Friday, October 03, 2003

PIKER PICKS: WEEK 5

Home Team in CAPS
Piker Picks in Bold


10/5 1:00 PM EST

Minnesota -4.5
ATLANTA

Cincinnati
BUFFALO -8

New Orleans
CAROLINA -6.5

Oakland -4
CHICAGO

Arizona
DALLAS -7

Seattle
GREEN BAY -2

Denver
KANSAS CITY -3

Tennessee -1
NEW ENGLAND

Miami Pick 'em
N.Y. GIANTS

10/5 4:05 PM EST

San Diego
JACKSONVILLE -3

10/5 4:15 PM EST

Washington
PHILADELPHIA -5.5

Detroit
SAN FRANCISCO -7

10/5 8:30 PM EST

Cleveland
PITTSBURGH -7

10/6 9:00 PM EST

Indianapolis
TAMPA BAY -4

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

PIKER'S POWER RANKINGS

(After Week 4)

1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

2. TAMPA BAY BUCS

3. DENVER BRONCOS

4. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

5. MINNESOTA VIKINGS

6. MIAMI DOLPHINS

7. TENNESSEE TITANS

8. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

9. CAROLINA PANTHERS

10. WASHINGTON REDSKINS

11. BUFFALO BILLS

12. PITTSBURGH STEELERS

13. NEW YORK GIANTS

14. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

15. BALTIMORE RAVENS

16. ST. LOUIS RAMS

17. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

18. OAKLAND RAIDERS

19. GREEN BAY PACKERS

20. DALLAS COWBOYS

21. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

22. HOUSTON TEXANS

23. ATLANTA FALCONS

24. DETROIT LIONS

25. CINCINNATI BENGALS

26. CLEVELAND BROWNS

27. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

28. ARIZONA CARDINALS

29. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

30. NEW YORK JETS

31. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

32. CHICAGO BEARS

PIKER PICKS: WEEK 4 RESULTS

Piker was in serious danger of losing some theoretical cash, but thanks to the Green Bay Packers covering against the Chicago Bears, Piker's crack staff of football experts avoided dipping under the .500 mark for the week. With Piker's beloved Miami Dolphins sitting on the sidelines on Sunday, coupled with the fact that Piker had to work on Sunday, Piker was not able to see any of the games. However, Piker saw all the highlights on SportsCenter and PrimeTime and is keenly aware of what's happening in the NFL. What's happening is it's damn near impossible to pick games with any consistency. Buffalo looked like the best team in the league a couple of weeks ago, now they've lost two straight and when it's all said and done, they might not even make the playoffs. Cleveland lost to Cincy at home, the Steelers lost to the Titans at home, the Ravens couldn't hang with the Chiefs, Detroit hung in with Denver, the Chargers should have beaten the Raiders, and the Jets flat out suck. In the end, Piker went 7-6-1 for in Week 4. It broke down like this:

WON: Houston, Minnesota, St. Louis, Carolina, Dallas, Indianapolis, Green Bay

LOST: Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Oakland, Denver

PUSHED: Washington

Piker's overall record for the year now stands at 24-18-2. If it gets any worse, we're going to have to haul the jug full of change down to the supermarket and give the CoinStar seven cents on the dollar for some cold hard cash.