2020 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 17

And so it all comes down to this. One week. 16 games. The coalition is back to round out the 2020 NFL season!

Fortune smiled upon me in Week 16, as I took four of six disputed games from Adam to give myself a two game lead going into the final week. However, I do not lead the group anymore; Geoffrey Clark has taken a three game lead going into the final sprint. Full standings on ESPN (bearing in mind that Adam and I each have one more point than we should) are here, while correct standings and a full breakdown of how we've picked in relation to each other can be found here.

Given that we are down to the final week, combined with the fact that Adam was in town for the holidays this week... it seemed only fitting that we close out the 2020 campaign in podcast form!

From all of us at Confessions of a Sportscaster, have a Happy New Year!

2020 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 16

We're getting down to the nitty gritty of the NFL season, and it's crunch time amongst the coalition as well with two weeks to go.

The entire group has come back to around the same level, as just eight games separate first from last place. More important at the top... it has now become very bunched.

It wasn't a great week for me I'd say (I had at least three games I think that I lost by half a point), but it was good enough, as I took five of eight disputed games from Adam to move back into a tie for first place, and Geoffrey is only a game off of the lead. Correct standings, as well as a breakdown of how we've picked in relation to each other, can be found here. 

And despite him having a pretty solid season on the whole on his own merits, Adam finally decided in Week 16, in a tie for the lead, to throw a curveball.

"I had a special guest helping with my picks this week, my son Aiden. He has played in years past, but I forgot to get him set up. Joe and Jim should be happy about that because they would likely be losing to an 11-year-old, *shots fired* haha. Anyway on to my, or should I say, Aiden’s picks. Honestly I agree with most of them, there are a few I would have gone the other way, but I will stick with his picks and make them my own."

And that, dear friends, is how Adam blew an opportunity to break the even year drought (likely jinx). As we set up for what will likely be a photo finish, he and I disagree on six games out of 16.

From all of us at Confessions of a Sportscaster, have a Merry Christmas! Let's get to the picks.

2020 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 15

The coalition soldiers on towards the end of the season, and my triumphant high from last week has come crashing down.

It wasn't a historic loss, thankfully... but Adam swept our four disputed games as my two game lead flips to a two game deficit. Though with 48 to play... anything can happen.

The bad news is, a week after Adam got his ESPN numbers righted... Thursday he screwed up again, so now the only correct number is our margin since I screwed up once earlier in the year. You can view those standings, bearing in mind we each have one more point than we should, here. Correct standings, along with how we've picked in relation to each other, can be found here. The big takeaway from looking at that: Adam is great at hero picks.

This week, he and I disagree on eight games out of 16. Let's see if I can flip the script again!

2020 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 14

The coalition is back as we enter the fourth quarter of the season and... oh hey, look at those standings!

For the first time since Week 7, I'm back in the group lead after taking four of our five disputed games. Adam had another picking error on ESPN this week... but this time it worked out as he wasn't given a point he should have been given, which means his two mistakes have now evened out and his score there is accurate. I, however, still have one more point on ESPN than I should.

You can view correct standings, in addition to how we've picked in relation to each other, here. There's one again a fairly clear dichotomy in the group, as Adam is right behind me, with Geoffrey Clark in the hunt as well. Joe and Jim would need miracles to catch up at this point.

This week, Adam and I disagree on just four games out of 16. Hopefully we have no postponements that could throw the integrity of this off. Let's get to it!

2020 COAS Pigskin Pick 'Em: Week 13

The coalition is back on its traditional medium this week as we continue our quest to pick NFL games against the spread!

I hope you enjoyed last week's special podcast edition. Adam and I both enjoyed it, and I think it's safe to say we'll plan to bring that format back for future editions. Stay tuned for more details on that.

As for where we stand now, I was correct in that we came pretty close to a split, as I took five of our eight disputed games last week. It should be noted, however, that that margin I won by should probably have an asterisk. Also, Adam was insistent I include the following:

For the record, if you win by 2 or less games, remember the Denver no QB game and the RGIII/Dez Ravens/Pitt game that was played on a Wednesday day. In both cases I absolutely would have picked the other way if I had the information I had at the time we made picks.

I had a feeling that, if we weren't bound by the system we work under, Adam would have gone the other way and we'd have split last week instead (even though he came reasonably close to getting away with it on Wednesday). He still retains the group lead for now, but it's now by the narrowest of margins (bearing in mind that he and I each have one more point there than we should). Correct standings and our picks in relation to each other can be found here.

Following a chaotic week where all 32 teams still played, just all over the place, Adam and I disagree on only five games out of the 15 games spaced pretty far apart. Let's get to it!