Wild card weekend picks

Last week: 12-4
Season record: 171-83-2

 So the long (not really) and winding (not really) regular season is now in the books (really).  Which means we have 11 games left in the NFL season before seven months of gloom.  But before that, we have the best part of the schedule to get through, starting with wild card weekend!  Here are the picks.....

Indianapolis at Houston--We are inevitably always treated to a game involving one (or in this case two) AFC South teams on the Saturday afternoon postseason kickoff game.  That should tell you what the NFL thinks of the teams in that division, no?  So I know Houston is favored and almost everyone will pick them to win, but if you haven't seen the resurgence of Andrew Luck the past two months, you will witness it again tomorrow.  Colts 24, Texans 23

Seattle at Dallas--All I can think of with this game is that time in which Tony Romo was the holder and fumbled a snap for a game winning field goal, and the Seahawks won 21-20.  You'll see at that link that it is considered one of the biggest chokes in sports history.  Ouch.  Of course, the Cowboys have continued to mostly flounder in postseason games since--or more accurately, since 1996.  But not this time.  Cowboys 21, Seahawks 13

LA Chargers at Baltimore--The Ravens have been positively dominant in the second half, aside from almost losing at home to the Browns and being out of the playoffs last Sunday.  Thankfully this spares us from the Steelers being there again (the Steelers and Pats have the two most entitled fan bases, maybe in all of sports).  Baltimore won this matchup in LA a few weeks ago very convincingly, and I see no reason there won't be a repeat of that.  Ravens 20, Chargers 17

Philadelphia at Chicago--Here we go again.  The Eagles have once again been revived by their backup QB, Nick Foles, and have returned to dominance again.  I thought there was no way in hell they would beat the Rams in LA two weeks ago, but they did.  And thanks to another choke job by the Vikings last week, here we are with the defending champs in the tournament.  I feel bad for the Bears and their fans, because this feel-good season is going to feel like shit Sunday night.  I don't want this to happen, but I feel like the Eagles are going back to the Super Bowl again.  Ugg.  Eagles 22, Bears 20


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Wild Card Weekend picks

Last time (Week 17): 12-3 Season record: 81-37-1 So last week after the Damar Hamlin near-death experience shook the NFL universe, I wasn't exactly in the mood to make my Week 18 predictions.  Thankfully, Damar is out of the hospital and doing really, really well; which is better news than anything from any actual games being played.  What's more, the news kept getting better.  By Sunday afternoon, there were tweets and photos of Damar watching the Bills-Patriots game in his hospital room with his parents, as the Bills' Nyheim Hines ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown.  That gave everyone in Buffalo and every football fan everywhere a jolt of pure and cathartic elation that we needed more than any of us realized.   And now we gear up for the playoffs, starting with two games tomorrow.  So let's make some picks! Seattle at San Francisco --I think we're going to be reminded that this first weekend of the playoffs usually features lopsided s...
Read more

Divisional Round picks

Last week: 4-2 Season record: 85-39-1 Many people, including yours truly, consider this the best weekend in football.  We've weeded out the lesser playoff teams, and while there are only four games, the matchups feature the best teams in the NFL.  This is when some really good teams go home, and when four teams will be one win from the Super Bowl.  Yeah I know I'm stating the obvious, but I'm just really giddy--not because of the quality of the games, but because my New York Football Giants are still standing.  I did not pick them to win last week but was thrilled that they did.  Now they look to upset the 1-seed Eagles, which is very unlikely but after watching last week, not completely out of the question.  So you're saying there's a chance?  Yes I am.  Let's get to it...... Jacksonville at Kansas City --If anyone knows Andy Reid's coaching tendencies, it's Jags' coach Doug Pederson, who played for Reid and coached under him.  This Jags tea...
Read more

Week 17 picks

Last week: 12-4 Season record: 69-34-1 Things are getting interesting and exciting and, in some ways, absolutely riveting.  This is when the NFL is must-see TV, vying for playoff berths and positioning.  And at the moment, there are so many teams that are still alive for the postseason, it's even more intriguing.  So let's go..... Dallas at Tennessee --Did anyone else happen to get the license plate of the suck truck that blindsided the Titans over a month ago?  I didn't realize they had lost five in a row until literally just now.  Make that six.  Cowboys 41, Titans 17 Arizona at Atlanta --All this matchup makes we wanna do is yawn.  A lot.  Falcons 20, Cards 16 Chicago at Detroit --The Bears have an outside shot at the #1 overall pick, and of all teams it's the Lions that can help them with that.  Lions 31, Bears 23 Jacksonville at Houston --The division leaders in each South division have losing records at 7-8.  Which begs the qu...
Read more