We lost both picks against the line this week. Our choices, Cleveland and Tampa Bay, were outright losers after having been favored. It puts our season record at 27-21-2.
In the Browns-Bengals game, Cleveland QB Derek Anderson had his worst performance of the season and the Browns squandered chances to go ahead 14-0 in the first quarter. Given a reprieve, Cincinnati started counter-punching. With a win, Cleveland could have clinched a playoff spot but by losing to the Bengals, the Browns have themselves in a tough spot.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay coach Jon Gruden crossed me up in the Bucs' game against San Francisco by sitting his regulars, including starting QB Jeff Garcia. By doing so, Gruden all but conceded the No. 3 seed to Seattle. The Seahawks took advantage of the favor by beating Baltimore. Granted, the higher seed probably won't mean much but I wasn't counting on Gruden essentially tossing the game away. Seattle's Mike Holmgren sure didn't.
