Lou's Week 15 Pro Picks

Seattle over Tampa Bay
If Tampa Bay's QB-for-now Josh Freeman plays half as bad as he has the past two games, he'll be riding the bench like QB Josh Johnson before him.  Josh Johnson was pretty horrible the first six games, but Coach Morris could always turn to that other rookie in the depth chart, Rudy Carpenter.  Who?  Exactly.  The Bucs are set for disaster this game, this year and for years to come.  Seattle wins this at home.

Cleveland over Kansas City
I was one of the few to call the Brownies over the Steelers last week and I'm going to let it ride this week.  With a long BYE, Cleveland has ample time prepare for the struggling Matt Cassel and friends.  Cassel is almost guaranteed to turn the ball over at least once and I would be surprised if KC even puts up 14 points.  The Chiefs haven't scored over two TDs in the past three match-ups.  Conversely, the Browns are averaging more points this month than they have all season.  Cleveland wins their 2nd straight on the road.

Washington over NY Giants
After basically losing the division to Phili last week, the demoralized Giants are poised to lose another tough contest Monday night.  NY's QB Eli Manning is getting sacked more as the season wears on and with O-linemen Chris Snee and Kareem McKenzie battling injuries, the next three games won't get any easier for Eli.  Washington's QB Jason Campbell and back-up RB Quinton Ganther have had strong play as of late and defensive stars CB DeAngelo Hall and DT Albert Haynesworth returned to practice Thursday.  Giant's starting CB Corey Webster will likely sit out and the Redskins stuffed RB Brandon Jacobs for less than 50 rush yards in Week 1.  The 'Skins upset at home.

New England over Buffalo
Arizona over Detroit
Tennessee over Miami
Houston over St. Louis
NY Jets over Atlanta
Baltimore over Chicago
Philadelphia over San Fransisco
San Diego over Cincinnati
Denver over Oakland
Green Bay over Pittsburgh
Minnesota over Carolina
Indianapolis over Jacksonville
New Orleans over Dallas