As is often the case in the NFL, the only thing that went as expected was the unexpected.weekly-picks

Upsets abound and some narrowly averted bigger upsets almost made the numbers even worse. At the end of it all, week nine was nothing like week eight, when we combined for a 45-7 mark. Last week three of us struggled to a 7-6 record. The lone standout was Rich, who gained some ground in the season pool by nailing 9 of 13 games.

Here are the standings:

Week nine Season totals
Andy 7-6 88-45
Tony 7-6 84-49
Rich 9-4 82-51
Maggio 7-6 80-53

With week nine in the books, we’re approaching the final third of the regular season. Games are starting to matter more and division matchups will again start becoming more prominent. Here’s who we think will win the 14 upcoming games.

Andy Tony Rich Maggio
Thursday, November 7
Washington at Minnesota Washington Washington Minnesota Minnesota
Sunday, November 10        
Seattle at Atlanta Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle
Cincinnati at Baltimore Baltimore Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincinnati
Detroit at Chicago Detroit Detroit Chicago Chicago
Philadelphia at Green Bay Philadelphia Philadelphia Green Bay Green Bay
St. Louis at Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis
Oakland at NY Giants NY Giants NY Giants Oakland NY Giants
Buffalo at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Buffalo Buffalo Pittsburgh
Jacksonville at Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee
Carolina at San Francisco Carolina San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco
Houston at Arizona Houston Houston Arizona Arizona
Denver at San Diego Denver Denver Denver Denver
Dallas at New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans
Monday, November 11
Miami at Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Miami Miami Tampa Bay
Bye weeks: Cleveland, Kansas City, New England, NY Jets

Game of the Week: Carolina at San Francisco – While Cincinnati travels to Baltimore in a big NFC North game, Chicago hosts Detroit and Denver visits San Diego, our favorite matchup of the weekend pits the NFC favorite 49ers playing host to the conference’s hottest team, the Panthers. Both teams feature strong defenses and young, athletic QBs who are getting hot after slow starts. These teams are both likely playoff participants and this could have postseason ramifications in terms of rankings and home field. Should be quite a game.

Game of the Weak: Miami at Tampa Bay – Six weeks ago we featured the matchup between Miami and New Orleans, both of whom were unbeaten at the time, as our Game of the Week. Now, the Dolphins have lost four of five and are dealing with a locker room bullying scandal. The team is down two starting offensive linemen and also is starting Bryant McKinnie, who was acquired in a trade with Baltimore after the Ravens found him fitness-challenged. This struggling outfit takes on the imploding Bucs, who are 0-8 (really? Three NFL teams in the state and nine weeks in they’ve combined for four wins?).

I can’t remember who posted it, but someone on Twitter this morning noted that the also-winless Jacksonville Jaguars might be the most stable team in Florida right now. Sure seems true to me.

Who wins ZB's Week 10 Game of the Week?

  • San Francisco 49ers (80%, 4 Votes)
  • Carolina Panthers (20%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 5

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