I saw the new Nicolas Cage movie The DaVinci Code...err...I mean National Treasure this afternoon. In it he once again plays the role of Nic Cage, actor who hasn't been in a mainstream hit movie since The Rock or Face/Off.

The movie was, in my best movie-poster-blurb style, a rollicking, edge-of-your-seat adventure. Are action movies the only things ever described as "rollicking"? Nobody ever says "I had a rollicking, edge-of-your-seat day at the office today, I give it two thumbs up. Way up."

Now on to another rollicking tour through the NFL as a attempt to overtake Lucas, who made some bizarre picks this week.

CLE at CIN: At least the Bengals look like they may be slowly going in the right direction. I've never actually seen one of their games since their Sunday night debacle a few years ago, but I get the impression from idly glancing at the scores that they always play hard and never give up. CIN

JAX at MIN: Those crazy Jags, always winning games they shouldn't and losing games they shouldn't. Once constant through all of their uncertainty is that they always play close games. The question is, do I really trust the Vikings to win a close game? MIN

PHI at NYG: The bizarre Eli Manning experiment continues. I can't help but root against a guy whose father engineered his son's trade because he didn't want to play in San Diego before he took a single NFL snap. It's like giving someone a license to be a spoiled brat. PHI

SD at KC: Hoo boy did the local media rip the Chiefs a new one after Monday night's game, going as far as to blame Dick Vermeil's whining for the team's inability to beat a team with basically me and some of my friends in the secondary. Something smells like an upset here though, I just have that feeling. KC

TB at CAR: It's time for this week's edition of "heap lavish, undeserved praise on Brian Griese when he and his crappy team beat yet another inferior opponent." Who made the Bucs schedule this year? Oh wait, they're in the NFC, so there are only like 2 decent teams they could possibly play. TB

TEN at HOU: NFL.com reports that Texans quarterback David Carr may be hitting the proverbial wall. I think Joey Harrington has hit that same wall, and in neither case is it very high. TEN

WAS at PIT: One of these weeks, the Steelers will have to play from behind, and Ben Roethlisberger will be revealed for the limp-armed pretender that he is. But not this week. PIT

NO at ATL: Are the Falcons really good enough to be 9-2? I lived in Atlanta for 9 years and I saw them win 9 games maybe twice. ATL

BAL at NE: If the Ravens were healthy, I'd say they had a very good shot at beating the Patriots this week. The Pats are coming off a short week against a team with a good defense, but the Ravens offense now consists of Kyle Boller vs. the World, and in these cases the world usually wins. NE

BUF at SEA: Lucas calls this an upset, but is it really an upset for an NFC west team to lose? I mean Miami beating the Rams wasn't an upset, and neither is this, especially if Trent Dilfer makes another appearance. BUF

MIA at SF: Being in south Florida tomorrow, this is my televised 4-o-clock game this week. No Patriots-Ravens defensive showdown for me, just this foul excuse for a game. Buoyed by the highly amusing "return" of Ricky Williams, the Dolphins pull it out. MIA

NYJ at AZ: Arizona started to turn a corner, then they lost at home to some crappy team like Carolina or something. NYJ

OAK at DEN: Oakland started to turn a corner...oh wait, no they didn't. DEN

STL at GB: There is no possible way the Rams win this game, so this might be one of the ones they do win....Hahahahaha. GB

Posted by: rkc at November 28, 2004 12:17 PM