NFL Picks 2016: Week one

NFL Picks 2016: Week one

by | Sep 6, 2016 | 2016 Season, NFL Picks

I saw Peyton Manning doing another cheesy commercial the other day. This time he was inviting Eli over on Sunday to watch NFL Sunday Ticket. Eli was preparing to play a game.

Yes, Peyton is retired, but – the more things change, the more they stay the same. It seems we’ll still be able to count on him for some doofus TV ads. Those eye-rolling gems mean we’re just a couple days short of the kickoff of another NFL season.

And in keeping with the way the NFL does things, there are some good, tough games to pick in week one. We’re 80 percent back from last year, with Andy, Tony, John and Anthony returning to show our game-picking skills, or lack thereof. Here is our effort for week one. (more…)

NFL Picks 2015: Conference Championship round

by | Jan 21, 2016 | 2015 season, NFL Picks, NFL Playoffs

The road teams ruled the wild card round. Home teams came back with a vengeance in the divisionals.weekly-picks

It was a four-game sweep, with Tony and John hitting them all.

Anthony hit three of four. Andy foolishly thought the road dominance would continue. He was 1-3. Here are the standings:

Last week Playoffs
John Vomhof Jr 4-0 7-1
Tony 4-0 6-2
Maggio 3-1 6-2
Andy 1-3 5-3

And here’s who we think is winning this weekend: (more…)

NFL Picks 2015: Divisional round

by | Jan 14, 2016 | 2015 season, NFL Picks, NFL Playoffs

The regular season champ ran into some difficulty last week with his picks. Tony went just 2-2, due in large part to his faith in Cincinnati.

Everyone else sensed the Bengals’ meltdown coming. Andy nailed the Green Bay win over Washington, to finish with the week’s only perfect record.

Wild card round Record
Andy 4-0
Maggio 3-1
Vomhof 3-1
Tony 2-2

Where the road teams swept last week, most expect a resurgence of home team dominance in the divisional round.

Here’s who we’re picking. (more…)

NFL Picks 2015: Wild Card round

by | Jan 7, 2016 | 2015 season, NFL Picks, NFL Playoffs

Ok, it’s been 17 weeks and the riffraff has been eliminated. It’s down to 12. And this week’s wild card round has four weekly-pickssolid, interesting games on the slate. Tony won the regular season pick segment. Can he keep it up in the playoffs?

Here’s who we think wins this weekend:

Andy Tony John Maggio
Saturday, January 9
Kansas City at Houston Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cincinnati Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Sunday, January 10
Seattle at Minnesota Seattle Seattle Seattle Seattle
Green Bay at Washington Green Bay Washington Washington Washington

Maggio’s Take: There’s not a game here I’m not excited to watch for various reasons. Even the teams that “snuck” (more…)

Zoneblitz Survivor Pool 2015: Week 17

by | Dec 30, 2015 | 2015 season, NFL Survivor pool

In the spirit of the holiday season, our writers dialed in and gave you four decent selections for a survivor pool last week. Andy was the only Christmas dunce.

It gets to be pretty slim picking in week 17 – though there may be a couple sneaky plays left on your/our boards. Here’s who we’ve used during the first 16 weeks:

Previously used
Rich NY Jets, New England, Seattle, Green Bay, NY Giants, Cincinnati (winner), Arizona, Kansas City, NY Jets (duplicate), Carolina, Dallas, Oakland, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis (miss), New Orleans (miss), Houston
Tony Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Arizona, Indianapolis, New England, Seattle (eliminated), Atlanta, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Carolina, Baltimore, NY Giants (miss), Washington (miss), Kansas City, NY Jets, Buffalo
Maggio New England, New Orleans (eliminated), Seattle, Indianapolis, Kansas City (miss), NY Jets, San Diego (miss), Atlanta (miss), Cincinnati (miss), Green Bay (miss), Carolina, Arizona, Washington (miss), Detroit (miss), San Francisco, Denver
Vomhof Green Bay, New Orleans (eliminated), Seattle, Indianapolis, Kansas City (miss), Minnesota, Arizona, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Denver (miss), Carolina, Jacksonville (miss), New England (miss), Denver (miss), NY Jets, Detroit
Andy Green Bay, Arizona, Seattle, Indianapolis, Kansas City (eliminated), New England, Atlanta, St. Louis, New Orleans (miss), Cincinnati (miss), Philadelphia (miss), NY Jets, Carolina, Detroit (miss), Minnesota, Pittsburgh (miss)

And here’s who we’re selecting in the final installment of the survivor pool for 2015:

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