The Tribune

WEEK 7

Seahawks at 49ers

SANNIE: I feel like I betrayed Russell last week when I chose Cam over him. I mean Cam brought home the win, but it was bittersweet.

SEAHAWKS over

Niners

RENALDO: It wasn’t just Sannie that betrayed Russell Wilson. His line has been betraying him all season. His offensive coordinator routinely betrays him. And most surprisingly, that once feared Seahawks defence that gave offensive coordinators nightmares, they constantly betray Russ from week to week as they flatly refuse to guard tight ends. It’s a weird thing to take a stance against, I know…it’s weird. Ciara recently refuted rumours that she’s pregnant with Wilson’s child so even properly consummating a relationship has betrayed Wilson. What a time…

NINERS over Seahawks

Bills at Jaguars

SANNIE:  I literally have not heard, not even once, about any of these players on the Jaguars. Football on the whole is foreign to me, but I have no clue who these people are.

BILLS over Jags

RENALDO: Two teams headed in the wrong direction that desperately need each other, but again, it’s another game that’s unfair to the United Kingdom. The Bills have been plagued by injuries and being coached by Rex Ryan who’s approach to coaching is a lot like kids’ approach to cheap toys at Christmas - it’s really cool for about two weeks, then we’re bored with it. BILLS over Jags

Browns at Rams

RENALDO: I give up. I’ll never get a handle on this team. They lose games they should win, win games they should lose, look like a team on the cusp of challenging for a playoff spot one week and  a bottom feeder the next week. This team is exactly as confusing and stressful as the one Brown I’ve already volunteered to take on.

BROWNS over Rams

SANNIE: The Rams just sound like they could do some damage (even though they probably suck, I wouldn’t know though) and I promised I would never choose the Browns again. So Rams it is.

RAMS over Browns

Vikings at Lions

SANNIE: The Lions have won one game, I don’t know much about football but I do know that is not good. I am all for giving second chances but as the saying goes, ‘fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.’

VIKINGS over Lions

RENALDO: The Lions really should be going for their third win of the season if not for a string of terrible referee mishaps and in the second half of games the team remembering that they’re the Lions. Matt Stafford finally remembered that if you just throw stuff up to Calvin Johnson, he would probably catch it and after Johnson declared that no one understands the NFL catch rules…he’ll probably catch everything this week.

LIONS over Vikings

Texans at Dolphins

RENALDO: Are there any questions left about the coaching abilities of Thor Campbell? There shouldn’t be. After one sack through four games, the Dolphins recorded six sacks, two interceptions and are undefeated with Thor Campbell as the head coach. He’s the most inspirational person since…ever. He’s the most inspirational person ever. There was a play when Cameron Wake did a cross-body-block move through the right tackle to get to Marcus Mariota. They would go to war for Thor and they will for the second game in a row. It’s a new season….and we still breathin’

DOLPHINS over

Texans

SANNIE: I’m going to be a supportive fiancé and choose the Dolphins.  It may also have something to do with the fact that my birthday is coming up and if they win I will get a great gift!

DOLPHINS over

Texans

Saints at Colts

RENALDO: As close as the game looked Sunday night against the Pats, with three touchdowns, the Colts still don’t look like the offensive juggernaut we expected coming into this season. All of that took a backseat to the biggest Colts news of the week…Griff Whalen wasn’t cut. Whalen is the special teams player and backup receiver that snapped the ball in that horrendous trick play gone wrong last week. If this guy gets to stay on the team, there’s something Pagano is not telling us…he knows where the bodies are buried.

COLTS over Saints

SANNIE: Lets go Andrew, bring me some luck. I have to beat Renaldo.

COLTS over Saints

Steelers at Chiefs

SANNIE: So I googled Ben Roethlisberger and the first thing that popped up with his contract. Did he really sign a $99 million deal? Like that happens? Playing football? Damn.

STEELERS over Chiefs

RENALDO: Big Ben was back to practice this week which marked the most celebrated return of a $100 million dollar man since Steve Jobs returned to Apple. Well Jobs was worth considerably more than that, you get the idea. The Steelers have managed to stay afloat with Mike Vick and Landry Jones at the helm and this is the perfect game for Landry to manage his way to a win. The Chiefs are ready to pack this season in after the Jamal Charles injury and if this was the English Premier League, they would have probably been relegated by now.

STEELERS over Chiefs

Jets at Patriots

SANNIE: Patriots haven’t lost a game yet, I don’t think it will be wise to choose against them.

PATRIOTS over Jets

RENALDO: When you start making picks on what are wise, we lose the essence of what this column really is. Eric Mangini is long gone, so is Rex Ryan, but the hate still remains. This is still the team that blew the whistle on SpyGate - the godfather of all Patriot cheating scandals. By the way it’s amazing that we have to qualify the Belichick/Brady era with the phrase “all Patriot cheating scandals.” I can’t wait for this 30 for 30. The strength of the Jets defence is the exact thing, Brady thrives on - a defence with a heavy blitz scheme allowing him to read, adjust, audible, dink, dunk, pick play and rub route his way to four touchdowns.

PATS over Jets

Buccaneers at

Washington

SANNIE: This is my gift to my older brother Donavan, like with Renaldo, I give you this gift so you will give me a birthday week.

BUCS over Washington

RENALDO: I was convinced Washington would win this game. It only makes sense. Jameis Winston has been erratic. Washington’s running game and defence have kept them in just about every game, even the one’s they’ve lost and Mike Evans was seen rocking a Johnny Manziel jersey at a Texas A and M game. Then I heard Doug Martin gave himself a new nickname…Dougernaut. That’s just too amazing for anyone to go against.

BUCS over Washington

Falcons at Titans

RENALDO: Everything broke right for the Falcons this week, including Marcus Mariota’s knee. Even against the Falcons’ 30th ranked pass defence, Zach Mettenberger doesn’t stand much of a chance. This is the perfect followup to that Thursday night fiasco against the Saints.

FALCONS over Titans

SANNIE: Of course I am choosing Atlanta, I mean no question. The birthplace of ratchetness. Lets go Falcons!

Raiders at Chargers

RENALDO: Philip Rivers continues to have the best season that no one is talking about. He’s too big for the San Diego market, too good to be surrounded by sub-par weapons and too country to know that he should have left for free agency two contracts and four kids ago. The Raiders are coming off a bye, but you need more than a week to prepare for the unorthodox genius that is Philip Rivers.

CHARGERS over

Raiders

SANNIE: This is hard for me. I vowed to never choose the Raiders, however for a birthday gift I will suck this one up. Eddie, I am choosing the Raiders, I expect a great present from you!

RAIDERS over

Chargers

Cowboys at Giants

RENALDO: Awful uninspiring performance delivered by the Giants on Monday night. Great first drive, great defensive series, then DeMeco Ryans pried an interception away from Larry Donnell and the game was practically over. In this same spot last year, the Giants lost against the Eagles and it was followed by five consecutive losses. Look for history to rep - wait, what? Who’s starting for the Cowboys? Matt Cassel? Never mind.

GIANTS over Cowboys

SANNIE: I am currently planning a trip to New York! I am super excited to shop and eat and eat and shop. So lets go Giants, give me another reason to love New York.

GIANTS over Cowboys

Eagles at Panthers

RENALDO: I haven’t picked one Eagles game right all season. It’s amazing at this point. Can we start calling Cam Newton elite yet? I’m worried that he won’t get enough help and we’re looking at another decade of Philip Rivers. I don’t like how this is shaping up.

PANTHERS over

Eagles

SANNIE: This panther logo is awesome. Looks like a great tattoo. That coupled with the fact that they are undefeated, I have to choose them.

PANTHERS over

Eagles

Ravens at Cardinals

SANNIE: “Is Tyrann Mathieu Bahamian? He needs to look into that. I swear he looks like a boy we called “Yellow” in Golden Gates.

CARDINALS over

Ravens

RENALDO: There’s no way around it, that was a bad loss for the Cardinals against the Steelers and third string Landry Jones. This week Carson Palmer has to take advantage of the Ravens and their third string defence.

CARDINALS over

Ravens