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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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…
Week 7 Picks: Staying Ahead of .500
Okay, so another “winning” week! I’ll take 1-0-1 any day, so that puts me at 4-2-2 for the season. With that in mind, I am going to lean on a trusted source once again this…
Picks are Back! Wk 3: Wentz’s Return; Pats Rebound?
Alright, as always, I like to wait a little for things to play out before I dive into making NFL picks. My record has been stellar the last two years, with a combined 81-46 (.638)…
NFL Week 12: After 6-2 Week, Heavy Thanksgiving, I’m Keeping it Light on Picks
Sometimes, less is more. I’m not talking about my Thanksgiving appetite, but rather my slate of picks for Week 12. After a 6-2 week last week, I’m 13-7 on the year and 58-25 since the…
NFL Week 16 Picks: Christmas Arrives Early
The NFL continued its tradition of playing the bulk of its games on Saturday in seasons in which Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, so we the public have a slightly shorter turnaround between the…
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,…
5 Times When Coaches Outcoached Themselves Against Bill Belichick and the Patriots
You saw it front and center in the waning seconds of Super Bowl XLIX. A coach has his counterpart, Bill Belichick, and his New England Patriots on the ropes, only to let them off the…
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…
No, Actually It IS How You Start, Not Just How You Finish
I rarely ever read ESPN.com. I find them to be rather biased, despite a talented team of writers, bloggers, and reporters. I am a bit of a media simpleton, preferring to stick to a sport’s…