Pilfo's Parlay Week 8
October 29th 2010 - Pilfo             

Jacksonville + 6.5 / Tampa + 3 / Tenn. + 3.5

I shall deem this the "Which Coach loses his job first Bowl". We have seen Jacksonville put up some good efforts this year and we have seen them put in some clunkers. The Jags believe they can win this game and they will show up to play. On Defense they will take away the mid-range passes leaving Kitna the choice of a check down for a small gain or a long pass which will be under thrown for an interception. On offense it will be the MJD show this week. The Jags are still in the playoff race and the Cowpokies are done. AFC vs. poor NFC here. No more motivational speeches are going to work. While Kitna showed he can still play last week, he came into a game where he was behind and wasn't being blitzed too often. I think you will see the same old Dallas team on the field this week. They find ways to lose. Take the points.
Prediction: Jacksonville 20-17

Give me another excuse to go against the lowly Cardinals and I will jump on it. The Cards are really a bad team as I have said before and they are laying points again. They have Larry Fitzgerald for God's sake and they can't get him the ball. He rarely gets double-teamed either because the opposing defense doesn't have to double team him. You need a QB in this league to win. Max Hall had a QB rating of 9 when he went down last week. The Bucs have been a little up and down but at least they have an "up" gear. The Bucs while not being a great team, they are a well rounded team. Take the team on the rise not the team on the decline.
Prediction: Bucs 24-17

I'm not sure what gives the odds makers the right to keep giving the Chargers respect. The Chargers are a shadow of the team they were a year ago. They have lost key players both to other teams and through injury. Vincent Jackson can't help if he's not playing either. The Chargers are still fighting and playing well in two phases of the game but their special teams have killed them this year. The Titans are a solid team. They have a great coach and they are in every game. Whether it's Vince Young or Kerry Collins running the offense this team performs. Titans in a high scoring game.
Prediction: Titans 31-27