Remember when all of the Bears fans were so confident in beating the Packers? Gino certainly does, especially when the Bears had a 16-3 lead. But they forgot that 12 owns the Bears. In terms of last week's result, you really hate to see it.
We've been hearing of the imminent demise of the Packers for 30 years. And perhaps it is coming, but there's little evidence of a threat from Illinois.
Note the heavy use of sarcasm. This is a crappy year for the Packers, but they still beat the Bears twice, allowed me to laugh at the Patriots, and allowed me to laugh at Brady choking in the clutch. You really love to see that. I was really feeling the HYYYYYYYYPPPEEEE! And now, a word on the nature of ownership:
Ownership has its privileges. Including gloating.
It's time to pick some games, and time to watch me work.
Minnesota Vikings (+1.5) vs. Detroit LOLions Yes, that line is correct. Even though I get that the Vikings tend to play very close games and this is a game on the road against a NFC North opponent, that line needs some explaining. So in the interest of full disclosure, I was watching the Packers game and missed most of the Vikings game. But, I did see the last few minutes of the 4th quarter. The Vikings have won 9 of 10 victories by just 1 possession, but to their credit have won those games consistently. The Lions are going to to play the Vikings tough just like the first meeting back in September. I think that the Vikings are going to do what they haven't done since Week 1, and win a game by more than 9 points behind a big day from Dalvin. Why Dalvin, you ask? I need a big game from him in fantasy this week. Vikings 35, LOLions Gonna LOLion 14.
The Lions have been playing well. I haven't seen a lot of them this season, but it seems as though they are making progress. We've heard that tale since the 1950s. Not sure if I believe it any more than I believe the Bears are making progress. As a practical matter, for the last 30 years, if the Packers were down, the team to take advantage is always the locals. And while the Vikings have evident flaws, I think they will also prevail in this one. Vikings 28, Lions 24.
Tampa Bay Bucs (+3.5) vs. San Francisco 49ers Normally, this game wouldn't have been considered for this feature. But because the Packers and Bears both are on bye this week, this seemed like the best game of the bunch to talk about. The NFC South is Big Ten West level of bad this year. The Bucs got a huge win on Monday thanks to Gisele's ex and Dennis Allen making clock management decisions that make Andy Reid look smart by comparison. What I am interested to see in this one is how the Niners respond to Jimmy G being out for the year. Brock Purdy will get the nod, and I'm a little surprised that the Niners didn't go after Baker Mayfield harder. Nothing against Purdy, but Baker would have been the better option. The Niners want to win this game to try and keep ahead of the Seahawks in a tight NFC West. By the way, when did the NFC suddenly become so weak? Look for the Niners to lean on their run game and for Kyle Shanahan to take a page out of his dad's playbook by running his way to success. The Niners are the team that I wouldn't want to play right now based on their playoff experience. Niners 24, Bucs 10.
This game could be one of the lowest scoring games of the season. And I say it will be. 49ers 10, Tampa 6.
Just a reminder, 12 still owns you, Chicago. Sorry, not sorry. Enjoy your football this weekend. Ben out.
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