Closing the door on my first 2012 NFL plays thread and the results were . . . less than ideal. Hoping to get my mojo back. Final record in that thread was updated this A.M. and is there for all to see but I am going to start over in this one and then combine the results at the end of the year.
Today I am going with:
Lions +4 - This season Detroit has specialized in losing close games and I think today will be no exception. Texans may be without their top corner, which is certainly not going to help them cover Megatron today. Have to believe that the short week is not going to help the Texans D be at their dominant best, especially after they got smashed by the Jags in an OT game. This Texans team reminds me a lot of how the Steelers play - they concentrate on getting a lead and then play very conservative and make you take chances to beat them. I think this is a FG winner either way so give me the 4.
Dallas -3 - Hopefully the Cowboys have finally figured out who they are - a team with no run game but a very good pass game. Almost without exception when they have decided to try and force the issue and run the ball they have gotten terrible results. When they just accept the fact that their run game is non-existent they have done OK. Case in point - they go down 23-0 against NY, are forced to just throw the ball, and come all the way back (and should have won if Dez Bryant's pinkie was a quarter inch shorter). Then last weekend against Cleveland they fall behind big early again and are forced to throw and come all the way back to win in OT. Well today their 7th-ranked passing attack goes up against the 29th-ranked pass D of the Redskins, so hopefully they know enough to pit their strength against the Skins weakness. Of course, the Cowboys O-line is terrible (which is most of the problem with the running game) and there is always the Romo disaster factor to consider. On balance, though, I think the Cowboys pull this one out by a TD.
Today I am going with:
Lions +4 - This season Detroit has specialized in losing close games and I think today will be no exception. Texans may be without their top corner, which is certainly not going to help them cover Megatron today. Have to believe that the short week is not going to help the Texans D be at their dominant best, especially after they got smashed by the Jags in an OT game. This Texans team reminds me a lot of how the Steelers play - they concentrate on getting a lead and then play very conservative and make you take chances to beat them. I think this is a FG winner either way so give me the 4.
Dallas -3 - Hopefully the Cowboys have finally figured out who they are - a team with no run game but a very good pass game. Almost without exception when they have decided to try and force the issue and run the ball they have gotten terrible results. When they just accept the fact that their run game is non-existent they have done OK. Case in point - they go down 23-0 against NY, are forced to just throw the ball, and come all the way back (and should have won if Dez Bryant's pinkie was a quarter inch shorter). Then last weekend against Cleveland they fall behind big early again and are forced to throw and come all the way back to win in OT. Well today their 7th-ranked passing attack goes up against the 29th-ranked pass D of the Redskins, so hopefully they know enough to pit their strength against the Skins weakness. Of course, the Cowboys O-line is terrible (which is most of the problem with the running game) and there is always the Romo disaster factor to consider. On balance, though, I think the Cowboys pull this one out by a TD.
