- SI’s Peter King has his Week 4 picks out, and he has selected the Titans over our Vikings by a final score of 20-15. Here is his reasoning:
I like so many fundamental things the Titans are doing, aside from the obvious 29 points allowed in three games. They have rushed for 157 yards per game, allowed 11 third-down conversions, and, now that Kerry Collinsis the man, should be a little less turnover-prone.
- Although in my opinion he is in the decline of his career, ESPN funnyman Bill Simmons threw together his Pwer rankings for Week 4. He donated a full third of a sentance to the Purple People.
…and the Vikings are headed for 1-3 after Tennessee spanks them this weekend (although they get Bryant McKinnie back for Week 5, right as their schedule gets easier).
- If you haven’t heard, one of the best quarterbacks of all time is committing the ultimate sin. John Elway is engaged to former Oakland Raider cheerleader, Paige Green. I don’t even want to think about what the football gods will do to the Broncos this week. I should have waited before submitting my weekly picks…
- Speaking of NFL picks, I have been picking games for the Twins blog SethSpeaks.net all season long. I haven’t done awful, but am right below the middle of the pack. Here are the standings through Week 3, and here are my Week 4 picks.
- SI also ranked every game this coming Sunday in terms of “watchibility” – or, excitement and lack of boringness. The Vikins-Titans game is ranked 3rd of 13, under the category, “Superglue Yourself to the TV.” Here is what they say:
We’ve admittedly been offense-heavy in these rankings for the first few weeks, so we thought it was time to throw defensive play a bone. No one’s been better on that side of the ball than the Titans, especially against the run. Seeing how they gameplan for Adrian Peterson and company makes for must-see TV.
- I always knew texting was not a smart thing to do. Steeler rookie Mendenhall apparently just found out. He texted his Week 4 running opponent, Ray Rice of the Ravens, saying that he was going to have a big game. Harmless, right? It was before Rice showed it off to the Raven defense. Now they’re ticked and ready to come out swinging. Says Ravens linebacker Bart Scott, “Thanks for the bulletin-board material, rookie.”
- Be sure to drop by the Daily Norseman and wish head writer Gonzo a happy belated birthday!
- And finally, every Minnesota sports fan should know the status of the Twins. After a magical sweep of the White Sox, and two ugly losses on Friday, Minnesota is ahead of Chicago by half a game with two regular season games remaining. There is, of course, the matter of that game Chicago hasn’t made up yet against the Tigers. If the division is still within a half a game two games from now, they will make that game up. If they manage to tie the division after that game, a head-to-head game against the White Sox and Twins will take place at U.S. Cellular the next day. It’s very complicated, so I’ll just let SethSpeaks.net explain it:
With that, have a good Saturday morning everyone!
