NFL Picks ~ Wildcard Playoffs

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. It's time for the wildcard round of the NFL playoffs, and I'm here to make my picks against the spread for every game! Just as I've been doing every week for nearly 30 years, here are my picks:

LA Chargers giving 3 to Houston

Pittsburgh getting 9.5 from Baltimore

Buffalo giving 8.5 to Denver

Philadelphia giving 4.5 to Green Bay

Tampa Bay giving 3 to Washington

LA Rams getting 1 from Minnesota

WILDCARD PLAYOFFS RECORD: 2-4-0

2024-2025 Record: 150-116-6

2023 - 2024 Record: 149-130-6

2022 - 2023 Record: 133-144-7

2021 - 2022 Record: 142-141-2

2020 - 2021 Record: 127-130-8

2019 - 2020 Record: 141-122-4

2018 - 2019 Record: 123-136-8

2017 - 2018 Record: 143-109-14

2016 - 2017 Record: 138-121-8
2015 - 2016 Record: 129-129-9
2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7
2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11
2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7
2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4
2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5 

NFL Picks ~ Week Eighteen

Hello and welcome to a special Thursday edition of Tuesdays with Swindy. Happy New Year! It's week eighteen in the NFL, and that means it's garbage time! Only a real degenerate would bet the NFL games this week, right? Well, some of us make the picks on every single game, every week, so here I am. With some teams who are playing backups, several teams with nothing to play for, and other teams still fighting for their playoff positions, it's a tricky week, to say the least. However, I'm on pace for one of my best seasons ever (at least, since I lost my old paper records from 2005 and prior), so just as I've been doing every week for nearly 30 years, here are my picks against the spread for every game: 

Cleveland getting 17.5 from Baltimore

LOSS

Baltimore 35 - Cleveland 10

Cincinnati giving 1.5 to Pittsburgh

WIN

Cincinnati 19 - Pittsburgh 17

Atlanta giving 8 to Carolina

LOSS

Carolina 44 - Atlanta 38

Washington giving 4.5 to Dallas

LOSS

Washington 23 - Dallas 19

Green Bay giving 10 to Chicago

LOSS

Chicago 24 - Green Bay 22

Jacksonville getting 4.5 from Indianapolis

WIN

Indianapolis 26 - Jacksonville 23

Buffalo giving 2.5 to New England

LOSS

New England 23 - Buffalo 16

Philadelphia giving 2 to NY Giants

WIN

Philadelphia 20 - NY Giants 13

Tampa Bay giving 13.5 to New Orleans

LOSS

Tampa Bay 27 - New Orleans 19

Tennessee getting 1 from Houston

LOSS

Houston 23 - Tennessee 14

San Francisco getting 4.5 from Arizona

LOSS

Arizona 47 - San Francisco 24

Denver giving 10.5 to Kansas City

WIN

Denver 38 - Kansas City 0

LA Chargers giving 5 to Las Vegas

WIN

LA Chargers 34 - Las Vegas 20

LA Rams getting 6.5 from Seattle

WIN

Seattle 30 - LA Rams 25

Miami giving 1.5 to NY Jets

LOSS

NY Jets 32 - Miami 20

Minnesota getting 3 from Detroit

LOSS

Detroit 31 - Minnesota 9

WEEK EIGHTEEN RECORD: 6-10-0

2024-2025 Record: 150-116-6

2023 - 2024 Record: 149-130-6

2022 - 2023 Record: 133-144-7

2021 - 2022 Record: 142-141-2

2020 - 2021 Record: 127-130-8

2019 - 2020 Record: 141-122-4

2018 - 2019 Record: 123-136-8

2017 - 2018 Record: 143-109-14

2016 - 2017 Record: 138-121-8
2015 - 2016 Record: 129-129-9
2014 - 2015 Record: 124-139-3
2013 - 2014 Record: 137-122-7
2012 - 2013 Record: 131-129-7
2011 - 2012 Record: 129-126-11
2010 - 2011 Record: 130-130-7
2009 - 2010 Record: 138-125-4
2008 - 2009 Record: 139-120-8
2007 - 2008 Record: 146-117-4
2006 - 2007 Record: 139-123-5