NFL Week 12 Recaps - Mommy Knows Best

I think it's fair to say that my mom is going to be picking the games again this weekend.

Dolphins 27 Lions 10
They may have played a video making fun of Joey Harrington at Ford Field before the game, but it was Joey Harrington who made the Lions look like fools during it. Harrington threw three touchdowns to lead the Dolphins past the Lions and to their fourth straight win. (My pick: Lions +3 Loss)

Cowboys 38 Buccaneers 10
Screw you, Tony Romo. Your five touchdowns killed me in one league, and wasn't even good enough to get me a win in my other league where I have you as my quarterback. I'm going to go on record and say the the Cowboys officially scare me now. (My pick: Cowboys -11 Win)

Chiefs 19 Broncos 10
Farewell, Jake Plummer. In a game I didn't get to see, I hear you sucked some more, and now you're going to be replaced by Jay Cutler. Larry Johnson ran for 157 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs handed the Broncos their third loss in their last four games. (My pick: Chiefs -1 Win)

Bills 27 Jaguars 24
What the hell is with this Jaguars team!? I have no idea what to make of them anymore. One week they're dominant, and the next week they suck. The Jaguars are like a perfect microcosm of the NFL as a whole right now. Nothing they do seems to make sense. (Mom's pick: Jaguars -3 Loss Best Bet)

Jets 26 Texans 11
There were 52 yards rushing combined between both of these teams on Sunday. Mike Nugent kicked four field goals for the Jets to help them rebound from their loss to the Bears last weekend, and put them back in the AFC playoff picture. (Mom's pick: Jets -5 Win)

Ravens 27 Steelers 0
Mom learned the harsh lesson that is picking against Baltimore in her very first attempt. It's a tough one to learn but thankfully, now she can just put it behind her and move on. The Ravens sacked Ben Roethlisberger nine times, and just beat the hell out of the Steelers in every aspect of the game. This loss effectively eliminated the defending champs from the playoffs. (Mom's pick: Steelers +3 Loss)

Bengals 30 Browns 0
There have been a lot of shutouts posted by defenses in the NFL these last few weeks, and the Bengals wanted to get in on one themselves. After giving up 57 points in their last two games, the Bengals stopped Cleveland cold, and got themselves back in the playoff hunt. (Mom's pick: Bengals -3 Win Best Bet)

Vikings 31 Cardinals 26
You have to be pretty bad to give up 31 points to the Vikings offense, and the Cardinals are pretty bad. Brad Johnson threw 3 touchdowns to lead the Vikings over their former coach Dennis Green, and end their losing streak. Matt Leinart threw for 405 yards, but it wasn't nearly good enough for Arizona. (Mom's pick: Vikings -6.5 Loss)

Rams 20 49ers 17
The Niners were posed to go over .500 for the first time in years when Marc Bulger threw a touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis with only 27 seconds remaining. The good news for San Francisco is that they play in the NFC, where 5-6 is damn near good enough to get you into the playoffs. (Mom's pick: 49ers +5 Win)

Saints 31 Falcons 13
The Coach Killer Ron Mexico ran for 166 yards, and gave a few fans the Dirty Bird, but it doesn't change the fact that the Falcons suck. Drew Brees had another monster game, throwing for 349 yards and two touchdowns to get the Saints back into first place in the NFC South. (Mom's pick: Saints +3 Win)

Redskins 17 Panthers 13
Jason Campbell's helmet transmitter went dead on him in the huddle, so he had to improvise. The play he called resulted in a 66-yard touchdown pass to Chris Cooley that helped the Redskins stun the Panthers with a 17-13 victory. Of course, anybody who has watched Carolina this season saw this coming a mile away. (Mom's pick: Redskins +4 Win)

Chargers 21 Raiders 14
Considering how everybody had been talking about the Chargers being the greatest team in the history of teams the last week or so, they didn't look too convincing against the Raiders, did they? Of course, as long as you have LaDainian Tomlinson you can do anything. LT ran for two scores, and threw another one to save the Chargers' ass. (Mom's pick: Raiders +13.5 Win)

Patriots 17 Bears 13
I don't wanna speculate, but Rex Grossman and Asante Samuel were seen canoodling together after this game. I don't have much to say about this game that Big Daddy Drew hasn't already said over at Kissing Suzy Kolber. (Mom's pick: Bears +3 Loss)

Titans 24 Giants 21
Eli Manning still sucks. Vince Young, I think he's going to be a good one. He channeled his Rose Bowl performance from last January in leading the Titans on a 21-point fourth quarter comeback to beat the Giants. (Mom's pick: Titans +3 Win)

Colts 45 Eagles 21
I don't think mom was aware of Donovan McNabb's injury when she made this pick. Oh well, we can't all be perfect. (Mom's pick: Eagles +9 Loss)

Seahawks 34 Packers 24
The Packers had this game, and then they gave it away in the second half. Shaun Alexander officially announced he was back from his foot injury, rushing for 201 yards, while Matt Hasselbeck threw for three touchdowns to lead the Seahawks to victory on a snow covered field in Seattle. (Mom's pick: Seahawks -9 Win Best Bet)

Week 12

• Overall: 10-6
• Best Bets: 2-1

Season

• Overall: 64-89-7
• Best Bets: 15-20-2

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