Week 11 -- Return of the Home Dogs

We reported last week that Home Dogs were no longer such a sure thing. We stand corrected having learned a little something about sample size. Home dogs went 4-2, with Houston and Cinci failing to hold the early trend.

PJ vaults into the overall lead (he called me Sunday night to inform me of this breaking news) with a 10 week. More interesting is the way he did it, being the only person to take the Chargers, Titans and Ravens (our Lock of the Week loser). If he had received the memo about the Texans being so awful and joined the rest of us in taking the Chiefs or been notified about the 'new' Minnesota Vikings he'd have done even better.

Once again lots of consensus this week, and much of it bad. Chris did have inside info on division rival Miami not being able to pay in the North late in the year, unfortunately he didn't do much else -- joining me and Jeff in the weekly cellar.

And can it be that Derek has not submitted picks two weeks in a row, surrendering his overall lead. Say it ain't so D!


Already the playoff race is down to just a few teams:

In the NFC six of these seven will get in:
Dallas, New York (Football) Giants, Bears, City of Tampa, Atlanta, Carolina, Seattle

NFC Prentenders:

Redskins -- once again failed to score offensive touchdown
Bears -- pretenders, though perhaps better then I thought.
The Rams dynasty has ended, rather quietly.
Seahawks (sorry Derek) don't believe the hype.
Vikings -- the Brad Johnson era will not be enough

In the AFC there are 8 teams for six spots:

New England (but no first round bye), Pittsburgh, Cinci, Indy, Jacksonville, Denver, San Diego, KC

Pretenders
Bills -- though the Buffalo News is talking about a 6 week playoff chase Chris can go ahead and make plans to go away on January 5.

Oakland -- too little , too late


In other sports news: College Hoops is underway
What can you say about the Canes - destroying VATech in Bleaksburg then blowing a home game to GA Tech. Coach Coker is a nice guy but his teams have developed a habit of losing games they shouldn't -- especially at home and this one cost them a BCS bid and outside national title shot.

This week the Panthers play in Buffalo so you can be sure that Chris will be prowling on Chippewa St (by the way "Whore Cheerleaders" got another segment on Lettermen last night).

Lock of the week, still reeling from the Steelers OT loss, will take the Chargers giving 3.5 at Washington.

Don't forget to get your picks for Thursday's games in before you sit down to eat Turkey.

Happy Thanksgiving
Jono