So I’m sure we are all over the Superbowl by now however, I had to share how the weekly picks ended up this year. Here is how everyone picked for the Superbowl:
| BAL v SF | |
| Carmen | BAL |
| Marissa | |
| Dara | BAL |
| Lebron | BAL |
| Renard | SF |
| Yannick | SF |
| Richan | BAL |
| Sherilyn | BAL |
This left the overall standings for the year at:
Carmen- 74
Dara- 70
Yannick- 69
Renard- 64
Marissa- 63
Lebron- 63
Sherilyn- 63
Richan- 50
Which means I am victorious yet AGAIN! That’s 3 years in a row now. 
Until next season peeps!
I’m very sad that football season is coming to an end but extremely excited about the matchups down the stretch. So here are the games that were picked last week for the divisional round:
| DEN v BAL | GB v SF | HOU v NE | SEA v ATL | |
| Carmen | DEN | GB | NE | ATL |
| Marissa | DEN | SF | NE | SEA |
| Dara | DEN | GB | NE | SEA |
| Lebron | DEN | GB | NE | SEA |
| Renard | DEN | GB | NE | SEA |
| Yannick | DEN | GB | NE | ATL |
| Richan | BAL | GB | NE | SEA |
| Sherilyn | DEN | GB | NE | ATL |
As you can see this was a surprising week for all of us as far as outcomes. This leaves the overall standings at:
Carmen- 72
Yannick- 69
Dara- 68
Renard- 64
Lebron- 61
Sherilyn- 62
Marissa- 62
Richan- 48
Here are our picks for the Division Championship Games:
| ATL v SF | NE v BAL | |
| Carmen | ATL | BAL |
| Marissa | SF | NE |
| Dara | SF | NE |
| Lebron | SF | |
| Renard | ATL | NE |
| Yannick | ATL | NE |
| Richan | ATL | BAL |
| Sherilyn | ATL | NE |
Happy Picking All!
So the wildcard round is in the books. Here are how the picks went this weekend:
| CIN v HOU | GB v MIN | IND v BAL | SEA v WAS | |
| Carmen | CIN | GB | BAL | SEA |
| Marissa | HOU | GB | IND | SEA |
| Dara | HOU | MIN | BAL | SEA |
| Lebron | CIN | GB | IND | SEA |
| Renard | HOU | GB | BAL | WAS |
| Yannick | HOU | GB | BAL | WAS |
| Richan | CIN | MIN | BAL | WAS |
| Sherilyn | CIN | MIN | BAL | SEA |
Soooo this leaves the overall standings to:
Carmen- 70
Yannick- 67
Dara- 67
Renard- 63
Lebron- 60
Sherilyn- 60
Marissa- 60
Richan- 46
It’s coming down to the wire again this season! Is someone gonna FINALLY take my championship belt #OrNaw???
Be back later this week with the divisional round picks!
I hope everyone’s holiday was awesome! The regular season of the NFL wrapped up and I have a lot to update you guys on since I was so busy with the holiday. Marissa picked our week 17 games after these results from Week 16:
Marissa 4/ Carmen 4/ Dara 3/ Lebron 3/ Yannick 3/ Renard 2/ Richan 2/ Sherilyn 2
Here are the games that Riss picked for the final week of the regular season:
| DET v CHI | DAL v WAS | HOU v IND | GB v MIN | PHI v NYG | STL v SEA | |
| Carmen | CHI | WAS | HOU | GB | NYG | SEA |
| Marissa | DET | WAS | IND | MIN | NYG | SEA |
| Dara | CHI | DAL | IND | MIN | NYG | SEA |
| Lebron | CHI | DAL | HOU | GB | PHI | SEA |
| Renard | CHI | WAS | HOU | GB | NYG | SEA |
| Yannick | CHI | WAS | IND | GB | PHI | SEA |
| Richan | CHI | WAS | IND | GB | PHI | SEA |
And here are how things turned out from week 17:
Sherilyn 6/ Marissa 5/ Dara 5/ Carmen 4/ Renard 4/ Yannick 4/ Richan 4/ Lebron 2
Sherilyn was our week 17 winner which left the overall standings at:
Carmen- 67
Yannick- 64
Dara- 64
Renard- 60
Lebron- 58
Sherilyn- 58
Marissa- 57
Richan- 45
Here are the win totals for the entire regular season:
Week 1- Yannick
Week 2- Carmen
Week 3- Marissa (tiebreaker)
Week 4- Yannick (tiebreaker)
Week 5- Yannick (tiebreaker)
Week 6- Dara
Week 7- Carmen
Week 8- Dara (tiebreaker)
Week 9- Dara
Week 10- Dara
Week 11- Renard (tiebreaker)
Week 12- Carmen & Yannick
Week 13- Carmen
Week 14- Yannick
Week 15- Lebron (tiebreaker)
Week 16- Marissa & Carmen
Week 17- Sherilyn
I will be back later in the week to post our Wild Card Round Picks!
Lebron was the victor last week after a Monday night tiebreaker between him and Sherilyn. Here are how things ended up last week:
Lebron 6/ Sherilyn 6/ Yannick 5/ Renard 5/ Marissa 5/ Carmen 4/ Richan 4/ Dara 3
This brings the overall standings to:
Carmen- 59
Yannick- 57
Dara- 56
Renard- 54
Lebron- 53
Sherilyn- 50
Marissa- 48
Richan- 39
Here are the games that Lebron picked for us this week:
| BUF v MIA | SD v NYJ | CIN v PIT | STL v TB | MIN v HOU | NYG v BAL | SF v SEA | |
| Carmen | MIA | SD | PIT | STL | HOU | NYG | SEA |
| Marissa | MIA | SD | PIT | STL | HOU | NYG | SEA |
| Dara | MIA | SD | PIT | STL | HOU | NYG | SF |
| Lebron | MIA | NYJ | CIN | TB | HOU | BAL | SF |
| Renard | MIA | SD | PIT | TB | HOU | NYG | SF |
| Yannick | MIA | SD | CIN | TB | HOU | NYG | SF |
| Richan | MIA | SD | PIT | TB | HOU | NYG | SF |
| Sherilyn | MIA | SD | PIT | TB | HOU | NYG | SF |
Happy Picking and Happy Holidays to all!
The NFC Beast!!!!!!
I been gone for a minute but I’m back! #NoBodyCaresTho so I will just say a few things and I’m out. As we come to the end of the 2012 regular season it is met with a bittersweet feeling. This one feels a little different with two games left the NFC East is dead locked with three teams at 8-6 (Redskins, Cowboys, Giants). There was a time when you could not argue the NFC East as the toughest division in football. For awhile instead of NFC Beast this division looked more like the NFC Least. The Beast are back and the world will be watching.
Each team in the east has had their ups and downs this season. The Skins started off slow, the Cowboys have been the Cowboys, and the Giants are consistently inconsistent. Last week the Skins were outside of the playoffs, but now the Skins are on an amazing winning streak which has led them to the top of the division. This Sunday they face some team from Philly (not really sure who they are). The Skins will beat this unknown team as RG3 is predicted to suit up. The is showing no signs of slowing down. Opposing defenses have a lot to think about when planning for this team. I see them at 9-6 going into their week 17 showdown with the Cowboys.
The Dallas Cowboys are also 8-6 heading into Sunday. Cowboys are on a win streak of themselves with their last loss being against the Redskins on Thanksgiving Day. The Cowboys are winning close games they usually find away to lose. Other players are making huge plays taking a load off of Romo. The defense is doing enough to not lose the games. The Cowboys are not a team you would want to face right now if you are desperate for a win. The biggest impact on their recent win streak is Dez Bryant realizing he can’t be stopped. With over 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns (tied for 3rd in the league) this season he is becoming one of the most dominant in the league. Cowboys week 16 match-up is at home against a Saints team who just put up 41 points. Tough game for the Boys.
The Giants specialize in looking terrible all season then getting hot at the last-minute making a run at the SuperBowl. Unfortunately, this year they may come up a little short as they do not hold their destiny in their own hands. Trailing the aforementioned Redskins and Cowboys they need some help from both of these teams who are showing no signs of slowing down. They have a very tough game this Sunday against a Ravens team who is also desperate for a win.
No matter the circumstances the world will always watch an NFC East game. There is so much hate between all of these fans it makes for great TV. Now with these 3 teams showing bright futures the rest of the NFL should be very afraid. The Beast of the East are back!
I am very excited for this Sunday’s games. Yannick won last week and decided that we would pick 8 games this week and up the ante. Here are how things ended up last week:
Yannick 5/ Carmen 4/ Dara 4/ Lebron 4/ Richan 4/ Sherilyn 4/ Renard 3/ Marissa 2
This brings the overall standings to:
Carmen- 55
Dara- 53
Yannick- 52
Renard- 49
Lebron- 47
Sherilyn- 44
Marissa- 43
Richan- 35
Here are the games that Yannick picked for us this week:
| NYG v ATL | GB v CHI | MIN v STL | DEN v BAL | IND v HOU | CAR v SD | PIT v DAL | SF v NE | |
| Carmen | NYG | GB | STL | DEN | HOU | CAR | PIT | NE |
| Marissa | ATL | GB | MIN | BAL | IND | CAR | PIT | SF |
| Dara | NYG | GB | STL | DEN | IND | CAR | PIT | NE |
| Lebron | ATL | GB | MIN | DEN | HOU | SD | DAL | NE |
| Renard | NYG | GB | MIN | DEN | HOU | SD | PIT | SF |
| Yannick | ATL | GB | STL | BAL | HOU | CAR | DAL | NE |
| Richan | NYG | CHI | STL | DEN | HOU | CAR | PIT | SF |
| Sherilyn | ATL | CHI | MIN | DEN | HOU | CAR | PIT | SF |
Happy Picking All!
I don’t know if you’ve looked at the NFL Schedule this weekend, but it is absolutely a gold mine of games. 6 games have winning teams going head-to-head, all with playoff implications. 10 games contain serious playoff implications. Other games, like Tampa vs New Orleans, are just going to be fun games to watch. It’s a football lovers dream!
This segways into the story this week that the NFL is looking to expand the playoffs. The number that has been floated is 14 or 16. John Clayton said that expansion is inevitable. I say it will be another inevitable failure by Roger Goodell. The playoffs in the NFL is an exclusive club. It is VIP. The VIP experience in nightclubs has been ruined because anybody with $40 seemingly can get in there. So with the NFL, it seems that anyone that hovers at .500 can get in the playoffs. That waters down the whole experience for teams and fans. Just ask the NBA and NHL.
But you say, wouldn’t an expanded playoffs mean that more teams and more fan bases have a chance to make it? For example, the Carolina-San Diego (which on its own is a great game) would have playoff implications. But that means that the Chargers terrible early season means nothing because they can back into the playoffs. Look at the Redskins. They have won 4 in a row. If you told the Skins that they would accomplish that at 3-6, they would have thought they would be in the playoffs, if not leading the division because the teams they are chasing have such hard schedules. But going into their crucial game at Cleveland, the Skins are still outside the playoffs, because teams like the Seahawks and Giants have also been playing at a playoff like level. That is forcing the Redskins to choose to play an injured RGIII because every game is critical. Suppose if there were 8 teams that could make the playoffs? Kirk Cousins would be doing the read option on Sunday.
How can Roger forget what made the NFL the greatest organization in the world. Every single product they offer their customers (regular season games) are so valuable. A win or a loss is devastating. A week two last second loss to the Rams can affect your standings in week 16. No other sport has that. No other sports can have a week where there is not enough screens for all of the awesome games that are on at the same time. Why mess with something that isn’t broken? We’ll get more screens NFL. Just make sure the games we turn on to watch are worth the while. Song of the weekend and games of the weekend after the jump.
Saturday, December 15
EARLY AFTERNOON: New Mexico Bowl (1pm, ESPN)/CBB 1 Indiana vs Butler (2pm, CBS)/East Carolina vs 21 North Carolina (12pm, ESPNU)
LATE AFTERNOON: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (4:30pm, ESPN)/Purdue vs 22 Notre Dame (4:30pm, ESPN2)/6 Louisville vs Memphis (2:30pm,
NIGHT: CBB West Virginia vs 3 Michigan (8pm, ESPN)/5 Florida vs 8 Arizona (10pm, ESPN)/Kansas State vs 14 Gonzaga (9pm, ESPN2)
Sunday, December 16
EARLY AFTERNOON: Denver vs Baltimore/New York Giants vs Atlanta/Green Bay vs Chicago
LATE AFTERNOON: Pittsburgh vs Dallas/Carolina vs San Diego/ Seattle vs Buffalo
Here we are at week 14. I won last week thanks to the Steelers proving the masses wrong in their second matchup with the Ravens. Anyway here are how things ended up last week:
Carmen 5/ Dara 4/ Renard 4/ Lebron 4/ Yannick 4/ Marissa 3/ Sherilyn 3/ Richan 2
This brings the overall standings t0:
Carmen- 51
Dara- 49
Yannick- 47
Renard- 46
Lebron- 43
Sherilyn- 40
Marissa- 39
Richan- 31
Here are the games that I chose for this week…
| DAL v CIN | BAL v WAS | KC v CLE | NO v NYG | MIA v SF | CHI v MIN | |
| Carmen | CIN | WAS | CLE | NYG | SF | CHI |
| Marissa | CIN | BAL | KC | NO | SF | MIN |
| Dara | DAL | BAL | CLE | NYG | SF | CHI |
| Lebron | DAL | BAL | CLE | NO | SF | MIN |
| Renard | CIN | BAL | CLE | NYG | SF | CHI |
| Yannick | DAL | WAS | CLE | NYG | SF | CHI |
| Richan | CIN | WAS | CLE | NYG | SF | CHI |
| Sherilyn | CIN | WAS | CLE | NYG | SF | CHI |
Happy Picking All!
What else is there to say about Adrian Peterson? Call him Terminator. Robocop. 6 Million Dollar Man. It probably does not equate to what this guy is doing this season. A little less than a year go, on Christmas Eve no less, on a terrible field in Landover, Maryland, just 20 minutes from my house, #28 was laying on the ground, with his career seemingly in his hand. A torn left ACL along with MCL damage doomed his season, and threatened the next, and even his career. However, he wouldn’t let doctors dictate the terms of his recovery. He rehabbed relentlessly, some of which we watched on ESPN. But nobody thought he would see the field until the 2013 season, or late into the 2012 season.
Little did we know that AP lives by rules that are not same as the rest of mankind.
AP was back on the field for the first week of the 2012 season. And he wasn’t a decoy, oh no he quickly became the workhorse. Now through 12 games, he is closing in on a 2,000 yard season. Let me say that again; less than a year after major damage to his left knee, AP is closing in on 2,000 yards, which is a historic season for running backs, especially in a league that downplays the running game. AP needs 554 yards in 4 games to crack the mark; while he is only averaging a measly 120.5 yds/gm, he has averaged 157.8 yds over the last 6. Did you see how he carved the Packers up last week? And that was with 8 in the box to stop him!
This week the Bears take their shots at AP. I doubt they can slow down the potential MVP and Comeback Player of the Year; hopefully they can keep him off the field with a sizable lead. Whatever the case, it is truly a marvel to watch Adrian Peterson, one of the last true athletes in the mold of Jim Brown, Bo Jackson, and Hershel Walker. Guys that would run over you and take names. After watching you on that horrible field in Landover last year, I know not take you or anyone that will come after you for granted again. All hail Adrian Peterson! Song of the week (thanks @Esteban_Matriz) and games of the weekend after the bump.
Saturday, December 8
EARLY AFTERNOON – CBB Arkansas vs 3 Michigan (12pm, CBS)/LBSU vs 7 Ohio State (12pm, BTN)/Towson vs 15 Georgetown (12pm, MASN)
LATE AFTERNOON – Armyvs Navy (3pm, CBS)/CBB Temple vs 2 Duke (3:15pm, ESPN)/UCLA vs Texas (5:15pm, ESPN)
NIGHT – Heisman Trophy Presentation (8pm, ESPN)/CBB 8 Arizona vs Clemson (8pm, ESPN2)/13 Illinois vs 10 Gonzaga (10pm, ESPN2)
Sunday, December 9
EARLY AFTERNOON – Baltimore vs Washington/Chicago vs Minnesota/Dallas vs Cincinnati
LATE AFTERNOON – New Orleans vs New York Giants/Miami vs San Francisco/Arizona vs Seattle
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