when I was dead broke, man, I couldn’t picture this…

-Biggie Smalls

Ahh, how far we’ve come! In the six score and nineteen years since its founding, the Pick ‘Em Spectacular has made incredible progress towards its stated goals of peace for all nations and the abolition of Fallacy Football. Now that Yahoo Sports has gone out of business* and the war is over**, the APT would like to briefly Toast himself Anonymously.

* I assume

** ditto. I can’t afford a newspaper to verify, however.

The esteemed membership of the Spectacular has been no less successful. Consider the Zuck, who just a few short years ago was just another drunk Upper East Sider running around the reservoir on a bet wearing a pair of too-tight Diesel Jeans. Last year, he finished the NYC Marathon. And three cheers for PrimmShady, who used to sell used real estate but now sips Champagne with PDiddy when he thirsty. Seriously, check this shit out: GTM. Amazing.

Honorary pickers David Simon and Omar have also seen their stars rise in conjunction with their involvement in the Spectacular. Simon, the one-time C-student at U of Maryland and dead-broke English teacher, is now officially recognized as a genius. Be sure to address him correctly in conversation.

And Omar? Omar. Let’s just say he believes in resurrection:

Before...

...and After

So fear not, pickers in the bottom half! If your ship is is idling a few yards offshore, steadfastly refusing to come in, stay the course. You, too, can turn it around.

On to the games!

pitt at mia

cinci at atl
philly at tenn
wash at chi
SF at Carolina
STL at TB
NE at SD
Jax at KC
Minn at GB
NYG at Dallas

You know what to do.