Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

by | Dec 9, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Picks

Who needs Packers/Bears or Bucs/Patriots. This back-and-forth battle between brothers right here on Zoneblitz now looks like it may come down to the season’s final weeks. Tony snuck back in with a win in week 13, tightening things even more.

Week 13 Tony 8-6
Season Andy 98-95-1

You can cut the tension with a (plastic kid’s) knife as we head into the final stretch of the season. What crazy result will turn up this week:

1) Tony – Green Bay over Chicago – The lines don’t all agree with me, but looks to me like another week of good matching up with good, and bad matching up with bad. This game does have the highest line, though, and deserves it. Never hoped to be more wrong. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

Alternative Picks: Week 13, 2021

by | Dec 2, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Picks

Andy is on a roll. A week after taking the lead in Alternative Picks he busts out another 9-6 win, even after botching his top pick of the week, Dallas over Oakland. Happy Thanksgiving Weekend to him.

Week 12 Andy 9-6
Season Andy 92-87-1

Can Tony mount a comeback?

1 Andy – Buccaneers over Falcons – Tampa hasn’t been great of late, but Atlanta just doesn’t have the guns to hang with Godwin, Evans, Gronk, Fournette and, oh yeah, Brady, these days. This one will be over early. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

Alternative Picks: Week 12, 2021

by | Nov 24, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Picks

The comeback is complete. Andy has overtaken Tony.

Week 11 Andy 9-6
Season Andy 83-81-1

Happy Turkey Day, folks. Here are their alternative picks.

1 Andy – Cowboys over Raiders – Do I really like this game? No. Do I trust Dallas? Not really. Is there a single game on the schedule this week that feels like an obvious choice for the top spot? Nope. So, I’m turning to the Vegas money lines. They say Dallas is the most likely team to win this week. So, here goes. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

Alternative Picks: Week 11, 2021

by | Nov 18, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Picks

We have a ballgame, folks. With huge wins two of the last three weeks, Andy has pulled within a single game in alternative picks. A month ago, it looked like he was going to get blown out of the water.

Week 10 Andy 9-4-1
Season Tony 75-74-1

Will the rally continue? It’s not really been all that much just from Andy making better picks. Tony has fallen into a massive slump.

1) Andy – Buccaneers over Giants – Yep, two bad ones in a row for Tampa. Are we going to hear again that Tom Brady is done? I’ll believe it when I see it.
2) Tony – Titans over Texans – The Titans lost the best RB in the league, their WR2 has missed four games, and their second leading receiver in catches is a backup RB who has 43 touches on the year. So of course, they’re 8-2, and they get to play the Texans at home this week. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

Alternative Picks: Week 10, 2021

by | Nov 11, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Picks

One week after possibly the most lopsided loss in this segment (a 12-3 shellacking by Andy), and we’re right back to … tying. Not a typical tie where we both nailed all our picks, of course — no, an ugly tie that featured misses on the top three picks. Ugly indeed.

Week 9 Tie – 7-7
Season Tony 71-65

1) Tony – Steelers over Lions – Despite Big Ben looking to be 103 years old, the Steelers have quietly remained relevant in a muddled AFC, currently sitting in the 2nd wildcard spot. The Lions are coming off a bye week that had many NFL Meme sites posting that they unfortunately lost to the bye week, 27-24.

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Alternative Picks: Week 14, 2021

Alternative Picks: Week 9, 2021

by | Nov 3, 2021 | 2021 season, NFL Picks

And then there was an actual competition. Tony had an off week and Andy capitalized, making up nine games in the standings. Tony still leads, but it’s an actual contest now.

Week eight Andy 12-3
Season Tony 64-58

Was it a blip? Or is this really going to turn into something?

1) Andy – Bills over Jaguars – In the last three games, Jacksonville got killed by Seattle, narrowly beat Miami and gave the Titans the life support necessary for them to get back on track. The schedule has been brutal but this team is also just bad. (more…)