Pick’em Results: Week 17
Well, it wasn’t a perfect week, with a big thanks to Jets losing a game most picked the Dolphins to win. However, there was some ground that was gained. My on-air declaration was “Giants 34, Cowboys 30″ for the final game. Too bad the Cowboys couldn’t keep up their part to make it a close game. Even the conservative Giants (conservative in the second half at least) scored 31 points. Overall, it made a for an impressive week. Maybe it continues into the playoffs!
Games of the Week (3 points each)
(19) Tennessee Titans (8-7) at (5) Houston Texans (10-5)
(6) Baltimore Ravens (11-4) at (17) Cincinnati Bengals (9-6)
(12) Dallas Cowboys (8-7) at (13) New York Giants (8-7)
The Rest of Divisional Games (2 points each)
(7) Detroit Lions (10-5) at (1) Green Bay Packers (14-1)
(32) Indianapolis Colts (2-13) at (26) Jacksonville Jaguars (4-11)
(14) New York Jets (8-7) at (20) Miami Dolphins (5-10)
(16) Chicago Bears (7-8) at (29) Minnesota Vikings (3-12)
(25) Buffalo Bills (6-9) at (4) New England Patriots (12-3)
(15) Carolina Panthers (6-9) at (3) New Orleans Saints (12-3)
(24) Washington Redskins (5-10) at (10) Philadelphia Eagles (7-8)
(2) San Francisco 49ers (12-3) at (31) St. Louis Rams (2-13)
(11) Seattle Seahawks (7-8) at (28) Arizona Cardinals (7-8)
(30) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-11) at (9) Atlanta Falcons (9-6)
(8) Pittsburgh Steelers (11-4) at (27) Cleveland Browns (4-11)
(23) Kansas City Chiefs (6-9) at (22) Denver Broncos (8-7)
(21) San Diego Chargers (7-8) at (18) Oakland Raiders (8-7)
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Week totals: 12-4 overall record, 27 points
Season totals: 161-95 record and 282 points
More totals: 34-17 GOTW, 56-40 division, 14-2 locks, 4-12 upsets
Lock of the Week: Six-week streak (Chiefs, Vikings, Colts, Browns, Jaguars, Rams)
My competitors include:
- Cold, Hard Football Facts: 170-86 and 299 points
- ESPN Accuscore: 174-82 and 312 points
- Top ESPN pundit: Seth Wickersham with 167-89 and 298 points
- Top NFLN pundit: Michael Irvin with 175-81 and 309 points
- Pete Prisco, CBS: 163-93 and 294 points
Let’s look at a recap of what I need to get to during the playoffs.
2009: 175-92 record, 319 of 490 points (65.1%)
I didn’t compare my predictions to any experts, but I participated in a points-based predictions pool with some of my local friends from Ewing. In the Street Crew Pick’em, I finished in first place with a strong finish in the postseason.
2010: 172-95 record, 347 of 523 points (66.3%)
The good times roll as I battle against the experts. I competed against four opponents: ESPN Accuscore, the ESPN experts, Pete Prisco and Cold, Hard Football Facts. I finished in second place of 12 in both record and total points. Better yet, no human was able to top the TAB Pick’em machine. However, ESPN’s Accuscore put its heartless, metallic hands on the faux trophy.
2011: ???
Unless I finish with a near-perfect playoffs, I clearly took a step down the chain. As of now, after conquering all humans for two seasons, I’m now basically the runt at the bottom of the mountain. For now, I must make the best of what I’ve done in the regular season.
