Scott Norwood
Saturday, January 29, 2022
Conf. Finals '22
Friday, January 21, 2022
Conf. Semis '22
Once again I went too long in my analysis of these games and left my partner Jason almost no time at the end of the show. I'm lucky that he's patient and also used to me sucking all the oxygen. We're both very excited for the slate of Divisional Round games. There are no spreads that are touchdowns or larger, so the oddsmakers think the matchups are rather even, and so do we, for the most part. Jay does fear that the Titans will smash the Bengals, but that just plays into Cincy's hands. "No one gave us a chance! NO ONE!!" I can hear them now. Here are our picks, and since that Cin-Tenn game is our only battle, if I win, the points chase is all over:
All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:
Friday, January 14, 2022
Wild Card '22
I was a little too fired up for playoff football, and I got way too deep into statistics getting ready for our podcast. So we got all our picks in, but most of my analysis was lost because it would have pushed the show into marathon territory, even more than it already is. I'll curtail my research for the next show. Jay and I see two Wild Card games differently, which would bring him within shouting distance in our playoff scoring system. It would really put me in the driver's seat if I can take those games from him. Here are our predictions for the NFL's super mega playoff wknd, yay sports:
All (or most) of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:
NFL Wild Card 2022: Big Ben's Bon Voyage (Unless...)
Monday, January 10, 2022
2021 What I Learned About Each Team In One Sentence
Sunday, January 9, 2022
2021 Week #18
I feel like we all won a marathon in making it to Week 18 in the NFL. They kept drilling home that it was the longest season ever, and it felt like it. Jay said that it has felt more like work this year to stay prepared and make informed picks than ever before. He's right, and I should thank him for doing the show every week (except one) and juggling this silliness with his family and job. We do it for the love of football, and because it's fun. But it tests the love of all fans when it seems like work keeping up with your sport. I guess they know what they're doing, but there's been rumors of expanding the season for years and I've always looked forward to it, and now that it's here, I'm...not as excited as I thought I would be. I'm tired. Hell, I'm rambling now because I'm tired. Here's our Week 18 picks, where Jason and I differ on six games (plus the Cowboys-Eagles game), joined by the coin flip for the Sunday games, since the last week is always a coin flip anyway:
All of our thoughts and observations can be heard here:
NFL 2021 Week #18: And If You Don't Like The Extra Week, You Can Strip And Leave
Saturday, January 1, 2022
2021 Week #17
Jay and I differ on seven games this week, which is a lot less than I thought because we started off against each other on the first three picks. But we got in lock step for the most part from there. I just hope we can keep up our Lock streak, since I'm ahead of him by one. I had to change my Chiefs pick from Week 16 though. I said on the podcast that I would take the Steelers over the Chiefs if either Tyreek Hill or Travis Kelce were to miss the game. But then I forgot that I said that when I wrote my contingency on the blog, and I wrote that I would only take the Steelers if both Kelce and Hill were ruled out. I left it to Jay to decide what should happen to the pick, and he said because I broadcast that I got Pittsburgh while making our picks, that should stand. So it will. Here are our Week 17 picks, free of contingencies: