Week 10 picks

hey all.....yeah, I know, there are nine weeks in the books and I haven't picked a single game.  There isn't a good reason for that, but for some reason I've been itching to get back to it, so who cares if I start my picks Week 10, right?  it's just a fun outlet anyway, and by no means should you use this information as the basis for, you know, actual bets.  so let's give this a go, shall we?

Atlanta at Carolina--what a beauty for a Thursday night game, eh?  I love football but this is about as boring a matchup as the NFL can offer.  And it's on Amazon Prime.  Yawn.  Panthers 21, Falcons 17

Seahawks vs. Bucs at Munich, Germany--I'm all in favor of having Sunday morning football.  But Germany?  At least this one is a compelling matchup to watch--surging Geno vs. the grumpy old divorcee.  Seahawks 23, Bucs 19

Minnesota at Buffalo--Is Josh Allen playing?  Will he be effective in any way or hampered by his injury, which I think is the one baseball players have Tommy John surgery for?  Either way this should be the best game of the week.  Bills 27, Vikings 23

Detroit at Chicago--I don't think these teams have both been competitive at the same time since like the 1940's.  Bears 22, Lions 21

Jacksonville at Kansas City--I have always liked Andy Reid but I have even more respect for him after seeing his acting in that State Farm commercial drawing a mustache on one of his players.  So you know he doesn't take himself too seriously.  Chiefs 30, Jags 13

Cleveland at Miami--The Browns have quite a bit of talent, but the serial sexual assaulter is going to be activated really soon.  Will he return to his glory days and even if he does, it's hard to imagine Browns fans fully embracing him.  Dolphins 26, Browns 23

Houston at NY Giants--So my Giants have mostly shocked the world through 8 games.  But now they have two of the worst teams in the NFL coming to Met Life this week and next in Houston and Detroit.  Will they beat a team that they should beat?  Without one of our defensive captains in Xavier McKinney?  Man, I hope so.  Giants 20, Texans 17

New Orleans at Pittsburgh--Are there seriously more teams under .500 than over?  Steelers 23, Saints 17

Denver at Tennessee--If you have watched the Broncos this season at all, it's really hard to believe they actually have three wins.  Titans 20, Broncos 10

Indianapolis at Las Vegas--This is the Dysfunctional Coaching Bowl, brought to you by some form of pharmaceuticals.  Raiders 23, Colts 19

Dallas at Green Bay--Who knew that the Giants and Jets would send the Packers into a death spiral to the tune of five straight losses?  The most recent one to the Lions?  And now their former coach returns with a way superior team.  Cowboys 28, Packers 20

Arizona at LA Rams--No, seriously, what's with all these sub-.500 teams?  Including the flailing defending champs?  Yikes.  Rams 19, Cards 17

LA Chargers at San Francisco--At least this one should be mildly entertaining for a Sunday nighter.  Doesn't the World Cup start soon?  Niners 24, Chargers 22

Washington at Philadelphia--It's bad enough the Phillies came within a hair of winning a World Series following a third place finish in their division.  But the Eagles being 8-0 on their way to an obvious 9-0?  That's hard to take.  A.J. Brown's trade was the story of this year's draft.  Eagles 31, Commanders 10

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