NFL Week 11 thread -- scramble up some Eggs Manske

[Cosmo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Manske

Thursday
NE (-7/47.5) at ATL, FOX/NFL

Sunday early
WSH at CAR (-3.5/43), FOX
IND at BUF (-7/50), CBS
BAL (-6/45) at CHI, CBS
DET at CLE (-10/44.5), FOX
HOU at TEN (-10/44.5), CBS
GB (-2.5/49) at MIN, FOX
MIA (-3/45) at NYJ, CBS
NO at PHI (-1.5/43.5), FOX
SF (-6/45.5) at JAX, FOX

Sunday late
CIN (-1/50) at LV, CBS
DAL at KC (-2.5/56), FOX
ARI (-2.5/49) at SEA, FOX

Sunday night
PIT at LAC (-5.5/47), NBC

Monday night
NYG at TB (-11/49.5), ESPN

BYE: DEN, LAR

THOUGHTS: Some interesting games this week sprinkled throughout the windows, which is nice. Colts-Bills, Pack-Vikes, Saints-Eagles are good ones. Bengals-Raiders could be a playoff elimination game. Want to see if the Chiefs are actually back, so that will be a great game against Dallas. Still not sure I'm going to bet any spreads this week. League has been super weird lately.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Colts plus seven is a tempting number.

 

[Cosmo]

I mean, if I had to pick three lines that I'd run with ...
* Bengals, because the Raiders seem to be spiraling out of control considering everything that's happened there over the last month. I think the Bengals are more like the team they were against the Ravens and less like the team that showed up the last two weeks.
* Packers, because they always seem to cover and the Vikings are one of the most bi-polar teams in the league.
* Lions, because they seem to hang around when they're a double-digit dog.

Complete stayaways to me are Dolphins-Jets, 49ers-Jags, Cardinals-Seabags.

 

[Songbird]

I'd take the Jags. Short week for 49ers. Cross country. Early game. Jags hungry.

 

[Brooklyn Bridge]

Joe Flacco starting for the J-E-T-S if that means anything.

 

[justgladtobehere]

What about the thread title? Am I missing a joke?

 

[Cosmo]

Edgar Manske's nickname was Eggs and he wore #11. I've committed to deep dives on strange names from the 20s and 30s, save for last week's Scott Player reference when I was pressed for time.

EDIT: D'oh, it's week 11. Fixed.

 

[Twirling Time]

Vegas seems to think the Chiefs are back.

 

[maumann]

Edgar Manske's nickname was Eggs and he wore #11. I've committed to deep dives on strange names from the 20s and 30s, save for last week's Scott Player reference when I was pressed for time.

EDIT: D'oh, it's week 11. Fixed.

He was the last college player to play without a helmet.
He played in the NFL, ended up basically stiffing the Steelers in a trade for a draft choice that turned into Sid Luckman, then went into the service and played for St. Mary's (Preflight School) during WWII.
He taught biology at Berkeley High School for 30 years (ova, indeed)!

That's frickin' awesome.

 

[Batman]

I mean, if I had to pick three lines that I'd run with ...
* Bengals, because the Raiders seem to be spiraling out of control considering everything that's happened there over the last month. I think the Bengals are more like the team they were against the Ravens and less like the team that showed up the last two weeks.
* Packers, because they always seem to cover and the Vikings are one of the most bi-polar teams in the league.
* Lions, because they seem to hang around when they're a double-digit dog.

Complete stayaways to me are Dolphins-Jets, 49ers-Jags, Cardinals-Seabags.

I went with:
• Bengals -1.5 vs. Raiders - Like you said, the Raiders are a mess right now. It's like if somebody hit the button on all the SimCity disasters at once.
• Lions +9.5 at Browns - I mentioned this on the gambling thread, but the Lions are 0-8-1 overall, but 5-1 against the spread when they get seven points or more. They can be feisty in the right spots, and I think this is one of them. The Browns seem a little out of sorts.
• Washington +3.5 at Carolina - The Ron Rivera vs. Cam Newton revenge grudge match. Neither of these teams are as good as they looked last week. I'm betting Cam and the Panthers come back to earth just a little faster than the WFTskins do.

 

[da man]

Edgar Manske's nickname was Eggs and he wore #11. I've committed to deep dives on strange names from the 20s and 30s, save for last week's Scott Player reference when I was pressed for time.

EDIT: D'oh, it's week 11. Fixed.

I am disappointed you didn't go with my guy Two-Bits Homan for Week 8.

 

[goalmouth]

South Jersey hillbilly Joe Flacco sez he ain't vaccined, won't discuss it.

LOL