Category Archives: football

Why I’m Done With Football

Posted on September 10, 2017 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hello all. It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on here—almost a year, in fact, since I begged my few readers not to vote for Donald Trump. We all know how that went, and over the last few … Continue reading →

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2016 Super Bowl Pick

Posted on February 5, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

Two weeks ago, when I made my picks in the conference championship games, I was wrong about pretty much everything. I thought the Patriots would walk all over the Broncos. Instead, Denver’s defense, led by an otherworldly Von Miller, decimated Tom … Continue reading →

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2016 Conference Championship Picks

Posted on January 21, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

And in this season that I have not enjoyed at all (I even missed the epic Cards-Packers game on Saturday), we’re down to the final four. Last week I once again went 3-for-4 in my picks (although I was just … Continue reading →

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2016 Divisional Round Picks

Posted on January 16, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

As usual, my Wild Card picks last week illustrated just how little I know about football. I thought Chiefs-Texans would be a tight game; instead, it was a blowout. I thought Pittsburgh and Seattle would beat Cincy and Minnesota easily; … Continue reading →

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2016 Wild Card Playoff Picks

Posted on January 6, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

Good lord, I hated this football season. My beloved San Francisco 49ers were a complete abomination—the laughingstock of the entire league. Two of my three most hated teams (the Deflatriots and the PEDhawks) are still Super Bowl contenders. (At least … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Two Awards: Dawgs Weekend Edition

Posted on September 23, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Now that’s what more like it! One week after San Francisco seemed to turn my preseason prognostications of doom upside down with a 20-3 stomping of the Vikings, we got a game that lined up a lot closer with my expectations. … Continue reading →

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2015 Niners Season Preview, or “The Descent”

Posted on September 14, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Who’s ready for football!?!? Not anyone who roots for the San Francisco 49ers!!! As I explained in the intro to my 2013 Niners season preview, I’m something of a fairweather football fan. I don’t follow college football at all, because a) … Continue reading →

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2015 Super Bowl Pick

Posted on January 30, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Well, as I predicted a couple of weeks ago, here we are: Pete Carroll vs. Bill Belichick. The Seabitches vs. the Massholes. The PEDhawks vs. the Deflatriots. I’m not sure it would be possible for there to be a less … Continue reading →

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2015 Conference Championship Picks

Posted on January 15, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Last year, my Conference Championship weekend picks column clocked in at almost 2,000 words. That’s what happens when my favorite team plays its blood rival, with an undercard featuring what may have been the final Peyton Manning–Tom Brady playoff matchup. … Continue reading →

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2015 Divisional Round Playoff Picks

Posted on January 8, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Well, last week’s picks could have been better. Thanks to the incompetence of a few key people, I nailed Carolina (thank you, Ryan Lindley!), Indy (thank you, Andy Dalton!), and Dallas (thank you, NFL referees!)—but I missed on Baltimore. And … Continue reading →

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