Last week: 11-5. Overall: 158-80. Fantasy: 9-6-1 (third place)
New England Patriots over San Francisco 49ers
Houston Texans over Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills over Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals over Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Lions over Tennessee Titans
Dallas Cowboys over New York Giants
Baltimore Ravens over Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings over Washington Redskins
Carolina Panthers over New Orleans Saints
Kansas City Chiefs over San Diego Chargers
Green Bay Packers over Chicago Bears
Jacksonville Jaguars over Oakland Raiders
Seattle Seahawks over Atlanta Falcons
Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Arizona Cardinals
Denver Broncos over Indianapolis Colts
New York Jets over St. Louis Rams
A very difficult week, considering the number of players who will be sitting and teams that won’t be trying to win. We’re in eighth place in the picks pool, but a strong performance could jump us up to third or fourth. The White Buffalo is close behind, in tenth. Eat funky dust, bovine breath!
As for fantasy, a huge performance a week too late gave me a solid third-place finish. A different first-round foe would have meant victory, but it was not to be. Still, not bad at all after beginning the season 1-4, as Daunte Culpepper and Bubba Franks were my only week one starters who were still starting at the end of the season. In retrospect, good in-season management was undone by poor drafting.