Game by Game 2008

Game By Game: Week 12 By Snake

Another Crazy week of NFL Action ready to take place...think you've got your best lineup in? Will your stud lay an egg? Will that hot sleeper off the wire bring you to the promised land? See what we predict...
		6					27
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	130	0	0	0	5	QB	Big Ben	240	0	0	1	13
RB	Cedric Benson		30	10	0	4	RB	Fast Willie Parker		120	20	2	26
WR	Chad Ocho Cinco			40	0	4	RB	Mewelde Moore		20	20	0	4
WR	TJ Houshmandzadeh			70	0	7	WR	Hines Ward			110	1	17
WR	Chris Henry			0	0	0	WR	Santonio Holmes			50	0	5
TE	Reggie Kelly			10	0	1	TE	Heath Miller			30	0	3
K	Shayne Graham					6	K	Jeff Reed					9
D						2	D						6
Summary: This will be a blowout for sure...Cincy sucks mooncrack and Pittsburgh is just now getting healthy. This will be a Fast Willie show with a sprinkling of Big Ben for good measure. What Pittsburgh's D will do to Cincinnati is illegal in 45 states.

		24					17
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Jake Delhomme	180	10	0	1	12	QB	Matt Ryan	200	10	0	1	13
RB	DeAngelo Williams		100	20	1	18	RB	Michael Turner		80	20	1	16
RB	Jonathan Stewart		80	0	1	14	RB	Jerious Norwood		30	30	0	6
WR	Steve Smith			100	1	16	WR	Roddy White			100	1	16
WR	Muhsin Muhammad			40	0	4	WR	Michael Jenkins			50	0	5
TE	Dante Rosario			20	0	2	TE	Ben Hartsock			0	0	0
K	John Kasay					6	K	Jason Elam					5
D						5	D						3
Summary: The Panthers are just running over everyone right now and this HAS to be the week we see Steve Smith again. Matt Ryan will be truly tested in this one, and I think the Panthers just have too much for Atlanta to handle.

		17					14
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Donovan McNabb	190	20	0	1	13	QB	Joe Flacco	130	0	0	1	9
RB	Brian Westbrook		70	30	1	16	RB	Willis McGahee		40	10	1	11
WR	Kevin Curtis			50	0	5	WR	Derrick Mason			60	0	6
WR	Hank Baskett			40	0	4	WR	Mark Clayton			30	0	3
WR	DeSean Jackson			70	1	13	WR	Yamon Figurs			0	0	0
TE	LJ Smith			0	0	0	TE	Todd Heap			30	1	9
K	David Akers					5	K	Matt Stover					2
D						6	D						6
Summary: If Philly can only tie Cincinnati and hang 13 points on them...they're screwed at Baltimore. There's no way Philly can suck that bad offensively again, is there? Baltimore is pitiful on offense and the Eagles will get just enough from McNabb and Westbrook to eke this one out.

		24					21
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Sage Rosenfels	190	0	0	1	11	QB	Brady Quinn	220	20	0	2	18
RB	Steve Slaton		100	20	1	18	RB	Jamal Lewis		90	10	1	16
RB	Ahman Green		30	0	1	9	WR	Braylon Edwards			80	1	14
WR	Andre Johnson			100	1	16	WR	Donte Stallworth			40	0	4
WR	Kevin Walter			40	0	4	WR	Syndric Steptoe			20	0	2
TE	Owen Daniels			30	0	3	TE	Kellen Winslow			70	1	13
K	Kris Brown					6	K	Phil Dawson
D						3	D
Summary: I like Houston to edge Cleveland out in this one only because Cleveland's D couldn't stop you and I from scoring at will. Steve Slaton is a beast and Andre Johnson will get it going this week. Quinn to Winslow with a heavy dose of Jam if the weather is bad will keep Cleveland in this one. You could flip a coin on this game...gonna be close.

		14					27
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Shaun Hill	170	0	0	1	10	QB	Tony Romo	240	0	0	2	17
RB	Frank Gore		110	20	1	19	RB	Marion Barber		110	30	1	20
WR	Isaac Bruce			40	0	4	WR	Terrell Owens			110	2	23
WR	Jason Hill			30	0	3	WR	Roy Williams			50	0	5
WR	Arnaz Battle			30	0	3	WR	Miles Austin			20	0	2
TE	Vernon Davis			50	1	11	TE	Jason Witten			30	0	3
K	Joe Nedney					2	K	Nick Folk					9
D						3	D						5
Summary: Finally a game for the Cowboys to flex their offensive prowess. Tony Romo's gonna feel all proud and happy after this one. This will be a game where we see TO explode against this former team and get all warm and fuzzy with Romo. The Cowboys need this "feel good" game to boost their egos a little bit. Frank Gore will do some damage but nowhere near enough to keep up with the Boys.

		24					10
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Jeff Garcia	180	20	0	1	13	QB	Daunte Culpepper	140	10	0	1	10
RB	Warrick Dunn		100	30	1	19	RB	Kevin Smith		60	20	0	8
RB	Cadillac Williams	s	u	c	k	s	WR	Calvin Johnson			80	1	14
WR	Antonio Bryant			70	1	13	WR	Mike Furrey			20	0	2
WR	Joey Galloway			40	0	4	WR	Shaun McDonald			20	0	2
TE	Alex Smith			20	0	2	TE	Dan Campbell			0	0	0
K	Matt Bryant					6	K	Jason Hanson					4
D						5	D						2
Summary: Yipppeee another Lions but whuppin'! This is getting ridiculous really. This gives the Bucs a chance to heal up any wounds and hang some nice stats up. Detroit struggles against bad defenses...Tampa Bay has a great defense. Even in the home dome, they'll get beat up like 3rd grade dorks.

		20					17
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Gus Frerotte	180	0	0	1	11	QB	David Garrard	170	30	0	1	13
RB	Adrian Peterson		120	30	1	21	RB	Fred Taylor		50	20	0	7
RB	Chester Taylor		30	30	0	6	RB	Maurice Jones-Drew		50	30	1	14
WR	Bobby Wade			30	0	3	WR	Matt Jones			30	0	3
WR	Bernard Berrian			60	1	12	WR	Jerry Porter			40	0	4
TE	Visanthe Shiancoe			30	0	3	TE	Marcedes Lewis			30	1	9
K	Ryan Longwell					8	K	Josh Scobee					5
D						4	D						5
Summary: If Brad Childress doesn't pull his bald dorky little head out of his ass and feed Adrian Peterson the ball all day long, the Vikes are never going to win. This is going to be a tough game and the Jags at home are solid but something tells me the Vikes are going to get a monster out of All Day.

		17					21
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Trent Edwards	160	0	0	1	10	QB	Tyler Thigpen	230	0	0	2	17
RB	Marshawn Lynch		80	30	1	17	RB	Larry Johnson		100	20	1	18
RB	Fred Jackson		20	0	0	2	WR	Dwayne Bowe			90	1	15
WR	Lee Evans			70	1	13	WR	Mark Bradley			40	0	4
WR	Roscoe Parrish			30	0	3	WR	Will Franklin			20	0	2
TE	Robert Royal			30	0	3	TE	Tony Gonzalez			60	1	12
K	Rian Lindell					5	K	Connor Barth					3
D						4	D						4
Summary: YES...a Chiefs win! Tyler Thigpen gets better each week and they'll have LJ up to full speed in this one. They've always had a huge home field advantage. Dwayne Bowe, T-Gonz, LJ and Thigpen are going to be too much for the Bills.

		20					17
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Matt Cassel	220	30	0	1	15	QB	Chad Pennington	200	0	0	1	12
RB	Benjarvus Green-Ellis		80	20	1	16	RB	Ricky Williams		70	20	1	15
WR	Randy Moss			80	1	14	RB	Ronnie Brown		70	30	0	10
WR	Wes Welker			80	0	8	WR	Ted Ginn			70	1	13
WR	Jabar Gaffney			20	0	2	WR	Greg Camarillo			50	0	5
TE	Ben Watson			20	0	2	TE	Anthony Fasano			30	0	3
K	Stephen Gostkowski					8	K	Dan Carpenter					5
D						5	D						4
Summary: This will be a much tighter game than most people think. On the road in Miami, the Pats have always struggled (minus last year's super team). Miami is a tough team. They can run the ball, they play solid defense and they will do anything to get a win...Wildcat formation, triple reverse flea-flicker, pass to Chad Pennington...you name it, they'll do it. That reckless abandon makes them dangerous. The Pats will eke out a win simply because they're a better team, but it won't be easy.

		27					13
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Kyle Orton	220	0	0	2	16	QB	Marc Bulger	160	0	0	0	6
RB	Matt Forte		100	40	2	26	RB	Steven Jackson		80	30	1	17
WR	Devin Hester			50	0	5	RB	Antonio Pittman		40	20	0	6
WR	Rashied Davis			60	1	12	WR	Torry Holt			60	0	6
TE	Desmond Clark			30	0	3	WR	Donnie Avery			50	0	5
TE	Greg Olsen			40	0	4	TE	Joe Klopfenstein			0	0	0
K	Robbie Gould					9	K	Josh Brown					7
D						6	D						2
Summary: After getting waxed poetic by the Packers, the Bears need a nerd to pick on...enter the St. Louis Rams. Everyone in the NFL is getting their rocks off on the scRams this year. Matt Forte will be a monster and the Bears D will destroy the sorry scRams.

		21					24
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Brett Favre	250	0	0	2	18	QB	Kerry Collins	240	0	0	2	17
RB	Thomas Jones		70	20	1	15	RB	Chris Johnson		90	20	1	17
WR	Laveranues Coles			80	1	14	RB	LenDale White		30	0	0	3
WR	Jerricho Cotchery			90	0	9	WR	Brandon Jones			50	0	3
WR	Chansi Stuckey			30	0	3	WR	Justin Gage			110	1	17
TE	Dustin Keller			30	1	9	TE	Bo Scaife			60	1	12
K	Jay Feely					3	K	Rob Bironas					6
D						3	D						6
Summary: This will easily be the GAME OF THE WEEK! Favre and the Jets are hot right now and will roll in looking to end the undefeated run of the Titans. If this game was in NY I'd give it to the Jets but the Titans crowd will push them to this win. They have that magic about them this year. They'll take Thomas Jones out of the equation and Favre will be good for at least 2 INT's.

		10					27
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Andrew Walter	120	0	0	0	4	QB	Jay Cutler	250	0	0	2	18
RB	Justin Fargas		70	20	1	15	RB	Peyton Hillis		50	20	1	13
RB	Darren McFadden		70	0	1	13	WR	Brandon Marshall			90	1	15
WR	Ronald Curry			60	0	6	WR	Brandon Stokley			40	0	4
WR	---						WR	Eddie Royal			90	1	15
TE	Zach Miller			40	0	4	TE	Tony Scheffler			10	0	1
K	Sebastian Janikowski					4	K	Matt Prater					9
D						3	D						5
Summary: This will be a nice game for the Broncos offense to try and right the ship. If they had any RB worth half a penny he'd have 100 yards rushing but I don't think Peyton Hillis (a fullback by trade) will do that. Cutler and crew will be solid and the Donkos will walk on the Raiders (like everyone else does).

		27					24
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Eli Manning	220	0	0	1	12	QB	Kurt Warner	290	0	0	2	19
RB	Brandon Jacobs		100	0	1	16	RB	Tim Hightower		40	20	1	12
RB	Ahmad Bradshaw		50	20	1	13	RB	Edgerrin James		40	0	0	4
WR	Plaxico Burress			90	1	15	WR	Larry Fitzgerald			110	1	17
WR	Amani Toomer			60	0	6	WR	Anquan Boldin			130	1	19
TE	Kevin Boss			30	0	3	WR	Steve Breaston			30	0	3
K	John Carney					9	K	Neil Rackers					6
D						6	D						3
Summary: This game will be game of the week part 2! The Giants can run all over anyone and the Cardinals can throw all over anyone. Weather won't be a factor so this one should be awesome to watch. In the end, the G-men's pass rush will get to Warner and cause just enough problems for the Giants to pull out the win. It's gonna be a fireworks show though.

		24					13
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Jason Campbell	230	0	0	2	17	QB	Matt Hasslebeck	190	0	0	1	11
RB	Clinton Portis		100	20	1	18	RB	Julius Jones		60	30	0	9
RB	Shaun Alexander		20	0	0	2	WR	Bobby Engram			40	0	4
WR	Santana Moss			100	1	16	WR	Koren Robinson			30	0	3
WR	Antwan Randle El			50	0	5	WR	Deion Branch			60	1	12
TE	Chris Cooley			60	1	12	TE	John Carlson			30	0	3
K	Shaun Suisham					6	K	Olindo Mare					7
D						4	D						3
Summary: Look for Campbell, Moss and Cooley to have fun in this one should the weather be okay in Seattle. This is the time of year cold rains hit and if that's the case, this will be Clinton Portis vs Julius Jones without a whole lot of scoring. Washington is too good to lose this one, even on the road.

		24					20
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Peyton Manning	280	0	0	2	17	QB	Philip Rivers	190	0	0	1	11
RB	Joseph Addai		80	20	1	16	RB	Ladanian Tomlinson		90	30	1	18
WR	Marvin Harrison			60	0	6	WR	Chris Chambers			50	0	5
WR	Reggie Wayne			100	1	16	WR	Vincent Jackson			50	0	5
WR	Anthony Gonzalez			50	0	5	WR	Craig Davis			0	0	0
TE	Dallas Clark			50	1	11	TE	Antonio Gates			60	1	12
K	Adam Vinatieri					6	K	Nate Kaeding					8
D						3	D						4
Summary: I'm sorry, the Chargers just aren't nearly as good as they used to be. Tomlinson couldn't find the end zone with a good GPS, Philip Rivers looks like he's having seizures with the ball and their defense is horrid without Shawn Merriman applying pressure. Peyton and Crew will continue to roll towards the playoffs in what should be a close game win.

		27					24
Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.	Pos	Player	Pass	Rush	Rec.	Tds.	Fpts.
QB	Aaron Rodgers	280	0	0	2	17	QB	Drew Brees	330	0	0	2	21
RB	Ryan Grant		100	20	1	18	RB	Deuce McAllister/R. Bush?		80	30	1	17
RB	Brandon Jackson		20	0	0	2	WR	Marques Colston			120	1	18
WR	Donald Driver			90	1	15	WR	Lance Moore			90	1	15
WR	Greg Jennings			120	1	18	WR	Devery Henderson			50	0	5
TE	Donald Lee			50	0	5	TE	Jeremy Shockey			40	0	4
K	Mason Crosby					9	K	Taylor Mehlhaff					6
D						6	D						3
Summary: SHOOTOUT! Drew Brees is a beast and they might get Reggie Bush back so the Saints are going to hang some points but not enough. Green Bay will move the rock with ease on the Saints soft D and the Packers defense always seems to make a big play. This will be one of the better MNF games we get to see all year...I can't wait!