I did NFL pick'ems from the 2012 season to the close to the end of the 2014 season where I picked the Seahawks to beat the Patriots (fuck you Pete Carroll). I would choose to not do pick'ems for the duration of the 2015 season, as I would decide a break was needed. As far as 2016 goes... well it was hazy, maybe I just didn't care. Anyway here is my record:
2012: 164-90-2
2013: 162-92-1
2014: 172-83-1
Obviously my best record was 2014 (go figure), worst was 2013, and 2012 was pretty much right down the middle. As far as I can see the 2017 season should be an interesting one. New rule changes to celebrations (maybe going back to the Dirty Bird days), can Tom Brady get #6 and ride out into the sunset... in Minneapolis, and could the Browns win more than 2 games this season? All these questions and more will come in time as I decide the games for the upcoming 17 weeks. That and my roommate have a thing going to prove who is the better picker. Maybe I can get a win. Here are my rules/guidelines:
1. Pick against the Cowboys... because I can. Screw Dallas
2. Pick the Packers... because I can. They're my team, suck it Dallas.
3. If I don't pick a game that I may have forgotten, I will declare it a tie (ties are yucky)
4. If a game ends in a tie (which last season had two of them), then it will count as a tie.
5. For kicks/giggles I will have a celebrity crush of mine influence my pick. For example, I had Samantha Steele (before she married Christian Ponder) and Zooey Deschanel (because she's beautiful and somehow she and Katy Perry come from the same mother I swear).
6. Pick'ems will be made before the Thursday Night of that week. That's a given.
That's it for rules. Here's a cool video:
Here are the picks!:
Kansas City @ New England: Patriots. Kansas City doesn't score often. Patriots defense looks lethal this season. Pretty easy pick. Come on KC.
Arizona @ Detroit: Cardinals. A few years left in the tank for Carson Palmer and Larry Fitzgerald, and I tend to like the Cardinals defense in the match-up. Especially with Stafford's record against .500 teams.
Atlanta @ Chicago: Falcons. Despite the fact that the Falcons blew a 28-3 lead in this past Super Bowl, I just can't see them losing to a terrible Bears team on the road. This is week 1 after all and things can change.
Baltimore @ Cincinnati: Ravens. Upset pick of the week. The Bengals are 2.5 favorites and the Ravens might have a shot to sneak out of Paul Brown Stadium with a win and surprise the experts. Or I just get a loss, whatever.
Jacksonville @ Houston: Texans. The Texans will be at home for this game and hopefully will win it for the people of Houston, who have had a rough few weeks, give the people something to enjoy, by beating a more than likely cellar dweller in the AFC South.
NY Jets @ Buffalo: Bills. Really just a cruddy game. Not one team looks really good. However, the Bills are less of a train wreck than the hapless Jets.
Oakland @ Tennessee: Raiders. Could be a potential playoff match-up in week 1. As long as Derek (almost said David) Carr stays healthy, and the Titans don't give up too many turnovers, this game will be actually good to watch.
Philadelphia @ Washington: Eagles. One year is in the books for Carson Wentz (local North Dakota boy booyah) and a better receiving corp for him. Washington will be good too but Washington will be Washington.
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland: Steelers. Fairly easy pick. The Browns haven't beaten the Steelers at home since 2014. That score was 31-10. Big Ben & Company take care of business and win.
Tampa Bay @ Miami: Buccaneers. The Bucs seem to be a legit contender for a playoff spot and I tend to like good defense over good offense. The Dolphins have Jay Cutler though, which means they either won't win but they might not lose. Guess the game will be moved away from Miami due to Hurricane Irma. Smart move, hopefully Miami gets through it alright.
Indianapolis @ LA Rams: Colts. The Colts will be without Andrew Luck for the game and will have to rely on backup Scott Tolzien to win. The Rams shouldn't be spectacular this season, and neither will the Colts. More of a toss-up.
Carolina @ San Francisco: Panthers. The Kyle Shanahan era begins in earnest in the Bay Area as the Niners will be looking to be rebuilding for another year. The Panthers should be pretty good as long as Cam Newton and/or Greg Olson stay healthy.
Seattle @ Green Bay: Packers. Probably the best game of the early/late slate on Sunday. A rematch of a game played in 2016 where the Packers destroyed the Seahawks. The Packers were hungry then, and they'll be hungry now.
NY Giants @ Dallas: Giants. The Sunday Night match up pits two playoff teams a year ago. The G-men swept the season series against the Cowboys and I think they'll steal a win in Jerry-World.
New Orleans @ Minnesota: Vikings. Another playoff contender is in Minnesota. The Vikings play at home against the Saints. That Adrian Peterson guy will be in a different uniform as he will try to play revenge against his former team. Saints defense is suspect.
LA Chargers @ Denver: Broncos. The second Monday Night game will put the San Diego... my bad... the Los Angeles Chargers (still need to get used to that) against the Denver Broncos at Mile High. Chargers are rebuilding and Trevor Siemian has a year of starting under the belt. Did you know they could possibly change themselves to the Colorado Broncos... insane right.
-Tom
P.S. Division and Wild Card predictions... Super Bowl?
NFC:
North: Packers
South: Panthers
East: Eagles
West: Cardinals
WC: Seahawks & Giants
AFC:
North: Steelers
South: Texans
East: Patriots
West: Raiders
WC: Titans & Broncos
Super Bowl LII: (biased) Packers vs Raiders... Packers win.
(unbiased and probably right) Cardinals vs Patriots... Cards win.
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