PIF: Week One Results

For the uninitiated, here's how it works... Green is a pick I nailed, red is a pick I blew. As an added bonus, the weekly awards are at the bottom. Hope everyone's first NFL week of 2010 was as awesome as mine.

Prediction: SAINTS 38, VIKINGS 17 ***THURSDAY NIGHT OPENER***
Result: SAINTS 14, VIKINGS 9
Kind of an underwhelming way to start the season.

Prediction: BROWNS 19, BUCCANEERS 13 ***WEEK ONE MISERA-BOWL***
Result: BUCCANEERS 17, BROWNS 14
I didn't call the winner, but let's be honest. There are no winners in this game.

Prediction: DOLPHINS 30, BILLS 20

Result: DOLPHINS 15, BILLS 10
I'm kind of impressed that the final score was exactly half of what I prognosticated.

Prediction: PATRIOTS 24, BENGALS 21
Result: PATRIOTS 38, BENGALS 24
Tom Brady is so hot.

Prediction: TEXANS 34, COLTS 30 ***GAME OF THE WEEK***
Result: TEXANS 34, COLTS 24
Ooooh, called this one, didn't I? Houston makes a statement.

Prediction: JAGUARS 29, BRONCOS 13

Result: JAGUARS 24, BRONCOS 17
I don't know anyone who cared about this game.

Prediction: FALCONS 20, STEELERS 13
Result: STEELERS 15, FALCONS 9 (OT)
Mendenhall's overtime TD FTW.

Prediction: TITANS 28, RAIDERS 27

Result: TITANS 38, RAIDERS 13
It's going to be another long year of Raider football and Al Davis not dying.

Prediction: GIANTS 31, PANTHERS 15
Result: GIANTS 31, PANTHERS 18

I was only off by a FG in this one. 

Prediction: BEARS 23, LIONS 20

Result: BEARS 19, LIONS 14 
Calvin Johnson was robbed because of a pretty strange ruling. Fortunately, Lions are used to losing.

Prediction: CARDINALS 38, RAMS 16

Result: CARDINALS 17, RAMS 13
Not a bad debut for Sam Bradford.

Prediction: PACKERS 44, EAGLES 3 ***BLOWOUT OF THE WEEK***

Result: PACKERS 27, EAGLES 20

If Kolb hadn't gotten injured, I would have had my blowout.

Prediction: 49ERS 31, SEAHAWKS 24

Result: SEAHAWKS 31, 49ERS 6

Coach Singletary thanked the Seahawks for kicking his team's ass. He's the General Patton of football.

Prediction: REDSKINS 31, COWBOYS 30 ***UPSET OF THE WEEK***

Result: REDSKINS13, COWBOYS 7

What a horribly ugly game. 

Prediction: JETS 19, RAVENS 15 ***MNF PART ONE***

Result: RAVENS 10, JETS 9

To quote Jet's coach Rex Ryan, "@#$% the ?&@$%! taco @#$!& %#@? fuck!"

Prediction: CHARGERS 41, CHIEFS 24 ***MNF PART TWO***

Result: CHIEFS 21, CHARGERS 14
This game ended sometime early Wednesday afternoon. Seriously, NFL, what the hell? a 10pm start?

WEEK ONE AWARDS

Rookie of the Week: Rams rookie QB Sam Bradford put up a good fight

Surprise Player of the Week: Where the hell did Texans RB Arian Foster come from with 230 yards rushing and three TD's?

Tough Guy of the Week: Coach Singletary, for thanking the Seahawks for whooping his 49ers. I wouldn't want to be on his practice field this week.

Terrell Owens Memorial Asshole of the Week: In a press conference after the game, Patriots WR Randy Moss announced he would be leaving New England at the end of the season.

Bust of the Week: (tie) The Dallas Cowboys offensive line blew every chance the Redskins gave them to win. Also, Eagles QB Kevin Kolb was to be the anointed one, except he suffered a concussion and probably lost his job to Michael "Ron Mexico" Vick. That's right, I didn't forget about the herpes, dog killer.

Celebration of the Week: Every Cowboys fan who, for a brief moment, thought they won the game.

Special Teams Player of the Week: Packers K Mason Crosby set a Packers record (which is hard to do, Brett Favre has most of them) with a 56 yard FG against Philadelphia.

Defensive Player of the Week: Redskins CB DeAngelo Hall scored the difference-making touchdown on a fumble recovery as the first half expired vs. Dallas.

Offensive Player of the Week: Even though they lost, Peyton Manning went 40 of 57 for 433 yards, 3 TD and no picks.

This Week: 11-5

See you later this week when I prognosticate Week Two.