It's Week Nine, And Do You Know Where Your Defensive Back Is?

 I may have had my sixth winning week out of eight, and I may be 14 games above .500 on the year, and yet...

Last Sunday gave us a quintessential example of why I don't put money on these picks, despite some evidence that I'm reasonably good at making them, and could conceivably be making money on this.

The Chicago Bears score a touchdown, get the 2-point conversion, they're up three, covering the spread, just like I predicted they would. It's all good, 20 seconds left, another winner for me. Yay!

Then the Commanders line up, while a Bears defender is jawing with fans, the QB tosses one desperate heave that doesn't even reach the end zone, but gets tipped into the hands of a receiver who was allowed to slip behind everybody, and it's a touchdown, a two-game swing, a $210 swing (if you're betting $110 to win $100). Gah.

The only good thing that came out of it for me is that it gives me a chance to use the word "quintessential," and show that Aaron Rodgers has nothing on me when it comes to vocabulary words.

Speaking of Rodgers, I've said it before and I'll say it again: when you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way.

Week nine picks:

Thursday

Texans +1.5 vs. Jets

Sunday

Cowboys +2.5 vs. Falcons

Broncos +9.5 vs. Ravens

Bills -6 vs. Dolphins

Panthers +7 vs. Saints

Bengals -7.5 vs. Raiders

Chargers -2 vs. Browns

Commanders -3.5 vs. Giants

Patriots +3.5 vs. Titans

Bears +1 vs. Cardinals

Eagles -7.5 vs. Jaguars

Packers +3.5 vs. Lions

Rams -2 vs. Seahawks

Colts +5.5 vs. Vikings

Monday

Buccaneers +8.5 vs. Chiefs

Last week: 9-7

Season to date: 67-53-3