Week Ten NFL Picks-Go Browns

It was a spectacle, a marvel. Just when you thought the Vikings were ascending into the deep abyss the hand of something, a something I can't give an identity because I don't know what to call it, reached down and pulled them out to play another day. Favre threw for a career-high 446 yards and completed 36 of 47 passes with two touchdowns. The Raiders topped the Chiefs in OT thus proving they are now legitimate contenders for their division title. Sebastian Janikowski took the game ball in this one. The Colts receiving core took another hit while Manning fell short in a last ditch effort in their loss to The Eagles. The Lions shot themselves in the foot again. An over aggressive hit on Tomlinson going out of bounds put the Jets in a position to tie the game in the last seconds of regulation. Then in overtime you could have blinked your eyes and missed the final outcome. That's how quickly the Jets moved into field goal range for Nick Folk to kick the winning score. Dare I mention the results of the Dallas Cowboys game? Does the new movie with Denzel Washington "Unstoppable" bring anything to mind? Another weekend in the books.

I was 10-3 for Week Nine. I am getting closer to the perfect score. Some last minute heroics changed the outcome of several games, otherwise I could have been 7-6. Week to week you think the picks should be easy, but this year is anything but easy. Baltimore at Atlanta is first on the list since it is a Thursday night game. Atlanta is coming off a big win and feeling their Cherrios or Wheaties, whichever one you favor. This one will be entertaining. Atlanta has only one weakness and that is passing defense. Baltimore is steady across the boards offensively and defensively. Atlanta is playing at home, that is the edge in this one. Cincinnati showed a spark of life against the Steelers. Peyton Manning acquired a sliver called Michael Vick he is going to want to extract. Indianapolis should beat the Bengals despite their receIver woes. Dallas is going to New York to play the Giants. Nothing more needs to be said other than it will be brutal, the flight back for the Cowboys.

The two games I have selected as ones to watch are the New York Jets at Cleveland and New England at Pittsburgh. All Pittsburgh has to do is review the game highlights of the Patriots verses the Browns last weekend. It was a thing of beauty. Belichick no doubt is painfully reviewing them also, attempting to figure out how he can patch up the big whole in his defense. It won't be an easy victory for either team, but the Steelers will prevail in the end.
 
Finally, the match up between the Jets and Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The Cleveland fans will be expecting a repeat performance. Hillis is coming off a huge display of running prowess, but the Jets are strong against the run. Colt McCoy will be tested in this game as to whether he can carry the the team to victory. My suggestion to Mangini is get Joshua Cribbs involved in a big way to give support to McCoy. Mangini has listened and gotten imaginative in the play calling and needs to continue to step it up. Do that and I will take the Browns all the way to the end.
 
THU, NOV 11 TIME (ET) 
Baltimore 20 at Atlanta 21 8:20 PM NFL W
Georgia Dome
SUN, NOV 14 TIME (ET)
Detroit 23 at Buffalo 20 1:00 PM FOX L 
Ralph Wilson Stadium
Minnesota 24 at Chicago 21 1:00 PM FOX L
Soldier Field
NY Jets 24 at Cleveland 27 1:00 PM CBS L 
Cleveland Browns Stadium
Tennessee 23 at Miami 18 1:00 PM CBS L 
Travel Sun Life Stadium
Cincinnati 20 at Indianapolis 30 1:00 PM CBS W 
Lucas Oil Stadium
Houston 23 at Jacksonville 24 1:00 PM CBS W 
EverBank Field
Carolina 15 at Tampa Bay 24 1:00 PM FOX W 
Raymond James Stadium
Kansas City 28 at Denver 17 4:05 PM CBS L 
Invesco Field at Mile High
Seattle 18 at Arizona 24 4:15 PM FOX L
U of Phoenix Stadium
Dallas 14 at NY Giants 28 4:15 PM FOX L
New Meadowlands Stadium
St. Louis 23 at San Francisco 16 4:15 PM FOX L
Travel Candlestick Park
New England 24 at Pittsburgh 28 8:20 PM NBC L 
Heinz Field
MON, NOV 15 TIME (ET) 

Philadelphia 27 at Washington 24 8:30 PM W 

FedEx Field