Alternative picks: Week 6, 2018

What a difference a year makes. Andy stretches his win streak to five weeks. Can Tony pull himself from the doldrums?

Here are the standings:

And here are the picks:

1) Andy: Vikings over Cardinals – The tough part of the Vikings’ schedule is over. Now, let’s see if they can avoid having a letdown like they did against Buffalo.

2) Tony: Eagles over Giants – I decided to go 2nd and 3rd mainly because I need the extra game to make up ground. Or lose it even faster. The Giants blow.

3) Tony: Rams over Broncos – You could give Case Keenum back Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen and he couldn’t keep up with the Rams. Maybe if neither Cooper Kupp or Brandin Cooks come back from their concussions, but…I doubt it.

4) Andy: Packers over 49ers – CJ Beathard might not be that bad a backup but the Packers should still have their way with San Francisco.

5) Tony: Jaguars over Cowboys – Just had an interesting discussion about using Victory Points in a fantasy football league…

6) Andy: Texans over Bills – The Texans still haven’t looked quite as good offensively with Deshaun Watson as they did last year, but there were signs against Dallas that he might be connecting with Hopkins. If Houston is on, they should beat the Bills comfortably.

7) Tony: Bears over Dolphins – Remember when the Dolphins were 3-0 and finally going to take over the AFC East?  Pepperidge Farm remembers… (remember back in 2015 when I used that same lame bit? Pepperidge Farm remembers…)

8) Andy: Panthers over Redskins – Who knows what Washington team will show up? Carolina should win, but every now and then the Redskins throw a great game into the mix.

9) Tony: Falcons over the Buccaneers – The Buccaneers are who we thought they were. I’m not so sure they’re going to get let off the hook, though.

10) Andy: Seahawks over Raiders – Not sure if Jon Gruden will have success turning Oakland around this year.

11) Tony: Jets over Colts – The Colts are a confusing team…I used to criticize them for continuing to draft solid skill players to prop up Peyton Manning, at the expense of their defense (and eventually their offensive line)…now they don’t draft solid skill players…but they still can’t figure out the defense or offensive line. Love that the Colts eased Andrew Luck back in over the first five weeks by putting him on pace to shatter the record for most pass attempts in a season…

12) Andy: Chiefs over Patriots – I’ve been rethinking this one a bit over the last couple days.I may regret this pick. But Kansas City looks sooooooo good right now.

13) Tony: Ravens over Titans – I’m actually a bit surprised this game slipped this far down. I literally had no idea the Titans were 3-2 until I just looked them up to mock them for this bit.

14) Andy: Browns over Chargers – The LA Chargers should win, but the Browns are starting to come around a bit. Cleveland might actually start a winning streak.

15) Tony: Steelers over Bengals – I have no idea what to think here.  The Bengals have been putting up points, but still haven’t beaten anybody that I think has looked real impressive. Then again, the Steelers are 2-2-1, and they lost to a Ravens team that the Bengals beat. Maybe this really is Cincinnati’s year?

And then straight up:

And the picks: