Championship Round: With Apologies to the Patriots
The headline says it all. I broke my number one rule. I touched the hot stove even though it had burned me before. So I’ll say it now: I’m sorry, Patriots. I’m sorry that in…
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It’s Starting to Feel A Lot Like 2009… and Maybe 2013
One thing you must know if you watch enough sports is that they are ultimately cyclical. With a team like the New England Patriots being the outlier, most franchises, even the highly successful ones, go…
NFL Playoff Picks: Let’s Get Wild!
Alright, so another successful season picking games for me, as I went 44-27 (62%) picking games I felt strongly about. And now comes the fun part — playoffs! How fitting that in these PLAYOFFS! (thank…
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….
NFL Week 16: Heavy Favorites Look to Hold Serve
Okay, not my finest hour in Week 15, but a 3-3 week still keeps me at a healthy 12 games above .500 entering the final two weeks of the regular season. Week 16 features a…
Week 15 NFL Picks: After 5-1 Week, Time to Surge
A big week last week has got me to a very comfortable mark here in 2018, and I don’t intend to slow down any time soon. Unfortunately, there will be some teams that slow down…
Miami Miracle Got Me Thinking: We’ve Seen Crazier (Or At Least Almost As Crazy)
The moment of pure joy most of you probably experienced watching that Dolphins miracle on Sunday can’t imagine you’ve seen anything quite like that before. But believe it or not, crazier, or at least something…
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…
Week 11 NFL Picks: No More Mexico City!
What a disaster for the NFL, but great news for everyone else (outside of Mexico City, anyway). This joke of an International Series had its first major hiccup, meaning the Rams will actually get their…
Week 10 Picks: Same Old Song in AFC
Here we go again: it’s November, and after underwhelming starts, we’re talking about New England and Pittsburgh as the teams to beat in the AFC. Will this ever end? Pittsburgh starts out the week against…