I watched a lot of football yesterday. Not a record-breaking amount, or anything like that. Just a nice heaping, healthy dose of it. But around 7:30pm last night I was done, so we DVRed the AMAs and watched them instead of the Colts-Chargers game.

Despite going only 7-7 in my picks yesterday, my predictions from Friday’s Schnoz Report weren’t too bad. In some cases, they were actually pretty good. Between the football games and the AMAs, I had enough thoughts going through my noggin that I figured we needed a recap of what went down yesterday.

So here’s a combination NFL Week 12 / AMAs Wrap-Up…

Bonus Prediction: Buckeyes 42, Wolverines 17. Actual: Buckeyes 42, Mich. 7. – Right around the time this game was ending I was waiting in line at Steve and Barry’s to buy Starbury warm-up pants for $8.98. Happy to report they are comfortable. In other words, I didn’t watch a single snap of this game. I’m sorry. But hey, I nailed the Buckeyes score and missed Michigan by 10 points.

Bonus Prediction: Sooners 37, Red Raiders 27. Actual: Sooners 65, T Tech 21. – Not really close on this one, though I did have the right side winning. Speaking of confident teams winning, that Kanye West has enough confidence for all of us. He was presented with 2 awards last night and performed near the end of the show. I think his new CD comes out tomorrow too. Be prepared for an onslaught of people telling you they love his new CD, when in fact they bought it and only listened to it twice.

Prediction: Browns 24, Texans 13 Actual: Browns 6, Texans 16 – Not a good prediction. I didn’t see the Texans scoring a lot of points…and they didn’t. But what I failed to see was Romeo Crennel benching a struggling Brady Quinn for Derek Anderson. That didn’t turn out so well. Speaking of failing to see things. I fail to see what’s going on with Pink. Her duet with Sarah McLachlan showed that she has some singing talent…but, I don’t know, who’s buying her records? Do teenage boys want her? Do teenage girls want to be like her? I mean, her new song on the radio is about how she is going to go have more fun now that she’s divorced because she’s a rock star and has the right moves. I guess there’s just some things I’ll never figure out the allure of, like binge drinking and Color Me Badd.

Prediction: Chiefs 27, Bills 20. Actual: Chiefs 31, Bills 54 – Another not so good pick. Did anyone see the Bills breaking out like that? Speaking of did anyone see…did anyone see Beyoncee perform that “Single Ladies” song? There was so much jiggling going on during that song that lawyers for Jell-O filed 7 different lawsuits for copyright infringement before she was finished. Not to mention the fact she was basically dancing in her underwear, or a bathing suit, or whatever that was she was dancing in. I’m no prude, but geesh. After 10 seconds I had seen enough. Seemed like a good time for a drink refill anyway.

Prediction: Ravens 38, Eagles 9. Actual: Ravens 36, Eagles 7. – I basically nailed this one, right down to my call that Andy Reid would “eat Donovan McNabb”. He actually did something worse. He benched him at halftime, but he didn’t even do it himself. He sent his assistant coach over to tell him. Shame on you Andy! Not that he didn’t deserve it, but Donovan would probably have preferred to spend the second half traveling through Andy Reid’s duodenum than on the sideline in a parka.

Prediction: Dolphins 31, Patriots 27. Actual: Dolphins 28, Patriots 48. – It was a shootout like I thought it might be, but it was Matt Cassell, and not Chad Pennington, who proved to be the difference. What’s Bill Belicheck doing up there in Foxboro? He works Cassell into the offense slowly for the first 8 weeks and doesn’t allow him to throw deep…now he’s had back to back 400 yard passing games? I really hope these Patriots get another shot at the Jets in the playoffs…that would be a phenomenal game.

Prediction: Bucs 40, Lions 24. Actual: Bucs 38, Lions 20. – I have to admit, when the Lions went up 17-0 I thought I was going to look like a fool for picking TB as my Super Bowl sleeper pick on Friday. Then I remembered that the Lions are starting Daunte Culpepper as their QB, and next thing I know the Bucs were on top. The only thing more predictable than that Buccaneer comeback was the inevitable Jonas Brothers-virginity joke from AMA host Jimmy Kimmel last night. Is that going to be a running joke at every music awards show until one of them gets married or has a child? Yawn.

Prediction: Bears 16, Rams 3. Actual: Prediction: Bears 27, Rams 3 – I nailed the ineptitude of the Rams offense…the only problem was I underestimated the ineptitude of their defense.

Prediction: Cowboys 35, 49ers 11. Actual: Cowboys 35, 49ers 22 – Another nice guess. Random thought on the Cowboys: last year the Cowboys peaked too early, but this year they are set up to peak when it matters most. I’m not saying they will, only that they’re set up to do so. Speaking of peaking too early, Miley Cyrus turned sweet 16 yesterday. Not a bad way to spend your 16th birthday, performing at the AMAs. She’s really good at what she does, I only hope we’ve learned from the countless other young stars who’ve gone before that it’s hard to stay on top of this industry while keeping your sanity. I hope she pulls it off.

Prediction: Vikings 30, Jags 17. Actual: Vikings 30, Jags 12 – Again I picked the winning team’s score on the dot. I’m beginning to feel a little bit like Kanye West. Maybe I should wear some ridiculous sunglasses as I walk around work today. (I won’t even get into the bedazzled eye patch Rihanna was wearing)

Prediction: Jets 20, Titans 14. Actual: Jets 34, Titans 13 – This just felt like the right time for the Titans to lose. I bet deep down, Jeff Fisher’s not even mad about it. Too difficult to carry the “undefeated baggage” all season long. Now they can worry about winning just 1 game at a time. And I’ll tell you one thing: despite how dominant the Jets were in this one, if these teams meet again in January, I like the Titans’ chances.

Prediction: Broncos 31, Raiders 13 Actual: Broncos 10, Raiders 31 – Here’s the first of the two backwards games that I almost predicted perfectly, only I had the teams flipped. Who’s feeling worse this morning? Mike Shanahan because his team got spanked by Al Davis in Denver, or Scott Weiland, who did not seem fit for operating heavy machinery as he (ironically) introduced Pink to sing her song “sober”?

Prediction: Panthers 42, Falcons 28 Actual: Panthers 28, Falcons 45 – Here’s the second of the backwards games. I blame both of them on last week’s Broncos-Falcons game, which convinced me that the Falcons were on a slide and the Broncos were going to make this thing work. Wrong and wrong.

Prediction: Giants 28. Cardinals 27. Actual: Giants 37. Cardinals 29 – The Giants are the best team in football. Before yesterday about 95% of everyone knew that. Now everyone probably knows. They can beat with you offense or defense. They can beat you by being disciplined AND they can beat you when their play is sloppy. They can beat you with 3 RBs, and they can beat you when their best RB is out. Are you ready for Eli Manning to be a back-to-back Super Bowl champion? You might want to start thinking about the idea.

Prediction: Redskins 24, Seahawks 17. Actual: Redskins 20, Seahawks 17 – We’ll finish up with the most frustrating of all the finishes yesterday. I had the Redskins (-3.5). I also had predicted a 24-17 finish. The Skins were inside the 10-yard line with a 3rd and short and Jason Campbell hit Mike Sellers on the hands with what would have probably been a touchdown. If Sellers catches it, I probably cover the spread, and absolutely nail the prediction. But…he drops it. Redksins settle for 3, and then fumble the ball minutes later when they had another chance to tack on more points, and 20-17 is your final score. This is why I don’t bet big money on NFL games.

Let me know if I missed anything…