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NFL Upset of the Week - Seahawks over Dolphins

MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
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It is amazing how much can change in a year. The NFL is a great example. Last year, the Dolphins made the front pages of newspapers by winning a non-important game. Their opponent this week, the Seahawks, where never mentioned with the Patriots, but they seemed one or two pieces from having it together. This year, the Dolphins benefited from a relocated Chad Pennington who is looking better on TVs in South Beach then he even did in the store windows of Manhattan. (Actually, I have never seen a TV in a store window of Manhattan or anywhere on South Beach...but I like both places so I am giving them props.) After this week, I will have to question my revised thinking of Pennington when the Seahawks, without a real quarterback or running back (and fans might add coach) beat the Dolphins in my upset of the week pick.
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.

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  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,537 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Put down bottle. Seneca Wallace and Co can't score more than 10 pts. That makes an upset this week a real longshot.

    Dave
    Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
  • mickeymantle24mickeymantle24 Posts: 2,768 ✭✭✭
    I believe it will be a good game, but the Dolphins will win this one
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    Mark, I'm not really sure that picking any team to beat a .500 team is really an upset.
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭


    << <i>Mark, I'm not really sure that picking any team to beat a .500 team is really an upset. >>



    All betting sites have it, should the Seahawks win, as one of the bigger upsets, outside of a Chiefs win. (Chiefs are a 14 pt. underdog.)
    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    Ronnie is going to be running wild and winning me fantasy games big time
  • CubbyCubby Posts: 2,096 ✭
    Yes, Miami -8.5 - that would be an upset.


    BTW: Cubby=Cub Fan
  • jdip9jdip9 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭
    you are forgetting 3 things:

    1. How TERRIBLE Seattle is on the East Coast for 1PM games...they've been outscored this year 98-26 in 3 games, and that is inflated by a garbage time TD against TB.
    2. How this team doesn't want to play for a lame-duck coach.
    3. They are playing on South Beach. You know at least 10 players will be out doing things they shouldn't be doing the night before a game.
  • jdip9jdip9 Posts: 1,894 ✭✭✭
    meteorite - I'll give you credit - that was a lot closer game than I thought it would be, especially after the way Miami started, and Seattle had a chance at the end.
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    Yeah, not a terrible pick all things considered, and overall my upset picks have been really good this year. It looked over when Miami scored first, but thought Seattle might pull it off at the end, it was close. Much closer then all the experts had this game pegged.

    It is the games like this I would look for if I was a better gambler.
    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
  • joestalinjoestalin Posts: 12,473 ✭✭
    The smart money would of been on Ricky Williams showing up and looking like Earl Campbell! What were the odds of that? Running through the seahawks defense
    is a weekly occurance!

    Sincerely
    Dull Knives, Toothless saws, and the bite from a caterpiller
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