Progkakke
Standings:
Iggins!: 53-24
Code Red: 48-29
Mrs. Code Red:
46-31
Erik: 46-31
New York Giants
(0-5) @ Chicago Bears (3-2)
Iggins!: Two
tough losses to good-to-great teams for the Bears, but this stretch of the
schedule should let them build some momentum and really mesh as a team. Bears win 38-20.
Erik: The Giants
are not good. The Thursday thing is a vague concern, because weird shit always
happens in those games; but if there’s anyone more likely to have a sloppy-ass
Thursday game than Jay it’s Eli Manning so I’m not that worried about it. Bears win 31-21
Code Red: Not to
mention the Bears are the home team, and they win like 70% of these games. Bears
34-24.
Mrs. Code Red: Bears, 31-17. And that's giving the
Giants too much credit.
Oakland Raiders
(2-3) @ Kansas City Chiefs (5-0)
Erik: Well,
Terrelle Pryor is apparently good. We’re just going to have to accept this and
move on with our lives. Not good enough to get past that Chiefs defense,
though. It’s getting frankly hilarious to hear people saying “The Chiefs’ fall
is coming!” as they roll to a 6-0 start. They could lose out the season, and still have improved more than anyone
could’ve reasonably asked. Chiefs.
Code Red: The
Chiefs fall will come as the Chiefs fall usually does, when they meet a playoff
opponent who shuts down their typically overmatched game manager QB, before
then I see no problem picking them over the surprisingly not that awful
Raiders. Chiefs win.
Mrs. Code Red: Chiefs, because even though the
Raiders have been better-ish, the Chiefs are just...better. Minus the ish.
Y'know?
Iggins!: Chiefs,
the #1 defense in the league!
Cincinnati Bengals
(3-2) @ Buffalo Bills (2-3)
Iggins!: Without
E.J. Manuel? Hard to see the Bills winning. On the other hand, the Bengal
offense is, for no reason, just plain anemic right now. I’ll say Bengals win, but will not be surprised
at all to see them lose.
Erik: I’d say
that even with E.J. Manuel it’d be iffy, but without him it seems damn near
impossible. The Bengals offense was a disgrace on Sunday, but so was New
England’s so I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if the rain or something
whatever. Bengals.
Code Red: I will NEVER pick a team that is starting a
QB from Duke to win a game. Duke, people. Bengals win.
Mrs. Code Red: The Bengals are a very confusing team,
but I can't pick the Bills and a QB who has one career start. For the
Browns. Bengals win.
Detroit Lions
(3-2) @ Cleveland Browns (3-2)
Erik: I could not
have said that I think this will be a good game with a straight face a month
ago, but it certainly seems possible that it will be now. The Lions showed that
they are absolute horseshit without Calvin Johnson on Sunday, but if he’s on
the field this week that is immaterial. The Browns were looking very impressive, but I don’t know if Weeden is enough
to get past that defense. Lions.
Code Red: The Browns line is still very sketchy, and
Weeden has not done all that well under pressure this year. Lions win.
Mrs. Code Red: If Calvin Johnson's out I think the
Browns win. Hell, I'll do it. Browns win.
Iggins!: Whoah
people think the Lions will win this game? You two are crazy. The Browns
defense, at home, even with Weeden, will win this game. Cleveland wins.
