Sunday, January 24, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
NFL Round 2 Picks
Went 0-4 last week, nice one idiot. Here are 4 correct picks for this weekend:
Ravens @ Colts
I'll never understand why teams who have first round byes rest their players before the playoffs. I can understand if you don't have a first round bye and want to give your players a week off to heal any nagging injuries. But the Colts players will now have virtually three weeks off before playing the Ravens this weekend, a team which just took it to the Patriots in New England last week. Ray Rice is gonna run all over the Colts, and Peyton is gonna get roughed up by the Ravens D. This is actually the pick I feel most confident in this week.
Ravens 27 Colts 21
Cardinals @ Saints
This is a tough one to pick. The Saints really limped to the finish line this season, and they look in no way like the best team in the NFC right now. The Cardinals are riding a huge wave of momentum after their big win over the Packers last week. Just like last week's game, this has the potential to be a 51-45 game as well. I'll say Drew Brees scores just enough points for the Saints to advance.
Saints 38 Cardinals 35
Jets @ Chargers
On paper this a no-brainer. The Chargers are the best team in the AFC right now, and despite the Jets' win last week, they were still lucky to get into the playoffs. However, two things come into play here: 1) It's the Chargers in the playoffs 2) The Jets' strength, running the ball, coincides with the Chargers' weakness, stopping the run. I think this game is going to be a lot closer than people may think. In the end, I think Philip Rivers will be the difference.
Chargers 24 Jets 17
Cowboys @ Vikings
This is definitely the most difficult game to predict this week. On one side, you have the Vikings, probably the most talented team in the NFC, lacking any real weakness on either side of the ball. On the other hand, you have the Cowboys, playing better than any team in the league right now, and probably the only team who can match up talent wise to the Vikings. I think the difference in the game will be the Cowboys pash rush getting to Favre. I hate to do this again.
Cowboys 28 Vikings 24
Ravens @ Colts
I'll never understand why teams who have first round byes rest their players before the playoffs. I can understand if you don't have a first round bye and want to give your players a week off to heal any nagging injuries. But the Colts players will now have virtually three weeks off before playing the Ravens this weekend, a team which just took it to the Patriots in New England last week. Ray Rice is gonna run all over the Colts, and Peyton is gonna get roughed up by the Ravens D. This is actually the pick I feel most confident in this week.
Ravens 27 Colts 21
Cardinals @ Saints
This is a tough one to pick. The Saints really limped to the finish line this season, and they look in no way like the best team in the NFC right now. The Cardinals are riding a huge wave of momentum after their big win over the Packers last week. Just like last week's game, this has the potential to be a 51-45 game as well. I'll say Drew Brees scores just enough points for the Saints to advance.
Saints 38 Cardinals 35
Jets @ Chargers
On paper this a no-brainer. The Chargers are the best team in the AFC right now, and despite the Jets' win last week, they were still lucky to get into the playoffs. However, two things come into play here: 1) It's the Chargers in the playoffs 2) The Jets' strength, running the ball, coincides with the Chargers' weakness, stopping the run. I think this game is going to be a lot closer than people may think. In the end, I think Philip Rivers will be the difference.
Chargers 24 Jets 17
Cowboys @ Vikings
This is definitely the most difficult game to predict this week. On one side, you have the Vikings, probably the most talented team in the NFC, lacking any real weakness on either side of the ball. On the other hand, you have the Cowboys, playing better than any team in the league right now, and probably the only team who can match up talent wise to the Vikings. I think the difference in the game will be the Cowboys pash rush getting to Favre. I hate to do this again.
Cowboys 28 Vikings 24
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Wild Card Picks
Real quick before the games start:
Jets @ Bengals
The Bengals are coming into this game getting way too little respect after getting blown out by the Jets last week in what was a meaningless game for the Bengals. Cincinnati is going to come out with a chip on their shoulder and I feel like they're going to play with much more intensity than New York. If the Bengals can stop the run and make Mark Sanchez beat them, he won't.
Bengals 20 Jets 10
Eagles @ Cowboys
Unlike the Bengals, the Eagles got blown out in a game in which they were playing for something. This game will completely come down to which Eagles team shows up. When they Eagles have played to their peak this season, they've been unstoppable. When they play bad, they play really really bad. Sorry, there's no way I can be partial here.
Eagles 31 Cowboys 27
Jets @ Bengals
The Bengals are coming into this game getting way too little respect after getting blown out by the Jets last week in what was a meaningless game for the Bengals. Cincinnati is going to come out with a chip on their shoulder and I feel like they're going to play with much more intensity than New York. If the Bengals can stop the run and make Mark Sanchez beat them, he won't.
Bengals 20 Jets 10
Eagles @ Cowboys
Unlike the Bengals, the Eagles got blown out in a game in which they were playing for something. This game will completely come down to which Eagles team shows up. When they Eagles have played to their peak this season, they've been unstoppable. When they play bad, they play really really bad. Sorry, there's no way I can be partial here.
Eagles 31 Cowboys 27
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