WEEK 17 PICKS RECAP, AND THE WINNER IS...

Mark! Carrying a lead for the majority of the year, I successfully closed Evan out in week 17 by going 8-8. Evan, of course, picking all the opposites of me in order to try and make up six games in the final week, also went 8-8. Here's how the season standings ended up:

MARK: 111-117-2
EVAN: 105-123-2

Unfortunately, neither Evan nor I could crack .500 for the season - example #324745 why our predictions should never be used outside of anything but a recreational setting.

And since Evan and I both agreed that the loser would treat the winner to dinner, Evan will be buying me a romantic dinner at Anna's Taqueria.

WEEK 16 PICKS RECAP

This was a week Evan really needed to make up some ground on me if he wanted that free dinner. The good news? I went 5-10 yet again. The bad news? So did Evan. Again. Talk about finishing up the year strong. Here's the updated standings:

MARK: 103-109-2

EVAN: 97-115-2

Can Evan pull off the miraculous six-game comeback in week 17? Check back soon for our final picks of the season!

WEEK 15 PICKS RECAP

Wow, what a rough week for the two of us. When I first tallied up my picks, I thought this might be the week where Evan closes the gap big time. Then, I tallied up his picks.

MARK: 5-10
EVAN: 5-10

For the season:

MARK: 98-99-2
EVAN: 92-105-2

So with two weeks left to play, Evan has a six-game deficit he must make up. Otherwise that dinner is all mine. I'll be also trying for the moral victory of finishing above .500.

WEEK 14 PICKS RECAP

Evan picked up a game this week, and once again we both managed to both go under .500 for the week.

EVAN: 7-8
MARK: 6-9

For the season:

MARK: 93-89-2
EVAN: 87-95-2

PICKS RECAP

It's been a couple of weeks since we've updated the standings on Evan and my season long competition. Here are the results of the past two weeks:

WEEK 12
Evan 6-8
Mark 8-6

WEEK 13
Evan 6-7
Mark 5-8

SEASON TOTALS
Evan 80-87-2
Mark 87-80-2

WEEK 11 PICKS RECAP

Well, I made my picks on time this week, and look what happened! I rebounded to extend my lead over Evan back to six games. Take note of the six straight games I picked correctly in the latter half, I guess I do better in the 4 pm games?

New York Jets 34, New England 31 (NE -1.5) Evan: NE / Mark: NE
Denver 24, Atlanta 20 (ATL -2.5) Evan: ATL / Mark: ATL
Philadelphia 13, Cincinnati 13 (PHI -7) Evan: PHI / Mark: PHI
Chicago 3, Green Bay 37 (E) Evan: GB / Mark: GB
Houston 27, Indianapolis 33 (IND -10.5) Evan: HOU / Mark: IND
New Orleans 30, Kansas City 20 (NO -5) Evan: NO / Mark: KC
Oakland 15, Miami 17 (MIA -8) Evan: MIA / Mark: MIA
Baltimore 10, New York Giants 30 (NYG -5.5) Evan: NYG / Mark: NYG
Minnesota 13, Tampa Bay 19 (-1) Evan: TB / Mark: TB
Detroit 22, Carolina 31 (CAR -12) Evan: CAR / Mark: DET
St. Louis 16, San Francisco 35 (SF -3.5) Evan: STL / Mark: SF
Arizona 26, Seattle 20 (ARI -6.5) Evan: ARI / Mark: SEA
Tennessee 24, Jacksonville 14 (TEN -7) Evan: TEN / Mark: TEN
San Diego 10, Pittsburgh 11 (PIT -4) Evan: PIT / Mark: SD (thanks, officiating crew!)
Dallas 14, Washington 10 (E) Evan: WASH / Mark: WASH
Cleveland 29, Buffalo 27 (BUF -2.5) Evan: BUF / Mark: BUF

Evan: 6-10 this week, 68-72-2 season
Mark: 8-8 this week, 74-66-2 season