?After a great week to start the season with, things went WAY down hill. I got twice as many wrong as I did right against the spread, and even though I went 11-5 picking winners, I sitll lost $18 - money lines kill you! For example, picking Cincinnati to win is the right move, but it only nets you $1.67 on a $10 bet - no real?point in putting money down for that kind of return. Bottom line: I'm still up, but not nearly as much as I was after the first week. Anyway, here's a few notes from this past week.

• Detroit managed seven points - great showing. Of course, if you ask Williams, it's probably stupid how close they were to putting up 50 points!
• T.O. gets his due, breaking a finger. Luckily it's going into a bye week, and it's possible he won't miss any time at all. As long as he's back for the Eagles game, right?
• Maybe Daunte Culpepper isn't quite ready to come back. Two games and he hasn't been all that impressive so far. Against the Steelers, that's acceptable - they have a great defense. Against Buffalo though? Bring on Harrington!
• I guess you could say the same thing for Big Ben in Pittsburgh too, huh? He was a little too worried about getting hit in the gut, plus all the rust he had to knock off. Now that he's got that out of the way, he should be able to play good again.
• It's amazing how much Carolina's offense misses Steve Smith. They just can't get anything done. I guess Keyshaun Johnson definitely isn't cut out to be a number one receiver.
• New Orleans beat Green Bay. In Green Bay. Favre, meet retirement. You should have met sooner!
• I remember watching Plaxico Burress make beautiful catches at MSU - I believe he's tied for the record for most catches in a single game there. But none of those probably felt better than his OT TD thriller in Philly.
• So let me get this straight. Steve McNair was washed up in Tennessee, but suddenly he's come back to life in Baltimore. The thought of Baltimore having an even semi-decent offense has to be scary for AFC opponents. It's going to be tough to outscore them when their defense is that good.
• St. Louis loses to the 49ers. Next up Arizona. Lose both of those, and you might as well just call it a season.
• K.C 6, Denver 9: It's too bad I missed that one. Sounds like a real barn burner! Almost as exciting as that 9-0 thriller on Monday night.

And now, on to the week's numeric review.

• Buffalo 16, Miami 6 (-7) (37 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]
• Carolina 13, Minnesota 16 (0) (37 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.09, T: ($10.91)]
• Cleveland* 17, Cincinnati 34 (-13) (42 O/U) [P: $1.67, S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($18.33)]
• Detroit* 7, Chicago 34 (-9.5) (32 O/U) [P: $2.22, S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($17.78)]
• Houston 24, Indianapolis 43 (-14.5) (47 O/U) [P: $0.83, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $0.83]
• New Orleans 34 (-2), Green Bay 27 (38 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.09, T: ($10.91)]
• New York Giants 30, Philadelphia 24 (-3) (42 O/U) [P: $8.33, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $8.33]
• Oakland* 6, Baltimore 28 (-14.5) (34 O/U) [P: $1.11, S: ($10.00), O/U: $0.00, T: ($8.89)]
• Tampa Bay 3, Atlanta 14 (-6) (36 O/U) [P: $3.85, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $3.85]
• Arizona* 10, Seattle 21 (-7) (47 O/U) [P: $3.57, S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.09, T: $2.66]
• St. Louis 13 (-4.5), San Francisco 30 (43.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.09, T: ($10.91)]
• Kansas City* 6, Denver 9 (-11.5) (37.5 O/U) [P: $1.67, S: $10.00, O/U: ($10.00), T: $1.67]
• New England 24 (-7), New York Jets 17 (37 O/U) [P: $3.33, S: $0.00, O/U: $9.09, T: $12.42]
• Tennessee* 7, San Diego 40 (-14) (37.5 O/U) [P: $1.43, S: ($10.00), O/U: $9.09, T: $0.52]
• Washington 10, Dallas 27 (-6) (37 O/U) [P: $3.85, S: $10.00, O/U: $0.00, T: $13.85]
• Pittsburgh 0 (-3), Jacksonville 9 (36.5 O/U) [P: ($10.00), S: ($10.00), O/U: ($10.00), T: ($30.00)]

Results Summary

• Picks (this week): 11 - 5 (68.75%) - Winnings: ($18.14)
• Picks (season): 22 - 10 (68.75%) - Winnings: $1.48
• Spread (this week): 5 - 10 (33.33%) - Winnings: ($50.00)
• Spread (season): 14 - 17 (45.16%) - Winnings: ($30.00)
• Over/Under (this week): 6 - 8 (42.86%) - Winnings: ($25.45)
• Over/Under (season): 18 - 12 (60.00%) - Winnings: $43.64
• Total Weekly Winnings: ($93.60)
• Total Overall Winnings: $15.11

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