Pigskin Picks

This weeks Pigskin Picks feature two road games and a home game for our heroes.

Ohio State travels to Purdue for what should be an easy win over the 1-5 Boilermakers.
Purdue is going to throw a lot,so look for plenty of sacks from the Buckeye defensive line.
Boom Herron is missing the game,so Brandon Saine should get the lions share of the carries.
This is a mismatch on paper,but any road game can be a test.

The Browns hike over to Pittsburgh for what should be their 12th loss to the Steelers in a row.
Eric Mangini never lost to the Steelers as Jets head coach,but this is a far different team.
I suppose crazy things could happen,if the Browns are able to control the clock (not likely),Derek Anderson has a huge day (Not likely) and the Steelers manage to make a ton of mistakes,but I just don't see that happening.
One small hope is the Steeler running game being run down with Willie Parker not at 100% and Rashad Mendenhall battling the flu that perhaps a break or two could go Cleveland's way.
There is snow showers in the forecast,so maybe the Steeler passing game is hindered,but I would think Cleveland's would be hammered worse.

Seattle hosts Arizona in a battle of teams looking to set themselves up as the most likely contender to catch San Francisco for the lead in the NFC West.
San Fran is 3-2,the Cardinals 2-2 and Seattle 2-3,so this shapes up as a big one.
The matchup to watch is Matt Hasselbeck against the anemic Arizona pass defense,which has been the worst in the league.
Arizona is going to be able to throw the ball,but the Hawks cannot allow them to mix the run in as well.
This looks like the best of the three games this weekend and look for the famed Seattle 12th man to be a factor in the game.

Predictions
Ohio State 35-10
Steelers 31-6
Seahawks 31-29