NFL Week Eight – Scared Witless

By Ivette Ricco

Happy Halloween from Maui, Hawaii.
As much as I love football I have to admit that the gentle breezes, warm waters and tall cool tropical drinks seduced me this Sunday.

But when an opportunity to catch a glimpse of a game arose, any game at a any bar or restaurant, or to listen to the scores in our rental car, we listened intently.

No one could have been more surprised than we were to find out that the Niners had upset the Bucs with their third (until recently fourth) string quarterback, Cody Pickett and 5 field goals by Joe Nedney.

Mai Tai’s all around bartender! Maui Wowee!

 

There were several other spooky happenings throughout the league in week eight.

Trick or Treat in week eight? It depends on your point of view and your team’s fortunes in week eight. You decide.

 

Trick or Treat?

 

Bears 19 Lions 13 OT
The Chicago Bears are in first place in the NFC North! It’s anybody’s guess who will win this unimpressive division.

But on this Sunday the Bears were the better team and in sole possession of first place.

 

Bengals 21 Packers 14

The goblins were playing tricks on the Packers as Brett Favre was picked off five times, a fan ran onto the field and stole the ball out of his hands, finally his illegal forward pass let the Bengals hold on 21-14 to defeat a struggling Packers team and a demoralized Brett Favre.

 

Panthers 38 Vikings 13
Tricks in Minnesota, Purple Haze. Purple Haze.

The Vikings were definitely on the wrong end of Halloween as Daunte Culpepper was knocked out for the year. The Panthers are still in the thick of it in the NFC South at 5-2.

 

Texans 19 Browns 16

The Texans were on the treat end of Halloween as they snapped their seven game losing streak and won their first game of the season.

The Browns continued their struggle.

 

NY Giants 36 Redskins 0

The ghost of Wellington Mara looked over the G-Men as they stomped the Redskins and shut out the red men.

 

Broncos 49 Eagles 21

The Broncos ran the Eagles into the ground, very nasty Halloween trick for the 4-3 birds.

The Eagles have a feisty division to overcome this season and this whooping doesn’t bode well for the 2004 NFC champs.

 

Oakland 34 Titans 25

The Raiders have found their mojo, and trying to get back into the AFC West race. The Titans’ defense was burned by the Raiders; with Titans quarterback Steve McNair being sacked six times.

 

Niners 15 Bucs 10

The ghouls were out in force at Monster Park (otherwise known as Candlestick) as the

Niners called on their third string quarterback (he was fourth until recently), Cody “Cowboy” Pickett and Joe Nedney’s five field goals lead them in an improbable upset victory against the 5-1 Bucs.

 

Cowboys 34 Cardinals 13

Denny Green isn’t seeing much improvement in his team this season; in fact it’s scary considering the hype the got this off-season. The Boys continue to fight for their place in the crowded NFC East.

 

Rams 24 Jags 21

Steven Jackson rushed for 179 yards to lead the heart-challenged Rams to win number four and keep them in contention in the NFC West.

The scariest times in Saint Louis are stirring up all the ghosts and goblins in the front office of the Rams.

 

Miami 21 Saints 6

The Dolphins ended their slide as they upset the Saints in their temporary Baton Rouge home. The Saints are the poster child for Halloween Tricks this season.

 

Patriots 21 Bills 16

The Pats were uncharacteristivally behind going into the second half at home against division rival Buffalo.
But the Super Bowl champs came from behind to take the lead in the AFC East and are now poised to repeat as division champs if they can run the ball. The Pats defense has struggled this season but the return of Tedy Bruschi should help inspire them.

 

Steelers 20 Ravens 19

You could hear the ghosts of football past as the Ravens and Steelers hit each other in the mouth in this tough divisional contest. The Ravens played surprisingly well in spite of being 11 point underdogs. But in the end it was the Steelers who rallied and held on to win by one point.

 

Week Eight Femmefan Fearless Picks record 10-4

Femmefan Season Record 69-47

Aloha!

 

Femmefan’s Fearless Picks Week Nine

Last week I kicked some butt with a record of 10-4.

Overall this season I’m 69-47, not too shabby.

Week Nine has some interesting divisional match-ups made all the more intriguing by some late developments.

Miami over Falcons – Why? Just because.

Panthers over the Bucs – ‘Cause the Panthers are hitting their stride.

Bengals over the Ravens – Bengals face a tough challenge but they should be up for it.

Lions over the Vikings – This is a tossup with Harrington taking over for Garcia and Brad Johnson taking over for Culpepper.

Jags over the Texans – Texans’ quarterback David Carr may not be upright for very long.

Chiefs over the Raiders – I think the Raiders could win this one, but I like the home field advantage for the Chiefs.

Chargers over the Jets – Bolts defense should win this one.

Browns over the Titans – Two struggling teams, I’ll take the Browns at home.

Bears over the Saints – Saints woes continue as Bears “D” rumbles.

Niners over the Giants – Riding the Niners and Cody Pickett until it hurts.

Seahawks over the Cardinals – Kurt Warner isn’t playing, but that shouldn’t change the end result.

Steelers over the Packers – Steelers defense and running game should make Brett think about his future with the Packers.

Redskins over the Eagles – Oh boy, T.O. has been suspended indefinitely, and that makes the struggling Eagles even weaker.

Colts over the Pats – Is this the year of the Colts? I think so.

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