Alternative picks: Week 10, 2019

Uh oh. Tony’s on a run. Second week in a row he tripped up Andy. This might be a battle yet.

And here are the alternative picks for, holy cow, week 10 already.

1) Andy: Ravens over Bengals – Baltimore might be ripe for a letdown after a big win against New England, but they’d have to show up almost comatose to lose to a tanking Cincinnati team switching to a new QB.
2) Tony: Saints over Falcons – Both teams coming off the bye–but one team actually has something to play for.
3) Tony: Colts over Dolphins – Sure, the Dolphins screwed up their perfect season–but even if Jocoby Brisset can’t go, the Colts aren’t as bad as the Jets. Not to mention I think Frank Reich knows a thing or two about game planning with backup QBs.
4) Andy: Cowboys over Vikings – Kirk Cousins continues to show he is who we thought he was. Four straight wins against pretenders ended Sunday with a middling performance against the Chiefs in a game he had countless opportunities to win. And that was a noon game. The Sunday night Dallas game will bring out “Kirk After Dark.”
5) Tony: Bills over Browns – The Bills are quietly having a solid season, while the Browns are very loudly not. How long until some more guys threaten to kill someone to get out of Cleveland?
6) Andy: Chiefs over Titans – There are a lot of games in week 10 I thought early on would have been blowouts that now look competitive. This one feels more like a game where Kansas City gets back on track at the expense of a disappointing Tennessee team that might be looking at another coaching change soon.
7) Tony: Rams over Steelers – Might be walking into a trap with the Rams traveling east, but they’re clearly the more talented team on paper.
8) Andy: Packers over Panthers – I have no confidence in this pick because I can’t figure either of these teams out. This will be my explanation for most of the rest of my picks this week.
9) Tony: Giants over Jets – The battle of New Jersey in 2019 is a game that likely no one from New York wants to bother attending. I suspect that Adam Gase has lost the locker room (if he ever had it), and that his time in New Jersey might be short lived.
10) Andy: Seahawks over 49ers – I believe in what San Francisco is doing. I’m a believer in their defense. I also, however, believe in what Russell Wilson. The Seahawks aren’t what they were during their peak a few years back, but there’s still enough there in the tank to take the upstart Niners down a peg.
11) Tony: Chargers over Raiders – I’m dumfounded the Raiders are 4-4, and the Chargers could be in for a let down after thoroughly dismantling the Packers.  But I’m still going to pick the better team.
12) Andy: Bucs over Cardinals – I have no confidence in this pick. Can I just take the over in this game? The two most generous defenses in the NFC face off. One team will win and lots of points will be scored.
13) Tony: Lions over Bears – In Week 9, all four NFC North teams lost.  This game guarantees that won’t happen again–although there’s no guarantee that at least one NFC North team wins–this game might be the most tempted I’ve ever been to pick a tie.

Both of these clowns dropped trau straight up in week nine.

And … here are those picks.