Hey all,

Thought I'd start a fun little thread for those of us on here who watch and follow the NFL. Rules are simple: I will post each week's schedule, and you can make your predictions on who you think will win.

Records:

Mazdafreak: 23-9

CN12: 15-17

Anybody else want to join? We could sure use more people!

So, for Week One of the 2013 NFL Regular Season…

Thursday, Sept. 5th:
BAL @ DEN

Sunday, Sept. 8th:
NE @ BUF
TEN @ PIT
ATL @ NO
TB @ NYJ
KC @ JAX
SEA @ CAR
CIN @ CHI
MIA @ CLE
MIN @ DET
OAK @ IND
GB @ SF
ARI @ STL
NYG @ DAL

Monday, Sept 9th:
PHI @ WSH
HOU @ SD

Thursday, Sept. 5th:
BAL @ DEN - Denver

Sunday, Sept. 8th:
NE @ BUF - New England
TEN @ PIT - Pittsburgh
ATL @ NO - Atlanta
TB @ NYJ - Tampa Bay
KC @ JAX - Jacksonville
SEA @ CAR - Seatlle (although I want the panthers to win)
CIN @ CHI - Cincinatti
MIA @ CLE - Miami
MIN @ DET - Minnesota
OAK @ IND - Indianapolis
GB @ SF - San Fran
ARI @ STL - St Louis
NYG @ DAL - New York

Monday, Sept 9th:
PHI @ WSH - Washington
HOU @ SD - Houston

Here are my picks:
BAL @ DEN - DEN

NE @ BUF - NE
TEN @ PIT - PIT
ATL @ NO - NO
TB @ NYJ - TB
KC @ JAX - KC
SEA @ CAR - SEA
CIN @ CHI - CHI
MIA @ CLE - MIA
MIN @ DET - DET
OAK @ IND - IND
GB @ SF - SF
ARI @ STL - STL
NYG @ DAL - DAL

PHI @ WSH - WSH
HOU @ SD - HOU

Looks like Denver won, 49-27, with Peyton Manning tossing 7 TD's - a feat that hasn't happened in the NFL since 1969.

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That was a weird game, especially when that Denver player dropped the ball at the one because he thought he was in the end zone already.

CN12 wrote:

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That was a weird game, especially when that Denver player dropped the ball at the one because he thought he was in the end zone already.

Yeah, that was weird. Looks like we're both 1-0 though!

Good first weekend of football….pretty sure I took top honors this week (considering we both picked the same in the Monday night games) but it will be interesting to see how those pan out.

CN12 - A bit of an off-week for you. 8-8 by my counting.

BAL 27, DEN 49 W
NE 23, BUF 21 W
TEN 16, PIT 9 L
ATL 23, NO 17 L
TB 17, NYJ 18 L
KC 28, JAX 2 L
SEA 12, CAR 7 W
CIN 21, CHI 24 L
MIA 23, CLE 10 W
MIN 24, DET 34 L
OAK 17, IND 21 W
GB 28, SF 34 W
ARI 24, STL 27 W
NYG 30, DAL 36 L
PHI 33, WSH 27 L
HOU 31, SD 28 W

Mazdafreak - Yours truly takes top honors this week. 12-4 by my counting.

BAL 27, DEN 49 W
NE 23, BUF 21 W
TEN 16, PIT 9 L
ATL 23, NO 17 W
TB 17, NYJ 18 L
KC 28, JAX 2 W
SEA 12, CAR 7 W
CIN 21, CHI 24 W/b]
MIA 23, CLE 10 W
MIN 24, DET 34 L
OAK 17, IND 21 W
GB 28, SF 34 W
ARI 24, STL 27 W
NYG 30, DAL 36 W
PHI 33, WSH 27 L
HOU 31, SD 28 W

Week 2:

NYJ @ NE
STL @ ATL
CLE @ BAL
CAR @ BUF
MIN @ CHI
WSH @ GB
TEN @ HOU
MIA @ IND
DAL @ KC
SD @ PHI
DET @ ARI
NO @ TB
DEN @ NYG
JAX @ OAK
SF @ SEA
PIT @ CIN

My picks

NYJ @ NE - New England
STL @ ATL - Atlanta
CLE @ BAL - Baltimore
CAR @ BUF - Carolina
MIN @ CHI - Minnesota
WSH @ GB - Washington
TEN @ HOU - Houston
MIA @ IND - Indianapolis
DAL @ KC - Dallas
SD @ PHI - Philidelphia
DET @ ARI - Arizona
NO @ TB - New Orleans
DEN @ NYG - Denver
JAX @ OAK - Jacksonville
SF @ SEA - San Fransisco
PIT @ CIN - Pittsburgh

Guess I'll go ahead and pick ‘em for this week.

NYJ @ NE - NE
STL @ ATL - ATL
CLE @ BAL - BAL
CAR @ BUF - CAR - Tough choice, but I think the Panthers defense might be a bit better than New England’s, and the Bills won't put up as many points.
MIN @ CHI - CHI
WSH @ GB - GB
TEN @ HOU - HOU
MIA @ IND - IND
DAL @ KC - KC - Going for the upset here. This will be interesting!
SD @ PHI - PHI
DET @ ARI - DET
NO @ TB - NO
DEN @ NYG - NYG - Another upset. Eli tends to show up in the biggest games. We'll see how that holds up this time.
JAX @ OAK - OAK - Can't see Jacksonville's horrible offense scoring enough to pull this one off.
SF @ SEA - SEA - Another upset, but watch out! Those Seahawks know how to play some serious football. Also, Russel Wilson has not yet lost at home.
PIT @ CIN - CIN - Pittsburgh was decimated by injuries last week. Their season looks pretty hazy now.

Patriots sneak past the Bills in a rain fest. Final score 13-10.

Interesting weekend of football, capped off by Seattle's blowout over San Fran, 29-3. That is the third game this season with a weather delay…sports just keep getting weirder and weirder.

Shall we have a fantasy league for scratch?

Hmm, this seems a little too game-y for our forums. You would probably be better creating a fantasy league somewhere. This year i'm using CBS Sports' Office Pool Manager.
That said, i don't care at all about football. My strategy is use their 15-1 rank, and alternate home/away.

I think that if we redirected this thread to be more about picking the games, than a fantasy league, it could stay. Otherwise, i'm afraid we'll have to close the thread.

scimonster wrote:

Hmm, this seems a little too game-y for our forums. You would probably be better creating a fantasy league somewhere. This year i'm using CBS Sports' Office Pool Manager.
That said, i don't care at all about football. My strategy is use their 15-1 rank, and alternate home/away.

I think that if we redirected this thread to be more about picking the games, than a fantasy league, it could stay. Otherwise, i'm afraid we'll have to close the thread.

Ok, sorry.

sportsdude6 wrote:

Shall we have a fantasy league for scratch?

I'm haven't ever really played fantasy football (although I know how it works). I started this just to pick the games. If you want to join us, feel free : )

Week 2 Results:

NYJ 10, NE 13
STL 24, ATL 31
CLE 6, BAL 14
CAR 23, BUF 24
MIN 30, CHI 31
WSH 20, GB 38
TEN 24, HOU 30 (OT)
MIA 24, IND 20
DAL 16, KC 17
SD 33, PHI 30
DET 21, ARI 25
NO 16, TB 14
DEN 41 NYG 23
JAX 9, OAK 19
SF 3, SEA 29
PIT 10, CIN 20

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Looks like I went 11-5.

CN12, you had a bit of a rough week and went 7-9. But many games were decided by 7 points or less; take away one or two plays in each of those and your record is reversed.

Lemme see….looks like week 3 is upon us already!

KC @ PHI
HOU @ BAL
GB @ CIN
STL @ DAL
ATL @ MIA
CLE @ MIN
BUF @ NYJ
TB @ NE
ARI @ NO
SD @ TEN
DET @ WSH
NYG @ CAR
IND @ SF
JAX @ SEA
CHI @ PIT
OAK @ DEN