NFL Week 9 Picks: Perfection!(ish)
How about a 4-0 week? That’s good for an 11-5 mark on the year, proof that it really doesn’t pay (literally) to pick every game, just the ones you feel good about. So here are…
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2018 NFL Predictions: Maybe I’ll Dream For a Change
Since my adolescence, the AFC has been as stale as three-year-old bread. The Patriots. The Steelers. Peyton Manning. Virtually nothing else. But in 2018, I’m taking a stand against that. At least there’s been the…
Divisional Round Picks: Will America Get Some Well-Deserved Upset Specials?
It’s not often a team coming off a first-round bye is a home underdog. It’s not often a career backup is favored against a future Hall of Famer. It’s not often we talk about anybody other…
Wild Card Roundup: The Fun is Over and the (Bad) Boys are Back in Town
Think of NFL wild card weekend like your favorite holiday — you are high off your you-know-what on good food, wine, family you never get to see, and of course, football. After the holidays, it’s…
Divisional Madness on Tap For Week 17
Let me be clear: I hate the all-divisional Week 17. Always have, always will. I have my reasons, and I won’t bore you with too many. One of the big ones is that I think…
NFL Week 15 Roundup: Rodgers Not to the Rescue; New England Plays Patriot Games With Steelers
As the NFL season marches toward the playoffs, it’s time to look at the biggest storylines that emerged after a wild Week 15. Homefield advantage in the AFC has likely been decided, while the NFC…
NFL Week 15 Picks: The AFC Championship Game Preview and a Battle for NFC West Supremacy
Okay, a winning week – finally! Now onto the hard part – figuring out which teams will turn out to be frauds over these final three, critical weeks. One thing you can count on (well,…
Final 4: NFL Gets Wish With AFC Matchup
You got your wish, Roger Goodell & Co. 12 years later, finally, FINALLY, you got your Tom Brady-Ben Roethlisberger, Patriots-Steelers AFC Championship Game that had narrowly eluded you on five previous occasions since 2004. But…
Revealing the Magician’s Secrets – How I’m Acing the NFL Landscape in 2016
I’m not a bookie, and I don’t play one on TV. I’m not perfect, and I don’t pretend to be perfect in real life. But when it comes to picking NFL games for the 2016…
Playoff Picks Time: Streaking into January
What a run I finished the regular season on: 23-4 over my last 27 games (against the spread, that is), including a perfect 6-for-6 in Week 17. So I’m looking to stay sizzling hot as…