WEEK 19 FOOTBALL PICKS (2011)

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. I hope Santa was good to you and to those that he wasn't, you need to find a way to get off the naughty list. There were some interesting results in the NFL last week. Cam Newton put on a show, as the Carolina Panthers rolled over Tampa Bay 48 to 16. He also broke Peyton Manning's rookie passing yardage record. The Packers got back on track with a 35 to 21 win over rival Chicago. Tim Tebow had his worst game as a starting QB, as he threw 4 INTs in the Broncos 40 to 14 loss to Buffalo. As I said last week, Jerry Jones must be on Santa's naughty list, as the Cowboys lost to Philadelphia 20 to 7.

The ArmChair Coach went 7 and 3 in football picks last week. My record for the season is 142 and 48 for a percentage of .747. This week's games will consist of five NFL games and five College Bowl games. Let's look at this week's games.

COLLEGE BOWL GAMES

Capital One Bowl..... Nebraska vs South Carolina..... The Gamecocks have a chance to win their 11th game in a season for the first time in school history. Nuff said..... South Carolina 20 Nebraska 17

Rose Bowl..... Oregon vs Wisconsin..... The Ducks played in the BCS National Championship Game last year and came up short. Both teams will score early and often and I see the Ducks getting this one..... Oregon 38 Wisconsin 34

Fiesta Bowl..... Stanford vs Oklahoma State..... I personally think Oklahoma State should be playing in the BCS Championship Game. This has a chance to be a very good football game..... Oklahoma State 34 Stanford 31

Sugar Bowl..... Michigan vs Virginia Tech..... These two teams have been scrutinized about being picked for this game. It has a chance to be a very interesting game..... Michigan 20 Virginia Tech 18

Orange Bowl..... West Virginia vs Clemson..... The Big East Champ vs the ACC Champ. Who will win? You have two explosive offenses and two talented, but inconsistent defenses. I think which ever defense plays the best will be the key to victory..... Clemson 31 West Virginia 27

NFL GAMES

Carolina @ New Orleans..... The Panthers have played very good of late, winning four out of five. The Saints looked very impressive last week versus Atlanta. Should be a pretty good one..... New Orleans 27 Carolina 23

Kansas City @ Denver..... The Broncos have stumbled the last two weeks. Can they put it together and win one more time and win the AFC West Division? Tebow will find a way..... Denver 20 Kansas City 14

Dallas @ NY Giants..... The winner of this game wins the NFC East. The Dallas late season swoon continues..... NY Giants 16 Dallas 10

Baltimore @ Cincinnati..... The Ravens are in the playoffs and the Bengals need this one to get in. I just don't think the Bengals can win..... Baltimore 20 Cincinnati 17

NY Jets @ Miami..... This is a very big game for the Jets. Can they win a big game? The Dolphins will find a way to lose..... NY Jets 20 Miami 14

DID YOU KNOW? The last time Clemson played in the Orange Bowl was January 1, 1982. They beat Nebraska to complete a perfect season and win their only football National Championship.

Until Next Time.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!