Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, January 20, 2012,
We’ve reached the Final Four and perhaps more refreshingly,
two of the league’s three offensive sideshows have been put to rest. The Saints
and Packers and their circus-like attack will be home watching three teams at
least built in large part on defense, while the one dragon left to slay resides
in Foxborough. The Ravens and Giants are built to win on the road, but in
championship weekend history, only twice have both road teams won (1992 and 1997). Still, from 1997-2005
at least one...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Tuesday, January 17, 2012,
When
you have made it this far in the season, you are less concerned with homefield
advantage and more concerned with momentum and capitalizing on the opportunity
at hand.
As
we approach Championship Sunday in the 2011 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens
and New York Giants face tall orders in going on the road to try and earn a
trip to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.
It
is highly unlikely that both will win Sunday, at least b...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, January 16, 2012,
The city of Indianapolis is no stranger to the Final Four. They have hosted the prestigious NCAA basketball event six times, most recently in 2010. But this year's NFL Final Four represents a plethora of storylines for teams hoping to vie for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium.
First, there are the New England Patriots. Perhaps the Colts' biggest rival, nothing would incense the locals more than a city overrun with Chowder-heads rubbing it in that their beloved Pats are vying for their fourt...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, November 4, 2011,
The byes are starting to dwindle down, meaning more opportunity to have a big bounce-back week here after a 5-8 showing in Week 8. Week 9 is headlined by the Ravens-Steelers bloodbath, part two, and a Super rematch between the Giants and Pats. The Jets and Bills will be Giants fans as both look to solidify their standing in the AFC East. And the unbeaten Packers get to face a snakebit Chargers team coming under heavy fire this week for their Monday Night overtime choke job in Kansas City. Wit...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Thursday, October 27, 2011,
With
my big Week 7 surge, I have officially moved over .500 for the year. What an
accomplishment considering the Dolphins-like start I had to my season. There
are five double-digit spreads among the six early games, so if you live on the
West Coast like me, you can probably sleep in until the late games start this
week. Then again, could we have an upset or two in store?
Week 7: 9-3-1
Season: 49-48-6
Arizona at Baltim...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, October 21, 2011,
Finally,
a week to be proud of. 8-4-1 (I guess the bye weeks are helping me
out) and now 3-3 on upset specials for the year. Did I say upset
special? Jim Schwartz was especially upset after Jim Harbaugh’s
overly-excited postgame handshake. That means only the 6-0 Packers
remain unbeaten. Will they remain so in Week 7? Let’s take a look
at the 13 games on tap:
Last week: 8-4-1Season: 40-45-5
Atlanta
at Detroit (-3.5)
Analysis: Okay,
so the Lions are human after all. At 5-1, t...
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Posted by Michael Seff on Saturday, September 10, 2011,
Football is back, and what a way to get
it started with the Saints and the Packers coming down to the very
last play of an absolute barnburner Thursday night. Picking Week 1 is
already tough, but picking Week 1 in a lockout year is an utter
crapshoot. All eyes will be on the Steelers-Ravens rivalry renewal,
Chad Ochocinco's Monday night Patriots debut, and New York and
Washington on what will be the 10th anniversary of the
devastating 9/11 attacks. Without further ado, here is a breakdown of
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