NFL Pick'ems - Week 4

Here are our Week 4 picks. We will be combining our Week 3 and 4 results post, which will be available on Tuesday.

Simon	Matchup	Mike
BAL	Browns @ Ravens	BAL
NE	Patriots @ Bills	NE
SF	49ers @ Jets	SF
SEA	Seahawks @ Rams	SEA
ATL	Carolina @ Atlanta	ATL
DET	Vikings @ Lions	DET
SD	Chargers @ Chiefs	SD
HOU	Titans @ Texans	HOU
CIN	Bengals @ Jaguars	CIN
DEN	Raiders @ Broncos	DEN
ARI	Dolphins @ Cardinals	ARI
TB	Redskins @ Buccaneers	WAS
GB	Saints @ Packers	GB
NYG	Giants @ Eagles	NYG
CHI	Bears @ Cowboys	CHI

NFL Week 4: Thursday Pick

We're headed to the Sky Dome to watch the Jays take on the Yanks tonight, so the rest of the picks will be up tomorrow or Saturday.

For the record, we're both taking Baltimore tonight... so we're both starting off 1-0 this week...

What To Watch For in Week 3: The New Defensive NFL

9 of the last 11 Associated Press NFL MVPs have been quarterbacks.

The last truly defensive oriented team to win the Super Bowl was the 2002-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (you could make a case here for the 2007-08 Giants as a defence-first team).

The main faces of the league currently are, in order: Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning. 

And yet, heading into week 3, the spread-em’-out NFL seems to be waining, replaced by a hard-nosed, defensive minded league.

With no D to support them, QBs like Drew Brees
and Matt Stafford could struggle this year

NFL Pick'ems - Week 3

Simon (20-12)	Matchup	Mike (20-12)
NYG	Giants @ Panthers	CAR
DAL	Buccaneers @ Cowboys	TB
IND	Jaguars @ Colts	IND
BUF	Bills @ Browns	BUF
NYJ	Jets @ Dolphins	NYJ
NO	Chiefs @ Saints	NO
WAS	Bengals @ Redskins	WAS
CHI	Rams @ Bears	CHI
SF	49ers @ Vikings	SF
DET	Lions @ Titans	DET
SD	Falcons @ Chargers	ATL
PHI	Eagles @ Cardinals	PHI
PIT	Steelers @ Raiders	PIT
HOU	Texans @ Broncos	HOU
NE	Patriots @ Ravens	NE
GB	Packers @ Seahawks	GB

NFL Pick'ems - Week 2 Results

	Simon	Mike	Pete Prisco	Peter King	Result
CHI @ GB	GB	GB	GB	GB	GB
TB @ NYG	NYG	NYG	NYG	TB	NYG
OAK @ MIA	OAK	OAK	OAK	OAK	MIA
HOU @ JAC	HOU	HOU	HOU	HOU	HOU
CLE @ CIN	CIN	CIN	CIN	CIN	CIN
KC @ BUF	BUF	KC	BUF	BUF	BUF
BAL@ PHI	BAL	BAL	PHI	BAL	PHI
NO @ CAR	NO	NO	CAR	NO	CAR
ARI @ NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ARI
MIN @ IND	IND	MIN	IND	IND	IND
WAS @ STL	STL	WAS	STL	WAS	STL
DAL @ SEA	DAL	DAL	DAL	DAL	SEA
NYG @ PIT	NYJ	PIT	PIT	PIT	PIT
TEN @ SD	SD	SD	SD	SD	SD
DET @ SF	SF	SF	SF	SF	SF
DEN @ ATL	ATL	ATL	ATL	DEN	ATL

Pete Prisco (23-9) moves into the lead with an impressive 13 correct picks. Simon (20-12) stays consistent with another 10-6 week and is now tied with Mike, who only managed 8 correct selections. Peter King (17-15) remains in last place.

NFL Pick'ems - Week 2

Simon	Matchups	Mike
GB	Bears @ Packers	GB
NYG	Buccaneers @ Giants	NYG
OAK	Raiders @ Dolphins	OAK
HOU	Texans @ Jaguars	HOU
CIN	Browns @ Bengals	CIN
BUF	Chiefs @ Bills	KC
BAL	Ravens @ Eagles	BAL
NO	Saints @ Panthers	NO
NE	Cardinals @ Patriots	NE
IND	Vikings @ Colts	MIN
STL	Redskins @ Rams	WAS
DAL	Cowboys @ Seahawks	DAL
NYJ	Jets @ Steelers	PIT
SD	Titans @ Chargers	SD
SF	Lions @ 49ers	SF
ATL	Broncos @ Falcons	ATL

NFL Pick'ems - Week 1 Results

Here's how the Freshmen fared in Week 1.  We will being comparing our results to those made by CBS Sports' Pete Prisco and SI.com's Peter King this season.

NFL Pick'ems - Week 1

The NFL season is upon us a day earlier than usual this year, and we can all thank Barack Obama for it. Accordingly, the Redshirt Freshmen will begin their season-long, head-to-head pick'ems 24 hours early. Check back next week to see who's in the lead after Week 1, and how we stacked up against expert prognosticators from across the Interweb.

Simon	Matchups	Mike
NYG	Cowboys @ Giants	NYG
CHI	Colts @ Bears	CHI
ATL	Falcons @ Chiefs	ATL
PHI	Eagles @ Browns	PHI
NO	Redskins @ Saints	NO
DET	Rams @ Lions	DET
NE	Patriots @ Titans	NE
JAC	Jaguars @ Vikings	MIN
NYJ	Bills @ Jets	NYJ
HOU	Dolphins @ Texans	HOU
SEA	Seahawks @ Cardinals	ARI
GB	49ers @ Packers	GB
TB	Panthers @ Buccaneers	TB
PIT	Steelers @ Broncos	DEN
BAL	Bengals @ Ravens	BAL
SD	Chargers @ Raiders	OAK

2012 NFL Predictions (that may, or may not, happen)

I am not an expert on the NFL, despite what I may say after several pints. But, with the start of the NFL season mere hours away, and with all the NFL predictions flying around these days, I thought, “hey, I could sound like an authority too!” With that, here are 3 predictions for the upcoming season that are safe bets in my books.

Prediction #1: The San Diego Chargers will win the AFC West

Why it’s bold: I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Peyton Manning now plays in the AFC West, lining up as the starting quarterback for the Broncos. With that, many pundits are penciling in the Broncos—the winner of the division last year—as the favorites. Meanwhile, Peter King of Sports Illustrated has the Chiefs taking the division title, while some, like Bill Simmons, have the Raiders as a dark-horse team as well (as per his podcast). Through all of this, the Chargers have been getting little attention. It seems that people are finally tired of riding the perpetually underachieving Chargers.

Can Norv Turner finally get the Chargers to play to their potential?
COURTESY: US PRESSWIRE