Gotham Gridiron Week Five Picks
The return of Ben Roethlisberger will have to wait a week, as the Steelers have a bye in week five. Although week five of the 2010 NFL season does not shape up to be the most interesting, it has its share of stories.
The Chicago Bears will be without quarterback Jay Cutler this week. Cutler was sacked nine times by the Giants in week four.
The Kansas City Chiefs must defeat the Indianapolis Colts to remain as the 2010 NFL season’s only undefeated team through five weeks. The Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers are all seeking their first wins of the season. The Chicago Bears will take on the Panthers; however, they will be without quarterback Jay Cutler.
The struggling Minnesota Vikings look to bounce back as they take on the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. The Vikings recently acquired superstar wideout Randy Moss from the New England Patriots. Moss will be expected to jump-start the passing game.
In the Gotham Gridiron Pick’ Em league, I was 11-3 in week four; the rest of the Gotham Gridiron crew had a bit of a rough week. As of week five, I currently lead the way with a 39-23 record. Mark Ferraro is second at 37-25, followed closely by his brother Jay at 36-26. Then there’s Hawk Drobnis at 35-27. Drobnis had done quite well in the first three weeks; however, a 6-8 record in week four hurt his place in the standings.
Here are the Gotham Gridiron crew’s week five picks:
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Buffalo Bills
Dugger: Buffalo
Mark: Jacksonville
Jay: Buffalo
Hawk: Buffalo
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals
Dugger: Cincinnati
Mark: Cincinnati
Jay: Cincinnati
Hawk: Cincinnati
Atlanta Falcons @ Cleveland Browns
Dugger: Atlanta
Mark: Atlanta
Jay: Atlanta
Hawk: Atlanta
St. Louis Rams @ Detroit Lions
Dugger: Detroit
Mark: St. Louis
Jay: St. Louis
Hawk: Detroit
Kansas City Chiefs @ Indianapolis Colts
Dugger: Indianapolis
Mark: Indianapolis
Jay: Indianapolis
Hawk: Indianapolis
Green Bay Packers @ Washington Redskins
Dugger: Green Bay
Mark: Green Bay
Jay: Green Bay
Hawk: Washington
Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers
Dugger: Carolina
Mark: Carolina
Jay: Chicago
Hawk: Chicago
Denver Broncos @ Baltimore Ravens
Dugger: Baltimore
Mark: Baltimore
Jay: Baltimore
Hawk: Baltimore
New York Giants @ Houston Texans
Dugger: New York
Mark: New York
Jay: Houston
Hawk: Houston
New Orleans Saints @ Arizona Cardinals
Dugger: New Orleans
Mark: New Orleans
Jay: New Orleans
Hawk: New Orleans
Tennessee Titans @ Dallas Cowboys
Dugger: Dallas
Mark: Dallas
Jay: Dallas
Hawk: Dallas
San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders
Dugger: San Diego
Mark: San Diego
Jay: San Diego
Hawk: San Diego
Philadelphia Eagles @ San Francisco 49ers
Dugger: Philadelphia
Mark: San Francisco
Jay: Philadelphia
Hawk: Philadelphia
Minnesota Vikings @ New York Jets
Dugger: Minnesota
Mark: New York
Jay: New York
Hawk: New York
Christopher Wenrich is a Fantasy Sports contributor for GothamGridiron.com and BaseballDigest.com. He can be reached at philliesmuse@yahoo.com
