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Zeus vs Summer - NFL Pick Em Round 2 - Week 7
4 years ago
After one of my worst weeks of the year, I have dragged myself away from the pit of despair to continue this series. Fuck the state of my Phins right now. They are dead to me for my sanity to remain upright this year. But we have many other, more engaging games to deal with! Time to kick off this second third of the season with a fat W.
CURRENT SCORE
zeuspegasus13 2
summer 1
Ties: 3
To recap, here are the rules.
1. Summer and I will pick 3 NFL games based on the current spread. The favored team (represented by a negative sign) HAS to win by more than the listed number for anything to count. So if the spread is (-3), and the favored team wins by a field goal, that is a push. Neither side wins, and that is a loss on our ends.
2. We battle on a week to week basis. If we have the same outcome, that week is a push an no one gets a point. The winner of this challenge will get to choose what sort of kinky art they want involving the losing party.
With that said, let's not waste anymore time and jump into picking!
PICK 1
~ Las Vegas Raiders cover against the Philadephia Eagles as home favorites (-3.0)
The Raiders are somehow keeping a similar level of play even after their whole coaching scandal. The reality is that they simply have a lot of talent on their team to just discard. The players want to win this year. The Eagles are in full rebuild mode with a very putrid offense. I just don't see an Eagles team keeping pace with a high powered offense.
Result: Raiders 33 Eagles 22 (CORRECT)
A slow start for the Raiders turned out to be erased. The Eagles were simply worn down and could not bother to keep up with the Raiders. Is it me, or do the Raiders actually look better without Jon Gruden leading them? Crazy season to say the least.
PICK 2
~ Tennesse Titans cover as home underdogs to the Kansas City Chiefs (+4.0)
The teams that have beaten the Chiefs have all something in common. They all can RUN the ball on anybody. And the Chiefs defense continues to be it's achilles heel. I think the Titans will take the rush of defeating the Bills at home to keep a game like this close. This simply does not look like the same team that lost to the Jets. In fact, I think that loss lit a fiery match under all of the team's butts.
Result: Titans 27 Chiefs 3 (CORRECT)
The Titans have eradicated their awful losses earlier this year with such top notch wins against the best of the AFC. They are in control for sure and it's now a DOGFIGHT for that number one seed. The Chiefs are in serious danger of being left behind this year in the playoffs. What happened to them? The offense now looks out of synch against a merely decent Titans D. Nick Wright is gonna start panicking now.
Pick 3
~ New England Patriots cover as home favorites against the New York Jets (-7.0)
The Patriots dismantled a horrific Jets team on the road already this year. Mac Jones is getting better and the Pats are relatively healthy. I have not seen Zach Wilson progress much as a starting QB, and Bellicheat should definitely put on a show against this team. It's baffling how they are winless at home, but this is the week they break that streak and remind their spoiled fanbase what it was like to dominate.
Result: Patriots 54 Jets 13 (CORRECT)
I expected another blowout, but this is insane. The Jets are seriously hot garbage. At least my Phins can attest to having their QB for the future, unlike this woeful franchise.
Overall Result: 3-0 (FLAWLESS VICTORY!)
Awwwww yeah! Back up with a 2 point lead on the season. Gotta keep the great weeks coming if I want that sweet taste of glory come the end of the year. Can't lose momentum now. <3
Unofficial gut reaction picks below. NO SPREAD CONSIDERED! (Current Record 37-31). Bolded picks are ones that came true. Italicized is wrong picks.
Packers > Washington
Falcons > Dolphins (Fuck my team until they bother getting back to .500 and show a complete change in culture)
Panthers > Giants (Giants are nearly as bad as the Jets, honestly)
Bengals > Ravens (PONE'S UPSET OF THE WEEK! Also the game of the week)
Rams > Lions
Cardinals > Texans (I somehow think the Texans could cover that high spread)
Bucs > Bears
49ers > Colts
Saints > Seahawks
CURRENT SCORE
zeuspegasus13 2
summer 1Ties: 3
To recap, here are the rules.
1. Summer and I will pick 3 NFL games based on the current spread. The favored team (represented by a negative sign) HAS to win by more than the listed number for anything to count. So if the spread is (-3), and the favored team wins by a field goal, that is a push. Neither side wins, and that is a loss on our ends.
2. We battle on a week to week basis. If we have the same outcome, that week is a push an no one gets a point. The winner of this challenge will get to choose what sort of kinky art they want involving the losing party.
With that said, let's not waste anymore time and jump into picking!
PICK 1
~ Las Vegas Raiders cover against the Philadephia Eagles as home favorites (-3.0)
The Raiders are somehow keeping a similar level of play even after their whole coaching scandal. The reality is that they simply have a lot of talent on their team to just discard. The players want to win this year. The Eagles are in full rebuild mode with a very putrid offense. I just don't see an Eagles team keeping pace with a high powered offense.
Result: Raiders 33 Eagles 22 (CORRECT)
A slow start for the Raiders turned out to be erased. The Eagles were simply worn down and could not bother to keep up with the Raiders. Is it me, or do the Raiders actually look better without Jon Gruden leading them? Crazy season to say the least.
PICK 2
~ Tennesse Titans cover as home underdogs to the Kansas City Chiefs (+4.0)
The teams that have beaten the Chiefs have all something in common. They all can RUN the ball on anybody. And the Chiefs defense continues to be it's achilles heel. I think the Titans will take the rush of defeating the Bills at home to keep a game like this close. This simply does not look like the same team that lost to the Jets. In fact, I think that loss lit a fiery match under all of the team's butts.
Result: Titans 27 Chiefs 3 (CORRECT)
The Titans have eradicated their awful losses earlier this year with such top notch wins against the best of the AFC. They are in control for sure and it's now a DOGFIGHT for that number one seed. The Chiefs are in serious danger of being left behind this year in the playoffs. What happened to them? The offense now looks out of synch against a merely decent Titans D. Nick Wright is gonna start panicking now.
Pick 3
~ New England Patriots cover as home favorites against the New York Jets (-7.0)
The Patriots dismantled a horrific Jets team on the road already this year. Mac Jones is getting better and the Pats are relatively healthy. I have not seen Zach Wilson progress much as a starting QB, and Bellicheat should definitely put on a show against this team. It's baffling how they are winless at home, but this is the week they break that streak and remind their spoiled fanbase what it was like to dominate.
Result: Patriots 54 Jets 13 (CORRECT)
I expected another blowout, but this is insane. The Jets are seriously hot garbage. At least my Phins can attest to having their QB for the future, unlike this woeful franchise.
Overall Result: 3-0 (FLAWLESS VICTORY!)
Awwwww yeah! Back up with a 2 point lead on the season. Gotta keep the great weeks coming if I want that sweet taste of glory come the end of the year. Can't lose momentum now. <3
Unofficial gut reaction picks below. NO SPREAD CONSIDERED! (Current Record 37-31). Bolded picks are ones that came true. Italicized is wrong picks.
Packers > Washington
Falcons > Dolphins (Fuck my team until they bother getting back to .500 and show a complete change in culture)
Panthers > Giants (Giants are nearly as bad as the Jets, honestly)
Bengals > Ravens (PONE'S UPSET OF THE WEEK! Also the game of the week)
Rams > Lions
Cardinals > Texans (I somehow think the Texans could cover that high spread)
Bucs > Bears
49ers > Colts
Saints > Seahawks
Titans +4 > Chiefs
Bengals +6.5 > Ravens
Dolphins +2 > Falcons