Week 5 picks

The big news this week was Randy Moss returning home to the Vikings.  Simply put, we both love this trade for the Vikings.  We think that Moss and Favre will play lethal together.  Moss has the motivation to play hard because it’s his contract year, and Favre is in his final season of his career.

Dave’s Picks

Chicago @ Carolina – Julius Peppers returns home to face a rookie quarterback.  Good luck rookie!!  The Bear’s defense will be too much to handle this Sunday.  Look for cutler to rebound for a dismal outing against the giants where he was sacked nine times and suffered a concussion.  The Bears are going to win by three.

Atlanta @ Cleveland – I likes the Falcons in this one.  They are the better team on both sides of the ball.  I expect Ryan to have a big game against that Browns defense.  The Falcons needs another strong road win under their belts.  This should be a close game, but the Falcons have a better quarterback.  ATL is going to win by three.

San Diego @ Oakland– Historically the Chargers has had their way against the woeful Raiders and I don’t expect anything to change this week.  Look for a blowout this Sunday, the Chargers are hitting their stride now.  The Chargers are going to win by seven.

Philadelphia @ San Francisco – Without Vick I think the Eagles will struggle.  The 49ers need this win badly and they have been very close to winning in recent weeks loosing by a very small margin.  Look for the 49ers to play their hearts out at home.  Kolb needs more time to find his Barings.  The Philly fans will be chanting Vicks name early and often.  49ers are going to win by seven.  

My Picks

Philadelphia @ San Francisco – I agree with Dave on this game. Vick is going to be out due a rib cartilage injury he suffered last week and because of that the Eagles are going to struggle. Kevin Kolb gets another chance to prove to the football world that he’s capable of being a good starting quarterback. I wish Kolb the best of luck because he’s going to need. The 49ers are 0-4 and they are hungry right now for a win. I think they’re going to get it on Sunday. I pick the 49ers to win by three.

 Tampa Bay @ Cincinnati – The Bengals would be looking to take back the upsetting lost they got last week against the Cleveland Browns. T.O played great in that game and if he plays the same or even better this week then the Bengals are going to win this game. Tampa Bay is one of the worst teams this season and I don’t think that they pose as a treat to the Bengals this week. Once Batman and Robin show up and do what they do best they this should be an easy win for the Bengals. I think CIN is going to win by seven.

New Orleans @ Arizona – As you all know by now the Saints is my favorite and they’re one of the best defensive teams in the league. Their offense is a little weak and out of order right now but I hope that they can get it back on track this week by beating the Arizona Cardinals who by the way can’t really do anything right. The Cardinals just got blown out by the Chargers last week 41-10 and I think that this week wouldn’t be any different. I pick the Saints to win by seven.

Minnesota @ New York Jets – Randy Moss is back to the team where he started his great career. I think that Favre and Moss are going to be deadly against the Jets plus Favre is one touchdown pass away from 500 in his career so I think he’s going to really try and get that on Monday night against the Jets. I would like for Minnesota to win as a celebration of Moss coming back and making their offense more explosive but the Jets have defense and I personally think that defense wins games. This game should be a very close because one team has great defense while the other has great offense. I think that the Jets are going to win by three.