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As we head into week 5, we head into our second week of the International Series. This week we are sending the Bills over to London while keeping the Jaguars over there for a second straight week because Jacksonville probably wouldn’t notice anyway.

This, like last week, means that our Sunday is getting an early start. So if you are like me and wait until Sunday morning to do your final fantasy/confidence tweaking, remember to set your alarm!

Week 5 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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14 – MIAMI over New York Giants – The Dolphins put up 70 in their last home game…this time I feel like they could get 70 sacks against the Giants O-Line.

13 – WASHINGTON over Chicago – There is no way change can’t be coming soon. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that, if the Bears lose, MATT EBERFLUS WILL BE FIRED BEFORE WEEK 6.

12 – DETROIT over Carolina – The top three lines on a confidence pool sheet are the Dolphins, Commanders and Lions…whoduh thunk!

11 – BUFFALO over Jacksonville – The Bills lost to the Jets … that still just dumbfounds me.

10 – Baltimore over PITTSBURGH – The Steelers are playing almost the same kind of offense they just gave up 30 points to…only this offense is better.

9 – INDIANAPOLIS over Tennessee – The Colts are just an intriguing team this year.

8 – DENVER over New York Jets – I’d say the non-Rodgers led Jets had there moment in the sun by almost winning last week…that won’t carry over.

7 – LAS VEGAS over Green Bay – OK, maybe still a little bit of a personal reason for putting the Raiders this high on the list.

6 – Cincinnati over ARIZONA – If they can’t beat the Cardinals, stick a fork in the Bengals.

5 – SAN FRANCISCO over Dallas – Grab your Pogs and put on some Ace of Base – this one will take you right back to the 90s!

4 – NEW ENGLAND over New Orleans – Two teams with two-letter abbreviations that both start with N … … … that’s the excitement I found for this one.

3 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Philadelphia – The will be the game the Rams show the league that they are indeed back.

2 – Houston over ATLANTA – This is going to be an unexpectedly fun game to watch.

1 – MINNESOTA over Kansas City – If you think someone will get their first win against the Chiefs, keep it on the one-point line.

All due respect to the great Willie Beaman, we have now seen the true Any Given Sunday.

In one week, we saw two undefeated teams go down in games that they should have easily won, plus a third top team that escaped thanks to a bad no-call! Makes it hard to have confidence in some of these teams!

So, that being said…let’s show some confidence to 13 teams ?

Week 7 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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13 – SEATTLE over Arizona – Look for the Seahawks to make a statement in this one.

12 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Pittsburgh – Hard to have any faith in the Steelers after a cross-country trip.

11 – KANSAS CITY over Los Angeles Chargers – Pretty sure you won’t be picking the Chiefs to lose against the division anytime soon. My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE CHIEFS WILL NOT LOSE A GAME AGAINST THE AFC WEST THIS YEAR … … … OR NEXT.

10 – TAMPA BAY over Atlanta – If the Falcons can’t win at home anymore then they have no chance on the road.

9 - NEW ORLEANS over Jacksonville – Drop this down a few lines if Trevor Lawrence does end up playing, but still take the Saints.

8 – Las Vegas over CHICAGO – I’ll be in the stands so I can’t go against my Raiders!

7 – Buffalo over NEW ENGLAND – Bailey Zappe by halftime.

6 – INDIANAPOLIS over Cleveland – The Browns used up all of their winning points last week

5 – Green Bay over DENVER – Why would anyone have confidence in the Broncos?

4 – PHILADELPHIA over Miami – Hell, take who you want – this is just gonna be fun to watch!

3 – Detroit over BALTIMORE – This seems like another road game the Lions will somehow sneak out of with a win.

2 – MINNESOTA over San Francisco – 49ers injuries scare me more than Kirk Cousins in primetime

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over Washington – I am very not interested in this game

We’re back to full strength!

Well, at least for one week.

Once again all 32 teams will be playing this week. Thanks to a full day’s worth of football action on Thursday, and even a Black Friday game!!, all teams will need to be on duty on Sunday! With that comes the chance for more points so let’s cushion our lead in the season long pools!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! To take a short break from the football mentality, I do want to let you know that I am thankful to those that follow along with me and read my stuff – thank you!

OK…back to FOOTBALL!

Week 12 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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16 – DALLAS over Washington – I can’t make my “Redskins playing on Thanksgiving” joke anymore, but it’ll still be the same idea.

15 – DETRIOT over Green Bay – When was the last time Lions’ fans were THIS thankful to watch their team on Thanksgiving?

14 – HOUSTON over Jacksonville – I’ve said it before, I’ll be saying it again and again – the Texans are fun to watch.

13 – MINNESOTA over Chicago – The Bears just find new ways to lose – it’ll be fun to see what they come up with for Monday Night.

12 – Miami over NEW YORK JETS – Black Friday deals have hit the Jets’ quarterback room as they just keep getting discounted.

11 – TENNESSEE over Carolina – I’m not saying the Panthers made the wrong decision by any means, BUT, my BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that WILL LEVIS WILL HAVE MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY PASSING YARDS AS BRYCE YOUNG.

10 – ATLANTA over New Orleans – Way too many injury issues for the Saints to handle this week.

9 – PHILADELPHIA over Buffalo – The Bills used up their “competent offense” points against the Jets last week … … … bit of a waste if you ask me.

8 – Kansas City over LAS VEGAS – I reeeeeeeeeeally want to pick the Raiders in this one.

7 – Baltimore over LOS ANGELES CHARGERS – Remember when the AFC West was supposed to be the best division ever?

6 – ARIZONA over Los Angeles Rams – I’m as surprised to see the Cardinals this high, for a win, as you are.

5 – Cleveland over DENVER – I don’t know which hype to believe less in this one.

4 – Tampa Bay over INDIANAPOLIS – I’ve been burned by the Bucs on the road too many times to not pick them again.

3 – SEATTLE over San Francisco – This is just going to be a fun way to cap off the holiday!

2 – CINCINATTI over Pittsburgh – No Burrow, no problem…at least this week.

1 – NEW YORK GIANTS over New England – This was a Super Bowl matchup…somewhat recently … … … twice.

Finally! They’re done!

We are heading into week 15 and FINALLY we are done with bye weeks! 16 games a week for the rest of the season! That means we’ll have more chance for points in our pools.

Of course…we do have to pick them correctly.

So let’s get to it!

Week 15 – HERE WE GO!!!!

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16 – MIAMI over New York Jets – An easy “get right” game for the Dolphins for sure.

15 – San Francisco over ARIZONA – Not normally this easy to put a road team this high…

14 – Kansas City over NEW ENGLAND – ..or this high…but here we are.

13 – DETROIT over Denver – The Lions know they need to show the league they can be dominant again and soon

12 – NEW ORLEANS over New York Giants – It’s been a fun run for the Giants but it has to end at some point

11 – LOS ANGELES RAMS over Washington – The Rams are putting everything together at the right time.

10 – SEATTLE over Philadelphia – The collapse is real! My BOLD PREDICTION for this week is that THE EAGLES WILL NOT WIN A PLAYOFF GAME THIS YEAR

9 – INDIANAPOLIS over Pittsburgh – Remember when this would have been an exciting matchup?

8 – CINCINNATI over Minnesota – I would mention how it’s crazy to have a backup QB vs backup QB matchup…but that seems to be the norm at this point.

7 – LAS VEGAS over Los Angeles Chargers – Welcome to the world of backup quarterbacks, LA!

6 – CLEVELAND over Chicago – How many times did Justin Fields get sacked the last time the Bears were in Cleveland? Yeah … that.

5 – Baltimore over JACKSONVILLE – This one will just be fun to watch!

4 – Dallas over BUFFALO – This game could solidify Dak as our MVP this year.

3 – TENNESSEE over Houston – If CJ Stroud can go, flip this to a Texans win

2 – GREEN BAY over Tampa Bay – These two teams both have Bay in their city…so that’s exciting.

1 – CAROLINA over Atlanta – I mean, they have to be able to win another game this year, right?