Frey's NFL Week 13 Locks of the Week

My friend Brian, whom you might remember me mentioning so glowingly last week, has been giving me the business about repeatedly going 2-2.


For anyone out there who has suffered the indignity of being heckled by Brian, you know that I must do anything to avoid its continuance.


So let it, therefore, be known that every week I go 2-2, I will lead into each NFL article by writing something nice about Brian's (and Justin Bieber's) favorite team, the Washington Capitals.


A painful elixir I know, but desperate times call for desperate measures.


To the games then!

This week, I have dubbed, "trap week," as every game on this list appears too good to be true on paper.

Confident in my superiority over those shmo's in Vegas who build huge casinos and date angry Italian showgirls, I am going to plant my foot firmly upon the ground inside each trap and tell you why I did so.


Miami (-4.5) @ New York Jets

• The Jets have proudly reported that they intend to start a guy at QB that they have already benched like 15 times this season because he sucks.
• Miami sports a stout running game and resurgent passing attack.  The Dolphins are coming off one of those "moral victories" that I typically dismiss as loser talk, but a 3 point road loss to the defending AFC champs will build confidence without creating complacency.
• The Jets have totally quit on Rex.  If Miami gets off to a fast start the crowd is going to turn on their team quicker than Italy turns on its allies during wartime.

San Diego @ Baltimore (-4.5)

• This Raven's team reminds me a little bit of the Superbowl team from 2 years back.  They found their running game, the line is protecting "Overpaid Joe Flacco", and the defense is solid if not spectacular.
• Even in victory, San Diego has looked far from robust.  I think a road game against a good team in the midst of a playoff hunt is where the wheels come off.
• Phillip Rivers is a wang.

No Caption Needed.  This guy sucks.

New Orleans @ Pittsburgh (-3)

• With all of the attention focused on the Saint's lack of explosive offensive production, few people have taken notice of just how crappy their defense is playing.

I expect to see a lot of this from the Saint's D-Coordinator this week

• Pittsburgh is back in the hunt and with a fan base full of front-runners rivaled only by the Cowboys, this will make for a raucous scene.
• New Orleans is a God-awful road team.  3 points is a laughable line.

Cincinnati (-3) @ Tampa Bay

• The greatest trap of the week by my estimation.
• One team is 7-3-1 and the other is 2-9.
• One team (a division leader with only a half-game lead over 3 other clubs) is battle-hardened and has everything in the world to fight for.  The other's season is already lost.
• Any sort of home field advantage the 2-9 team might enjoy is certain to be mitigated by sparse attendance and lackluster support from a fan-base afflicted with almost total apathy.

A day in the life of the Bucs fan

Last Week:  2-2

Season Record Against the Spread:  27-21