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NFL Playoff Picks: Wild Card Round

Posted: 9th January 2010 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
Before I give this week's picks, I have to say, I'm pretty satisfied with my preseason predictions . In fact, I actually picked nine of the 12 playoff teams correctly. In the AFC, I picked five out of the six teams that made it into the playoffs. The one pick I missed was the Bengals; instead, I had the Titans getting in. In the NFC, I predicted ...

NFL Week 17: AFC Picks

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
We're down to Week 17 and there are several playoff scenarios remaining to be sorted out in each conference during the final games. Unlike previous weeks,á I'm going to do two separate previews, so that I can properly sort out the key games in each conference and how they effect the playoffs. Read my NFC picks here. The AFC Playoff Picture In the AFC, things are still pretty wide open with the ...

NFL Week 17: NFC Picks

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
We're down to Week 17 and there are several playoff scenarios remaining to be sorted out in each conference during the final games.á Unlike previous weeks ,á I'm going to do two separate previews, so that I can properly sort out the key games in each conference and how they effect the playoffs. Read my AFC picks here. The NFC Playoff Picture In the NFC, things are settled as to which teams ...

NFL Week 16 Picks

Posted: 25th December 2009 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
I'm usually not a morning person, but things got off to a fast start with my straight up picks last week . In the early games, I won seven out of eight. Which means I hit eight out of the first 10 games counting the Thursday and Saturday games. Things didn't quite go as well in the afternoon however and I ended up finishing with a respectable, ...

DeSean Jackson is for the Eagles Everything T.O. Could Have Been and More

Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
For as long as Donovan Mcnabb has been in Philadelphia, the prevailing complaint among fans has been the lack of quality receivers. Prior to last season, the lone exception to that rule was the 2004 season, when Terrell Owens came to town and the Eagles rode the Mcnabb/TO connection all the way to the Super Bowl. Of course, the very next season, amid injuries to Mcnabb and the ...

Why the Dallas Cowboys Won’t Avoid Another December Collapse

Posted: 12th December 2009 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
The New York Giants upset of the Dallas Cowboys has once again prompted speculation that "America's Team" will fade down the stretch. Of course, even before last week's loss there was reason to believe that things might get a bit cold for the Cowboys this winter. Not only have they been very inconsistent this season, but they have put together a pretty solid record of folding up their ...

Unlucky No. 13 for Brett Favre and the Vikings?

Posted: 7th December 2009 by Kelly W. Patterson in NFL
Last year, the New York Jets followed up a victory over the New England Patriots with a convincing 34-13 victory over the previously undefeated Tennessee Titans. The Jets were flying high with many of the experts picking them to win the Super Bowl. At that point, it was universally accepted that New York was one of the top teams in the NFL and you would get few arguments from ...