BRADS NFL PICKS SUPER BOWL 52
Brads Picks was 0-2 last week and is 2-8 for the playoffs.
Last week:
New England 24, Jaguars 20 – Jags led 14-3 late in the second quarter and 20-10 early in the fourth but then they decided to play it safe and blew their shot at a Super Bowl appearance. They could have won the game if they’d kept the pedal to the metal.
BRADS NFL PICKS – CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES – 2017-2018
Brads Picks was a perfect 0 – 4 last week, and is 2-6 for the post-season.
Last weeks results:
Philadelphia 15, Falcons 10 – Falcons 10, Eagles 9 at the half. Eagles defense was excellent (as expected) – the Falcons only points came after two turnovers by the Eagles.
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Brads NFL Picks – The Divisional Playoff Games – 2017-2018
Brads Picks was 2-2 last week. Here’s the good and bad from that:
the good:
Jacksonville 10, Bills 3 – Poor QB play on both sides, at least in the passing game. But Jags QB Blake Bortles made up for it with some nifty scrambling. He had several long runs that kept drives alive. The lone TD of the game was a pass from Bortles to backup TE Ben Koyack on 4th and one at the goal line in the third quarter. Bortles had 88 rush yards to just 87 passing yards.
New Orleans 31, Panthers 26 – Saints 24, Panthers 12 at the end of the third. Then the Panthers got a TD; then the Saints got a TD; then the Panthers got a TD. Panthers made a try at the end for a game winning TD but the Saints D came up big.
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Falcons will win
(For a bit of nostalgia, this is what I wrote about 50 weeks ago)
Denver 24, Carolina 10 – At the end of the 1st quarter, it was Denver 10, Carolina 0. At the half it was Denver 13, Carolina 7. After the third, it was Denver 16, Carolina 7. Midway through the 4th it was Denver 16, Carolina 10. You know the final score. So, as predicted, Denver won going away.
Neither QB threw a TD pass. Both threw one INT. Newton was sacked 6 times (Ted Ginn was sacked once- the 7 sacks tied the SB record, with the 85 Chicago Bears). Manning was sacked 5 times. Manning threw a pass for a two point conversion for the final score in the game.
The only two offensive TDs were on short running plays, by Jonathan Stewart, who leaped over, and CJ Anderson, who burrowed under. The other TD was a fumble recovery by Malik Jackson who recovered in the end zone after Von Miller stripped the ball from Cam Newton.
The game was played by the number 1 offense (Carolina) and the number 1 defense (Denver), and a good Carolina defense against a mediocre Denver offense. The story of the game was that Denver’s defense was far superior to Carolina’s offense, and the Bronco offense did just enough against the Carolina defense.
(What I wrote a year ago)
Brads NFL Picks – Super Bowl 50
Two Weeks ago – the Conference Championship games:
Denver 20 Patriots 18 – The game wasn’t quite as close as the score indicates. Manning made a bonehead play in the 1st quarter when he threw a lateral to Ronnie Hillman, who wasn’t looking for it. Cheaters recovered at the Bronco 22. A 21 yard pass and a one yard run and the Cheaters had a TD.
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