NFL Wild Card Weekend Picks by Cooper the Analyst and Cup of Joe in the D..

 

         HAPPY NEW YEARS to Everyone....  It is the NFL Wildcard Weekend of the 2024 Season!!! Thoughts and Prayers to All who have been affected by the Wildfires that Devastated the State of California. Cooper the NFL Analyst just completed another great Season Picking Games! NFL Wildcard weekend opens up with 2 games on Saturday as the Houston Texans host the Los Angeles Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Baltimore to play the Ravens.  The NFL must change the way they seed teams going into the Playoffs for both the Lions and Vikings are 14-2 and the Winner gets to the #1 seed and the Loser drops all the way to the #5 seed and have to play on the road in the playoffs right away... Injuries especially Concussions have been a huge issue in the first 17 weeks of the season with many star players out with numerous ailments and injuries.

      The NFL made 3 huge changes to the game this year. first they changed the kickoff to a stupid format which is a joke, second they outlawed the way players have tackled for decades and third teams can only try on on sides kick in the 4th quarter and only after they let the other team know they are going to try an on sides kick.. The NFL once again also screwed over its Fans by now putting Games only on Netflix and Amazon Prime and Peacock and now ESPN+ just so the Owners can make more money at the expense of the Fans! And a Round 1 Wildcard Game is only available on Amazon Prime..

     Officiating has been poor at best the past few seasons and it seems that  replay is being used on almost every other play. Will this be the Season where the NFL Officials get it right or will we continue down the slippery slope of Officials costing teams games like the have the past few seasons?

A Huge Shout Out to My Surgeon, Dr. Daniel Sullivan, who is a Great Guy and the Biggest Bills Mafia and Buffalo Bills Fan.....

     Cooper has picked the Super Bowl Champion the last 3 years in a row.

     Each year, every team and their fans are optimistic that this will be their year to win the Super Bowl. There are the contenders, the so so's and the pretenders. Contenders at the end of th season are: will be in the AFC; Chiefs, Bills and Ravens.  In the NFC; Lions, Vikings and Eagles. Up and Coming Teams were the Vikings, Commanders, Packers, Rams, Chargers and Broncos. The pretenders were: Jaguars, Panthers, Colts, Raiders, Patriots, Browns, Saints and Giants.  Biggest Disappointments are the Falcons, Cowboys, 49ers, Bengals

    Here are this weeks Questions:

• With the Rams home Wildcard game moved to Arizona due to the Wildfires in Ca, who will have more fans at the Monday game, the Rams or the Vikings.
  
• Will the Chiefs be 3peat Super Bowl Winners?
• Are the Bills or Chiefs or Ravens the best team in the AFC Right Now?
• Can Baker Mayfield lead TB to the Super Bowl?
• Which Playoff favorites will make it to the Super Bowl and who will exit the Playoff early?
  
• Was the 3 game suspension by the NFL to Texans Al-Shaair for His illegal hit on Jags QB Trevor Lawrence enough?
  
• Is there a Team more Decimated with Injuries than the Detroit Lions?
  
• Is this the year the Detroit Lions win their first Super Bowl? 
• What is the real reason why the Jets fired Robert Saleh?
  
• Whose Ownership is the Biggest Joke in the NFL? Giants or Bears or Browns or Colts or Cowboys?
  
• Are the Jaguars or Giants or Browns the worst team in the NFL?
• Have the Bengals and Cowboys become below average NFL Teams?
• Will HC Mike McCarthy remain in Dallas or will He move onto another NFL Team?
  
• Is there any QB's having a better year than Josh Allen or Joe Burrow thru Week 18?
  
• DeShawn Watson torn His Achilles Tendon again and could miss the entire 2025 season after restructuring His Contract. Has Watson played his last game in Cleveland?
  
• Who will be the NFL MVP this year?
  
• Which Rookie QB will lead their Team to a Playoff win?
  
• Will Christian McCaffrey be able to return to His MVP from His Injuries next year?
  
• Which Head Coaches are on the Hot Seat and Who will be fired next?
  
• Is Sam Darnold the answer in Minnesota?
• Will Russell Wilson be the Steelers starting QB next season?
• Which teams have the most explosive Offenses and stingiest Defense in the NFL?
• Which is the Strongest Division in the NFC and the AFC?
  
• Which is the Worst Division in the AFC and NFC?
• Why does every receiver think their should be DPI in every pass nowadays? 
• Are the Commandeers and Jayden Daniels for real this season? 
• The Browns & Raiders are back into rebuild mode again will the current players accept this? 
  
• Which Rookie QB is the better QB leading His team right now, J Daniels or C Williams or B Nix?
• Has Falcons QB Cousins played his last game in Atlanta?  
• Why would anyone want to be the HC in Dallas or New England or LV right now with meddlesome Owners?
  
• Will there ever be another Division in the NFL like the NFC North where 3 of the teams finished 15-2 (Lions) and 14-3 (Vikings) and 11-6 (Packers)?
  

   Cooper was 14-2 in His Week 18 NFL Picks and finished the Regular Season 244-44  and looks forward to the upcoming Playoffs starting in January.  We will pick the games each week and post the previous weeks records and recap as we go forward.. Enjoy the NFL Playoffs !!!  Cooper says are ready for some Football.....  twitter; @CupofJoeintheD2   email; cupofjoeinthed@gmail.com    www.cupofjoeinthed.blogspot.com

Cooper NFL Analyst with His NFL Wildcard Picks

 

	NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

	NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

	NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

 

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

	NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games Cooper CupofJoe LAC at HOU LAC LAC PIT at BAL BAL BAL DEN at BUF BUF BUF GB at PHI PHI GB WAS at TB WAS TB MIN at LAR MIN MIN Byes: KC and DET

	NFL Wildcard Games
			Cooper	CupofJoe
LAC at HOU			LAC	LAC
PIT at BAL			BAL	BAL
DEN at BUF			BUF	BUF
GB at PHI			PHI	GB
WAS at TB			WAS	TB
MIN at LAR			MIN	MIN
Byes: KC and DET

NFL Wildcard Games

Cooper

CupofJoe

LAC at HOU

LAC

LAC

PIT at BAL

BAL

BAL

DEN at BUF

BUF

BUF

GB at PHI

PHI

GB

WAS at TB

WAS

TB

MIN at LAR

MIN

MIN

Byes: KC and DET

NFL Week 18 Picks by Cooper the Analyst and Cup of Joe in the D

 

         HAPPY NEW YEARS to Everyone....  It is the NFL Wildcard Weekend of the 2024 NFL Season !!! Cooper the NFL Analyst is Back for His 8th Season Picking Games! . The NFL must change the way they seed teams going into the Playoffs for both the Lions and Vikings are 14-2 and the Winner gets to the #1 seed and the Loser drops all the way to the #5 seed and have to play on the road in the playoffs right away... Injuries especially Concussions have been a huge issue in the first 17 weeks of the season with many star players out with numerous ailments and injuries.

      The NFL made 3 huge changes to the game this year. first they changed the kickoff to a stupid format which is a joke, second they outlawed the way players have tackled for decades and third teams can only try on on sides kick in the 4th quarter and only after they let the other team know they are going to try an on sides kick.. The NFL once again also screwed over its Fans by now putting Games only on Netflix and Amazon Prime and Peacock and now ESPN+ just so the Owners can make more money at the expense of the Fans! Round 1 of the Wildcard Games are only on Amazon Prime..

     Officiating has been poor at best the past few seasons and it seems that  replay is being used on almost every other play. Will this be the Season where the NFL Officials get it right or will we continue down the slippery slope of Officials costing teams games like the have the past few seasons?

A Huge Shout Out to My Surgeon, Dr. Daniel Sullivan, who is a Great Guy and the Biggest Bills Mafia and Buffalo Bills Fan.....

     Cooper has picked the Super Bowl Champion the last 3 years in a row.

     Each year, every team and their fans are optimistic that this will be their year to win the Super Bowl. There are the contenders, the so so's and the pretenders. Contenders so far this season will be in the AFC; Chiefs, Bills and Ravenss.  In the NFC; Lions, Vikings and Eagles. Up and Coming Teams are the Vikings, Commanders, Packers, Ravens and Broncos. The pretenders will be; Jaguars, Panthers, Colts, Raiders, Patriots, Browns, Saints and Giants. Surprise teams are: Steelers, Vikings, Commandeers, Chargers, Broncos and Rams. Biggest Disappointments are the Falcons, Cowboys, 49ers, Bengals

    Here are this weeks Questions:

• Will the Chiefs be 3peat Super Bowl Winners?
• Are the Bills or Chiefs or Ravens the best team in the AFC Right Now?
• Was the 3 game suspension by the NFL to Texans Al-Shaair for His illegal hit on Jags QB Trevor Lawrence enough?
  
• Is there a Team more Decimated with Injuries than the Detroit Lions?
  
• Is this the year the Detroit Lions win their first Super Bowl? 
• Is there any team playing better than the Lions at this point in the season?
  
• What is the real reason why the Jets fired Robert Saleh?
  
• Whose Ownership is the Biggest Joke in the NFL? Giants or Bears or Browns or Colts or Cowboys?
  
• Are the Jaguars or Giants or Browns the worst team in the NFL?
• Have the Bengals and Cowboys become below average NFL Teams?
• Will Dallas win 8 games this year?
• Is there any QB's having a better year than Josh Allen or Joe Burrow thru Week 17?
  
• Can the Bengals defense stop anyone?
• Who will be the NFL MVP this year?
  
• Which Rookie QB will lead their Team to a Playoff win?
  
• Will Christian McCaffrey be able to return to His MVP from His Injuries next year?
  
• Did Franchise QB Richardson of the Colts show how wrong the team was to bench Him for 4 games..
• Which Head Coaches are on the Hot Seat and Who will be fired next?
  
• Is Sam Darnold the answer in Minnesota?
• Will Russell Wilson be the Steelers starting QB for the rest of the season?
• Which teams have the most explosive Offenses and stingiest Defense in the NFL?
• Which is the Strongest Division in the NFC and the AFC?
  
• Which is the Worst Division in the AFC and NFC?
• Why does every receiver think their should be DPI in every pass nowadays? 
• Has Raiders HC Pierce lost the team as a Mutiny is brewing out in Las Vegas?
• Are the Commandeers and Jayden Daniels for real this season? 
• The Browns & Raiders are back into rebuild mode again will the current players accept this? 
  
• Which Rookie QB is the better QB leading His team right now, J Daniels or C Williams or B Nix?
• Has Falcons QB Cousins played his last game in Atlanta?  
• Will there ever be another Division where 2 teams are 14-2 heading into the final game?
  

   Cooper was 14-2 in His Week 17 NFL Picks and is 230-42 after 17 weeks and looks forward to the remaining week of the season and the upcoming Playoffs starting in January.  We will pick the games each week and post the previous weeks records and recap as we go forward.. Enjoy the NFL Season!!!  Cooper says are ready for some Football.....  twitter; @CupofJoeintheD2   email; cupofjoeinthed@gmail.com    www.cupofjoeinthed.blogspot.com

Cooper NFL Analyst with His Week 18 Picks for the 2024 NFL Season

 

	NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

	NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

	NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

 

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

	NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

NFL Week 18 Cooper CupofJoe CLE at BAL BAL BAL CIN at PIT CIN CIN CAR at ATL CAR ATL HOU at TEN HOU HOU NYG at PHI PHI NYG JAX at IND IND IND WAS at DAL WAS WAS CHI at GB GB GB NO at TB TB TB BUF at NE BUF BUF LAC at LV LAC LAC SF at AZ AZ AZ KC at DEN DEN DEN SEA at LAR SEA LAR MIA at NYJ NYJ MIA MIN at DET DET DET

	NFL Week 18
			Cooper	CupofJoe
CLE at BAL			BAL	BAL
CIN at PIT			CIN	CIN
CAR at ATL			CAR	ATL
HOU at TEN			HOU	HOU
NYG at PHI			PHI	NYG
JAX at IND			IND	IND
WAS at DAL			WAS	WAS
CHI at GB			GB	GB
NO at TB			TB	TB
BUF at NE			BUF	BUF
LAC at LV			LAC	LAC
SF at AZ			AZ	AZ
KC at DEN			DEN	DEN
SEA at LAR			SEA	LAR
MIA at NYJ			NYJ	MIA
MIN at DET			DET	DET

NFL Week 18

Cooper

CupofJoe

CLE at BAL

BAL

BAL

CIN at PIT

CIN

CIN

CAR at ATL

CAR

ATL

HOU at TEN

HOU

HOU

NYG at PHI

PHI

NYG

JAX at IND

IND

IND

WAS at DAL

WAS

WAS

CHI at GB

GB

GB

NO at TB

TB

TB

BUF at NE

BUF

BUF

LAC at LV

LAC

LAC

SF at AZ

AZ

AZ

KC at DEN

DEN

DEN

SEA at LAR

SEA

LAR

MIA at NYJ

NYJ

MIA

MIN at DET

DET

DET