Alternative Picks: Week 13, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Dec 3, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

The grind that is the COVID-affected 2020 football season has approached the final quarter of the season. Andy still has a solid lead in the picks segments, but a couple big wins the last three weeks have brought Tony back to within striking distance.

Here are the standings:

We’re one bye week game away from being done with them for the season, assuming COVID doesn’t push any games into the hypothetical week 18. So far, so good, at least according to what has hit the media so far, knock on wood. Here are the alternative picks for this week: (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 12, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Nov 24, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Andy lost big in week 10, but rebounded in week 11 to start rebuilding his lost lead.

It was tighter – neither picker was particularly accurate. But Andy narrowly won the week.

Anyone else disappointed with the Thanksgiving slate of games? Detroit, Houston, Dallas, Washington? Yay, I can fall asleep watching half the NFC East suck Thursday afternoon. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 11, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Nov 17, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Well … that tightened up quickly.

A 2-5 week by Andy kick-started a lopsided week 10 win for Tony, who still trails in the alternative picks contest, but now can think of paying off his lunch debt in Subway sandwiches rather than in Oceanaire seafood dinners.

Tony was 6-1 or the week. Here are the standings:

So far when Tony wins a week, he has usually followed up with a clunker. Can he get a winning streak going?

1) Tony: Steelers over Jaguars – Despite playing several games down to the level of their opponent, the Steelers are still (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 10, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Nov 10, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

The roll continues. The writers were pretty good in week nine, but Tony missed two to Andy’s one. So the gap widens.

Andy went first this week. Here are their picks.

1) Andy: Packers over Jaguars – The silence you hear in Lambeau Field (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 9, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Nov 4, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

Week eight was an ugly affair. The writers ended up tied, but each missed most of his picks. It happens in the NFL.

Andy decided to go first this week. Here are the picks:

1) Andy: Steelers over Cowboys – (more…)

Alternative Picks: Week 8, 2020

by Tony & Andy | Oct 29, 2020 | 2020 season, NFL Picks

It was closer last week, but Andy continues to pull away in the alternative picks contest. He should have asked for bigger terms than, well, none before the season started. He might have won a Subway lunch or something.

There are some interesting games this week. Even a few of those featuring crappy teams have interesting story lines attached to them. Here goes: (more…)