Eileen and I had planned to go somewhere outside this weekend and enjoy the leaves changing colors and the cool autumn breezes. Unfortunately it has been unseasonably warm lately, so the leaves haven't changed anything and it was downright hot outside. But we decided to enjoy it anyway and hit up Swope Park, which is the second largest park in the nation and features its own Disc Golf Course. As a result, I almost forgot to do my NFL picks, but lest I lapse into 3rd place I'll do an abbreviated 1-sentence-per-game version.

MIN at CHI: Lucas has got to be loving the complete farce that the Vikings franchise has become. CHI

NYG at DAL: As much as I can't stand Eli Manning, the statuesque Mr. Bledsoe has been way over his head. NYG

CAR at DET: Time for the Panthers defensive line to tee off on poor Joey Harrington. CAR

CIN at TEN: The Titans have 2 wins this year? CIN

WAS at KC: How could the Chiefs have the 2 best running backs in the league, the best offensive line, and still be only 2-2? KC

ATL at NO: Hurricane or no hurricane, the Falcons always beat New Orleans. ATL

JAX at PIT: The Steelers may be banged up, but they're becoming Patriots-esque in their resiliency. PIT

MIA at TB: The Dolphins aren't quite good enough to start picking on the road yet. TB

CLE at BAL: The Ravens always seem to beat up on the Browns, so I'll call this my upset special. BAL

NYJ at BUF: Doesn't anyone want to try and steal the AFC East while the Patriots are down? BUF

NE at DEN: Let's see, the Pats big weakness is their secondary, but the Broncos have Jake Plummer. NE

SD at OAK: ESPN is on crack: "Rested Raiders get edge". SD

HOU at SEA: My game I don't care about of the month. SEA

STL at IND: Let's see how the Colts do against an NFL offense for the first time. IND