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NFL Week 2 Picks

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Cloudy days are quite fun when you are writing. It offers you something to do while you mope around. It is Wednesday so it means that it is time for picks. It is the second week of the NFL regular season. Some interesting matchups that could be good or bad. Here are the picks:

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore: Steelers. The Ravens are distracted by the Ray Rice news so I feel the Steelers will be at more of an advantage.

New York Jets @ Green Bay: Packers. The line is -8 for the Packers as the favorite. I like the line and therefore the Packers will be my pick. Otherwise I’d pick them anyway.

Miami @ Buffalo: Bills. First game at home since the death of Ralph Wilson in March. Certainly the Bills will play for their longtime owner and friend. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Dolphins play well and win too.

Detroit @ Carolina: Lions. The lions looked good against the Giants. The Panthers did as well but in terms of personnel and talent the Lions got them beat.

Atlanta @ Cincinnati: Bengals. I’ll stick on the Bengals bandwagon on this game. The Falcons got lucky last week and I don’t feel good in this one for the Falcons.

New Orleans @ Cleveland: Saints. Don’t get me started. The Saints will own the Browns.

New England @ Minnesota: Patriots. Good game in TCF Bank Stadium. Passing attack heavy.

Arizona @ New York Giants: Cards. The Giants will go 0-2 and the Cardinals will go 2-0 in this game. Eli Manning vs Cardinals secondary will be key to this game.

Dallas @ Tennessee: Titans. The AFC has been bad for the Cowboys and this game won’t be any different.

Jacksonville @ Washington: Washington. The jags will go to RFK to look for a win against RGIII but they wont get it because Washington will get a win at 1-1.

Seattle @ San Diego: Seacocks. Don’t like the Chargers at home against a super power in the Seahawks in this game. Not much to say.

St. Louis @ Tampa Bay: Buccaneers. Tampa got a fluke loss against the Panthers. With a bad Rams team in town I feel good with the Bucs.

Kansas City @ Denver: Broncos. With a line like -13 as the Broncos are favored you have to pick the Broncos in this game. Not the game that last years was.

Houston @ Oakland: Raiders. Upset pick. Not much to lose in this one. I have the faith in the black and silver. So don’t make me shiver. Yes I did rhyme.

Chicago @ San Francisco: Niners. Easy pick when Chicago shat a brick against the Bills of all teams.

Philadelphia @ Indianapolis: Colts. The Eagles had a rough time for some of the game against the Jaguars. They play against a better team against the jags in the Colts. Got to say that I feel that Indy will win.

2014:
Week 1: 8-8

NFL Week 1 Recap

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The first week of NFL action has been completed. The week that was pretty much expected like any start to the season. Predictable bad teams made impressive runs against good teams while the predicted good teams do horrible against the bad teams. I managed to get a win with my fantasy team (Megatron OP). It was my first win on fantasy. I did finish picks at 8-8It might’ve been 11-5 had the overtime games been better for the teams that I picked. The recap:

Green Bay 16, Seattle 36: Had GB winning. The game was pretty much a bad showing for the Packers. The running game was lackluster and Aaron Rodgers had a field day with the grass while getting sacked. Good job to Seattle, which seem to only get better.

New Orleans 34, Atlanta 37: Had the Saints winning. Shootout game like usual with these two teams. Falcons made one more play than the Saints to win.

Cincinnati 23, Baltimore 16: had the Bengals winning. Cincy proved me that they are worthy to be picked. Had Ray Rice played the game it might’ve been different. Fortunately he didn’t and hopefully won’t ever have to put on another NFL uniform for the rest of his natural born life. Assaulting is wrong, man or woman.

Buffalo 23, Chicago 20: had Chicago winning. Probably the bigger shocker of the weekend, but not a surprise. The Bills start out strong early then fall apart. It did make me feel better knowing Chicago lost.

Washington 6, Houston 17: had Washington winning. The game turned bad for Washington a team that looked to improve. Kirk Cousins seems to be a better option at the moment. Houston ends a long home losing streak, makes them fans.
Tennessee 26, Kansas City 10: had the Chiefs winning. The Chiefs start the campaign 0-1 and the season doesn’t get any better with the mounting amount of injuries. Jake Locker did well, perhaps he might prove critics wrong. It would make Ken Wisenhunt happy.

New England 20, Miami 33: had the Pats winning. The Patriots start out with a loss to begin the season. The thing is it isn’t surprising. They finish strong and start rough. However I feel good about the Dolphins this year.

Oakland 14, New York Jets 19: had the Jets winning. At least for once the Jets and I agree on a victory. Jets defense was the lead contributor in the victory. Rex Ryan wasn’t so thrilled about it. Raiders almost won, but not quite enough.

Jacksonville 17, Philadelphia 34: had the Eagles winning. What can I say. Both teams were awful. Awful in two parts: the 17 unanswered by Jacksonville and the 34 unanswered by Philadelphia. One team couldn’t seal the deal while the other did. Had the Eagles lost it would’ve looked bad on the NFC east. Very bad.

Cleveland 27, Pittsburgh 30: had the Steelers winning. The close game that was close. Not much to say in this one. Antonio Brown face footed Haden, the Browns punter, poor Browns.

Minnesota 34, St. Louis 6: had the Vikings winning. Game was a bloodbath. Not much to say.

San Francisco 28, Dallas 17: had the Niners winning. The game was expected. A poor showing by the Cowboys offense and the Niners destroying the Cowboys defense.

Carolina 20, Tampa Bay 14: had The Bucs winning. Derek Anderson showed some 2008 magic in this one while Cam Newton sat out. Bucaneers uniforms look awful. Shit.

Indianapolis 24, Denver 31: had the Broncos winning. The game was a good one. Colts almost pulled off a victory.

New York Giants 14, Detroit 35: had the Giants winning. The Lions actually won a game without shooting themselves in the foot which is what they did the last time the Giants came to town. Eli Manning looked bad. Hell the Giants look bad.

San Diego 17, Arizona 18: had the Cardinals winning. The Chargers choke again on Monday night. Chargers look good regardless and so do the Cardinals outside the fact they were down 17-6.

2014:
Week 1: 8-8

NFL Week 17 Picks

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Short post but the 17th week of the regular season is upon us. Some good games on the slate this week including some games that will decide on the fate of some divisions. Here are the picks:

Green Bay @ Chicago: Packers.

Carolina @ Atlanta: Panthers

Baltimore @ Cincinnati: Ravens

New York Jets @ Miami: Dolphins

Detroit @ Minnesota: Lions

Washington @ New York Giants: Giants

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh: Steelers

Buffalo @ New England: Patriots

Tampa Bay @ New Orleans: Saints.

San Francisco @ Arizona: 49ers

Denver @ Oakland: Broncos

Kansas City @ San Diego: Chargers

St. Louis @ Seattle: Seahawks

Philadelphia @ Dallas: Eagles

Jacksonville @ Indianapolis: Colts

Houston @ Tennessee: Titans

2013:
Week 1: 12-4
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 10-4
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 9-6
Week 8: 10-3
Week 9: 10-3
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-7
Week 12: 6-7-1
Week 13: 10-6
Week 14: 9-7
Week 15: 10-6
Week 16: 9-7
Total 149-89-1

Market Broadcasts:

CBS Early:
Baltimore @ Cincinnati; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
CBS Late
Denver @ Oakland; Marv Albert, Rich Gannon
FOX Early
Detroit @ Minnesota; Gus Johnson, Charles Davis
FOX Late
Green Bay @ Chicago; Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

NFL Week 16 Picks

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The time is here again for some turkey, mistletoe, eggnog, unwrapping to find that your relatives hate you and gave you the family fruitcake (there is one in my family, not sure who has it). Time for singing carols, the time of year to give back to your fellow man and to reminisce the Christmas of years past. Did I forget anything?

Oh yeah its week 16 picks of the 2013 NFL Season. Last week was a better week for me gaining a 10-6 record in picks. Not bad since the last few weeks I’ve done worser. Still the Bills, Bengals let me down yet again. I may not even make last season’s record of 164-90-2. Even though i’m sure I’ll break the tie part. The week yet to come doesn’t have a Thursday Night game so there will be at least 14 games during the early and late slate on Sunday. So let’s dig into the picks:

Pittsburgh @ Green Bay: Packers. Rematch of Super Bowl XLV. The game pretty much means more to the Packers since their path to the postseason is less complicated than the Steelers. It is also an incentive for the Packers to take advantage of winning this game and they need help from the Giants and the Eagles to force the Lions and the Bears to lose. 

Miami @ Buffalo: Dolphins. Dolphins proved otherwise to be a good team even though they have had so much drama in their locker room. Beating the Patriots was a shocker to me. Give me the Dolphins. 

New Orleans @ Carolina: Panthers. The Aints aren’t good on the road. Carolina is at home. Good enough reason right?

Indianapolis @ Kansas City: Chiefs. The Colts are a dome team and I don’t feel good for them winning in chilly Arrowhead Stadium at 29 degrees Farenheit in front of raving Chiefs fans. 

Cleveland @ New York Jets: Browns. Not much of a great game in this one but someone has to still pick. I choose the Browns. No given reason as to why. Other than the Jets piss me off whenever I pick them. 

Tampa Bay @ St. Louis: Rams. Worst case scenario: The Buccaneers don’t get the #1 pick in this one. Think about that Buccaneer fans… Rams go to 7 wins for the season in a year mostly where they had no Sam Bradford. 

Dallas @ Washington: Over/Under 25 point blown lead by the Cowboys? Just kidding. I’ll take the Cowboys. I’m not stupid to pick the Redskins. 

New York Giants @ Detroit: Giants. The fact is this, we need Detroit to lose in order for the Packers to get to the playoffs at 9-6-1. I have faith in you Giants. Don’t let me down. 

Arizona @ Seattle: Seahawks. Cardinals hope to bring a lot of earplugs, because it will be loud at Qwest Field. Fun fact: The last time the Seahawks (if they win this game) won 13 games, they went to Super Bowl XL against the Steelers in 2006. The 2013 Seattle Seahawks might just win 14 games at the end of the regular season. Franchise record 14 wins by the way. 

Oakland @ San Diego: Chargers. Next! 

New England @ Baltimore: Ravens. These games have turned out to be pretty good against these two including the last two AFC championship games. Don’t feel like going with the Patriots, thus causing me to use my Boston bias to revert its ugly ways on me. Feel good about the Ravens. 

Chicago @ Philadelphia: Eagles. The Eagles need to get to the postseason. Simple as that. In order to do that they need to beat the Bears at home. I want to see another Cowboys collapse. 

Minnesota @ Cincinnati: Bengals. I know I have been hard on you Cincinnati, but come on you shat against the Steelers on national television. Can you at least cause the Vikings to get to 10 losses this season? At least do that for me. 

Denver @ Houston: Denver. Denver. Oh yeah Denver. Not giving the Texans any chance in this one. 

Tennessee @ Jacksonville: Jaguars. Yes I am drinking beer right now. I don’t care. 

Atlanta @ San Francisco: 49ers. The last Monday night game of the season is quite a sad one. This game will be the last home game for the 49ers at Candlestick Park, the team’s home since 1971. Featured in some of the NFL’s greatest moments. Definitely a beautiful stadium to me, it will be missed. Go Niners. 

2013:
Week 1: 12-4
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 10-4
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 9-6
Week 8: 10-3
Week 9: 10-3
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-7
Week 12: 6-7-1
Week 13: 10-6
Week 14: 9-7
Week 15: 10-6
Total 140-82-1

Market’s Broadcasts:

FOX Single: Minnesota @ Cincinnati; Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber

CBS Early: Denver @ Houston; Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts
CBS Late: Pittsburgh @ Green Bay; Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots

NFL Week 15 Picks

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Greetings yet again folks, readers, people who read this blog and are addicted to it. It is that time of the week where we NFL fans recover from a hectic week of football that transpired in week 14 and what a week it was. For me, snow games are probably one of the best sights to see. They’re fun to watch if: you are in home sipping on beer in a warm apartment, and/or watch the game the way its meant to be played, in the elements. I did finish however 9-7 due to account that the Cowboys cannot seem to find a way to get out of the funk that is December, I would be at 10-6 if for not that misfortune. I have therefore revoked my no-picking the Bengals rule and revert it to the Cowboys by not picking them the rest of the season. Here are my picks:

San Diego @ Denver: Broncos. Fairly easy one to pick in this situation. San Diego has proven otherwise to be a shocker this season at 6-7, but to pick them would be crazy. 

Green Bay @ Dallas: Packers. Good timing in my no-picking Cowboys rule. Must-win for the Packers if they want to win the rest of the way and get into the postseason. If Aaron Rodgers is clear to play, the line will not be -8 for the Cowboys. 

Washington @ Atlanta: Tie. Just kidding. The Falcons. The Redskins have proved otherwise to be a disappointment this season, record-wise and team-wise. Something isn’t working for them whether its RGIII or Mike Shanahan. I feel safe picking the Falcons at home. 

Chicago @ Cleveland: Bears. Much like the Packers, the Bears are sitting at the drivers seat to win the division, but without their fearless leader at QB. Browns may have the upset in this one, but I’d rather see the Bears than the Lions in the playoffs. 

Buffalo @ Jacksonville: Jaguars. Oh snap! He did just not pick the Jaguars to beat the Bills. The Bills have the same record as the Jaguars, yet they blew it against the Jets. Give me the Jaguars. 

New England @ Miami: Patriots. No Gronkowski will be a challenge for the Patriots but in this game where a division clinching game for the Patriots is on the line, there is no going back. 

Philadelphia @ Minnesota: Eagles. The Iggles go into Minnesota with the division lead and possibly gaining a bigger division lead over the Cowboys. The Vikings are a washed-up band of misfits who desperately need help in the draft. 

Seattle @ New York Giants: Seahawks. The Seahawks aren’t as good on the road as they would at home but even that against the awful Giants, I’d take the Seahawks any day. 

San Francisco @ Tampa Bay: 49ers. Tampa Bay has done well the past few weeks, but the Niners have a new footing and they will not let the Seahawks gain more ground on the division and a playoff spot then they need to. 

New York Jets @ Carolina: Panthers. The Panthers got embarrassed last Sunday night against the Saints, for all possibly good reasons too. The Saints are a good team and the Panthers are getting there. They get to 10 wins after this game. 

Kansas City @ Oakland: Chiefs. The Raiders are a nuisance who gave me the thought that they would win last week. For shame. Chiefs go on to win and keep their playoff spot alive. 

New Orleans @ St. Louis: Saints. The Saints aren’t good on the road, that’s for sure. However, they are traveling a few states up just to play against the Rams who are at this point trying to play spoiler, I don’t think they are capable of doing it. 

Arizona @ Tennessee: Cardinals. Let’s face it the Cardinals want to shock the world and get into the postseason, at 8-5 they should have a playoff spot, and to do that you have to win games, and they should win this game or they aren’t the Cardinals of decades past. 

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh: Bengals. The Sunday night game on NBC proves to be a bit sour, the Bengals should win and prove to America that they are the team that everyone in the AFC has to fear. Honestly, the Steelers need to rebuild through the draft since that’s what they are good at. 

Houston @ Indianapolis: Colts. Don’t need to explain this one for more than what its worth. 

Baltimore @ Detroit: Ravens. I’m going upset special in this one. The Ravens have proved me wrong in the past and sure they deserve to not be picked in this game but they are still the Super Bowl champs from a year ago, gotta stand for something right? 

2013:
Week 1: 12-4
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 10-4
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 9-6
Week 8: 10-3
Week 9: 10-3
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-7
Week 12: 6-7-1
Week 13: 10-6
Week 14: 9-7
Total: 130-76-1

2012:
164-90-2|

Market Broadcasts:
CBS Single: Kansas City @ Oakland; Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts
FOX Early: Philadelphia @ Minnesota; Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
FOX Late: Green Bay @ Dallas; Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

NFL Week 14 Picks

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Greetings again fellow readers. It is that time again for some NFL picks. Last week I had a pretty good week for picks getting a 10-6 record, it might’ve been different if Mike Tomlin didn’t interfere and possibly let the Ravens win the game, the Jets didn’t blow chunks, and the Bills did something that only bad teams would do, let bad teams beat them! Here are my week 14 picks:

Houston @ Jacksonville: Jaguars. I mean yeah the Jaguars were the laughing and yet sad stock in the NFL. So are the Texans. This game may end up in a tie, where no one will win. Is it even sad that I feel good about the Jaguars?

Atlanta @ Green Bay: Packers. Let’s be honest, the Packers got embarrassed on Thanksgiving. The team was a great QB short of winning that game. I haven’t heard any word about Aaron Rodgers being cleared to play in this game. Given that its December and the game is in Lambeau so certainly the Packers have the weather advantage.

Minnesota @ Baltimore: Ravens. Pretty relatively easy pick. Pick them.

Cleveland @ New England: Patriots. The game itself looks promising to watch, given that the Browns hold the Patriots to a close lead late in the game. Other than that this game is a Patriots blowout written all over it.

Oakland @ New York Jets: Raiders! The Jets stunk it up last week against the Dolphins. It is only right to trust my gut instinct (and trust me its a good instinct) that the Raiders will get to 5 wins.

Buffalo @ Tampa Bay: Buccaneers. Vegas is giving the Bucs the edge in this game. Seems like a good enough reason to pick them, I mean after all the team stinks, and so does the Bills. Bills are a top 5 rushing team.

Kansas City @ Washington: KC! RGIII isn’t the same that he was a year ago, certainly because of the slump but the Chiefs need to rebound after losing to the Broncos in the marquee matchup last week. Must win if they want to hold homefield advantage in the playoffs.

St. Louis @ Arizona: Cardinals. The other NFC West game features the Rams traveling to the Cardinals to take on a good Cardinals team fronted by Carson Palmer (yeah that Carson Palmer). I like the Cardinals.

Detroit @ Philadelphia: Eagles. The Lions deserve to go down muahahaha.

New York Giants @ San Diego: Giants. Giants right now look like a 7-5 team than a 5-7 team right now, the thing is that the Giants sort of gave up early in the season and then started to march back into light of relevancy. Chargers could possibly win this game at home but I’ll feel safe with the G-Men.

Seattle @ San Francisco: Seahawks. Very important game this week with the Seahawks coming to Candlestick Park to take on the Niners. The game itself should be a shootout between two good QB’s, but I’m going with the Seahawks.

Carolina @ New Orleans: Saints. The Saints at home are like unbeatable, unlike on the road. Give me the Saints. Sorry Carolina.

Indianapolis @ Cincinnati: Colts. My Non-Picking Bengals rule still applies here. Colts for the upset!

Tennessee @ Denver: Broncos. Don’t get me started with this one.

Dallas @ Chicago: Cowboys. This is really the Monday Night Football game this week. Yuck. Just when I thought the Seahawks/Saints game looked good.

2013:
Week 1: 12-4
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 10-4
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 9-6
Week 8: 10-3
Week 9: 10-3
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-7
Week 12: 6-7-1
Week 13: 10-6
Total: 121-69-1

2012:
164-90-1

Market Broadcasts:

CBS Single: Tennessee @ Denver; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms
FOX Early: Minnesota @ Baltimore; Chris Myers, Tim Ryan
FOX Late: Seattle @ San Francisco; Joe Buck, Troy Aikman

NFL Week 13 Picks

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Thanksgiving is almost upon us! It only means a few things: being thankful, eating turkey and passing out, and football. The fact is this, most of the games on the Thanksgiving slate aren’t that truly appetizing this year, at least NBC actually shows a game that is watchable and features someone other than Detroit or Dallas. If at least one of those two teams were doing well, then the football part of the holiday would be great to watch. 

I finished week 12 with a record of 6-7-1 (the tie being the Vikings-Packers game), and if that didn’t happen I would be staring at a .500 record for the week, if the Packers did win. Still the Titans pulling a win out of their asses is quite the accomplishment, and Chicago losing in dramatic fashion against a semi-decent Rams team also killed me. 

Here are the picks:

Green Bay @ Detroit: Packers. Of course. The first game on FOX features an Aaron Rodgers-less Packers team that goes into Detroit looking at a win to tie for the division lead against the Lions. The Packers defense held Reggie Bush down the last game these two played and I definitely like the Packers chances giving that Matt Flynn plays like he did against Minnesota last week. 

Oakland @ Dallas: Cowboys. The sleeper game, or the second game, on the Thanksgiving schedule has the Raidas going to Jerry World looking to upset the ‘Boys at home. Unfortunately I feel that Dallas will win this game. Sorry Oakland you blew chunks against the Titans. 

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore: Steelers. Black and gold is riding pretty high right now, and certainly the Ravens to a certain degree. Vegas has the Ravens as the favorite but I think I’ll take the underdog Steelers in this one. 

Tampa Bay @ Carolina: Panthers. The Bucs have had quite the turnaround this season, but they come up against a scorching hot Panthers team fronted by its pack leader Cam Newton. Give me Carolina!

Jacksonville @ Cleveland: Browns. Sure the Jags could steal a win in this one, but the Browns have much riding on the line in this game. To get to five wins will tie for the mark set by them last season. If they win the next two games to get to 6-7 it’ll be the first time the Browns reached six wins since 2005! Let’s go with the Browns since they’re much more stable. 

Miami @ New York Jets: Jets. Close game. 

Arizona @ Philadelphia: Tough choice. The Cardinals are having one of their better seasons in a while, Philadelphia having its best season for a long time. I could’ve gone with the Cardinals, but I think the Eagles have the edge, but the edge is about as thin as a paperclip. Nick Foles maybe the biggest edge out of it all. 

New England @ Houston: Patriots. Don’t give me any reason why the Texans will win this game. 

Atlanta @ Buffalo: Bills. The game is at Toronto, in the annual game where Canada gets a glimpse of NFL football in its turf. I’m feeling the Bills as the Falcons problems seem to lie deeper than Matt Ryan. 

St. Louis @ San Francisco: Niners. Give me the 49ers. They’re on a roll right now, and I definitely like them topping the Rams. 

Denver @ Kansas City: Broncos. The first time these two teams played, it was a pretty good game. The game is at Arrowhead, one of the more louder stadiums in the NFL, Denver won the first matchup, but I’m going with the Broncos again. 

New York Giants @ Washington: Giants. Let’s face it, the Redskins got embarrassed against the Niners last Monday. Giants suffered a minor setback against the Cowboys, I like the Giants offense over the Redskins defense. 

Tennessee @ Indianapolis: Colts. Certainly the Colts haven’t been playing the way that they should be playing, one example was the Cardinal game last week. Still gotta feel good about the Colts at home. 

Chicago @ Minnesota: Vikings. With the way the Bears defense has been playing, the game could easily be the Vikings winning this game. You might give the Bears the edge in this game. Adrian Peterson might have one of his best games this season in this one. 

Cincinnati @ San Diego: Chargers. I almost picked the Bengals to win this game, but then I swore I would never pick the Bengals ever again this season, at least until the playoffs. the Chargers impressed me with beating the Chiefs at home. Phillip Rivers is playing back to his old self. Give me the Chargers. 

New Orleans @ Seattle: Seahawks. Potential NFC Championship game in the future. The game will be a shootout against two great QB’s in the league. The scores could combine into the 50’s to the 60’s in this game. Biggest edge: 12th man. That place is louder than a Who concert. 

2013:
Week 1: 12-4
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 11-4
Week 5: 10-4
Week 6: 9-5
Week 7: 9-6
Week 8: 10-3
Week 9: 10-3
Week 10: 8-6
Week 11: 8-7
Total: 111-63-1

2012:
164-90-1

Market Broadcasts:
FOX Single: Chicago @ Minnesota; Thom Brennamen, Brian Billick
CBS Early: New England @ Houston: Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf
CBS Late: Denver @ Kansas City; Jim Nantz, Phil Simms