Football Pick Haikus For Week 5
Thursday, October 4
Arizona -1.5 At St. Louis
The Cardinals still are
Undefeated but seem ripe
For a huge letdown. PICK: RAMS
Sunday, October 7
Atlanta -3 At Washington
Matty Ryan used
to bull’s-eye womp rats in his
T-16 back home. PICK: FALCONS
At Pittsburgh -3.5 Philadelphia
Michael Vick is one
Sack away from becoming
A McRib Sandwich. PICK: STEELERS
Green Bay -7 At Indianapolis
Colts coming off a
Bye week rested and ready
To keep this game close. PICK: COLTS
At NY Giants -8.5 Cleveland
If the Giants lose
To the Cleveland Browns fans might
Start a Tebow chant. PICK: BROWNS
At Minnesota -5.5 Tennessee
Christian Ponder sounds
like the part of sex where you
stop a while and pray. PICK: VIKINGS
At Cincinnati -3.5 Miami
Miami plays well
enough to lose each game at
the very last minute. PICK: BENGALS
Baltimore -6 At Kansas City
“It’s a Trap!” says the
Great Admiral Akbar. Bad
week to be Big Bird. PICK: CHIEFS
At Carolina -3 Seattle
Admire Seahawks’
pass rush, but Cam Newton gets
to third on first dates. PICK: PANTHERS
Chicago -6 At Jacksonville
Chicago’s defense
Will get tired catching all
Those interceptions. PICK: BEARS
At New England -6.5 Denver
Peyton Manning shows
up naked in Tom Brady’s
Giselleless nightmares. PICK: BRONCOS
At San Francisco -10 Buffalo
Take the points, bettors!
Niners won’t shut out the
Hirsute Harvard Hucker. PICK: BILLS
At New Orleans -3.5 San Diego
Winless Saints welcome
The only coach in the league
Who’s worse than their coach. PICK: SAINTS
Monday, October 8
Houston -8 At NY Jets
When you boo or chant
“We Want Tebow,” Jets’ fans, the
whole world shrugs at you. PICK: TEXANS
Haiku Picks went 8–7 last week. That’s 28–34–1. Not good enough! All of this week’s picks were drawn at random from a cap!
Jim Behrle tweets at @behrle for your possible amusement.