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Cody Parkey is the kicker for the Chicago Bears. He missed 7 field goals in the regular season, 5 of them hit the upright, 4 uprights happened in one game. The goal posts have 18 feet and 6 inches between them, arguably infinity outside of them, and the posts themselves are only 6 and 5/8 inches in diameter. With seconds left against Philadelphia, the Bears are lined up to win the game: Kick a field goal, move on to the next round. Philly calls a time out, play stops, but Parkey goes through with his movements, hits a beautiful field goal. 60 Seconds pass, the true attempt is about to come, he kicks the ball and it tails left, tails left, tails left... Doink. Hits the upright. Number 6. Game. Philadelphia. Poor Cody Parkey. How hard is it to hit the upright? Not at all if you're a Bears fan, apparently. It's the perfect end to a weird season for the kicker. Joe

I'm a sore winner, so I'm proud to let everyone know I'm the 2018 NFL Pick Em Champion of my 3 person crew. Booyah! The concept is simple: There's anywhere from 13 to 16 NFL games each week, and all we have to do is pick the winner: Pick Em. No spreads, no over/under; just straight up win or lose... It's Myself, and my friends Hei Lun and Scuzz. Well there was one thing I made sure to do as well: Make a benchmark to beat. What's a better benchmark than just by default always picking the home team? Doesn't matter who is playing who, or where the game is played, just go with the home team always. Most websites and articles point to a 60% win percentage or "home field advantage," so we have to do better than mindlessly grabbing all home picks. Seems like a solid benchmark. Week 1 Pittsburgh, a powerhouse team is taking on the Cleveland Browns, a rebuilding team playing with a quarterback that came from the somehow playoff 2017 Buffalo Bills. Thi...