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2014 NFL Pick'em Game!

I pick teh bears to lose and they win. Typical. :doh

Oh well, its the Vikings. Bears will probably win the next one since its Lovie Smith's Bucs though after that I doubt they will win again.
 
Ontologuy said:
My Power Rankings as of Tuesday, 11/11/2014:

1. Denver Broncos.
2. Dallas Cowboys.
3. Kansas City Chiefs.
4. Seattle Seahawks.
5. Miami Dolphins.
6. Arizona Cardinals.
7. New England Patriots.
8. San Francisco 49ers.
9. Green Bay Packers.
9. Baltimore Ravens.
11. Indianapolis Colts.
12. Philadelphia Eagles.
13. New Orleans Saints.
14. Buffalo Bills.
15. Detroit Lions.
16. Cincinnati Bengals.
17. Cleveland Browns.
18. Houston Texans.
19. Pittsburgh Steelers.
20. San Diego Chargers.
21. New York Giants.
22. Atlanta Falcons.
22. Minnesota Vikings.
24. Tennessee Titans.
25. Washington Redskins.
26. New York Jets.
27. Chicago Bears.
28. St. Louis Rams.
29. Oakland Raiders.
30. Carolina Panthers.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars.
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

New England is ranked #1 at ESPN, but I just can't give a team with a mediocre defense and ranked 26th in rushing that high of a ranking.

My system gives the Lions no respect .. likely because it doesn't consider injuries and those returning after recovering from injury.


My predictions for this week's games:

Arizona Cardinals by 6.70 (won game, won spread)
Atlanta Falcons by 0.80 (won game, won spread)
Cleveland Browns by 2.70 (lost game, lost spread)
Denver Broncos by 11.30 (lost game, lost spread)
Green Bay Packers by 3.70 (won game, won spread)
Indianapolis Colts by 0.20 (lost game, lost spread)
Kansas City Chiefs by 2.70 (won game, won spread)
Miami Dolphins by 6.70 (won game, won spread)
Minnesota Vikings by 0.30 (lost game, lost spread)
New Orleans Saints by 3.70 (lost game, lost spread)
Pittsburgh Steelers by 0.30 (won game, won spread)
San Diego Chargers by 6.70 (won game, won spread)
San Francisco 49ers by 4.30 (won game, won spread)
Washington Redskins by 5.70 (lost game, lost spread)

A little uneasy about my Arizona pick over Detroit. There's also a lot of close contests this week.

This week could win big .. or be a complete bust .. .. or even somewhere in between. :roll:
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Results this week:

Games: 8-6.

Spread: 8-6.

A few surprises, none greater than Denver falling injured victim to .. the Rams?!

I've found that nothing's harder than to consistently predict NFL games and by how much.
 
Week 11 Results:

CanadaJohn 5-9
dogtowner 9-5
penn1954 6-8
PirateMk1 6-8
Top Cat 9-5
PoS 6-8
humbolt 9-5
gdgyva 9-5
DA60 8-6
Your Star 7-7
MMC 7-7
Zyphlin 9-5

Weinerboard:

gdgyva- 107
DA60- 106
Top Cat- 106
Zyphlin- 106
humbolt- 105
dogtowner- 103
MMC- 98
Your Star- 96
PoS- 96
penn1954- 94
CanadaJohn- 91
PirateMk1- 82

Not a very good week for everybody but there was a huge 5 person win for the week. And gdgyva moves back to the #1 position at the top of the leaderboard while a whole bunch of others are right behind him! :2grouphug

Week 12
Date Time (ET) Away Team Home Team
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints

* Tentative flex schedule game, start time is subject to change.

Bye: Carolina, Pittsburgh
 
Congrats to the winners this week.

And especially to gdgyva for unseating that other guy who was tied with him 'bastard' j/k
 
thank you

grats to all who got the 9 wins last week

it was a brutal week of picks

still a really close contest, and six weeks to go
 
My picks

Week 12


Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm

Kansas City Chiefs

Sun Nov 23

1:00 pm Houston Texans
1:00 pm Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers
1:00 pm Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1:00 pm Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams
4:25 pm Denver Broncos
4:25 pm San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys

Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm

New Orleans Saints
 
PoS said:
Week 11 Results:

CanadaJohn 5-9
dogtowner 9-5
penn1954 6-8
PirateMk1 6-8
Top Cat 9-5
PoS 6-8
humbolt 9-5
gdgyva 9-5
DA60 8-6
Your Star 7-7
MMC 7-7
Zyphlin 9-5

Weinerboard:

gdgyva- 107
DA60- 106
Top Cat- 106
Zyphlin- 106
humbolt- 105
dogtowner- 103
MMC- 98
Your Star- 96
PoS- 96
penn1954- 94
CanadaJohn- 91
PirateMk1- 82

Not a very good week for everybody but there was a huge 5 person win for the week. And gdgyva moves back to the #1 position at the top of the leaderboard while a whole bunch of others are right behind him! :2grouphug

Week 12
Date Time (ET) Away Team Home Team
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints

* Tentative flex schedule game, start time is subject to change.

Bye: Carolina, Pittsburgh
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Well I massively sucked last week but lets try again.

KC
Cincy
Cleve
NE
GB
Indy
Buff
Chicago
Philly
Seattle
StL
Denver
49ers
Dallas
Balt

As usual don't bet the lunch money,I won't :2razz:
 
Week 12
Date Time (ET) Away Team Home Team
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints

Right or wrong, there they are. I could probably change half of them and still not have a clue which teams will rise and which ones won't.
 
My Power Rankings as of Tuesday, 11/18/2014:

1. Denver Broncos.
2. Miami Dolphins.
3. Kansas City Chiefs.
4. New England Patriots.
5. Dallas Cowboys.
6. San Francisco 49ers.
7. Arizona Cardinals.
8. Seattle Seahawks.
9. Green Bay Packers.
10. Baltimore Ravens.
11. Buffalo Bills.
12. Detroit Lions.
12. Houston Texans.
14. Cincinnati Bengals.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers.
15. Indianapolis Colts.
17. New Orleans Saints.
18. Philadelphia Eagles.
19. San Diego Chargers.
20. Cleveland Browns.
21. Atlanta Falcons.
22. Minnesota Vikings.
23. Chicago Bears.
24. Tennessee Titans.
25. St. Louis Rams.
26. Washington Redskins.
26. New York Jets.
28. New York Giants.
29. Oakland Raiders.
30. Carolina Panthers.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars.
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

If the Broncos fluke out again they could easily drop 5 ranking rungs on my ladder, and Thomas and Sanders are questionable for tough Miami .. but for now, Peyton's team is still at the top.

The Patriots moved up in my rankings, thanks to holding the number 2 scoring team to 20 points.

Despite Arizona's league-leading W-L record, their 20th-ranked offense isn't likely to get much better with Palmer out .. so 7th is the best I can do for 'em.


My predictions for this week's games:

Atlanta Falcons by 1.70
Baltimore Ravens by 1.30
Buffalo Bills by 9.70
Chicago Bears by 6.70
Dallas Cowboys by 9.30
Denver Broncos by 2.70
Green Bay Packers by 4.30
Houston Texans by 3.20
Indianapolis Colts by 10.20
Kansas City Chiefs by 10.80
New England Patriots by 6.20
Philadelphia Eagles by 5.20
San Diego Chargers by 5.20
San Francisco 49ers by 12.20
Seattle Seahawks by 1.20

Going with the Ravens in New Orleans and the Chargers despite what the Ram D did to Manning. Hey, gotta take a risk!
 
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints

I am holding my nose picking the bears, falcons, texans and the hawks. (I figure they are desperate and at home)
 
quoted from ontologuy

My Power Rankings as of Tuesday, 11/18/2014:

1. Denver Broncos.
2. Miami Dolphins.
3. Kansas City Chiefs.
4. New England Patriots.
5. Dallas Cowboys.
6. San Francisco 49ers.
7. Arizona Cardinals.
8. Seattle Seahawks.
9. Green Bay Packers.
10. Baltimore Ravens.
11. Buffalo Bills.
12. Detroit Lions.
12. Houston Texans.
14. Cincinnati Bengals.
15. Pittsburgh Steelers.
15. Indianapolis Colts.
17. New Orleans Saints.
18. Philadelphia Eagles.
19. San Diego Chargers.
20. Cleveland Browns.
21. Atlanta Falcons.
22. Minnesota Vikings.
23. Chicago Bears.
24. Tennessee Titans.
25. St. Louis Rams.
26. Washington Redskins.
26. New York Jets.
28. New York Giants.
29. Oakland Raiders.
30. Carolina Panthers.
31. Jacksonville Jaguars.
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

If the Broncos fluke out again they could easily drop 5 ranking rungs on my ladder, and Thomas and Sanders are questionable for tough Miami .. but for now, Peyton's team is still at the top.

The Patriots moved up in my rankings, thanks to holding the number 2 scoring team to 20 points.

Despite Arizona's league-leading W-L record, their 20th-ranked offense isn't likely to get much better with Palmer out .. so 7th is the best I can do for 'em.


1. New England Patriots
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Denver Broncos
5. Detroit Lions
6. Kansas City Chiefs
7. Dallas Cowboys
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Seattle Seahawks
10. San Francisco 49ers

i only did the top 10.....this is my current power rankings
but we have seen that any given Sunday, any team can compete
i cant believe the four best teams in the league reside in the AFC, which your rankings show
 
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gdgyva said:
1. New England Patriots
2. Arizona Cardinals
3. Green Bay Packers
4. Denver Broncos
5. Detroit Lions
6. Kansas City Chiefs
7. Dallas Cowboys
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Seattle Seahawks
10. San Francisco 49ers

i only did the top 10.....this is my current power rankings
but we have seen that any given Sunday, any team can compete
i cant believe the four best teams in the league reside in the AFC, which your rankings show
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Just for reference sake, and not to discount your view, but the two hottest teams in the NFL currently are New England and Kansas City with Green Bay a close third, so if you were just listing them based on current form and not reputation at least the top two teams would be from the AFC. In addition, AFC teams have been beating NFC teams fairly regularly this year - last week AFC was 2 for 2.

There's a certain level of snobbery and nostalgia attached to this NFC superiority fallacy. There's no division in the NFC like the AFC North, with each team well above .500. Any one of the AFC North teams would be leading or giving the division a good run if they were in any of the NFC divisions and you don't have a single one of them in your top ten.
 
1) Green Bay Packers
2) New England Patriots
3) Denver Broncos
4) Arizona Cardinals
5) Detroit Lions
6) Kansas City Chiefs
7) Miami Dolphins
8) Dallas Cowboys
9) Philadelphia Eagles
10) Indianapolis Colts

Probably a bunch of teams in the 8-15 range that are really close tbh
 
CanadaJohn said:
Just for reference sake, and not to discount your view, but the two hottest teams in the NFL currently are New England and Kansas City with Green Bay a close third, so if you were just listing them based on current form and not reputation at least the top two teams would be from the AFC. In addition, AFC teams have been beating NFC teams fairly regularly this year - last week AFC was 2 for 2.

There's a certain level of snobbery and nostalgia attached to this NFC superiority fallacy. There's no division in the NFC like the AFC North, with each team well above .500. Any one of the AFC North teams would be leading or giving the division a good run if they were in any of the NFC divisions and you don't have a single one of them in your top ten.
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I think the afc north is good...no question

But the NFC west isn't a slouch

Even the worst of the four, St. Louis is winning big games.....ask Peyton manning
 
gdgyva said:
I think the afc north is good...no question

But the NFC west isn't a slouch

Even the worst of the four, St. Louis is winning big games.....ask Peyton manning
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That's true, but they mostly haven't played each other yet. Once they start beating each other up as the AFC North has already, let's see if they're still all vying for playoff spots.
 
Kansas City Chiefs
Cincinnati Bengals
Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
Indianapolis Colts
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys
New Orleans Saints
 
Week 12
Date Time (ET) Away Team Home Team
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints

Im picking the Bears but hope they lose so its another nail in Marc Trestman's coffin. :2razz:
 
Chiefs
Bengals
Falcons(Lets keep that division lead!!)
Patriots
Packers
Colts
Bills
Bears
Eagles
Seahawks
Rams
Broncos
49ers
Cowboys
Ravens
 
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Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders

Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans

1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons

1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots

1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts

1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills

1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears

1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles

4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks

4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers

4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos

4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers

8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *

Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints

lots of easy picks....a number of tough games

Saints/Ravens & Jets/Bills were the toughest for me to choose
 
Your Star said:
Chiefs
Bengals
Falcons(Lets keep that division lead!!)
Patriots
Packers
Colts
Bills
Bears
Eagles
Seahawks
Rams
Broncos
49ers
Ravens
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fyi.....you missed the cowboys/giants game
 
Week 12
Date Time (ET) Away Team Home Team
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints*
 
My Dartboard picks for week 12.

Week 12
Date Time (ET) Away Team Home Team
Thu Nov 20 8:25 pm Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
Sun Nov 23 1:00 pm Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans
1:00 pm Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons
1:00 pm Detroit Lions New England Patriots
1:00 pm Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
1:00 pm Jacksonville Jaguars Indianapolis Colts
1:00 pm New York Jets Buffalo Bills
1:00 pm Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chicago Bears
1:00 pm Tennessee Titans Philadelphia Eagles
4:05 pm Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks
4:05 pm St. Louis Rams San Diego Chargers
4:25 pm Miami Dolphins Denver Broncos
4:25 pm Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers
8:30 pm Dallas Cowboys New York Giants *
Mon Nov 24 8:30 pm Baltimore Ravens New Orleans Saints
 
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