Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver

Power Rankings after Week 10:

1. New England
2. Dallas
3. Green Bay
4. Pittsburgh
5. Indianapolis
6. NY Giants
7. Jacksonville
8. Tennessee
9. San Diego
10. Detroit
11. Tampa Bay
12. Cleveland
13. Buffalo
14. Washington
15. Seattle
16. Philadelphia
17. New Orleans
18. Arizona
19. Chicago
20. Denver
21. Houston
22. Kansas City
23. Carolina
24. Minnesota
25. Baltimore
26. Cincinnati
27. Atlanta
28. Oakland
29. St. Louis
30. San Francisco
31. NY Jets
32. Miami

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle

Tennessee at Denver

Sunday, Nov. 18

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver

Sunday, Nov. 18

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver

Sunday, Nov. 18

Arizona
Green Bay
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
New England
Houston
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Jacksonville
Tampa Bay
Dallas
Detroit
St. Louis
Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Denver

MuthaFunka said:

It' s Week 11 and you're just now joining in.....even after years 1 & 2 of this?

lilgish said:

Doing it for the ladies.

My picks will be up in a few minutes. I'm just gonna go for it this week and not check records, rankings, & injured lists this time. I've been lazy this week with it.

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay Go Panthers
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver

22/29

lilgish said:

Who Da Man?
[Edited 11/16/07 12:45pm]

Welcome back, Ricky.
http://sports.espn.go.com...id=3111806
Reinstated Ricky Williams rejoins Dolphins starting Monday
Associated Press

DAVIE, Fla. -- Ricky Williams stood at a window in the Miami Dolphins' player lounge and watched the start of practice as he chomped on an apple, so close to an NFL return he could taste it.

Coach Cam Cameron decided Thursday to welcome Williams back, and he'll be on the field starting with Monday's workout. His first game in nearly two years could come a week later, Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh.

"He'll be a member of this team," Cameron said. "He's a Miami Dolphin."

Again.

Williams has tested positive for marijuana at least four times since the Dolphins acquired him in 2002. Miami's franchise-record playoff drought began that same year.

But it's difficult to imagine how Williams could sabotage a team that's 0-9, and so the long, strange trip continues. Cameron said his players favored Williams' return from a 1½-year suspension, and the 2002 NFL rushing champion embraced yet another fresh start.

"I'm at a place now where it's easier for me to appreciate being a football player," he said. "I hated being a football player before."

As part of the NFL drug program, Williams underwent therapy for the past 5½ months in Boston. He declined to discuss the treatment but said he was confident drug testing won't derail his latest comeback.

"If I wasn't confident, I wouldn't have even tried," he said. "I wouldn't have made the effort."

Cameron said his faith in the treatment program and in commissioner Roger Goodell was a factor in allowing Williams to return.

"I have a lot of respect for the commissioner and how he has handled a lot of situations in this offseason, and this situation in particular," Cameron said. "I know how thorough everything was done as it relates to Ricky. For him to be reinstated by our commissioner, knowing what he stands for, that impacted me tremendously."

When Williams' most recent suspension was lifted, he quickly flew to South Florida and met Thursday morning with Cameron.

"The meeting was positive," Cameron said.

For months, Miami's first-year coach had been mum regarding whether he would want Williams. In May, when discussing Williams' latest relapse, the coach said it's difficult to salvage the careers of troubled players.

He conceded an 0-9 record altered his perspective.

"Circumstances have changed," Cameron said. "However, you still rely on the leadership of your locker room and quality professionals like we have, and you get their input, and that was the major part of the decision."

Those endorsements of the decision were as quirky as Williams.

"I don't know if I had a daughter if I'd want her to date him," linebacker Channing Crowder said, "but as a football player, as a teammate, I love him."

Added linebacker Zach Thomas: "He won't be a cancer in the locker room. He has always had a good work ethic. He's always been a good person and a good teammate. Everybody deserves a second and third chance."

And fourth and fifth, apparently, at least in this case.

Other teams were buzzing about Williams, too. Fellow University of Texas alum Cedric Benson, a third-year pro with the Chicago Bears, described Williams' comeback as "awesome."

"We've got this thing that when he gets in the league we're going to compete to see who's the better running back," Benson said. "We always wanted to see who's the better running back."

Ricky's return created a familiar circus-like atmosphere at the Dolphins' complex. Photographers and cameramen began a stakeout across the street at 7 a.m. and awaited the arrival of the elusive running back. He showed up around 11, riding in a team van.

Cameron's daily news conference was almost all about Williams, with not a single reference to rookie quarterback John Beck, who'll make his NFL debut Sunday at Philadelphia.

Williams followed Cameron to the microphones and wrestled with the first question.

"My motivation for coming back to the NFL? Could we start with an easier question?" he said with a chuckle.

"My motivation is to get my life going again. Being out of football in the situation I was in makes it difficult, you know? I want to create a better life for myself and for my family, and being a football player, for me, is a big part of that," he said.

Williams, who has played in only 12 games since retiring in the summer of 2004, said he has been working out for about six weeks and is in "pretty good shape." He offered no prediction regarding when he might play and offered no pledge that his latest chapter with the Dolphins would end on a high note.

"I'm not necessarily looking for it to end on a high note," he said. "It's just going to help me get to where I want to be. I want to get on with my life. I want to go back to school and pursue a profession outside of football. Playing football is the best way for me to get there."

The Dolphins were thinking more in terms of Williams getting them to the end zone. Maybe that will happen, too.

AnckSuNamun said:

Yeah, welcome back CannonFodderForALostSeason, I mean, Ricky.

I just wanted to drop in this thread and say that Vince Young is garbage, but "Go, Titans" anyway.

Adisa said:

Well, Adisa, we knew a soph slump was coming. His receivers seem to have made some progress, but he doesn't appear to have made much. I want to see how the next season and a half play out before I pass final judgment. Of those 3 1st-round QBs from '06, Leinart: looked awful til he got hurt; Cutler: fair-to-middling before he got hurt; VY: looks lost-brilliant-lost-brilliant depending on the play.

namepeace said:

True, he was ahead of his '06 class, but it's hard to discern his receiving corps. I don't think they could catch a cold. Right now, I'm not even sure if VY could muster up a sneeze anyway. So it's back to classic Fisherball--a mighty defense, a 3YPC rushing assault, and 5-yard chucks to manage the clock, all just to eek out ugly wins. But hey, a "W" is all that matters I guess.
[Edited 11/16/07 15:29pm]

Adisa said:

Indeed. I wish VY could get the ball to Gage a little more, Jones and Williams have made a little progress. But until VY gets more aware (and accurate), and until the Titans open their wallets for legit receiver threats, you're right. They better keep an eye on Cleveland for the wild card, though.

Another question: pay Albert Haynesworth? If he plays this way the rest of his career, he'll be worth it. if he's playing for his payday in '08, not worth it.

namepeace said:

Wath for Jerry Jones to make a move on Fat Albert. He likes to get under Bud's skin.

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y.Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louisat San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver
[Edited 11/17/07 1:12am]

Sunday, Nov. 18

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver

Sunday, Nov. 18

Arizona at Cincinnati
Carolina at Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore
Kansas City at Indianapolis
Miami at Philadelphia
New England at Buffalo
New Orleans at Houston
Oakland at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets
San Diego at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta
Washington at Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit
St. Louis at San Francisco
Chicago at Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver

Sunday, Nov. 18

Arizona @ Cincinnati
Carolina @ Green Bay
Cleveland @ Baltimore
Kansas City @ Indianapolis
Miami @ Philadelphia
New England @ Buffalo
New Orleans @ Houston
Oakland @ Minnesota
Pittsburgh @ N.Y. Jets
San Diego @ Jacksonville
Tampa Bay @ Atlanta
Washington @ Dallas
N.Y. Giants @ Detroit
St. Louis @ San Francisco
Chicago @ Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee @ Denver

dp
[Edited 11/17/07 16:30pm]

26/29

Arizona at Cincinnati---Cincy
Carolina at Green Bay---Green Bay
Cleveland at Baltimore---Cleveland
Kansas City at Indianapolis---Indy
Miami at Philadelphia---Philly
New England at Buffalo---Patriots
New Orleans at Houston---New Orleans
Oakland at Minnesota---Oakland
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets---Pittsburg
San Diego at Jacksonville---Jacksonville
Tampa Bay at Atlanta---Tampa
Washington at Dallas ---Dallas
N.Y. Giants at Detroit---Giants
St. Louis at San Francisco ---Yuck...um...St Louis
Chicago at Seattle---Seattle


Monday, Nov. 19

Tennessee at Denver---Tennessee

live4lust said:

Lookin' good so far.

This game will mark the 10th time the teams have squared off in the regular season
with Seattle holding a 6-3 series lead, with the Seahawks winning two of the last three.

After dropping a 34-7 decision in Seattles inaugural season on December 5,
the Seahawks ran off four victories from 1978-87.

Chicago ended that streak on September 9, 1990
with a 17-0 Bears shutout win.

In last seasons regular season matchup, Chicago defeated Seattle 37-6
at Soldier Field..

Chicago held Seattles offense to 230 yards of offense while the Bears amassed 362 yards
with Rex Grossman completing 17 of 31 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns.

The teams have faced each other once in the postseason, last seasons
NFCDivisional Playoff Game, with Chicago coming out on top 27-24 in overtime.

Seattle could not hold on to a 24-21 lead in the fourth quarter as Robbie Gould kicked
two field goals, including the game-winning 49-yarder in overtime.

Only one loss the whole day so far. Damn. I'm back, baby.