NFL Sunday
Posted: Sunday, December 16, 2007 by Travis Cody in
We interrupt this vacation to bring you our regularly scheduled NFL Sunday. 
My Raiders host the Colts today. Bad news for Oakland as Indy can clinch the AFC South with a win. With only three games left, it's time to see Raider rookie QB JeMarcus Russell. I wasn't happy with the kid when he held out of training camp. And it would be nice if he could contine to sit and learn from an established veteran. But he's the guy next season and we might as well start seeing what we're paying for. Still no Marvin Harrison for the Colts. It's doubtful whether he makes it back this season, but there's no point in bringing him back now. If three more weeks of rehab gets him back for the playoffs, then that's the thing to do.
Marvin Lewis is 40-38 as head coach of the Bengals. He's taken them to one playoff game and lost it. I don't know much about what has gone wrong in Cincinnati, but I do know that they have some talented offensive players on that team. Is it time for Lewis to move on? I don't know. On Saturday he lost to a SF team that is dead last in almost every offensive category this season. The 49ers QB was a guy who had never started an NFL game. In fact, Shaun Hill has only appeard in 4 games in his 6 NFL seasons. These are two teams that had high expectations at the start of the season, and nothing has gone well for either one.
After all the wringing of hands in the Emerald City, the Seahawks will host a playoff game as winners of the NFC West. Seattle is still alive mathematically for a first round bye, but it's most likely that they will play on Wild Card weekend. The Seahawks have won five in a row and have one of the easier schedules over the last three weeks of the season. Today they are at Carolina, then they host Baltimore, and then they finish up in Atlanta.
I had my best result last week at 14-2, bringing me to 137-71 for the season. That's back up to 66%. Well, it's 65.87%. I'm already 1-1 for week 15.
Texans over Broncos - got this one
Bengals over 49ers - dangit
Titans over Chiefs
Dolphins over Ravens - yeah yeah, but I think the Ravens have already gone fishing
Patriots over Jets
Browns over Bills
Seahawks over Panthers
Saints over Cardinals
Bucs over Falcons
Packers over Rams
Steelers over Jaguars
Colts over Raiders
Chargers over Lions
Cowboys over Eagles
Giants over Redskins
Vikings over Bears
Some of these east coast games may be played in snow. I never played in snow so I don't know how much fun that is for the players. But I always love to watch a snow game.
Oh...in college football news, the "lesser football championship subdivision" programs are deciding national championships on the field after real playoff tournaments.
Division 1-AA: Appalachian State beat Delaware for it's 3rd straight championship
Division II: Valdosta State beat NW Missouri St
Division III: Wisconsin-Whitewater upset Mount Union - I point this out because MU had won 2 championships in a row and had a 37 game winning streak coming into the game.
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Later babies!
You know, I had that same thought about the Miami/Baltimore game. The way the Ravens looked last week against the Colts? I think the 'fins could get their first one this week.
Anything's possible.