Thursday, October 09, 2003

PIKER PICKS: WEEK 6

Home Team in CAPS
Piker Picks in Bold


10/12 1:00 PM EST

Oakland
CLEVELAND -3

Philadephia
DALLAS -1

Kansas City
GREEN BAY -1.5

Carolina
INDIANAPOLIS -5

Miami -3
JACKSONVILLE

N.Y. Giants
NEW ENGLAND -2.5

Chicago
NEW ORLEANS -5.5

Houston
TENNESSEE -10

Tampa Bay -3
Washington

10/12 4:15 PM EST

Baltimore -5.5
ARIZONA

Pittsburgh
DENVER -6.5

Buffalo -3
N.Y. JETS

10/12 8:30 PM EST

San Francisco
SEATTLE -3.5

10/13 9:00 PM EST

Atlanta
ST. LOUIS -11

Wednesday, October 08, 2003

PIKER'S POWER RANKINGS

After Week 5

(Rank Last Week in Parentheses)

1. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1)

2. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (4)

3. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5)

4. MIAMI DOLPHINS (6)

5. DENVER BRONCOS (3)

6. CAROLINA PANTHERS (9)

7. TAMPA BAY BUCS (2)

8. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (14)

9. TENNESSEE TITANS (7)

10. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (17)

11. WASHINGTON REDSKINS (10)

12. BUFFALO BILLS (11)

13. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (8)

14. ST. LOUIS RAMS (16)

15. GREEN BAY PACKERS (19)

16. BALTIMORE RAVENS (15)

17. DALLAS COWBOYS (20)

18. NEW YORK GIANTS (13)

19. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (12)

20. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (21)

21. OAKLAND RAIDERS (18)

22. CLEVELAND BROWNS (26)

23. HOUSTON TEXANS (22)

24. CINCINNATI BENGALS (25)

25. DETROIT LIONS (24)

26. ATLANTA FALCONS (23)

27. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (31)

28. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (27)

29. CHICAGO BEARS (32)

30. ARIZONA CARDINALS (28)

31. NEW YORK JETS (30)

32. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (29)

PIKER PICKS: WEEK 5 RESULTS

It was a miserable week for the pack of Piker prognosticators. Going into the staff meeting, our four resident "experts" were split on 7 of the 14 games. After much deliberation and debate, the deadlocks were broken and a consensus agreed upon. In those 7 games, our record wound up 1-6-1. The staff could come to a unanimous decision on only two games. Lost both of 'em. Overall, Piker went 5-8-1 against the spread in Week 5, to bleed into the red for the first time. (On a personal side note: I was the only one on solid ground with an 8-5-1 record for the weekend.) Altogether, Piker's record for the season teeters on the edge of .500 at 29-26-3. Well, at least the Dolphins looked good in soundly defeating the New York football Giants, the Monday night matchup contained a phenomenal and improbable comeback -- one that definitely would have been featured on Alcoa's Fantastic Finishes segment back in the day -- and that punt return by KC's Dante Hall may have been the best I've ever seen.

WON: Minnesota, Dallas, Miami, Jacksonville, Washington

LOST: Buffalo, Carolina, Oakland, Seattle, Kansas City, Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay

PUSHED: San Francisco