WEEK 5 RECAP

Here is your recap of week 5.
Let's see how I did!


Buffalo at Chicago
Look Losman to look lost, and BAD!
Yep. 115 yards, 1 TD and THREE interceptions? That's not just bad, that's BAD!
Look for Grossman to continue a great year, and he'll hit Berrian again...for at least one!
Yes. Grossman was good again with only 182 and 2 TDs, and 1 was to Berrian.
Pete's Pick = CHI
You gotta know it wasn't my homery ways that made me pick Chicago, it was sanity. Da'Bears are just looking great right now...hopefully this can continue when they play some good teams.
1-0

Cleveland at Carolina
Look for Frye to Edwards and Winslow to be the only working O for the Browns.
Wrong. Phil Dawson was the only working O for the Browns, but I did call that in my picks.
Look for Smith to play again, and we know what happens when he does.
What happens? They win!
Pete's Pick = CAR
What's up with Foster? I thougth he was on the outs just a couple of weeks ago, and now he's looking great! Anyway, I asked what the Browns had...my response? Phil Dawson. He was the only O they had.
2-0

Detroit at Minnesota
Look for Kevin Jones to get it done AGAIN! I can't believe this guy was on the WW!
Absolutely not! He was the worst of the worst this week with 8 yards!
Look for Chester Taylor to rebound NICELY!
YES! 123 yards was a nice way to get things back on track!
Pete's Pick = MIN
Neither Johnson or Jones had the games I thought they would have, but I still picked it right. I thought it was a done deal for the Lions until they let the Vikes score 23 unanswered points in the 4th!
3-0

Miami at New England
Look for Ronnie Brown to continue to be on the verge of being a bust!
Push. Sure he got a TD, but only 39 yards? Come on man!
Look the Pats running game to be the staple again.
Naw. Neither RB got it done. Maroney's 38 yards on 18 carries was pretty bad!
Pete's Pick = NE
Well looks like the dog-log didn't even get to play in this one. It also appears that Harrington will get the start next week too. How bad are things when Harrington is an upgrade?
4-0

St. Louis at Green Bay
Look for a shootout...and Holt for 2 scores.
No, and No. Not the shootout I was looking for, and Holt only managed 1.
Look for Jennings to continue to be Favre's favorite target.
Yes sir. 5 rec, 105 yards, and 1 TD...led the team in all receiving lines.
Pete's Pick = STL
I thought they would score a combined 60 points, and that everyone was going to shine, but it didn't work out that way. Everyone did pretty good (except Morency), but nobody really stood out...except Herron, who filled in nicely when Morency got pulled.(106 and a TD)
5-0

Tampa Bay at New Orleans
Look for an ugly game behind a scared QB and an injured RB!
Nope! Gradkowski looked surprisingly good with 2 TDs and 225 yards. Meanwhile Williams ripped off 111 rushing.
Look for Colston to get it done...again...duh!
No. Colston only got 38, but he'll bounce back.
Pete's Pick = NO
The Bucs did a LOT better than I thought they would. Can Gradkowski keep it up? If so, Tampa Bay may be a playoff team....next year.
6-0

Tennessee at Indianapolis
Look for White to get some serious playing time...I think the winds of change are blowing.
No. Henry just won't go away. 19 carries for 123 yards...White only got 8 carries.
Look for Harrison and Wayne to both hit for 6.
Nailed it. Manning has been spreading the love, but when it's time to get it done he's got to look for these two.
Pete's Pick = IND
"Huge game for all the Colts." That's what I said....hmmm. Did anyone see such a close game coming? I didn't think so. Classic case of looking too far ahead, but at least they escaped with a win.
7-0

Washington at N.Y. Giants
Look for the Redskins to keep it close riding Portis...until he pulls himself out of the game.
Nope. Portis (just like the rest of the team) couldn't get anything going.
Look for the Giants to play with some urgency, and Shockey to get involved big-time.
NO! Urgency? Yes. Shockey? No....1 reception for 13 yards.
Pete's Pick = NYG
The Giants played well...is their D that good? We shall see. The Redskins just aren't that good. I've never been a Brunell fan...he comes out one week and looks like superman, and then comes out looking like Bettle Bailey.
8-0

Kansas City at Arizona
Look for Huard to actually be a decent fantasy option this week.
Nailed IT! Too bad no one was brave enough to start him. 288 yards 2 TDs and 0 INTS? Solid!
Look for Leinart to start and ALL of the Cardinals fantasy value to drop...a lot.
No. He actually looked pretty good...even marching them down at the end of the game...remember what the Chiefs did to Denver's O?
Pete's Pick = KC
I got this game right, but things didn't play out the way I thought they would. First of all, like I said, Leinart looked a lot better than I thought he would. Because of this, the game was a lot close than I thought it would be...o well...a W is a W.
9-0

N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville
Look for Barlow's consecutive TD games to come to an end...but not Cotchery's.
WRONG. The entire Jets team couldn't find the endzone....U-G-L-Y.
Look for this Jones-Drew kid to do well again....watch him.
Yes SIR! 59 yards....decent, but add 2 TDs and this kid's stock is rising...if he's available you might want to snag him.
Pete's Pick = NYJ
It's bad enough to pick a game wrong, but when the team you pick loses 41-0??? That's just SAD! The Jets look plain horrible!!! The WHOLE team...everyone. I defy you to find a bright spot in this game for Jets fans...except maybe a higher draft pick!
9-1

Oakland at San Francisco
Look for the ugliest team in the NFL, but Jordan and Moss both get one.
No. Ugliest team? Yes, but while Moss did get his TD Jordan did not.
Look for Gore and Bryant to get back on track...and look for Gore NOT to fumble this
game...PLEASE!!
Yes! Thank you! No TDs for Gore, but 134 yards was nice. More importantly ZERO fumbles....this will definately help him keep that starting job.
Pete's Pick = SF
This game wasn't even as close as the 20-34 score would tell you. Here you have two bad teams going in two differant directions....the Niners are actually getting respectable...while the Radiers are a laughing stock.
10-1

Dallas at Philadelphia
Look for a circus, and a nice day for all 4 of the Cowboy's main men.
NO. The only main man who had a nice day was Jones...122 all purpose yards.
Look for injuries to hurt McNabb's game...and cost the Eagles.
Nope! I forgot about Hank Baskett!! How could I make such a mistake???
Pete's Pick = DAL
I either didn't give McNabb (and Baskett) enough credit, or I gave the Cowboys (and Bledsoe) too much credit. I'm just glad I could here about TO in PHI all week long, and then get to watch him drop a huge 45 yards on his former team.....worthless.
10-2

Pittsburgh at San Diego
Look for the bye week to have helped Roethlisberger...a TON.
NO!!!! I think the kid may be done....at least for the year....maybe forever. He just doesn't have it anymore.
Look for Gates to actually have some decent output.
Yep. 55 yards and a TD? Decent.
Pete's Pick = PIT
I really thought Roethlisberger to bounce back this week, but no. He's had a rough 8 months, so it might take him longer to get back to it than we thought. Not a stellar game for anyone, especially LT who only managed 36 yards rushing....he's going to have to do better than that.
10-3

Baltimore at Denver
Look for not much offensive numbers...especially for Jam Lewis...and actually the entire running game of both teams.
Sort of. Low O game for both teams, but while Lewis was held Tatum rambled off 92 yards...not bad.
Look for Walker to continue to put up some decent numbers...if he can keep holding on to the ball!
Is 63 yards decent? Not really...just no O in this game to speak of.
Pete's Pick = DEN
I hate to say it, but I TOLD YOU SO! Baltimore just hasn't beat anyone all that great this year, and Denver exposed them. When your starting QB is Jake Plummer you will lose if you are playing a Super Bowl caliber team....the Ravens just aren't.
Final week total:
11-3

Again, all in all not that bad.
I should become a weather man....it's all just guessing.
Hope you had a good weekend....unless you played me!
See you 2morrow with some Quick Hits!