Buckle up that Chin Strap

Football is here. Sure I think I can say that. Thursday night is the first "real" football game, with the start of the college season. My fantasy football draft is this coming Wednesday. All teams are equal and start out 0-0-0. Fans are looking at their team's schedule and deciding on what games will be won or lost. So it is time for me to make my picks. But I will also give you a chance to make a prediction and the opportunity to have a gyro with me. As I recall, in the last two years no one has guessed the Packers final record correctly. Leave a comment on my blog with your prediction for the Packers, and if you are right, you get a Oakland Gyro.

Week 1. Home against the Bears. Culter has no one to throw the ball to and gets picked three times, one for a TD. Packers win. (1-0)


Week 2. Home against the Bengals. Chad Johnson has two touchdowns, but one of his celebrations after the go ahead score late in the game draws an unsportsmanlike penalty, the kickoff is moved back and the Packers return the kickoff for a touchdown. (2-0)


Week 3. Away against the Rams. Stephen Jackson racks up 200 yards rushing and the Pack lose. (2-1)


Week 4. Away against the Vikings. This will be Favre's last game. He throws three first half picks, and after a chorus of hometown fans booing, he is benched in the second half. But by that point it doesn't matter, the game is out of hand. Pack win. (3-1)


Week 5. Packer Bye week. Some how the Packers lose this game. I don't know how but they do.

Week 6. Home against the Lions. The Lions are the Lions and they just plain suck. (4-1)


Week 7. Away against the Browns. No this is not the year that the Browns go to the Super Bowl. But some how the Pack blow this game with costly penalties and everyone wonders what happened to that team that just beat the Lions 45 -6. Pack should have won but lose. (4-2)


Week 8. As you recall Favre was benched in week 4. Since that time he was released from the team, but when Tavaris Jackson gets hurt in week 7, Favre is once again signed, we have all seen this movie before. Favre throws four picks and blames the loss on his bad shoulder. This is for sure his last game....until next year. Pack win (5-2)


Week 9. I can't believe my Buccaneers, and neither can their fans. I still don't know who their coach is, and neither do their players. Half of Wisconsin travels down for the game and it feels like Lambeau in September. Pack win on a last second field goal. (6-2)


Week 10. The Cowboys come to town and put a beat down on the Packers. Romo throw five TDs. But the Cowboys still don't get out of the first round of the playoffs. (6-3)



Week 11. The 49ers come to town, but without a quarterback they are forced to count on Frank Gore for all of their offense. The Pack load up the box, force thee turnovers yet only win by 3 points. (7-3)


Week 12. A Thanksgiving Day Special. The Lions have improved since their first meeting. But not enough, they come into this game with a record of 0-10. You fall asleep and miss a spectacular Packers' drive with 2 minutes to go to seal the victory. (8-3)


Week 13. The Ravens come to town and hold the Packers to just 4 field goals, but the only points the Ravens score is on a defensive touchdown. The Pack win an ugly game 12-7. (9-3)


Week 14. The Packers at Chicago. Lovie Smith's team loses their teams "Super Bowl" twice this year. (10-3)

Week 15. At Pittsburgh, the Packers miss 3 field goals and lose by 7. (10-4)

Week 16. Seattle at home. It is a replay of the "Snow Globe" game. 4 inches of snow fall on the field, and the Pack win by 14 points. (11-4)

Week 17. At Arizona, it is 20 degrees that weekend in Wisconsin, so everyone leaves and travels to Arizona. With the crowd behind them the pack win a squeaker and earn a first round bye in the playoffs.

Playoffs. The Pack will their first home playoff game verses the Cowboys, but go on to lose in the Conference Championship game to Philadelphia. And the Super Bowl is won by New England who only drop two games all year.