Alternative NFL Picks: Week 3, 2019

by Tony | Sep 20, 2019 | 2019 season, NFL Picks

Let me tell you, the minutes that Andy and Tony spend studying these games before doing these picks has really been paying off so far this season. Especially for Tony, who won the week handily.

Here are the standings:

And here are the picks for week 3:

1) Tony: Cowboys over Dolphins – The big advantage to picking first each week is getting to pick the Dolphins opponent.

2) Andy: Patriots over Jets – The Patriots look like they have for the last 15 years or so. The Jets look like they have less passion for playing football than we do for upkeep on a website.

3) Andy: Packers over Broncos – The Packers have adapted to the new coaching staff much more quickly than we’ve written a 2020 Hall of Fame post. Hopefully both of those things change soon. Denver has its hopes riding on another over-the-hill QB who looks bored. Maybe next year they can bring back Donovan McNabb.

4) Tony: Seahawks over Saints – I hope things go well for Teddy Bridgewater…I just don’t think things will go well for him. Tough first start back for him.

5) Andy: Eagles over Lions – Philadelphia let one get away against Atlanta last week. The Eagles will be playing mad. Detroit … yep, still Detroit.

6) Tony: Colts over Falcons – May have grabbed this game a little high, but refuse to touch the Vikings game, and after that it’s a dart toss. Just like what I;ve seen heard about the Colts since Jacoby Brissett took over. And didn’t like what I saw from the Falcons in week 1 that much, even if week 2 was a little better.

7) Andy: Vikings over Raiders – Minnesota should win this pretty handily. The game isn’t in prime time and Oakland isn’t that good, so Kirk Cousins should have a solid performance. Oakland … yep, still Oakland.

8) Tony: Bills over Bengals – I don’t exactly have faith in the Bills right now, but I’m pretty sure I know what the Bengals are capable of.

9) Andy: Chiefs over Ravens – This one is being billed as the game of the week. I don’t see it. Baltimore has had a softer opening two weeks than most college teams. This will be their first test. I think Kansas City wins handily.

10) Tony: Chargers over Texans – This should be a good game…hopefully I took the home team.  I mean, I could look it up, but…

11) Andy: Rams over Browns – I went through the whole offseason thinking Cleveland was going to run away with the AFC North. Good thing we also didn’t publish a preseason prediction post either.

12) Tony: Titans over Jaguars – We picked these games on Tuesday, and Andy tried posting them before the game tonight, but apparently my lack of maintenance was causing issues…and this pick didn’t age well. On the plus side…glad I didn’t accept any of those lame offers for DJ Chark last year.

13) Andy: Bears over Washington – Chicago hasn’t looked good. In fact, Mitch Trubisky looks like he’s taken a bigger step back than this blog has the last couple years. But Washington is worse.

14) Tony: 49ers over Steelers – Mason Rudolph might prove me wrong, but Steelers fans have to be a little worried with zero of the Killer B’s playing (for them) the rest of this year.

15) Andy: Cardinals over Panthers – Good gravy, who cares.

16) Tony: Buccaneers over Giants – The Giants made this one slightly more interesting by benching Eli Manning…although it’s still dumbfounding to me how much airtime that story has gotten this week. I mean, it’s not like a Hall of Famer got benched in week 3, right?  Right?

Tony has taken the lead in the straight-up picks, but it’s only by a game. Their solid results show the pride and passion they put into making these picks each week.

Here are the standings:

Here’s where the dart throws landed for week three:

Enjoy the weekend.

Alternative picks: Week 2, 2019

by Tony & Andy | Sep 11, 2019 | 2019 season, NFL Picks

Did week one feel weird to anyone else? Guys like Mike Evans coming up with one catch while guys like John Ross and Sammy Watkins catch a million yards worth of passes and score three times?

I guess that’s just the NFL. It WAS good to have real games back. The NFL’s 100^th season is going to b ea good one.

It started out especially well for Andy, who, despite picking the Colts by mistake, still captured the win with a 9-6-1 mark. On another note, no more fitting tie has ever taken place than the one between Arizona and Detroit – ties were made for those two organizations, who have spent years not being able to get out of their own respective way.

But we digress … here are the standings:

And here are the picks for week 2: (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 1, 2019

by Tony & Andy | Sep 5, 2019 | 2019 season, NFL Picks

Didn’t it feel this year like the offseason took forever? Finally, the Bears and Packers kick things off Thursday night. And we’re back with our highly acclaimed, err perhaps highly scorned, Alternative Picks segment.

Each week we’ll alternate making picks in contest fashion. Then we’ll also pick the games straight up. These picks are for entertainment purposes only and should not be used to, you know, bet or anything like that.

Tony won big in 2017. Andy won big last year. Who will show up this season?

Standings:

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