Matthew Goldberg
Sports Editor
Outlook:
Five inches of rain in an hour in LA? A Chargers’ win over the Vikings? A Doug Flutie victory? Something is up in SoCal. It doesn’t rain five inches in a month and a Chargers’ victory over a decent NFL team is just not possible, or so I thought. However, rain can only last so long and the Flutie touch will wear off. By next week, the order of the SoCal universe will be back to normal: sunshine and a Chargers’ losing streak.
Game of the Week: Kansas City at Cincinnati
Is this the week the Chiefs choke? Is this the week the 1972 Dolphins can rest easy? Nah.
Pankaj Chhabra
Sports Editor
Outlook:
Brian Urlacher split with his wife and decided to get freaky with Paris Hilton, rich socialite and heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune. It was Urlacher’s first backfield penetration all season.
Game of the Week: Green Bay at Tampa Bay
The winner of this game puts itself in good position for a playoff run, while the loser puts itself behind the eight ball. Look for Warren Sapp to smack Packers’ coach Mike Sherman in the face with a white glove, challenging him to a duel.
Joe Ciolli
Sports Editor
Outlook:
As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Browns, running back William Green recently received a four-game suspension for a marijuana-related arrest. He should be incarcerated! He should be tarred and feathered! He should be stoned! Oh wait, he probably already is.
Game of the Week: San Diego at Denver
With sprightly 41-year-old Doug Flutie starting at quarterback for the Chargers, and Broncos slinger Jake Plummer back from a broken foot, this 3:05 p.m. game poses a fascinating quarterback battle. Too bad I’ll still be sleeping when it’s on.
Ashley Malnove
Sports Designer
Outlook:
What do you know? I picked correctly last week. Stranger things have happened, like the Senate having a sleepover with a Democrat and a Republican trading off speaking for the entire night. Well, that’s one way to do politics.
Game of the Week: Baltimore at Miami
In honor of my trip to south Florida this weekend, I’ll pick Miami. I like Miami. It’s a nice big city with lots of restaurants and shopping. Sounds better than Baltimore.
Lesley McCullough
Cornerstone Tech. Coordinator
Outlook:
Dick Vermeil is at it again, but I fear that the Chiefs are about to hit a road block in their quest for an undefeated season. This can be blamed on the fact that Sports Illustrated put them on this week’s cover. Here’s to seeing if the SI curse will strike again!
Game of the Week: Pittsburgh at San Francisco
The Steelers are going to need to put on a show in San Fran in order to bring their fans out of deep depression after the West Virginia Mountaineers are done with Pittsburgh Saturday night in Morgantown!