In week 19, we went 5-1 on our picks. Not to bad. This week (week 20), we are looking to go perfect on all of our picks.
NFL PLAYOFF BRACKET AS OF WEEK 20:
Saturday:
Cincinnati Bengals @ Tennessee Titans; 4:30 PM EST
For the first time since week 8, the Tennessee Titans will see the return of their superstar running back, Derrick Henry. Before the Titans lost King Henry, they averaged about 28.4 points per game. Without him, they’ve averaged only 20.5 points per game. The Titans are just too physical of a team compared to the Bengals between their run heavy offense and their defensive line (one of the best units in the NFL). Cincinnati will be missing their starting defensive tackle in Larry Ogunjobi for the rest of the playoffs, who is a key starter to their defense. The Bengals also didn’t look very great on their home turf vs the Raiders last week, a team who isn’t very great compared to the Bengals roster. With the Titans coming fresh off the bye week, the return of King Henry, having more playoff experience, and having more seating available to only Titans fans, you should know who I’m taking in this one. The Bengals fairy tale story will come to an end.
*Despite the somewhat poor season of Ryan Tannehill, the return of Derrick Henry should help him look like his regular self when he wasn’t out. This was looking like a true top ten quarterback in the NFL.
Winner: Tennessee Titans
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San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers; 8:15 PM EST
The Packers are probably the team with “the most advantage” in the playoffs as they’ve had the most rest. In week 18, Green Bay played their starters for only one half. With one and a half weeks off, the Packers are also expected to have their starting tackle David Bakhtiari and starting corner Jaire Alexander, two anchors for both sides of the ball. The Packers are also expected to have Randall Cobb in tomorrow nights game too. The biggest advantages for the Packers is the environment (temperature) and the health of San Francisco’s quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. I say this because one, it’s supposed to be cold as hell in the area and San Francisco is coming off the west coast and two, If the Packers get a significant lead, how can the 49ers even come back? With a busted up shoulder and hand, it’ll be tough for him if that situation did come around. Also over the past seven years (2014-2021), every time the Packers have won the division, the only playoff game they lost in was the Conference Championship game, which is why I’m taking Green Bay in this one.
Winner: Green Bay Packers
Sunday:
Los Angeles Rams @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 3 PM EST
Sunday is a tough one in general. What it comes down to for me, is that the Bucs do not have as much fire power compared to the Rams, and Sunday will be the day when injuries finally start to catch up to them. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones are both questionable and dealing with injuries, offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs and Ryan Jensen just returned to practice Friday as limited participants with ankle injuries, and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is dealing with some personal issues and has not been in the building all week. Mike Evans will really only be Tampa Bay’s standout weapon, and Jalen Ramsey will most likely be shadowing him for the entire game. Aaron Donald and Von Miller will be too much for Brady and their banged up offensive line, the same goes for the Bucs defense between Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr., who has been killing it for the past couple of weeks. Matthew Stafford in his NFL career has a QBR of 105.1 vs the Buccaneers, going 4-2 against them (Stafford left one of those losses early on with an ankle injury) with a completion percentage of 71.2 and 14 touchdowns to 7 interceptions. It’s hard to pick against Brady (especially at home), but I certainly believe that Sunday will be the day when the injuries will finally start to kick in.
*The Rams in week four of the regular season took down the Buccaneers 34-24 @ SoFi Stadium and are also 2-0 vs Tom Brady since joining Tampa Bay.
Winner: Los Angeles Rams
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Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs; 6:30 PM EST
I think this will turn out to be a revenge game for the Buffalo Bills, as they lost to the Chiefs on the road in the AFC Conference Championship game back in 2021, 34-31. NFL teams have started to easily figure out how to stop Patrick Mahomes, and the Buffalo Bills built their defense in the off-season to take him down. Buffalo has one of the best defenses in the league and are much more of a physical team overall. While Kansas City’s defense has played a lot better than what’s on paper, I don’t think it’ll be enough to stop Josh Allen from either slingin’ it or running it around. It’ll no doubt be a tough one, especially when your on the road @ KC, but the Bills have already shown earlier in the year that they can take them down on their home turf (38-20). Let’s also not forget that Andy Reid fired Doug McDermott back when they were in Philly.
Week 20: NFL Playoff Pick'ems
Week 20: NFL Playoff Pick'ems
Week 20: NFL Playoff Pick'ems
Does Derrick Henry return this week? Maybe.
In week 19, we went 5-1 on our picks. Not to bad. This week (week 20), we are looking to go perfect on all of our picks.
NFL PLAYOFF BRACKET AS OF WEEK 20:
Saturday:
Cincinnati Bengals @ Tennessee Titans; 4:30 PM EST
For the first time since week 8, the Tennessee Titans will see the return of their superstar running back, Derrick Henry. Before the Titans lost King Henry, they averaged about 28.4 points per game. Without him, they’ve averaged only 20.5 points per game. The Titans are just too physical of a team compared to the Bengals between their run heavy offense and their defensive line (one of the best units in the NFL). Cincinnati will be missing their starting defensive tackle in Larry Ogunjobi for the rest of the playoffs, who is a key starter to their defense. The Bengals also didn’t look very great on their home turf vs the Raiders last week, a team who isn’t very great compared to the Bengals roster. With the Titans coming fresh off the bye week, the return of King Henry, having more playoff experience, and having more seating available to only Titans fans, you should know who I’m taking in this one. The Bengals fairy tale story will come to an end.
*Despite the somewhat poor season of Ryan Tannehill, the return of Derrick Henry should help him look like his regular self when he wasn’t out. This was looking like a true top ten quarterback in the NFL.
Winner: Tennessee Titans
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San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers; 8:15 PM EST
The Packers are probably the team with “the most advantage” in the playoffs as they’ve had the most rest. In week 18, Green Bay played their starters for only one half. With one and a half weeks off, the Packers are also expected to have their starting tackle David Bakhtiari and starting corner Jaire Alexander, two anchors for both sides of the ball. The Packers are also expected to have Randall Cobb in tomorrow nights game too. The biggest advantages for the Packers is the environment (temperature) and the health of San Francisco’s quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo. I say this because one, it’s supposed to be cold as hell in the area and San Francisco is coming off the west coast and two, If the Packers get a significant lead, how can the 49ers even come back? With a busted up shoulder and hand, it’ll be tough for him if that situation did come around. Also over the past seven years (2014-2021), every time the Packers have won the division, the only playoff game they lost in was the Conference Championship game, which is why I’m taking Green Bay in this one.
Winner: Green Bay Packers
Sunday:
Los Angeles Rams @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers; 3 PM EST
Sunday is a tough one in general. What it comes down to for me, is that the Bucs do not have as much fire power compared to the Rams, and Sunday will be the day when injuries finally start to catch up to them. Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones are both questionable and dealing with injuries, offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs and Ryan Jensen just returned to practice Friday as limited participants with ankle injuries, and defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul is dealing with some personal issues and has not been in the building all week. Mike Evans will really only be Tampa Bay’s standout weapon, and Jalen Ramsey will most likely be shadowing him for the entire game. Aaron Donald and Von Miller will be too much for Brady and their banged up offensive line, the same goes for the Bucs defense between Cooper Kupp and Odell Beckham Jr., who has been killing it for the past couple of weeks. Matthew Stafford in his NFL career has a QBR of 105.1 vs the Buccaneers, going 4-2 against them (Stafford left one of those losses early on with an ankle injury) with a completion percentage of 71.2 and 14 touchdowns to 7 interceptions. It’s hard to pick against Brady (especially at home), but I certainly believe that Sunday will be the day when the injuries will finally start to kick in.
*The Rams in week four of the regular season took down the Buccaneers 34-24 @ SoFi Stadium and are also 2-0 vs Tom Brady since joining Tampa Bay.
Winner: Los Angeles Rams
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Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs; 6:30 PM EST
I think this will turn out to be a revenge game for the Buffalo Bills, as they lost to the Chiefs on the road in the AFC Conference Championship game back in 2021, 34-31. NFL teams have started to easily figure out how to stop Patrick Mahomes, and the Buffalo Bills built their defense in the off-season to take him down. Buffalo has one of the best defenses in the league and are much more of a physical team overall. While Kansas City’s defense has played a lot better than what’s on paper, I don’t think it’ll be enough to stop Josh Allen from either slingin’ it or running it around. It’ll no doubt be a tough one, especially when your on the road @ KC, but the Bills have already shown earlier in the year that they can take them down on their home turf (38-20). Let’s also not forget that Andy Reid fired Doug McDermott back when they were in Philly.
Winner: Buffalo Bills
Predicted week 21 matchups:
Tennessee Titans vs Buffalo Bills
Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams
Stayed tuned for my Week 21 Pick’ems!
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