NFL 2005 Season Week 7 Picks

Packers 20 @ Vikings 23

Jeremy: Someone will get to don the Worst place ribbon. Over that last few seasons it was pretty obvious the North would be a battle between the Packers and Vikings. The Packers play the Vikings following their bye for the 3rd year in a row. For those of you who think I just like to complain about the league favoring the Packers, do the math on that. I had to reach way back into my stats class but the odds of it being chance alone are insignificant enough to prove it isn't chance. Considering the Vikings and Packers play twice a year lets say there is a 1/8 chance a bye falls before a certain game. That means it's a 1/512 chance to happen 3 times in a row. That's a .2 percent chance that it's just the Vikings being unlucky. I don't remember a lot of my stats class, pretty much only that Jon, Sarah, and I had it together. However factor in the fact that there can't be a bye before certain weeks and the fact that the Vikings HAVEN'T got their bye also before that game and it's pretty clear.

Matt: Ron Gardenhire and Mike Tice both suck.

Jon: "I don't give a damn what they talk about. They better talk about the 'W' we put on Lambeau Field today. They can talk about this end zone celebration all they want to, but I know what better be behind it: that 'W.'" Seems like ancient history.

Sarah: I think we're the better team here. I think. I think we have less distractions. "Does anyone else feel like Brett Favre could be entering one of those Letterman-like resurgences, when you think he's washed up and suddenly the show is brilliant again, and there's no rational explanation for it?" I've gotta an explanation- um he's Brett Favre and he's doing the same thing he's always done? I will be at the game and will give a full (well ok no) report when I get back. GO PACK GO!

Lions 13 @ Browns 10

Jeremy: This falls outside the realm of normal commenting, but the Vikes and Packers play and there's no Sunday Night Game so this is what you get. The Harrington era may be finally coming to a close roughly every game he played minus five too long. I mean wow.

Matt: I like Trent Dilfer.

Jon: Jeff Garcia Bowl!

Sarah: Joe Harrington needs to make room for hobbly Jeff.

Jets 14 @ Falcons 27

Jeremy: I have nothing to say here, but I am obligated to say the words "Ron" and "Mexico".

Matt: I don't care.

Jon: Is the Michael Vick charade over yet? And I know I made the comment earlier that he wins games without putting up stats and some people don't realize that, and I stick by that statement. But don't tell me that the Falcons won the trade a few years ago while the Chargers have LT and Brees and are winning just as much as the Falcons. Tomlinson has scored a touchdown in what, eighteen straight games? Do you think Vick will even play in that many straight games over the next 10 years?

Sarah: Doesn't it seem like 1998 all over again?