Week 17: The Final Frontier of a Challenging Season
And so here we are. Barring the Pittsburgh Steelers falling victim to yet another team’s COVID outbreak (looking at you, Browns), Week 17 will wrap up on schedule, the final time Week 17 will, in…
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NFL Week 16 Picks: Who Emerges From Crowded AFC?
We’ve hit the penultimate week of the 2020 NFL season, a miracle given all that this dreadful year has thrown at us. As I seek a late-season surge to finish over .500 (I’m right at…
Where Did Jets’ Upset of Rams Rank in Recent History?
The New York Jets are authors of perhaps the greatest and most memorable upset in Super Bowl history. That 1968 Jets season was, of course, the franchise’s lone Super Bowl appearance, when Joe Namath guaranteed…
NFL Week 15: A Christmas miracle — I’m Back to .500!
Alright, so you’re sayin’ there’s a chance?! After a 4-0 weekend, I’m evened my record at 13-13 in this crazy 2020 season. As we wind down the final 16-game season in NFL history, we should…
As NFL Expansion Nears, a Chance to Reflect Back
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE I’ve been watching the NFL since 1999. In 2001, I talked my dad into getting NFL Sunday Ticket, one of the greatest gifts I could have asked for. Sure, I…
NFL Week 14: Time is Running Out for My Turnaround
It’s been a tough year for all of us. In turn, picking sports games has not been made any easier by all of the unusual circumstances surrounding them. But I’m trying to finish strong after…
How Super Will Tonight’s Pats-Rams Rematch Be?
The last time these franchises met was February 2019. Things were a lot different in the world then, but some things haven’t changed, I’m betting — namely, Sean McVay is intimidated by Bill Belichick. Jared…
Lucky Week 13? Crunch Time for NFL to Finish Safely
When the NFL announced the new CBA bringing an end to sanity (that means 16-game seasons), we were officially four days into a global pandemic. Needless to say, not a lot of attention was focused…
NFL Week 12, Part 2: Post-Turkey Hangover for Contenders?
Okay, so a 2-0 Thanksgiving gets me within a game of .500 after a rough start. Now, a chance to jump over the breakeven mark with a big Sunday. Will some contenders run afoul of…
NFL Week 12, Part 1: Happy Thanksgiving! (In an Unhappy Year)
2020 has been a rough one, no doubt. The good news is, it’s almost over, and the better news is, with the Ravens and Steelers being postponed to Sunday, we get our DraftAmerica-style dream of…