2014 Week 17 Picks

Last week! Picks this week are tough, because it is unknown which teams will rest their starters.

Eagles (9-6) vs. Giants (6-9)
Pick: Eagles
Saints (6-9) vs. Buccaneers (2-13)
Pick: Saints
Colts (10-5) vs. Titans (2-13)
Pick: Colts
Cowboys (11-4) vs. Washington (4-11)
Pick: Cowboys
Bears (5-10) vs. Vikings (6-9)
Pick: Vikings
Bills (8-7) vs. Patriots (12-3)
Pick: Patriots
Browns (7-8) vs. Ravens (9-6)
Pick: Ravens
Jets (3-12) vs. Dolphins (8-7)
Pick: Dolphins
Jaguars (3-12) vs. Texans (8-7)
Pick: Texans
Chargers (9-6) vs. Chiefs (8-7)
Pick: Chargers
Cardinals (11-4) vs. 49ers (7-8)
Pick: 49ers
Rams (6-9) vs. Seahawks (11-4)
Pick: Seahawks
Raiders (3-12) vs. Broncos (11-4)
Pick: Broncos
Panthers (6-8-1) vs. Falcons (6-9)
Pick: Falcons
Lions (11-4) vs. Packers (11-4)
Pick: Packers
Bengals (10-4-1) vs. Steelers (10-5)
Pick: Bengals 

2014 Week 16 Picks

Patriots (11-3) vs. Jets (3-11)

Pick: Patriots

Chiefs (8-6) vs. Steelers (9-5)

Pick: Steelers

Packers (10-4) vs. Buccaneers (2-12)

Pick: Packers

Falcons (5-9) vs. Saints (6-8) 

Pick: Saints

Browns (7-7) vs. Panthers (5-8-1)

Pick: Panthers

Lions (10-4) vs. Bears (5-9)

Pick: Lions

Ravens (9-5) vs. Texans (7-7)

Pick: Ravens

Vikings (6-8) vs. Dolphins (7-7)

Pick: Dolphins

Giants (5-9) vs. Rams (6-8)

Pick: Rams

Colts (10-4) vs. Cowboys (10-4)

Pick: Colts

Bills (8-6) vs. Raiders (2-12)

Pick: Bills

Seahawks (10-4) vs. Cardinals (11-3)

Pick: Seahawks

Broncos (11-3) vs. Bengals (9-4-1)

Pick: Broncos

2014 Week 14 Picks

Jets (2-10) vs. Vikings (5-7)
Pick: Vikings
Giants (3-9) vs. Titans (2-10)
Pick: Giants
Rams (5-7) vs. Washington (3-9)
Pick: Rams
Ravens (7-5) vs. Dolphins (7-5)
Pick: Ravens
Panthers (3-8-1) vs. Saints (5-7)
Pick: Saints
Texans (6-6) vs. Jaguars (2-10)
Pick: Texans
Steelers (7-5) vs. Bengals (8-3-1)
Pick: Steelers
Colts (8-4) vs. Browns (7-5)
Pick: Colts
Buccaneers (2-10) vs. Lions (8-4)
Pick: Lions
Bills (7-5) vs. Broncos (9-3)
Pick: Broncos
Chiefs (7-5) vs. Cardinals (9-3)
Pick: Chiefs
49ers (7-5) vs. Raiders (1-11)
Pick: 49ers 
Seahawks (8-4) vs. Eagles (9-3)
Pick: Seahawks
Patriots (9-3) vs. Chargers (8-4)
Pick: Patriots
Falcons (5-7) vs. Packers (9-3)
Pick: Packers

2014 Week 13 Picks

Panthers (3-7-1) vs. Vikings (4-7)
Pick: Vikings
Saints (4-7) vs. Steelers (7-4)
Pick: Steelers
Bengals (7-3-1) vs. Buccaneers (2-9)
Pick: Bengals
Raiders (1-10) vs. Rams (4-7)
Pick: Rams
Giants (3-8) vs. Jaguars (1-10)
Pick: Giants
Washington (3-8) vs. Colts (7-4)
Pick: Colts
Browns (7-4) vs. Bills (6-5)
Pick: Browns
Chargers (7-4) vs. Ravens (7-4)
Pick: Ravens
Titans (2-9) vs. Texans (5-6)
Pick: Texans
Cardinals (9-2) vs. Falcons (4-7)
Pick: Cardinals
Patriots (9-2) vs. Packers (8-3)
Pick: Packers
Broncos (8-3) vs. Chiefs (7-4)
Pick: Chiefs
Dolphins (6-5) vs. Jets (2-9)
Pick: Dolphins 

2014 Week 12 Picks

Packers (7-3) vs. Vikings (4-6)
Pick: Packers
Titans (2-8) vs. Eagles (7-3)
Pick: Eagles 
Jaguars (1-9) vs. Colts (6-4)
Pick: Colts
Lions (7-3) vs. Patriots (8-2)
Pick: Lions
Browns (6-4) vs. Falcons (4-6)
Pick: Browns
Buccaneers (2-8) vs. Bears (4-6)
Pick: Bears
Bengals (6-3-1) vs. Texans (5-5)
Pick: Bengals
Cardinals (9-1) vs. Seahawks (6-4)
Pick: Seahawks
Rams (4-6) vs. Chargers (6-4)
Pick: Chargers
Dolphins (6-4) vs. Broncos (7-3)
Pick: Broncos
Redskins (3-7) vs. 49ers (6-4)
Pick: 49ers
Cowboys (7-3) vs. Giants (3-7)
Pick: Cowboys
Jets (2-8) vs. Bills (5-5)
Pick: Bills
Ravens (6-4) vs. Saints (4-6)
Pick: Ravens

2014 Week 11 Picks

49ers (5-4) vs. Giants (3-6)
Pick: 49ers
Broncos (7-2) vs. Rams (3-6)
Pick: Broncos
Buccaneers (1-8) vs. Washington (3-6)
Pick: Buccaneers
Seahawks (6-3) vs. Chiefs (6-3)
Pick: Chiefs
Bengals (5-3-1) vs. Saints (4-5)
Pick: Saints
Vikings (4-5) vs. Bears (3-6)
Pick: Vikings 
Falcons (3-6) vs. Panthers (3-6-1)
Pick: Falcons
Texans (4-5) vs. Browns (6-3)
Pick: Texans
Raiders (0-9) vs. Chargers (5-4)
Pick: Chargers
Eagles (7-2) vs. Packers (6-3)
Pick: Packers
Lions (7-2) vs. Cardinals (8-1)
Pick: Lions
Patriots (7-2) vs. Colts (6-3)
Pick: Patriots
Steelers (6-4) vs. Titans (2-7)
Pick: Steelers

2014 Week 10 Picks

49ers (4-4) vs. Saints (4-4)
Pick: Saints
Falcons (2-6) vs. Buccaneers (1-7)
Pick: Buccaneers
Cowboys (6-3) vs. Jaguars (1-8)
Pick: Cowboys
Steelers (6-3) vs. Jets (1-8)
Pick: Steelers
Titans (2-6) vs. Ravens (5-4)
Pick: Ravens
Chiefs (5-3) vs. Bills (5-3)
Pick: Chiefs
Dolphins (5-3) vs. Lions (6-2)
Pick: Lions
Broncos (6-2) vs. Raiders (0-8)
Pick: Broncos
Rams (3-5) vs. Cardinals (7-1)
Pick: Cardinals
Giants (3-5) vs. Seahawks (5-3)
Pick: Seahawks
Bears (3-5) vs. Packers (5-3)
Pick: Packers
Panthers (3-5-1) vs. Eagles (6-2)
Pick: Eagles

2014 Week 9 Picks

Jets (1-7) vs. Chiefs (4-3)
Pick: Chiefs
Washington (3-5) vs. Vikings (3-5)
Pick: Vikings
Eagles (5-2) vs. Texans (4-4)
Pick: Texans
Chargers (5-3) vs. Dolphins (4-3)
Pick: Chargers
Jaguars (1-7) vs. Bengals (4-2-1)
Pick: Bengals
Buccaneers (1-6) vs. Browns (4-3)
Pick: Browns
Cardinals (6-1) vs. Cowboys (6-2)
Pick: Cardinals
Rams (2-5) vs. 49ers (4-3)
Pick: 49ers
Broncos (6-1) vs. Patriots (6-2)
Pick: Broncos
Raiders (0-7) vs. Seahawks (4-3)
Pick: Seahawks
Ravens (5-3) vs. Steelers (5-3)
Pick: Ravens
Colts (5-3) vs. Giants (3-4)
Pick: Colts

2014 Week 8 Picks

Lions (5-2) vs. Falcons (2-5)
Pick: Lions
Vikings (2-5) vs. Buccaneers (1-5)
Pick: Vikings
Texans (3-4) vs. Titans (2-5)
Pick: Texans 
Bears (3-4) vs. Patriots (5-2)
Pick: Patriots
Bills (4-3) vs. Jets (1-6)
Pick: Bills
Seahawks (3-3) vs. Panthers (3-3-1)
Pick: Seahawks
Ravens (5-2) vs. Bengals (3-2-1)
Pick: Ravens
Dolphins (3-3) vs. Jaguars (1-6)
Pick: Dolphins
Rams (2-4) vs. Chiefs (3-3)
Pick: Chiefs
Eagles (5-1) vs. Cardinals (5-1)
Pick: Cardinals
Raiders (0-6) vs. Browns (3-3)
Pick: Browns
Colts (5-2) vs. Steelers (4-3)
Pick: Colts
Packers (5-2) vs. Saints (2-4)
Pick: Packers
Washington (2-5) vs. Cowboys (6-1)
Pick: Cowboys 

2014 Week 7 Picks

Bengals (3-1-1) vs. Colts (4-2)
Pick: Colts
Seahawks (3-2) vs. Rams (1-4)
Pick: Seahawks
Titans 92-4) vs. Washington (1-5)
Pick: Washington
Panthers (3-2-1) vs. Packers (4-2)
Pick: Packers
Browns (3-2) vs. Jaguars (0-6)
Pick: Browns
Falcons (2-4) vs. Ravens (4-2)
Pick: Ravens
Vikings (2-4) vs. Bills (3-3)
Pick: Bills
Dolphins (2-3) vs. Bears (3-3)
Pick: Bears
Saints (2-3) vs. Lions (4-2)
Pick: Lions
Chiefs (2-3) vs. Chargers (5-1)
Pick: Chiefs
Giants (3-3) vs. Cowboys (5-1)
Pick: Cowboys
Cardinals (4-1) vs. Raiders (0-5)
Pick: Cardinals
49ers (4-2) vs. Broncos (4-1)
Pick: Broncos
Texans (3-3) vs. Steelers (3-3)
Pick: Texans 

2014 Week 6 Picks

Lions (3-2) vs. Vikings (2-3)
Pick: Lions
Ravens (3-2) vs. Buccaneers (1-4)
Pick: Ravens
Jaguars (0-5) vs. Titans (1-4)
Pick: Titans
Packers (3-2) vs. Dolphins (2-2)
Pick: Packers
Broncos (3-1) vs. Jets (1-4)
Pick: Broncos
Patriots (3-2) vs. Bills (3-2)
Pick: Patriots
Panthers (3-2) vs. Bengals (3-1)
Pick: Bengals
Steelers (3-2) vs. Browns (2-2)
Pick: Steelers
Chargers (4-1) vs. Raiders (0-4)
Pick: Chargers
Bears (2-3) vs. Falcons (2-3)
Pick: Falcons
Cowboys (4-1) vs. Seahawks (3-1)
Pick: Seahawks
Washington (1-4) vs. Cardinals (3-1)
Pick: Cardinals
Giants (3-2) vs. Eagles (4-1)
Pick: Giants
49ers (3-2) vs. Rams (1-3)
Pick: 49ers 

2014 Week 4 Picks

Dolphins (1-2) vs. Raiders (0-3)
Pick: Dolphins
Buccaneers (0-3) vs. Steelers (2-1)
Pick: Steelers
Titans (1-2) vs. Colts (1-2)
Pick: Colts
Lions (2-1) vs. Jets (1-2)
Pick: Lions
Packers (1-2) vs. Bears (2-1)
Pick: Packers
Panthers (2-1) vs. Ravens (2-1)
Pick: Ravens
Bills (2-1) vs. Texans (2-1)
Pick: Texans
Jaguars (0-3) vs. Chargers (2-1)
Pick: Chargers
Falcons (2-1) vs. Vikings (1-2)
Pick: Falcons
Eagles (3-0) vs. 49ers (1-2)
Pick: 49ers
Saints (1-2) vs. Cowboys (2-1)
Pick: Saints
Patriots (2-1) vs. Chiefs (1-2)
Pick: Patriots

2014 Week 3 Picks

Texans (2-0) vs. Giants (0-2)
Pick: Texans
Redskins (1-1) vs. Eagles (2-0)
Pick: Eagles
Cowboys (1-1) vs. Rams (1-1)
Pick: Cowboys
Raiders (0-2) vs. Patriots (1-1)
Pick: Patriots
Vikings (1-) vs. Saints (0-2)
Pick: Saints
Colts (0-2) vs. Jaguars (0-2)
Pick: Colts
Titans (1-1) vs. Bengals (2-0)
Pick: Bengals
Chargers (1-1) vs. Bills (2-0)
Pick: Chargers
Ravens (1-1) vs. Browns (1-1)
Pick: Ravens
Packers (1-1) vs. Lions (1-1)
Pick: Lions
49ers (1-1) vs. Cardinals (2-0)
Pick: 49ers
Denver (2-0) vs. Seahawks (1-1)
Pick: Seahawks
Chiefs (0-2) vs. Dolphins (1-1)
Pick: Chiefs
Steelers (1-1) vs. Panthers (2-0)
Pick: Steelers
Bears (1-1) vs. Jets (1-1)
Pick: Bears

2014 Week 2 Picks

Cardinals (1-0) vs. Giants (0-1)
Pick: Cardinals
Jaguars (0-1) vs. Washington (0-1)
Pick: Jaguars
Patriots (0-1) vs. Vikings (1-0)
Pick: Patriots
Cowboys (0-1) vs. Titans (1-0)
Pick: Titans 
Dolphins (1-0) vs. Bills (1-0)
Pick: Dolphins
Lions (1-0) vs. Panthers (1-0)
Pick: Lions
Falcons (1-0) vs. Bengals (1-0)
Pick: Bengals
Saints (0-1) vs. Browns (0-1)
Pick: Saints
Rams (0-1) vs. Buccaneers (0-1)
Pick: Rams
Seahawks (1-0) vs. Chargers (0-1)
Pick: Seahawks 
Texans (1-0) vs. Raiders (0-1)
Pick: Texans
Jets (1-0) vs. Packers (0-1)
Pick: Packers
Chiefs (0-1) vs. Broncos (1-0)
Pick: Broncos
Bears (0-1) vs. 49ers (1-0)
Pick: 49ers
Eagles (1-0) vs. Colts (0-1)
Pick: Colts

Thursday Night Pick Week 2

Steelers (1-0) vs. Ravens (0-1)

Pick: Ravens

This is a huge game for both teams. Not only is it a divisional rivalry, but a huge national audience.

2014 Week 1 Picks

Everyone is 0-0.

Jaguars vs. Eagles
Pick: Eagles
Browns vs. Steelers
Pick: Steelers
Vikings vs. Rams
Pick: Rams
Patriots vs. Dolphins
Pick: Patriots
Raiders vs. Jets
Pick: Raiders
Titans vs. Chiefs
Pick: Chiefs
Bengals vs. Ravens
Pick: Ravens
Saints vs. Falcons
Pick: Saints
Redskins vs. Texans
Pick: Texans
Bills vs. Bears
Pick: Bears
Panthers vs. Buccaneers
Pick: Buccaneers
49ers vs. Cowboys
Pick: Cowboys
Colts vs. Broncos
Pick: Broncos 
Giants vs. Lions
Pick: Lions
Chargers vs. Cardinals
Pick: Cardinals 

Welcome to 2014 -- A New Era of the NFL

Tomorrow night the season opens.

And at the same time it opens a new era in the NFL. An era that the league wants to avoid. It could be an era of...defense.

The Seattle Seahawks face off against the Green Bay Packers tomorrow night, in Seattle. As tradition has it, Seattle will probably win the game (with the exception of the 2012 Giants and the 2013 Ravens, every Super Bowl winning team in the last 10 years has won their opener). But if they do, it will begin to usher in a new period of the NFL. A period of equally vocal defense, with a quiet quarterback. Basically the opposite of what the league desires. The league, as they have demonstrated with recent rule and Pro Bowl changes, wants to encourage the high flying offenses, like the one seen in Green Bay. They want high scoring games, rather than a low scoring defensive struggle.

Richard Sherman is their worst nightmare.

He is well spoken, well educated and more than anything, a poster child for this new NFL. The legion of boom. There is nothing the league can do about it, but the whole country will be watching tomorrow. And it isn't to see Aaron Rogers (unless you're from Green Bay). It's to watch the show that is Richard Sherman and the Seattle defense. 

Super Bowl XLVIII

Here we are. The biggest day of the year, some would say, (including me). Tomorrow is Super Sunday.

Here's the fast version.

Seattle Seahawks (1) vs. Denver Broncos (1)
Line: Den by 2.5  
Pick: Denver

There's a lot on the line with this Super Bowl.
Number one offense vs. number one defense.
Peyton Manning's legacy.
Seattle's big talk.
A 'cold weather' Super Bowl.

And it all comes down to this.

The bottom line is that I feel like Denver has more drive, more fire power. As much as I like Russell Wilson, I don't think that he can keep up with Peyton Manning. Denver has too many wide receivers for Seattle's powerful secondary to keep track of. Plus, people forget that Denver also has a pretty good defense. Certainly not on the level of Seattle's, but compared to the gap between the two offenses, the gap between the defenses is much smaller. I think it will be a close game, competitive for sure, and that Seattle does have a chance. But overall, I think Peyton wants to cement his legacy and this is the only way he can do so. Five MVPs are nice, but rings are the things that talk the loudest. 

2013 Championship Picks

Alright, here we are. Championship weekend, two weeks away from the Super Bowl. It's all on the line here, and I'm sure the NFL is excited about the two match ups. Plenty of drama.

First, we've got the ever present Brady vs. Manning.

(2) Patriots vs. (1) Broncos
Pick: Broncos

The Broncos simply cannot afford a collapse like last year and will be doing everything they can to prevent that. They should have beaten the Patriots in the regular season. Peyton Manning is getting old and he realizes he only has a few more shots at winning another one.

Then, to the grudge on the West Coast.

(5) 49ers vs. (1) Seahawks
Pick: Seahawks

The Seahawks play with a chip on their shoulder and they're playing at home. What more can you say? The 49ers have squeaked by in the playoffs and will be unable to keep up with Seattle.

The last time two number one seeds met in a Super Bowl was 2009, when the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts played. And naturally who was the QB for the Colts? Peyton Manning of course. 

2013 Divisional Weekend Picks

Here are my picks for this weekend. The Chargers are my one upset pick, only because they seem to have been Manning's Achilles' heel for many seasons. I'm not totally sold on it, but I think it could happen. I also wouldn't mind seeing the Colts and Saints win, but doubt both teams could pull it off.

(6) Saints (11-5) vs. (1) Seahawks (13-3)
Pick: Seahawks
(4) Colts (11-5) vs. (2) Patriots (12-4)
Pick: Patriots

(5) 49ers (12-4) vs. (2) Panthers (12-4)
Pick: Panthers
(6) Chargers (9-7) vs. (1) Broncos (13-3)
Pick: Chargers 

Wildcard Weekend 2013

Here we are at wild card weekend!!

(5) Chiefs (11-5) at (4) Colts (11-5)
Pick: Colts

(6) Saints (11-5) at (3) Eagles (10-6)
Pick: Eagles

(6) Chargers (9-7) at (3) Bengals (11-5)
Pick: Chargers

(5) 49ers (12-4) at (4) Packers (8-7-1)
Pick: Packers