Wild Card weekend picks

Last week: 9-7
Season record: 156-100-1

 The appetizers are over, and it's time for the main course.  Wild Card weekend is always great, with games on Saturday and Sunday; and next week's divisional round games (also on Saturday and Sunday) will be even better.  So let's get to it!

Buffalo at Houston--The Texans are once again playing their annual Saturday afternoon game on Wild Card Weekend, and they are hosting these upstart Bills who are not really so upstart anymore.  I know JJ Watt will be back on the field and I know the Texans are at home and I know they won their division.  But I think Buffalo is a better 10-6 team than Houston's 10-6.  Bills 23, Texans 20

Tennessee at New England--The Patriots were getting ready to accept their usual bye week before the divisional round when they were punked by the fucking Dolphins AT HOME.  There are suddenly no guarantees for this Pats' team, especially when this very physical Titans' team comes in--a team coached by former Patriot Mike Vrabel.  Hmmmm.  Okay, no upset--it's still Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.  Pats 26, Titans 20

Minnesota at New Orleans--Oh boy, we get a rematch of the game two years ago when Case Keenum and Stefon Diggs connected on an improbable game-winning score in the dome.  Suddenly hopes of a first-ever home market team playing in a Super Bowl were very realistic, until the Vikings were rolled by the Eagles who went on to win their first Super Bowl (I throw up in my mouth every time I type that).   Also, Sean Payton's Saints are still bitter about that non-call in the NFC title game vs. the Rams a year ago.  Saints 34, Vikings 24

Seattle at Philadelphia--There is one glaring difference for the Eagles this year as opposed to the past two seasons' playoff runs -- Nick Foles will be watching from his couch in Jacksonville while Carson Wentz gets his first taste of the postseason.  This team was 5-7 a month ago, and the Hawks were vying to be the 1-seed in the NFC.  But this is not going to be easy Pete Carroll's boys.  Eagles 27, Seahawks 24

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