Archive for November, 2009

2009-10 NFL Power Rankings – Week 12

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Welcome back to the MikesPickz NFL Power Rankings!
The Steelers’ hopes at winning the division were shot to death when the Chiefs beat them in overtime last week, that was assuming the Bengals would be able to beat the lowly Raiders. If there is one thing I learned last week, you can never assume in the [...]

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2009-10 NFL Power Rankings – Week 11

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Welcome back to the MikesPickz Power Rankings!
No tweaks to the formula this week, I think it is ranking the teams very accurately.
The two biggest stories of Week 10 were the Bengals showing the NFL that they are for real. They completed the season sweep of the defending champion Steelers, with an impressive defensive showing. The [...]

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Call Me Crazy!

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Call me crazy is what Belichick said when he decided to try and end the game on 4th and 2 from their own 28 yard line, up by 6 against Peyton Manning and the Colts, with no timeouts and only 2 minutes left in the game.
If the Patriots convert on 4th down, Belichick is a [...]

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2009-10 NFL Power Rankings – Week 10

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Welcome back to the MikesPickz Power Rankings!
I have looked over the formula that I introduced last week and I have tweaked it slightly to what I think will be the perfect formula for the rest of the season.
Last week the biggest story was the Bucs beating the Packers by 10 points. Let me preview the [...]

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NFL Power Rankings – Week 9 (adjusted)

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Welcome to a special edition of the MikesPickz NFL Power Rankings!
I want to thank everyone that commented to me on Twitter, e-mail and the comments section about the original week 9 rankings. I have taken a long hard look at the formula that I introduced as a BETA this week, and I have made a [...]

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2009-10 NFL Power Rankings – Week 9

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Welcome back to the MikesPickz NFL Power Rankings. Sorry that they are so late this week, it has been a hectic week for me, but there is good news- which you will find two paragraphs below.
Two quick things to mention from last week: The New York Giants had their secondary exposed again, this time by [...]

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2009 World Series Recap

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The 2009 World Series has come and gone, and the Yankees hoisted the trophy for the 27th time, by far the most in MLB history. The series didn’t start out the way they had hoped, losing Game 1 to the Phillies’ ace, Cliff Lee. Lee was brilliant in Game 1, allowing 1 run (0 earned). [...]

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