{"id":12289,"date":"2005-12-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=12289"},"modified":"2016-05-26T17:49:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:49:56","slug":"hognostications-week-16-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2005\/12\/21\/hognostications-week-16-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hognostications: Week 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Never have I been more proud to be a die-hard Redskin fan.  The sweep of Dallas this season and the fashion in which it was done, is something I will never forget.  Stealing an upset win on the night of the \u2018big\u2019 three toilet ring induction and then trouncing the Pukes in mid-December with playoff implications; it\u2019s hard to get much better than that. <\/p>\n<p><b>Dallas at Carolina <\/b><br \/>\nThe Pukes won\u2019t recover from their most demoralizing defeat in years.  Quit, Man Boobs, quit!<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Panthers\t<\/p>\n<p><b>Buffalo at Cincinnati <\/b><br \/>\nCarson Palmer is a stud, and you\u2019ve got to feel good for no-nonsense, Marvin Lewis.  Fear the Tiger!<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Bungles<\/p>\n<p><b>Pittsburgh at Cleveland <\/b><br \/>\nThe Steelers are fighting for their Wildcard lives and have won their last two against two hot teams (Bears and Vikings).  Cowher will have them fired up, not that it\u2019ll take much.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Steelers<\/p>\n<p><b>Jacksonville at Houston <\/b><br \/>\nHow could the Texans not have found a way to lose to the Cardinals last week?  I knew McNair bringing in Reeves was a mistake and now it could have cost them Reggie Bush.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Jags<\/p>\n<p><b>San Diego at Kansas City <\/b><br \/>\nThe loser of this one (the Chiefs) will be out of the playoff picture.  Amazingly, the Chargers could go 11-5 and still not get in.  How critical was that game-fart against the Phish in week 14?<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Chargers<\/p>\n<p><b>Tennessee at Miami <\/b><br \/>\nAfter getting shut out by the lowly Brownies, the Phish have won four in a row, including the impressive win over the Chargers on the road.  The Titans on the other hand have won four games, two against the Texans and one against the \u20189ers and the Ravens.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Phish<\/p>\n<p><b>Detroit at New Orleans <\/b><br \/>\nThis is the \u2018who cares\u2019 pick of the season!  Benson, please move them to San Antonio; Millen, quit already!<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Saints<\/p>\n<p><b>San Francisco at St. Louis <\/b><br \/>\nThis sad-excuse of a \u20189er team is now ranked last in the league on both offense and defense.  The San Fran franchise has hit rock bottom.  Hiring Nolan, we all knew, was a mistake, and Alex Smith has shown no sign of a promising future.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Rams<\/p>\n<p><b>Atlanta at Tampa Bay <\/b><br \/>\nThe Bucs beat the Falcons in Atlanta.  They\u2019ll beat them again in Tampa and knock the Falcons out of the playoff picture.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Bucs<\/p>\n<p><b>New York Giants at Washington <\/b><br \/>\nThis is going to be fun!  The Skins defense will dominate this week after being embarrassed by the Gnats in week eight.  Coach Gibbs will figure out a way to take advantage of the Gnats poor pass defense and the offense will answer the defense\u2019s intensity with some good old smash mouth football.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Washington Redskins! <\/p>\n<p><b>Philadelphia at Arizona <\/b><br \/>\nHere\u2019s the second \u2018who cares\u2019 pick of the week.  The Cardinal offensive line is terrible.  They can\u2019t run the ball.  McCown will start for the injured Warner and will be in for a very long day.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Philthy<\/p>\n<p><b>Oakland at Denver <\/b><br \/>\nThis one could be real ugly.  The Broncos will run all over the Faiders.  In consecutive weeks the Faiders have lost to the Brownies and the Jets.  Again, how could we have let this lousy team beat us at home?  That loss could be the one that haunts our playoff dreams.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Broncos<\/p>\n<p><b>Indianapolis at Seattle <\/b><br \/>\nThe Colts rest, while the Hawks get one step closer to home field advantage throughout the playoffs.  Too bad the Colts lost last week, as this one would have been fun to watch.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Hawks<\/p>\n<p><b>Chicago at Green Bay <\/b><br \/>\nThe Bears beat the Pack with Orton; they\u2019ll kill them with Grossman.  Even Favre\u2019s receivers are quitting on him.  Rodgers should be starting, and Favre should quit padding his consecutive start record.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Bears<\/p>\n<p><b>Minnesota at Baltimore <\/b><br \/>\nI\u2019ll be rooting for the Raisins to knock Smoot and company out of the playoff race, but the Vikes prevail.<br \/>\nPick \u2013 Vikes<\/p>\n<p><b>New England at New York Jets <\/b><br \/>\nFans at the stadium will have to watch this one sober, as apparently, Jets fans can\u2019t hold their liquor.  I\u2019d drink heavily too, if I were a Jets fan.  So much for Brady being nicked last week.  Don\u2019t look now, but here come the Pats.<br \/>\nPick &#8211; Pats<\/p>\n<p><b>Last Week\u2019s Results: <\/b>\t 12-4<br \/>\n<b>Season To Date: <\/b>\t149-75<\/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>Never have I been more proud to be a die-hard Redskin fan. 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