PML Pick Ems’ is going to be a weekly segment featuring Greeny, Arod, Cammy, Burn, and I where we predict the winners for every PML game. We will also have excerpts each week from each of us, but these excerpts will feature different topics each week. This week we are focusing on each matchup and discussing around the league in the PML.
Week 15 Matchups –
Buffalo, Denver, and Philadelphia all pulled off solid victories this week and I’d say that no one really predicted the Cowboys to get taken to the woodshed like they did, but it goes to show that anyone can sneak out a victory in PML. Greeny still holds a two-game lead over Arod, but as the weeks move on, the rest of the pack is falling behind with only a few more weeks of picks to go.
Greeny –
Arizona 35 – San Francisco 24:
CEO fighting for the NFC West crown and playoffs in general take another crucial blow as Que continues to hurt his draft pick and play good ball down the stretch. I think we see 20-25 touches for Demarcado as Que tries to ensure he gets offensive rookie of the year and possibly best NFC rb (Aaron Jones probably locks that up with another big game though)
Los Angeles Rams 45 – Washington 10:
This is tough to project point wise, but the outcome is all but written. Commanders just lost 72-0 and I can’t remember a worse looking pml loss in recent history. Rams by 5 scores
Dallas 35 – Buffalo 28:
It’s a shame this game will be a cpu game. Beast is pulling an arod and on a cruise. He’s been on a year lately and just took down the 1 seed in the afc. Drama is on a two-game skid and you have to believe he would rather play beast than cpu all madden Josh Allen. All the weapons are back for the Bills so we will see if the cpu can orchestrate a win but ultimately, I think Drama pulls the game out late.
Burn –
Los Angeles Chargers 30 – Las Vegas 24:
The super team over in Los Angeles has become undone. Has panic set in? They have assembled an ensemble of superstar and superstar x factor players, however, they were no use in their last game. They lost to the Broncos who played their hearts out and showed that no matter how many superstars you have, it doesn’t always translate to wins. The Raiders unlike the Chargers have something to feel great about last game. They are having a bad year, but with nothing to play for, potentially knocked the Vikings out of playoff contention. That is something that you can hold your head up high about and get your team onboard with you as a coach. The feel-good story ends this week for the Raiders as the Chargers will be looking to avenge their loss. No way could the Chargers lose to two divisible teams having bad years, right? I don’t think so, chat would never let them live it down. Chargers win 30-24.
Carolina 21 – Atlanta 17:
Carolina is sputtering at the wrong time of the season. They weren’t doing very well when Bryce Young was in the game, but now with his injury, they are doing even worse. They don’t have a pick in the first in the upcoming draft and no quarterback to develop at the moment. They are playing for pride in this one. Both coaches are known to take shots at each other, and this is a clear motivation for the Panthers. The Falcons made that big move for Waddle at the trade deadline, and it hasn’t worked out as they would have hoped. The offense isn’t opening up as you would like with one of the fastest receivers in the league on your team, however, the defense has been playing great and winning their games. This could be a trap game for the Falcons. The Panthers will be really motivated to potentially knock out the Falcons from playoff contention. I think the Falcons fall for the trap and the Panthers win 21-17.
Denver 31 – Detroit 27:
Many said the Broncos win now moves wouldn’t pay off and they were sending the Saints a top 5 pick or even a two 1 pick. The Broncos proved everyone wrong with this victory over the Chargers. They took everything that was said about them to heart and got the win. They need to take this same approach in every game left, that way they have some momentum going into the next season. The Lions have lost their last 5 after being 5-3 coming out of the bye week. They started off the season so well and just collapsed in the second half. With eight losses they are on the verge of being knocked out of the playoffs and need to win every game possible. I think we will see a motivated Broncos team this week and they get the win 31-27.
Minnesota 40 – Cincinnati 24:
The Bengals haven’t had the season that you would think they would when you have one of the best quarterbacks in the league on your team. Burrow and his deadeye abilities counteract all the inaccuracies that most quarterbacks in the league are dealing with. This hasn’t helped as Burrow has 23 interceptions in the season and is close to losing his abilities. The Bengals will have to be very careful in the next few games. The Vikings lost a tough game to the Raiders last week and are now on life alert in the playoff race. They know that they need to win every game going forward and treat every game as a playoff game. That starts this week in what could be an interception fest. The Vikings will win this game 40-24 but I think the season may be done for.
AROD –
New York Jets 24 – Miami 20:
The Jets could put the final nail in the coffin for their division mate Miami Dolphins. The competitive nature of the AFC East division will see some deserving teams miss out on a playoff berth. I think the Jets come out and control the game and Dalvin Cook rushes over 20 times while controlling the time of possession. If this could be done, the Jets will move on and have their eyes set at the playoffs. Low scoring tight one, but the road team prevails.
New Orleans 37 – New York Giants 10:
Saints are winners of 7 straight and I don’t see the win streak stopping here. The Giants are coming off a blowout loss to the Packers, and I expect more of the same against the Saints. The Saints are proving themselves as a legitimate contender this year as their offense will be too much for Burn and the Giants. Saints win streak hits 8 straight here.
Houston 20 – Tennessee 14:
This game has huge implications towards the NFC South crown. They play 2 times over the final few weeks of the season. Although I’d love to see it go down to the wire, the Texans will roll here behind the defense and separate themselves a bit from Dlloyd and the Titans in the standings. The Titans have been getting by since the Derrick Henry deal as they have rolled through 5 straight victories behind the arm of Will Levis. The Texans boast a top-rated defense- the good times come to an end for the Titans. Give me the Texans here.
Cammy –
Chicago 31 – Cincinnati 14:
The Bengals coach is going to have to start learning that he needs to be more aggressive with Burrow and spread that offense out through the air. He was able to pick up a win last week but this is a team that should be striking fear in everyone’s eyes. I don’t think the Bears have any fear at all for this game and pick up another win on their quest for playoffs.
Indianapolis 24 – Pittsburgh 21:
With Zach Wilson out for the rest of the year the Steelers are going to have to try to make Pickett into a serviceable quarterback which they have shown they cannot do. I have the Colts picking up a sneaky win this week if they can perform at a high level.
New England 31 – Kansas City 28:
This is game of the week and I’m excited to tune into see it. I think the Patriots will be able to pull out with a victory they have shown it doesn’t matter what team they are up against they are going to play their hearts out and capture that dub. This is going to be a battle for 1st place and with Pacheco out the patriots might have an easier day stuffing the run and focusing on the pass.
Fallen –
Seattle 38 – Philadelphia 28:
These two teams are on two different trajectories, but HD has been known to pull off and upset and he has the talent to pull off a consecutive upset. Seattle is holding strong with a small one game lead in their division, and they can’t afford a slip up this week. I think this game is going to be a blowout in the first half, but HD will calm down his passing attack and lean on his running game in the fourth quarter to make the game look a bit more respectable.
Jacksonville 28 – Baltimore 14:
I am intrigued by this matchup because we have two teams that are near the bottom 10 in the league, but the Jaguars seem like the only team out of these two with some fight left in them. There are no content points on the line for the winner, so it’ll be interesting to see how this game unfolds. I think Arod is going to play it safe with Lamar and Tbandit is going to come out guns blazing with Lawrence to try to make his end of the year passing stats look a bit better.
Green Bay 42 – Tampa Bay 21:
What happened to the Buccaneers between cycles? Granted they did lose Tom Brady, but aside from that the rosters are very similar. Cammy is having a difficult time really producing on offense or defense. HypeMike is going to look to strike early and coast for the rest of the game, similar to what he did versus the New York Giants this week. I think this one has all the makings of a blowout, sad to say.
