Week 7 Recap

Week 7 Recap

I posted my Week 8 picks already; see below.

My one pick-- the Bears +1 at Washington-- lost, but the game went as I had thought. Lots of offense and poor defense. Unfortunately for my pick, the last TD with 45 seconds left put Washington up four. Sometimes you lose on the last play, even if you are on the right side. Cutler getting hurt didn't help, but really, McCown did a pretty good job. The Bears defense (which I've been saying all season is pretty awful) couldn't muster a stop. We'll get back on track this week.

The Colts got over their sloppy game in San Diego to ruin Manning's homecoming; in retrospect, the debacle with the Chargers was probably a “look-ahead” error in the preparation for a young team. They were ready to play-- the pressure they couldn't muster on Rivers they consistently applied to Manning. Good game, and the over hit (again). Denver's gone over the number in every game thus far. Denver is still a great offense, and a solid run defense, but that secondary is, week in and week out, unable to cover anyone.

Dallas's defense continues to surprise; they are playing more physical than most Cowboys stop units in past years. They abused both QBs, recording three sacks and knocking Foles out of the game, then picking off Barkley three times. Jerry Jones's squad looks to be the class of the NFC East, at least for now.

The KC-Houston game was a case of being late to the party. I looked for Houston to be a value play to cover in Week 6, but it was Week 7 where the Texans were able to regroup and get the cover in a losing effort. That franchise is a mess, and any hopes of staying with the Colts and a surprising Titans team are pretty much dashed, barring a colossal meltdown from the two better teams in the division.

Vegas cashed some serious money courtesy of Rex Ryan. I missed out on this one; I was looking for a bigger number on the Jets, as I love divisional dogs generally. Didn't need the big number, though, since Folk was clutch in OT to ice to Pats. This was great for this week's picks, though, as the Pats are great ATS after a divisional loss.

Of course, the comeback stories are the Steelers and the Giants. The Steelers got a big emotional win over a division rival, and the Giants got off the slide and avoided going 0-7 (albeit against a terrible Minnesota team). Freeman. Yeah, right.

NFL 2013 Week 7: 0-1
NFL 2013 Season Total: 10-5