Published 1/12/2009
by Pete McKeown
at Bleacher Report - NFL
It is a good thing I don't have enough money to gamble, because I would have gotten cleaned out this weekend. The only game I picked correctly was the Baltimore win (I even nailed the exact score...No big deal.) Some quick thoughts about the weekend's games:
• Really Carolina? Jake Delhomme set a new record for most times in one game where a pro NFL quarterback looked worse than a playground league, flag football veteran. • I'd be more comfortable converting a 3rd-and-short with a Larry Fitzgerald prayer than a Brandon Jacobs' scamper. • At the start of this season, did anyone think a 9-7 Arizona Cardinals would be hosting a 9-6-1 Philadelphia Eagles team in the NFC Championship? • The Eagles have the most overrated offense of the remaining teams, but also the most underrated defense. • Joe Buck's announcing is like listening to paint dry. By the second quarter of the Eagles vs. ...
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