GrandmasterB is used to having Mrs. GMB beat him down, but after this weeks action…I received a beatdown from another woman. This week Apryl from Women Like Sports tallied up an impressive 14-2 record and took the weekly prize in the Pigskin Picks contest. What surprises me the most is she was 14-1 after the Sunday games, and the one game she missed was the Tennessee Titans v. Jacksonville Jags game.

While I contemplated picking the Jags over the Titans, I thought twice about it and went with the Titans. Once again the Denver Broncos managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. That’s the second week in a row that I’ve picked against them and they won. I’m going to pick them this week over the Raiders; they better not let the Raiders win. If they do…Mike Shanahan is going to get a visit from GrandmasterB and it won’t be pretty. I know where your team practices Mike…BEWARE OF MY WRATH.

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I can’t believe that I forgot to post the results from last week’s NFL action and it’s already Thursday! Last week was insane with 21 of the 23 competitors registering winning records. There was an eight way tie for first place with Zoner Sports taking the weekly title in a tie-breaker.

GrandmasterB registered a record of 11-3 for the week. The biggest disappointment of the week had to be the Vikings coming back to beat the Packers 28-27 in the closing minutes of the game. Wait! Check that! The Browns checking out in the fourth quarter against Denver was a bigger disappointment than Green Bay losing. I thought for sure that Brady Quinn would win his debut as the Browns starting QB, but it wasn’t to be. I didn’t move up the ladder this week, but I also didn’t drop in the standings…so I guess that’s good.

Here’s how last weeks standings came out:

Week 10

1. Zoner Sports 12-2 * tiebreaker win
2. My Sports Rumors 12-2
3. The Sports Dollar 12-2
4. The Blue Workhorse 12-2
5. NESW Sports 12-2
6. Brahsome 12-2
7. Don Chavez 12-2
8. Machochip 12-2
9. Buzz Pirates 11-3
10. The Sports Lounge 11-3
11. NE Patriots Draft 11-3
12. Juiced Sports 11-3
13. GrandmasterB 11-3
14. Chocolate Dog Blog 11-3
15. Yep Yep 10-4
16. Waiting For Next Year 10-4
17. Mac Gs World 10-4
18. Sports Opinion 8-6
19. Cover 2 8-6
20. Tailgating Ideas 7-7
21. Inside Plays 7-7
22. Women Like Sports 5-9
23. Busted Coverage 3-11

We are now close to halfway through the 2008 NFL season, and the divisions are starting to shape up. The big surprise this season has to be the Indianapolis Colts at 3-4. There are rumors throughout the sports world that Peyton Manning is injured and his knee isn’t 100%. I for one would have to agree with that analysis. There has to be something wrong with that knee injury still.

Last night’s Monday Night Football game showed just how tough the Tennessee Titans are, and in my personal opinion they are the class of the league right now. Sitting atop the league with a 7-0 record in one of the tougher divisions in past seasons the Titans have to be the favorite to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. The biggest competition for the Titans would have to be the Steelers or the Patriots, but Buffalo and Miami might have something to say about that.

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Call me butter baby, cuz I am on a roll! After a slow start to the 2008 season, I have finally caught a groove and I’m picking improving my record each week. Last week I went 10-4 losing on some a few upset games and one that I knew I should’ve gone the other way on…no worries though, a 10-4 record is nothing to sneeze at.

I had every intention of picking the St. Louis Rams over the Cowboys, and it cost me a shot at a tie-breaker for first place this week. For some stupid reason I also picked the Dolphins to beat the Ravens…that one had me kicking myself. Congratulations to this weeks winner Mac G’s World with an impressive 11-3 record. There was a four-way tie at 10-3 going into last nights game with Mac G being the only member to pick the Pats over the Broncos. After last weeks performance, I have moved up into the #9 spot just one game behind The Sports Dollar, Don Chavez and The Blue Workhorse. LOOK OUT YOU THREE! I’M GUNNING FOR YOU!

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I don’t think that I will ever figure out the magic formula for picking football games. While I still had a winning week (8-5), there were some really oddball games on Sunday.

The Broncos laid up a stinker at Arrowhead extending their losing record under Shanahan at KC to 3-11. For some idiotic reason I picked the Cards to beat the Jets…mistake! The the two powerhouses of the NFC East, Dallas and Philly are upset. How the Eagles get stuffed by the Bears on four tries at the goalline is beyond me? Good ‘ol T.O. has gone back to his whining ways after their loss to the Skins. Wasn’t he just crying last season that everyone was too hard on Tony Romo?

I had to get on my boy Cuzzy for messing up my picks though…he put me down picking the Ravens over the Steelers on Monday Night. There’s no way I would ever do that. He’s fixed the standings and I’m still in my #15 spot, I’ve got to put together a few decent weeks or I’m never going to get to the top ten. Here’s how last weeks standings played out.

~ GrandmasterB

1. Mac Gs World 10-3 (tiebreak win)
2. Juiced Sports 10-3
3. The Sports Lounge 9-4
4. The Sports Dollar 9-4
5. Zoner Sports 9-4
6. MachoChip 9-4
7. My Sports Rumors 8-5
8. The Blue Workhorse 8-5
9. Busted Coverage 8-5
10. Cover2 8-5
11. Waiting for Next Year 8-5
12. NESW Sports 8-5
13. GrandmasterB 8-5
14. Brahsome 7-6
15. Don Chavez 7-6
16. Yep Yep 7-6
17. Buzz Pirates 7-6
18. NE Patriots Draft 7-6
19. Sports Opinion 7-6
20. Chocolate Dog Blog 6-7
21. Women like Sports 6-7
22. Tail Gating Ideas 6-7
23. Inside Plays 6-7