If I Had a Bookie, I Would Be......? (An NFL Recap)

Okay, so earlier this week, I gave my predictions for Week 11 of the NFL.

Right now, all I can say is....good, Brad Childress finally got fired!!!  (And I say that only as a Vikings fan ready to see my team move on.  No disrespect to Chilly, who will probably be feasting it up this Thanksgiving since he's still entitled to all that extension money until 2013)

Check out my predictions here:  Super Sundays: An NFL Obsession

And here's how it really went down.

Feature Games:

Oakland at Pittsburgh    3-35
Okay, so I gave Oakland a little too much credit.  But I knew they'd lose.  And I still don't believe this proves anything about the Steelers.

Cleveland at Jacksonville  20-24
The final of this game SHOULD have been 20-17.  But the Browns seem to have a problem with giving up the biggest possible play at the most inopportune moment.  MJD is a beast and the Jaguars are extremely lucky.

Houston at NY Jets  27-30
For real?  Again?  How many times do the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets have to luck up at the end of the game before people start questioning their AFC prowess.  (They're playing a bruised Cincy team on Thanksgiving.  The luck may be over.)

Indianapolis at New England  28-31
I remember when Peyton Manning had his team in position to make my predicted score exactly right.  And then he had an Eli moment.  This young Patriots defense made enough plays to hold on for a victory.  Bottom line:  You don't mess with Tom Brady's hair.

Green Bay at Minnesota  31-3
I'm not going to mention that my team failed to score a touchdown for the first time all season.  I'm not going to mention that this is their worst loss of the season.  I'm not even going to mention that this game was so bad it resulted in the head coach finally being fired.  When you can't say anything good, it's best to move on....

Seattle at New Orleans  19-34
They're hopeful down in the Big Easy.  Why?  Because the Saints quietly have one of the best records in the NFC.  I hate to say it, but they look to be playoff bound once again.

NY Giants at Philadelphia  17-27
Earlier I said that Peyton Manning had an Eli moment.  The younger Manning's 4 turnovers make me expecting a Giant meltdown in the remainder of the season.

The Rest

Redskins at Titans          19-16 OT
Ravens at Panthers          37-13
Cardinals at Chiefs         13-31
Lions at Cowboys            19-35
Bills at Bengals            49-31
Bucs at 49ers               21-0
Falcons at Rams             34-17
Broncos at Chargers         14-35

So, based on my predictions vs actual scores, my first official record for the NFL season is:  7-8

But don't count me out just yet.  More predictions on in Week 12, beginning with the Thursday games.
And now my NFL photo of the week:

When bad English and bad football come together, the possibilities are endless.  Enjoy your week.

the Rare Poet