NFL Pigskin Pigsplosion Preview: All About Green Bay and Pittsburgh-Baltimore

As Bradshaw prepares to play through something I would find agonizing, we should worry about how long its been since some of the premiere quarterbacks have gone down with various injuries. Hold Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford and Michael Vick tight this week.

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Pick’emsplosion
Last week: CRM (6-6-1) — Lisk.(5-7-1)
Overall: CRM (50-55-8) — Lisk (57-50-9)

Atlanta (-7.5) @ Indianapolis
CRM – The real question is what do the Colts do with Curtis Painter if they draft Andrew Luck? My guess would be “viking funeral.” (Falcons -7.5)

Lisk – This is about the time to start backing winless teams (Indy +7.5)

Tampa Bay (+8.5) @ New Orleans
CRM – Teams that are coming off loses of 10 or more to a previously winless team following a win of 55 or more are usually really fucking hard to predict outcomes for from week to week. (Tampa Bay +8.5)

Cleveland (+11) @ Houston
CRM -With LeBron gone, it’s not even fun to make fun of Cleveland anymore. Why must Chicago have a bye this week? (Texans -11)

Lisk- The Browns have to be in the running for worst 3-4 team ever (Houston -11)

New York Jets (+2) @ Buffalo
CRM – Good vs. Evil. New Jersey vs. New York. America vs. Canada. There’s a lot at stake here. (Bills -2)

Lisk – Am I the only one smitten with Ryan Fitzpatrick’s perfect facial symmetry? (Jets +2)

Miami (+4) @ Kansas City
CRM -*changes channel* (Chiefs)

Lisk – And miss a matchup of 2 of the 6 best Matt’s playing quarterback today? I think not. (Miami +4)

San Francisco (-4) @ Washington
CRM -I always knew the 49ers would draft a competent quarterback who would lead them back to the playoffs. I just figured it was Jim Druckemiller.

Lisk – San Francisco will likely be looking ahead to when they play a meaningful game in January. (Washington +4)

Seattle (+12) @ Dallas
CRM -The Eagles beat the Cowboys by five more points than the Bengals beat the Seahawks last week. That means something. (Cowboys -12)

Denver (+9) @ Oakland
CRM -*quietly nods* How will this be about Tim Tebow? Besides the fact that everything is about Tim Tebow? What is up with spell check putting a red squiggly line under “Tebow?” Who the fuck does Spell Check think it is? (Oakland -9)

Lisk – CRM’s Pigsplosion Picks > Tebow (Denver +9)

Cincinnati (+3) @ Tennessee
CRM – Javon Ringer had nearly twice as many yards as Chris Johnson on the same amount of carries last week. Yikes. (Bengals +3)

Lisk – Families in Central Kentucky are literally being torn apart this week. (Tennessee -3)

St. Louis (+3.5) @ Arizona
CRM – When I said “*changes channel*” earlier, I was being disingenuous. I don’t have Sunday Ticket, so I don’t have the option to be disgusted by such awful games unless I go the bar. In that case, all I can do is ask the waitress to switch the televisions the games are on. Someday I’ll have a remote. Someday… (Arizona -3.5)

Lisk – With their victory over the Saints last week, the Rams are now tied for the 2nd longest winning streak by an NFC West team this year. (St. Louis +3.5)

New York Giants (+9) @ New England
CRM -David Tyree will toss the coin in the fountain on Sunday. (Giants +9)

Lisk – Legitimate playoff contenders don’t lose games in Pittsburgh. It’s time to panic and say things like “New England will be lucky to win another game this year.” (Giants +9)

Lisk – Norv Turner’s teams are an impressive 8-3 ATS following a gut punch loss when the team fumbled away a chance for victory. Don’t bother looking it up, it’s true. You read it on the internet. (San Diego +5.5)

Baltimore (+3.5) @ Pittsburgh
CRM – Man, I sure did piss hot today. Nothing quite like a team with an aging defense against a team with a shitty, overrated quarterback. (Steelers -3.5)

Lisk – Well, the Ravens did draft Jimmy Smith in an attempt to get younger in the secondary. (Baltimore +3.5)

Chicago (+8) @ Philadelphia
CRM- Chicago doesn’t have a bye! Wooo! I love being able to root against the Bears on national television. What an unexpected joy. (Bears +8)

Lisk- Philadelphia played a game the previous week, so they won’t be nearly as good. (Chicago +8)