DOLPHINS UPDATE Teddy Bridgewater is injured. He is out. Skylar Thompson, rookie Kansas State, 7th round pick, is your Dolphin QB. Now it's LWOB.
Good NFL Sunday to you. It's the start of LWOT for Miami Dolphin Fans (Life Without Tua). Tua was having the season Dolphin fans were anticipating when he was drafted. Tua was throwing deep, throwing with authority, hitting receivers in tight windows and he had receivers who could add YAC (yards after the catch). In first place, Tua was having the kind of season that could have taken Miami deep into the playoffs. All of that is a distant headache, as Tua sits in concussion protocol and the Dolphins turn once again to Don Strock Teddy Bridgewater for a bridge over troubled waters. It as sound as the Russian's bridge to Chechnya (which Ukraine blew to bits Saturday).
In a nod to our post yesterday we rank the games by food.
Eagles at Cardinals. Filet Mignon. Philly is -5.5 on the road. It's a big number. Arizona won on the road last week (but at Carolina so it barely counts). Ride or die with our Super Bowl pick. It's worked so far. Philly -5.5 and over 49.5.
Bengals at Ravens. Ribeye. Ravens giving a measly three at home. They lost two close games and Cincy is having the post super bowl blues. Many teams repeat (but LA won't this year) but it's harder to bounce back after a SB loss. Ravens -3.
Dolphins at Jets. Cuban Sandwich/Nathan's Hotdog. The Jets are a home hot dog- getting 3.5. Their QB Wilson -back from injury - won on the road last week in his first start of the season, having a great 4th Q. The Jets had a great draft and those players are having an impact. If Tua didn't have these concussion issues this would be the first of many shootouts between two top QBs in the AFC east. Alas, all is not what we would want it to be. Many a yacht has been bought by betting home dogs. Jets +3.5.
Lions at Cheaters. Chicken Drumettes. Detroit is starting to gel. They have an enthusiastic coach and some players. The Cheaters are in disarray. Couldn't happen to a better coach. We will take the three because it's always a pleasure to root against the evil genius.
Cowboys at Rams. NY Strip. The Cowpokes didn't miss a beat when their QB went down. But they've been winning with gum and string and clips and a good play here and there. Which is what teams need to do when their starting QB goes down. LA is hurting. They are giving 4.5 and that number has our attention. Why? Because we think the line should be 3. So what does that tell you young Jedi? It tells us the Books are forcing people on to the Dallas gravy train while the sharpie money is on LA. Trust the force Luke and take LA at home -4.5 to bounce back.
SURVIVOR POOL
Update- Your NY Football Giants upset the Packers after the Gints rallied from a halftime deficit and won the game in an upset in London. The Surprising Giants are 4-1. The Packers are not. And your fav Survivor appellate ace Dan Tibbet takes the PCA loss and is out.
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