Prevailing Patriots put Peyton's Pthhhhh Play upon a Platter.....

Whatever that means. I don't know.  I was just trying to make an entire sentence only using “p”s .....and I almost did it....I came close. Ptttthhh. AnywayZ.....Pittsburgh played Philly and Practically Payed the Piper, but Pulled it off Prior to Pppppp....that's all I've got..... the Steelers won 16-14 in a ping-pong Defensive match. This Thursday night has Pittsburgh going to Tennessee as 5.5-point road favorites. Tennessee lost in Minny last week, 30-7....and have allowed a league worst – 181-points scored against, they are broken and crappy and destined..... at first glance, to lose this game. However, on the other hand, Pitts will be without Troy Polamalo and haven't won on the road yet this year. Actually, they've only won one of their past five road games. The trends sing their song of indication and clearly Pittsburgh, from this perspective, should, and most likely will, …....lose. Read em' and weep you yellow towel freakshows......

TRENDS:
* Steelers are 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall.
* Steelers are 0-6 ATS in their last six road games.
* Underdog is 6-2 ATS in their last eight meetings.
* Under is 5-1-1 in Titans’ last seven home games.

<3 I Heart Trends <3

Ooof. Those are some tough numbers for the Bee Men. So, I'm going to jump off the Public Cliff here and say Tennessee as home dogs getting 5.5-points. Come to think of it, usually right around this week 6 time; some whacky things start happening... a lot of “for sure”'s are really “not”....we witnessed a touch of it last week when Indianapolis came alive at home, played a great game and beat my beloved Packers 30-27.....or when the Jets somehow scored 17 points with a crappy Offense against Houston and this year's number one D.....also when the 4-0 Arizona Cardinals sputtered and choked in St. Louie with a big 17-3 coughing loss.....not to mention that the Seahawks won on the ROAD -16-12 in Carolina. Wow. It's all a bit Perplexing....and it's about to get a tad worse before it all falls into place a little.

Speaking of Seattle.......this Sunday, New England will travel to the misty Vampire city as 3.5-point road favorites. And as much as I hate to admit this, or remember that I said it earlier in the Season, obviously without looking at a schedule.....but, the Seahawks play stellar at home and their crowd makes it one of the loudest places to play. Now along come our boys, fresh off a beautiful 31-21 win over an arch enemy, Peyton Manning and his Broncos..... traveling across the country to go against Pete Carroll, a guy who probably blames the Patriots organization for being downsized to a college Coach for so very long........and well, looky here, you're in his house now and blah de blah...whatever, the guy belongs in a frat house and his name should be Frank. My point being, Pete Carroll is going to fill that entire room of impressionable young minds with some tear-jerker story with New England as the bad guys and Carroll as the poor victim who was wounded deeply by the Pats and that his team, his organization, the Seattle Seahawks, should make it their Loyal DUTY to destroy as commanded. Whatever kind of dollop he spews from his mouth, I think this may be a closer game than what we, Patriot Fans, have come to expect. Yes Ray, I am reminding my readers that I am first and foremost a Patriot Fan, and am only typing what I believe to be the facts. Don't shoot me, or peg me with tomatoes.

This week, Denver will travel to San Diego as 1.5-point road dogs in a Monday Night Thriller. San Diego is and has always been, in my opinion, a choke team. My Opinion. Last week, Phillip Rivers and the band came up short in New Orleans by 7-points. The Saints FINALLY Won A Game! First Win Without Sean Payton in the Coaching Seat. Jeez. They're like a bunch of babies who have just given up their binkies.....they can either decide that they are going to be okay and move on, or they can sit in the middle of the floor and cry.....this week the Saints are on a Bye Week, so they have a little time to decide. Carolina, Chicago and Jacksonville are sharing that Bye.

This Monday Night, the Giants will fly clear across the Country to SanFran as 4.5-point road dogs. The 49ers are probably still feeling the sting of last year's 20-17 playoff loss to the J'ints, therefore have more of an emotional advantage. Last week, the at home 49ers murdered the Bills in a 45-3, “in the Dining Room with a Candlestick” kind of crime. Ironically enough, the Giants hosted Cleveland and killed them in a 41-27 flossing. I still pick San Fran in this debacle, they have more scar tissue and have home-field advantage.

With that being said, and the football part mostly wrapped up....I wanted to announce that not only do I have this article written and ready ON-TIME for the second week in a row......BUT.......I am officially:
THE MAYOR OF ROSLINDALE...... that's right folks, I'll see you at the Parade on Sunday. I'll be the one in the Mayor of Roslindale's car....waving to you, smiling and driving slowly....no tomatoes please.

Picks: Detroit +4; Tennessee +5.5; SanFran -4.5; Green Bay +3.5; (They Who Must Not Be Named +3.5)