Wormy Pix Playoffs Pick of the Week (Conference)

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Goodness, what a finish! A total up & down emotional roller coaster ride, up to the possible extra pt kick to win the POW! Alas, it was a push, which I will gladly take seeing as it was an utter loss just 6 seconds before the “Minneapolis Miracle.” PHI rode their “D” to a nice win over ATL & TEN was absolutely hosed by 2 critical calls in 1[SUP]st[/SUP] half to blow open the gm for NE. Teaser helped put me over the hump, which was on life support thanks to TEN & PIT covering their spreads in the final seconds.

Playoffs POW 0-1-1, Teasers 1-1, Overall 3-4-1.

MIN -3 benefited from the most famous whiff in the history of the NFL. Now I believe they’re a team of destiny. I was almost not going to cap this matchup, but that’s definitely not me. There are subtle edges that MIN should take advantage of, even on the rd against a very motivated PHI team. PHI’s “D” is fantastic, but their secondary is the weakness w/out a doubt. They struggle against double moves & both Thielen & Diggs are masters @ that. Keenum also holds I think a significant edge over Foles, not just based on #’s but due to Keenum’s playing time over the course of the season. He’s hardened from facing good “D”s all yr & working w/his teammates. Foles just came in w/the starters 3 gms ago & actually had his best gm when he came in cold against the NYG. One key edge Keenum has over Foles is on 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] down. Foles’ 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] down conversion rate is half of Keenum’s, so when MIN’s “D” (which is #1 on 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] down) surely puts PHI in that situation, you can expect lots of punts & FG attempts. MIN has the edge everywhere except in the running gm & hm field. Throw in K Jake Elliot’s extra pt adventures & MIN should pull out a tight one to get to MIN for the SB.

PHI 13
MIN 20
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GL to all & comments are most welcome.
 

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1 Unit NE -7 ½: Man I wanted to go w/JAX, but 2 things stopped me. All the media talk about JAX pressuring Brady this wk & the amazing trend of PO teams that score 40 or more pts are 4-25-1 ATS the following wk. It makes sense too, because it’s only 1 wk to recover for both “O” & “D” after all that running, so there’s sure to be some fatigue. I’m sure Belicheat will have Brady throw quick hitters to WRs & definitely to RBs, & take shots downfield to Gronk who will have a huge advantage over Myles Jack. Belicheat will also take away Fournette, leaving Bortles to win in a place where more experienced QBs go to die.

1 Unit MIN/PHI Under 39: Both teams have tremendous “D”s & I have little faith in Foles to move the ball if MIN successfully stops their run gm. And there should be a lot of running & field position ball here w/SB on the line, esp in 1[SUP]st[/SUP] half. Hopefully TOs stay down as well, because that can always blow up any under play.
 

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Good Luck today Wormy as I will not be playing anything today dont like either game too much BS going on with both games
 

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My GL charm! Thanks Hache, I'm super confident now!

Good Luck today Wormy as I will not be playing anything today dont like either game too much BS going on with both games
Lol, jaded from last wk or do you speak of Brady & media drama stuff? One reason I'm w/NE here is the fact NFL doesn't want a JAX vs back-up QB matchup for SB. I'm definitely expecting key calls for NE early in gm similar to their TEN gm.

Good luck Worms!! Vikes and the under!!
Let's get dat cash, Cash!
 

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Ugh. Pick 6 blew up everything. All momentum w/PHI. Sigh. The risk/reward w/Keenum's gunslinger play. Praying for better play 2nd half.
 

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It's been another fun season my friend. Hope to do again next season if all is well!

Take care, Wormy Pix
 

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Ugh. It was a good ride.

Foles looks very comfortable in that offense. Should be a great SB. I’m thinking it should be a pretty high scoring game. Good luck with your pick. I’ll be keeping an eye out for it!
 

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