Pick'em recap: nobody showed up, and everybody would've lost anyway
These upsets would've destroyed your bracket—if anyone had actually filled one out
Zero readers played Radazoid Pick'em this week. Not one. Which means nobody won a free month of Radazoid Insider, but it also means nobody had to watch the Browns beat the Ravens or the Panthers stomp the Eagles and feel the slow, sinking realization that their bracket was cooked.
The Upsets That Would've Wrecked You
Cleveland over Baltimore, 13-10. The Browns. Over the Ravens. In a game that looked like it was played in a wind tunnel with a greased-up ball. If you had Baltimore winning—and you did, because everybody did—you just lit ten points on fire.
Carolina over Philadelphia, 25-14. The Panthers beat the Eagles by double digits. The Panthers. Philly looked like they forgot there was a game. If you're the guy who took Carolina, congratulations, you're also the guy who thinks the Jaguars are going to the Super Bowl.
BYU over Notre Dame, 28-24. The Cougars went into South Bend and left with a win. Notre Dame's been living off the name on the helmet for years, but this one still stings if you picked the Irish. And you did.
The Trap Games Almost Nobody Got Right
Arizona over the Rams, 18-16. A two-point game that came down to the wire, and if you're being honest, you had the Rams winning by ten. The Cardinals have been the trap-game kings all season, and this week they got another one.
Tennessee over Indianapolis, 26-20. The Titans aren't good. The Colts aren't great. Somebody had to win, and it was Tennessee, which means your Colts pick just became another casualty in a week full of them.
New England over the Jets, 26-19. The Patriots are rebuilding. The Jets are... the Jets. And yet New England walked out with a win, because that's what happens when you trust the Jets to do anything right.
The Chalk That Held
Kansas City crushed the Chargers 22-6, because the Chiefs are still the Chiefs and the Chargers are still finding new ways to disappoint. Green Bay beat Dallas 23-13, which would've been the easiest pick of the week if you didn't talk yourself into the Cowboys for some reason. And San Francisco edged Washington 23-17, a game that was closer than it should've been but still went the way most people expected.
Buffalo squeaked past the Raiders 33-30 in a game that had no business being that close. If you had the Bills, you got the W, but your blood pressure took the L.
Make Your Picks for This Week
Nobody played last week, which means the throne is wide open. Head over to radazoid.com/pickem and make your picks for this week. The winner gets a free month of Radazoid Insider, and more importantly, the right to talk trash in the comments. Don't let another week go by where nobody shows up. Be the guy who wins when everybody else stays home.
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