Jeremy: Expectations, expectations, expectations. They can be a bitch to deal with, as I’m sure the Dolphins know. This was the year they were supposed to make “the leap”, establishing themselves as a bona-fide contender. Having gone 4-0 against the spread last week, I can obviously relate to the pressure of expectations.

And while it’s a good bet that I’m going to go 4-0 again this week, taking the Bills to cover twice in a row on the road is a bit of a stretch. The Dolphins win this one by 10.

Pick: Dolphins

Brian: I know, I know. No way JP Losman covers twice on the road… back-to-back. Well believe it baby! Daunte Culpepper is the same as we left him, a turnover machine. Can you bet the over under on combined picks Favre and Culpepper throw this year? They’re going to throw more picks in a season than Roger Maris hit homeruns.

Pick: Bills

Jeremy: Can the Colts beat the Texans by two touchdowns?

Did Jeremy Abramson go 4-0 against the spread last week? I think so. Give the points.

Pick: Colts

Brian: You know how you latch onto a bad team and always think/hope this is their year? That’s how I am with Houston. I keep waiting for Andre Johnson to go Ernest Givens and break out the Electric Slide. No, wait, that would require him to get in the end zone. Name a better celebration than the Electric Slide. Maybe the Icky Shuffle. No way the Superbowl Shuffle. Going with single incidents, I’d have to say it’s a toss-up between Chad Johnson going Tiger Woods, and Chad Johnson giving the football mouth-to-mouth-resuscitation. Wow, I really butchered resuscitation, thank you spell-check.

Pick: Texans

Jeremy: Home dogs were very good to us last week (did I mention I went 4-0?). And the Vikings look particularly frisky this year. Decent QB play, a star-studded defense, and an emerging running game. Or maybe I’m just saying that because I’m benching Lamont Jordan (shut up, Brian) so I can start Chester Taylor.

Pick: Vikings

Brian: So I bought the new Justin Timberlake CD on Tuesday. Now, I consider myself very secure with my heterosexuality. However, nothing makes you feel like more of a homo than walking the mall at 12:30 in the afternoon, clearly on my lunch break, to purchase a former member of N’Sync’s new CD… on the same day it was released. I love this idea of a young male “bringing sexy back”. Does this mean we have beer commercials with scantily clad men egaged in a water gun fight to look forward to? Awesome. And by awesome, I mean totally gay. I do appreciate the turn he is taking. The CD has a very “Prince” feel to it. And I love me some Prince.

Anyways, Panthers regain consciousness and blowout the Vikes.

PS. I used two apostrophes in one word (that is, if you consider N’Sync to be a word). I’m not sure if I did it correctly, or if there even is a correct way to do it. But it makes me feel good about myself.

Pick: Panthers

Jeremy: Brian thinks the Steelers can’t beat the Jags.

Brian also thinks it’s acceptable to shove a cane up a dude’s butt, just so long as a). you’re drunk and b). he offers only the most modest resistance.

And while I agree with Brian on the cane/butt assessment, I must respectfully disagree with him on the whole Jags covering issue. And after all, who went 4-0 last week?

That’s right, me. Take the champs.

Pick: Steelers

Brian: As of today (Friday) Ben is back. Bad decision. Here’s his thought process: “I’ll come back early from my appendectomy, lead us to a victory on Monday Night and everyone will forget my head should be smashed like a piece of fruit at a Gallagher show. Too bad it won’t work out this way. Keeping us on topic, who is the worse “comedian”, Gallagher, Carrot Top or Dane Cook? Discuss.

Pick: Jags