The Tribune

By RENALDO DORSETT

Sports Reporter

rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

Indianapolis Colts at

Jacksonville Jags

As a Dolphins fan, watching Andrew Luck do what he did last week gave me the same feeling I get as a Blazer fan everytime I watch Kevin Durant ease his way to 35 points and 10 rebounds…I could have been a part of that happiness.

COLTS over Jags

Tennessee Titans at

Miami Dolphins

It’s really my fault for causing the Dolphins’ loss last week, I shouldn’t have started believing. It was all good when it was surprising anytime Ryan Tanehill was able to throw a pass without being picked off or remained upright…then he threw for 400 yards…then we started to expect it….then all hell broke loose. I just know this is the week Chris Johnson is going to do his stupid Chris Johnson thing. Women of Miami, in particular, the employees of King of Diamonds’ Gentlemen’s Club, do your due diligence and get us through this one.

DOLPHINS over TITANS

NY Giants at Cincinnati Bengals

Good loss by Eli to keep us grounded. All that winning was ruining the standard motif of the “us against the world, comeback narrative” the Giants have mastered over the last five years.

GIANTS over Bengals

Detroit Lions at

Minnesota Vikings

With Adrian Peterson back in full fledged “Crush, Kill, Destroy” mode, the Vikings have to be given a puncher’s chance to win any game, especially against a division rival with a suspect run defense. Unfortunately, with Christian Ponder in full fledged “Pick, Fumble, Incompletion” mode the past three weeks, that puncher turns into a five-year-old girl in a fight with late 80s Mike Tyson.

LIONS over Vikings

Buffalo Bills at

New England Patriots

The last time we saw the Patriots they were beating the Rams so soundly into submission that the crowd in Wembley Stadium started booing late in the fourth quarter. It’s only right that an English crowd gets a glimpse into how unentertained Americans were by one of their imports when Russell Brand hosted the VMAs.

PATS over Bills

Atlanta Falcons at

New Orleans Saints

If there’s a game that Michael Turner is going to win for the Falcons this season…this is it.  Turner is Fin Tutola, and this game is that one episode of SVU per year when he goes rogue and does his own thing,  he’s Mitt Romney and this is the first presidential debate.

FALCONS over Saints

San Diego Chargers at

Tampa Bay Bucs

So no rapper is jumping on the “Teach You How to Dougie” wordplay here? When you’re a rookie and you rush for 251 yards in a single game, you deserve to at least be a footnote in popular culture, even if that means being tied to a one-hit wonder. We do Doug Martin a great disservice by not getting this done.

BUCS over Chargers

Denver Broncos at Carolina Panthers

I think Cam Newton found his niche. He has to be the second coolest quarterback in the game to win. After beating RGIII last week, Peyton has a legit chance to go 2-0 against a quarterback way cooler than him when he faces Peyton this week.

PANTHERS over Broncos

Oakland Raiders at Baltimore Ravens

Darren McFadden isn’t playing this week…which means its a game time decision whether the Raiders will actually suit up and play this game. Right now Vegas is saying no.

RAVENS over Raiders

NY Jets at Seattle Seahawks

If only we could all be absolutely terrible at our jobs for 10 consecutive weeks and still have the full confidence of our bosses like Mark Sanchez. I think I’m on week seven…let’s hope I get there.

SEAHAWKS over Jets

Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles

It’ll be easier if they play this game without offensive lines on either sides. Just quit masquerading these people out there and lets jump straight to the “5-Mississippi” rule, schoolyard style.

EAGLES over Cowboys

St Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers

This game was better when the Rams wore yellow and really hasn’t been much of a game since they switched over to gold. The Gold Rush actually didn’t turn out so well for anybody here.

NINERS over Rams

Houston Texans at Chicago Bears

Just looking at this game on the schedule, you get the feeling you’re about to watch one of those movies that you know is going to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars. Let’s hope it turns out to be “Slumdog Millionaire” and not “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”

BEARS over Texans

Kansas City Chiefs at Pittsburgh Steelers

We need a heads up about the unis. I still haven’t recovered from the bumble bee throwbacks of two weeks ago, and it’s amazing that the Steelers have. It was impressive for Big Ben to “out Eli” Eli at home and faced against a team so bad that we may look back on them as the team Chiefly responsible (pun intended) for bringing about the beginning of the end of Thursday Night Football.

STEELERS over Chiefs

SANNIE’S PICKS

COLTS over Jaguars

“The players shaved their heads in support of their coach, who is going through leukaemia treatment. How could you not love that?

DOLPHINS over Titians

“One of my friends is actually going to be at the game and she told me I had to pick the Dolphins this week. Happy Paige?”

FALCONS over the Saints

“Real Housewives of Atlanta’s new season just premiered! It was everything I imagined, made me love Atlanta even more!!!

BRONCOS over Panthers

“I just love Peyton Manning. I mean who doesn’t?

RAVENS over Raiders

“I wish they would stop making Raiders a choice. I’ll NEVER choose them.”

BUCS over Chargers

“What is that a lightning bolt? How corny! I’ll stick with the pirate.

VIKINGS over Lions

“Gotta stick with the humans on this one”

GIANTS over Bengals

“New York is still in shambles after Sandy, they need a win to cheer up the city. Didn’t get it last week so I hope this works.”

PATRIOTS over Bills

“Tom Brady and I have the same political views - too much bickering and so frustrating. (Oh and he is sooo cute).”

SEAHAWKS over Jets

“Russell Wilson is so cute! What race is he? Doesn’t matter anyway, he is still cute.”

Niners OVER Rams

“I just love San Francisco and the 49ers seem to be a good team so it’s a win - win”

COWBOYS over Eagles

“I’ve never picked the Cowboys, gonna give them change this week.”

TEXANS over Bears

“You guys should really know by now I’ll never go against Texas.”

STEELERS over Chiefs

“One word -Polamalu. He is just too sexy for words.”

FISHER’S PICKS

JAGS over Colts

TITANS over Dolphins

FALCONS over Saints

BRONCOS over Panthers

RAIDERS over Ravens

BUCS over Chargers

LIONS over Vikings

GIANTS  over Bengals

PATS over Bills

SEAHAWKS over Jets

NINERS  over Rams

EAGLES  over Cowboys

BEARS over Texans

STEELERS over Chiefs

WEEK 9

Sannie: 11-3

Ramblings: 10-4

Fisher: 10-4

SEASON STANDINGS

Ramblings: 87-45

Fisher: 86-46

Sannie: 75-57