{"id":998,"date":"2008-12-14T04:11:49","date_gmt":"2008-12-14T04:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehogs.net\/blogs\/?p=998"},"modified":"2025-05-03T01:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:38:46","slug":"hognostications-week-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-hogs.net\/blogs\/2008\/12\/14\/hognostications-week-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Hognostications Week 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0They can hold me down, but they can&#8217;t keep me down.\u00a0 I am back with my weekly Hognostication Blog and thus so are the Skins!!!!!!\u00a0 Can you say play offs????\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Royce was our winner last week with a score of 12-4.\u00a0 He&#8217;s lucky that I didn&#8217;t post this blog last week because if I did he would have lost&#8230;&#8230;ahem.\u00a0 Please direct all questions to RiC for clarification.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The race is tightening between 2nd and 5th place.\u00a0 It&#8217;s coming down to the wire and we will soon crown our champion.\u00a0 Good luck and here are my week 15 picks:<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Orleans @ Chicago<\/strong>:\u00a0 Pick <em>Bears<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennessee @ Houston<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Texans have won 3 straight and are 4-2 at home.\u00a0 The Titans are looking to clinch home field advantage.\u00a0 Pick <em>Titans<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington @ Cincinnati<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Redskins are looking to win their 1st game in 3 weeks.\u00a0 With a win the Redskins keep their thin playoff hopes alive.\u00a0 Pick <em>WASHINGTON REDSKINS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Detroit @ Indianapolis<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Colts have won 6 straight and they control their playoff destiny.\u00a0 The Lions are terrible and will go winless.\u00a0 Pick <em>Colts<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seattle @ St. Louis<\/strong>:\u00a0 Who cares. \u00a0Pick <em>Rams<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Green Bay @ Jacksonville<\/strong>:\u00a0 I said a few weeks ago that I will no longer pick the Jags.\u00a0 Burn me once, shame on you&#8230;.burn me 4 times, well&#8230;.Pick <em>Packers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Buffalo @ NY Jets<\/strong>: The Bills have had a disappointing season after thinking they would be playoff contenders.\u00a0 The Jets are contenders, but will the Bills be spoilers?\u00a0 Don&#8217;t think so.\u00a0 Pick <em>Jets<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>San Francisco @ Miami<\/strong>:\u00a0 I don&#8217;t know what it is about the Dolphins, but they just haven&#8217;t convinced me yet that they are as good as their record.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve done well so far, but they\u00a0must keep winning to get a playoff spot.\u00a0 Pick <em>Dolphins<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tampa Bay @ Atlanta<\/strong>:\u00a0 These games are what make football so exciting.\u00a0 Two teams in the same division needing to win to get to the playoffs.\u00a0 I&#8217;d say both teams are equally matched.\u00a0 Tough offense against a tough defense.\u00a0 Toss up.\u00a0 Going with my gut.\u00a0 Pick <em>Falcons\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>San Diego @ Kansas City<\/strong>:\u00a0 Really, who cares?\u00a0 Pick <em>Chargers<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minnesota @ Arizona<\/strong>:\u00a0 The Cardinals are in the playoffs and the Vikings must win out to get in.\u00a0 I think the Cardinals are a better team. \u00a0Hopefully they don&#8217;t let up.\u00a0 Pick <em>Cardinals<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh @ Baltimore<\/strong>:\u00a0 Should be another good game.\u00a0 Pittsburgh win and they clinch the division.\u00a0 I think the Steelers D will be too much for the Ravens offense.\u00a0 Pick <em>Steelers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Denver @ Carolina<\/strong>:\u00a0 Denver has been playing better lately, but I don&#8217;t think they can match up to Carolina.\u00a0 Pick <em>Panthers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New England @ Oakland<\/strong>:\u00a0 Pick <em>Patriots<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NY Giants @ Dallas<\/strong>:\u00a0 Should be a classic NFC East game.\u00a0 I do not believe the Giants will lose 2 in a row and Dallas is imploding.\u00a0 Pick <em>Giants<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleveland @ Philadelphia<\/strong>:\u00a0 If they play the way they did last week this should be an easy game for the Eagles.\u00a0 Pick <em>Eagles<\/em>\u00a0 46 total points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0They can hold me down, but they can&#8217;t keep me down.\u00a0 I am back with my weekly Hognostication Blog and thus so are the Skins!!!!!!\u00a0 Can you say play offs????\u00a0 Jeremy Royce was our winner last week with a score of 12-4.\u00a0 He&#8217;s lucky that I didn&#8217;t post this blog last week because if I &#8230; 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