Might as well get this over and done with.

Buffalo at Chicago (7.5). Incorrect.

It looks like the Bears were better and the Bills not as scrappy as I had once thought. I’m curious to see if Chicago can keep this good play going through the regular season and into the playoffs.

Cleveland at Carolina (8.5). Correct.

I knew the Browns weren’t going to win, but my theory of them scoring on their last drive to get within the 8.5 needed to secure a victory for me was correct. Congrats Romeo Crennel for going for the field goal late to cut the Panther lead to eight points instead of wasting four downs trying to get a touchdown.

Detroit at Minnesota (6.5). Incorrect.

Goddamnit. Everything was going according to plan until the Lions began playing like they were, well, the Lions.

Miami at New England (10.5). Incorrect.

Lost by half-a-point. Well, that evens out the Cleveland win I had earlier.

(3.5) St. Louis at Green Bay. Incorrect.

Lost by half-a-point. Well, that makes the Cleveland win I had earlier all but a distant memory.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans (6.5). Incorrect.

I’m surprised that back-up quarterback for Tampa Bay did as well as he did. Was that because he’s that good or the Saints defense is that unreliable?

Tennessee at Indianapolis (18.5). Correct.

Wow, I thought the Titans would lost by double digits, not by a single digit. Either way I look smart (at least for this game). For Indy’s sake, I hope the Colts are just on cruise control and not reeling from last year’s playoff loss and the departure of Edgerrin James. Actually, if I had to get rid of one of Indy’s “Big Three” (Manning, James or Harrison), it would have been James. I’m starting to wonder if this might be Indy’s year to go to the Super Bowl. Back in the 1994-1995 season, everyone thought the Steelers would be headed to the big game, but they got beat by a Chargers team in the Conference Championship game. The next year, with just a fraction of the hype, they made it only to lose to the Cowboys. I’m getting a similar vibe with the Colts this year that I had with the Steelers of the 1955-1996 season.

Washington at N.Y. Giants (4.5). Incorrect.

Any week Emily wins is a bad week.

(3.5) Kansas City at Arizona. Incorrect.

The Chiefs demolish the 49ers at home, squeak by the Cardinals on the road and Arizona defeated San Francisco several weeks ago. I guess that’s why they place the games. Christ, now I just made a Chris Berman remark.

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville (7.5). Correct.

Nice to be with the winning team during a blowout contest.

Oakland at San Francisco (3.5). Incorrect.

This is like the “Cripple Fight” of the NFL.

Dallas at Philadelphia (2.5). Incorrect.

Even though Philly played a much better game, Dallas managed to stay in it until the very end. I heard later Owens was acting like, Owens. I heard some talk about how Drew Bledsoe can’t win the big game, which is interesting to me because I remember him coming in for an injured Tom Brady in an AFC Conference Championship game at Pittsburgh a few years back and played rather well.

Pittsburgh at San Diego (3.5). Incorrect.

I went to bed at halftime. When I turned on the local news the next morning, the top story was the loss and whether or not Big Ben should have been pulled during the game. Let the “Roethlisberger Sucks” talk begin.

Baltimore at Denver (4.5). Incorrect.

I was right about Baltimore losing. I was wrong about the point spread. Shit, and I thought I had the Broncos in this one, too. C’est la vie.

This week’s record: 3-11. Cumulative record: 34-40.

Ouch. But at least I still have a better winning percentage (.459) than the Raiders, along with 13 other teams in the league.