WEEK 13 IS HERE

AND THURSDAY TONIGHT STARTS ALL THE ACTION WITH THE GREEN BAY PACKERS TRAVELING TO THE DALLAS COWBOYS. WHOMEVER WINS HERE CLINCHES A PLAYOFF BIRTH IN THE NFC. SHOULD THE PACKERS WIN THEY CLINCH THE NFC NORTH. I AM STAYING WITH THE PACKERS IN THIS ONE. THE REST OF THE PICKS FOR THIS WEEK SHOULD BE POSTED FOR TOMORROW.

PREDICTION: GB OVER DAL: BRETT FARVE IS 0-8 LIFETIME IN DALLAS BUT TONIGHT WILL MARK HIS FIRST CAREER VICTORY IN DALLAS. YOU CAN'T KEEP FARVE IN THE LOSING COLUMN CAN YOU? THIS WILL MARK ANOTHER STADIUM HE HAS WON IN. 45-38.

HAPPY TURKEY DAY AND PICKS

HERE ARE MY PICK FOR THIS WEEK. THERE ARE 3 GAMES TODAY. COUPLE THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND. GREEN BAY IS 13-1 IN ITS LAST 14 GAMES DATING BACK TO LAST YEAR. DETROIT HAS NOT WON ON THANKSGIVING THE LAST 3 YEARS. TONY ROMO CAN TURN THIS INTO HIS OWN HOLIDAY IF HE HAS A REPEAT PERFORMANCE FROM LAST YEAR. FINALLY THE FALCONS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR MIKE VIC.

GB OVER DET: THANKSGIVING LOSING STREAK CONTINUES. 34-30.
DAL OVER JETS: JETS WILL NOT HAVE REPEAT PERFORMANCE. 31-23.
IND OVER ATL: PAYTON KEEPS IT LOW SCORING. 35-17.
CHI OVER DEN: T-REX. 20-17.
CIN OVER TEN: THESE CATS HATE THE BROWNS BUT HELP OUT. 27-24.
BUF OVER JAC: I STILL LIKE BUFFALO. 13-7.
KC OVER OAK: DIDN'T OAKLAND DRAFT JAMARCUS RUSSEL? 6-3.
SEA OVER STL: SEAHAWKS DASH LAST CHANCE FOR RAMS 500 SEASON. 17-10.
NYG OVER MIN: ELI, ELI, ELI, ELI. 24-10.
NO OVER CAR: SAINTS GET IT TOGETHER. 24-23.
TAM OVER WAS: CHUCKY GOOD ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. 23-19.
ARI OVER 49ERS: CARDS ARE TOUGH, AND LOOK TOWARD BROWNS. 30-17.
SD OVER BAL: GET CHARGED UP LT. 23-10.
NE OVER PHI: JUST AS BAD AS THE BILLS GAME. 31-13.
PIT OVER MIA: RICKY RUNS WILD BUT SO DOES NATE WASHINGTON. 27-26.

FINALLY ITS CLE OVER HOU: THIS SHOULD BE THE SUNDAY NIGHT GAME. A BATTLE BETWEEN TO YOUNG TEAMS VYING FOR PLAYOFF SPOTS. SHOULD BE A GOOD BATTLE. NO OVERTIME HERE. 31-23.

WEEK 11

FOUND MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THE NFL. FIELD GOALS ARE NOT REVIEWABLE?
THE EAGLES SMELL? THE JETS BEAT THE STEELERS? AND THE NFC CHAMPS FROM LAST YEAR ARE NOT THE SAME? YOUR ALLOWED TO PUNCH A PLAYER IN THE HEAD IN FRONT OF THE OFFICIAL AND GET AWAY WITH IT? OH YEAH AND I ALMOST FORGOT THE BROWNS ARE NOW 6-4 THANKS TO THE SUPPORT FROM THE FIELD GOAL SUPPORT. GO BROWNS. I WENT 11-5 IN MY PICKS THIS WEEK IF ANYONE IS WONDERING.

WEEK 11PICKS

TAM OVER ATL: TAM IS IN FIRST GEAR. 17-9.
MIN OVER OAK: NO PETERSON =LESS POINTS. 16-7.
DAL OVER WAS: A CHICKEN SCRUB BOWL. 12-10.
IND OVER KC: NOT ANOTHER LET DOWN PLEASE. 27-10.
PIT OVER JETS: CLOSER THAN EXPECTED. 19-17.
PHI OVER MIA: DONOVAN SHOULD HAVE GOOD GAME. 31-14.
NE OVER BUF: BUF IS HOT BUT NOT THAT HOT. 31-21.
HOU OVER NO: MATT TO ANDRE COME IN PLEASE. 40-34.
CIN OVER ARI: BENGALS CAN'T BE THIS BAD. 10-7.
GB OVER CAR: FARVE CONTINUES TO ROLL. 34-14.
SD OVER JAC: CHARGERS CAN HELP BROWNS. 20-10.
SF OVER STL: ANOTHER SCRUB BOWL. 3-0.
NYG OVER DET: LIONS NOT AGAINST SISTERS OF THE POOR. 13-9.
CHI OVER SEA: ONE MORE WEEK WITH CHI CAN'T HURT. 20-17.
DEN OVER TEN: EVERYONE CAN HELP THE BROWNS. 32-20.

FINALLY ITS CLE OVER BAL: BROWNS SHOW A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME IN PLAYOFF PUSH. 42-13. BYE BYE BALTIMORE....DRIVE YOUR CHEVY TO THE LEVY AND QUOTE YOU RAVENS NEVER MORE.

KEY #5, AND WEEK 10 PICKS

HERE IS AN ALL IN ONE BLOG. KEY #5 FOR TODAY'S GAME IS "JUST WIN BABY". THE BROWNS HAVE ONE THREE STRAIGHT AND THE ELF LOOKS TO MAKE IT 4 WINS IN A ROW FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 94. WEEK ONE IS HISTORY. NOW ITS WEEK TEN AND A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME. IT'S NOT HOW YOU START ITS HOW YOU FINISH. GO BROWNS. BELOW ARE MY PICKS FOR THIS WEEK.

BUF OVER MIA: BILLS AT 5-4 NO WAY..... 17-6.
NO OVER STL: SAINTS ARE NO BROWNS. 20-10.
PHI OVER WAS: I STICK WITH EAGLES FOR 1 MORE WEEK. 24-21.
CAR OVER ATL: YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. 17-13.
DEN OVER KC: A LOW SCORING AFFAIR. 10-9.
GB OVER MIN: FARVE MARCHES ON. 31-30.
TEN OVER JAC: BROWNS NEED TEN TO WIN. 24-20.
CIN OVER BAL: WHO IS WORSE. 3-2.
DET OVER ARI: THE LIONS AGAIN? 40-21.
DAL OVER NYG: A BATTLE IN THE TRENCHES. 16-9.
CHI OVER OAK: BEARS BETTER WIN. 17-13.
IND OVER SD: NO HANGOVER HERE. 34-30.
SEA OVER SF: SEAHWAKS FLY AWAY WITH WIN. 24-20.

AND FINALLY ITS CLE OVER PIT: BROWNS DO IT 4 STRAIGHT TIMES FOR 1ST TIME SINCE 1994. 27-23.

KEY #4: ATTACK

THE BROWNS MUST RETURN THE FAVOR ON PITTSBURGH AND ATTACK THEM DEFENSIVELY. BLITZ....BLITZ..BLITZ........AND HEY HOW ABOUT LETS BLITZ SOME MORE. BY FORCING THE IMMOBILE BIG BEN OUT OF THE POCKET HE CAN'T THROW. MAKING HIM THROW ON THE RUN WILL FORCE HIM TO THROW HIS INTERCEPTIONS. SO IN THE WORDS OF THE DAWG POUND...." 1ST DOWN BROWNS." "GO BROWNS GO." THIS IS WHAT WE WILL BE HEARING HOPEFULLY A LOT ON SUNDAY.

KEY #3

IN ORDER FOR THE BROWNS TO CONTROL SOME OF THE CLOCK YOU HAVE TO RUN THE BALL. THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO RUN FOR 100 YARDS BUT THEY HAVE TO GET YARDS IN CHUNKS. IF YOU FIND A RUNNING GAME OF YOUR OWN YOU KEEP THE STEELER OFFENSE GROUNDED AND THAT WILL HELP WITH THE DEFENSE BECAUSE THEY WOULD STAY FRESH. IF YOU RUN AND GET INTO 2ND AND SHORT OR 3RD AND SHORT SITUATIONS, 1ST DOWNS WILL BE EASIER TO COME BY. BY MOVING THE CHAINS CONSTANTLY YOU ALSO HAVE A GREATER CHANCE TO COME AWAY WITH 3 VERSUS NOT SCORING AT ALL. YES YOU DO NEED SOME TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE STEELERS BUT GETTING A 3 HERE AND THERE IS HELPFUL. LETS BE HONEST, YOU ARE REALLY NOT GOING TO SCORE ON EVERY POSSESSION, SO THEY SHOULD TAKE WHAT THEY CAN GET. SHOULD THE BROWNS GET THE BALL FIRST THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY GO AND GET AT LEAST 3. MOVING THE BALL RIGHT AWAY IN A GAME LIKE THIS, SETS THE TONE. ONE LAST NOTE HERE IS THAT SINCE THEIR RETURN IN 99 THE BROWNS HAVE WON IN PITTSBURGH ONCE EVERY 4 YEARS. THOSE YEARS BEING 99, 03. THIS WILL BE THE 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY 07....SO IS LUCK ON THEIR SIDE.....I THINK SO.

KEY #2

BY PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE STEELERS BY GRABBING AN EARLY LEAD AND STOPPING THE RUN, THEY WILL BE FORCED TO THROW. MAKING A TEAM LIKE THE STEELERS ONE DIMENSIONAL ON OFFENSE CAN HURT THEM A LOT. AS MANY HAVE SEEN IN THE TWO LOSSES THE STEELERS HAVE HAD, ONE TO THE CARDS, AND ONE TO THE BRONCOS, THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO THROW. BIG BEN HAS THROWN 2 INTS IN THOSE TWO GAMES. HENCE, IF YOU MAKE THEM ONE DIMENSIONAL EVEN WITH A BAD BROWNS DEFENSE, THEY SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO FORCE 2 PICKS ON BEN. OF COURSE MAKING THEM ONE DIMENSIONAL ON OFFENSE WILL FORCE THE BROWNS TO SLOW DOWN THE STEELERS RUNNING GAME. THE BROWNS HAVE NOT ALLOWED A 100 YARD RUSHER IN THE PAST TWO GAMES. COULD THIS BE 3? I SURE THINK SO. GO BROWNS.

5 KEYS FOR SUNDAY

OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS I WILL BE GIVING YOU THE 5 KEYS TO THE GAME AGAINST THE STEELERS, 1 EACH DAY THAT IS. TODAY IS KEY #1: AVOID THE SLOW START. THE PAST TWO GAMES THE BROWNS, DESPITE WINNING, HAVE GOTTEN OFF TO SLOW STARTS. THE OFFENSE JUST HAS NOT BEEN THERE EARLY ON IN THESE GAMES AND HAS WAITED UNTIL THE SECOND HALF TO DO SOMETHING. THE WAY THE DEFENSE IS PLAYING NOW, IF THE BROWNS DO THE SAME THIS TIME AROUND AGAINST THE STEELERS AS THEY DID THE LAST AND TWO GAMES PRIOR TO THIS ONE, THE STEELERS WILL BURY US. BY AVOIDING THE SLOW START THE DEFENSE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK IT UP AND TURN UP THE TEMPO. MAYBE THEY CAN FORCE AN EARLY TURNOVER AND GIVE THE OFFENSE CONFIDENCE TO GRAB AN EARLY LEAD. ONE THING FOR SURE IS THE BROWNS ARE A FAR BETTER TEAM WHEN PLAYING WITH A LEAD. PUT THE PRESSURE ON THE STEELERS AND THEY WILL CRUMBLE.

BROWNS IN OVERTIME THRILLER

Why can't this be a Super Bowl Preview? Maybe the writers around the world will realize that there are more teams in the nfl than just 2. A field goal in overtime by Phil Dawson sealed the deal yesterday against the Seahawks 33-30. What a game. Maybe this will be the next Super Bowl.

WEEK 9 PICKS

HERE THEY ARE:

49ERS OVER FALCONS: ITS THE SCRUB BOWL. 10-6.
BRONCOS OVERS LIONS: NO JOHN ELWAY BUT SELVIN YOUNG IS THERE. 24-21.
GB OVER CHIEFS: FARVE CONTINUES TO ROLL IN A BATTLE. 14-9.
SD OVER VIKINGS: THEY ARE SUPER-CHARGED NOW. 34-24.
NO OVER JAGS: SAINTS HELP OUT THE BROWNS FOR ONCE. 17-10.
WASH OVER JETS: MAYBE A RECEIVER WILL SCORE FOR SKINS. 20-17.
BILLS OVER BENGALS: BENGALS SMELL WORSE THAN BILLS. 19-14.
BUCS OVER CARDS: KURT WARNER MAY WANT TO TRY ARENA LEAGUE. 20-16.
TEN OVER CAR: TITANS ROLL AT HOME. 16-10.
HOU OVER OAK: WHERE IS JAMARCUS? 17-6.
PIT OVER BAL: PIT USES SECRET WEAPON: NATE WASHINGTON. 14-10.
PHI OVER DAL: E A G L E S EAGLES. 27-21.
PATS EVEN COLTS: NFL DRUELS OVER TEAMS STILL UNDEFEATED PLAYING FOR THE AFC TITLE. 34-34.

FINALLY ITS CLE OVER SEA: DAWSON CONNECTS ON A LATE FG. 31-30.