Just like everyone predicted am I right? Of course, not. On the contrary, most of us expected them to be picking in the top 5 of the 2023 NFL Draft. How are these 2 teams blowing everyone’s expectations out of the water? Atlanta Falcons Let’s begin with the Falcons. At 4-4 they’re leading the NFC South. It helps them that father time, plus some off … Continue reading Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks are Division Leaders
After an embarrassing showing in Atlanta, the San Francisco 49ers head back to Levi’s Stadium to take on a strong Kansas City Chiefs team. Since the 31-20 loss in the 2019-20 Super Bowl, the 49ers have yet to meet the Chiefs in the regular season. So far this year, the 49ers have had several major issues with injuries, keeping leads, and scoring points. The Chiefs … Continue reading Chiefs, 49ers Preview
Five weeks into NFL football, stability remains for fantasy football owners for wide receivers and tight ends. Cooper Kupp and Travis Kelce were the top players drafted in their positions. Both have been making a splash thanks to the system they are in and their quarterback. Kupp has been thriving with the Los Angeles Rams, while Kelce has one of the greatest quarterbacks of my … Continue reading Fantasy football week five frenzy: WR/TE edition
Welcome to Week 3 of the Mental Dimes Pick ‘Em challenge where I compete with all of your collective wisdom to see who will win at the season’s end! Current Score: Me: 14-17-1 You: 17-4-1, Last Week: Me: 9-7 You 7-9 I’m catching back up, y’all had better watch out! Steelers @ Browns: Browns 13-10 Both teams are about as good as I expected this … Continue reading NFL Pick ‘Em: Week 3
Due to the result of the tie from the Colts-Texans match, they are 14 teams with a record of 0-1. 8 of those teams were in the postseason last year. Since 2019, 27 teams started the season of 0-2, none of those teams made the playoffs, the last team to win the Super Bowl following an 0-2 record were the 2007 Giants so winning this … Continue reading Must Win Games: Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the Mental Dimes Pick ‘Em challenge where I compete with all of your collective wisdom to see who will win at the season’s end! Current Score: Me: 5-10-1 You: 10-5-1 I got my ass handed to me last week as nearly every game surprised me. It’s only been one week, though, don’t get too cocky. Chargers @ Chiefs: Chiefs 31-28 … Continue reading NFL Pick ‘Em: Week 2
Enjoy the first-ever Mental Dimes Pick ‘Em challenge where I compete with all of your collective wisdom to see who will win at the season’s end! Bills @ Rams: Rams 30-27 Part of this is hope on my part, since I really want the new season to start off strong. It should be a close game between playoff contenders. Eagles @ Lions: Eagles 17-16 This … Continue reading Week 1 Pick ‘Em
The next time we see two NFL teams take the field for a game, it will be when the Buffalo Bills travel to Los Angeles to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Rams in the 2022 regular season kickoff. While the past three weeks have been filled with NFL football, it’s only been the preseason. While the preseason isn’t meaningless, there are some things … Continue reading NFL Post-Preseason Power Rankings
Start ‘Em Jerry Jeudy: Everyone knows this game is important for Russell Wilson returning home to do work against his old team. It is going to be a huge statement game against a Seattle team that I think is going to be one of the weakest in the league (see my predictions for each team’s season here). This can only stand to benefit Jeudy, who … Continue reading Start ‘Em or Sit ‘Em: Week 1
Welcome to your weekly sports recap, The Week That Was, where we will do a quick overview of the stories, scores, and items from the world of sports that you might have missed. Checkout out the rest of MentalDimes.com for sport-specific content on your favorite teams and do not forget to check out our podcast, which is available on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube; search for Mental Dimes. NFL … Continue reading The Week That Was 8/8-8/14
