Two straight disappointing weeks are quickly wiped away with a sterling Week 14 performance. With only the Monday night game left, I'm sitting at 10-4 and have hit both the underdog and lock of the week. Since I'm posting this after the fact, I'll once again split them into winners and losers.
Winners:
Tom Nelson Underdog That Wins Outright
San Diego (+3.5) over DALLAS
Season (including this week): 8-4
"You Can Put It On the Board" Lock of the Week:
Green Bay (-4) over CHICAGO
Season (including this week): 8-3
MINNESOTA (-6) over Cincinnati
New York Jets (-3.5) over TAMPA BAY
Buffalo (-2.5) over KANSAS CITY
BALTIMORE (-15) over Detroit
Washington (-1) over OAKLAND
HOUSTON (-8) over Seattle
TENNESSEE (-14) over St. Louis
Philadelphia (pick'em) over NEW YORK GIANTS
Losers:
Denver (+7) over INDIANAPOLIS
New Orleans (-11) over ATLANTA
JACKSONVILLE (-1) over Miami
NEW ENGLAND (-14) over Carolina
This week: 10-4
Season (including this week): 91-78-2
After two weeks, I've finally decided to transfer my scribbled Week 13 picks from the back of an unpaid bill to the internet. Who would have guessed unemployment could be so busy? Usually, I'd be worried that people would doubt the credibility of the picks since they weren't posted prior to the games but those fears fly out the window after you see my record.
Looking back on Week 12, there was not much to give thanks about during the holiday weekend. A 0-3 Thanksgiving day record was only a preview of what was to come, as I lost both my Lock of the Weeks picks, my Underdog pick, and went a total of 5-10, by far the worst week yet this season. Things got only marginally better during Week 13:
Winners:
Denver (-5.5) over KANSAS CITY
Oakland (+16) over PITTSBURGH
Philadelphia (-4) over ATLANTA
Detroit (+15) over CINCINNATI
CAROLINA (-3) over Tampa Bay
St. Louis (+10) over CHICAGO
GREEN BAY (-3) over Baltimore
Losers:
Houston (pick'em) over JACKSONVILLE
Tennessee (+6) over INDIANAPOLIS
New Orleans (-9.5) over WASHINGTON
San Diego (-14.5) over CLEVELAND
San Francisco (pick'em) over SEATTLE
Minnesota (-3) over ARIZONA
Dallas (pick'em) over NEW YORK GIANTS
New England (-5) over MIAMI
Week 12: 5-10
Week 13: 7-8
Season: 81-74-2