The End

Almost eight years ago a friend set me up on blogger so I could tell the story of a fledgling professional poker player on a quest of fortune and glory. That story has come to its close, as poker is no longer and will never again be my profession.

I like to think it was a captivating story, and pretty well told. There were some pretty fervent highs and lows along the way, ceaseless personal and professional melodrama. I like to think I never held back, that I was always as honest as I was audacious, that the blog's intrigue matched its narcissism. I like to think the story of twentysomething GnightMoon was universal.

I was fortunate to be able to do it as long as I did, to experience America's grandeur right along with its homeliness, to contemplate humanity's polar opulence and destitution, to see it all behind the shades of health and wealth. I'm sure there will be a time when it all seems a dream, as preposterous as the mundane serenity I've found in new endeavors.

This blog has run its course, but I will always write. That same friend from eight years ago has now set me up with a website to tell the new tales. I can only hope they're as dynamic as this great game has been for me the last eight years.

gnightmoon.com

Super Bowl Pick

Like:
Niners -3.5 over Ravens


Lock season record: 1-0
Really like season record: 7-11
Like season record: 22-16
If forced to choose season record: 110-88-7
All games season record: 140-115-7

Championship Picks

If forced to choose:
Ravens +8 over PATRIOTS
Niners -4 over FALCONS

Lock season record: 1-0
Really like season record: 7-11
Like season record: 22-16
If forced to choose season record: 109-88-6
All games season record: 139-115-6

Nevermore

As a fan of dynamism, drama and great football, Saturday's 38-35 double overtime upset in Denver was a special viewing experience - even if the home team lost.

Rest easy, Broncos fans. Your team will be back next year. Baltimore's will not.

Divisional Picks

Really like:
Ravens +9.5 over BRONCOS

If forced to choose:
Packers +2.5 over NINERS
FALCONS -2.5 over Seahawks
Texans +9 over PATRIOTS



Lock season record: 1-0
Really like season record: 6-11
Like season record: 22-16
If forced to choose season record: 109-85-6
All games season record: 138-112-6

Wild Card Picks

 
If forced to choose:
Seahawks -2.5 over REDSKINS
Bengals +4.5 over TEXANS
PACKERS -7.5 over Vikings
RAVENS -7 over Colts


Lock season record: 1-0
Really like season record: 6-11
Like season record: 22-16
If forced to choose season record: 106-84-6
All games season record: 135-111-6

Week Seventeen Picks

Power:

1. New England (2)
2. Denver (3)
3. San Francisco (1)
4. Seattle (5)
5. Green Bay (6)
6. Atlanta (7)
7. Houston (5)
8. Chicago (10)
9. Baltimore (11)
10. Washington (14)
11. New York Giants (8)
12. New Orleans (13)
13. Carolina (12)
14. Dallas (15)
15. Pittsburgh (9)
16. Minnesota (18)
17. Cincinnati (16)
18. Indianapolis (17)
19. Miami (20)
20. St. Louis (22)
21. Detroit (19)
22. Tampa Bay (21)
23. San Diego (24)
24. Buffalo (23)
25. Philadelphia (28)
26. Cleveland (25)
27. Arizona (26)
28. New York Jets (26)
29. Jacksonville (30)
30. Tennessee (29)
31. Oakland (31)
32. Kansas City (32)

Picks:

Like:
Cowboys +3.5 over REDSKINS
GIANTS -6.5 over Eagles

If forced to choose:
CHARGERS -10 over Raiders
Panthers +4.5 over SAINTS
VIKINGS +3.5 over Packers
Jaguars +4 over TITANS
COLTS +7 over Texans
BUCS +3.5 over Falcons
Rams +10.5 over SEAHAWKS
Chiefs +16 over BRONCOS
Bears -3 over LIONS
Cardinals +16.5 over NINERS
Ravens +2.5 over BENGALS
BILLS -3.5 over Jets
PATRIOTS -10 over Dolphins

Lock season record: 1-0
Really like season record: 6-11
Like season record: 21-15
If forced to choose season record: 98-79-6
All games season record: 126-105-6