It's that time of year...

Looking for a bounce back after my first losing week of the season, despite some good vibes early in Week 6. The Packers seemed well on their way to another 40 + point explosion, yet, after hanging 21 points on the Rams in the 2nd quarter alone, inexplicably took their foot of the gas, and came up with a donut over the final 30 minutes. Loss. Meanwhile, the Steelers had an equally confounding finish against the hapless Jags as Tomlin’s Crew scored 17 quick points in the first 18 minutes, before suddenly dozing off into a football coma the rest of the afternoon. They failed to register another point as the Jack’s fought back to make a game of it, and yup, you guessed it: loss. The cherry came in the form of the Oakland Raiders, who not only nearly flushed away all of a 24-10 lead with 5:00 remaining at home against the Browns, but Hue Jackson actually bypassed a FG late which would have stretched it to a 3 score lead and iced the investment. Nope. Stuffed on 4th down, Browns drive 80 yards, TD, recover onsides kick and somehow make a push seem like a win. Rookie mistake. Hey Hue, take the points bro. Every, single time.

Oh well. That’s why you can’t take this stuff too seriously kids. Better luck this week, here’s some winners for ya!

And for Rex and the Jets: treat this one as a playoff game, because it is. As in, if you don’t win–you ain’t going.

As for Carson Palmer, never mind the mixed signals from the Raiders: he’s starting, and he’s going to play better than most people anticipate. 270 yards and 2 TD’s. Watch.

Far from finished...

Week 1: 4-2 ATS

Week 2: 4-1-1 ATS

Week 3: 3-3 ATS

Week 4: 3-3 ATS

Week 5: 4-2 ATS

Week 6: 2-3-1 ATS

Season to date: 20-14-1 ATS

Week 7: (home team in CAPS)

Chicago Bears (-1) over TAMPA BAY BUCS

Baltimore Ravens and JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS OVER 39.5

Denver Broncos (-1) OVER MIAMI DOLPHINS

Pittsburgh Steelers (-4) over ARIZONA CARDINALS

Seattle Seahawks and CLEVELAND BROWNS OVER 41.5

San Diego Chargers and NEW YORK JETS OVER 43.5