NFL Week 18 Wild Card Playoff 01/04-05/2013

WE are now down to the nitty gritty. WIN OR GO HOME! Have you noticed all games are East of the Mississippi, and in Cold Weather Cities. A time to play your best.  A time to take calculated, and sometimes uncalculated risks I Did HAVE AN EXCELLENT WEEK!  My Best probably Ever.  YAY FOR ME. Don’t miss some real FOOTBALL.  The New Years Day College Bowl Games   I will fill in my picks  Friday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   SATURDAY 01/04/14 16:35 200  1 Kansas City Chiefs 44  @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 45 1  1  2 NEW ORLEANS  26  @  Philadelphia Eagles  24 3  4 SUNDAY  01/04/14 20:10   3 San Diego Chargers  27 @ CINCINNATI BENGALS 10 4  4 4 San Francisco 49’ers 23 @ GREEN BAY PACKERS 20 2 4 Tie Breaker Score (Total Points of Game 4 42 Actual Score  43   Difference -1 Views: 118

NFL Confidence Picks Week 17 12/29 /2013

      I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   THURSDAY 12/19/13 20::30 NO THURSDAY GAME NO THURSDAY GAME SUNDAY 12/29/13 13:00 1 CAROLINA PANTHERS  21 @ Atlanta Falcons  20 5 5 2 Washington Redskins  6 @ N.Y. GIANTS 20 4 9 3 Houston Texans 10 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 16 9  18 4 Cleveland Browns 7 @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS 20  10 28 5 Baltimore Ravens 17 @ CINCINNATI BENGALS  34 8  36 6 Jacksonville Jaguars 10 @ INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 30  13  49 7 N.Y. Jets  20 @ MIAMI DOLPHINS 7  6 49 8 Detroit Lions 13 @ MINNESOTA VIKINGS 14  3  52   SUNDAY 12/29/13 16:05 NO 16:05 GAMES NO 16:05 GAMES SUNDAY 12/29/13 16:25     9 Kansas City Chiefs  24 @ SAN DIEGO (OT) CHARGERS  27  12  64  10 Buffalo Bills  20  @ NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS  34  11  75  11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers  17  @ NEW ORLEANS SAINTS  42  16  91 12 GREEN BAY PACKERS 33 @ Chicago Bears 28  2 93 13 DENVER BRONCHOS 34 @ Oakland Raiders  14 15 108 14 San Francisco 49’ers  23  @ ARIZONA CARDINALS  20  1  108  15 St. Louis Rams  9  @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS  27 14  122 SUNDAY 12/29/13 20:30  16 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 24 @ Dallas Cowboys 22 7 129 MONDAY 12/30/13 20:40 NO MONDAY GAME @ NO MONDAY GAME Tie Breaker (Monday 2 team total)  53 Actual Score 46 Points Off  -7 Possible Points 136 95%   Views: 115

NFL Confidence Picks Week 16 12/22 To 12/23/2013

What we had last week is an example of why they play the games. One thing of note we saw was a field goal kicker score all 18 of his teams points for a win.  Hats off to Ravens kicker, JUSTIN TUCKER. And just for the record.  the hit to Bengal punter, Kevin Huber may or may not have been illegal, BUT, I DO BELIEVE : The Steelers were playing their usual dirty tactic game PLUS.  It was reminiscent of little brats who think if we can’t beat them lets HURT THEM.  Tis a shame to see this in any adult activity.  Specially when at that level it is ALL about money.  WINNING, is a secondary thing.  Only need wins to get more MONEY.     I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   THURSDAY 12/19/13 20::30 NO THURSDAY GAME NO THURSDAY GAME SUNDAY 12/22/13 13:00 1 MIAMI DOLPHINS  0 @ Buffalo Bills  19 4  0 2 New Orleans Saints  13 @ CAROLINA PANTHERS  17  6  6 3 DALLAS COWBOYS  24 @ Washington Redskins 23  7  13 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers  13 @ ST. LOUIS  23  8  21 5 Cleveland Browns  13 @ N.Y. JETS  24  2  23 6 Indianapolis Colts  23 @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS  7  10  23 7 Minnesota Vikings  14 @ CINCINNATI BENGALS  42  12  35 8 DENVER BRONCHOS 37 Houston Jaguars  13 14  49  9 TENNESSEE TITANS  20 @  Jacksonville Jaguars  16  9  58 SUNDAY 12/22/13 16:05 10 New York Giants  23 @ DETROIT LIONS (OT)  20  11  58 11 Arizona Cardinal  17  @  SEATTLE SEAHAWKS  10 15  58 SUNDAY  12/22/13 16:25  12  Oakland Raiders  SAN DIEGO CHARGERS  26  13  71 13 Pittsburgh Steelers  38 @ GREEN BAY PACKERS  31  1  71 14 New England Patriots  41 @ BALTIMORE RAVENS  7  3  71 SUNDAY 12/22/13 20:30  15 Chicago Bears  11 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES  54  5  76 MONDAY 12/23/13 20:40 16 Atlanta Falcons  21 @ SAN FRANCISCO 49’ERS  34  16 92 Tie Breaker (Monday 2 team total)  48 Actual Score  55 Points Off  -7 Possible Points 136  -44   Views: 100

NFL Confidence Picks Week 15 12/12 To 12/16/2013

    I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   THURSDAY 12/12/13 20::30 1 San Diego 27 @ DENVER 20  14 0 SUNDAY 12/15/13 13:00 2 Washington  26 @ ATLANTA 27  12 12 3 SAN FRANCISCO  33 @ Tampa Bay 14  7  19 4 SEATTLE 23 @ N.Y. Giants  0  13 32 5 CHICAGO 38 @ Cleveland  31  1  33 6 Houston 3 @ INDIANAPOLIS  25 8  41 7 BUFFALO 27 @ Jacksonville  20  2  43 8 NEW ENGLAND 20 @ Miami  24  3  43 9 PHILADELPHIA 30 @ Minnesota  48  5  43 @   SUNDAY 12/15/13 16:05 10 KANSAS CITY 56 @ Oakland 31  6  49 11 N.Y. JETS  20  @  Carolina  30 15  49 SUNDAY  12/15/13 16:25   12 Green Bay  37 @ DALLAS  36 11  49 13 ARIZONA  37 @ Tennessee  (OT)  34  9  58 SUNDAY 12/15/13 20:30 14 CINCINNATI @ Pittsburgh 30  4 58 MONDAY 12/16/13 20:40 15 Baltimore  18 @ DETROIT  16  10  58 Tie Breaker (Monday 2 team total) 48 Actual Score  34 Points Off  -14 Possible Points 120 Views: 96

NFL Confidence Picks Week 14 12/05 To 12/09/2013

Last week was a so-so week for me.  I’d bet many of you beat me. Before I get to my picks I would like to point out an article I read in USA Today.  Talking about what a surprise Seattle QB Russell Wilson  is.  If I may direct you to my post of January, 13,2012.   https://fromthemiddle.blog/2012/01/13/   In this post you will notice I had Wilson as a top 3 QB, and the type of team all 3 would be ideal for.  Unfortunately for one of the three was thrown into the fire pre-maturely.  Read the post and see who. In a follow up article I stated that if the COLTS chose Andrew they would have to release most of the starters and build around him.  (I Believe they did this) Here are my picks.  I must say the San Francisco-Seattle match up is a poser for me.  My Mind says one thing and the math says another.  So I will remain true to my method and go with the numbers (reluctantly). The Atlanta -Green Bay game, mathematically speaking came up a draw.  So in case of a draw i go with the home team; that 12th man thing, and the fact that home teams seem to get a break on the calls. IT APPEARS WE HAD A RECORD BREAKING SUNDAY.  90 TOUCHDOWNS  (OR SO I AM TOLD) ; AND A RECORD SETTING 64 YARD FIELD GOAL.  BY DENVER BRONCHOS MATT PRATER.   WOW! What a Sunday And of course i missed the kind of games i enjoy  watching most. a good old snowy field. I could have watched the Detroit vs Philadelphia game.  Had I been home.  But family obligations took me away.  And of course not a TV anywhere.  I know many of the players enjoy these games too.  They tell me it is like being a kid again, playing in the snow.  Therefore we have a fun game for player and fan.  Have fun.  Good Luck I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   THURSDAY 12/05/13 20::30 1 HOUSTON  20 @ Jacksonville  27 10  0 SUNDAY 12/08/13 13:00 2 KANSAS CITY  45 @ Washington  10 9  9 3 Minnesota  26 @ BALTIMORE  29  14  23 4 Cleveland  26 @ NEW ENGLAND  27  15  38 5 Oakland  27 @ N.Y. JETS  37  3  41 6 Indianapolis  28 @ CINCINNATI  42  12  53 7 Detroit  20 @ PHILADELPHIA  34  5  58 8 Miami  34 @ PITTSBURGH  28  8  58 9 Buffalo  6 @ TAMPA BAY 29   4  62 10 Atlanta  21 @ GREEN BAY  22  1  63 SUNDAY 12/08/13 16:05 11 Tennessee 28 @ DENVER  51  16  79 SUNDAY 12/08/13 16:25 12 St. Louis  10 @ ARIZONA  30  13  92 13 N.Y. GIANT  14 @ San Diego  37  7  92 14 Seattle  17 @ SAN FRANCISCO  19  6  98 SUNDAY 12/08/13 20:30 15 Carolina  13 @ NEW ORLEANS  30  11  109 MONDAY 12/09/13 20:40 16 Dallas  28 @ CHICAGO  45  2  111 Tie Breaker (Monday 2 team total)  47 Actual Score  73  -26 Possible Points 136 Views: 77

NFL Confidence Picks Week 13 11/28 To 12/2/2013

Enough said about last week. I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURSDAY   11/28/13 12::30 1 Green Bay 10  @ DETROIT  40 12 12 THURSDAY  11/28/13  16:30 2 Oakland 24  @ DALLAS  31  16 28 11/28/13 20:20 3 Pittsburgh  20  @ BALTIMORE 22  5 33 SUNDAY  12/01/13  13:00 4 Tennessee  14  @ INDIANAPOLIS  22  8 41 5 NEW ENGLAND  34  @ Houston  31  14 55 6  Jacksonville  32  @ CLEVELAND 28  13 55 7 TAMPA BAY  6  @  Carolina 27  9  55 8  Chicago  20  @ MINNESOTA (OT) 23  1  56 9  Arizona  21  @ PHILADELPHIA  24  6  62 10 Miami  23  @ N.Y. JETS 3 4  62 SUNDAY  12/01/13 16:05 62 11 Atlanta  34  @ BUFFALO  (OT) 31 7 12  St. Louis 13  @  SAN FRANCISCO  23  15 77  SUNDAY  12/01/13 16:25  13 Cincinnati 17  @ SAN DIEGO  10  2 77 14  DENVER  35  @ Kansas City  28  11  88 SUNDAY  12/01/13 20:30 15 N.Y. GIANTS 24  @ Washington 17  3  91  MONDAY  12/02/13  20:40  16  New Orleans 7  @ SEATTLE  34 10  101 Actual Score (Monday  2 team tota l)  41 Possible Total Points this week  136 Tie Breaker Score  47  -6 Views: 77

NFL Confidence Picks Week 12 11/21–25/2013

Not  a bad week 100 points of 120.  Houston let me down or Oakland had a really good game.  Wasn’t broadcast in my area.  But on the upside I was only off 2 points . I really would like to know what was going on in the mind (assuming he was using it),  Indianapolis Colt’s linebacker, Erik Walden, Using his HELMET to head butt another player without his helmet.  Perhaps, he was thinking,  I really would like to have next week off.  Expensive, week off,  but it worked.    What I think they forgot was to have all the Titans give him a helmeted head butt to his unhelmeted head.  After all let the punishment fit the crime. Enough basking in last weeks glory.  Now for this weeks. I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: I may be a little heavy toward the home teams, this week.  But you do have that 12 th man in close games.  Eight of the games came out close (in my calculati0ns).  An average of 1.1 difference between the eight.  Thus you have to factor that 12 th man, while allowing for gut feeling. Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE   THURSDAY 11/21/13 20::30 1 NEW ORLEANS 17 @ Atlanta 13 12 12 SUNDAY 11/24/13 13:00 2 N.Y. Jets  3 @ BALTIMORE 19  7 19 3 Pittsburgh 27 @ CLEVELAND 11  3 19 4 Tampa Bay 24 @ DETROIT 21  13 19 5 Minnesota 26 @ GREEN BAY  26 (OT)  8/2=4  23 6 Jacksonville  13 @ HOUSTON 6  14  23 7 San Diego 41 @ KANSAS CITY  38  10  23 8 CAROLINA 20 @  Miami  16  9  32 9  Chicago  21 ST. LOUIS 42  2 34 SUNDAY  11/24/13 16:05 10 Indianapolis 11 @ ARIZONA 40  4  38 11  TENNESSEE 23  @  Oakland  19  1  39 SUNDAY  11/24/13 16:25  12  Dallas 24  @ N.Y. GIANTS  21  5  39 SUNDAY 11/24/13  20:30  13 DENVER  31 @  New Ehgland                 34 (OT) 6 39 MONDAY 11/25/13  @ 20:40  14  SAN FRANCISCO 27 @ Washington 6  11  50  Actual   Total Score 33 -14 Tie Breaker (2 team total score Monda y 47 Total Possible Score  This Week 105 Views: 78

NFL Confidence Picks Week 11 11/14–18/2013

A really tough week.  Nothing to be proud of here, except the effort.  Both, by the teams which pulled off  MAJOR and MINOR upsets; and by myself, for enduring the pain of my worst week ever. This week we saw two team,  Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers;  win there first games of the year.  Sure they were bound to win at least one game this year.  BUT,  with both winning the same week……well that just puts a really big hole in one’s confidence score. As for the COLTS loss;  that was a possibility I had considered, without Reggie Wayne,  there is a gaping hole in the offense.  I felt the Colts team would be able to plug that hole this week.  I think they have the crew to do that; it will only take more than one game.  Maybe this week or next they will have plugged the hole sufficiently to be a contender again.   BUT, (there is always that but), if you happened to overlook the RAMS’ defense the last two or three weeks,  THEY just keep getting better and better. Not being a sportswriter,  I will close my comments now.   I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME   VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE   CONFIDENCE   RUNNING SCORE                       THURSDAY 11/14/13   20:35                             1   INDIANAPOLIS 30        @   Tennessee 27   6    6                         SUNDAY 11/17/13   13:00           @           2   N.Y. Jets 14     @   BUFFALO 37   2    8 3   Baltimore 20 @   CHICAGO  (OT) 23   7    15 4   Cleveland @   CINCINNATI 41    11    26 5   Oakland 28      @   HOUSTON 23    12    26 6   ARIZONA 27 @       Jacksonville 17    13    39 7   Washington 16     @   PHILADELPHIA 24    9    48 8   DETROIT 27    @   Pittsburgh  37   4    48  9   ATLANTA 28     @   Tampa Bay 41    3    48                   SUNDAY  11/17/13    16:05                   10   SAN DIEGO 16      @   Miami 20    1   48                SUNDAY 11/17/13   16:25                     11   San Francisco  20     @    New Orleans  23    8    56 12 Green Bay 13      @   N.Y. GIANTS 27    10    66 13   Minnesota  20      @   SEATTLE  41    15    81                   SUNDAY 11/17/13   20:30                     14   Kansas City 17      @   DENVER 27   14    95                         MONDAY 11/18/13   20:40                  15    New England 20        @     CAROLINA  24   5  100     Actual      total score     44     Tie Breaker (2 team   total score) Monday    46  Actual total Score  Possible  Points 120   Views: 66

NFL Confidence Picks Week 10 11-7–11 2013

What a week.  3 OT games.  Seattle almost upset by Tampa Bay.  Kansas City keeps rolling.  And I missed almost half the games, but scored 63% of the points and was off 2 points of the tie breaker.   HOW did you do?  DID you beat me?   Probably. Good Luck this week.   I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. All Times EST GAME CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE  THURSDAY  11/7/13  16:25 WASHINGTON 27 @ Minnesota 34  3 0 SUNDAY 11/10/13 13:00    Jacksonville 29  @ TENNESSEE 27  13  0 Philadelphia 27  @ GREEN BAY 13 2  0 Buffalo 10 @ PITTSBURGH 23 6 6 Oakland  20 @ N.Y. GIANTS  24  11  17 St. Louis 38 @ INDIANAPOLIS 8 12 17 SEATTLE 33 @ Atlanta 10  7  24 CINCINNATI 17 @ Baltimore 20  (OT) 7 24 DETROIT 21 @ Chicago 19  1 25 SUNDAY 11/10/2013 16:05 Carolina 10 @ SAN FRANCISCO 9 8 25  5 30 SUNDAY 11/10/2013 16:25     Houston ARIZONA  27 DENVER 28 @ Sam Diego 20 10 40   SUNDAY 11/10/13 20:30  Dallas 17 @ NEW ORLEANS 49 9  49  MONDAY 10/11/13 20:40 MIAMI 19 @ Tampa Bay 22  4 49 Tie Breaker (total score Monday game)                               40   pts Actual Total Tie Breaker                                                              39 pts Possible Confidence pts                                                               105  pts Views: 75

NFL Confidence Picks Week 9 10-31–11-4 2013

What an ugly game Monday night.  Too many flags; but isn’t that true in more and more games this year.  Probably the best play this week was Pryor;s  93 yard touchdown scamper.  (Longest by a QB.)  On the other hand the UGLIEST play was Seattle’s TATE,  taunting TD.  His actions show how immature some of the PROFESSIONAL  ATHLETES are.   Maybe why a goodly amount of these instant millionaires are broke a few years down the line.   With this kind of maturity,  one wonders what occupation they would be in,  if he had not been fortunate enough to make the big leagues. I am pretty proud of my picks.  I only missed 3 games, and gave up 11 points. HOW did you do?  DID you beat me?   Probably not. Good Luck this week.   I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. GAME CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURSDAY 10/31/13 16:25 CINCINNATI 20 @ Miami  22  (OT)  7  0   SUNDAY 11/03/13 13:00 KANSAS CITY  23 33 Buffalo 13 6  6 Atlanta  10 @ CAROLINA  34 10 16 Minnesota  23 @ DALLAS  27  12  28 NEW ORLEANS 20 @ N.Y. Jets  26  8  28 TENNESSEE  28 @ St. Louis  21  5 33 SAN DIEGO  24 @ Washington  30 (OT) 1 33 SUNDAY 11/03/2013 16:05 Philadelphia  49 @ OAKLAND  20 2 33 Tampa Bay  24 @ SEATTLE 27 (OT)  13  46 SUNDAY 11/03/2013 16:25     BALTIMORE 18 @ Cleveland 24  4  46 Pittsburgh  31 @ NEW ENGLAND  55  9 55 SUNDAY 11/03/13 20:30   INDIANAPOLIS  27 @ Houston  24 3 58    MONDAY 10/04/13  16:40 Chicago 27 @ GREEN BAY 20 11  58 Tie Breaker (total score Monday game)                              49        pts Actual Total Tie Breaker                                                             47       pts Possible Confidence pts                                                               91   pts Views: 78