My Awesome Picks.

I kid you not, when I entered “my awesome picks” in the yahoo! Image search, the above picture was the first thing to come up. Whacky. Anyway, in order to illustrate just how bad I am doing in my pick’em pool, I will now share with you my predictions for this weekend of football. Comments in honor of Dan Marino and Chris Collinsworth.

Chicago at Minnesota
The resurgence of Brad Johnson, along with the additions of Steve Hutchinson and Chester Taylor give the Vikings a powerful offense that is ready to burst onto the NFL scene, big time.
Bears 27, Vikings 10

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Look for Ben Roethlissberger to get his game together against the division rival Bengals. Pittsburgh is always a monster at home. Expect that trend to continue.
Bengals 24, Steelers 20

New York Jets at Buffalo
Chad Pennington is already the comeback player of the year in my book. Look for his poise and surgical precision to give the Bills defense fits all day long.
Bills 20, Jets 14

Carolina at Tampa Bay
With Dan Morgan out for the season, look for the Tampa Bay Bucs to exploit the weak middle run defense of Carolina. Could this be the week that Tampa ends its touchdownless streak?
Panthers 17, Bucs 9

Green Bay at Detroit
Brett Favre has never been able to handle the really fast indoor surfaces and Detroit will be looking to take advantage of any bad decisions No. 4 makes. Would a beating in the Motor City by the lowly Lions force Brett Favre and the Packers organization to finally face some serious questions about the future?
Packers 24, Lions 10

Washington at Houston
While David Carr might spend more time on his back than a good Christian should, he is quietly putting up some very impressive numbers. On the other side, Mark Brunell looks like he might be close to being phased out. The Texans will load the box and stifle the returning Clinton Portis. Redskins 30, Texans 17

Jacksonville at Indy
Anybody who saw last year’s first match-up between these two knows that the Jags have Peyton Manning’s number. After convincing wins against a couple of serious playoff contenders the last couple of weeks, Jacksonville is the team to beat right now.
Colts 23, Jags 13

Tennessee at Miami
Tennessee is out to prove they are not the team that gave up 40 to the San Diego Chargers last week. Look for them to play fast and loose, injecting lots of Vince young into the game plan to open up the offense.
Dolphins 17, Titans 7

Baltimore at Cleveland
It normally takes a few weeks for players to gel. Don’t be surprised to see Charlie Frye, Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow really bring it together this week. And don’t forget Rueben Droughns!
Ravens 21, Browns 0

St. Louis at Arizona
I know I’m not the only one who called Stephen Jackson to win the rushing title, but I’m one of the few who’s sticking to it. Marc Bulger shakes off the rust in this match-up.
Cardinals 24, Rams 14

Philadelphia at San Francisco
What a difference a year makes! The acquisition of Vernon Davis, and the release of Kevan Barlowe to make room for Frank Gore have really breathed life into 2nd year QB Alex Smith and the 49er offense.
Eagles 34, Niners 17

New York Giants at Seattle
Seattle is going to win the Super Bowl.
Giants 24, Hawks 21

Denver at New England
Mike Shanahan’s Broncos don’t string together three bad games in a row. With Jay Cutler breathing down his neck, I expect laid back Jake Plummer to rocket into midseason form in this match-up.
Patriots 21, Broncos 13

Monday Night Football
Atlanta at New Orleans
America’s new sweethearts return to the Superdome. With the electric Reggie Bush and the stalwart Drew Brees expect an exciting homecoming with a healthy side of emotion.
Falcons 35, Saints 12

There you have it. Bet accordingly gamblers, its in the bag!