NFL Picks: Wild Card Weekend
Aaron's NFL Picks for Wild Card Weekend.
By PackerAaron
Last Week: 11-5
Season: 176-80
Cincinatti at Houston: Houston
Detroit at New Orleans: New Orleans
Atlanta at New York Giants: New York Giants
Pittsburgh at Denver: Pittsburgh
Bye: Green Bay, San Francisco, New England, Baltimore
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Comments (21)
January 06, 2012 at 04:19 pm
Ditto.
Check this out... Me and another guy finished tied with 176 regular season wins. The tie breaker is wild card weekend... We both have the same picks, so the tie breaker is now the points in the Denver game, I picked 29, he picked 40. I feel really good the total won't go over 34, what do you guys think? Big payout difference between 1st and 2nd.
GBP 4 LIFE
PackerAaron
January 06, 2012 at 04:26 pm
You have it in the bag.
January 06, 2012 at 07:32 pm
I miss your little comments. The one about hide the women and children made me laugh hard. I forget what game it was but it just hit me in the right way. When you make someone laugh you've done something good. There is not enough good in the world.
January 08, 2012 at 06:19 pm
Son. Of. A. Bitch.
January 06, 2012 at 04:35 pm
Cincy @ Houston is really interesting. I'm leaning towards Cincinatti, but the logic in my head says Houston. I guess this one really rests on the shoulders of T.J Yates. If he doesn't turn the ball over I think Houston wins.
January 06, 2012 at 04:36 pm
Houston over Cinci would be an upset pick to me because Houston doesn't have much of a quarterback
January 07, 2012 at 05:12 am
Seems you went with conventional wisdom on all four. If there's one thing certain on wildcard weekend, it's that nothing is certain. There's usually an upset this week.
January 07, 2012 at 08:08 am
There is one strange thing that happens. A visiting team will win at least one game maybe two.
January 07, 2012 at 09:31 am
I think the Falcons are going to knock off the Giants. For some reason, I just think this year's Giants team isn't that great.
January 07, 2012 at 10:45 am
I have an unnatural fear that the Falcons will be a dangerous team outdoors. They are built for it.
January 07, 2012 at 11:06 am
Meh.
People make a case that SF and ATL, with their running game, are better equiped to handle the outdoors than the Saints.
I don't see it. I see 2 QBs that struggle as it is playing in good conditions, and both lack arm strenght to play in bad weather.
I see two teams that become one dimensional in bad weather. And I like our chances very much against one dimensional teams.
January 07, 2012 at 11:42 am
Smith in bad weather or just cold, I see 11 men in the box.
January 07, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Matt Ryan is on a completely different level than Alex Smith, let's be real.
January 08, 2012 at 11:06 am
Yes.
But he's still dependant on their running game. Moreso in bad weather.
January 07, 2012 at 08:40 pm
Dude, I don't know why you swear the dirty bird so much. I remember when you went to the atl earlier this season and you were stressing about them then. Chillax broseph, the bird ain't coming to Lambeau and leaving with a win should we play them, just not happening.
January 07, 2012 at 08:41 pm
Swear=sweat
January 07, 2012 at 09:48 pm
Matt Ryan had thrown 20 TDs and only 4 INTs since their bye.
January 08, 2012 at 11:10 am
Here's Ryan's ratings on games outside:
77.5 @ chicago
75.7 @ TB
94.4 @ Seattle
50.6 @ Houston
120.5 @ Carolina
The only game where Ryan threw for more than 1 TD outside was @ Carolina.
BTW, Brees' ratings outside also drop quite a bit.
January 08, 2012 at 02:54 pm
I'm no longer afraid of anyone in the playoffs.
January 07, 2012 at 10:20 am
I'm going with Denver just to pick an upset-- think Saints at Seahawks. I think Denver is all in today being and Pitt will get their best performance.
January 07, 2012 at 09:57 pm
I think were going to play the falcons, because i think they beat the giants and the lions are going to lose. I would rather play the falcons then any other team because we have beat them the last 2 times we have played them. We can stop the run no matter who we play, as long as Pickett is playing.