2026 March Sadness Round One Day Three
And the thrilling conclusion to the March Sadness first round commences today! Polls will close at 11:00 PM EDT.
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2026 March Sadness Round One Day One
In either a stinging rebuke of the Selection Committee’s choices, or a positive affirmation of their Wild Card selections, the voters have swept all four wild cards to victory over their normally seeded opponents. What a moment! Polls for the first full day of the Tournament will remain open until 9 PM EDT tonight, March 10th. Please enjoy.
2026 March Sadness Tournament Bracket Reveal
Play -in Games Region C 10 Seed Dave O’Brien (NESN) vs wild card Brian “Rear Admiral” McGonagle (Barstool), Region V 16 Seed Travis Thomas (NESN) vs wild card James “Scaz” Scaramozzino (98.5), Region N 12 Seed Mark Daniels (MassLive) vs wild card Stanley “Stiz Grimey” Bruno (WEEI), and Region T 15 Seed Chris Forsberg (NBCSB) vs wild card Eric Rueb (ProJo).
The play-in games will be on Monday, March 9th. The rest of the field will begin on Tuesday March 10th, then Thursday and Friday of that week.
Football Cat’s Super Bowl LX Pick
The Patriots are back in the Super Bowl for the 12th time in the past 41years. For all you non-math majors out there, that equates to 29.3% of the time. Not bad for a franchise that used to play in a Zayre’s parking lot back in the AFL days.
The Patriots have now been to 4 more Super Bowls than any other team, with an overall record of 6-5 heading into Sunday’s game. If they win, they will break a tie with the Steelers for the most wins in Super Bowl history. If they lose, they will break a tie with the Broncos for most losses in Super Bowl history. So win or lose they are guaranteed to make history. We here at Football Cat World Headquarters just hope everyone has fun!
Speaking of fun, here is a fun fact: Sam Darnold is 0-4 against the Patriots in his career, three losses with the Jets and one with the Panthers. He has thrown 1 touchdown and 9 interceptions, with a combined passer rating of 41.2. The Patriots are the monkey in Sam Darnold’s wrench.
And as we head into the long off season, remember Tom Brady may hate you but Football Cat loves you. See you in September.
Sunday Dinner Time
Seahawks (-4.5) at Patriots
Fake Seabids can’t exorcise these ghosts. Drake Maye IS!
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Conference Picks 2026
Not only do we have an AFC Championship game to look forward to on Sunday, but we also have the storm of the century bearing down on our beloved six state region, yes even Rhode Island. How much snow will YOU get? Well, that depends on many factors: how close to the benchmark the storm is, where does any banding set up, what is the QPF and how much love you have in your heart.
And before you rush out to the stores to stock up on bread and milk, remember these wise words:
“Look, I’m not saying I could do it better than them. I’m just saying they’re wrong a lot. That’s a fact. They’re wrong a lot. We all make mistakes. I’m not being critical of them, I’m just saying I don’t think you can go based on that. My experience of going with the forecast in this area two days before the game, I mean I’d bet a lot that they’re wrong, just based on history because they’re almost always wrong. An hour before the game, maybe. You might have something to work with there. I think if you start game planning for what the weather is going to be and you game plan wrong, you’ve wasted a lot of time.” – Bill Belichick, October 31, 2014
Sunday Early Dinner Time
Patriots (-4.5) at Broncos
Patriots bust Broncos
Sunday Late Dinner Time
Rams at Seahawks (-2.5)
Horny Sheep spook Darnold
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Divisional Round Picks
It’s been a fun week basking in the glory of the first Patriots playoff win since Super Bowl LIII, but now it’s time to focus on the next opponent, the Houston Texans. What better way to break it all down, than a Dan Shaughnessy style look at how each team’s respective home town matches up with the other.
Houston has the Johnson Space Center.
Foxborough has the Gillette Stadium Lighthouse.
Advantage: Patriots
Well there you have it, bet your kid’s college tuition on the home team and thank us later
Saturday Dinner Time
Bills at Broncos (-1.5)
Buffalo sauces Nix
Saturday Prowl Time
49ers at Seahawks (-7)
Fake Seabirds rain on Purrrdy’s parade
Sunday Early Dinner Time
Texans at Patriots (-3)
As that great Patriot, Patrick Star once opined: “The stars at night are dull and dim whenever they have to be over dumb old stupid Texas! “
Sunday Late Dinner Time
Rams (-3.5) at Bears
Horny sheep bang da’ Bears
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Wild Card Picks 2026
Congratulations for surviving “Black Monday” and “Mixed Thursday”. If there’s one thing the sports media knows it’s that coaches losing their jobs is hilarious! Ha ha ha!
But while you’re convulsing in laughter please remember to offer thoughts and prayers to all the hardworking people affected by the imminent closing of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the shuttering of Horse & Buggy Whip, LLC. They will be missed.
Saturday Dinner Time
Rams (-10.5) at Panthers
Black cats’ luck runs out against horny sheep
Saturday Prowl Time
Packers (-1.5) at Bears
Meat Men send Bears into hibernation
Sunday Lunch Time
Bills at Jags (-1.5)
Guys, guys… don’t waste your money on an Esty witch. Hairy cows trample spotted cats.
Sunday Dinner Time
49ers at Eagles (-5.5)
American Birds pluck Purrrrdy’s prospectors
Sunday Prowl Time
Chargers at Patriots (-3.5)
The Patriots get their first playoff win since Super Bowl LIII
Monday Prowl Time
Texans (-3) at Steelers
Men of Steel give Houston too many problems
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat – 2025 Season Review
I know at least one of you is wondering, ‘how did Football Cat do picking games during the 2025 NFL regular season?’
Like this:
Week one: 11-4 Week two: 10-5 Week three: 8-7 Week four: 9-4
Week five: 6-7 Week six: 11-3 Week seven: 11-3 Week eight: 9-3 Week nine: 8-5
Week ten: 9-4 Week eleven: 9-5 Week twelve: 10-3 Week thirteen: 8-8 Week fourteen: 7-6
Week fifteen: 10-5 Week sixteen: 13-2 (Week seventeen: 5-8) Week eighteen: 9-7
(FC did not make the picks Week seventeen)
239 games picked, 158 wins, 81 losses. Not bad. Just a cat hair away from picking correctly two out of three times!
Despite those gaudy numbers, Football Cat was inexplicably Beat in 2025 by Andy, Murph, and multiple time winners Vin and Warren’s Aunt! Congratulations again!
Thanks to all who read, participated, or just cheered from the cheap seats. Football Cat will Return.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Week 18 – Beat Football Cat!
Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
How to play? Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (No Monday game this go around, only Saturday and Sunday) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win your choice of either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack, a $25 Amazon Gift Card, or a $25 Supermarket Gift Card! Your choice as to Market Basket, Big Y, Shaw’s, or Stop & Shop! (Or another, if you are outside the New England Area)
(One winner per week. In the event of a tie, a winner will be chosen at random.)
Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Seahawks at 49ers
Saints at Falcons
Browns at Bengals
Colts at Texans
Titans at Jaguars
Packers at Vikings
Cowboys at Giants
Jets at Bills
Lions at Bears
Chargers at Broncos
Cardinals at Rams
Chiefs at Raiders
Dolphins at Patriots
Commanders at Eagles
Ravens at Steelers (Tiebreaker – total points scored)
Email your picks to bjbsjournalintern@gmail.com (prior to kickoff of the first listed game) or, if that isn’t your bag, post them on the Twitter and our raring to go squad of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!
Good luck one last time this NFL season to all our contestants!
Football Cat’s Week 18 NFL Picks 2026
Happy New Year to all who celebrate!
From the home office in Nashua New Hampshire, the Top 10 Cat New Year’s resolutions for 2026…
- 10. Stop knocking things off the table… before making eye contact.
9. Learn what “no” means — and continue to ignore it.
8. Sit on warm laptops instead of freshly folded laundry. (Maybe)
7. Eat food more slowly so humans stop accusing me of “inhaling.”
6. Meow at 3 a.m. with a clearer sense of purpose.
5. Fit into boxes without questioning physics.
4. Respect personal space — primarily my own.
3. Pretend to be grateful when receiving gifts I absolutely hate.
2. Reduce judgmental staring to under 14 hours a day.
1. Finally reveal why I do anything… just kidding!
Saturday Dinner Time
Panthers at Buccaneers (-2.5)
Black cats sink Bucs
Saturday Prowl Time
Seahawks (-1.5) at 49ers
Purrrrrdy swallows fake Sea Birds
Sunday Lunch Time
Saints at Falcons (-3)
Falcons excommunicate Saints
Browns at Bengals (-7.5)
Stripey Cats eat elves
Colts at Texans (-10.5)
Houston’s practice squad has no problem with Indy’s practice squad
Titans at Jaguars (-12.5)
Jags top Tits
Packers at Vikings (-6.5)
Vikings win by default
Cowboys (-3.5) at Giants
Dart defeats Dallas
Jets at Bills (-7)
Bills ground Jets
Lions at Bears (-3)
Bears send Jungle Kings into hibernation
Chargers at Broncos (-12.5)
Is this the long awaited Trey Lance breakout game? Sorry Patriot fans, it is not.
Cardinals at Rams (-7.5)
Rams rough up Red Birds
Chiefs (-5.5) at Raiders
Raiders are dozing for Mendoza
Dolphins at Patriots (-10.5)
Patriots drop Coach Drip
Commanders at Eagles (-7)
American Birds crush Commies
Sunday Prowl Time
Ravens (-3.5) at Steelers
Team X lives! Black birds get to prove that they aren’t afraid to lose on Wild Card Weekend.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
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