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So last week, I got some of the picks correct and some of them wrong. For instance, I predicted that the Colts would beat the Texans 36-27, but the actual score was 27-20 Colts over the Texans in a close game. I predicted that the Titans would beat the Lions 40-21, but the actual score was 46-25 Titans over the Lions. My prediction there was almost on the money and I also knew that the Titans would be too hard for the Lions to beat!! I predicted that the Seahawks would beat the Washington Football Team 26-17, but the actual score was 20-15 Seahawks over the Football Team in a really close game. My prediction there was almost on the money as well! I predicted that the Dolphins would beat the Patriots 27-20, but the actual score was 22-12 Dolphins over the Patriots. I predicted that the Ravens would beat the Jaguars pretty easily 41-20, but the actual score was 40-14 Ravens over the Jags. My prediction there was almost on the money! I predicted that the Buccaneers would beat the Falcons 31-10, but the actual score was 31-27 Bucs over the Falcons. The Falcons have blown away another game that they should have won. Got to finish the games without blowing leads. I predicted that the Cardinals would beat the Eagles 36-20, but the actual score was 33-26 Cardinals over the Eagles. The Cardinals offense did just enough to beat the Eagles, but the offense just needs to be better in the red zone without turning the ball over like they did 3 times. You can’t really just win games with so many turnovers. Luckily, the Cardinals were able to get the dub over the Eagles. You also can’t just shoot yourselves in the foot especially when you have the playoffs on the line. I predicted that the Chiefs would beat the Saints 36-33 in a shootout, but the actual score was 32-29 Chiefs over the Saints. I predicted that the Browns would beat the Giants 36-20, but the actual score was 20-6 Browns over the Giants. The Giants offense did not even score a touchdown because the Browns defense were outstanding all game long.
I predicted that the 49ers would beat the Cowboys 24-13, but the actual score was 41-33 Cowboys over the 49ers in a really close game and that score was a shootout. I predicted that the Vikings would beat the Bears in a close game 26-23, but the actual score was 33-27 Bears over the Vikings. I predicted that the Steelers would beat the Bengals easily 24-7, but the actual score was 27-17 Bengals over the Steelers. The Bengals win over the Steelers was a big upset and it also helps the other teams that are playoff contenders such as the Colts, Browns, Bills, Ravens, and Dolphins. I predicted that the Rams would easily beat the Jets 40-6, but the actual score was 23-20 Jets over the Rams!! That game to me was the biggest upset in NFL history and the Jets have finally won their first game of the season, however, this kind of screws up their chances a little to get the quarterback Trevor Lawrence from Clemson. The Jets are racing the Jags to get the quarterback out of Clemson. So, I got 9 out of 13 picks correct!
Now let’s move on to week 16 picks, shall we?! The first game I will predict is tomorrow’s game between the Vikings @Saints on Christmas Day! The last time these 2 teams played each other, the Vikings shocked them with the win 26-20 in overtime. Well, I don’t think the Vikings will shock the Saints because the Saints will probably remember what happened last year in the playoffs. So, I think the Saints will beat the Vikings 27-20 in a rematch. Next, there are 3 games on Saturday. The first one I will predict is the Buccaneers @Lions game. I think the Bucs will beat the Lions 34-24. The next game I will predict is the 49ers @Cardinals game. This game will be on Amazon Prime Time. The Cardinals just need to win this game and don’t shoot yourselves in the foot again because this should be a winnable game. The 49ers have brought in a former quarterback of the Cardinals Josh Rosen, but CJ Beathard will likely get the start for the 49ers as a backup quarterback. So, I think the Cardinals can beat the 49ers in a must win situation to get into the playoffs 34-23. The Cardinals offense must show me that they are the most dangerous offense of all time and they cannot turn the ball over more than 3 times because you are likely to lose the game if they do. So, do not shoot yourselves in the foot. The next game I will predict is the Dolphins @Raiders game. I think the Dolphins will beat the Raiders 35-10 because the Raiders are really imploding. They were 6-3, but now they are 7-7 and if they lose this game, then they are likely to be out of the playoff picture which is a possibility.
Moving on to Sunday games as usual. The first game I will predict is the Giants @Ravens game. I think the Ravens win this game easily over the Giants 46-13. The next game I will predict is the Falcons @Chiefs game. I think the Chiefs win this game easily over the Falcons 42-19. The next game I will predict is the Browns @Jets game. I think the Browns will easily beat the Jets 38-13 because the Jets are just trying to lose out to get the number one pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. The next game I will predict is the Bears @Jags game. I think the Bears will beat the Jags 30-17 because the Jags are trying to lose this game and they want to get the number one overall draft as well. The next game I will predict is the Colts @Steelers game. The Steelers are slipping a little bit because the offense is starting to struggle after they were really good in 11 straight games. So, I think the Colts could actually beat the Steelers 36-29. The next game I will predict is the Panthers @Washington Team. I think the Washington Team will beat the Panthers in a close game 26-19. The next game I will predict is the Eagles @Cowboys a big divisional rivalry game. Both of these teams are still pretty much alive in the NFC East title and the playoffs as well. So, who do you think has a little better shot at making the playoffs now?! Well, I would say that the Eagles might be actually because their quarterback Jalan Hurts is playing really well right now. So, with that being said, I think the Eagles can beat the Cowboys 28-21 in a close game. The next game I will predict is the bigger NFC divisional rivalry for the title, the Rams @Seahawks game. I think the Seahawks have a better shot to win and possibly win the NFC West than the Rams as the Seahawks beat the Rams 30-27 in a really close game. The next game I will predict is the Titans @Packers game on Sunday Night football. This should be a really good game because both of these teams are playing really good football this year. I actually think the Titans can beat the Packers in a really close game 39-33 in a shootout! The last game I will predict is the Bills @Patriots game on Monday Night football. I think the Bills win this game easily over the Patriots 35-13.
So, what do you guys think about the week 15 NFL picks?!
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By Brooklyn White ·December 26, 2020December 26, 2020
Purple reign! On December 26, actress Taraji P. Henson debuted a new hair color that we absolutely adore. She’s now rocking a mix of violet and hibiscus in the form of a curly cut with cropped sides.
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“Ooooops I did it again,” the former ESSENCE cover star wrote on Instagram in the unveiling post. Celebrities and fans alike are loving the new look from the What Men Want star and are singing Henson’s praises in the comments. “Ur literally so beautiful,” singer SZA said. “Love the shape and color .. perfection!”
Tracie Jade also weighed in, writing, “PRINCE is looking down with a BIG OLE SMILE on his face!!”
This year has been full of stunning looks from Henson—most memorably her
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First of all, spoilers below.
We’re talking about The Mandalorian, and the season’s over, so if you haven’t watched…. You’ve been warned, don’t read this, run to watch the finale, and then run back here to read this. That being said… let’s talk about what I thought was the best scene of the series.
Listen, I get it, some of you are awed by Luke, were giddy over the presence of the Darksaber, others were hype to see Ahsoka, couldn’t wait to see Seth Bullock yet again get to be a marshal. And while those were all good scenes, if you think one of those were the best, you’re a kyber crystal short of a saber. Because none of those scenes involves shit talking Mandalorians going straight for each other’s soft spots.
We know at least one thing about Mandalore, #1 the sun must never shine, because Mandalorians are used to fighting IN THE SHADEEEEEE. Also, the Hip-Hop scene must be nuts because the only thing missing from this episode of Wild’n Out was for Loaded Lux to come stepping around the corner of the cantina to get in the cypher.
Listen, the scene is short but there’s levels and layers to it. First off, it seems like the start of a Imperial Dad joke, 2 bounty hunters walk into a bar. But Din Djarin, was there on business, and Boba was rolling shotgun. I’m guessing Fennec Shand figured she wasn’t getting paid to get in the middle of a tag team Mando match and sat in the ship being all mercenarial and ish. Anywho Din Djarin, goes looking for Bo-Katan & Crew asking for help to retrieve Grogu.
Bo-Katan hit him with the “Naw” you never seeing that kid again. Boba says we don’t need these two, and I swear I heard a bell ring, because that’s when the match started. Immediately you see the glimmer of recognition in Bo-Katan eyes as she hears Boba’s voice, and she starts off the Freestyle Battle with “You’re not a Mandalorian.” Translation: Why is he even here right now? Boba says something else, and Koska steps to the mic like it was a high school battle cypher and someone walked in with fake Jordan’s on. She says, “I didn’t know sidekicks were allowed to talk.” Translation “WHOSE MANS IS THIS??” I wasn’t ready for the verbal warplay, and the tension was thicker than bantha hide.
Boba says something mildly slick in return, and Koska stands up, slow walks up to Boba with big Chris Partlow energy, looks him up and down and slowly says, “You’ll be talking through the windows of a bacta tank.”
Bruhhh.
This phrase is #Bars. 2020 hasn’t given us much, but it has given us The Mandalorian. That “PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN” energy that I didn’t even know I needed. That line told me, that Hip-Hop is popping off somewhere in a Galaxy far far away. Because “You’ll be talking through the windows of a bacta tank” is clearly the line off some battle rap between a Wookie and a Hutt wanna be. It’s the title track off the debut album South Side of Coruscant. It’s as gangsta as a Shock Trooper with a teardrop tattoo.
There’s levels to this line. First and foremost, Koska is telling Boba “Imma whup yo ass.” I’m not gonna kill you, no, no, no…that’s too easy. But Imma beat that ass bad enough that you’re going to need more than a medical droid. You’re gonna need deep tissue healing; that “I lost a limb fighting my father” healing, that “I spent a night on Hoth and damn near froze to death” healing, that “I got both my legs cut off by Obi-Wan and I slid into a puddle of lava” type healing. But best believe I’m going to leave you alive so that you will always know, that “I’m the one who did this to you Remember me.” Koska delivered the line so smooth and casual I was waiting for her to follow up with. “It’s the one that says bad mother f*cker on it.” My immediate reaction after that line was:
I am anxiously awaiting the moment in real life when I can use that line in context. BUT THAT WASN’T THE END. The bars were still coming and the 808 hadn’t even dropped yet. Boba was like…Mandalore? It’s a run-down hole in the ground. Bo-Katan took offence and told him he was a disgrace to his armor, which to him was talking about his dad, which is really like talking about someone else’s momma, but you can’t really use momma jokes on clones sooooo… Boba tells Bo-Katan that the armor belong to his father and Bo hits him with the “don’t you mean your donor?”
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…. did she just call Boba Fett, the Carbonite casing, Hutt Hitting, baron of bounty hunting and first of his name, a test tube baby? We roasting people in space son? We playing the dozens out here on the Outer Rim? But she didn’t stop there, she went from zero to Sith so ruthlessly that Maul would have been proud. Bo-Katan hit Fett with a two piece and a biscuit, following up that first verbal haymaker with “You are a clone, I’ve heard your voice thousands of times.”
Bruh. She said it with a smile.
Even the unsaid was bad… I’ve heard your voice thousands of times equals I’ve killed your voice thousands of times. Yo! You don’t know Bo. Bo got no cut cards. Bo looks at you, sees you hit rock bottom, throws you a shovel, and says keep digging. Bo hit Boba, like Bo hit Brian Bosworth, and it was just as brutal. The rest of the scene was a solid, quick little fight scene with the first ever jet fueled, interstellar, tornado DDT, letting us know that not only is Hip-Hop in Star Wars, but luchadores exist as well.
And what better way to end off a series? Y’all can have your Luke Skywalker cameos and your Moff Gideon beat downs, give me an interstellar versus battle between two bounty hunters and a pair of bad ass Mandalorians, and I will sip on that like it’s a pint of spotchka fresh from the krill farm. This whole scene was the reason Boba went to Tatooine in the end credits with an attitude problem. That Beskar armor can fend off lightsabers, but it can’t shield you from them internal verbal wounds. Fett needs to spend the first two episodes of next season talking to a counselor. He needs to hit the couch à la Tony Soprano. He got some issues to unwind.
Me, on the other hand, I’ll be busy. Busy looking for anyone foolish enough to step up, so I can make them talk to me…through the windows of a bacta tank. #BARS!
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