Tony’s Picks: Divisional Round
42 repliesTony tells you where to put your money for this week’s NFL games.
Last week: 5-1
Overall: 178-99-1
This week: 6-0
Rams over Buccaneers
Last week I went 5-1, only getting the Cowboys wrong. But even then I said the 49ers were on upset alert, so I get partial credit?
This game is very much a coin flip in my mind. But I have to make a pick in my picks article, so I’ll go with the Rams for two reasons.
One, I’m a big fan of relying on history, and the Rams beat the Bucs fairly comfortably earlier in the season. Los Angeles was up 34-17 before Tampa Bay scored a garbage time touchdown.
Two, Tampa Bay may be without two of their offensive linemen that got injured against the Eagles. If both Wirfs and Jenson are out, Brady is going to be a sitting duck for Aaron Donald.
#bucs All-Pro RT Tristan Wirfs (ankle) and Pro Bowl C Ryan Jensen (ankle) have both now officially not practiced Wednesday and Thursday.
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 20, 2022
Packers over 49ers
The 49ers have shown some ability to beat the Packers recently, including the 2019 NFC Championship Game to earn the right to lose to the Chiefs in the Super Bowl, so it’s not completely crazy to think they could win. But it’s also Garoppolo against Rodgers, so it’s hard not to pick Rodgers.
Titans over Bengals
While we’re all rooting for the Bengals so that we can host the AFC Championship if we get there, I’m strangely confident that the Titans will win. Like, this is far and away my most confident pick of this week, and I’m not exactly sure why.
I think it’s a combination of thinking the Titans are underrated, especially now that they’re healthy, and that the Bengals are overrated. Cincinnati has inexplicably gotten some favorable ref treatment recently, but when they don’t, they’re not all that good.
I would be very surprised if the Bengals won.
Chiefs over Bills
I think this is the least confident I’ve been going into a playoff game in a while. The Chiefs are better and absolutely should win, but they’ve been inconsistent enough that I’m not so sure.
The last game against Buffalo has me a little nervous. Like I said, I’m a fan of history and, while the Chiefs dominated last year, the Bills showed up most recently. But that is mitigated by the fact that the Chiefs had 4 turnovers (Unlikely to happen again) and were missing Jones and Ward that game. Oh yeah, Melvin Ingram wasn’t with the team either.
I think this is a game where it’s going to a blowout, I just don’t know who will be the team doing the blowing out. If that first game was a real indicator and not a fluke, then the Bills will likely win by a big margin again. But if it was a fluke, then the Chiefs should handle business like last year and reach their 4th straight AFC Championship Game.
Four games, but you’re going 6-0? That’s why you’re in charge around here.
Want: 9ers, Rams, Bengals, Chiefs
Get: Pack, Bucs, Bengals, Chiefs
I think the Bengals are better than the Titans, but it’s a question of pressure. Can the young team hold up? Beating the Raiders isn’t real playoff football
Well thank you Andy .. now lets do this !!!!
LOL
Turnovers are the key now. Turnovers will determine the winners.
The eagle has landed!!!!!
lets see if I can get Steve in trouble .hahaha ..
and I think Bengals will win over Titans, but we shall see. My God this state is cold
Vegas is 66 and sunny today
Brag now… come July it’s going to be 110 there.
Now MY weather…. 60’s in winter, 70’s-80’s in summer.
that’s what I’m talking about., prefect weather, think maybe you need to invite rip over to visit
Got the beach 20 min away, LA is 45-60 min away.
I think Disney is the only time I’ve been in that state would like to see it sometime
CA is known for a few things, some good, some bad. But it’s so much more diverse in land, weather, and people than even most Californians realize.
If you ever see Huell Howser’s show “California’s Gold”, watch it. He’s an Oklahoman who goes all over CA and checks everything out.
ok cool I will check it out. I would like to see those drives along the ocean with the giant boulders in the water
In the same day, you could drive along the coast, through farmland, then desert, then alpine mountains. It’s worth it just from a natural beauty standpoint.
Personally, I’d avoid Hollywood, LA, blah blah blah, etc. It’s mostly crap. Unless, of course, you’re going to Chiefs @ Chargers or Chiefs in the SB this year.
wow….sounds awesome
I’d say so.
it was four this morning, think steve said its fifteen now, he had to finish up some work so i hijacked his computer
Which Steve?
steve chiefs ?
If you say so 😁
after I pondered, I got a little confused there myself.
and this is new? 😉
let me know if the Gentlemen Club “talent” is any better in KC
Its to cold here to get naked.. And all I’m looking forward to tonight is a badass steak and a few drinks.
Packers vs Rams, Titans vs Chiefs.
i have a good feeling about the Chiefs game.
hope you’re right!
Welp, we’re down to it now boys and girls. This is what the players play for and what we wait for. This. Back in the day pundits would always ask how the niners could handle this QB or that QB. My response when asked by friends was how are they gonna handle Joe. That’s my approach on this one.
CHIEFS win by double digits on Sun (1/23)
Reason three for picking the Rams is fuck Tom Brady
The last time Green Bay and San Francisco played the Packers needed a Rodgers miracle to win.
I don’t know why that tweet for Bucs-Rams isn’t embedding correctly, but it should look like this.
well, well, well….
Bucs will enjoy the PAIN Chiefs did – when Chiefs were missing THREE starters on offensive line
Old saying…
Karma is a mother (fill in the blank)
Fucker
Von Miller destroyed Brady once upon a time in the playoffs
one can only hope … Miller & Donald, let’s do this
ever hear of the Karma Cafe? there’s no menu: you get what you deserve …
good picks, hard to argue against any of ’em … I hope for Stafford’s sake the Rams win, I like the Niners (polite enough to allow us to beat ’em coupla yr ago) but really hard to pick JimmyG over Rodgers, Titans just have too much for the Bengals, I think … and that leaves the toughest game to call: Bills v Chiefs
Geaux Chiefs!
Never underestimate the power of Arrowhead. That one untimely false start is absolutely huge.