Upset Pick of the Week

I touched on this in an earlier post. I think the Bengals have a real shot at stealing a win from the Patriots. I can give you many reasons why I am probably wrong, but my gut tells me the Bengals can pull it off.

I have Rudi Johnson and Houshmen(whatever) on my Fantasy team, and they are on the bench this week. That should tell you something about my confidence level in the pick. I feel like those cartoon characters that have just run 10 feet past the edge of the cliff and are looking down at the fall that is coming after a brief comedic pause.

But I just can't shake this feeling. The Bengals looked so good against a very good Ravens defense last week! They could do it again, right? Right?

Corey Dillon has something to prove? Sure. So do the Bengals! So does Rudi(contract season)! So does the Bengals defense that has been hearing nothing but how Dillon will run all over them. A win here goes a long way toward putting the Bengals in playoff position. A loss all but ends their playoff aspirations.

With this much on the line, I think the Bengals will surprise this week.