NFL Picks: 2011 Week 10

Well, we’re a little late this week–we had our picks turned in with plenty of time, we just didn’t get them posted, due to our real jobs.  And sitting at the two minute warning of the San Diego/Oakland game, it certainly looks like we’re both starting 0-1.

As suspected, Week 9 produced a 1-win advantage for myself, tying Andy and I for the season record at 84-46, which isn’t bad—you’d think that if we could pick games straight up at a 65% clip, that we could pick better bets than we do.  But for whatever reason, no.

Another week of very similar picks this week, but two games (St. Louis/Cleveland and New England/NY Jets) will determine the overall leader.

Game of the week: New England @ NY Jets – Both teams are 5-3, and tied with the Buffalo Bills atop the division.  In our picks, the winner of this game will stand alone by Sunday Night. Oh, and these two teams pretty much hate each other enough already.

Game of the Weak: Jacksonville @ Indianapolis – There are a few stinkers this weekend, but this one takes the cake. The two division rivals, who as recently as last season went head to head for the AFC South divisional crown, are a combined 2-15 this year. The Colts—the definition of quarterback stability before this season—are the clear leaders in the race for Andrew Luck, and many believe this is the best chance the Colts will have to win a game during the second half of the season. We’ve both picked them to knock of the Jaguars—if they don’t, the Colts probably will have an interesting decision to make this offseason.