Week 3 Picks of THE BISNESS and the Consensus

Here's the consensus picks:

SuperContest Week 3

NYG         14
CAR         113
CHI          65
STL         145
DAL         158
TB            46
SF           197
MIN         102
DET         191
TEN         60
WAS         50
CIN         177
NYJ         181
MIA           96
NO           70
KC           52
BUF         73
CLE         151
IND         154
JAX          38
PHI          69
ARI          255
SD           84
ATL         193
HOU       139
DEN       140
PIT         154
OAK         75
BAL         104
NE          114
GB          180
SEA         80

It's tough to hone in on just a few games this week.  There's quite a few considerable margins in pick totals.  Let's just hash some of them out.

I don't know where to start.  Let's start with this:  THERE'S DONKEYS ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THIS CONTEST THIS YEAR!  This is the last time I'm going to say it, so just assume I feel this way every week unless I tell you differently...COLLECTIVELY, CONTESTANTS WILL GO SUB-50% AGAIN!

Giants @ Panthers

Let's just say there were a lot of injuries on the Giants side, and the Panthers were primed for a letdown after what they thought was an extraordinary victory over the Payton-less, helpless Saints.  Cam was overconfident in his first "after hours" NFL start.  The Panthers game plan sucked and so did their execution of that sucky game plan.  I apologize on behalf of Bucky for falling into such an easily identifiable trap.  0-3 is tough to recover from.  GOOD LUCK!

Rams @ Bears

Let's keep this short.  A lot more SC contestants like the Rams, and so do I.  Again, I think the half point sucked people in much like it did Patriot backers last week, but that won't matter.  The Rams defense will keep them in it early and YES IF THEY GET A WILD SLIVER IN THEIR ASSES THEY COULD WIN THIS GAME!  It's a rare occurrence, but the consensus has it right.

Buccaneers @ Cowboys

WHAT DO PEOPLE SEE IN THE COWBOYS?!  I can't wait until Josh Freeman beats the spread, AND the Cowboys straight up, with a last minute drive that sends Cousin Sal into an unprecedented rage followed by a classic Josh Freeman B.S. Report voice mail (if you've never heard one of these, please find one or more of them on youtube.... or just listen to the B.S. Report next Monday or Tuesday).

49ers @ Vikings

I don't know how, but this will happen....The Vikings will cover 7.  They are worse than the 49ers in every way you can imagine, yet they will pull some shit and cover at home.  Side note: a couple members of THE BISNESS may or may not be attending this game.

Lions @ Titans

This is classic "Lions should be playing better than they are and should crush the Titans" thinking by the SuperContest consensus.  Take the Titans. 3.5 is a tough spread to cover for a slightly above average NFL team playing @ slightly below average NFL team. 

Bengals @ Redskins

I think the consensus has this one nailed.  RGIII is too big in most minds.  They lost to the Rams last week.  Don't give them the extra 0.5 against a sneaky good Bengals team!

Jets @ Dolphins

dolphins DOLPHINS Doll Fins!  The Jets is a trendy pick.  No one thinks the Dolphins should be in ANY game.  Jets D, Marky plays decent, Jets win by 10, right? WRONG!

Chiefs @ Saints

Not many picks on either side for this game - I like the Chiefs a lot.  Most are expecting the Saints to wake up.  They might, but they won't cover a touchdown plus.

Jaguars @ Colts

The Colts are also a trendy pick.  Luck looked better last week.  Gabbert looked worse and got "hurt."  The majority lean Colts.  I lean Jaguars.

Eagles @ Cardinals

THE TENDIEST PICK OF THE WEEK IS...THE CARDINALS.  If the Eagles turn it over 3+ times again, the Cardinals will cover.  The Eagles won't turn it over 3+ times again.

You already know how I feel about the Texans/Broncos and the Steelers/Raiders.

Packers @ Seahawks

The Packers pick is one people can't stay away from.  Even if you know the Seahawks are great at home, you can't stay away from Rodgers and the Pack covering 3 against ANY average team ANYWHERE.  I lean Seahawks, but let's hope I'M WRONG!

With that, let's see what THE BISNESS went with for the week:

Herby Hamster 2,0,0 Ravens -3
Willy Walrus 2,0,0 Eagles -4
Freddy Ferret 0,2,0 Falcons +3,5
Peter Penguin 0,2,0 Packers -3
Bucky Bluebird 0,2,0 Panthers PK...Bucky Bluebird 0,3,0

...And what the "others" have for the week:


TEAM WHODID., 6, 3, 1, DAL, MIN, NYJ, BAL, GB
NOW 100% SWEAT FREE., 4, 6, 0, DAL, KC, IND, ARI, SEA
SIMBOTICS ., 4, 6, 0, CAR, NYJ, ARI, HOU, BAL
FEZZIK ., 2, 8, 0, CAR, DAL, CIN, MIA, ARI

There's 8 Home underdogs this week.  It's a weird week no matter how you look at it. Find a few you like, do your research, and hit em hard!  This is the WRONG week to think you know it all and try to hit 12/16!