After going an impressive 13-2 in Week 16 and not being bested by any of you primates, Football Cat has decided to spend this between-the-holidays weekend maxing and relaxing at the Fortress of Fortitude. Football Cat will return for the final week of the NFL season.
Football Cat wishes glad tidings to all of you.
As it turns out, Football Cat was making rather merry yesterday, and is in no condition to make picks this week. But fear not! Other the15net.com adjacent animals have graciously stepped up to fill the void. Football Cat will be back next week, tanned and rested, and ready to ring in the New Year.
Saturday Dinner Time
Texans at Chargers (-1.5)
After a thorough review of each team’s sleep scores and rain gauges, Frank says take the Texans
Saturday Prowl Time
Ravens at Packers (-3)
Jocko doesn’t like the Black Birds
Sunday Lunch Time
Seahawks (-7) at Panthers
Jocko doesn’t like the Black Cats
Cardinals at Bengals (-7.5)
Warren Dull’s second stepfather’s neighbor’s nephew’s grandmother once had a budgie that got eaten by her bridge partner’s cat. The stripey cats do the same to the pretty red birds.
Steelers (-3) at Browns
The Cleveland Pig will be drowning her sorrows at the feeding trough
Jaguars (-6.5) at Colts
Kenny the pet bee thinks the Jags swarm the Colts. Indy better have extra epee pens on hand.
Buccaneers (-5.5) at Dolphins
Jasper loves the Bucs inside and out.
Patriots (-13.5) at Jets
Loki is waiting to see a jet crash and burn
Saints (-2.5) at Titans
Millie says to lay it all on the Tits
Sunday Dinner Time
Giants (-1.5) at Raiders
The Teddy the doodle is a fan of Pete the poodle
Eagles at Bills (-1.5)
Packo loves Buffalo, especially their wings with a nice coating of Rub Smoke Love BEEF CAKE premium all-natural beef rub and seasoning.
Sunday Prowl Time
Bears at 49ers (-3)
Marv thinks that Bears will lay low and then suddenly snap and go for the 49ers jugular.
Monday Prowl Time
Rams (-7.5) at Falcons
Cocaine bear loves LA
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
Congratulations to Vinny for winning a second time!
How to play? Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Saturday, Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) 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. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)
Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Eagles at Commanders
Packers at Bears
Buccaneers at Panthers
Bills at Browns
Chargers at Cowboys
Jets at Saints
Vikings at Giants
Chiefs at Titans
Bengals at Dolphins
Falcons at Cardinals
Jaguars at Broncos
Steelers at Lions
Raiders at Texans
Patriots at Ravens
49ers at Colts (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 holly jolly band of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!
Good luck to all our contestants!
Do you like football? Of course you do or you wouldn’t be here. Do you like the color and pageantry of college athletics? We can see you rockin’ and reelin’, and hanging from the ceiling, so that’s a “yes”. And most importantly, do you like showtunes? *Squeals with delight!* Well Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr. First Nighter do we have a fabulous quiz for you!
Each of the four games in this weekend’s college football playoff involves at least one team associated with a Tony Award winning Broadway musical!
Can you name the show for each matchup? (click to reveal the answer)
“Oklahoma” (Duh!)
“The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”
“Show Boat”
“Hamilton”
Saturday Dinner Time
Eagles (-6.5) at Commanders
American Birds crush the Commies
Saturday Prowl Time
Packers at Bears (-1.5)
Northwest Indiana Bears grind the Meatmen
Sunday Lunch Time
Buccaneers (-3) at Panthers
Someone has to win this game, may as well be the Black Cats
Bills (-10.5) at Browns
What can Brown do for you, Patriots fans? Nothing. Bills cruise
Chargers at Cowboys (-2.5)
Fun fact: In Weeks 12 and 13, the Cowboys defeated the Eagles and Chiefs. In Weeks 14 and 15, the Chargers defeated the Eagles and Chiefs. That was the first time that two different teams defeated the previous season’s Super Bowl teams in consecutive weeks. Bolts shock Boys
Jets at Saints (-5.5)
Saints cook Jets
Vikings (-3) at Giants
Vikings sink tanking G-Men
Chiefs (-3) at Titans
Tits motorboat Mahomes-less Chiefs
Bengals (-4.5) at Dolphins
Stripey cats win vs Quinn the Fin
Sunday Dinner Time
Falcons (-3) at Cardinals
Raptors raid pretty red birds nest
Jaguars at Broncos (-3)
Spotty cats can’t handle the (atmospheric) pressure
Steelers at Lions (-7)
Jungle Kings can’t be caged by Steel Men
Raiders at Texans (-14.5)
Texans toast Vegas
Sunday Prowl Time
Patriots at Ravens (-3)
Road warriors roll Ravens
Monday Prowl Time
49ers (-6) at Colts
Purrrrdy pops Ponies
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
Congratulations once again to Warren Dull’s aunt for beating Football Cat in Week 14! She should play the Powerball tonight!
How to play? Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack 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. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)
Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Browns at Bears
Ravens at Bengals
Cardinals at Texans
Jets at Jaguars
Chargers at Chiefs
Bills at Patriots
Commanders at Giants
Raiders at Eagles
Packers at Broncos
Lions at Rams
Panthers at Saints
Colts at Seahawks
Titans at 49ers
Vikings at Cowboys
Dolphins 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 merry band of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!
Good luck to all our contestants!
Late Night with Football Cat presents: Top 10 Office Christmas Party Mistakes
From the home office in Nashua New Hampshire, the Top 10 ways to turn your company Christmas party into a career-ending blooper reel…
10) Introducing the new employee to everyone as “the diversity hire we got for the tax break.”
9) Doing the Macarena with Karen from Accounting… on top of the copier.
8) Starting a conga line through the open-bar line. Congratulations, you just turned a 45-minute wait for vodka into a fire-code violation with jazz hands.
7) Telling the intern that the mistletoe belt buckle is “company tradition.”
6) Karaoke rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” as an unwilling duet with your married boss.
5) Complimenting Stacy from Marketing on how “the red dress really brings out the exit sign behind you.”
4) Cornering the CEO under the mistletoe and saying, “Pucker up, you magnificent bald elf.”
3) Grabbing the mic from the DJ to announce, “This next song goes out to Steve in accounting—thanks for doing my taxes and my wife!”
2) Drunken PowerPoint presentation titled “Things I’d Change If I Ran This Place.”
1) Slow-dancing with the cardboard cutout of the founder while crying to “Last Christmas.”
Sunday Lunch Time
Browns at Bears (-7.5)
Bears flush the browns
Ravens (-2.5) at Bengals
Stripey cats pounce on the black birds
Cardinals at Texans (-9.5)
Texicans barbeque pretty red birds
Jets at Jaguars (-13.5)
Spotty cats ground the Jets
Chargers at Chiefs (-5.5)
Chiefs aren’t dead until you drive a stake through their heart and cut off their head
Bills (-1.5) at Patriots
Buffalo sauces the locals
Commanders at Giants (-2.5)
G-men master Commanders
Raiders at Eagles (-11.5)
Raiders won’t even cover
Sunday Dinner Time
Packers (-2.5) at Broncos
Denver curdles cheesemen
Lions at Rams (-6)
Horney sheep trample jungle kings
Panthers (-2.5) at Saints
Black cats spook Saints
Colts at Seahawks (-13.5)
Fake Seabirds sink Old Man Rivers
Titans at 49ers (-12.5)
Purrdy topples Tits
Sunday Prowl Time
Vikings at Cowboys (-5.5)
Cowboys hogtie Mini-men
Monday Prowl Time
Dolphins at Steelers (-3.5)
Yinzers feast on frozen fins
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Can YOU pick more winners than our own Football Cat? If so, you become eligible to win prizes!
Football Cat is all rested up and is ready to again take on all comers!
How to play? Seriously? It’s Week 14. Okay, maybe some of you are playing for the first time. Simply pick who you think will win this weekend’s games. (Sunday and Monday only, Football Cat negotiated no non-holiday Thursdays) Pick more winners than FC, and you can win either a The15 Inside Joke Prize Pack 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. Winners remail eligible to also win in future weeks.)
Here are this weekend’s NFL matchups:
Titans at Browns
Seahawks at Falcons
Colts at Jaguars
Commanders at Vikings
Bengals at Bills
Saints at Buccaneers
Steelers at Ravens
Dolphins at Jets
Broncos at Raiders
Rams at Cardinals
Bears at Packers
Texans at Chiefs
Eagles at Chargers (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 thing, post them on the Twitter and our jolly team of interns will make sure your entry is added to this week’s pool of contestants!
Good luck and glad tidings to all our contestants!
Football Cat’s Week 14 NFL Picks ’25
Time to check in with everyone’s favorite nonagenarian sportswriter, none other than legendary boxing and gridiron correspondent for the old Boston Evening Gazette, Buzz “Lefty” McBride. Mr. McBride would like to share his take on the controversial hit New England Patriots’ linebacker Christian Eliss placed on New York Giants’ quarterback Jaxson Dart during the first quarter of Monday night’s football game.
Buzz “Lefty” McBride: “Looks to me like Eliss knocked Jaxson Dart onto Queer Street”
Many thanks to “Lefty” for his thoughtful and enlightened commentary.
Sunday Lunch Time
Titans at Browns (-4.5)
Turds top Tits
Seahawks (-7) at Falcons
Fake sea birds rule the roost
Colts (-1.5) at Jaguars
Jags jettison Jones
Commanders at Vikings (-2.5)
Feds raid Minnesota
Bengals at Bills (-5.5)
Buffalo buries Burrow
Saints at Buccaneers (-8.5)
Bucs defrock the clergy
Steelers (-6) at Ravens
Scary black birds love a game played in a dark place
Dolphins (-2.5) at Jets
New Yorkers feast on frozen fish
Sunday Dinner Time
Broncos (-7.5) at Raiders
YOU want the Raiders to win, but you can’t always get what you want
Rams (-8.5) at Cardinals
Horney sheep trample pretty red birds
Bears at Packers (-6.5)
The pack is back!
Sunday Prowl Time
Texans at Chiefs (-3.5)
Indoor cats can’t handle the chill of the open plains
Monday Prowl Time
Eagles (-2.5) at Chargers
Patriotic birds zap Bolts
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Tell you what, why don’t you all take this weekend off from trying to Beat Football Cat? Go decompress from Thanksgiving and prep for Cyber Monday. Call it a bye week. We will circle back to it in December. You’re welcome.
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Sunday Lunch Time
Rams (-10) at Panthers
Horny sheep skin black cats
49ers (-4.5) at Browns
Prospectors fry Colonel Sanders
Texans at Colts (-4.5)
Indianapolis Jones whips Houston
Saints at Dolphins (-5.5)
Tua’s Dolphins dunk tanking Saints
Falcons (-2.5) at Jets
Birds of Prey soar over sputtering Jets
Cardinals at Buccaneers (-2.5)
Pretty Red Birds fly past Bucs
Jaguars (-6.5) at Titans
Spotted cats top Tits
Sunday Dinner Time
Vikings at Seahawks (-11.5)
Sam Darnold haunts Vikings
Raiders at Chargers (-10)
Bolts put out Vegas’ lights
Bills (-3.5) at Steelers
Buffalo wings Yinzers
Sunday Prowl Time
Broncos (-6) at Commanders
Rested Broncos bust Commies
Monday Prowl Time
Giants at Patriots (-7.5)
Pats head to the bye on a high
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
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