Welcome to the end of Week Two, the first week where I picked against my calculation, which wasn't a very good idea. My pick for Thursday went against my calculation, so when I got that one wrong, it was a point in favor of the calculation. The early games were mediocre for my picks, but the calculation correctly predicted 8 of those 10 winners. I was sitting pretty because my remaining picks aligned with the calculation.
Well, Bizarro World started with the early games when Tampa Bay defeated New Orleans. I didn't think much of it, because New Orleans isn't ranked very high. But then my phone was showing that Jacksonville (#28) and Oakland (#31) were doing pretty well against Miami (#16, but projected to go 15&1) and Baltimore (#6). I wasn't very worried though. Well, maybe Jacksonville would win, but clearly, Baltimore wouldn't lose to the Raiders, but they did. At the very least, Dallas (#5) defeated Philadelphia (#10), as predicted. That took my picks to 50% and my calculation to 71%.
For the past couple hours, I've been sitting and watching the Seahawks (#1) at the Packers (#2). Now, since Seattle lost last week and the Packers didn't, the calculation predicted Packers, which is good because I'm not going to pick against my team. Now, I've made my peace with Seattle, mainly because of the sensation around Richard Sherman and then Marshawn Lynch in 2014, but I know that many have not, including the players. There was one Seattle player ejected for grabbing and grabbing facemask, and now they're desperately trying to get 10 points until... FUMBLE! Green Bay is 2&0. Happy birthday to me!
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