It's about damn time I had a good week! Best week since Week 2, after string of 5 consecutive weeks of mediocre picking. Finished Week 8 at 9-4, which is the least losses (4) I've had in any single week and was my best percentage wise (69%), too. Only raised my overall by 1% though. Let's recap:
Once again I suck at picking the Eagles, but I'm still convinced they would have won if Vick were healthy (or even Foles). Chose Dallas for the slight upset (my only upset pick) over Detroit, and despite being ecstatic they lost, they should have won that game for sure. Pittsburgh had been playing well as of late, and I thought they could take care of the Raiders but apparently not. Lastly, how bad is Atlanta? I did not expect them to lose so many games already, especially not last week at Arizona. Here's what Week 9 brings us:
Thursday, 8:25pm
Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins
Sunday, 1pm
New Orleans Saints at New York Jets
Tennessee Titans at St. Louis Rams*
Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
San Diego Chargers at Washington Redskins
Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills
Sunday, 4pm
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks
Philadelphia Eagles* at Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns
Sunday, 8:30pm
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Monday, 8:30pm
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
*Upset picks as of 11:30am Thursday 10/31
Previous Results
Week 1: 11-5
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 8-7
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-6
Week 7: 8-7
Week 8: 9-4
Season: 71-49 (58%)
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
'The Walking Dead' will return next year
No surprise here, but The Walking Dead will return next year for its 5th season. Yep, that's basically it, aside from Scott Gimple returning as showrunner.
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Taming Strange
NEW YORK, October 28, 2013 - Kyle doesn’t understand WHAT’S HAPPENING TO HIS BABY BROTHER in an all-new episode of "South Park" titled "Taming Strange," premiering Wednesday, October 30 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Comedy Central.Ike just isn’t himself lately and he and Kyle are growing apart. Kyle goes to the guidance councilor for advice but Mr. Mackey is too busy dealing with the bugs in the school’s new integrated technology system to help. Kyle decides to take Ike to a live performance of his favorite show; Yo Gabba Gabba. He hopes it'll make his little brother like him again.
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Sunday, October 27, 2013
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
2013 NFL Picks Week 8
I just cannot get a good week picking games! Basically fared as well as flipping a coin last week, finishing 8-7. My percent dropped another point back to 57%, so let's look at those 7 losses:
St. Louis was unable to upset Carolina on the road, but that was a toss-up pick for me and the injury to Sam Bradford played a part in the loss. Chicago was also hurt by the loss of their QB Jay Cutler, and were unable to outgun the Redskins, somehow. New England is becoming frustrating to pick, as last week they upset New Orleans but then this week are upset by the fucking JETS. Miami started the season off strong, but has been unable to win lately including last week at home vs. Buffalo. Detroit was also unable to win at home, losing a toss-up match against Cincinnati. Pittsburgh has been playing much better as of late, and were able to hold off Baltimore at home. And so that leaves us with another huge upset, as Peyton Manning was unable to roll into Indianapolis for a Denver win. 1-3 in upset picks for Week 7; I should probably just pick all the favorites! Week 8, here we come. Hopefully it's an easy week like it appears to be:
Thursday, 8:25pm
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, 1pm
San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys* at Detroit Lions
Sunday, 4pm
Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders
New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals
Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, 8:30pm
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Monday, 8:30pm
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
*upset pick as of 11:30am Thursday 10/24
Previous Results
Week 1: 11-5
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 8-7
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-6
Week 7: 8-7
Season: 62-45 (57%)
St. Louis was unable to upset Carolina on the road, but that was a toss-up pick for me and the injury to Sam Bradford played a part in the loss. Chicago was also hurt by the loss of their QB Jay Cutler, and were unable to outgun the Redskins, somehow. New England is becoming frustrating to pick, as last week they upset New Orleans but then this week are upset by the fucking JETS. Miami started the season off strong, but has been unable to win lately including last week at home vs. Buffalo. Detroit was also unable to win at home, losing a toss-up match against Cincinnati. Pittsburgh has been playing much better as of late, and were able to hold off Baltimore at home. And so that leaves us with another huge upset, as Peyton Manning was unable to roll into Indianapolis for a Denver win. 1-3 in upset picks for Week 7; I should probably just pick all the favorites! Week 8, here we come. Hopefully it's an easy week like it appears to be:
Thursday, 8:25pm
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, 1pm
San Francisco 49ers at Jacksonville Jaguars
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys* at Detroit Lions
Sunday, 4pm
Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders
New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals
Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos
Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, 8:30pm
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Monday, 8:30pm
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
*upset pick as of 11:30am Thursday 10/24
Previous Results
Week 1: 11-5
Week 2: 11-5
Week 3: 7-9
Week 4: 8-7
Week 5: 8-6
Week 6: 9-6
Week 7: 8-7
Season: 62-45 (57%)
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Eagles vs. Cowboys: Behind the Numbers 2013
I was both surprised and not surprised by the result of the first highly anticipated matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles lost 17-3; that wasn't the surprise. How they lost however, was a shocker to me. The defense played great (exceptional maybe? No, probably not) and the offense, led by Nick "I don't know how to pass" Foles downright STUNK. I can already tell you that the numbers will agree with me, so let's dive right in!
As I presumed, very few surprises here. Despite running the same number of plays (75), the Eagles fared much worse than the Dallas Cowboys. They totaled about 100 less yards (even with garbage time), and averaged more than a yard less per gain. They were out passed. They had less first downs (but somehow only 3 less). They converted less 3rd downs. And yet they still out ran the Cowboys, even though LeSean McCoy had his worst game of the year. Speaking of worst games of the year, this match-up was the lowest offensive output from the Birds; in score, net yards, average gain, rushing yards, and third down conversions they all had season lows. Unfortunately the Eagles were unable to overcome a fairly clean game (until Matt Barkley went into desperation mode), as they only recorded 5 penalties vs. 12 for Dallas and managed their only 3 points off of 2 turnovers (1 ended the first half). Just a glance at the offensive numbers, and it's clear why the score was 17-3.
As I presumed, very few surprises here. Despite running the same number of plays (75), the Eagles fared much worse than the Dallas Cowboys. They totaled about 100 less yards (even with garbage time), and averaged more than a yard less per gain. They were out passed. They had less first downs (but somehow only 3 less). They converted less 3rd downs. And yet they still out ran the Cowboys, even though LeSean McCoy had his worst game of the year. Speaking of worst games of the year, this match-up was the lowest offensive output from the Birds; in score, net yards, average gain, rushing yards, and third down conversions they all had season lows. Unfortunately the Eagles were unable to overcome a fairly clean game (until Matt Barkley went into desperation mode), as they only recorded 5 penalties vs. 12 for Dallas and managed their only 3 points off of 2 turnovers (1 ended the first half). Just a glance at the offensive numbers, and it's clear why the score was 17-3.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Ben & Jerry's to make a limited edition 'Anchorman' flavor
It'll be called Ron Burgundy's Scotchy Scotch Scotch, but will unfortunately contain no actual scotch (it's butterscotch flavored). Check it out below!
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