NFL Week 6 Calls

Here are my NFL Week 6 Picks...

Texans @ Bengals: Houston came back late last week at Arizona only to be stuffed at the 1 yard-line 3 times in a row with their best player Andre Johnson on the sidelines for no reason. The Bungles are actually playing well and if not for that freak play Week 1 against Denver, they would be 5-0. I think the Bengals take care of a somewhat struggling Texans squad but look for a good day from Matt Schaub and Andre Johnson. 24-20 CIN

Lions @ Packers: Detroit is not that great and injury concerns for QB Matt Stafford and "Megatron" Calvin Johnson can't help. I think the temp (Aaron Rodgers) has a good game and the Packers offense finally begins to click. Look for Ryan Grant to have a good day. 34-20 GB

Ravens @ Vikings: This should be a really good game. The Baltimore D should be fired up after losing the game last week to Cincy. The Vikings have been awesome so far this year and I think Adrian Peterson is due for a big one. Look for Joe Flacco to be chased all day by early Defensive P.O.Y. and perhaps MVP candidate Jared Allen. 27-24 MIN

Giants @ Saints: Probably the game of the week. Someone will lose their first game of the season Sunday. It will be tough for Drew Brees and Co. against a stingy G-Men D. However, the Saints D isn't too shabby in their own right. I think that the Superdome crowd fuels the Saints early, but in the end the Giants are just too solid. Brees has an okay day but Ahmad Bradshaw blows up for New York. The Giants stay undefeated and the Saints don't. 31-27 NYG

Browns @ Steelers: The Browns beat the Bills last week on the arm of QB Derek Anderson. I mean, he had a absolutely huge day... completing 2 of 17 passes for 23 yards. He actually completed 3 passes if you count the pick he threw. Brutal. Basically the Browns are bad. The Steelers proved last week that they are still a good team and I see another rough day for Derek Anderson. Big Ben should have a big game and look for rookie Mike Wallace to keep up an impactful freshman campaign. Omar Epps leads another Steeler victory. 38-13 PIT

Panthers @ Buccaneers: The Buccaneers have played like real Scallywags. Maybe even Landlubbers. Either way they have been terrible and the Panthers have not been much better. Carolina did win last week and I keep waiting for this team to get back to running the ball effectively like they did all of last season. I think the perfect medicine for a struggling team is Tampa Bay and Carolina rights the ship this week. 34-20 CAR

Chiefs @ Redskins: The Indian (feather, not dot) Bowl should be a real gem. God... I don't know if someone could pay me enough money to sit through this game...and I'm an incredibly poor college student. Will the bend but then break defense of the Chiefs be able to withstand the putrid offensivee attack of Jim Zorn? Will Larry Johnson run sideways slowly and then get tackled or pushed out of bounds? Too many interesting story lines to count. Should be a great one. 17-13 WSH

Rams @ Jaguars: Another real spectacle. The Rams are absolutely awful. The Jags may have looked the worst of any NFL team in Week 5, save Oakland. I have to think that Steven Jackson has a good day but David Garrard does enough to get his Jags a much needed "W" at home. 24-13 JAX

Cardinals @ Seahawks: A big NFC West match up between to 2 fierce birds. Since both teams are of the avian variety... I think this game will be played in the air...aka, revolve around each team's passing game. The Cards made the Texans look like my car by pooping all over them with a potent offense attack in the first half last week, but then they stopped playing. Seattle just beat the hell out of Jacksonville. I think Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin have a good day but so does Matt Don't-Hassle-the-beck and Nate Burleson. Seattle wins at home. 34-28 SEA

Eagles @ Raiders: Oh boy, this could get ugly. The Raiders are "real tough" at home in front of the psychopaths who wear shoulder pads and spikes through their Rich Gannon jerseys. Donovan McNabb should have a huge day as long as he stays away from Oakland's only real good player on defense, corner Nnamdi Asomugha. The JaMarcus Russell Experiment is looking like the Jamie Kennedy Experiment... and we all know how well that went. The Eagles soar again . 37-13 PHI

Titans @ Patriots: The Titans are in transition and it is looking as though Vince Young may be getting some support from fans towards a return to the starting QB spot. Either way I think Brady and Co. are too angry after last weeks loss at Denver to lose this one at home. Moss gets a TD or 2 and so does Welker. 34-20 NE

Bills @ Jets: The Bills looked really bad last week. The Jets blew a late lead to the Miami Wildcats. I look for the Jets D to get it together this week and a struggling Bills offense should help that cause. Rookie Mark Sanchez plays well at home. 27-13 NYJ

SNF:Bears @ Falcons: Should be a good game... it definitely has a good nickname match up. Jay "Crybaby" Cutler vs. Matt "Matty Ice" Ryan. Matt "the Force" Forte vs. Michael "the Burner" Turner. Anyway... the Falcons played really well at San Francisco last week and I think the momentum continues this week. Jay Cutler will play decent and so will Matt Forte but I still think Hotlanta wins this one. 27-20 ATL

MNF: Broncos @ CHARGERS: This is an enormous game for SAN DIEGO. If they lose this one, they will be 3.5 games back of Denver. I look for Philip Rivers to take the Bolts on his back (especially because they can't run the ball at all) and win this one at home. Brandon Marshall may catch 25 balls this week but at least he wont be running by/through/around Clinton Hart who was cut this week (thank God). I think the CHARGER D settles down a little and plays a bit better. It will be a battle but I think SAN DIEGO makes the AFC West race much more interesting. 28-24 SD

Jake's Power Rankings through Week 5

1. New York Giants

2. Indianapolis Colts

3. Minnesota Vikings

4. New Orleans Saints

5. Denver Broncos

6. Cincinnati Bengals

7. Philadelphia Eagles

8. Atlanta Falcons

9. Chicago Bears

10. New England Patriots

Jake's Bottom of the Barrel Rankings

27. Buffalo Bills

28. Tennessee Titans

29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

30. Oakland Raiders

31. Kansas City Chiefs

32. St. Louis Rams

That's it for Week 6...

---J