11 Picks for NFL Week 15, Vikings at Cardinals
Published Friday, December 12, 2008 at 12:01:00 AM

Sorry about the lack of lists this week. We were extraordinarily busy at work getting a Christmas sketch done and I haven't had a chance to give an 11 points list the time and effort it deserves. But I should be back next week.

This week, the game we're all picking is Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals. The line is Arizona -3.5, but we're all just picking the game straight up.

  1. Accuscore likes the Cardinals here.
    Accuscore. (6-8 on the season) Based on its thousands of simulations, Accuscore sees the Cardinals winning. The margin isn't that gigantic -- 57 percent to 42 percent -- but that's for real.

  2. Former NFL star Eric Allen. (6-8) I don't know if I can handle this. Dogs kissing cats, trees climbing kids, countries discovering explorers. For the first time ever, Eric Allen is not going with the team that's favored. He's actually picking the Vikings. Wow.

  3. Random number generator. (4-10) I use Random.org's coin flipper to determine this pick -- heads is home team, tails is away. The coin came up heads, so the random pick goes to the Cardinals.

  4. Homeless guy outside my office. (5-9) Grabbed the homeless guy's pick yesterday. He likes the Cardinals this week. Didn't really get in to a long conversation -- again, we were really busy at work and I didn't have a full day to talk.


  5. A Viking mutilates a lil' cardinal.
    Battle of the mascots. (9-5) This one seems pretty straightforward to me. A cardinal is a small, nonviolent bird and a Viking is a brutal, conquering, vicious Norseperson. Usually there's some debate to these but this one's just utter domination. Vikings dominate.

  6. Adam, the early '90s fan. (9-5) "You keep asking me about the Phoenix Cardinals. They are really terrible. The Vikings aren't much better but at least they're competent. Rich Gannon and Herschel Walker look like they're really going to start clicking soon. I'm picking the Vikings."

  7. Fatter offensive line. (8-6) The Vikings five guys add up to an even 1,600 pounds, a healthy average of 320 pounds per giant man. The Cardinals are close, but only add up to 1,578 total. The battle here goes to the Vikings.

  8. A model who may or may not know football. (9-5)This week Karmen is going with the Cardinals"because someone told me they're better." Uh-oh! She's getting outside help! I hope she's not starting to take this thing seriously. Her nonchalant guesses have guided her to a fantastic record.

  9. Just picking the home team. (6-8) This method continues to normalize back toward even. This week the home team is the Cardinals.

  10. "Sports Illustrated" legend Peter King. (12-3) King, who remains in sole possession of first place out of all these methods, is going with the Cardinals. And he doesn't see this one being particularly close... the Cardinals offense dominates and wins 30 to 17.

  11. My pick. (6-8) My gut, which has been incredibly unreliable this season, is feeling the Cardinals. I was thinking, "OK, my gut feels that, so I'm going to go against it and pick the Vikings." But now I'm thinking I'm going to pull a double switch and ignore THAT gut instinct to go against my gut. Thus, I am picking the Cardinals.

Updated records next week.


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