Base10 is having a harrowing morning so far. Train service from his house was suspended so he decided to walk to the "7" train up on Roosevelt Avenue. Now it is a balmy 56 degrees, so the prospect of a morning walk is not so bad, but still this means I'll be in work an houir late and won't be getting home until later either. Thanks, MTA!

Anyway, football fans should gear up for a good bunch of weekend games. On Saturday at 4:30, Washington faces Seattle at Seattle. Curiously, Seattle papers are eschewing the word "Redskins" and using instead the term "Washington" to describe Joe Gibbs' charges in spite of the possible confusion that will ensue because Seattle also plays in "Washington." With Seattle laying 9 the last time Base10 looked, this game is in fact my pick for upset of the week.

At 8:00 on Saturday, look forward to what will likely be the game of the week: New England @ Denver. We can only hope for snow! As much as pundits are praising New England, Base10 predicts Denver will walk away with it.

In Sunday's action, the Steelers play @ Indy at 1:00. While the Steelers can put up a good fight, I think Indy will ultimately take it. At 4:00, the Panthers play @ Chicago in another hope-for-snow extravaganza. This should be a pretty good game too, but figure it to be a low scoring defensive struggle.

Last week's games were decidedly bad. The Giants got stomped on by Carolina Sunday dashing our hopes of a Manning v. Manning Super Bowl this year. Likewise, the Cincinnati game turned into a blowout after halftime largely because Carson Palmer went down during the first possession with a knee injury. (Base10 hopes he'll be okay for next year--he has him in fantasy). Saturday's games were no better with the low wattage matchup between Washington and Tamba Bay and the blowout of Jacksonville by New England.

Enough of this. Base10 is liveblogging from the "7" train and will post later...

- posted by Base10 @ 11:15 AM