March to the playoffs continues.

I predicted this would be a bad year for the Bucs back in August while suggesting they would put 3 games in the win column, but that looks daunting at this point. Junior Morris has commented this past week that he is bored with being the head coach. Well, that must be because the team is functioning on a cylinders right now and that the team basically runs itself. Yeah, right. All I want for Christmas is a firing of Morris on January 4th, 2010, and a competent head coach put in place. I don't trust Morris in choosing the players in next year's draft with the Bucs selecting as high in the draft as they'll be.

Around the league, Indy and New Orleans are cruising towards a perfect season, though the Horseshoes head coach said that they would be resting players during the final two games. New England looks shaky with a banged up Tom Brady and Randy Moss laying down early in games.
Baltimore looks like they are making a push for a wildcard spot, despite losing at Green Bay 2 weeks ago. The Jets are in the hunt but after this weeks contest, they have to play Indy and Cincy. Green Bay certainly has been playing strong as of late. San Diego has reeled off 8 in a row and might be the third best team in the league.

Picks were 11-5 last week and the season record so far is 141-66.

Thursday Night
Indy at Jacksonville.
This game opened in Vegas on Monday morning with the Horseshoes being a 6.5 favorite and today, it's down to 3 points. Jacksonville has too much on the line in this matchup and will be playing in front of a soldout stadium for the first time in several seasons. Jacksonville wins by 2 on a late field goal.

Saturday Night
Dallas at New Orleans.
The Saints were my preseason favorites to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl and this team is playing as well as anyone in the league right now. The Superdome will be rockin, mass quantities of beer will be consumed, thousands of crawfish will be eaten while the fans watch the Saints roll over the Cowboys in a double digit win. The Cowboys wish the playoffs would start the week after Thanksgiving as they play horrible in December. The Boys will miss the playoffs again this season. At least Jerry Jones has a big screen tv at his new stadium to watch the playoffs on.

New England at Buffalo.
The wheels are falling off in New England and if they don't get it get it back on track soon, they too, will be watching the playoffs at home. The Pats win a low scoring contest 19-13.

Arizona at Detroit.
Arizona turned the ball over 7 times in San Francisco Monday night. Detroit has been outscored by over 100 points in the last three games. Arizona locks up the NFC West division by 4pm Sunday after pummeling the Lions.

Miami at Tennessee.
The Titans started the season by dropping 6 straight games, then won 5 in a row. It appears that Vince Young might miss this weeks game and if he does, it will be reflected in Chris Johnson's production. Miami is playing for a wildcard spot and wins this week.

Cleveland at Kansas City.
Who stole the Brown's uniforms last week? 8 sacks? A win against Pittsburgh? Will they make it two in a row? Yes. The Chiefs are horrible and Matt Cassel simply isn't the same quarterback without Randy Moss and Wes Welker. Break up the Browns, they win two in a row.

Houston at St Louis.
It's a little too late for the Texans. They have had problems at running back all season long and quite simply are one of the most underachieving teams in the NFL this season. St Louis is , well, St Louis and their offensive line is down to just two starting guards. Houston puts up huge numbers against a team which should be playing in the NCAA Div II.

Atlanta at J-E-T-S. Jets Jets Jets.
The Falcons have never had back to back winning seasons in franchise history and with Matt Ryan and Michael Turner out, they just may continue that trend this year. The forecast calls for possible snow in the Meadowlands this Sunday, the Jets have a great defense and strong running attack. Jets move forward, maintaining playoff hopes.

San Francisco at Philadelphia.
You know the drill, a team wins on Monday night against a division rival and a west coast team comes east for a 1:00pm kickoff. The 49'ers are improved this year but not quite there yet. Philly marches towards a division title with a win.

Chicago at Baltimore.
Baltimore's Ray Rice is running as strong as any back in football right now, amassing 200 total yards and a score last week against the Lions. Chicago's Jay Cutler has lobbed 20 picks so far this year. The Bears have no offensive line, Matt Forte has really suffered a sophomore slump, they have no defense, a questionable kicker, but other than that, I guess it could be worse. Baltimore wins.

Cincinnati at San Diego.
Every time these two teams match up, I can't help but think about that classic matchup on January 10th, 1982, where the gametime temperatures were -9 on the field and the 35 mph winds caused the windchill temps to be near -50 at kickoff. That won't be a problem this week, kickoff will see the temps in the mid 60's in San Diego. Cincinnati lost to Oakland a few weeks back on the west coast and the offense is having trouble scoring points. Bad time of the year to have scoring problems. San Diego is red hot, and I'm wondering if Tomlinson can stay healthy in January this year.

Oakland at Denver.
How bad is your football team when you're crippled by Bruce Gradkowski being lost for the season? If that's not bad enough, your options at quarterback are JaMarcus Russel or Charlie Frye. Ouch. Denver wins easily.

Green Bay at Pittsburgh.
Snow in December at Heinz Field but the Steelers have nothing left to play for other than pride. Green Bay is cruising with 5 straight wins and they aren't going to let up in this one. Green Bay wins by a touchdown.

Tampa Bay at Seattle.
Tampa plays poorly on the west coast. Josh Freeman will be overwhelmed by the noise in Seattle's stadium and after throwing 8 picks in the last two games, that trend should continue. The Bucs haven't scored a touchdown in 2 games and most likely won't score one on Sunday either. Seattle wins.

Minnesota at Carolina.
Carolina has Matt Moore under center, and their strength has been the running game over the past few weeks. But, the Panthers have lost both starting tackles and Minnesota brings the Williams Wall on the defensive line with them. Minnesota must continue to win in order to obtain a first round bye or even homefield advantage in the playoffs. Favre tosses 3 scores and the Vikings cruise Sunday night.

Monday Night
New York Football Giants at Washington.
The Giants defense has been exposed. Washington has actually seen some offense after coordinator Sherm Lewis was hired mid season. Washington wins a home game over a division rival.