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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Week 4 Picks: Off to a Winning Start
I went 2-1 last week, only missing on the Patriots because they rarely lose two in a row. Truth is, they NEVER lose three in a row. The last time in happened was in 2002….
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…
Closing the Season in Style: Week 17 Picks
Talk about staying hot. Since adapting the new strategy of only picking games I feel confident about, my record has soared. After a rough Week 12 in which I went 4-7, I have rebounded in grand…
NFL Week 14: A Thursday Night Pick, and a Parody
Welcome to Week 14, when the weather is bad and the football is supposed to be good. What a way to kick off the slate, with one of the biggest games the Raiders-Chiefs rivalry has…
Room for one more… NFL Pick
I’m back in business. In my first week picking NFL games in a rather-uninspiring manner, I went 9-4… against the spread, that is. So, playing with house money, I might as well round out the…
Oakland Raiders Free Agency Spree — Will it Actually Work this Time Around?
Remember Super Bowl XXXVII? If you don’t, no one would blame you. It’s been more than 13 years. At the same time, that’s the last postseason game that the Oakland Raiders have participated in. Will…
In a rare twist, the New England Patriots don’t get the big breaks in a big playoff moment
Remember Marlon McCree? Probably not, but Troy Brown certainly does. How about Billy Cundiff? Patriots fans do, even if Ravens fans would rather forget. And Andy Reid reminded us last week that his poor clock…
The Five Most “Patriot” Games Of New England’s Dynasty Era
If you heard what Ray Lewis said last week, the future Hall of Famer thinks about Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. No, he does not hate them like most of America seems to, but he firmly…
How the West was lost
Coming into this year, I had a theory: the right teams will always be there come playoff time. No matter what, the team that has a chance to do damage…