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That segment of the 2016 season was so sickening. I'm not a Raiders fan at all, but Oakland had the AFC West & a first-round bye. Carr's injury (Derek broke his right fibula) turned the Raiders into what they were from 2003-2015 & again in 2017 and whatever else, and Kansas City's division streak started a year earlier. Though I don't think Ryan was losing the MVP that year. To add insult to injury, the Raiders looked like a 1-15 team that got a free pass into the postseason against Houston, who would've lost in any other year to their opponent. Basically, New England ended up with a double-bye since the Texans QB was not healthy, meaning Brock got the nod. Anybody else, including Savage, and maybe Houston wins or keeps it close. Meanwhile, KC went one-and-done at home despite a +2 TD ratio. To be fair, they did bagel the Texans a year prior. Anyway, picks time. For Week 7, I have the following winners: Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, Seattle, Packers/Broncos game ends in a tie, Kansas City, Philadelphia, San Francisco Week 7 ATS: I like Rams, Niners, Eagles, & KC to cover. Despite the small spread, I like Detroit & Indianapolis to cover. Over/Under: Under in Browns, Rams, and Niners game; over in Ravens, KC and Philly games

Whatever happens, I can now pump the brakes on thinking Penn State has a chance to match/overtake the glory that was 2001 Miami, 2013 Florida State, 2019 LSU, or 1995 Nebraska (in addition to being that Big 10 team that topples Georgia)

Early games are about 20-25 minutes away. I have Air Force & Oklahoma winning. With Penn State & Ohio State (-4.5), I have the former winning outright. Wouldn't be shocked if PSU hit the over on their own, which is currently 46.5 ETA the rest of my picks for Week 8, including Oregon, Alabama, Iowa, Tulane, S Carolina, Texas, UNC, Auburn, TCU, FSU, Michigan, LSU, Utah, Miami, UCLA, Washington. Against the spread, Tennessee, TCU, FSU, MSU, Utah, Miami Under for Tenn/Bama, TCU/KSU, Duke/FSU, and Clemson/the U; Over for MICHIGAN and Utah/USC

I drink when he is on screen, so I can't see his smirking face whether I wanted to or not

Starting to feel like Texas beat Baltimore for nothing

That sound you heard was the collective of people from Steeler Nation saying, "Hold my beer." Still not a great look for New Orleans. You're at home playing a team off of a short week who played a game without a break one week removed from a 2-week stay abroad

Despite Lawrence being active for TNF, I've decided to settle with New Orleans for the win. That's a decent enough money line pick. 24-16 in favor of the Saints sounds reasonable

That owner might be Harris. That would be so cruel for Ron, but if Washington ends up with 8 or 9 wins but misses the playoffs, it would be the perfect opportunity to promote Eric. However, if they do what the Chargers didn't do & go offense for the next HC, then there's no hope unless someone else sees what Washington might do in a rather tough division (though within a less than stellar conference)

Too bad Herbert plays in a not very good organization. Anthony Lynn probably wasn't the answer. You know what, he wasn't. However, when you hire Staley, Los Angeles should have just kept Lynn. At least in 2021. It might be too late, but maybe for 2024 they'll obtain Ben Johnson, but chances are they'll forgo that decision and turn to Lou Anarumo instead. And Telesco will stick around for it all. Nothing against Anarumo, but if that's their idea for their 2024 HC, then just stay with Staley

Indianapolis Colts Rookie QB Anthony Richardson shutdown for 2023 As mentioned a week ago, the 4th overall pick was going to be out for a long time, with no timetable for his return. Since then, surgery was speculated which would mean a 2024 return at the earliest (his second year in the league, not Week 18). After reviewing the options, everybody agreed that season-ending surgery was the best way to go moving forward

What probably doesn't help is the fact that there are more ways & options these days. For example, I'm enjoying the NFL viewership this year thanks to You Tube television, which includes Red Zone. In addition to that, the option to watch off of Paramount & Peacock are tremendous. ESPN Plus is okay. I save more on food & beverages while being able to focus on all the games, and I can do something else during the games. Otherwise, I don't get any of that, and as a consolation, I spend more & prices rise annually for not much more if anything. You don't have to deal with drunken nobodys at the house, that may be a different story live at a game. Maybe TPTB can do better than that (the blackout stuff was nonsense). Not really worth it to go to the games anymore. It's still okay every-so-often (and yes, your team has to be good). At the end of the day, no one makes someone go to a game live. That's the saying. Looks like San Francisco will actually be just fine moving forward. All the key people that got hurt avoided long term injuries, so that's great. Hate to see things crashing down at this point after such a great start

I'm not sure if the Diamondbacks landed in Arizona before the 8th run or after the ninth run Philadelphia put up

Who needs Taylor Swift when you have that fan!

I think Bill is more likely to be the next HC of the Giants before ending up there. JMO & the Bolts is yours I know, but Los Angeles would be more of a mess on top level than Cleveland, Chicago, Arizona, and the Jets (Detroit until recently for now)

There's no reason for the Chiefs and Chargers to play next week. It's a win for the reigning champions. 6-1 KC and 2-4 Bolts edged in stone this time on 10/23. Playing that game where one second & one play can be your last is just silly

I'd totally agree, but last night's Sunday Night Football game was a part of the history of Planet Earth

Texas survives. That is the stat

I forgot to say that my predicted LCS winning teams win in 7. Houston pulled to within 2, but the game is not over yet

I should be happy, but I'm only sorta happy. Beat Houston 3 more times before Houston beats Texas 4 times in October, and then I think I'll definitely smile

49ers/Browns > Bills/Giants

For no apparent reason, I did a Wikipedia search with the keyword DURANT. Man, it could be labeled as a lack of respect, but Kevin is not there among the top results. I guess under the radar might be the way to go in 2023-2024. Right now in the West, I'll stick with Denver and maybe even LA before or after the GSW. HM for San Antonio. Right now, I think the West winner wins out unless Boston comes out of the East. Still not ready to crown Milwaukee

As Curt Menefee said, it's a brutal sport. Harris does have movement, BTW. That just came courtesy of the Bills through Melissa Stark

Meanwhile, while it's a valid reason that losing Deebo, CMC, and Williams in-game is not good for the Niners, Cleveland played without Chubb and Watson. Nick isn't coming back & DeShaun isn't who he once was, but that "isn't nothing" either. Looks like Samuel will be alright. CMC's status worries me; even Florio doesn't know. I haven't checked to see what Glazer said, but if he has nothing to update people on, that is not good news Maybe Fox can put Mark and Greg together. Who cares about play-by-play

And that big party with Archie Griffin (college football joke), the 72 Dolphins, and their Dom Perignon is on!

Apparently he just popped the Dom Perignon WITH the 1972 Dolphins!!