2008-09 NFL Mascot Pick'em Game

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 7

SUN, OCT 19
San Diego at Buffalo – Chargers and Bills? The buffadudes and force of energy. Either way the buffadude morphs, the energy should prevail. Buffalo on the plain…dude in the wild west…? c’mon now..too easy. CHARGERS


Pittsburgh at Cincinnati – Steelers and Bengals? I think that the heat factor has worked in the past when deciding how the dudes with the hot molten stuff have met an animal. I’m gonna go with it here too, even in the tiger’s den since well, the confined space will make it even hotter, no? STEELERS


Minnesota at Chicago – Vikings and Bears? Pillaging norsemen and a bear…now this matchup screams bear rug or something made out of bears skin. Valid mental image? I’ll guess we’ll find out won’t we? VIKINGS


Tennessee at Kansas City – Titans and Chiefs? Well, shoot. I think I’m gonna have to go with the Harry Hamlins here, because I think since their opponent is not an animal, I stand a chance to get this right. In a mythological battle I’m pretty sure they have the edge here against indigenous people, unless those same people have an owl. In which case :shrug shoulders: I’m guessing sans owl. TITANS


New Orleans at Carolina – Saints and Panthers? Miracle men and Panthers? Nothing here is striking me since I guess I haven’t mastered when divine intervention kicks in for the miracle men and when they’re on their own. My gut tells me go with the animal here just because. PANTHERS


San Francisco at NY Giants – 49ers and Giants? Seems last season, I went with the tall dudes because nothing goldie rolls with, sourdough rolls, gold pans, gold…gave him an edge. I’m not sure I’m inclined to change, since I got this right last season. GIANTS


Baltimore at Miami – Ravens and Dolphins? Can a big black bird (which talks) get over on hecka cute Flipper? I guess so because flight seems to be an advantage. But…what about if we matched them up on speed. Sure, the method of travel is different, and I spose I should account for that…there’s probably some physics formula that would adjust their relative speeds by some sort of co-efficient because one is in water the other is traveling via air. My source tells me dolphins can travel max 25mph…that was impressive, until I saw birds can fly faster (read: more than 25mph on average) and sources suggest that the raven might be faster than most birds because of its size. That sells it I guess. RAVENS

Dallas at St. Louis – Cowboys and Rams? Well, geez. I dunno about this one either. Men with guns and a herbivore. But the herbivore beat a mascot with a weapon and on a horse last week too. Could it happen again? I dunno, I’m gonna guess no. COWBOYS

Detroit at Houston – Lions and Texans? Geez, the dudes on the horses beat up on dolphins last week. Perhaps like with the other mascot matchups I have had trouble with, I am underestimating the power the dudes with the six shooters have. TEXANS

Indianapolis at Green Bay – Colts and Packers? Boy oh boy, this seems familiar…or does it? Do they really pack horses in cans or is that just in bottled glue? Do the packing dudes cover glue or is that another bunch of dudes altogether? I think it’s the latter, so I think the horsies with the horseshoes can prevail here. COLTS


NY Jets at Oakland – Jets and Raiders? Well, pirates from the Bay of Area near the land of Oak are facing a air armada. I don’t remember reading about this and I suspect because of the anachronistic nature of the matchup. But I suspect the newer technology can beat the pirate ship(s). JETS

Cleveland at Washington – Browns and Redskins? I have no idea how Brown did what it did, seriously I don’t from last week’s prognostications. I am going with the indigenous folks here because I think they can do for me than Brown can and have more at their disposal than a big van. REDSKINS


Seattle at Tampa Bay – Seahawks and Buccaneers? Skua, has lost some edge from it’s sneakcicity apparently which is throwing me off admittedly. In a similar way, I have clearly misjudged the pirates from the Bay of Tampa and the lethalness of the cannon ball. These pirates may very well be able to pick off a bird with their cannon. BUCCANEERS


MON, OCT 20
Denver at New England – Broncos and Patriots? Bucking horsies and some revolutionaries? I guess the revolutionaries can tame the horse…wait a minute…why am I guessing?!!? Two words…Paul Revere!!. PATRIOTS

 

[VF21]

Week 8...

Raiders at Ravens - I still don't think the nasty birds can endure against things like cutlasses, blunderbusses and nasty-arsed pirates. So, once again, I have to go with the guys from the bay. RAIDERS

Bills at Dolphins - Confusion still reigns supreme as it's a mystery whether the bison creature or its two-legged predator enemy is actually the mascot. Either way, the marine mammal at home should have the clear edge. DOLPHINS

Redskins at Lions - I think the indigenous people have the obvious advantage, even in the home of the King of Beasts. Having said that, however, I still think you run a real risk when you try and beard a lion in its den. LIONS

Chargers at Saints (in London) - This one is really tough, as the noble steed AND the marching saints have to cross the big pond for the game. The edge to those who have the least distance to travel. SAINTS

Buccaneers at Cowboys - Muskets vs. six-shooters and Winchester rifles? I keep remembering that Sarah Winchester continued work on her mansion in San Jose until her death to try and house all the spirits of those dispatched by weapons developed by the Remington Company. COWBOYS

Chiefs at Jets - I can hear the strains of Top Gun now. Taking on the impressive fighter aircraft on their home territory is problematic at best. JETS

Rams at Patriots - How nice of the little lambs to arrive in New England just in time for Sunday dinner. PATRIOTS

Cardinals at Panthers - Guys in red robes or feisty bird? Doesn't matter. The predator feline still gets the tip of the scale. PANTHERS

Falcons at Eagles - Predator bird vs. national icon? Pretty simple choice. EAGLES

Bengals at Texans - The striped felines going in to Texas will stand out like sore thumbs. And the Texans won't wait until the kitties get close enough to strike to open fire. TEXANS

Browns at Jaguars - The package guys are starting to gear up for the holiday season so they're gonna be in top form. Unfortunately, I don't think they'll have enough wrapping tape to keep the claws of the other predator feline from doing a lot of damage. JAGUARS

Giants at Steelers - You have to be careful going into the land of the guys who use molten metal. And really big guys can be really clumsy, right? STEELERS

Seahawks at 49ers - What can I say? The historic figures of those who came seeking gold find themselves with a new leader, one who has walked in their shoes and knows the score so to speak. 49ers

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 8

SUN, OCT 26
San Diego at New Orleans – Chargers and Saints? Do I really have the pulse of either of these mascots? I think the answer is obvious with my record with them. I should just flip a coin. Miracle men with or with divine intervention against a force of nature. I think the force should have the edge but the miracle men do have divine intervention on their side. Geez. I have no idea here (obviously), so how about giving the miracle men the edge because the force is something they can summon or at least connect to? (I ain’t buying it either, I seriously have no idea on this one ) SAINTS


Kansas City at NY Jets – Chiefs and Jets? Indigenous people and the planes. More anachronistic matchups on the docket. I think I’m leaning towards modernity on this one because it seems that I should. JETS


Atlanta at Philadelphia – Falcons and Eagles? I think I’ve had a bird on bird matchup before, I don’t have time to look it up to see if I got it right, not that it matters. These birds are both feisty and have flesh ripping capabilities, but I believe the eagle is larger, and has the whoooole…national symbol thing working and the battle is in it’s nest as well. EAGLES


Buffalo at Miami – Bills and Dolphins? The morphing buffadudes against Flipper. Heckacuteness aside (and goodness knows it’s hard for me to put that aside), the dude side of the buffadude can get over on Flipper methinks, but the buffalo? Not so much, I think. Well, since this is two mascots in one, I think just the hint of the “dude with the gun” side of its nature mixed with a big plains animal should be enough to tame Flipper. BILLS


St. Louis at New England – Rams and Patriots? I think the revolutionaries wore wool clothes back in the day, which oh, I dunno, might mean that they had some domesticated sheep around somewhere producing the wool their clothes were made from. This suggests some sort of edge, granted, the herbivore has edge two straight omnivores – that should suggest something too – I’m sticking with my first inclination. PATRIOTS


Arizona at Carolina – Cardinals and Panthers? Seems I’ve been right about the cat/bird matchup regardless of which one I’ve picked in their particular matchup. Shoot. That doesn’t help me here in figuring out who to go with here. I’m gonna go with the bandity bird, because that might be the difference, the mask and the sneakcicity factor. CARDINALS


Oakland at Baltimore – Raiders and Ravens? Hmm. The Pirates from the Bay of Area head east (I think I haven’t been favorable of pirates traveling long distances) to take on the big black bird. I am sorta inclined to take the bird just on the travel factor alone. RAVENS


Washington at Detroit – Redskins and Lions? Hunter against something that can be hunted? I’m going to lean with the hunter here. REDSKINS


Tampa Bay at Dallas – Buccanneers and Cowboys? This seems tricky, because again I feel some anachronicity going on here. Pirates from the Bay of Tampa head to the gulf (sorta, like by 3 hours) and take on some guys who may or may not be as rogue as them. Now the pirates might be better at being rogue than the horseback dudes, so that gives me a feeling I should give them the edge. But the travel could play into this. Aw well, lemme just go here…BUCCANEERS


Cleveland at Jacksonville – Browns and Jaguars? I’m not sure my bias against Brown doing for me is coming to play here or my love of yaguara? Shoot, maybe it is, but I think Brown can’t do more than yaguara can regardless. JAGUARS.


Cincinnati at Houston – Bengals and Texans? Eh, well…these are big cats and dudes with guns on horseback. I’m giving the weapon edge, obviously, to the mascots with obvious weapons. Sure, the big cat has some claws and speed which classify technically as weapons, but I gotta believe guns trump claws. TEXANS


NY Giants at Pittsburgh – Giants and Steelers? Big dudes and dude with hot molten stuff…does height beat heat? Heat rises doesn’t it? So dudes with the molten stuff should have an edge no? STEELERS


Seattle at San Francisco – Seahawks and 49ers? When last they met, I thought the piratety bird would steal the sourdough from goldie, and it turned out goldie stole stuff from the bird. Perhaps goldie actually had the edge all along?. My weekly “just because” pick. 49ERS

MON, OCT 27
Indianapolis at Tennessee – Colts and Titans? The Harry Hamlins I think, given the magical owl, can handle the power of the horseshoe…at least it feels like that could be the case. If the colt had a horn in the middle of its forehead, I might have a different feeling, but last I checked it is sans horn. TITANS

 

[VF21]

Week 9

Lions at Bears - Ursine creatures are preparing to enter their dens for their winter hibernation. They don't want visitors, they want to be left alone. I empathize completely - I don't like my naps postponed or interrupted, either. BEARS

Texans at Vikings - Guys with guns, lassos and attitude might do alright on the plains or in their own towns. Drop them into a Viking village, however, and they just might be in over their heads. VIKINGS

Packers at Titans - I've yet to figure out what the Titans actually are. I have to think that whether they're really big guys OR ballistic missiles, they're tough at home. TITANS

Jets at Bills - The team from Buffalo is another mystery. Regardless of what they are, though, they're still going up against modern technology, including sidewinder missiles and guns. I have this image of Tom Cruise in his F-14E Tomcat swooping in, guns a blazing, and totally wiping out Buffalo Bill Cody. Not necessarily a pretty image, but one that's pretty compelling. JETS

Cardinals at Rams - Talk about confusion. Once upon a time, the Cardinals called St. Louis home, so they're definitely familiar with the lay of the land. And the poor little lambies are actually transplants from la-la land. Looks like lamb stew for dinner for the feisty red birds. CARDINALS

Ravens at Browns - This is coming into the busiest time of year for the package guys. I don't think they have time to mess with big nasty birds. BROWNS

Buccaneers at Chiefs - Buccaneers are good when it comes to buckling swash or brandishing swords. I don't know how good they'll be if they have to do this in the middle of the plains, but bottom line is that musket balls still have more range than arrows. BUCCANEERS

Jaguars at Bengals - Ohhhhh. Feline vs. feline. Bengals are ferocious, I assume, since the British named their lancers after them - 0r did the lancers actually go around lancing bengal tigers??? Jaguars, on the other hand, evoke images of jungle predators and spooky sounds in the night. That's scarier and so the edge goes to them. JAGUARS

Dolphins at Broncos - Talk about a fish (or marine mammal) out of water. Unless the Dolphins bring along really big tanks to swim in, they're not going to be very happy in Denver. Advantage to the home team. BRONCOS

Falcons at Raiders - Birds of prey with nasty talons and sharp beaks swoop down from the sky...only to be blown to kingdom come by blunderbusses. Gotta give the nod to the pirate guys. RAIDERS

Cowboys at Giants - Again, it boils down to visual images. I can see the cowboy dudes shooting at the giants - really big giants - and having about as much effect as mosquitos. Annoying, but not life-threatening. On the other hand, I see a giant foot with a really big boot on it coming down and squishing the little cowboy like a grape. GIANTS

Eagles at Seahawks - The national bird (which would have been a turkey, BTW, if Ben Franklin had his way) is bigger and stronger than the avian creature from Seattle. Home field advantage just doesn't seem like it would be enough. EAGLES

Patriots at Colts - The spirited little horsie can run but can he fight? Hooves and teeth vs. knives and muskets... Hrm. PATRIOTS

Steelers at Redskins - The guys from Pittsburgh cannot bring their molten metal stuff with them, so they're at a distinct disadvantage in the home of the Redskins. Arrows and tomahawks can do a lot of damage without their handlers getting close enough to be hit in return. REDSKINS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

SUN, NOV 2
Green Bay at Tennessee – Packers and Titans? This one HAS to be easy. The Harry Hamlins sure, have an owl that theoretically could be packed in a can. But, given their magical power and that they have clashed with many and come out on top, that owl ain’t likely to have a feather touched. TITANS


Tampa Bay at Kansas City – Buccaneers and Chiefs? I’m going with the pirates here because I gotta think that their weapons might be a tad bit better in the overall scheme of things. The indigenous folks’ horse advantage I’m not sure is enough for a cannon. But this could easily go the other way since a horse is much easier to maneuver than a ship. BUCCANEERS


Baltimore at Cleveland – Ravens and Browns? Geez, I hate the bias I have about the dudes in the brown vans doing anything for me against any mascot. I gotta think the big black talking bird has an advantage because the bird can use it’s voice for misdirection, but I gotta also think that brown has GPS and could avoid the tactics the scary bird is using. BROWNS


Detroit at Chicago – Lions and Bears? Well, sensibilities tell me tho this battle is in the bear’s crib and during time said bear should at less than optimal strength because bear should be mighty sleepy, sensibilities also tell me that if bear is anything like me? You wake me up for no good reason than to pick a fight, you’re gonna wish you let me wake up on my own. BEARS

NY Jets at Buffalo – Jets and Bills? Well, shoot. A plane against a morphing buffadude? I’m not sure I see why the morphin mascot should win over a plane. (I’m also not sure how to assess them matching up – so this is what you would call “stalling” or “thinking out loud”) I mean, shoot, the plane *could* have weapons which beat the dude or the buffalo. And well, the buffadude can morph. (see my dilemma?). I’m going with the morpher simply because this game is on the plains. BILLS

Jacksonville at Cincinnati – Jaguars and Bengals? Hmmm. Cat vs Cat. I like yaguara (duh) and my like of the animal has probably clouded my thinking (sorta in an inverse way of my feelings about Brown) So I’m thinking the nimble cat can take on stripey and come away with the upper hand. JAGUARS

Houston at Minnesota – Texans and Vikings? Something tells me that the norsemen should have an edge here. This may be my just because pick of the week. VIKINGS

Arizona at St. Louis – Cardinals and Rams? WOOO These herbivores have been mighty feisty as of late. But these are bandity birds though, and they are SNEAKY AND SHIFTY (in addition to being cute). CARDINALS


Miami at Denver – Dolphins and Broncos? I’m leaning towards the horse since not only will this battle not take place in water, it’s also a tad bit chilly AND probably most importantly, on LAND..BRONCOS

Atlanta at Oakland – Falcons and Raiders? Bad birds have to have an edge against the pirates, but I’m not sure I lean the way of birds traveling west, that always makes me nervous. Heck, whichever way birds travel always make me nervous, because it always seems like the trip tuckers them out. But these birds are BAAAD. FALCONS

Dallas at NY Giants – Cowboys and Giants? Hmmm. I’m going size here. The guns and horses may mitigate some of that advantage, but not enough. I suspect some rogueness could factor in here and I should be considering that but oh well. GIANTS

Philadelphia at Seattle – Eagles and Seahawks? More bird on bird. I don’t have their respective measurements, so I can’t accurately give an edge based on the tale of the tape, but it just seems that any bird that goes up against the national symbol is in trouble. Let me stick with that, despite the migration factor. EAGLES

New England at Indianapolis – Patriots and Colts? I am going with the horseshoed horsies because the fact that they’ll have that big ginormous one on the ground in addition to the ones they wear. COLTS


MON, NOV 3
Pittsburgh at Washington – Steelers and Redskins? Hmm. The heat advantage that I thought was a strength I also think has its limits. (Did I think this? Or am I conveniently thinking this now - the verb use is important for truth and accuracy since I believe I got the heat factor wrong last week) I think the indigenous folk have something to call upon to deflect heat. REDSKINS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 10

Phew...thank GOODNESS I got a reminder about Thurs football

THU, NOV 6
Denver at Cleveland – Broncos and Browns? Well well well, Brown still has not done for me. I’m leaning towards the young horsies here just because they are every bit as efficient (think: pony express) as Brown at getting stuff somewhere and they are lower maintenance. (um, minus the bucking and overall unruly nature) in the times of budget number crunching. BRONCOS

SUN, NOV 9
Jacksonville at Detroit – Jaguars and Lions? Oh pooor yaguara (or poor me because I’m fixated on my favorite animal) we are no longer simpatico and yes, it hurts to have that play out each week. But despite the size differential in this cat on cat matchup, I’m leaning towards the more nimble cat and eh, not out of some stubbornness. JAGUARS

Tennessee at Chicago – Titans and Bears? Now, I don’t recall Harry Hamlin meeting up with a bear in the book or movie. Which of course means nothing since I barely remember anything about the book or movie period. Sooo, I’m gonna give the magical owl and the Harry Hamlins the edge just because they seem to smack down other animals (or manimals for that matter) from what I do remember. TITANS


Baltimore at Houston – Ravens and Texans? Hmmm, I went against the big black bird when it faced Brown (who again did nothing for me) and it will face another person this week, and one that has something more dangerous than a truck, a six shooter. But don’t underestimate the power of that voice to make someone go crazy. RAVENS

New Orleans at Atlanta – Saints and Falcons? The baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad birds against the miracle men. I’m not sure I have a clue on this one. Since I keep thinking divine intervention should work out to the miracle men’s advantage at some point, why should I stop now? SAINTS

St. Louis at NY Jets – Rams and Jets? These herbivores have become ferocious as of late so I’m not sure that the sound of jets flying low overhead is as scary to them as it once might have been. I was going to say NY is cold right now, but they have their own fleece jackets for the trip too. In the end, really, what are sheep going to do to a plane? I dunno, but many a person looked at birds and planes and thought the same thing. RAMS

Buffalo at New England - Bills and Patriots? – Okeee, seems here that either way we have a good ol fashion shoot out. Just that the revolutionary will either be shooting at another dude with a gun or a big ol buffalo. Now, anachronistically, I think the wild west dude has the advantage in weaponry. But shoot, I think the revolutionaries had their way against the British who were supposed to have an advantage as well. PATRIOTS

Seattle at Miami – Seahawks and Dolphins? Here we have the reverse migration and Skua faces Flipper. Now I know Skua has a reputation of stealing stuff from animals and pretty much being indiscriminant about said thievery. Flipper on the other hand has never ceased to amaze me with his ingenuity in defeating other mascots I didn’t think he could beat. Home waters will help, and the whole reverse migration trip thing for Skua just doesn’t seem to bode well to me. DOLPHINS

Green Bay at Minnesota – Packers and Vikings? I think last year, I took the packing dudes because they are far superior in their Norse counterparts in food storage for long voyages. And I was right. I feel inclined to stay that direction here as well. PACKERS


Carolina at Oakland – Panthers and Raiders? Hmm. The baaaaaaaaaaaaaad bird falcons got passed the pirates from the Bay of Area, a sleek cat is somewhere up the food chain and as nimble as the falcon, tho the black cat will be away from its native habitat. PANTHERS

Kansas City at San Diego – Chiefs and Chargers? I’m gonna say here that the force of nature may be something that can be greater than the person. CHARGERS


Indianapolis at Pittsburgh – Colts and Steelers? Oh boy. The horseshoes? And the dude carrying molten stuff? This can’t go well unless they make horseshoes out of Teflon. STEELERS

NY Giants at Philadelphia – Giants and Eagles? Big dude and the nation’s symbol? Well, gosh, I’m not sure on this one. I mean the big dudes are big, but the bird can fly and thus be “bigger. “ The birds likely have more speed tho the big dudes can cover more ground. This is smelling more and more like a “just because pick” since this one seems a toss up to me. GIANTS

MON, NOV 10
San Francisco at Arizona – 49ers and Cardinals? We have the bandity birds and goldie meeting again. Goldie’s track record against birds is diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz mal. I sense a trend here. CARDINALS

 

[VF21]

Oops. I forgot about the stupid Thursday game.

Seahawks at Dolphins - Both creature of the seas, this could be a pretty close match. As I generally do, however, I give the edge in this situation to those who are most familiar with the surroundings. DOLPHINS

Rams at Jets - Sheep can't fly. JETS

Titans at Bears - If they're giants, then they might fare well against the grumbling creatures who are really ready for their wintry naps. If, on the other hand, the visitors are ICBM missiles, the mammals could have their paws full. BEARS

Ravens at Texans - Big birds swooping face a real problem when their intended prey has weapons like Winchesters at their disposal. TEXANS

Jaguars at Lions - As tough as the King of Beasts is rumored to be, if I remember correctly, it's actually the lioness who does the hunting, etc. So the edge has to go to the other predator feline in this matchup. JAGUARS

Packers at Vikings - Gotta give the edge to the fierce Norse fighters. VIKINGS

Saints at Falcons - Predatory birds are always tough to figure and one of my bullet points is always the matter of flying. But Saints can pretty much float, fly, or whatever as many sightings through the ages will attest. SAINTS

Bills at Patriots - The hearty mountain men do best in the open plains. Having to go into town to battle their foes could be their undoing. PATRIOTS

Panthers at Raiders - Big cats are always trouble but the guys with the eye patches have cannons, black powder pistols and other long-range weapons that the crafty feline just can't overcome. RAIDERS

Colts at Steelers - The brave little horsie is going to be surrounded by traps forged by the guys who bend metal to their wills. STEELERS

Chiefs at Chargers - The noble steed is generally a formidable foe. This matchup, however, features the people who actually took the steeds' cousins and made them their transportation. I'll go with the horse only because he's the bigger, meaner, tougher version of the plains equine. CHARGERS

Giants at Eagles - I could use lots of reasons and rationale, but bottom line? Giants can't fly. EAGLES

49ers at Cardinals - The seekers of gold travel just a short ways to an area where gold was also much sought for. Red birds can fly but miners can shoot them out of the air. Okay, who am I kidding? I always go with my guys. 49ers

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 11

THU, NOV 13
NY Jets at New England - Jets and Patriots? I figured the anachronistic edge that the revolutionaries held last year continues. These are some crafty dudes when up against a stronger country’s infantry…eh, mascot. PATRIOTS

SUN, NOV 16
Denver at Atlanta –Broncos and Falcons? Baaaaaaad horsies and baaaaaaaaad birds…Being closer to sea level could take the horsies’ edge away, and close confines coupled with talons and a beak that rips flesh would scare me. FALCONS


Oakland at Miami – Raiders and Dolphins? I remember the pirates from the Bay of Area winning this battle. Flipper however seems a little bit more frisky this year (tho as unpredictable as last year). Not sure I like the pirates against an animal, they’re on a bad animal skid and in Flipper’s waters. DOLPHINS


Baltimore at NY Giants - Ravens and Giants? Big black talking bird against a big dude doesn't seem to me to favor the bird. Why? Because I can see the big dude swatting yapping bird away. GIANTS



Minnesota at Tampa Bay – Vikings and Buccaneers? Hmmm pirate vs pirate. Now pirates are used to pillaging other peoples’ stuff in other peoples’ lands and thus, the site of their encounter isn’t a factor, at least I don’t think it is. So using reverse calculations if I cancel out home waters and multiply by weaponry, I think that leaves me with the pirates from the Bay of Tampa only because being closer to their home shore can help them summon more reserve eh..pirates (clearly I’m making up pirateology right now) BUCCANEERS

Detroit at Carolina – Lions and Panthers? I err on the side of sleekness in this cat/cat battle. PANTHERS

Chicago at Green Bay – Bears and Packers? I just have a problem with an animal with a carcass that can be canned walking into a plant full of people with cans and an ability to put carcasses in them. I just do. PACKERS


Philadelphia at Cincinnati – Eagles and Bengals? I’m going with the national symbol over the cat here because, c’mon it’s the national symbol. EAGLES

New Orleans at Kansas City – Saints and Chiefs? I should relegate the miracle men to the same spot I hold Brown, which I am equally as inept in figuring out this season. But I can’t ever find an occasion (save a few, of which this is not ) to not want to give the edge to mascots that has divine intervention at their disposal. SAINTS

Houston at Indianapolis - Texans and Colts? Horsemen and horses they can ride are always intriguing matchups but again, the ginormous horseshoe is a mitigator to me. COLTS

Arizona at Seattle - Cardinals and Seahawks? Battle of the Bandity Birds. The mask obviously holds some sort of power for the redbird, just not sure what or when it gets invoked. But Skua…yeesh, has been less than feisty as of late so he may succumb to the power of the mask or the cuteness of it, one of the two. CARDINALS


St. Louis at San Francisco - Rams and 49ers? After a fleecing last week that I obviously didn’t expect, the herbivores find themselves nekkid heading into the mother lode. Recalling how much trouble the sheep had after fleecing and in places where its also cooler? I’m not feeling a good outcome here. 49ERS

Tennessee at Jacksonville – Titans and Jaguars? Well yaguara and the Harry Hamlins meet up here and I just can’t recall a cat like animal doing much in the book or movie. I might factor in the bird here, but the bird has some sort of magical powers so that seems to not give it an edge neither. Until I went back on the research trail and found out just what “yaguara” means…and what does it mean you ask? "The beast who kills with one spring." That seems edge-worthy to me. JAGUARS


San Diego at Pittsburgh – Chargers and Steelers? Lightining and extreme heat. I’m leaning heat as my just because pick. I could go either way on this one, nothing about these mascots scream “edge”. STEELERS

Dallas at Washington - Cowboys and Redskins? More on the spaghetti western front. And I like the dudes with the six shooters here on weapons alone. COWBOYS

MON, NOV 17
Cleveland at Buffalo – Browns and Bills? Look, let me cut to the chase here. My anti-Brown doing anything for me bias is kicking in and out of spite I’m taking the BuffaDudes. BILLS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 12

THU, NOV 20
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh – Bengals and Steelers? Seems to me that cats might think twice about getting close to the dude carrying around hot, molten stuff. That’s a little bit hotter than sitting in the window on the sunny day, which I think this cat might be cool about doing. STEELERS

SUN, NOV 23
Minnesota at Jacksonville – Vikings and Jaguars? Perhaps the way I leaned against in the cat/pirate matchup below should be a guide, but I’m going to split them up for variety. And because I believe in the power of yaguara. (ugh, somebody break me of this addiction). JAGUARS


Philadelphia at Baltimore – Eagles and Ravens? Back to my philosophy that the national symbol bird can kick any other bird’s tailfeathers plays out here. EAGLES


New England at Miami – Patriots and Dolphins? I’d like to believe there is some uncovered story in American history that suggests that dolphins aided the revolutionaries by providing some sort of scouting/notification mechanism that allowed them to figure out which way the British were coming. Wouldn’t that story rock? I figured the revolutionaries had the edge the first time I think. I’m sticking with that for whatever reasoning I had. PATRIOTS


Chicago at St. Louis – Bears and Rams? Wooowee…Barenaked herbivores welcome in a omnivore. Yikes. BEARS


Carolina at Atlanta – Panther and Falcons? Hmmm. Birds and cats. I haven’t had time to be as overthinking as I was last season, and I have no charts to see how these particular matchups have gone. But I like the baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad bird falcons only because well, they’re bad and they have their nest. FALCONS


Houston at Cleveland – Texas and Browns? Ok…allow me to test out a hypothesis here. Let’s see what happens if I actually think Brown can do for me this week, just for fun. BROWNS


San Francisco at Dallas – 49ers and Cowboys? Yeesh, I dunno here. What’s the movie relationship I should fall back on. The rogue band who steals from the gold rushers? (was that even a movie?). I’m taking the dude with the weapon just to be safe. COWBOYS

Tampa Bay at Detroit – Buccaneers and Lions? I seem to recall believing once that the pirates (not just from the Bay of Tampa but from anywhere) could make use of lion fur and hide. There’s gotta be an illicit market for that no? So, yeah..they’ll have incentive BUCCANEERS

Buffalo at Kansas City – Bills and Chiefs? This is soooooooooo tempting I could go with the indigenous plain hunters against the buffalo. Even if the morphing goes the way it should – and it’s the wild west dude against the indigenous peoples? I’m going indigenous here. CHIEFS

NY Jets at Tennessee – Jets and Titans? Here we go again. Was this in the book/movie? I remember ships and a jet is essentially a ship with wings and goes via air instead of water right? I suppose, but the analogy still doesn’t help since I don’t remember how the ship factored into the book/movie. I’m going to give the edge to the Harry Hamlins because of some magic they clearly appear to have right now. TITANS

Oakland at Denver – Raiders and Broncos? Yeesh. I didn’t like the pirates above sea-level last year, not sure there’s any reason to figure that they’ve equipped the ship to make the trek successfully this year. BRONCOS

NY Giants at Arizona – Giants and Cardinals? Woooowee. This should be fun. The big dudes haven’t had much trouble with birds this season. But these are the tiniest of the birds they’ve seen. And there’s just something about the tiny factor, the mask factor, and the cuteness factor that makes me want to go with the redbirds. But man, that’s a LOTTA size to overcome. GIANTS

Washington at Seattle – Redskins and Seahawks? Yowch. I sorta see a connection between the indigenous peoples and Skua, as you might remember from my analysis last year. I’m leaning towards the indigenous people here because they can hunt and despite the craftiness of Skua I think that doesn’t bode well. REDSKINS

Indianapolis at San Diego – Colts and Chargers? I remember thinking the horsies with the horseshoes had the advantage. The forces of energy got over of them with Mother Nature sent a storm to the game site. Convenient huh? I haven’t consulted the Weather Channel on this, but I think there will be no extra-curricular electrical activity. So edge to the power of the shoe. COLTS


MON, NOV 24
Green Bay at New Orleans – Packers and Saints? I dunno here. I’ve been siding with divine intervention. But I sense the packing dudes have the edge here out of some sort of skill advantage (or I’m tired of not getting the miracle men pick wrong). Call this one a “just because” pick. PACKERS

 

[VF21]

Week 12

(Sorry it's late, MBF. I meant to post it last night but when I logged on I realized I had all the write-ups on my laptop!)

49ers at Cowboys - No logic, no rationale. NINERS

Jets at Titans - The edge has to go to the really big guys - or ballistic missiles - when they're at home, especially against an opponent who needs clear skies to operate. TITANS

Buccaneers at Lions - The king of beasts hasn't done much to instill confidence and trying to defend their home against meanies with black-powder muskets, cutlasses and more sounds like a long day for the felines. BUCCANEERS

Bears at Rams - While the Bears may have been a bit grumpy about having to travel when they're already supposed to be napping for the winter, the thoughts of a nice lamb stew at the end of the day should brighten their spirits. BEAR

Patriots at Dolphins - Once again, regardless of any other mitigating factors, the huge one is the home surf advantage. When you add in that whole trying to swim in wet clothes thing, the pick is obvious. DOLPHINS

Bills at Chiefs - I'm really not too confident about the buckskin clad guy (or his favorite hunting target) to overcome the noble leader on his home field. CHIEFS

Texans at Browns - The package guys have to be really in high gear right now, with all their extra help coming on board for the upcoming holiday season. I don't think they'll be bothered very much by some guys from Texas. BROWNS

Eagles at Ravens - National symbol vs. sneaky bird. This could go either way but the big black bird has had time to prepare and could have all kinds of traps set. RAVENS

Vikings at Jaguars - Marauding invaders more than once walked away with nice fur coats, didn't they? They're bigger, they're meaner and they have nasty weapons. VIKINGS

Raiders at Broncos - The wild horsies have all the advantage, what with the elevation, places to hide or lay in ambush, etc. BRONCOS

Panthers at Falcons - I think my opponent may have mentioned this earlier this season, but I've yet to see a bird flying away with feline fur in its beak. The panther could easily end up looking like the proverbial cat with the feather in the corner of its mouth. PANTHERS

Redskins at Seahawks - The feisty bird is in its element, while its opponent has had to make the long and arduous trek cross country to attend to the battle. That just might tip the scales in favor of the home team. SEAHAWKS

Giants at Cardinals - I know what Giants are. They're big and mean and like to stomp on things. I think they'll end up doing a lot of stomping. GIANTS

Colts at Chargers - Brave little horsies against their full--grown counterparts could end up very ugly for the little ones. The noble stead has all the advantages in this one. CHARGERS

Packers at Saints - It's always nice to have extra canned goods around for the holidays but the guys who have feast days named after them probably aren't too worried. SAINTS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

quick picks....explanations to follow later. Happy Thanksgiving to all! TITANSCOWBOYSCARDINALS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 13 (more formal-like)

quick picks....explanations to follow later. Happy Thanksgiving to all! TITANSCOWBOYSCARDINALS

THUR, NOV 27



Tennessee at Detroit - Titans and Lions? Again, I’m totally sure whenever I get around to reading the book or watching the movie, I will see how the Harry Hamlins did in a lion. TITANS


Seattle at Dallas – Seahawks and Cowboys? Rogue dudes with six shooters are no match for birds, even birds of the piratety variety. COWBOYS


Arizona at Philadelphia – Cardinals and Eagles? National bird looked a little lackluster against other birdies and well, here comes the cutie bandit masked bird. Spells trouble. CARDINALS

Rest of week 13……



SUN, NOV 30
Miami at St. Louis – Dolphins and Rams? Okee, Flipper has more going for him than a bunch a nekkid sheep. I mean sure, Flipper’s not in the water this week. But the sheep’s still nekkid. DOLPHINS

NY Giants at Washington – Giants and Redskins? I think I said something about big dudes and indigenous folk already. REDSKINS

New Orleans at Tampa Bay - Saints and Buccaneers? Saints and sinners again. I think I was soooooooooooooorely wrong on the miracle men last week. But the sinners eh, pirates are in the Bay of Tampa and that just has spelt doom no matter who the other mascot was. BUCCANEERS

Indianapolis at Cleveland – Colts and Browns? Did y’all notice my hypothesis pick last week? Did you see how it turned out? Yeah, Brown knows I have no faith it can do for me. But I think the lil horsies packing the power of the ‘shoe will take care of them regardless of whether or not I pick them or make my spite pick. COLTS

San Francisco at Buffalo – 49ers and Bills? Goldie treks east for goodknowsWHAT reason. Did I miss something about the gold rush? The morphin mascot will get the better of them methinks, just because goldie is wayward. BILLS

Baltimore at Cincinnati – Ravens and Bengals? I like the big black bird in this matchup just because I think the cats can’t handle the noise. RAVENS

Carolina at Green Bay - Panthers and Packers? What did I say a week or so ago about a carcass coming into a place where people can carcasses? PACKERS

Atlanta at San Diego – Falcons and Chargers? See, now these are the big baaaaaaaaaad birds, but then again they are flying into an electrical storm. Advantage: electricity. I’ve seen what happens when birds mix with the wrong end of a power line. : shudder: CHARGERS

Denver at NY Jets – Broncos and Jets? Let’s review. Horsies live mile high. Planes are higher. Advantage planes – JETS

Pittsburgh at New England - Steelers and Patriots? History tells me two words…Johnny Tremaine. Sure, you’re thinking MBF…Johnny Tremaine mixed up on the wrong end of some silver…ahhh, but it still was some molten stuff wasn’t it? Does the exact chemical composition really matter? Methinks no. STEELERS

Kansas City at Oakland – Chiefs and Raiders? I vaguely remember this matchup from ages ago. Not historic “ages” but some early week of this season. I think I got this one right so I’m sticking with the pick out of laziness. RAIDERS

Chicago at Minnesota - Bears and Vikings? I think the Norsemen have their way with animals with pelts. VIKINGS

MON, DEC 1
Jacksonville at Houston – Jaguars and Texans? Hmmm. One more chance for redemption for my yagura. The dudes with guns won’t know what hit them. JAGUARS

 

[VF21]

Week 13 (Or at least part of it...)

49ers at Bills - And, true to the end, I still pick the Niners, even though the guys who are either big four-legged creatures OR the crafty mountain men who hunted them are at home and have all the advantages. NINERS

Dophins at Rams - I detest the little lambs but if they're going to win, today will be the day as the dolphins are clearly fishes (okay, mammals) out of water. RAMS

Panthers at Packers - Again, the home field advantage comes into play. I don't know if the guys who put things into cans use freeze-drying but Lambeau Field this time of year sure makes it easier. And I don't think panthers like extreme cold. PACKERS

Giants at Redskins - Talk about the ultimate joke. Since one of the Giants was doofus enough to literally shoot himself in the foot (okay, leg), you have to think the indigenous people on their native soil have the obvious advantage. REDSKINS

Ravens at Bengals - Big striped creatures hidden and waiting for the crafty bird to come to roost. Carnivores have to get the nod. BENGALS

Colts at Browns - You let a horsie loose in a big warehouse full of packages and all heck could break loose. But there's lot of twine and packing material to stop their run. BROWNS

Saints at Buccaneers - The Saints may like to go marching in but they're facing a very tough adversary with the bucklers of swash. BUCCANEERS

Falcons at Chargers - The feisty little bird can come swooping down from the sky and do a lot of damage, provided they stay away from the hooves of the noble stead. FALCONS

Broncos at Jets - Horsies can't fly. JETS

Steelers at Patriots - While the guys from Pittsburgh may well have made the ammunition, the guys with the muskets know how to use it. PATRIOTS

Chiefs at Raiders - Again, I have to go against my personal preferences. Marauding Chiefs could have the advantage of surprise but it's going to be very difficult for them to keep up the assault long enough to emerge victorious. RAIDERS

Bears at Vikings - I've never seen an ursine creature with a Viking-skin rug. VIKINGS

Jaguars at Texans - Jaguars are fast, really fast, but can they outrun bullets? It's going to be hard for them to work their magic in the home of the other guys who use rifles, lassos and six guns. TEXANS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Ohhhh SNAP!!!

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 14 (minus the Thurs game I forgot to post my selection for)

SUN, DEC 7
Atlanta at New Orleans - Falcons and Saints? The baaaaaad birds meet the miracle men, I think the falcons have shown their strength and sure, perhaps one of the miracles the men they face can summon could very well be something than can counteract flight or flesh ripping beaks and talons. But I think not. FALCONS

Philadelphia at NY Giants – Eagles and Giants? I took the big dudes against a bird before I think. If I didn’t I probably screwed the pick up and got it wrong. So this is a safe pick either way. GIANTS

Jacksonville at Chicago – Jaguars and Bears? See here’s where I would go with my yaguara. But I dunno, they’ve been pretty unferocious recently. On the size mismatch alone (sure, I should look at agility etc, but I’m not) I’m going with the bigger animal. BEARS


Minnesota at Detroit – Vikings and Lions? Hmmm, seems I felt that the Norsemen and animals with pelts didn’t go well for the animal with a pelt last time I did the analysis. VIKINGS

Houston at Green Bay – Texans and Packers? The cannery shouldn’t be an advantage for the packing dudes against a dude with guns, but if alla sudden gun toting dude’s horse was missing? Wouldn’t you raise an eyebrow? I think the playfield levels for that reason with perhaps a slight edge if the horses wander to far towards the plant. PACKERS

Cleveland at Tennessee – Browns and Titans? The Harry Hamlins can do much more for me than brown can, especially factoring in the whole owl edge. TITANS

Cincinnati at Indianapolis – Bengals and Colts? Horseshoe power prevails here. COLTS

Kansas City at Denver – Chiefs and Broncos? Hmm. Well, above sea level, tricky horse. I’m leaning towards the horses because they are familiar with the terrain and all. But the indigenous folk I think have tamed a horse or two in their day. Going first instinct. BRONCOS

Miami at Buffalo – Dolphins and Bills? Look, Flipper’s done a lotta things but I don’t remember any of them being swimming in chilly water. BILLS

New England at Seattle – Patriots and Seahawks. Dudes with guns and a bird? Yeesh, I’m going with the revolutionaries. PATRIOTS

NY Jets at San Francisco – Jets and 49ers? Goldie faces a plane, a fast plane at that. Not sure what goldie has in camp to take on a plane. JETS

Dallas at Pittsburgh – Cowboys and Steelers? Wooo, this is a toughie. Cowboys (rouge or not) are packing six shooters but the dudes with hot molten stuff can melt that in a heartbeat. I’m not sure which way to go on this one, this seems even. Coin says… COWBOYS


St. Louis at Arizona – Rams and Cardinals? Well the herbivores should have the size advantage but these birds are sneaky. CARDINALS


Washington at Baltimore – Redskins and Ravens? I’m thinking the big black talking birds and the indigenous folk have interacting historically before. I think reverence plays a factor here. RAVENS

MON, DEC 8
Tampa Bay at Carolina - Buccaneers and Panthers? Pirates from the Bay of Tampa travel north to the Bay of Charlotte and I think pillage the den of the big black cat? Why? I dunno, this is my just because pick BUCCANEERS

 

[VF21]

Falcons v. Saints - It's the holiday season. I think the Saints will be working overtime at home. And the feisty little birdies may get distracted by the angels on high. SAINTS

Eagles at Giants - Another avian invader? I just don't see the national bird being able to compete against the really big guys. GIANTS

Jaguars at Bears - Okay, here's the deal. It's winter aka hibernation time. The ursine creatures are already up past their bedtimes and they're not in good moods. I know how crabby I can get when I'm prevented from taking my nap. Gotta go with the BEARS,.

Vikings at Lions - I've been waiting all year to use this line. The ferocious Norse warriors will easily beard the liions in their dens. It won't even be close and the warriors will return home with beautiful new wraps for their wives. VIKINGS

Texans at Packers - This is another mascot matchup that doesn't impress me very much, probably because someone/something from Texas is involved. They have the guns, however, and I don't think a cannery worker can toss a can further than a Texan can shoot a bullet. TEXANS

Browns at Titans - Whether it's the big guys or the ballistic missiles, I don't see the package guys being able to stop them. Package guys are smothered right now with all the early holiday shipping and I don't think they'll even be anything close to focused on the game. TITANS

Bengals at Colts - Little horsies have the home field advantage and will hopefully be able to maneuver their way out of the sharp claws of the carnivorous cats. COLTS

Chiefs at Broncos? Hey, didn't this battle already take place? I'm sure it was on the plains of the chiefs, but I have to wonder if the result will be any different. I'm going ahead with the horsies, partialy for the same reason I went with their little brothers abbove. BRONCOS

Dolphins at Bills - Dolphins need water. Although the weather might end up being terrible in Buffalo, I don't see the stadium flooding in time. BILLS

Patriots at Seahawks. The ONLY reason the visitors from New England might lose is because it's a long way from New England to Seattle and they might be really tired. Okay, I know that's reaching but I have a hunch - Seahawks fans just might be able to help their team eke out a surprise win and I'd like to see it. SEAHAWKS

Jets at 49ers - And again, no logic involved. 49ERS

Cowboys and Steelers - Cowboys are nasty and have guns and all that but the guys who work with molten metal actually would ultimately be responsible for the bullets for those rifles and six-shooters, wouldn't they? I think they just need to shut off the ammo supply and the Cowboys end up shooting blanks. Besides, I HATE THE COWBOYS!!! STEELERS

Rams at Cardinals - So this week the little lambies will end up BBQ! Just in time for a late Sunday dinner. CARDINALS

Baltimore – Redskins at Ravens. The sneaky big bird may just be quoting "Nevermore" as he describes the chances of the guys from Washington winning in Baltimore. RAVENS

Buccaneers at Panthers - I gotta go with the guys who can buckle swashes, partially becasue that just sounds so cool.BUCCANEERS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

quick post since I happened to remember it was thurs, but nearly forgot it was almost 5 and I'm not back home yet. phone is not prime method to post lol.BEARSexplanation and rest of weeks picks later.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

quick post since I happened to remember it was thurs, but nearly forgot it was almost 5 and I'm not back home yet. phone is not prime method to post lol.BEARSexplanation and rest of weeks picks later.

"Later" as in not today....

Travel day for me so I will post the reasonings for me when it is safe to move around the cabin and the captain has turned off the seatbelt sign and I catch up on some sleep.

REDSKINS
FALCONS
COLTS
CHARGERS
PACKERS
JETS
DOLPHINS
SEAHAWKS
CARDINALS
PANTHERS
PATRIOTS
RAVENS
GIANTS
EAGLES

 

[VF21]

Okay, it's already snowing and it looks like this storm could be serious.

Here are my picks:

49ers @ Miami - Again, no logic whatsoever. 49ERS

Packers @ Jaguars - The canning guys are mean but the big carnivore is on his home turf. JAGUARS

Lions @ Colts - I keep thinking it's the Mama lion that actually does all the hunting. The little horsies have the benefit of knowing where they're going. COLTS

Redskins at Bengals - Tomahawks and bows & arrows can overcome the slight advantage the striped kitties would have. REDSKINS

Buccaneers @ Falcons - Pirates cannot fly. FALCONS

Seahawks @ Rams - It's the feisty little predator bird's turn for a nice lamb stew for dinner. SEAHAWKS

Bills @ Jets - Buffalos can't fly. JETS

Titans @ Texans - Giant guys are mean but Texans have guns. TEXANS

Chargers @ Chiefs - Gotta go with the noble steeds. CHARGERS

Vikings @ Cardinals - Mean invader guys will do what they do best. VIKINGS

Steelers @ Ravens - Guys can't fly through the air with molten metal. RAVENS

Broncos @ Panthers - Horsies vs. predator cats? Gotta give the nod to the cats. PANTHERS

Giants @ Cowboys - I hate Dallas but they've got all the advantages. COWBOYS

Patriots @ Raiders - Those guys from back east should take no prisoners. PATRIOTS

Browns @ Eagles - Although the package guys do have planes, I don't see the guys wearing the uniforms actually soaring through the air. EAGLES

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Gawd...my time adjustment is not going well and other commitments aren't helping. The rest of the week's games and the (over)analysis from last week's later....

Indianapolis at Jacksonville - Colts and Jaguars? Man, remember the days I was all over yaguara and its power? Well forget them. The power of the young horsies and the shoes they roll with on their helmets will be too much. COLTS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Here’s the rest of my week 16, minus that @$#^*!! Saturday game I missed for stupid reasons.

SUN, DEC 21
New Orleans at Detroit – Saints and Lions? Hmmm, this matchup seems historically familiar. And it seems like historically, it is a coin flip. However, the miracle men have the ability to perform, well, miracles…so I think that gives them the edge over the other folks who engaged lions back in the day. SAINTS

Cincinnati at Cleveland – Bengals and Browns? I sorta see the big cats besting brown, who I don’t think can do for me (shocker huh?). BENGALS

Miami at Kansas City – Dolphins and Chiefs? See? Now this seems like a no brainer to me, what weapon does the indigenous peoples have to corral Flipper? I’m not even sure I see how/why they could domesticate Flips. If these were Florida coastal indigenous people, perhaps I could see it. Flipper seemed very into bonding with folks there. But this game aint in Miami and the Ricks family ain’t nowhere to be found. DOLPHINS

Pittsburgh at Tennessee – Steelers and Titans? Dunno, but I don’t think Harry Hamlin faced anybody with hot stuff, and that could pose a problem. Especially if that mechanical owl is made from materials with a low melting point. STEELERS

San Diego at Tampa Bay – Chargers and Buccaneers? I think I thought last season that being a boat-travelin’ mascot going up against a force of nature didn’t bode well for the dudes on the boats. But the dudes from the Bay of Tampa should know a few things about storms and stuff right? BUCCANEERS

San Francisco at St. Louis – 49ers and Rams? Goldie I think seriously took advantage of the herbivores penchant for eating grasses by stuffing it with grass and tasty sourdough. Full belly makes most lethargic too, so nothing to chastise these sheep about. The fake(ish) grass and that the rounds don’t tend to keep well across distance, I’m giving the docile herbivores the edge. RAMS

Arizona at New England – Cardinals and Patriots? Hmmm. This is an INSANE migration pattern. I know it’s sorta cold in the west right now and that could throw anybody’s natural biorhythm off but the bandity bird is WAY off course and is in for a quite a shock when it realizes where it is right now…once it thaws out. PATRIOTS

Houston at Oakland – Texans and Raiders? I dunno. I’m not sure I like the weapon matchup here. I think there are some reasons that give the gunslingers the edge, but the dudes from the bay of Area have a cannon (and whatever else they pilfered)…I think that’s an edge. RAIDERS

NY Jets at Seattle – Jets and Seahawks? Speaking of cold…Skua must be hating life right now. Brrrrr. Jets need de-icing too, but at least they know that already. I’m not sure Skua can’t even spell that word. JETS

Buffalo at Denver – Bills and Broncos? Everything screams bucking horsies to me. The terrain, the tendencies…the morphing ability doesn’t seem to give the buffadudes an edge either way. BRONCOS.

Atlanta at Minnesota – Falcons and Vikings? Hmmm. The baaaaaaaaaad birds in a room with the Norsemen? These are BAAAAAD birds and they seem to like playing indoors. FALCONS

Philadelphia at Washington – Eagles and Redskins? How fitting, the national symbol in the nation’s capital. Easy huh? EAGLES

Carolina at NY Giants – Panthers and Giants? Tall dudes I can’t see having any problem with a cat. Getting their ankles bit is about all I see going sideways in this matchup. I guess that’s a lethal bite in some circumstances, but it seems lower on the list of lethality than other places that a panther can’t reach. GIANTS

MON, DEC 22
Green Bay at Chicago – Packers and Bears? Hmm, dilemma. I usually don’t like the carcass against a carcass canner. In my just because pick of the week, I’m going with a gut feeling that the bear has the edge in this one. BEARS

 

[VF21]

I'm promising to catch up the statistics on this thing. It's been very busy up here, what with snow storms, ice floes, rain, black ice on the road, and all the other stuff that comes with living in the mountains when winter finally decides to arrive.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Week 17
SUN, DEC 28
Kansas City at Cincinnati – Chiefs and Bengals? Hmmm, I’m going hunter and prey with this analysis. Despite being in the jungle, methinks the wiley hunter has the edge. CHIEFS

St. Louis at Atlanta – Rams and Falcons? Now see? What images pop into my head on this one? More Marlon Perkins footage with a bird sitting on a hippo. Sure, that was more symbiosis happenin’ with the bird helping the hippo keep its skin clean, sorta like those long poles to help it scrub the back of its back where it certainly can’t reach with its short arms. Flash forward and you sit a falcon on the back of a nekkid sheep, I see carnage. Influenced surely by the bird in this scenario having talons and a flesh ripping beak. FALCONS

New England at Buffalo – Patriots and Bills? Well, the buffadudes have a chance in this one based on two things: (1) the morphing settling on the wild west dude (2) the wild west dude brings his superior weaponry to the match. What keeps making me think otherwise is that the revolutionaries always seemed to be crafty enough to defeat a more advantaged foe. PATRIOTS

Detroit at Green Bay – Lions and Packers? Boy o boy. I should stick to what I think I know…and what is it I think I know? Well, it’s not so much a “knowing” but a “feeling” I just DO NOT like the carcass against peeps with the ability to can carcasses. PACKERS

Tennessee at Indianapolis – Titans and Colts? Huh…well, I’m just going to stick with the power of the shoe against Harry Hamlin and his owl. COLTS

Jacksonville at Baltimore – Jaguars and Ravens? Normally I would be one to side with yaguara as you know. But I’m weening myself off that blind loyalty to power. I think the yappin bird talks yaguara into doing something it shouldn’t to continue yaguara’s waywardness this season. RAVENS

Chicago at Houston – Bears and Texans? I’m feeling like the bear in this one, perhaps in my just because pick-o-the-week. BEARS

Oakland at Tampa Bay – Raiders and Buccaneers? Oh boy, pirate on pirate here. I think my analysis tells me to stick with the pirate who has had to pirate the least amount of miles. The trip from the bay of Area to the bay of Tampa is long a rough this time of year. BUCCANEERS

Cleveland at Pittsburgh – Browns and Steelers? Hah! Brown do for me? Nope. Molten stuff carryin’ dudes melt their truck just to be mean. STEELERS

NY Giants at Minnesota – Giants and Vikings? I am leaning towards the Norsemen here because, well their craftiness and perhaps the cannon seem to mean edge to me. I mean does a giant dude have the agility to get out of the way of a cannon? I don’t think so either. VIKINGS

Carolina at New Orleans – Panthers and Saints? Hmm, divine intervention angle has been soooo tempting and I probably should pay attention to it. But it's a big cat and that's got something going for it too edge-wise. PANTHERS

Dallas at Philadelphia – Cowboys and Eagles? Six shooters work on birds? I’m not sure I’ve seen that in a western. Plus its cold and I’m not sure I saw many cowboys being effective in the cold. EAGLES

Miami at NY Jets – Dolphins and Jets? Er, well. I think Flipper has the edge despite the lack of warmth in the water, and I think sonar will play a role in this one too. DOLPHINS


Seattle at Arizona – Seahawks and Cardinals? Oh man, I don’t know on this one. I can’t even come up with a just because pick on this one either. The distance doesn’t advantage either. Weather isn’t a factor. Perhaps home nest plays into it, I just have no idea here. Pirate bird on sneaky bandity bird means coin flip. And coin says CARDINALS

Denver at San Diego – Broncos and Chargers? I think the young horsies can get by the force of nature. They are young and crazy enough to try, so why not give them the edge here? BRONCOS

Washington at San Francisco – Redskins and 49ers? I’m not sure how to interpret this matchup. Sourdough is a powerful thing, but so is indigenousness. Let me consult the coin….49ERS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Wildcard Weekend

Will wonders never cease? I'm EARLY! WOOHOO!!

SAT, JAN 3
Atlanta at Arizona – Falcons and Cardinals? Well, birdo-a-birdo, I think it’s an easy choice don’t you? I mean sure, these bandity birds with their cute lil masks have been mighty sneaky, but they are facing a bigger bird with bigger beaks and flesh ripping talons. Stealth possibly can help, but I just can’t see how. FALCONS

Indianapolis at San Diego – Colts and Chargers? Seems this matchup is sorta familiar, and that I was on the wrong end of it, that is if you only if you consider the horse/force of nature analysis I had from week 17. These horsies however have their own force of nature in their lucky shoes that they seem to carry in great abundance. COLTS

SUN, JAN 4
Baltimore at Miami - Ravens and Dolphins? Big talking bird is sorta where I’m leaning because it seems the voice has been mesmerizing. But is it on a frequency that Flipper’s sonar can tune out? Methinks so. DOLPHINS

Philadelphia at Minnesota - Eagles and Vikings? I’m going with the nation’s symbol pure and simple. Big bird against the norsemen, flight is a definite advantage. Can’t catch what you can’t reach. EAGLES

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

good lord, Saturday snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.....sigh...

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Divisional Playoff Weekend

Back with more progmascotinations after my horrendous wildcard weekend. I'm on a mobile device right now so quick picks before kickoff and explanations in a couple hrs when I'm back on something with real keyboard RAVENS....PANTHERS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Back with more progmascotinations after my horrendous wildcard weekend. I'm on a mobile device right now so quick picks before kickoff and explanations in a couple hrs when I'm back on something with real keyboard RAVENS....PANTHERS

SAT, JAN 10
Baltimore at Tennessee - Ravens and Titans? Not sure how this can be remotely an even matchup. I mean seriously, the Harry Hamlins have a mechanical owl and the raven, well is a real bird. Sure, the mechanical bird could actually have "titany" powers and all, but bottom line is...it's MECHANICAL. Batteries and circuits fail, so there's a decided disadvantage there. Plus, the constant chattering of the big black bird could short circuit something on its own. RAVENS



Arizona at Carolina - Cardinals and Panthers? See, now I wish I could get behind the cute lil bandity bird but shoot, it's flying reverse migration...into the lair of a cat. Dumb dumb dumb. I'm sure it's all bold and all after beating up on a baaaaaaaaaaaad bird falcon, but still...dumb. PANTHERS





SUN, JAN 11
Philadelphia at NY Giants - Eagles and Giants? I 'spose I should look up what I thought when this matchup happened previously, and importantly see if I got it right. But that would involve too much effort and I'm still not feeling well enough to expend a whole lot. I think I took height over size and ferocity last week. But seems to me, the Giant (moreso than the norsemen) have their own height advantage over a bird that can reach some pretty high elevations. If they're in the same space, size wins. That's what I'm feeling. GIANTS





San Diego at Pittsburgh - Chargers and Steelers? Hmm. Energy and hot molten stuff? I dunno on this one. This one is weird. I mean, what could lightning do to stuff that's already molten? Change its physical makeup? Would the dudes even care if that happened? I should have some chemical analysis here...somehow I'm feeling electrolysis somehow factoring in here. But my chemistry class is sooooo far in my past I may as well never have even had a class in it. Nevertheless, I see no advantage for the force of nature. And since the storm is moving onto their turf, I guess I gotta give the hot molten stuff dudes the edge. STEELERS

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Conference Championships

SUN, JAN 18


NFC Championship Game
Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – You know, those cute little masked birds have been pretty successful against other birds (for the most part) and the animal kingdom in general (for the most part) this season. With their win over the big black cat, in the cat’s crib they have exacted revenge for one of the animal losses they have. Who is the other animal loss? RIGHT! The national bird took a bite out of their tail feathers a few months back. Now, which of these is the trend? The bigger stronger bird beating the tiny bird, or the itty bitty bird going Rambo and coming back to haunt people eh, other animals that got in its way? Then again, the national symbol is on duty the next three days so it could also be extra pumped to stomp a red bird. I dunno about this one, so that final feeling is swaying me. EAGLES


AFC Championship Game
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers – Not sure any research I do is going to tell me how the big black bird is going to talk its way out of getting singed. So I’m stopped my searching. That’s just way too much heat the molten dudes carry around. Seriously, it is. The big black birds haven’t handled it yet this season and other birds have been unsuccessful too. STEELERS

 

[VF21]

Good stuff as usual, MBF. I'm sorry I flaked mis-season; life just got in the way...

It looks like those sneaky redbirds are going to do it again, though. The national bird flock apparently is so busy thinking about what's going on in the capitol the next few days they've totally forgotten where they are right now and what they're supposed to be doing.

In the late game, I'm totally convinced Joe Flacco will lead his cinderella Ravens (now there's an interesting visual ) to the Big Show. If he does, we have a Feather Fest on Feb. 1, which could be a lot of fun!

I promise to do better next year ... and perhaps we'll get some other people to join into the fun. Mascot analysis is actually a lot tougher than it seems if you really get into it.

 

[Monty'sBiggestFan]

Superbowl Sunday

SUN, FEB 1

[FONT=&quot][/FONT] Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals - The final game of the season and it has come down to the tiny bandity birds and the dudes with the vats of hot molten stuff. These same dudes who have defeated each bird that has crossed their paths. The tiny birds however have defeated just about everybody I thought they shouldn’t. What to do…what to do…one trend is going to prevail and I’m just not sure which it is. I mean the red bird has the tiniest of feathers and should be the easiest to singe but perhaps it is their tiny stature that has made them most elusive for their more powerful foes…Since I have been so conflicted, I consulted the all mighty…coin. And coin says this trend prevails…STEELERS.