Immaculate Squid Winners Part 2
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Category Archives: NFL
Football Cat’s Week 17 NFL Picks
Jumpball Joe Flacco and the Browns did the expected number Thurrsday on the Planes.
SATURDAY PROWLTIME
Lions at Cowboys (-6)
Cows look to go 8-0 in Big D. They will.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Dolphins at Ravens (-3.5)
Porps not quite good enough to beat the Poes in Charm City. Evil Birds win.
Patriots at Bills (-13)
Pats looking to play spoiler for the Bisons. Not happening.
Titans at Texans (-4.5)
Old Houston team surprises New Houston team at CONSONANTS Stadium.
Falcons at Bears (-3)
Poohs over Peregrines.
Raiders at Colts (-3.5)
Plunderers win indoors away.
Panthers at Jaguars (-6.5)
Spotted cats get back on track.
Rams (-5.5) at Giants
Shovey Sheep prove too tough for the Giants.
Cardinals at Eagles (-11)
Bigger birds win in the unfair feathery fight.
Saints at Buccaneers (-2.5)
Pewts get the home W.
49ers (-12.5) at Commanders
San Francisco! Washington! Feels like the 1980’s! Prospectors win along the Potomac.
SUNDAY SUNSET
Steelers at Seahawks (-3.5)
False Seabirds would take the all-time series lead against Pittsburgh with a win. And will.
Chargers at Broncos (-3.5)
Chargers scrap their way to a win against Old Friend Stidham.
Bengals at Chiefs (-7)
Why does it feel like the Chiefs have played 10 games at Arrowhead this season? Stripey Cats in a squeaker.
SUNDAY PROWLTIME
Packers at Vikings (-1.5)
Skol, Vikings!
See you in 2024 with the final week of picks!
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Immaculate Squids Winners Part 1
The Immaculate Grid, Boston sports media edition will return with new grids after the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Until then, enjoy the winners from the first eight weeks.
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Football Cat’s Week 16 NFL Picks
Big Thurrsday win for the Los Angeles Shovey Sheep. Now for the rest of the games:
SATURDAY PROWLTIME
Bengals (-2) at Steelers
Steel City unfriendly to Stripey Cats. Pittsburgh wins
SATURDAY PROWLTIME
Bills (-11.5) at Chargers
Chargers powerless to stop the Buffalo stampede.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Colts at Falcons (-1)
Both teams need a win to stay in or return to the playoff hunt. Preybirds get that win.
Packers (-5) at Panthers
Green Bay get-right game.
Browns (-2.5) at Texans
Trickster Brownies pull another whimsical win out of their helmets.
Lions (-3) at Vikings
Hardy Minnesotans and their outdoor stadium get the edge here. Sorry Jungle King cats.
Commanders at Jets (-3)
The Planes are meh at home, the Prez are iffy on the road. Planes win.
Seahawks (-2.5) at Titans
Seahawks are made up, Titans are mythical. False Birds win.
SUNDAY SUNSET
Jaguars at Buccaneers (-1)
Spotted Cats get their first win this December as an early Christmas present.
Cardinals at Bears (-4)
Non-hibernating Bears win.
Cowboys at Dolphins (-1.5)
Pokes prove Porps can’t beat a good team.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Patriots and Broncos (-6.5)
Leave all the yappy malcontents like Trent Brown at the Denver Airport. Broncos win.
CHRISTMAS DAY
Raiders at Chiefs (-10)
Las Vegas gets that the smart money is on the Chiefs. KC wins.
CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON
Giants at Eagles (-12)
Someone’s losing streak has to end. It will be the Birds.
CHRISTMAS EVENING
Ravens at 49ers (-5)
Prediction: Prospectors pound Poes.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Week 15 NFL Picks
Wow. What a Thurrsday night beatdown. And then the bloodletting. Saturday games this weekend, too.
SATURDAY LUNCHTIME
Vikings at Bengals (-3)
Stripey Cats win streak runs to three games.
SATURDAY SUNSET
Steelers at Colts (-1.5)
Go Horse? I guess.
SATURDAY PROWLTIME
Broncos at Lions (-4)
Broncos are hot. Won’t matter. Jungle king cats win.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Falcons (-3) at Panthers
Black Cats luckless streak ends. Sorry birdie.
Bears at Browns (-3)
Trickster Browns and Joe Flacco. What a match! Cleveland wins.
Buccaneers at Packers (-3.5)
Prediction: Pack Pummels Pewts.
Jets at Dolphins (-8.5)
Prediction: Porps Plaster Planes
Chiefs (-7.5) at Patriots
Heart says Pats, head says Chiefs.
Giants at Saints (-5.5)
Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of Italy. Tommy DeVito and his agent are Italian. Won’t matter, Because St. Francis is also the patron of animals. Like me.
Texans at Titans (-3)
Houston’s old team edges Houston’s current team. Go Tits!
SUNDAY SUNSET
49ers (-12.5) at Cardinals
Prospectors and Purrdy too much for the Pretty Birds.
Commanders at Rams (-6.5)
Bighorn Sheepies win bigly.
Cowboys at Bills (-2)
Pokes paste Payables.
SUNDAY PROWLTIME
Ravens (-3) at Jaguars
Spotted Cats send the visiting Evil Birds back home as losers.
MONDAY NIGHT
Eagles (-4) at Seahawks
Fake Seabirds eke out a home win over the National Bird Team.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
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Football Cat’s Week 14 NFL Picks
Pats at Pittsburgh on Thurrsday, hope you knew what to do. Easy money.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Buccaneers at Falcons (-1)
Bucs vs. Birds. Shades of Coleridge’s The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Not really though. Falcons win.
Rams at Ravens (-7)
Wait, Evil Birds and potential bad weather? Maybe this is like the epic poem. Balmer wins.
Lions (-3.5) at Bears
The lion is the king of the jungle, the Lions are the kings of the NFC North.
Colts (-1) at Bengals
Nature is red in tooth and claw. Stripey cats take down the young horse team as in the wild.
Jaguars at Browns (-3.5)
Trickster Browns have the Kevin McCallister home advantage. They win.
Panthers at Saints (-5)
Cool jazz cats over the bad luck black cats, daddio.
Texans (-3.5) at Jets
The Planes get splashed like the Japanese Zeros in The Final Countdown.
Later games to be added..later.
UPDATE:
And later is Now.
SUNDAY SUNDOWN
Vikings (-3) at Raiders
Purps at Plunds! Vikings win.
Seahawks at 49ers (-10.5)
Prospectors best the fake seabirds.
Bills at Chiefs (-1.5)
Bleah. Sick of both teams. Bisons, I guess.
Broncos at Chargers (-2.5)
Prediction: Plugs punk Ponies.
SUNDAY PROWLTIME
Eagles at Cowboys (-3.5)
Americas’s Team versus National Bird! Pokes win.
MONDAY NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE
Titans at Dolphins (-13)
Porps remain a wagon, Tits might be azz. Sad.
Packers (-6.5) at Giants
The Packers power past the Pituitaries.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Week 13 NFL Picks
(Cowpokes won at home but didn’t cover against the fake seabirds Thurrsday.)
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Broncos at Texans (-3.5)
Wildcatters win.
Chargers (-5.5) at Patriots
Prediction: Plugs Paste Pats.
Lions (-4) at Saints
Lions are 12-13-1 all time versus the Saints. They get to .500 Sunday.
Falcons (-2.5) at Jets
Actual falcons are used to keep nuisance birds away from airports to reduce the risk of birdstrikes. Can I apply for that job? Atlanta wins.
Cardinals at Steelers (-5.5)
Pretty birds no match for Pittsburgh at home.
Colts (-1) at Titans
This is a game Indy should win but won’t. Go Tits!
Dolphins (-9.5) at Commanders
Can you FedEx a porpoise? Dolphins win this winnable game.
SUNDAY SUNSET
Panthers at Buccaneers (-5)
Poor unlucky Blacks Cats. Not their year.
Browns at Rams (-3.5)
Trickster Browns create mischief, win the matchup in LA.
49ers (-3) at Eagles
Prospectors prove too much for the national bird.
SUNDAY PROWLTIME
Chiefs (-6) at Packers
Mahomes leads the Chiefs to victory his first visit to the not yet frozen tundra of Lambeau Field.
MONDAY NIGHT
Bengals at Jaguars (-9)
An inter-cat matchup! Spots over stripes.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Week 12 NFL Picks
Lions played like they had a thorn in their paw. The other Thanksgiving favorites Cowboys and 49ers did their job and won.
BLACK FRIDAY
Dolphins (-10) at Jets
Porps are a wagon, bro.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Saints at Falcons (-1)
Prey birds at their home rookery? Doesn’t matter. Saints prayers are answered.
Steelers (-1) at Bengals
Burrow-less Stripey Cats win, and Pittsburgh can’t blame Canada.
Jaguars (-1.5) at Texans
Spotted Cats dash the hopes of Houstonians.
Buccaneers at Colts (-2.5)
How ’bout that Colts owner Norman Cass, Jr everybody? His stupid team wins.
Patriots (-3) at Giants
A bad team and an actively tanking team. Woof. Pats win.
Panthers at Titans (-3.5)
Sweater weather season for the Tits. W goes to them.
SUNDAY SUNSET
Rams (-1) at Cardinals
Pretty birds prove inadequate to the task of stopping the Rams.
Browns at Broncos (-2.5)
Clevelanders not vexed by the altitude in Denver.
Chiefs (-8.5) at Raiders
Kansas City wins, but probably won’t cover.
Bills at Eagles (-3.5)
Desperate Payables eke out a win in the City of Brotherly Shove.
SUNDAY PROWLTIME
Ravens (-3.5) at Chargers
Prediction: Poes perplex Plugs.
CYBER MONDAY
Bears at Vikings (-3.5)
Hardy Minnesotans win this NFC North matchup.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
Football Cat’s Week 11 NFL Picks
I would have probably picked the Stripey Cats for Thurrsday’s game. Good thing I didn’t make a pick. Hey Burrow, cats land on their feet, not on their wrists.
SUNDAY LUNCHTIME
Cowboys (-10.5) at Panthers
Big Blacks Cats get their ninth loss. To correspond with the nine lives cats have.
Steelers at Browns (-1)
Trickster Browns edge their way by Pittsburgh.
Bears at Lions (-7.5)
Lions too tough on their home field turf. Which just happens to be FieldTurf.
Chargers (-3) at Packers
Tundra insufficiently frozen for the Pack to beat the Plugs.
Cardinals at Texans (-5)
Is Matt Houston on PlutoTV? Season 1 Episode 13 – The Purrfect Crime – When a cat food mogul is found mauled to death by a domesticated tiger, his four ex-wives retain Matt’s services so they can receive proceeds from the will. That sounds entertaining! The same can’t be said of this game, which the Texans will win.
Titans at Jaguars (-7)
Spotted Big Cats get over on Coach Vrabes squadron.
Raiders at Dolphins (-13.5)
Porps might not win by two touchdowns but will indeed win.
SUNDAY SUNSET
Giants at Commanders (-9)
Not sure if any Giants QB can toss the pigskin over the Potomac. Washington all the way.
Buccaneers at 49ers (-12)
The Bay Area is running out of sports teams. The Prospectors are staying, and winning.
Jets at Bills (-7)
Bills are the best.500 team in the league. Jets are aiming for .500. Bisons prevail.
Seahawks (-1) at Rams
False Seabirds and Horned Sheepies tie.
SUNDAY PROWLTIME
Vikings at Broncos (-2.5)
Vikings gonna Viking.
MONDAY NIGHT
Eagles at Chiefs (-3)
Eagles get the unsatisfying ‘Super Bowl rematch during the regular season’ win.
Football Cat lives in New Hampshire, enjoys watching football, and is a cat.
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