Scott Norwood

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Sunday, December 29, 2019

2019 Week #17

Ah, Week 17, when no one knows who's playing or how much or whether a starter is going to be in for four quarters or one or just two possessions...it seems like this year there's more mystery than normal.  I hope everyone is ready for lots of hot backup quarterback action, because we're gonna see a lot of it.  Jason and I had one of those handicapping weeks where we had some upsets that we thought were proprietary only to have the other agree.  As a result, we're only different on four games, making us ripe to get annihilated by the flip of our annual Week 17 guest picker, Coin.  Here are our picks for the NFL's last Sunday of the decade:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay Coin
GB (12-3) 12½ DET (3-11-1) GB GB Det
NO (12-3) 13½ CAR (5-10) NO NO NO
Atl (6-9) 1    TB (7-8) TB TB TB
Chi (7-8) MIN (10-5) Chi Chi Min
Cle (6-9) CIN (1-14) Cin Cle Cle
BUF (10-5) NYJ (6-9) NY NY NY
KC (11-4) 10    LAC (5-10) LA LA LA
NE (12-3) 17    Mia (4-11) Mia Mia Mia
LAR (8-7) Ariz (5-9-1) LA LA Ariz
Pit (8-7) BAL (13-2) Pit Bal Pit
Ind (7-8) 6    JACK (5-10) Ind Ind Jack
Phi (8-7) NYG (4-11) NY NY Phi
DEN (6-9) Oak (7-8) Oak Den Den
DAL (7-8) 13    Wash (3-12) Dal Wash Dal
Tenn (8-7) 6    HOU (10-5) Tenn Tenn Tenn
Sun. Nite
SF (12-3) SEA (11-4) Sea Sea SF
Week 16 9-6-1 8-7-1
0.600 0.533
Season 119-114-7 111-122-7
0.511 0.476
Lock Total 6 9


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #17: How The West Was Won May Be Sleepless In Seattle

Saturday, December 21, 2019

2019 Week #16

Jason and I fell back after a successful Week 14, going 5-10 in Week 15, so we both felt the pressure to improve with these picks.  Jay made his picks very quickly, while I had a little more of a struggle.  In the end, we disagreed on five games, but Jay is in cruise control to have the most Locks, as I have to win both of my remaining Locks and he has to lose both of his just to finish even.  We're really putting it on the line battling each other's Locks.  Here are our picks for the holiday wknd of football:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Saturday
Hou (9-5) 3    TB (7-7) TB TB
NE (11-3) Buf (10-4) NE Buf
Sat. Nite
SF (11-3) LAR (8-6) SF SF
Sunday
NO (11-3) TENN (8-6) NO NO
ATL (5-9) Jack (5-9) Jack Jack
Bal (12-2) 10    CLE (6-8) Cle Bal
Pit (8-6) 3    NYJ (5-9) NY Pit
Cin (1-13) 1    MIA (3-11) Mia Mia
WASH (3-11) 1    NYG (3-11) NY Wash
IND (6-8) Car (5-9) Ind Ind
LAC (5-9) 7    Oak (6-8) LA LA
DEN (5-9) Det (3-10-1) Den Den
SEA (11-3) 10    Ariz (4-9-1) Ariz Ariz
Dal (7-7) 1    PHI (7-7) Dal Phi
Sun. Nite
KC (10-4) 6    CHI (7-7) Chi Chi
Mon. Nite
MIN (10-4) GB (11-3) GB GB
Week 15 5-10-1 5-10-1
0.333 0.333
Season 110-108-6 103-115-6
0.505 0.472
Lock Total 6 8


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #16: Star-Studded Saturday

Saturday, December 14, 2019

2019 Week #15

Jay and I continue to play the long game in our picks, as we're not going too wild again this week and only differing on five games, not counting the Ravens slaying of the Jets on Thursday.  He's still hanging seven games back of me for the season, so he's hoping to stay within striking range for once the playoffs begin, and of course he's holding on to a one-game lead on me in Locks of the Week.  I'm just hoping to avoid that church fart of a week like I had in Week 12, when I went 4-10 and turned four games over to Jason at one time.  Here are our picks for Week 15:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
BAL (11-2) 15½ NYJ (5-8) Bal 42-21 NY Bal
Sunday
GB (10-3) 5    Chi (7-6) Chi GB
Sea (10-3) 6    CAR (5-8) Sea Sea
Phi (6-7) WASH (3-10) Wash Wash
NE (10-3) 10    CIN (1-12) Cin NE
TENN (8-5) 3    Hou (8-5) Tenn Tenn
KC (9-4) 10    Den (5-8) Den Den
NYG (2-11) 3    Mia (3-10) NY Mia
TB (6-7) DET (3-9-1) Det Det
Min (9-4) 1    LAC (5-8) LA LA
Cle (6-7) 3    ARIZ (3-9-1) Cle Cle
OAK (6-7) Jack (4-9) Oak Oak
SF (11-2) 11½ Atl (4-9) Atl SF
LAR (8-5) 1    DAL (6-7) Dal LA
Sun. Nite
PIT (8-5) 1    Buf (9-4) Buf Buf
Mon. Nite
NO (10-3) 10    Ind (6-7) NO NO
Week 14 10-4-2 10-4-2
0.714 0.714
Season 105-98-5 98-105-5
0.517 0.483
Lock Total 6 7


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #15: On To Taping Cincinnati

Saturday, December 7, 2019

2019 Week #14

A little late but as promised, before Sunday action kicks off, here are Jason and my picks for NFL Week 14. We're butting heads on six games, not counting my win Thursday taking the Bears over the sorry-ass Cowboys:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
Dal (6-6) 3    CHI (6-6) Chi 31-24 Chi Dal
Sunday
GB (9-3) 13    Wash (3-9) ` GB GB
NO (10-2) SF (10-2) NO SF
ATL (3-9) Car (5-7) Atl Atl
MIN (8-4) 13    Det (3-8-1) Det Min
CLE (5-7) Cin (1-11) Cle Cin
NYJ (4-8) 5    Mia (3-9) Mia Mia
Bal (10-2) 6    BUF (9-3) Bal Bal
HOU (8-4) Den (4-8) Hou Den
TB (5-7) 3    Ind (6-6) TB TB
LAC (4-8) 3    JACK (4-8) LA LA
Pit (7-5) ARIZ (3-8-1) Pit Ariz
Tenn (7-5) 3    OAK (6-6) Tenn Tenn
NE (10-2) 3    KC (8-4) KC KC
Sun. Nite
LAR (7-5) 1    Sea (10-2) LA LA
Mon. Nite
PHI (5-7) 10    NYG (2-10) Phi NY
Week 13 10-6 8-8
0.625 0.500
Season 95-94-3 88-101-3
0.503 0.466
Lock Total 5 6


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #14: The Mahomes Strikes Back?

Saturday, November 30, 2019

2019 Week #13

Jason snatched a game from me on Thanksgiving as he continues to inch up on me for the season.  He's now sitting four games in back counting the Saints win over the Falcons.  I had ten games on him after Week 10, so it's falling apart for me right now.  We've got five (or four) more games to decide for NFL Week 13, so theoretically he can close the gap all the way.  But that would be very greedy of him and not in the holiday spirit.  In our first contingency pick of the season, Jay will keep Arizona if Kyler Murray gets the start with his bad hammy, but if he doesn't, Jay will join me in picking the Rams.  Here are our picks for Week 13:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thanksgiving
Chi (5-6) 5    DET (3-7-1) Chi 24-20 Chi Chi
DAL (6-5) Buf (8-3) Buf 26-15 Buf Buf
Thanksgiving Nite
NO (9-2) ATL (3-8) NO 26-18 Atl NO
Sunday
GB (8-3) NYG (2-9) GB GB
Cle (5-6) 2    PIT (6-5) Cle Cle
TB (4-7) 3    JACK (4-7) TB Jack
Phi (5-6) 10    MIA (2-9) Phi Mia
NYJ (4-7) 3    CIN (0-11) Cin NY
BAL (9-2) SF (10-1) Bal Bal
CAR (5-6) 10    Wash (2-9) Car Car
IND (6-5) 1    Tenn (6-5) Tenn Tenn
LAR (6-5) 3    ARIZ (3-7-1) LA Ariz?
KC (7-4) 11    Oak (6-5) KC KC
LAC (4-7) DEN (3-8) Den Den
Sun. Nite
NE (10-1) 3    HOU (7-4) Hou Hou
Mon. Nite
SEA (9-2) 3    Min (8-3) Sea Min
Week 12 4-10 8-6
0.286 0.571
Season 85-88-3 80-93-3
0.491 0.462
Lock Total 5 6


All of our thoughts and observations, including our most hated foods in the first 15 minutes of the show, can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #13: Can Saleh Solve Lamar?

Thursday, November 28, 2019

2019 Triple Gobble

We had an old-school Wednesday podcast picking the Thanksgiving games after recapping the previous weekend of football.  And we're both tired after a long day, so without further adieu, here are the Turkey Day picks, where Jason and I will be intently watching only the nightcap because we agree on the day games:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thanksgiving
Chi (5-6) 5    DET (3-7-1) Chi Chi
DAL (6-5) Buf (8-3) Buf Buf
Thanksgiving Nite
NO (9-2) ATL (3-8) Atl NO


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

Week 12 Recap + NFL 2019 Triple Gobble

Saturday, November 23, 2019

2019 Week #12

Sometimes I make a bunch of wild picks thinking I've got a special insight that allows me to see upsets that no one else sees.  Then Jason picks some of those same upsets.  This was one of those weeks.  As you will hear on our show, we both had some off-the-wall upset picks in common, spoiling the other's attempt at shocking the world.  But that's what happens when you pick all the games.  Here are our NFL Week 12 picks ATS, where we wound up differing on a mere six games:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
HOU (6-4) Ind (6-4) Hou 20-17 Hou Hou
Sunday
ATL (3-7) TB (3-7) Atl Atl
CLE (4-6) 10½ Mia (2-8) Mia Cle
Oak (6-4) 3    NYJ (3-7) NY NY
NO (8-2) 10    Car (5-5) NO NO
BUF (7-3) 4    Den (3-7) Den Buf
PHI (5-5) 1    Sea (8-2) Phi Phi
CHI (4-6) 6    NYG (2-8) Chi NY
Pit (5-5) CIN (0-10) Pit Pit
Det (3-6-1) WASH (1-9) Wash Wash
TENN (5-5) Jack (4-6) Tenn Jack
NE (9-1) 6    Dal (6-4) Dal Dal
Sun. Nite
SF (9-1) 3    GB (8-2) GB SF
Mon. Nite
Bal (8-2) 3    LAR (6-4) LA Bal
Arizona, Kansas City, the Los Angeles San Diego Chargerclippers, and Minnesota are off.
Week 11 6-7-1 7-6-1
0.462 0.538
Season 81-78-3 72-87-3
0.509 0.453
Lock Total 5 5


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #12: For The Insufferable Fan Base Championship

Sunday, November 17, 2019

2019 Week #11

This was one of those weeks picking games where Jason and I start off disagreeing on the first two and figure we're gonna do battle for the whole schedule, and wind up against each other on only three games total.  So Jay won't be cutting much into my ten-game lead, if at all.  We definitely cut up in the aftershow reminiscing about our Chicago days, so if you're into that, it's in the podcast.  And if you're into "serious" sports talk, we cover our thoughts on Myles Garrett and Colin Kaepernick while making our picks.  A little bit for everyone tonight.  Here are our selections ATS for NFL Week 11:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
CLE (3-6) 3    Pit (5-4) Cle 21-7 Pit Pit
Sunday
NO (7-2) TB (3-6) TB NO
CAR (5-4) 4    Atl (2-7) Atl Car
MIN (7-3) 10    Den (3-6) Min Min
IND (5-4) Jack (4-5) Jack Jack
WASH (1-8) NYJ (2-7) NY NY
BAL (7-2) Hou (6-3) Hou Hou
Buf (6-3) MIA (2-7) Buf Buf
Dal (5-4) 7    DET (3-5-1) Dal Dal
SF (8-1) 10    Ariz (3-6-1) Ariz Ariz
NE (8-1) 4    PHI (5-4) Phi NE
OAK (5-4) 11½ Cin (0-9) Oak Oak
Sun. Nite
LAR (5-4) 6    Chi (4-5) LA LA
Mon. Nite
KC (6-4) 4    LAC (4-6) Mexico City KC KC
Green Bay, the New York Giants, Seattle, and Tennessee are off.
Week 10 9-4 5-8
0.692 0.385
Season 75-71-2 65-81-2
0.514 0.445
Lock Total 5 4


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #11: Stay Classy Myles Garrett

Saturday, November 9, 2019

2019 Week #10

This was one of those football party podcasts that left Jason and me very drained, so without further adieu, here are the NFL picks for Week 10, where we differed on six games and had some very spirited discussions about them:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
LAC (4-5) 1    OAK (4-4) Oak 26-24 Oak Oak
Sunday
TB (2-6) Ariz (3-5-1) Ariz TB
NYG (2-7) 3    NYJ (1-7) NYJ NYG
Bal (6-2) 10    CIN (0-8) Bal Cin
KC (6-3) 6    TENN (4-5) KC KC
CHI (3-5) 3    Det (3-4-1) Chi Chi
CLE (2-6) Buf (6-2) Buf Cle
NO (7-1) 13½ Atl (1-7) Atl NO
IND (5-3) 10½ Mia (1-7) Mia Mia
GB (7-2) Car (5-3) GB Car
LAR (5-3) 4    PIT (4-4) LA LA
Sun. Nite
DAL (5-3) 3    Min (6-3) Dal Dal
Mon. Nite
SF (8-0) Sea (7-2) Sea Sea
Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, New England, Philadelphia and Washington are off.
Week 9 8-6 6-8
0.571 0.429
Season 66-67-2 60-73-2
0.496 0.451
Lock Total 4 4


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #10: Patriots Pwned, Niners Next?

Sunday, November 3, 2019

2019 Week #9

We were proud to be visited by another intelligent caller on our podcast, Naj in Atlanta, who trusts us enough to give us a listen before he makes his NFL plays.  That's at least one guy who thinks that highly of us.  It's an honor to know that our work and dedication is being acknowledged, and hey, you start there and who knows where you end up.  Jason and I played a little Real or Fake in the aftershow if you want our thoughts on the contenders to this point of the season.  Here are our picks for Week 9, where we're again opposite each other on five games, not counting Thursday:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
SF (7-0) 10    ARIZ (3-4-1) SF 28-25 Ariz SF
Sun. Morn
Hou (5-3) 1    Jack (4-4) London, ENG Jack Jack
Sunday
CAR (4-3) Tenn (4-4) Tenn Tenn
BUF (5-2) 10½ Wash (1-7) Wash Buf
Min (6-2) KC (5-3) Min KC
PHI (4-4) 4    Chi (3-4) Phi Chi
NYJ (1-6) 3    MIA (0-7) NY NY
PIT (3-4) 1    Ind (5-2) Pit Pit
SEA (6-2) 5    TB (2-5) Sea Sea
OAK (3-4) 3    Det (3-3-1) Oak Oak
Cle (2-5) 4    DEN (2-6) Den Cle
GB (7-1) LAC (3-5) GB GB
Sun. Nite
NE (8-0) 3    BAL (5-2) Bal NE
Mon. Nite
Dal (4-3) 7    NYG (2-6) Dal Dal
Atlanta, Cincinnati. the Los Angeles Rams, and New Orleans are off.
Week 8 9-5-1 5-9-1
0.643 0.357
Season 58-61-2 54-65-2
0.487 0.454
Lock Total 3 3


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #9: Baker's Burnt Brownies

Saturday, October 26, 2019

2019 Week #8

It's still a great feeling for me when we get feedback and interaction on our podcast.  Hell, it's unbelievable.  Here we are, two jamokes broadcasting a podcast that no one knows about, and people find us and decide to listen and call in.  We were visited by the world's biggest Steelers fan, Bryce in Brooklyn, who we had not heard from in over a year.  He brought the deep assessment while, as always, remaining true to his Steelers.  Didn't think I'd hear anyone refer to a Dolphins game as a must-win, but if you feel like Pittsburgh has a shot to compete this season, then yeah, you kinda have to beat Miami.  Here are this week's picks for Jason and me, where we disagree on five games, not counting the Thursday night "action."

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
MIN (5-2) 16½ Wash (1-6) Min 19-9 Wash Min
Sunday
Sea (5-2) 7    ATL (1-6) Sea Sea
NO (6-1) 10½ Ariz (3-3-1) NO Ariz
LAR (4-3) 12½ Cin (0-7) London, ENG LA LA
JACK (3-4) 6    NYJ (1-5) NY NY
BUF (5-1) 2    Phi (3-4) Phi Buf
CHI (3-3) LAC (2-5) Chi Chi
TENN (3-4) TB (2-4) Tenn TB
IND (4-2) Den (2-5) Den Ind
DET (2-3-1) NYG (2-5) NY NY
SF (6-0) Car (4-2) Car Car
NE (7-0) 11½ Cle (2-4) Cle NE
HOU (4-3) Oak (3-3) Hou Hou
Sun. Nite
GB (6-1) 4    KC (5-2) GB GB
Mon. Nite
PIT (2-4) 14    Mia (0-6) Mia Mia
Baltimore and Dallas are off.
Week 7 7-7 8-6
0.500 0.571
Season 49-56-1 49-56-1
0.467 0.467
Lock Total 3 3


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #8: The Seventh Sense

Sunday, October 20, 2019

2019 Week #7

It was another fun podcast for our NFL Week 7 pick show.  Jay and I got to exert some frustration about the referee situation this season, specifically the game-altering calls in Green Bay vs. Detroit and the fact that bad calls are getting correctly challenged and not overturned.  It can be stomach-turning knowing that games and careers are being affected by these calls and some of them could be fixed if the replay officials would acknowledge what everyone is seeing.  As for our picks, for the second week in a row my most confident pick is not a spread, it's a number: Saints-Bears under 38½.  Jay and I will go heads-up on six games, and I invite you to pay no attention to my Lock of the Week as it's a last tip of the hat to my preseason Super Bowl pick before they completely shrivel up and die.  Here are our picks:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
KC (4-2) 3    DEN (2-4) KC 30-6 Den KC
Sunday
LAR (3-3) 3    ATL (1-5) Atl Atl
BUF (4-1) 17    Mia (0-6) Buf Mia
Jack (2-4) 4    CIN (0-6) Jack Cin
Min (4-2) 2    DET (2-2-1) Min Det
GB (5-1) Oak (3-2) GB Oak
NYG (2-4) 3    Ariz (2-3-1) Ariz Ariz
IND (3-2) 1    Hou (4-2) Hou Ind
SF (5-0) 10    WASH (1-5) SF SF
TENN (2-4) LAC (2-4) Tenn Tenn
SEA (5-1) 3    Bal (4-2) Sea Sea
CHI (3-2) NO (5-1) Chi NO
Sun. Nite
DAL (3-3) Phi (3-3) Dal Dal
Mon. Nite
NE (6-0) NYJ (1-4) NE NE
Carolina, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay are off.
Week 6 8-6 5-9
0.571 0.357
Season 42-49-1 41-50-1
0.462 0.451
Lock Total 3 2


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #7: More Zebra Silliness

Saturday, October 12, 2019

2019 Week #6

Jason is back from his vacation, so we were able to have our 2½-hour Football Party© podcast tonight.  We're against each other on seven games tomorrow, so that's always a fun Sunday, and it's also fun to start with football in the morning from England.  I'm so unsure on my picks this season that I feel most confident tomorrow in a pick that's not a point spread: I love the Titans-Broncos under 41.  Slam it.  Here are our NFL picks for Week 6, where I've already vaulted away my Lock thanks to the Patriots on Thursday:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
NE (5-0) 17    NYG (2-3) NE 35-14 NE NE
Sun. Morn
Car (3-2) TB (2-3) London, ENG TB TB
Sunday
Sea (4-1) 1    CLE (2-3) Sea Cle
JACK (2-3) NO (4-1) Jack Jack
MIN (3-2) 3    Phi (3-2) Min Phi
BAL (3-2) 10½ Cin (0-5) Cin Bal
Wash (0-5) MIA (0-4) Wash Mia
KC (4-1) 4    Hou (3-2) KC Hou
Atl (1-4) ARIZ (1-3-1) Atl Atl
LAR (3-2) 3    SF (4-0) SF SF
Dal (3-2) 7    NYJ (0-4) Dal Dal
DEN (1-4) Tenn (2-3) Den Tenn
Sun. Nite
LAC (2-3) 6    Pit (1-4) Pit LA
Mon. Nite
GB (4-1) 4    Det (2-1-1) Det Det
Buffalo, Chicago, Indianapolis, and Oakland are off.
Week 5 6-9 6-9
0.400 0.400
Season 34-43-1 36-41-1
0.442 0.468
Lock Total 2 2


All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:

NFL 2019 Week #6: Peaks & Valleys

Saturday, October 5, 2019

2019 Week #5

Jason is off on vacay with his wonderful wife, so he texted me his picks for Week 5.  He didn't have time to break his picks down, and I don't deserve to after the start to the season I've had, so without comment, here's the Week 5 slate, where we clash on four picks including both of our Locks:

Fav Spread Dog Final Dre Jay
Thu. Nite
SEA (3-1) LAR (3-1) Sea 30-29 Sea Sea
Sunday
NO (3-1) 3    TB (2-2) TB TB
HOU (2-2) 4    Atl (1-3) Atl Hou
Min (2-2) NYG (2-2) Min Min
Bal (2-2) PIT (1-3) Bal Bal
CAR (2-2) Jack (2-2) Jack Jack
PHI (2-2) 14    NYJ (0-3) Phi Phi
Chi (3-1) 5    Oak (2-2) London, ENG Chi Oak
CIN (0-4) 3    Ariz (0-3-1) Ariz Cin
TENN (2-2) 3    Buf (3-1) Buf Buf
NE (4-0) 16    WASH (0-4) NE NE
LAC (2-2) 6    Den (0-4) LA LA
DAL (3-1) GB (3-1) Dal Dal
Sun. Nite
KC (4-0) 11    Ind (2-2) KC KC
Mon. Nite
SF (3-0) 4    Cle (2-2) SF Cle
Detroit and Miami are off.
Week 4 5-10 8-7
0.333 0.533
Season 28-34-1 30-32-1
0.452 0.484
Lock Total 2 1


None of our thoughts and observations can be heard on my mini-podcast here:

NFL 2019 Week #5: Rest Stop