The Week 11 picks are coming, but a few things real quick ...You may have noticed the 2014 NFC has the same i sue as the NBA's Western Conference: It's got so many playoff-worthy teams, some playoff-worthy teams aren't going to make the playoffs. I've perused the remaining schedules of those teams I consider on the bubble (, , , , Niners, and ) and on who's gonna mi s out: LIONSREMAINING OPPONENTS: at (8-1), at (7-2), vs. (3-6), vs. (1-8), vs. (4-5), at (3-6), at (6-3)2-3 more lo ses predicted result: 11-5After the two road tests in Arizona and New England, the path is pretty easy 'til Week 17 in Lambeau.SEAHAWKSREMAINING
Jahlil Okafor Jersey OPPONENTS: at (6-3), vs. (8-1), at (5-4), at (7-2), vs. (5-4), at (8-1), vs. (3-6)2-4 more lo ses Predicted Result: 10-6Seattle re-established itself as a dominant running offense, but their upcoming slate is loaded with other teams who run the ball effectively. That's especially bad news given the lo s of Mebane.EAGLESREMAINING OPPONENTS: at (6-3), vs. (2-7), at (7-3), vs. (6-3), vs. (7-3), at (3-6), at (3-6)2-3more lo sesPredicted Result:12-4As long as they can split the head-to-heads with Dallas, Philly oughta hold on to win the division crown.COWBOYSREMAINING OPPONENTS: at (3-6), vs. (7-2), at (3-6), at (7-2), vs. (6-3), at (3-6)1-2 more lo sesPredicted Result:11-5Dallas has the easiest path of our sextet. Besides Indy and those two games, there's not much to fear.PACKERSREMAINING OPPONENTS: vs. (7-2), at (4-5), vs. (7-2), vs. (3-6), at (5-4), at (1-8), vs. (7-2)1-3 more lo sesPredicted Result:12-4Green Bay will be favored to win every game it plays from here on out. They may actually win 'em all, too.NINERSREMAINING OPPONENTS: at (3-6), vs. (3-6), vs. (6-3), at (0-9), at (6-3), vs. (5-4), vs. (8-1)1-3 more
Kyle O'Quinn Jersey lo sesPredicted Result: 10-6The good news is, the Niners can theoretically not just make the playoffs, but win the division if they sweep their remaining NFC West games. The bad news is, reality has a way of overcoming theory in pro football.In other words ...NFC PLAYOFF SEEDINGSPACKERS 12-4 EAGLES 12-4 CARDINALS 11-5 SAINTS 9-7 LIONS 11-5 COWBOYS 11-5Then again, maybe will play like John Skelton and the Cards will lose seven straight. Time will tell. For those asking, no, the NFL will not be enacting a rule abolishing the requirement every division has a playoff representative -- at least not in 2014. Therefore, the at game has huge playoff implications. Seriously. Over in the AFC, the had the look of a playoff team in their e sential Thursday night win. However, actually being a playoff team will be tough if eleven wins proves to be the minimum requirement for a ticket to January football in the AFC. Miami's still gotta go to Denver and Foxborough ... which means, barring a big upset, 10 wins appears to be their high-end potential. If my projection is accurate, Philbin & Co. will no doubt be haunted by those narrow lo ses to Green Bay and Detroit. On the bright side, free-agent-in-waiting(?) probably feels differently about those two narrow ' lo ses. Miami may have earned the victory on the scoreboard against the , but I think we can all agree their all-aqua getups were gro s. What exactly is going on with the state of 2014 pro football uniforms in the state of Florida? Two-tone helmets, numbers in digital alarm clock font, and all that aqua. Blech! We must as a society pull together and put a stop to the garish grotesquery for the sake of our eyeballs ... and the eyeballs of our children. Random fantasy hunch: will have a big game (read: 25ish points) this Sunday against the lousy Bucs, whose best cover corner, , may not play. How confident am I? is my starting QB this week. By the way, still needs to take that
Dolph Schayes Jersey No. 10 off his jersey and do the right thing already: I think Alabama will beat Mi si sippi State this weekend, and so do you. College basketball season is starting? No, no, no. Sorry, but it's just too soon. Let's put a pin in that idea and revisit it in a month or so. Thanks. Los Angeles doesn't have a pro football team yet (see ya soon, !), but both its real and fake baseball teams now have 2014 MVPs. On the fake side (aka -- the haloed team that plays its games in Orange County), Mike Trout -- the best player in baseball -- finally was honored with the award he's deserved for each of the last three seasons. (By the by, Trout will be a dynamite running back in his next life.) On the real side (aka -- the L.A. team that actually plays in L.A.), Clayton Kershaw rightly gets the MVP along with his third Cy Young. I bring this up to reiterate a point I made a couple months ago: Starting pitchers are every bit as valuable as "everyday players." Why? Because, over the course of a season, they pitch to roughly the same number of batters as batters have at-bats. Fairly obvious point, I know ... but a lot of people tweeted they'd never heard it made before.
Trey Burke Jersey In other words, kudos to me! Speaking of baseball awards ... Where you at, Guys named Toby, Caleb and Seth? Even before Corey Kluber's Cy Young win, guys named Corey were putting you to shame in pro sports. If you haven't noticed, there's a stunning number of grownups named Corey thriving athletically. Here are my top five Coreys in sports:Dillon (11k+ yds rushing; champ) Perry (Stanley Cup, Hart Trophy and Olympic gold medal winner) Pavin (US Open and Ryder Cup winner) Kluber Maggette (once involved in a trade that included Beno Udrih, Jimmer Fredette and Bismack Biyombo)I hope and trust this list will light a fire under Misters Liuget (of the San Diego Liugets) and Lemonier (of the Bay Area Lemoniers) to strive for ascension among their fellow Coreys. The saddest sight in football remains the middle-aged fan in team-colored face paint, a Cheesehead, or a plastic Bronco-shaped hat walking dejectedly out of the stadium after a lo s. However, and his demonic red eyes provided us with a close second in the closing minutes of a
Isaiah Joe Jersey losing Thursday night effort for Williams' team.And now, with those e sential thoughts out of the way ... let's get to the games ...WARNING: Do NOT continue reading if you don't want to know the final scores of the Week 11 games. (1-0 this week, 9-4 last week, 94-53-1 on the season)FALCONS 26PANTHERS 28 J. Jones: 2 TDs G. Olsen: 2 TDsVIKES 21BEARS 33 A. Barr: 2.5 sacks A. Jeffrey: 8 rec, 130 yds, 2 TDs TEXANS 23BROWNS 22 D. Hopkins: 70-yd TD rec B. Hoyer: 3 INTsSEAHAWKS 19CHIEFS 20 M. Lynch: 26-98 yds, TD J. Charles: 128 yds/scrimmage, TD BENGALS 20SAINTS 30 J. Hill: 18-105 yds, TD J. Graham: 2 TDsNINERS 26GIANTS 21 C. Hyde: 10-65 yds, TD E. Manning: 2 INTsBRONCOS 24RAMS 27 D. Thomas: 9 rec, 130 yds, TD STL D: 8 sacksBUCS 16SKINS 31 V. Jackson: 7 rec, 100 yds D. Jackson: 3 rec, 120 yds, TDRAIDERS 0CHARGERS 35 OAK: - null - P. Rivers: 25-30, 350 yds, 4 TDsLIONS 17CARDS 22 M. Stafford: 2 INTs D. Stanton: TD, INTEAGLES 21PACKERS 34 M. Sanchez: 22-40, 280 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs E. Lacy: 15-85 yds, 2 TDs PATRIOTS 27COLTS 31 R. Gronkowski: 8 rec, 90 yds, TD D. Allen: 4 rec, 60 yds, 2 TDsSTEELERS 19TITANS 14 L. Bell: 130 yds/scrimmage K. Wright: 6 rec, 100 yds, TDEnjoy the Week 11 games! I hope your team wins (unle s they're playing my team).Follow Dave Dameshek on Twitter .
Click here Click here Click here
The Wall