NFL Week 17: Much Still to be Decided
Another big week for me, as a 5-1 mark has me at 40-24 (!) for the season. Week 17 is here, which means, unfortunately, all division games and thus a lot of stale, one-sided matchups….
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Lucky Week 13: December Football is Here
How about a 5-2 week?! The DA pick machine train rolls on, and now it’s December, which means things, theoretically, should be much clearer and easier to assess. Then again, mounting pressure on teams also…
NFL Week 8 Picks: Identities Starting to Emerge
This is the time of the NFL season where we think we start to know who teams are. Some separation starts to creep into the divisions, and the picture seems to get clearer. Last week…
NFL Week 15 Picks: Time to Stay Hot
Things have gone north for me since shifting over to picking only games I feel confident in. At 22-13-3 for the year, I like my chances to finish the regular season above .500. Week 15…
NFL Week 12 Picks: Post-Turkey Madness
How about this “start” to the season? I use the air quotes because my first slate of game picks didn’t occur until Week 11, but I’ve arrived in style. While I took Turkey Day off from…
Going out on top: Manning joins list of recent greats to end careers with Super Bowl wins
Peyton Manning called it quits on Monday, ending a legendary, Hall of Fame career that fittingly spanned 18 years. It was widely expected that Manning would walk away after winning his second Super Bowl win,…
Super Bowl Recap: Lessons Learned From Broncos, 2003 Panthers
Yes, it’s over. It wasn’t all that close, either. The Denver Broncos are world champions for the third time in franchise history, and the Carolina Panthers came up empty in their second Super Bowl appearance….
Final Thoughts on Super Bowl 50 and Some Random Numbers
Since all the hype about Super Bowl Sunday is well beyond its peak, how about some random, so-called-useless factoids about the big game that even the “experts” aren’t giving you? We know who is playing,…
Super Bowl 50 Preview – Cam vs. Peyton, and Lots of Defense
Defense wins championships, right? Normally, that is a rock-solid argument. In recent years, however, there have been some statistical anomalies that have belied that old adage. When the Carolina Panthers’ unstoppable offense meets the Denver…
Did the Carolina Panthers do Themselves a Favor By Losing to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 16?
It was in late January (into early February) of 2008 that we were pondering whether we would see true perfection on Super Bowl Sunday. Of course, it did not happen, as the New England Patriots’…