NFL Week 9 Picks: It’s Brady Manning XVI! Merry BradyManningmas!

November 1, 2014   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Riffs, rants, observations and dissenting opinions from the voices in my head: Here's a warped and dented take on the latest Tom Brady-Peyton Manning matchup and other, less-worthy events of the upcoming weekend.
Note: All times listed are Eastern, lines are via Odds Shark, and game capsules are listed in the order you should read them.
 
Broncos at Patriots
Sunday, 4:25 p.m.
Line: Broncos -2.5
The BradyManningmas decorations go up at the shopping mall earlier and earlier each year. Heck, Halloween just ended, and already the stores are full of BradyManningmas wreaths, ManningBradikkah menorahs and "Take Your Picture with Belichick" kiosks for tykes. (It's not really Belichick, sweetie. It's one of his little helpers. Why are you crying so hard?)
BradyManningmas used to be about the football. Now it has been commercialized and sensationalized. It sets expectations so high that fans can only be disappointed. It causes seasonal depression for folks...

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