{"id":12226,"date":"2005-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-10-06T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12226"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:49:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:49:58","slug":"hognostications-week-5-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/10\/06\/hognostications-week-5-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Hognostications: Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Broncos beat the Jags on the road after a short week?  The Chargers pound the World Champs at home after a disappointing start to the season?  You\u2019ve got to appreciate the parity in this league.  It makes picking winners a crapshoot.  Norv, once again, tried to ruin the day, but thanks to the Raiders and Bledsoe for making it a wonderful Sunday!<\/p>\n<p><b>New England at Atlanta <\/b><br \/>\nCan the Patriots have a loosing record going into week 6?  You bet they can.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Falcons<\/p>\n<p><b>Miami at Buffalo <\/b><br \/>\nPhins win in a close one, making it four losses in a row for the Bills.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Dolphins<\/p>\n<p><b>Chicago at Cleveland <\/b><br \/>\nThe rested Brownies enjoy the home cooking.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Browns<\/p>\n<p><b>Baltimore at Detroit <\/b><br \/>\nThe Lions will struggle against the Raven defense.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Ravens<\/p>\n<p><b>New Orleans at Green Bay <\/b><br \/>\nThe near-comeback Monday night will give the Pack enough momentum and pride to win their first in five tries.  Of course some cold weather would help.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Packers<\/p>\n<p><b>Tennessee at Houston <\/b><br \/>\nIt appears the Texans have fixed some of their problems on defense.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Texans<\/p>\n<p><b>Tampa Bay at New York Jets <\/b><br \/>\nThe QB carousel will continue this week for the Jets, as Testaverde makes his return.  It\u2019ll be a long day, with Curtis Martin struggling to take off the pressure.  Spires and Rice will have fun.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Bucs<\/p>\n<p><b>Seattle at St. Louis <\/b><br \/>\nThe Seahawks prove they\u2019re better than their .500 record.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Seahawks<\/p>\n<p><b>Indianapolis at San Francisco <\/b><br \/>\nThe Colts are 14-point favorites.  Tempting, but the straight-up pick has to be the Colts.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Colts<\/p>\n<p><b>Carolina at Arizona <\/b><br \/>\nSteve Smith and DeShaun Foster will challenge the Cardinals banged up secondary, which just lost Antrel Rolle for the season.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Panthers<\/p>\n<p><b>Philadelphia at Dallas <\/b><br \/>\nPhilthy is down to 3 DTs, including Patterson, who is a rookie.  Look for those guys to get tired.  It would be fun to see Man-Boob\u2019s reaction if the Pukes lost three out of their last four.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Pukes<\/p>\n<p><b>Washington at Denver <\/b><br \/>\nThis ought to be a great game.  If Chump doesn\u2019t return, the Broncos could start two rookie corners.  If the Redskin defense continues to play the way that it has, Skins win.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Redskins<\/p>\n<p><b>Cincinnati at Jacksonville <\/b><br \/>\nThe Bengals continue to roll.  Palmer and the Bengal offense are playing very well.  Meanwhile the Jags defense has fallen off.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Bengals<\/p>\n<p><b>Pittsburgh at San Diego <\/b><br \/>\nThis ought to be another great game.  LT already has eight TDs, and the Charger offense seems to be getting into gear.  Will that change against the stingy Steeler defense?<br \/>\nPick &#8211; Steelers<\/p>\n<p><b>Last Week\u2019s Results:<\/b>\t 9-5<br \/>\n<b>Season To Date: <\/b>\t36-24<\/p>\n<p>Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Frank Hastings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Broncos beat the Jags on the road after a short week? The Chargers pound the World Champs at home after a disappointing start to the season? You\u2019ve got to appreciate the parity in this league. It makes picking winners a crapshoot. 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