 9-7

Week 18: 10-6

Super Wild Card Weekend: 4-2

Divisional Playoff: 2-2

Total: 167-115

2012: 164-90-2

2013: 162-92-1

2014: 172-83-1

2017: 164-92

2018: 156-98-2
2019: 161-94-1

2020: 167-88-1 

2021: 173-98-1
2022: 166-103-2

See you all on Wednesday/Thursday/Friday for the Conference Championship picks post! Enjoy your week!

-Tom

NFL 2023 Divisional Playoff Picks

 Hello readers! Another week of National Football League action is coming upon us yet again! The Wild Card playoffs are over and the best weekend of the NFL season (in my opinion) is here. My favorite round of the playoffs is the Divisional round. It is truly the mark of a David vs Goliath matchup. You have the teams that have the momentum going their way (David) and the #1 seeded teams (Goliath) going at it. Whether or not who gets the upper hand will yet to be seen.

Divisional Playoff Preview

The NFL's Divisional Playoff round will start in Baltimore, Maryland and finish up in Orchard Park, New York. There will be four games played where eight teams will play. Two games will be played on Saturday and two games will be played on Sunday. Saturday's games will be televised on ABC and FOX. Sunday's games will be televised by NBC and CBS. Let's get to the picks!

Divisional Playoff Picks

Note: All game times are in US Eastern. TW is me and CV is Cardinal Viking, my former roommate.

Houston @ Baltimore (ABC/ESPN; 4:30 pm): TW: Ravens; CV: Texans

The Texans beat the Browns and the Ravens had the bye last week. Houston looked really good against Cleveland. They made mince meat of the Browns defense. They turned the ball over on the Browns offense that looked good. They essentially destroyed them. Baltimore should be on high awareness that this team can do the same to them. CJ Stroud took advantage of the good protection and if the Ravens don't get in his face early and often, he will find a way to destroy you. Baltimore has had a history of getting to the Divisional playoff and fade away. The best way to combat the week layoff is to just play smart conservative football and then crank it up during the course of the game. Get the running game going and protect the ball. I still have faith in the Ravens to get it done but they cannot take the Texans lightly and have some respect for them going into this game. 

Green Bay @ San Francisco (FOX; 7:15 pm): TW: 49ers; CV: 49ers

The Packers beat the Cowboys and the 49ers had a bye last week. Green Bay prevailed in an upset win against the Cowboys. They took advantage of mistakes that the Cowboys made and really put the hurt on Dallas on defense. Granted the Packers offense was quite efficient as Jordan Love and Aaron Jones scored three touchdowns each in their respective categories. San Francisco looks to be the safer bet of the two #1 seeds coming into Divisional weekend. The Niners are healthy for once in the playoffs, their offense and defense are solid across the board. I question whether or not the loss to the Rams in Week 18 will have any lingering effects on them. Like the Texans, the Packers are a team that you shouldn't take lightly. They will use the "No one expects us to win so let's just play out here with nothing to lose" mantra to heart. I think if the 49ers are going to win they will need to make the Green Bay wide receivers beat you and gameplan around stopping Aaron Jones. Green Bay's plan of attack is to sustain drives and to know where Nick Bosa and Chase Young are at all times. I think San Fran moves on. 

Tampa Bay @ Detroit (NBC; 3:00 pm): TW: Buccaneers; CV: Lions

The Buccaneers beat the Eagles and the Lions beat the Rams last week. A classic NFC Central matchup. The Buccaneers come into this game with a big win against the defending conference champion Eagles. They really got to them defensively, forcing turnovers, forcing many later down and long situations, as well as stopping the Tush Push. The Eagles bowing out means that the NFC is going to be wide open as well as having a new champion in its midst. Offensively the Buccaneers are right there with the rest of the NFL. They can put it in the air with many weapons and the ground with some decent choices at running back. The Lions come off a big win as well. A win 30+ years in the making. Jared Goff and company did just enough to pull off the win and then some. I do question how well their defense can handle the many weapons of the Buccaneers wide receiving corp. Detroit might have a challenge in its midst if they can't stop the Bucs passing game. They should be able to handle their running game. I think the Lions luck ends against the Bucs. 

Kansas City @ Buffalo (CBS; 6:30 pm): TW: Bills; CV: Chiefs

The Chiefs beat the Dolphins and the Bills beat the Steelers last week. Divisional weekend wraps up with Allen-Mahomes, like it should. For the first time in his career, Patrick Mahomes will have to travel to another team's stadium in a game that is not the Super Bowl. It's true that he will have to put on road white uniforms for this game. It is also the first time that Allen-Mahomes will be played in Josh Allen's house. I'm not sure how well Mahomes will face in a hostile environment. He has played road games before in the regular season and has done fairly well. The Chiefs offense has been off a bit. They just miss a detail or two and they fall apart like that. The defense has played well. Buffalo is coming off a big win with a bit less rest but still will be ready to do battle. It is against a formidable foe so all hands will be on deck for sure. It's a toss-up but I will take the home team and give Patrick Mahomes his first road playoff loss. 

TV Broadcast Pairings

Note: All games are being televised nationally

Houston @ Baltimore

Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

Green Bay @ San Francisco

Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olson

Tampa Bay @ Detroit

Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth

Kansas City @ Buffalo

Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

Records

Cardinal Viking:

2023: 
Week 1: 10-6

Week 2: 10-6

Week 3: 8-8

Week 4: 13-3
Week 5: 6-8

Week 6: 9-6

Week 7: 4-9

Week 8: 10-6

Week 9: 8-6
Week 10: 6-8

Week 11: 7-7

Week 12: 9-7

Week 13: 9-4

Week 14: 5-10

Week 15: 10-6

Week 16: 10-6

Week 17: 7-9

Week 18: 6-10

Super Wild Card Weekend: 3-3

Total: 150-128

2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
2021: 167-104-1
2022: 157-112-2

My record: 

2023:
Week 1: 9-7

Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 11-5

Week 4: 14-2

Week 5: 7-7

Week 6: 8-7

Week 7: 5-8

Week 8: 10-6

Week 9: 9-5
Week 10: 7-7

Week 11: 11-3

Week 12: 8-8

Week 13: 9-4

Week 14: 4-11

Week 15: 10-6

Week 16: 9-7

Week 17: 9-7

Week 18: 10-6

Super Wild Card Weekend: 4-2

Total: 165-113

2012: 164-90-2

2013: 162-92-1

2014: 172-83-1

2017: 164-92

2018: 156-98-2
2019: 161-94-1

2020: 167-88-1 

2021: 173-98-1
2022: 166-103-2

See you all after the Sunday night game for the Divisional Playoff Recap! Enjoy the games!

-Tom

NFL Week 11 Picks

Hello readers! Another week of NFL regular season action has passed us by. The final 6 weeks of the season are upon us and there is still much up in the air in terms of playoff spots. Here are the current playoff spots as of right now:

NFC:

#1: Eagles (8-1)
#2: Vikings (7-2)
#3: Saints (7-2)
#4: Rams (7-2)
#5: Panthers (7-3)
#6: Seahawks (6-3)

Wild card:
Seahawks @ Saints
Panthers @ Rams

In the hunt: Atlanta (5-4), Detroit (5-4), Green Bay (5-4), Dallas (5-4), Washington (4-5), Arizona (4-5), Tampa Bay (3-6), Chicago (3-6), NY Giants (1-8), San Francisco (1-9)
AFC:

#1: Steelers (7-2)
#2: Patriots (7-2)
#3: Chiefs (6-3)
#4: Titans (6-3)
#5: Jaguars (6-3)
#6: Bills (5-4

Wild card:
Bills @ Chiefs
Jaguars @ Titans

In the hunt: Baltimore (4-5), Oakland (4-5), Miami (4-5), NY Jets (4-6), Houston (3-6), Cincinnati (3-6) LA Chargers (3-6), Denver (3-6), Indianapolis (3-7), Cleveland (0-9)

Not much has changed so far in the playoff picture, the Niners and Browns are still in the hunt so far. The Steelers play tonight and the Patriots play against the Raiders in Mexico City on Sunday so these two games could be the deciding factor on who gets the homefield advantage in the AFC playoffs.

Last week and same with every week past, present, and future I have been having my picks put to the test against Cardinal Viking, my roommate, who has been quite the picker in his own right. The margin has been very tight thus far this season as none of us have gotten the major edge. Despite this before last week's action I still held onto a lead. Let's see how well we did in last week's picks:

Me:

9-5 (Cardinals failed me and the Redskins laid an egg against the Vikings last week)

Cardinal Viking:

9-5 (Picked the Cards as well and he did pick the Falcons to beat the Cowboys).

Yesterday I celebrated my 29th birthday. It was mostly a great day as I get to survive another year on the planet Earth. So with that, this weeks cool video is probably one (if not my favorite song of all time) of the best songs ever made on to record. Of course I'm talking about "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. Enjoy the eargasm!

Week 11 in the National Football League will have a Thursday night game, 8 early games, 3 late games (one of the late games will be played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico), a Sunday night game, and a Monday night game. CBS will handle the doubleheader this week while FOX will have the single game. There will be 4 teams on bye week this week: San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, and the New York Jets. Here are the picks!

Tennessee @ Pittsburgh: Steelers. Both teams come off wins last week as the Steelers beat the Colts and the Titans won against the Bengals. The week kicks off in the Steel City, and as long as the Killer B's have great games, the Steelers will roll on to another victory. Despite winning by 3 against the Colts, I feel safe with the Steelers. Titans could make it a game but its hard to stop the Steelers when they're on a run. 

Arizona @ Houston: Cardinals. Both teams come off a loss last week as the Cardinals lost to the Seahawks and the Texans lost to the Rams. The Texans come off certainly their worst loss of the season and Tom Savage didn't play spectacular last week so with the Cardinals looking for a win, I'd take the Cardinals, different story if Deshaun Watson was playing at QB for the Texans. 

Baltimore @ Green Bay: THE PACKERS! The Packers come off a win against the Bears, while the Ravens come off a bye week last week. The game doesn't have the same hype to it as it would normally to a casual fan, I mean Flacco vs Rodgers would be an ideal matchup, but life doesn't work like that. The Packers found a way to win against the Bears and I feel good with the Packers winning against a hapless Ravens team. 

Detroit @ Chicago: Bears. The Lions come off a win against the Browns while the Bears lost to the Packers last week. The game will be a good one in terms of division positioning. Either team could lose and get the division cellar while the other will get to play 3rd fiddle to the Packers. Personally the two teams don't seem that great on paper but I will go on a whim and pick the Bears to win, as the Lions will always do Lions things.

Jacksonville @ Cleveland: Jaguars. The Jaguars got a win last week against the Chargers while the Browns still haven't gotten a win, while losing to the Lions. The Jaguars seem to have more weapons than the Browns especially on offense. I feel safe with the Jaguars as of late so I'll take them again. Blake Bortles don't disappoint me.

Kansas City @ NY Giants: Chiefs. The Giants come off a loss to the 49ers while the Chiefs were on bye week last week. The Giants are in the midst of a terrible season despite having great expectations at the start of the season. The Chiefs while have been playing great this season, despite losing 3 of their last 4 games. Time to get off to the right foot by getting a win against the Giants.

LA Rams @ Minnesota: Vikings. Both teams come off wins last week as the Vikings beat the Redskins and the Rams beat the Texans. I like the Vikings in the matchup, I feel they have a better defense than the Rams. As far as offense goes it depends on which offense shows up, if the Rams offense makes the Vikings defense look like the Vikings in the Battle of Stamford Bridge (didn't end well for the Vikings, apparently), I'd say the Rams have an edge, but I'm going on a whim and take the Vikes.

Tampa Bay @ Miami: Dolphins. Both teams come off losses last week as the Buccaneers lost to the Jets while the Dolphins lost to the Panthers. This game was originally planned to be played in Week 1 but due to Hurricane Irma the game would be moved to week 11. The two teams certainly are different than what they were in Week 1 and I don't like both teams but if I had to choose one, I'd take the Dolphins at home.

Washington @ New Orleans: Saints. The Redskins come off a loss against the Vikings while the Saints won against the Bills last week respectively. The Redskins look like the team that we figured would be, a team that likes to be a show off but doesn't back it up, still the Redskins are still in the hunt for a playoff spot, however they take on an improved Saints squad that has won 7 straight games after going 0-2 to start the year. Drew Brees seemed to tap into the fountain of youth again and is having a good year. I'll take the Saints as a safe bet.

Buffalo @ LA Chargers: Chargers. Both teams come off losses last week as the Bills lost to the Saints, and the Chargers lost to the Jaguars. The Bills will be going with a different QB this week in Nathan Peterman, the rookie from Pitt, and the distractions of Tyrod Taylor will have an affect on the Bills in the game, I like the Chargers as they are at home and they still have Phillip Rivers at QB, that's more than enough.

Cincinnati @ Denver: Bengals. Both teams come off a lost week as the Bengals lost to the Titans and the Broncos lost to the Patriots. The two teams haven't been spectacular this season as the Broncos were off to a good start but have fallen off the high horse (pun intended) while the Bengals are missing a spot (another pun intended, god I'm funny) on offense this season, being ranked last in total offense. Probably a throwaway pick but I can't trust the Broncos anymore.

New England @ Oakland: Patriots. The Patriots won against the Broncos and the Raiders were on bye week last week. The game won't be in Oakland but in Mexico City as CBS will have the call. The Raiders are just like the Packers, if they don't have their franchise QB healthy, they suck, and while the Patriots have been playing lights out so far, with the defense being suspect at times. I like the Patriots because they don't let me down in picks, *cough* Raiders *cough*.

Philadelphia @ Dallas: Eagles. The Eagles were on a bye week last week while the Cowboys lost to the Falcons. It'll be Prescott vs Wentz in the Sunday night game. I figured last week the Cowboys had capable running backs in Alfred Morris, despite the absence of Ezekiel Elliot due to suspension. The Cowboys will be biting their lips at this matchup as this will be a close one. However I feel the Eagles will find a way to win and put the division race out of reach.

Atlanta @ Seattle: Seahawks. Both teams come off wins last week as the Falcons beat the Cowboys while the Seahawks won against the Cardinals. The week finishes up with the Falcons traveling to Seattle to take on the Seahawks. The Seahawks won't have Richard Sherman in the lineup as he will be out for the season. Despite the big injury on defense I like the Seahawks to win the game. The 12th man in CenturyLink Stadium will be loud. As they usually are.

Local TV Schedule (via 506sports.com):

CBS Early:
Baltimore @ Green Bay
Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon

CBS Late:
New England @ Oakland
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

FOX Single:
LA Rams @ Minnesota
Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis, Greg Olson

For more info on which game(s) will be shown in your area check out: NFL Week 11 Maps

Record:

Week 1: 10-5

Week 2: 10-6

Week 3: 8-8

Week 4: 11-5

Week 5: 7-7

Week 6: 7-7

Week 7: 8-7

Week 8: 12-1

Week 9: 6-7

Week 10: 9-5

Overall: 88-58

Cardinal Viking, my roommates record:

Week 1: 7-8

Week 2: 13-3

Week 3: 8-8

Week 4: 11-5

Week 5: 4-10

Week 6: 7-7

Week 7: 10-5

Week 8: 11-2

Week 9: 7-6

Week 10: 9-5

Overall: 87-59

See you guys next week!

-Tom