Football picks recap: Week 7

Let's get this out of the way first and foremost:

• "Who has a better record than the Vikings? Nobody." Heeeeey there, Sparky... we can think of at least three teams with better records than the Vikings!

• "4+28=1" is sooooo yesterday. The new math says that 4+28 acutally equals 2.

Now that Lino has been properly mocked for his highly-overused statements on the Viking's previous undefeatedness, let's get to this week's picks. First the bad news (at least for those involved):

• LINO & MAUREEN: 2 out of 3 ain't bad. Unfortunately, 2 out of 3 isn't good enough this week, so both contestants go down to defeat... and Lino has his first losing streak of the entire contest! We're not really sure who the true loser is in this: Lino, or the TCGS listeners who are going to have to hear him sing the Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere" live on the air.

Now the good news:

• LOU: Can you believe it? Lou was a perfect 3-for-3 this week! We at Lino Watch salute you! The only bad part is that one other contestant was also perfect this week, and another might join the club tomorrow night. But at least if you do lose the tiebreaker, Lou, it won't be your fault.

• FR. ROB KEIGHRON: Our other 3-for-3 contestant so far this week. 'Nuff said.

• MARK HART: 2-for-3 so far, and just waiting on the outcome of the Eagles-Redskins game tomorrow night to see which club (tiebreakers or losers) he joins.

We'll update tomorrow once the last game is played. Note, however, that since Lino is off this week, the tiebreaker will not occur until Thursday, November 5th. Until tomorrow night!

UPDATE 10/26: The Eagles won 27-17 over the Redskins, so Mark Hart moves into a three-way tie with Fr. Rob and Lou. See you on the 5th for the tiebreaking points guess/coin flip/whatever-the-heck-Lino-springs-on-us-this-time!