Week 17 NFL Game Picks

We've made it to the final week of the NFL season, and this is going to be a tough week to bet. Not only is every team playing today (there are no Saturday, Monday, or Thursday games in Week 17), but many teams are resting players. Oh, and the Saints don't have any running backs.…

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Doug Pederson doesn’t sound like someone who thinks he’s getting fired

Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Friday in what was his last pre-game press conference of the 2020 season. And while speaking at these press conferences will never be confused for a strength of Pederson's, he did have a noticeably different tone and attitude this week. While he is typically awkward in his avoidance…

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Week 15 NFL Game Picks (Saturday)

Great news, everyone. We get NFL football on Saturday this week. In addition to an excellent college football slate on this championship Saturday, we also get Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers. Neither game is exactly great, but they do have playoff implications. The Bills are trying to be…

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Jalen Hurts wants to be a coffee bean

Don't we all. Jalen Hurts has quotes, people. The rookie quarterback spoke to the media on Wednesday afternoon and had some pretty entertaining things to say. When asked about offensive consultant Marty Mornhinweg, the rook described him as "the wise old owl." And when Mike Kaye of NJ.com asked him on Wednesday how he is…

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Eagles News: Is it now Carson Wentz OR Doug Pederson for 2021?

In this instance of the Eagles news roundup, we share links to stories about whether Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz will both return in 2021, what could be next for the Eagles, potential trade fits for Carson Wentz, what this most recent win did to the Eagles' potential draft position, and more. Use promo code…

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Week 14 NFL Game Picks

We all love the NFL, and a lot of us like betting on games, or at least trying to predict who will win their games or cover the spread. The Birds Blitz has an account over at BettingPros, and it allows us to make NFL game picks and post them here. So, we’re going to do that…

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Adam Schefter: Eagles intend to keep Carson Wentz
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Adam Schefter: Eagles intend to keep Carson Wentz

Early on Sunday morning, just hours before rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts was scheduled to make his first start for the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that the Eagles intend to keep Carson Wentz and still believe in their struggling quarterback: Philadelphia Eagles rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts will make his first NFL start…

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