All were favorites, but not a single home team covered the spread in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. On top of that, two home teams, the two teams with the best records in the AFC—San Diego and Baltimore—took it on the chin and were beaten outright. The SMA swami took it on the chin too: a 1-3 mark for the weekend, and now 3-5 for the playoffs thus far. Here’s the dope on the losers,
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Wild Cards Tank, Interesting Matchups Await in Divisional Playoffs
Posted on 4:28 AM by ergeg
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised. This year’s wild-card entries in the NFL playoffs were by and large teams that struggled just to get into the postseason. So when all four lost last weekend, by hook and by crook, perhaps justice was done. Getting to the Super Bowl is a survival-of-the-fittest proposition, and it’s a secure feeling knowing that the very best teams have advanced. As for the losers,
Friday, January 5, 2007
An African American Tragedy
Posted on 5:14 AM by ergeg
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.”—Hamlet. ACT I, Scene 4. The body of Darrent Williams will be publically viewed tonight in Fort Worth, the hometown of the Denver Broncos player who was gunned down in Denver early on New Year’s Day. Williams’ funeral will be held January 6 at Great Commission Baptist Church. After a few days’ worth of reflection, it’s no easier to understand why
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Wild Weekend, Wild Finish, and Wild Cards
Posted on 11:22 AM by ergeg
The NFL’s wild regular-season-ending weekend brought a few on-field surprises but also a bounty of ATS (against the spread) picks that clicked for the SMA swami. Chronic underachievers came through for us in fine style, including the Lions (over the Cowboys), the Steelers (over the Bengals), the Panthers (over the Saints), the 49ers (over the Broncos), the Packers (over the Bears), the Dolphins
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