THE WILD SHAMROCK 2018 WEEK SIX NFL PREDICTIONS

We embarrassed ourselves going with the Giants on Thursday night. We admit we lost a bet.

Last week much better performance as we went 10-5 for the week.

Overall record so far, skipping week one, is 32-30…. We are all stoked over at the corporate offices that we are now two games over the 500 mark.

THE REST OF ALL PICKS FOR WEEK SIX IN THAT CRAZY LEAGUE THE NFL

MATCH UP                                                                         OUR WINNER

BUCCANEERS AT FALCONS                                              FALCONS

With both teams having no defense, this match up is the Flag Football championship. Winner goes downstate and plays this year’s Arena Bowl winner. This one should be a shoot out, but since I said that, it will be a close game. It will be a battle between kickers. A kick off. I think Falcons win this one at ,home. Matt Ryan has been involved already in a few of these shoot outs. The odds are he comes out on the right side of things. Meanwhile Winston probably will have to go with Lyft instead of Uber. Lyft now has it where you can fondle the drivers, even at a red light. Winston still knocking off the rust with only playing a half a game under his belt. Falcons come up with this  one in a close game.

STEELERS AT BENGALS                                                        BENGALS

This is a big division game for both these teams. A Steeler win gets them back in the division race. A Bengal win builds a bigger lead and pushes the Steelers towards the basement of the division. The Red Rifle aka Andy Dalton is having a great year, perhaps his best year. It’s two great quarterbacks slinging the rock in this contest. However the Bengals have a defense. While the Steelers defense improved and held the Falcons last week only to 17 points. However they are on the road and I can see Andy Dalton able to take advantage of weak secondary the Steelers have. Big Ben will keep this game close, but the Bengals will put it away late.

CHARGERS AT BROWNS                                                          BROWNS

Baker Mayfield reminds me of a younger Phillip Rivers when he first came into the league.  Not scared of anything. Instant winner. Will throw the ball in any window. Mistakes bounced off him. Rallying of the troops. The way Baker Mayfield shows poise in the pocket is something many young quarterbacks don’t ever have. Perhaps Baker Mayfield is one of Phillip Rivers’ bastard children. Probably not because he holds on to Brady Bunch and Partridge family as they all live under the same roof like the lady in the old shoe. Maybe Rivers adopted her shoe. I like the Browns winning their second game in a roll. I think a tight well fought game last week and Mayfield leading the team back is something that all the Browns felt. We have arrived and yes, we are special.

church lady isnt that special

The Browns beating the Ravens last week was the team’s first division win since 2015. I think they will win two in a row for the first time since Ronald Reagan was President. West Coast teams traveling east to face equal or great competition never seem to do well. Both defenses will keep this close. I see a Phillip Rivers mistake in the fourth that the Browns take advantage of and pull out another gutsy performance.

BEARS AT DOLPHINS                                                          BEARS

Bears are facing two of their old offensive coordinators in this one. During the Jay Cutler years, the only thing the Bears led the league in was Offensive Coordinators jumping out of the high rises.  Adam Gase, the Dolphins head coach. Then Dowell Loggins, the guy who coached Mitch Trubisky last year with his training wheels play book. Oh have times changed. Mitch Trubisky coming off the biggest game ever in his young career as he torched the Buccaneers a couple weeks ago. Can that performance be repeated? Even if Mitch Trubisky goes back to his old self, the Dolphins will still have a long day with the Bears defense turning this into a fish fry early. Make sure you bring the tartar sauce for this one.

BILLS AT TEXANS                                                                BILLS

If the Browns can win two in a row, so can the Bills. Not liking the Bills offensive line as the offense has been sputtering. Especially with the Texans who have Watt and Clowny coming after the man behind the center. One thing I do like in this match up is that the Bills will  be able to force a few turnovers on the Texan quarterback. The Texans have won two in a row, both in Overtime. However both wins were handed to them. The Colts should of punted in OT, but instead went for it and it back fired in their own territory. Then the Cowboys refused to go for it on 4th and one. This should be a well fought game. I think Josh Allen makes a big throw in this one. Watching Buffalo play I have been enjoying model glue over the white Elmer’s glue when it comes to sniffing the stuff that will make any football team enjoyable.

CARDINALS AT VIKINGS                                                     VIKINGS

Good to see the Cardinals come away with their first victory last week. Hope the coach brought the team to Dairy Queen for a few scoops of ice cream. They deserved it. Meanwhile Vikings going into Eagle land and ran the Rocky steps to pull out a huge victory and much needed victory. With that big win they will not overlook the Cardinals and get beat by another Josh, that is a rookie. They take care of business and you will see all parts of their game do well in this match up and win big.

COLTS AT JETS                                                                            COLTS

Seems like every few games Sam Darnold puts up some big numbers as the Jets quarterback. He did last week to Vanilla Ice, Case Keenum, and the lackluster Broncos. This week is a different animal. The Colts only have one victory so far. However Andrew Luck has been throwing the rock and the team has been scoring points. I think the Colts will win this one even if a shootout takes place. I like the Colts defense to exploit the Jets line and give Darnold pressure and force him into making mistakes. It will be a close game but Colts prevail as long as Frank Reich is done handing out early Christmas presents to other teams.

SEAHAWKS AT RAIDERS                                                              RAIDERS

This game is in London, England. Can you picture Jon Gruden having a spot of tea with the Queen? I can see Pete Carol hugging the queen and grabbing her behind, the man is a pervert. This game will be a low scoring affair since both teams have to travel so far. I think this hurts the Seahawks more as they have a history of not doing well in further places from Seattle. If people from Vegas are watching their future team, could they back out of the deal? Maybe Chucky and the rest of black hole belong in England. Then Chargers could escape LA and move to Vegas. I think Jon Gruden will walk the streets of London and come up with a few plays to beat the Seahawks in a close game. Maybe the fog can clear out the stupidness that still lingers in his head after getting rid of Mack.

PANTHERS AT REDSKINS                                                     REDSKINS

The Fig Newton has the team at 3-1. The locals are talking about the kneeling boob they just signed instead of his own perfect self. Normally the attention would kill the man of fig. But these days it’s nice not to be bothered as he can head to the nations capital and still not be the biggest idiot in the city like how normally he is. He mutters to himself, “Thank God Donald Trump is in office.” Do you think Donald Trump and Eric Reid head to mass together? If so, do they watch each other to see if they kneel at the right parts? Eric Reid will probably stand during it to protest the communion wafers. I think Redskins win this one after being humiliated on Monday Night Football. Look for Spanky Peterson to have a huge day, kidding don’t put that bum in your starting line up. Alex Smith will outduel Superfreak and the Redskin defense will play much better than they did.  Home cooking will be the thing to turn around those embarrassing Redskins from Drew Brees’ aerial assault.

JAGUARS AT COWBOYS                                                         COWBOYS

I feel like the great Jaguar defense is not that great anymore. I know the running game is suffering without Fournette in the line up. Bortles I still know is the quarterback. The Cowboys had a troubling OT loss last week. Everyone is talking about what happened to Prescott. He does not look like the same guy from last year. I think with all that noise from last week with Jerry Jones calling out his coach and people talking about the QB troubles, home cooking and hot cheerleaders is what the Cowboys need. Ezekiel Elliot has a monster game today. It will take the pressure off Prescott in fewer throws. I think the Cowboy defense could stop the Jaguar offense. Cowboys will be in the thick of things in that crappy division. Meanwhile the Jaguars will want to move to London, England and have tea with the Queen on Sundays.

RAVENS AT TITANS                                                                TITANS

Both teams come in at 3-2 for the season. Both teams coming off losses last week. This is one of those games where you can pick the winner out of the hat. Both teams played each other last year in Tennessee and the Titans won that one. It is me or does Joe Flacco look nervous when Jackson comes in at quarterback as the Ravens first round pick?  Is it because Joe Flacco has not done much since he signed a long term deal after that Superbowl the Ravens won a very long time ago? I think the Titans will take care of business in this one and rebound and win a close one as Joe Flacco will start feeling his days are numbered in Baltimore.

RAMS AT BRONCOS                                                              RAMS

Case Keenum once a long time ago played for the Rams. Plus the Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips used to coach the Broncos. Just some fun facts for a lopsided match up. If you lose to the Jets these days you probably should be kicked out of the league. Vanilla Ice Keenum can’t sling the rock well when he plays a talented defense. Rams have some talent that will be coming for the Ice Ice baby. Keenum should join the Flag Football League South and play for the Buccaneers or the Falcons. This one is not even fair as Rams win in a laugher. John Elway still leads the league in big teeth. Maybe it’s time to play Jim Kelly’s nephew or at least grandma she has a cannon for an arm.

CHIEFS AT PATRIOTS                                                           CHIEFS

This is the game of the week in my book. So now this game will not turn out the way I envision. This is the Rebels versus the Evil Empire. This could be a preview of the AFC championship. I know the Chiefs are undefeated. I know the Patriots are rolling. You can see the evil mastermind coming up with a game plan to confuse Patrick Mahomes. You could see Tom Brady wanting the spotlight more than this talked about Chief team. I think the Chiefs have things to prove here. A loss will only kink the armor as they can meet up for part two in the playoffs where the game will mean everything. If the Chiefs prevail it could set the Patriots back. The loss could sicken them and stay with them a long time and feel the pressure if they meet again in the playoffs. I like the CHIEFS. They will take out the Brady trash and bring down the Death Star as Foxboro will crumble and the Boston faithful will get the feeling their football dynasty is coming to a end along with the Red Sox hopes to get to the world series. Beantown will be in a depression all next week. At least Lebron left your conference in Basketball. Plus hey the Bruins are pretty good.

49ERS AT PACKERS                                                               PACKERS

This is the game the schedule makers figure Jimmy Garoppolo would be starting. They figured the Niners would be looking good out of the gate from Jimmy’s results from last season. Things have changed in the Bay Area since the injury. It’s time for the Niner fans to get your Warrior schedules out and figure out if there is any team that can disrupt your three peat is the way to go. It is very hard to win in Lambeau Field even if Rodgers is in a wheelchair. After coming off a loss from the kitty cats in Motor City, Green Bay will roll through the Niners like they don’t belong in the league. I do like Robbie Gould making some field goals in this one as the only points the Niners get in this one.

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