PA Pigskin Picks: Week 11 Published Nov. 18, 2009 By "The Football Czar" Public Affairs DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE, Ga. -- Congratulations (again) to Staff Sgt. Willie Turpin, 94th Security Forces Squadron, the Pigskin Expert of Week 10. Week 10 was full of upsets, but Willie only missed three games, completely blowing away the rest of the competition who averaged six missed games. Willie recently won during Week 8 and when questioned about his wins, he replied, "I just love the game of football." Congrats! Who's Hot and Who's Not HOT The Colts. The Colts had a great come from behind win against the now 6-3 Patriots. Patriots' coach Bill Belichick made a controversial fourth down call that lead to the Colt's victory. Peyton Manning completed 28 of his 44 passes for 327 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. He finished the day with a one-yard game winning touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 13 seconds left to play. Now the Colts play a tough Ravens team on Sunday. HOT The Saints. The Saints won a close game against the St. Louis Rams to go 9-0. Quarterback Drew Brees went 18 of 26 for 223 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. In his last four games Brees has thrown six touchdowns and seven interceptions, yet his team has found a way to win. This week they will face a struggling Tampa Bay team. They should finish the week 10-0. HOT The Bengals. Another hot team is the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bengals had an impressive win Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Bengals defense held the Steelers to 226 total yards and four field goals. Bernard Scott had the game's only touchdown with a 96-yard kickoff return. The Bengals have now swept both the Steelers and Ravens for the season. Now they face a terrible 2-7 Oakland Raiders team. NOT The Lions and Browns. Two of the worst teams in the league will play each other this week. The 1-8 Lions will play the 1-8 Browns. The Lions have only won one game since Dec. 23, 2007. The Browns have only scored five offensive touchdowns in their last 15 games. WOW! This game should be called the "Toilet Bowl." In local news, the 5-4 Atlanta Falcons lost another winnable game Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Matt Ryan completed 22 of his 41 passes for 224, one touchdown and two interceptions. He has thrown 12 interceptions in the first nine games of the season. That's one more than he threw all of last season. This week they will face the NY Giants at Giants Stadium. The Giants started the season strong by winning their first five games but have lost their last four. Majority ruled in favor to eliminate the Thursday games, so don't forget to turn in your Week 11 entry form by Friday, Nov. 20 at 4:30 p.m.
