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SUPER BOWL POST-GAME:With a perfect season on the line, the Patriots failed to close the deal. In what was one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 17-14 in Glendale Arizona. We said that New York would need to get pressure on Brady if they planned on winning, and they did just that all game. The Giants kept fresh players in rotation the entire game to stay in Brady`s face racking up 5 sacks, and hurried the Pro Bowl Quarterback all game to keep him out of rhythm. The Giants also took advantage of scoring opportunities when available to beat the undefeated New England Patriots and secure their place in history. The Patriots loss allows the 1972 Miami Dolphins to maintain their status as the only undefeated team in NFL history going 17-0. At one point, it appeared the Patriots may join the Dolphins as Brady hit Randy Moss for a 6 YD TD pass with 2:42 left. But the Giants had other plans as Manning threw a 13 yard pass to Plaxico Burress in the closing seconds to seal the deal and ended the game 19-34 with 255 passing yards, 2TD`s and 1 INT on the day on his way to the Super Bowl MVP, an accomplishment big-brother Peyton achieved a year earlier. All 3 of Football Services handicappers ended the season with Wins as the Big Swiss had a 4* Top Play on the Giants, and The Duke had the Giants for a 3* Regular Win. The Dolphin had a 3* Regular play out on the Under in this game as he also walked away with a Win. Our handicappers here at Football Services would like to take one last chance to thank all our followers for their support in Football Services first full season online. The season may be over, but that doesn`t mean Football Services is taking the summer off. This site will be updated throughout the off-season, and our handicappers will be doing their homework. All with one goal in mind, to make our football service the best we possibly can for our followers by bringing them the information, and winning selections they expect. Please feel free to check back this off-season for updates to the site. This site will be under maintenance all summer. As those of you that have followed us since day 1 know, we take our football service seriously, and we look forward to serving you for years to come. Thank You, The Duke, The Dolphin, Big Swiss.
SUPER BOWL PRE-GAME: The Giants against the Patriots. They just played in the final week of the regular season, New England won 38-35. They meet again, this time in the final week of the "Entire" season. Things have changed......or have they? New York is still ripping off win`s on the road, having covered every road game SU & ATS since week 1 against Dallas (not including the neutral game against Miami across the pond in October). New England, well their still undefeated SU on the season. New England however, hasn`t covered in TL 5 games and has only covered 2 of their last 10 games since Indy, way back at the beginning of November. Both teams are coming into this game fairly healthy this late in the season. If New York plans on winning this they will need to get pressure on Brady, and take advantage of every scoring opportunity available. That`s something they failed to do 2 weeks ago as Tynes missed 2 FG against Green Bay. They also can`t expect to win this game with field goals and will need to find the end-zone. Manning failed to throw a TD against Green Bay a few weeks ago although Bradshaw and Jacobs each rushed for one. There`s not much to say about the Patriots except they`re playing on another level. Weather won`t be a factor in this one due to the fact they`re playing in Arizona with a retractable roof available and unlike last years Super Bowl, we doubt they will let it rain on this parade. This will be the first Super Bowl held at University of Phoenix Stadium since it opened August 1, 2006 and with over 73,000 possible seats it`s sure to be a sold out crowd. We have found a few interesting facts our visitors might enjoy. For more information from our handicappers, check out our Super Bowl extras page.
1. Every Super Bowl team to date has scored.
2. Kickoffs have been returned for touchdown`s, but a punt never has.
3. Teams scoring first are currently 26-15 SU.
4. There has never been an overtime played in a Super Bowl to date.
5. When 2 teams that played each other during the regular season meet again in the Super Bowl, the team that lost the regular season meeting is 6-5 SU in the Super Bowl.
Enjoy the "Big Game".
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP PRE-GAME: Green Bay is 13-3-1 this season ATS, and when hitting on all cylinders they are lethal. Of the 14 games they won this season they beat those teams by an average of over 16 points a game. They have also sent it OVER 12 times this season. Green Bay was tested last week after going down 0-14 within the first few minutes of the game and was very impressive as they didn`t get frustrated and fought their way back to a 42-20 win over Seattle. It`s gonna be cold at Lambeau at around zero degrees tonight and Favre has a young team. We are curious how some of the youngsters will react to temperatures like that. It was very cold in Chicago a few weeks ago and Green Bay got dusted by the Bears. The Packers are 13-2 all-time in playoff games on the "Frozen Tundra" of Lambeau but Eli and the Giants are no strangers to the cold and should come ready to play. New York is now 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS on the road this season and is looking to make it 10-1. Which Manning will show up, and what team will be able to protect their quarterback? Those will be the major factors in this game.
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP POST-GAME: -24 with wind chill and Al Harris got burned all day. Wow, it was ugly. Green Bay had their chances, but Eli Manning took what Green Bay gave him as he got good protection and was given time to find Plaxico Burress all day. Plaxico had a career-high day with 11 catches for 154 yards against a solid Packers defense. Favre was intercepted twice on the day with the 2nd one coming in OT which eventually led to Lawrence Tynes winning FG from 47 yards out. It was redemption for Tynes who missed 2 field goals earlier in the game, one of which was at the end of regulation which would have gave them the W without even going to OT. We were impressed as both quarterbacks had pretty good protection all day. The Giants will need it again in 2 weeks against New England. We wondered which Eli Manning would show up, and were still not sure. Manning did`nt have any touchdowns all day, but he did`nt have any INT`s either. He looked decent in the pocket and went 21/40 on the day. Favre ended up 19/35 for 236 yards and 2 INT`s on the day in what could possibly be his last game of his Hall of Fame career. Football Services handicappers had 2 plays out in this NFC Championship game. The Duke had a 3* out on the Under, which ended up going Over in OT. The Big Swiss had his 5* PGOY out on Green Bay in this one which FootballServices.com also gave as the free pick of the day to our visitors. Green Bay was 4-1 ATS this season when given as the free pick of the day by Football Services to our member`s until this one. Big Swiss believed Green Bay had lost some of the mystique at Lambeau over the last few season`s and believed that they were looking to get that home field domination back. Combined with the fact this could have been Favre`s final home game, Big Swiss believed Green Bay would dominate. These were just a few of the factors in Big Swiss` call on this one. Green Bay failed to capitalize on opportunities though, and they got the L just like Big swiss on the day. New York was 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS on the road this season coming into Green Bay and Big Swiss did`nt expect that streak to continue. They have now improved that record to 10-1, can they make it 11-1 in the biggest game of the season? Stay tuned to find out what our handicappers think.
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP PRE-GAME: San Diego has now ripped off 8 SU and ATS wins in a row after taking out Indy LW at home. While Tomlinson and Rivers are both expected to play, neither one is 100%. This will be a rematch of September 16th. A game that New England won at home 38-14. San Diego averages 25 PTS/Game and will need every bit of those points as New England has averaged 36 PTS/Game this season. New England is unbeaten this season SU and after covering their first 8 games they have now covered only 2 of their last 9 including failing to cover their last 4 in a row. Big Swiss, "I think it`s about time for New England to get another cover. With so many weapons, I don`t even think that weather is a factor to be considered for New England. They can score on both sides of the ball. If San Diego plans on winnin` the game, they`ll need to get turnovers. If New England protects the ball today, it could get ugly".
AFC CHAMPIONSHIP POST-GAME: San Diego turned out one heck of a performance in Foxborough Sunday. It was nothing like the 38-14 loss at New England in September. They were only behind 12-14 half way through the 3Q this time, but a TD from Brady to Welker early in the 4th was enough for New England to get the SU win but fail to cover. San Diego got 4 field goals on the day and had their share of chances at the end-zone but failed to punch it in every time. They obviously missed Tomlinson. Tomlinson carried on the first two San Diego plays of the game, but then was out for the rest of the game due to a bad knee he got last week in Indy. He was`nt the only Charger badly banged up as QB Rivers played extremely well despite also having a bad knee, and TE Antonio Gates played with a dislocated toe. This could have been a very different outcome if San Diego was healthy. It was San Diego who led the league in takeaways, against New England who had the fewest turnovers this season. Big Swiss said that if San Diego got turnovers they had a shot, and as they picked off Brady 3 times and got 1 fumble from New England, they definitely had a shot. Against New England however, field goals just are not gonna get it done. San Diego succeeded on shutting down Moss as he only had 1 reception for 18 yards and also ran a reverse for 14 YDS. They key player in the Pats win was Maroney who ran for 122 yards on 25 rushes and 1 TD. Now it`s off to Super Bowl XLII were the 18-0 Patriots will meet the Giants who they beat the last game of the regular season 38-35 in New York. The Duke and The Dolphin Football Services VIP handicappers both had 3* Regular plays out on the under in this one for the win. The Big Swiss had a 3* out on the Patriots who he believed would roll against a badly banged up Chargers team. The Patriots got the SU win, but failed to cover as Brady had a rough day and Big Swiss got the loss.
NFC SEMIFINALS REPORT SUMMARY: The Cowboys found out there`s a new sheriff in the NFC, and they go by the name of, "The G-Men". Dallas had already beat the Giants twice this season. The first time was in week 1 of the season in Dallas (45-35), and the second time in November in New York (31-20). The New York giants have been the ultimate roller-coaster team this season behind quarterback Eli Manning, and a Giants defense that at times has eaten quarterbacks alive with 53 sacks registered this season. The Giants made the 3rd time a charm as they marched into Dallas and walked out 1 game closer to the the NFL`s ultimate prize beating Dallas 21-17 at Texas Stadium. Tony Romo and Dallas has struggled as of late, losing 5 in a row ATS and 3 of the last 5 SU. Is Jessica the cause of the Dallas downfall? There`s a good chance the problem`s in Dallas run deeper than that. In 3 of Dallas` last 5 ATS losses they gave up 131, 134, and 152 on the ground. They also gave up almost 4.5 yards/attempt rushing during that same five game span. That`s not gonna get it done in the NFL. The Duke and Big Swiss both had 3* Regular plays out on the underdog Giants in this one, with the New York upset outright, our handicappers got the win and the Giants will see Green Bay next weekend.
AFC SEMIFINALS REPORT SUMMARY: San Diego continues to roll and has now won 8 straight. Even without Tomlinson and Rivers who both left the game early against Indy, San Diego keeps "Charging ahead". Indianapolis led 10-7 going into halftime, but was outscored 21-14 in the 2H losing 24-28 at the RCA Dome. Peyton Manning did his part as he went 33-48 on the day for 402 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 INT`s. Philip Rivers also had 3 TD`s on the day for San Diego despite leaving the game early with a knee injury. Although Indy moved the ball all game, it was the San Diego defense that led the league in takeaways this season that came up with the big plays when needed, picking off 2 from Manning and grabbing 1 fumble. All three of Football Services VIP handicappers had plays on this game as The Dolphin had a regular play on the underdog Chargers and Big Swiss had a 4* Top play of the day on the "Lightning Bolts" for a win. The Duke came in with the Colts at home as his Top Play on the day as a DD FAV.
AFC SEMIFINALS REPORT SUMMARY: New England wins....again. Is that news? Tom Brady went 26-28 and threw for 3 TD`s and 0 INT`s in New england`s 31-20 win over Jacksonville, who many thought was the team to, "watch out for" coming into the playoffs. Although Brady only hit Randy Moss for 1 pass all day for 14 yards, he did manage to hit 8 different receivers on the day worth 262 passing yards. Laurence Maroney also rushed for 122 yards and 1 touchdown in the Patriots 17th win this season. Jacksonville, who is known for a menacing rushing attack, only managed 80 yards on the ground all game and 14 of those came from their QB David Garrard. Garrard did play well though, even if it was in a losing effort. He also hit 8 different receivers on the day completing 22-33 for 278 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Who can stop New England? Not Jacksonville...not this week.
NFC SEMIFINALS REPORT SUMMARY: Seattle, who struggled on the road all season with a 3-6 SU and ATS record failed to get it done once again, even after being spotted 14 points within the first 5 minutes after 2 Ryan Grant fumbles. Grant, who had only fumbled once all season to this point, laid it down twice in the first few minutes of the game. He fumbled twice out-the-gate but then rolled, to set a team post-season record by running for 201 yards, and 3 TD`s. After the 2 early fumble`s, Favre and the packers went on to route the Seahawk`s scoring touchdowns on 6 straight possessions. Favre`s 3 TD`s tied his personal best for TD passes in a post-season game, as he extended on his own record and threw a TD pass in his 17th straight post-season game. It wasn`t just the Green Bay offense that showed up to play though, as after the initial 14 PTS off turnovers to start the game, the Green Bay defense held Seattle to only 1 FG in the 2Q and 1 FG in the 3Q. The Seattle loss gives them an 0-8 mark in post-season RD games since 1983. Football Services only play of the game came with The Duke with Green Bay as a regular play. The Packers now move on to the next round, and The Duke get`s the win.
2007 AFC Wildcard : TENNESSEE (10-6) @ SAN DIEGO (11-5)
AFC WILDCARD PREGAME: Would our visitors like an approach for picking Tennessee? Yes? Well, so would our handicappers. Each of Football Services VIP Handicappers only had 1 play out on Tennessee this season. The Big Swiss had a 3* play out on them week 5 as a home favorite against Atlanta for a loss. The Duke had a 3* play on them week 7 as an Away Dog for a win, and The Dolphin had Tennessee week 15 as an Away Favorite for a win. Take a second and look at their SU and ATS records this season. What does that tell us about Tennessee? They have been unpredictable this season. Our handicappers here at FootballServices.com extremely dislike unpredictable teams, and if you expect to win consistently, you should at least be aware of team that are unpredictable. On the other side of the ball, San Diego is on a roll winning 6 in a row straight up and against the spread.
AFC WILDCARD POSTGAME: San Diego came into this game on a roll and kept it going. They have now won 7 in a row SU and ATS and will travel to Indy next week. Tennessee was looking for payback after losing at home to San Diego in December and squeaked out to a 6-0 lead at half. That was all they could manage though as San Diego scored 17 unanswered 2H points and walked away with the win. It was a long awaited post-season win as it`s been 13 years since their last post-season victory. A stat which eventually helped cost Marty Schottenheimer his job. Tennessee did a good job shutting down future hall of famer LaDainian Tomlinson, as he was held to just 42 yards on 21 carries. Phillip Rivers was 19-30 for 292 yards, with 1 INT, but it was enough to hold of the Titans as HC Jeff Fisher is now 0-5 in his career against San Diego. All 3 of our VIP handicappers had San Diego minus the points on the day. Big Swiss had them as a Top Play, and The Duke and The Dolphin had them as Regular selections. Most lines had them at -10.5 but once again, the standard FootballServices.com uses had it at 11 and therefore gave our handicappers the Push instead of the Win. As stated before, next season we intend to utilize a grading scale that more accurately reflects the majority of lines utilized at kickoff.
2007 NFC Wildcard : N.Y. GIANTS (10-6) @ TAMPA BAY (9-7)
NFC WILDCARD PREGAME: The New York Giants. It`s apparent now, that they go where Eli Manning goes. The Giants are 7-1 SU and ATS on the road this season and once again go traveling. This time, to Tampa where they face a regenerated Gruden team that is 6-2 ATS at home this season. Who will win this game? ask Eli.
NFC WILDCARD POSTGAME: The Giants got off to a slow start in the 1Q and it appeared their road game winning streak may be in jeopardy. But in the 2Q they scored 14 and were up 14-7 at half. It only got worse for Tampa in the 2nd half as they fumbled the opening kickoff which led to a field goal by the Giants. Garcia who had played well for most of the season, struggled throwing 2 interception`s in what was to be their final game of the season. His lone touchdown pass came late in the 4th quarter and was the only point`s Tampa managed in the entire 2nd half. Meanwhile, Manning was 20-27 for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns on the day against a Tampa defense that only allowed just over 17 points a game this season, one of the best in the league. The Giant`s outright win as an underdog against Tampa at home, gave all 3 of our Football Service handicappers the loss on the day as The Dolphin had Tampa and "Chucky" at home as a 4*, and both The Duke and Big Swiss had 3* plays out on the Bucs. How far will the Giants go? Ask Eli.
2007 AFC Wildcard : JACKSONVILLE (11-5) @ PITTSBURGH (10-6)
AFC WILDCARD PREGAME: Pittsburgh is 8-8 ATS this season but is 7-1 SU at home. Jacksonville is 11-5 ATS this season including 6-2 on the road and they have already beaten Pittsburgh 3 weeks ago at Pitt 29-22 handing Pitt their only home SU loss on the season. Jacksonville has now covered the last 5 against Pittsburgh and is 13-6 ATS against them since 1992. Jacksonville covered 7 of their last 8 games with the one exception being last week and is built for the post-season. The Jags don`t have a single player going to the Pro Bowl this year, and may try to "make a point".
AFC WILDCARD POSTGAME: Pittsburgh started out the game right driving 80 yards leading to a Davenport 1 yard TD run and jumped out to a 7-0 lead. After that it was all Jacksonville until the 4Q. Big Ben, who was 29-42, with 337 yards on the night got off to a rough start by throwing 3 interceptions before half. It looked as if it could be a route in Pittsburgh. Things changed in the 4Q as Jacksonville entered it up 28-10, but blew an 18 point lead and allowed Pittsburgh back in it. Garrard threw 2 INT`s himself on the night as he ended up Jacksonville`s leading rusher on the night with 58 yards, 32 of which came at the end of the game to seal up their 2nd victory in 3 weeks at Pittsburgh, becoming the first opponent to win twice in Pittsburgh in the same season in the Steelers' 75 season history. Despite the rough start, Roethlisberger led his team back to a 1 point lead late in the game until Josh Scobee saved the game by kicking a 25-yard field goal with 37 seconds remaining and the Jaguars got the SU win. Pittsburgh came up 2 PTS shy after gambling for 2-point conversions after each of their final 2 touchdowns and failed at both attempts. If the Steelers had kicked the extra-point successfully both times, Scobee's FG would have only tied it at 31. Instead, the Jags got the straight up win, and move on to the Division Playoffs next week against unbeaten New England. The cover by Pittsburgh gives The Duke a 3* win and hands Regular Play losses to Big Swiss and The Dolphin as they had plays out on Jacksonville.
2007 NFC Wildcard : WASHINGTON (9-7) @ SEATTLE (10-6)
NFC WILDCARD PREGAME: All 3 of our VIP Football Service Handicappers had Seattle in the first game of the 2007 post-season. The Dolphin and Swiss had 3* plays and The Duke had them as his 4* Top Play. Washington is 7-7-2 ATS this season and Seattle was 9-7 overall and 6-2 ATS @ home. Washington has now won 4 games in a row SU and ATS with Collins at QB for injured Jason Campbell.
NFC WILDCARD POSTGAME: Seattle was facing an emotional team that has gone 4-1 ATS and SU since the death of safety Sean Taylor, who was shot and killed in November in Miami. The Redskins should have actually been 5-0 since that point instead of 4-1 but we won`t get into that here. Washington was scoreless going into the 4Q of this game and was behind 0-13. It`s at that point it appeared that their play for their fallen friend was once again about to outshine anything that anyone could throw at them. They scored 14 points within the first 3 minutes of the 4Q to jump out to a 14-13 lead and had momentum. Seattle answered about half way through the quarter with a TD and 2 point conversion of their own to take a 21-14 lead. It was at that point that Todd Collins had his first 2 interceptions since 1997. Both were returned for touchdowns, which sealed their fate and sent them home for the remainder of the post-season. Collins finished 29-50 for 266 yards with 2 TD`s and 2 INT`s after being harassed all day. On the other side of the ball, Hasselbeck also had 2 INT`s and finished 20-32 for 229 yards and 1 TD on the day but walked off Qwest Field with the win. The Seattle straight up and against the spread win handed Joe Gibbs his first career playoff loss when leading in the second half. It also left Seattle at 8-1 SU and 7-1-1 ATS this season at home and handed all 3 Football Service VIP handicappers a win as The Duke had Seattle as a Top Play, and Big Swiss and The Dolphin both had Seattle as Regular selections on the day. QUICK NOTE: FootballServices.com gave the Seattle Seahawks as the free pick of the day 3 times this season to their visitors, and Seattle covered each time, going a perfect 3-0 when given as a free pick.
2007 WEEK 17 NFL
Football Services VIP handicappers The Duke and Dolphin waited until the last week of the regular NFL season to come in with their final 5* NFL requirements and it was worth the wait. They both won their Special Plays, The Dolphin with San Diego on the road and The Duke with Denver at home! The Dolphin ended up at 3-1 overall as he also hit both his 3* Plays on the Arizona Over and Green Bay in what appeared to be Favre`s regular season home finale. The Dolphin`s only Loss on the day came with Tampa Bay as his Top Play. We`ll see them next weekend at home again in the Wild Card Game. The Dolphin`s Regular Play on the Over Arizona which we also gave as a Free Pick to our visitors was about as close to a "Lock" as you can have with Arizona only coming 2 PTS short of covering the total by themselves! The Duke (2-2) also had the Packers as a 3* play for a W and the Eagles who won SU but failed to cover against Buffalo. The Dukes final loss came in the Arizona game with a play on St. Louis who ended their season with 3 ATS losses. Big Swiss split this week going 2-2 losing his Top Play on Jacksonville. Swiss also had Green Bay as a 3 star like our other VIP handicappers for a Win and the Bears for a SU and Against The Spread Win and got handed a loss as the Eagles won SU but failed to cover at home.
2007 WEEK 16 NFL
The Duke gave the paid members of our VIP Football Service 4 winners this week by going a perfect 4-0! The Duke gave 3 plays on Under Dogs this week and all 3 won outright! He had 3* plays on Cincinnati, Washington, and San Fran., and also hit his 4* Top Play on the day with a Jacksonville team that has now covered 7 straight, and also sent the total Over 9 in a row! The Dolphin was`nt far behind on the week going 3-1 hitting his Top with San Diego on Monday Night who has now won 4 in a row SU and ATS! With a win next week, San Diego will host Tennessee or Cleveland in the wild-card game. The Dolphin`s 4 plays this week were all FAVS and 3 of the 4 were DD FAVS. Swiss split his week at 2-2 as Miami squeaked out an ATS Win against New England who now only has 1 game left to become perfect on the season. Big Swiss also hit his 5* Special on Seattle and lost the Saints and Vikings who both lost outright as home FAVS.
2007 WEEK 15 NFL
The Swiss was hot week 15 going 3-1! Swiss had a 3* on the Browns in a snowy game in Cleveland that seen them hold Buffalo scoreless. Swiss has rarely taken any plays on totals this year, but had the Pittsburgh over this week in a game that Jacksonville almost covered by themselves for a W, and hit his Top play on Green Bay who continues to roll. Big Swiss`s only L on the day came on his GOY as Seattle hit a speed bump as they got upset by Carolina. The Dolphin came in with 2 Special plays this week with Tampa(GOM) and Seattle(GOD). He split them as Seattle got the L and Tampa won with Garcia back taking the snaps as a DDHF. He also had Tennessee for a 3* who went into Arrowhead in Kansas City and got the W. The Duke went 1-3 this week hitting his 5* (GOM) on Jacksonville as they went into Pittsburgh as UD and got the SU win! Just as our other 3 VIP Service handicappers The Duke also had a play on Seattle(3*) for a L. Duke also had Indy and the Giants as 3* FAV who lost.
2007 WEEK 14 NFL
The Dolphin led the way for our VIP Handicapping service this week as he went 2-1 on the week hitting both his plays on Favorites with Seattle and Minnesota. All 3 of our handicappers had Seattle for their Top Play this week as Holmgren has now opened up this offense and is letting Hasselbeck air it out more. The Dolphin had a strong trend to take Miami this week, but this time it failed to come through for him as they handed him his only loss on the week getting blasted on the road as underdogs. The Duke and Swiss both split this week at 2-2 a piece as The Duke also had N.England for a Double Digit FAV who won again to remain undefeated on the season. The Duke also had the Buffalo under in a game that watched Buffalo send it over by themselves, and The Eagles who led most the game but gave it away @ the end to New York. Big Swiss had the Rams as a DDD cover on the road as they have now covered 4 of their last 5 since their bye week. Swiss` 2 L`s on the week came as the Bucs got upset on the road in a game in which they could have secured the NFC South title with a win, and Chicago who lost Thursday Night. Big Swiss thought the Redskins would have a major melt down after the heartbreaking loss only 4 days earlier and the extremely short practice week. However they got it together and took out a Chicago team still looking for a quarterback without interception issues.
2007 WEEK 13 NFL
The Duke`s Football Service is simply on fire as he followed up a 3-1 day in the NCAA with a 3-0 day in the NFL topping it off with a Minnesota team who was a 5 Point Favorite and won by 32 Points as his 4* on the day! The Dukes only loss on the week came on Thursday as he lost his GOY with Green Bay as Favre went out early and the Dallas offense was just to much for Green Bay to handle. To make matters worse for Green Bay, the Cowboys picked off Favre twice early in the game. Big Swiss also had a 5* on the Packers Thursday night for a Loss. Big Swiss went 1-1 on Sunday as he hit Seattle as a 4* and lost a 3* on Washington who somehow lost what was easily the most emotional game for them of the year. The Dolphin went 2-1 on the day as he also had Seattle for a 4* Win and rode Carolina as a field goal favorite who won by 17! His only L on the day came as Indy won SU but failed to cover at home.
2007 WEEK 12 NFL
Football Services VIP Handicapping Service gave thanks to our Members on Turkey Day by going 3-0! The Dolphin and Duke both had the Dallas Cowboys for the Win that was about as close to a "LOCK" as you can have! Dolphin had them for a Top Play and Duke had them as a 3*! Big Swiss decided to give those that don`t like DD Favs another choice and gave them a helping of another WIN as he chose Green Bay on the road. The Duke also had the Jags on Saturday which we will say was just another..good call. The Duke has had a habit of getting on a roll late in the year in the NFL. We will be watching him closely from here on out. Big Swiss ended up at 3-1 on the week as he also had Miami on Monday Night Football for an ATS Win who somehow lost SU after only allowing 3 PTS! It ended up being the lowest scoring game in MNF history! Big Swiss, "I was expecting a SU Win. The only team that deserves to lay double digits in the league is New England!". Swiss also hit a 3* on Tampa at home and lost a 5* on the Giants after an amazing outing by Eli Manning. The Vikings picked him off 4 times and returned 3 of them for touchdowns. The Dolphin landed at 1-2 on the week after hitting his Top Play. The Duke was 2-1 on the week with his only loss on the day coming with his 3* Play on the Raiders Under which failed to hit as Justin Fargas, scored a 14 Yard TD run about half way through the 4Q.
2007 WEEK 11 NFL
Big Swiss went 2-0-1 on the day winning his 5* GOW with Seattle over Chicago. Big Swiss believes the Bears luck may finally be running out. His Top Play Cleveland pushed and his 3* on the Rams also was a W. The Dolphin and The Duke both had Regular plays on Pittsburgh and Green Bay. Green Bay continues to roll putting up 31 against Carolina for a Win and with a little help from a running game, we believe Green Bay could be the Sleeper in the NFL. Face it...The Packers know if they are going to do it any time soon..this is the year to do it with Favre slingin` the pigskin. Pittsburgh went on the road and got upset by a Jets team that had only 1 win previously this year. The Duke also had the Cowboys that got the SU win but failed to cover landing him at 1-2 on the day after taking 3 Double Digit FAVS.
2007 WEEK 10 NFL
In Week 10 in the NFL the VIP Football Service watched The Dolphin go 2-1 hitting his GOY with San Diego outright over Indy. Indianapolis rallied late but the Bolts held on, even with failing to score in the 2H. He also had Arizona for a 3* win and K.C. who struggled @ home. The Duke split on the week hitting with San Diego and Jacksonville, both 3* Dogs. The Duke`s 2 losses on the day came with 2 Home Favorites, Baltimore who continues to struggle offensively (scoring only 2 touchdowns since their bye 2 weeks ago) as a Regular Play & Carolina who lost SU as a Top Play. Big Swiss had Detroit at Arizona for his 5* GOD. He also had the Raiders who are still having problems with penalties as a 3* in a game that was tied 3-3 going into the 4Q, and Indy on the road for a Top Play as he watched Manning throw a franchise record 6 interceptions in 1 game landing him at 0-3 on the day.
2007 WEEK 9 NFL
Football Services VIP Service handicapper, The Dolphin came through for our paid members this week rolling to a 3-1 record hitting both his OVER Plays on Cleveland and Detroit, and his 4 Star Top Pick with Dallas on Sunday night! San Diego handed Dolphin his only Loss on the day as Adrian Peterson rushed for an NFL record 296 yards. The point spread came into play in only 2 games this week (Patriots,Washington) and Swiss was on both of them. Swiss also had Dallas (3*) for a Win leaving Swiss at 1-2 on the week. FS handicapper The Duke had a Regular Play on Indy for a Win and caught a bad beat with an Over Time loss with Seattle as another 3* on the day. The Duke also had a Baltimore team on Monday night that got taken to the wood shed that helped cause Duke to land at a 1-4 record on the week.
2007 WEEK 8 NFL
Big Swiss was on fire 2 days in a row going 3-1 on Sunday including hitting his 4* with the Colts! Swiss also had Buffalo who won outright in New York and Cleveland who held off St. Louis for a W. The Giants allowed a late score to give Swiss his lone loss on the weekend. The Duke also had the Giants for a 4* in the loss to Miami. The Duke & Dolphin both had the Bears (Duke 5* and Dolphin 3*). The Vikings went over to give Duke an overall split on the day at 2-2. Dolphin hit his Top play with Pittsburgh and lost a Regular on Washington at New England landing him at 1-2 on the day. Just for the record: New England has covered every game this year and Big Swiss thinks that if Brady continues playing at this level it may continue unless they get so far ahead that they decide to sit Brady to give Cassel some experience.
2007 WEEK 7 NFL
The Duke split week 7 going 2-2 on the week. The Duke had Tennessee and Kansas City who didn`t even need the points! All our VIP Football Service handicappers had the Eagles (Dolphin 5*, Duke 4*, Swiss 3*) in a loss that watched Chicago drive almost the entire length of the field in the final minutes for the Straight Up win. The Denver Defense came out looking unbelievably good to give Pittsburgh a Straight Up and Against The Spread road Loss at Mile High (Dolphin 5* and Swiss 4*). The Bucs. looked well.. we`ll just say "Unimpressive" in Detroit leaving Dolphin at 0-3 on the week, and Indy got the road win against a Jacksonville team that has given them trouble over the years to leave Big Swiss at a 1-2 record on the week.
2007 WEEK 6 NFL
Football Services VIP handicappers went 3-0 with their Top plays week 6 in the NFL! Both The Dolphin and The Duke had Philadelphia as Top plays, and Big Swiss had the New England Patriots. The Patriots seem to get better every week with Brady throwing for 5 Touchdowns beating the Cowboys at home! The Patriot cover gave The Duke a loss as he had Dallas with the points. The Swiss also had the Browns at home, (averaging over 27 PTS/game this year!) and The Giants on Monday night. The Swiss believes the combination of the Giants D and Eli Manning could make the Giants the most underrated team in the league. Could it be? Yes it is! The Dolphin also picked the Saints in their first win of the year as 6 Point underdogs on the road and they won outright by 11 ! Maybe it was due to the 2 trends The Dolphin had that had a combined 60-11 record that made him pick the Saints...who knows? The Duke and Dolphin also had the Bears as their Defense got emBEARassed as they got run all over by Adrian Peterson who had 224 yards and 3 touchdowns on the day.
2007 WEEK 5 NFL
Week 5 seen The Duke go 2-2 & win his Top play with the New York Giants. The Duke also had St. Louis as a Regular for a win. The St. Louis Rams last minute 2 point conversion .. (and cover) gave both The Dolphin & Swiss Losses as they liked the Arizona Cardinals on the road. Green Bay had 5 Turnovers that hurt them significantly in a very important inter-conference game. Tennessee failed to pull away in another game that Big Swiss had on the week. 2 of Swiss` 3 picks on the week were decided by 1 point or less ATS! The Dolphin also had regular plays on both Tampa @ Indy., and Dallas @ Buffalo on Monday night. Peyton Manning and the Colts Offense was just to much for Tampa (as it is for most teams), and Dallas struggled on Monday night as they won Straight Up, but failed to cover.
2007 WEEK 4 NFL
Dolphin & Swiss are rolling in the NFL! Swiss went 3-0 with Regular plays week 4 & lost Pittsburgh (Top). He rode Dallas again for a 2nd straight week as they had no problem covering against the Rams, and took an underdog Detroit team at home against a banged up Bears team. The Dolphin is 7-0 the last 2weeks with Arizona winning outright (against Pittsburgh) & a Monday night play on New England who covered once again. The Dolphin also had the Cowboys & Lions as regular plays. The Duke had a rough week at 0-4 after choosing 3 of 4 favorites as he watched San Diego (Top) fall at home to Kansas City leaving them at an amazing 1-3 on the year. He also had Miami as they also struggled at home and have failed to win straight up yet this year.
2007 WEEK 3 NFL
2 of our 3 Football Services VIP handicappers had a perfect week 3 in the NFL. The Dolphin and Big Swiss both went 3-0 on Sunday. Big Swiss hit his 5* NFL GOM with the Dallas Cowboys over the Chicago Bears at home. Rex looked his usual (as expected) and Tony Romo played like a veteran in the pocket. The Dolphin`s Top play Tampa Bay had no problem with the St. Louis Rams, while holding them to 3. And Cleveland showed some O once again this week against Oakland. The Duke had a rough week at 0-3 while riding the Raiders and Rams as Regular plays and picking the New Orleans Saints Monday night at home as a Top. New Orleans loss to the Tennessee Titans allows them to join the 0-3 club along with Buffalo, St.Louis, Miami, and Atlanta.
2007 WEEK 2 NFL
"The Duke" Took 3 games and came through with a 2-1 week for the V.I.P. service, winning both his regular plays and losing his Top play as Arizona held off Seattle and Pittsburgh beat Buffalo holding them to 3! Our other 2 V.I.P. handicappers, "The Dolphin" and "Big Swiss" both had a tough week as they both picked 2 games a piece, and both went 0-2 thanks to 51 points scored by Cleveland, and Detroit allowing Minnesota to take it to O.T.. Both The Dolphin`s plays were Regular plays and Big Swiss` Top play was Cincinnati who lost on the road to Cleveland.
2007 WEEK 1 NFL
It was a mixed week 1 in the NFL as The Swiss went a perfect 3-0, and both The Duke and The Dolphin went 2-1 each, with them both losing their top plays but winning their regular`s. St.Louis couldn`t get in the end zone after the 1st Q. and just plain got out played at home. The Tennessee "D" gave Jacksonville trouble in the upset, and Seattle managed to pull away in the 4th Q. to cover against Tampa. The Bear`s .. well, we`re surprised they got 3. And this just in ... New England is for real.