When examining my picks this week, do me a favor and just look at the overall picture…my SAFE PICKs didn’t fare quite as well as I did overall. This has led one of my friends to question the SAFEness (yes I just invented a word) of my SAFE PICKs and even go so far as to suggest that I stop making them. I assure you, I am not listening to him…By the end of the season my SAFE PICK percentage should accurately reflect my picking ability. It is silly to make such a harsh judgment based on such a small sample size.
Also, I can’t say that I was complaining when the Patriots decimated the Bengals in Cincinnati last night…I just felt that the absence of their entire secondary would bode well for the Bengals’ explosive passing attack. As it turned out, it didn’t. As he usually does when everyone doubts his team’s chances, Belichick found a way to prove everyone wrong. And could Lawrence Maroney be the biggest steal of this year’s draft? Wow…
Anyway, let’s shift gears towards tonight’s game:
Green Bay (1-2, 1-0 away)
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Philadelphia (2-1, 0-1 home)
The stats seem to say it all: The game is being played in Philadelphia, where Brett Favre is 0-5 in his career. The Packers’ defense is allowing 388 yards a game of offense, which places them dead last in the NFC. The Eagles, led by Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook who are both having career years so far, are averaging 436 yards of total offense, tops in the NFC by nearly 50 yards per game. So all of this adds up to mean that the Eagles will win in a blowout, right? Well, I’m not so sure…The Packers’ passing game has really developed over the last couple weeks and I’m not sold on the Eagles’ secondary. If the Packers’ offensive line can give Favre some time to throw the ball, this could be a close game…
My Pick: Eagles win but have to work for it
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