PIGSKIN 2020: Week Fourteen

PIGSKIN

FOOTBALL SUNDAY

Week Fourteen

RESULTS

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

Week Four

Week Five

Week Six

Week Seven

Week Eight

Week Nine
Week Ten

Week Eleven

Thanksgiving Day

Week Twelve

Week Thirteen

SCOREBOARD

Week Thirteen Record:  7-5

Overall Record ATS:  91-71-5 (+15)

Schmear of the Week:  3-10-1 (-24)

Bagels in the Basket:  -9

EXTRA POINTS, FUMBLES & FLAGS

• Rest In Peace, Ray Perkins; he helped turn around the New York Giants.
• Informative Report: The NFL vs. COVID
• The Steelers lose to the team with No Name!
• I Gotta admit I liked Wednesday Late Afternoon Football.
• Alex Smith pulls the old take the ball off the field, forcing the refs to stop the clock routine.
• I'd like to see Decon Jones, Mean Joe Greene, and Reggie White all take their turns head-smacking that youth football coach!
• Lost in the dessert: S.F. Niners are homeless.
• OBJ chimes in again; the Giants sucked, not my fault.
• The Jets are 0-12 with a league-worst -173 point differential.
• Adam Gase thought everything between him and Jamal Adams was great!
• Johnny Manziel finds a job in the Fan Controlled Football league ... the WHAT?

WEEK FOURTEEN

Friday Line ~ NYP/MGM

GIANTS +2 1/2 Cardinals

Two teams trending in opposite directions.  Odds say it's time for a change.  However, I trust the Giants defense against Kyler Murray, and I have confidence in the Giants running game.  Daniel Jones is the decisive factor.  Questionable in the NFL means he is playing, but will his hamstring hold up?  Interesting test case to see if Jones can be an effective pocket passer.

Loss  26-7 Cardinals

SEAHAWKS -14 Jets

Jamal Adams versus Adam Gase.  Jets defense will not be nearly as aggressive without Gregg "sabotage" Williams calling the shots.  Not sure Adam Gase can even spell d-e-f-e-n-s-e.  Jets almost beat a parity-riddled team called the Raiders.  Now Denzel Mims is out again, and Jamison Crowder (calf) may join him.  That said, do you trust Sam I Am to outscore a pissed off Seahawks team coming off a huge loss against the Giants?  Seattle needs to remind everyone, they are Seattle.  A 35-10 final score is well within reason.

WIN  40-3 Seahawks

Packers -7 1/2 LIONS

The untrainable Lions had their fun last week against the Bears.  Packers are chasing the Saints for the top seed in NFC.  They wanna enter the playoffs on a roll.  Packers nearly doubled up the Lions in their first meeting and have since fired Matt Patricia.

Loss  31-24 Packers

Titans -7 1/2 JAGUARS

Smashmouth has its hiccups.  Looking for the Titans to bounce back in a big way after a tough loss against the Browns.

WIN  31-10 Titans

Texans -1 1/2 BEARS

The Bears defense is completely worn out ... 

Loss  36-7 Bears

BUCS -6 1/2 Vikings

... whereas the Bucs coming off a bye is a good thing.

WIN  26-14 Bucs

Chiefs -7 DOLPHINS

The Sea Mammals have three credible victories.  Easy to look great against the Jets and Bengals.  They enter this game with a completely depleted backfield rendering them one-dimensional.  Chiefs will eventually wear down Miami's defense for the cover.

Loss  33-27 Chiefs

Colts -2 1/2 RAIDERS

The parity riddled Raiders should have beaten the Chiefs, and should have fallen to the Jets.  This is when they begin stumbling down the finish.  Raiders are no stranger to Philip Rivers.

WIN  44-27 Colts

CHARGERS +2 1/2 Falcons

No Julio Jones.  It's time the Chargers rally around their beleaguered coach especially after last week's debacle against the Patriots.  Finish for a change.

WIN  20-17 Chargers

Saints -7 EAGLES

No Drew Brees ... no problem.  This may be Sean Payton's best season as coach before or since winning the Super Bowl.  Saints defense will ground the Birds.

Loss  24-21 Eagles

Cowboys -3 1/2 BENGALS

I dub thee Toilet Bowl XIV.  For as much as I enjoy watching Jerry's World crumble like a sun baked Texas cow patty ...

WIN  30-7 Cowboys

PANTHERS -3 1/2 Broncos

Same records, different talent levels ... lay the points at home.

Loss  32-17 Broncos

Arizona 49ERS -3 No Names

Niners are homeless, not hapless.  Not the kind of season they anticipated.  The talent and know-how is there, they just need to get it done.

Loss  23-15 No Names

BILLS -1 1/2 Steelers

Steelers get their all-pro center back but they may be too tuckered out to hang with the young Bills, New York State's best football team.  Am I confident about this pick?  Hell no, but should be fun.

WIN  26-15 Bills

Schmear of the Week

Saints -7

LOSS ... un-freakin believable

Good luck and have a great Football Sunday, everyone!

POST-GAME

Week Fourteen Record:  7-7

Overall Record:  98-78-5 (+15)

Schmear of the Week:  3-11-1 (-27)

Bagels in the Basket:  -12