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Continue reading →: 2014 Pro-Bowl Thoughts
Quarterback: Tom Brady, Patriots; Drew Brees, Saints; Peyton Manning, Broncos; Cam Newton, Panthers; Philip Rivers, Chargers; Russell Wilson, Seahawks Brady, Brees, Manning, Rivers, and Wilson will get no arguments from me. I voted for all 5 of them. I had Nick Foles over Cam Newton. I like Cam Newton. I thought the criticism he took early in his career was baseless,…
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Continue reading →: 2013 Pro Bowl Picks
QB: Peyton Manning (Denver), Philip Rivers (San Diego), Drew Brees (New Orleans), Russell Wilson (Seattle), Tom Brady (New England), Nick Foles (Philadelphia) RB: LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia), Jamaal Charles (Kansas City), Marshawn Lynch (Seattle), Adrian Peterson (Minnesota), Eddie Lacy (Green Bay), DeMarco Murray (Dallas) WR: Calvin Johnson (Detroit), Andre Johnson (Houston),…
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Continue reading →: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Denver Broncos (12-3) at Oakland Raiders (4-11) I really don’t have a good feel for this game. We’re not getting any real line value either way, as this line is exactly where it should be. The Broncos are moving the chains at a ridiculous 80.75% rate, as opposed to 71.94%…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Philadelphia Eagles (9-6) at Dallas Cowboys (8-7) I was kicking myself when I saw this line opened at Philadelphia -3. It was at Dallas -3 a week ago and there was no reason not to take that, even before Philadelphia demolished Chicago last week. For one, Philadelphia is obviously a…
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Continue reading →: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Green Bay Packers (7-7-1) at Chicago Bears (8-7) Aaron Rodgers is back! The Packers are saved! Right? Well that seems to be what everyone is thinking. The public pulse is that the Packers are now de facto NFC North Champions now that Mike McCarthy has said the words “Aaron Rodgers…
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Continue reading →: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Jacksonville Jaguars (4-11) at Indianapolis Colts (10-5) If you look at the season as a whole, the Jaguars are the worst team in the NFL. Their -182 point differential is worst in the NFL. Only Houston at -146 even comes close. Their 4-11 record is actually buoyed by a 4-2…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Kansas City Chiefs (11-4) at San Diego Chargers (8-7) I’m going to keep this one short. If you bet any money on this game, you’re a degenerate gambler. Seek help. Kansas City has already locked up the 5 seed in the AFC. Andy Reid, like he did several times in…
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Continue reading →: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Buffalo Bills (6-9) at New England Patriots (11-4) I’m torn on this. On one hand, New England hasn’t been doing a lot of winning pretty this season. Of their 11 wins, only 4 have come by more than a touchdown and one of those, a 27-17 win over Miami, was…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Detroit Lions (7-8) at Minnesota Vikings (4-10-1) The Lions are such a frustrating team. They have the talent to be 11-4 right now, but they’re 7-8. The things that are plaguing them, close losses (3-5 record in games decided by a touchdown or less), turnovers (-14), and recovering fumbles (40.00%)…
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Continue reading →: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans: 2013 Week 17 NFL Pick
Houston Texans (2-13) at Tennessee Titans (6-9) Firing Gary Kubiak and replacing him with Wade Phillips didn’t seem to fix anything. They’ve lost their last two games by margins of 22 and 24 points, despite losing 8 of their previous 11 games by a touchdown or less. Sure they were…