Football Betting: NFL Week 9 Recap
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San Diego Chargers (4-4) vs. Minnesota Vikings
(3-5)
Score: Minnesota 35-17
What in God’s name happened to the Chargers
defense this past weekend? They were gutted like
a fish by Adrian Peterson for 296 yards on the
ground and three touchdowns. It turns out that
Shawne Merriman’s steroids helped him a
lot more than we first thought. Things don’t
get easier for the Chargers as they face the
Colts next week, while the Vikings could make
a late season push for a playoff spot if AP continues
to rampage the league like this.
Jacksonville Jaguars (5-3) vs. New Orleans Saints
(4-4)
Score: New Orleans 41-24
New Orleans shattered the spread with a decisive
17 point stomping of the Jaguars last weekend.
Drew Brees was immaculate against an aggressive
secondary, throwing for 445 yards and three touchdowns,
while Reggie Bush continues to be a versatile
weapon on the ground and through the air. They
are making a solid push for the NFC South title,
but have to keep pace with the Bucs.
Jacksonville looks terrible. Quinn Gray threw
three picks against a shoddy secondary and actually
made the Jaguars betting faithful miss David
Garrard. The only way this team can win is if
Maurice Jones-Drew breaks off a massive scamper.
Do not believe in their record, folks. They are
bad.
Washington Redskins (5-3) vs. New York Jets
(1-8)
Score: Washington 23-20
Kellen Clemens
was asked to throw a whopping 42 times against
a secondary comprised of ball-hawks, and managed
226 yards and a touchdown with zero interceptions.
He’s a much better option
than Pennington if not simply for the fact he
can throw the ball more than twelve yards.
The 5-3 Redskins are making a massive push for
attention behind the Giants and Cowboys and can
send the Eagles packing with a victory this coming
weekend at home. The oddsmakers are having as
tough a time as any gauging the Skins though.
They are 2-4-2 ATS.
Arizona Cardinals (3-5) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(5-4)
Score: Tampa Bay 17-10
The Bucs got back to their winning ways by shutting
down Edgerrin James and picking off Kurt Warner
twice. The loss all but ends the Cardinals hopes
of upsetting the unsexy Seahawks in the NFC West,
while it breeds life in to the Bucs who have
an easy schedule and must continue to win to
hold off New Orleans in the standings. Their
schedule makes them a sexy underdog in our NFL
Futures.
San Francisco (2-6) vs. Atlanta Falcons (2-6)
Score: Atlanta 20-16
Frank Gore was pulled at the last second, making
this game an easy victory for the Falcons. With
nobody in the backfield to be scared of, the
Falcons secondary vultured three picks off of
Alex Smith. Gore needs to get healthy again to
instill some betting faith in to an offense that
finally has Smith and Vernon Davis clicking.
Cincinnati Bengals (2-6) vs. Buffalo Bills (4-4)
Score: Buffalo 33-21
I’m sorry
to tell you folks this, but the Buffalo Bills
bandwagon is currently full. Passengers awaiting
standby will have to wait until Week 11, when
they host the Patriots in prime time.
Terrence McGee
is making a career out of knocking number one
wideouts completely senseless. His last two
victims were Laveranues Coles (concussion)
and now Chad Johnson (neck). Next on his hit
list – Marty Booker!
The Bengals suck
(sorry for the lack of poetry there) and I’ve been telling you this for
weeks. But I didn’t know they were this
bad. I also didn’t think that Marvin Lewis
was dumb enough to run the ball 17 times against
a rush defense that ranks nineteenth in the league.
Thankfully, Chad Johnson looks to be OK, but
does it really matter?
Denver Broncos (3-5) vs. Detroit Lions (6-2)
Score: Detroit 44-7
You know things
are bad when Shaun Rogers is running back fumble
recoveries for touchdowns while stiff arming
your number-two running back in to the turf
like he was a petulant child. Can the Lions
really be playoff bound? As long as they aren’t
a true yo-yo team, you can bet that they will
be in the discussion when December rolls around.
Carolina Panthers (4-4) vs. Tennessee Titans
(6-2)
Score: Tennessee 20-7
David Carr is probably the worst thing to happen
to the quarterback position since Ryan Leaf.
Seriously. The guy is awful. What is he doing
wearing gloves? The real bet here is when Steve
Smith starts demanding trades and throwing his
entire team under the bus. Week 12? Week 13?
Any takers?
Green Bay Packers (7-1) vs. Kansas City Chiefs
(4-4)
Score: Green Bay 33-22
If I had Brett
Favre’s arm strength, I
would spend my days trying to hurl onions through
concrete walls. He unleashed 360 passing yards
against a decent Kansas secondary, as the Green
Bay defense continued to be underappreciated
and feisty with Woodson scoring the game-icing
touchdown. Bad news: Adrian Peterson is coming
to town next week.
Seattle Seahawks (4-4) vs. Cleveland Browns
(5-3)
Score: Cleveland 33-30
Shaun Alexander
is bad. Matt Hasslebeck’s
best receiving threat is a guy named Bobby Engram.
And they’re still going to win the NFC
West. I’m so mad I could hurl an onion
through a brick wall right now.
Derek Anderson
failed to light up the scoreboard, but Jamal
Lewis ran rough shod all over Seattle’s
face for four touchdowns (on 37 yards, no less).
Kellen Winslow completely took over this game
with 11 receptions and 125 yards. The betting
faithful should stick with the Browns, who are
the ultimate underdog in the AFC North.
Houston Texans (4-5) vs. Oakland Raiders (2-6)
Score: Houston 24-17
Both of these teams are bad right now, but at
least the Texans have an excuse. Oakland was
able to run the ball well with Justin Fargas
(104 yards and 1 touchdown) but could do little
to stop Josh McCown from throwing the game in
to the toilet with three awful picks. The next
time someone tells you to put your betting dollars
in the hands of these Raiders, slap them right
in their dirty face.
Dallas Cowboys (7-1) vs. Philadelphia Eagles
(3-5)
Score: Dallas 38-17
Coach. Father.
Donavan McNabb’s knees.
The bottle and car keys. Superbowl XXXIX. Javon
Kearse’s legs. Everything Andy Reid touches
turns to ash. Quick, somebody get him to hug
Tom Brady!
Patrick Crayton
(of all people) was caught on Cold Pizza heralding
Dallas as the best team in the NFL. Apparently
he has wiped out the 21-point loss to the Patriots
from his memory banks. The Cowboys face the
Giants in the NFC’s version
of the Colts-Pats tilt.
New England Patriots (9-0) vs. Indianapolis
Colts (7-1)
Score: New England 24-20
I’ve already covered this game extensively
in another Endzone
article, so I won’t
say much. But I will say this – both of
these teams are so much better than everyone
else in the NFL that it is virtually impossible
to bet on any other team winning the Superbowl.
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Posted on 11/6/2007 4:11:23 PM
NFL Betting Recap – Week 9 Analysis
By Tim Furious
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