Saturday, December 17, 2022

Benster and D Pick Your Games-----A Little Concern in the Twin Cities Edition

 This is going to be a pretty quick analysis of this week's games, as I am going to be on assignment this weekend, with the promise that said assignment will be reported on next week. And no, there won't be a rubric. 

Rubes never do well with rubrics anyway, Seabiscuit.

The Vikings can clinch the NFC North against the Colts, and thanks to the Niners winning on Thursday Night Football out in Seattle, all of a sudden things look more interesting for the Packers. 

Assumes facts not in evidence, but we'll see. Meanwhile, is there something you are feeling?

I am feeling the HYPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEE!, and am ready to pick some games. Watch me work.

Indianapolis Colts (+3.5) vs. Minnesota Vikings Fun fact, this is the 1000th game in the history of the Vikings, which hasn't been getting a lot of play amongst the media types here outside of the Strib. The Vikes can clinch the NFC North this week after failing to clinch in a loss that was strange. It's not like the Vikings played horribly in Detroit, but the Lions really took advantage of some slippage in standards among the Vikings that I am going to circle back to in January. The Colts have been a complete dumpster fire, and they clearly have been unable to find the right fit at quarterback since Andrew Luck retired. This game will be another close one, and the Vikings will win after riding their luck in the second half. Vikings 31, Colts 27.

The Colts are indeed a dumpster fire. If the Vikings are going to assert dominance in any game this season, this would be a good place to start. Vikings 34, Colts 20.

The visitors come to U.S. Bank Stadium

Los Angeles Rams (+7) vs. Glorious Green Bay Packers The Packers are coming off their bye week with some of the injuries getting better. Despite all of the turmoil, the Packers are not dead in the water, and there is hope among more than the delusional homers like myself among the Packers fanbase. The Rams have been a dumpster fire, too, as it turns out that the front office strategy of trading away their entire supply of futures until 2097 has had the bills come through. Turns out that the Rams also got a sponsorship from noted healthy organizations like Bear Stearns, FTX, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers that also gambled away everything and had it work out long term. This game is going to be very cold on Monday Night Football, much to the dismay of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman. Buck isn't a terrible announcer, but my enjoyment of him depends on who he is with in the booth. Aikman is the worst announcer in the NFL, and just like his playing days has to be carried by superior talent. How come the Great Wall of Dallas doesn't get a cut of all of Aikman's bloated salary for what they did to make his career with the Cowboys? Aikman has added nothing to every single broadcast he has been with, and is proof that just because you were a prominent player of the Cowboys doesn't mean that you deserve to be in a prominent spot on football broadcasts. Plus, he hates the Packers and calls them out far more than other teams for the same mistakes. I don't think Baker can rise to the occasion again, and seeing both Romeo and Watson together will be very interesting. Packers 63, Rams 10.

That seems a bit high, but yeah, I think the Packers are the better team. Packers 27, Rams 17.

Enjoy your football this weekend. Ben out.

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