Two weeks ago: 0-2
Playoff record: 4-6
Season record: 167-87
Man, if I was an NFL team, I would be one of those teams that goes 12-4 and flames out in the divisional round. I need a win on this pick just to be closer to .500 and respectability. Anyway, this is it. The last game of the 2013 season, and another 7 months of waiting for football to start up again. Oh well, we knew it would happen, as it does every year. But we do get one final, hopefully awesome game Sunday.....
Denver vs. Seattle--You can't ask for a better match up--the NFL's best offense against the NFL's best defense. Of course, Seattle has a semi-decent offense, and if RB Marshawn Lynch can get going, they will no doubt try to control the clock to keep Peyton Manning off the field. The Broncos have a decent defense...maybe better than decent. But it's going to be the most fun watching Peyton try to move the ball against one of the sickest defenses I've personally ever seen. And I'm not sure he's going to have much success, because he hasn't seen a defense this good, at least not this season. They will rush him, they will cover his receivers as good as anyone has. But of course, Manning's strength is always how fast he gets rid of the ball, so we'll see. Don't sleep on Denver's run game led by Knowshon Moreno, or on Seattle's young and budding superstar QB Russell Wilson. Both teams also have excellent special teams. So...here we go. Seahawks 19, Broncos 16
Friday, January 31, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
NFL picks: championship weekend
Last week: 4-0
Season record: 167-85
Well folks, we're getting to the end of the NFL season. I kind of want it to end and get it over with, and at the same time I want to savor Sunday's games. Actually, I can...we can. Because it's one of the best slates of title games I can remember in quite some time. You've got Manning v. Brady, again. And you've got two of the youngest, most talented NFC teams that both feature absolutely fierce defenses. You could well have an 80 point game followed by a 25 point game. Well, let's enjoy this Sunday while we still have two games on in a given day.....
New England at Denver--Forget the teams. This is once again about the quarterbacks, and with two future Hall of Famers, it kind of has to be. Will Tom Brady reach his sixth Super Bowl, or will Peyton Manning reach his third? I think they said this is the 15th meeting between them. And it seems like every one of those is a tight one with the QBs playing an important role. The Pats bring in a solid running game and opportunistic D, while the Broncos are extremely balanced on both sides of the ball. Both teams have outstanding special teams as well. Sure, Denver lost at home to the Ravens a year ago in heartbreaking fashion and they shouldn't do that again, but I can't with a clear conscience go against Brady and Belichick here. Patriots 40, Broncos 37
San Francisco at Seattle--If there is one thing this season showed, it's that someone can beat the Seahawks in Seattle. The Cardinals did that and it showed that the 12th man doesn't necessarily give the home team a W every time. And, well, the Niners are on such fire now and I think they are still so hungry after having a taste of the Super Bowl last year. They wanna get there again, and you know Jim Harbaugh wants to not face his brother this time, which he won't. The Hawks are young, they are talented, and they are as hard to beat at home as any sports team in North America. But their time may be next year, not this year. Of course, this will be a serious defensive battle, and it more than likely will come down to who has the ball last. Niners 19, Seahawks 16
Season record: 167-85
Well folks, we're getting to the end of the NFL season. I kind of want it to end and get it over with, and at the same time I want to savor Sunday's games. Actually, I can...we can. Because it's one of the best slates of title games I can remember in quite some time. You've got Manning v. Brady, again. And you've got two of the youngest, most talented NFC teams that both feature absolutely fierce defenses. You could well have an 80 point game followed by a 25 point game. Well, let's enjoy this Sunday while we still have two games on in a given day.....
New England at Denver--Forget the teams. This is once again about the quarterbacks, and with two future Hall of Famers, it kind of has to be. Will Tom Brady reach his sixth Super Bowl, or will Peyton Manning reach his third? I think they said this is the 15th meeting between them. And it seems like every one of those is a tight one with the QBs playing an important role. The Pats bring in a solid running game and opportunistic D, while the Broncos are extremely balanced on both sides of the ball. Both teams have outstanding special teams as well. Sure, Denver lost at home to the Ravens a year ago in heartbreaking fashion and they shouldn't do that again, but I can't with a clear conscience go against Brady and Belichick here. Patriots 40, Broncos 37
San Francisco at Seattle--If there is one thing this season showed, it's that someone can beat the Seahawks in Seattle. The Cardinals did that and it showed that the 12th man doesn't necessarily give the home team a W every time. And, well, the Niners are on such fire now and I think they are still so hungry after having a taste of the Super Bowl last year. They wanna get there again, and you know Jim Harbaugh wants to not face his brother this time, which he won't. The Hawks are young, they are talented, and they are as hard to beat at home as any sports team in North America. But their time may be next year, not this year. Of course, this will be a serious defensive battle, and it more than likely will come down to who has the ball last. Niners 19, Seahawks 16
Thursday, January 9, 2014
NFL picks: Divisional Playoffs Weekend
Last week: 0-4
Season record: 163-85
Wow. I haven't had that bad of a week picking games than I can remember, but it's very fitting in today's NFL, in one of the strangest seasons in history. I will say this, though. Three of the four games were edge-of-your-seat affairs, while the Chargers, the ones who snuck into the playoffs ahead of the Steelers, beat up on the Bengals in a lopsided game that went the exact opposite to what we all (or most of us) thought. So can I turn things around and go 4-0 this week? Of course I can! Let's have at it, and let's look forward to one of the best weekends in NFL football!
New Orleans at Seattle--The Saints know how tall of an order beating Seattle in Seattle is. They got crushed by them there just a few weeks ago. But they can thank the Arizona Cardinals for lifting the veil of invincibility, and of course Sean Payton and Rob Ryan will have some tricks up their sleeve this time around. But that doesn't negate the obvious--the Seahawks are just freakishly talented. They have legitimate Super Bowl aspirations, and frankly, no excuse not to get there. Seahawks 27, Saints 24
Indianapolis at New England--Leave it to the Chargers to not allow us to have that tasty Colts/Broncos matchup.....well, we might get it in the AFC championship, but probably not. So instead, we get the upstart Colts going to New England, where oddly enough the forecast is for a low of 42 degrees with rain and wind. The Colts do not suck, but I don't see them winning against a playoff-seasoned Pats team led by Brady and Hoodie. Patriots 38, Colts 31
San Francisco at Carolina--The Panthers have had a great season, going 11-1 after the first quarter of the campaign. Their defense is very Niners-like, and they even beat San Fran in Candlestick 10-9, which gave them instant legitimacy. Now they have the 2-seed and their reward is to host a very, very hot Niners squad that has their eyes set on a second straight NFC title and Super Bowl berth. Niners 19, Panthers 16
San Diego at Denver--As much as the Chargers made quick work of the Bengals, Peyton Manning is going to make quick work of Mike McCoy's Chargers. There really is no denying the Manning vs. Brady Bowl that awaits next weekend. Broncos 41, Chargers 17
Season record: 163-85
Wow. I haven't had that bad of a week picking games than I can remember, but it's very fitting in today's NFL, in one of the strangest seasons in history. I will say this, though. Three of the four games were edge-of-your-seat affairs, while the Chargers, the ones who snuck into the playoffs ahead of the Steelers, beat up on the Bengals in a lopsided game that went the exact opposite to what we all (or most of us) thought. So can I turn things around and go 4-0 this week? Of course I can! Let's have at it, and let's look forward to one of the best weekends in NFL football!
New Orleans at Seattle--The Saints know how tall of an order beating Seattle in Seattle is. They got crushed by them there just a few weeks ago. But they can thank the Arizona Cardinals for lifting the veil of invincibility, and of course Sean Payton and Rob Ryan will have some tricks up their sleeve this time around. But that doesn't negate the obvious--the Seahawks are just freakishly talented. They have legitimate Super Bowl aspirations, and frankly, no excuse not to get there. Seahawks 27, Saints 24
Indianapolis at New England--Leave it to the Chargers to not allow us to have that tasty Colts/Broncos matchup.....well, we might get it in the AFC championship, but probably not. So instead, we get the upstart Colts going to New England, where oddly enough the forecast is for a low of 42 degrees with rain and wind. The Colts do not suck, but I don't see them winning against a playoff-seasoned Pats team led by Brady and Hoodie. Patriots 38, Colts 31
San Francisco at Carolina--The Panthers have had a great season, going 11-1 after the first quarter of the campaign. Their defense is very Niners-like, and they even beat San Fran in Candlestick 10-9, which gave them instant legitimacy. Now they have the 2-seed and their reward is to host a very, very hot Niners squad that has their eyes set on a second straight NFC title and Super Bowl berth. Niners 19, Panthers 16
San Diego at Denver--As much as the Chargers made quick work of the Bengals, Peyton Manning is going to make quick work of Mike McCoy's Chargers. There really is no denying the Manning vs. Brady Bowl that awaits next weekend. Broncos 41, Chargers 17
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