NFL pickem Week 8

[Jedi Master Carr]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago
Indianapolis at Carolina
N.Y. Giants at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee
Philadelphia at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
New Orleans at San Francisco
Washington at New England

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver

[Aurelias Kazaar]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland W at St. Louis
Detroit W at Chicago
Indianapolis W at Carolina
N.Y. Giants W at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee W
Philadelphia W at Minnesota
Pittsburgh W at Cincinnati
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets W
Houston W at San Diego
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay W
New Orleans W at San Francisco
Washington at New England W

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay W at Denver

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Sunday, Oct. 28
(W) Cleveland at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago (W)
(W) Indianapolis at Carolina
(W) N.Y. Giants at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee (W)
Philadelphia at Minnesota (W)
(W) Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
(W) Buffalo at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego (W)
(W) Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
(W) New Orleans at San Francisco
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29
(W) Green Bay at Denver

[Liam Jinn]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland at St. Louis (W)
Detroit at Chicago (W)*
Indianapolis (W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (W) at Miami (London)
Oakland (W) at Tennessee
Philadelphia (W) at Minnesota
Pittsburgh (W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets (W)
Houston at San Diego (W)
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (W)
New Orleans (W) at San Francisco
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay (W) at Denver

* - I don't know why I bother, the Bears read my picks and do the opposite just to spite me

Oh, and why is there a game in London?

[Miranda Tarkin]

Sunday, Oct. 28

Cleveland (W) at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago (W)
Indianapolis (W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (W) at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee (W)
Philadelphia at Minnesota (W)
Pittsburgh (W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo (W) at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego (W)
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (W)
New Orleans at San Francisco (W)
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29

Green Bay (W) at Denver

[Park Kraken]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland (W) at St. Louis
Detroit (W) at Chicago
Indianapolis (W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (W) at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee (W)
Philadelphia (W) at Minnesota
Pittsburgh (W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo (W) at N.Y. Jets
Houston (W) at San Diego
Jacksonville (W) at Tampa Bay
New Orleans at San Francisco (W)
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay (W) at Denver

[Kale]

Dang, I'm doing terribly this year. I need a great second half of the season to turn this around...

Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland WIN at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago WIN
Indianapolis WIN at Carolina
N.Y. Giants WIN at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee WIN
Philadelphia at Minnesota WIN
Pittsburgh WIN at Cincinnati
Buffalo WIN at N.Y. Jets
Houston WIN at San Diego
Jacksonville WIN at Tampa Bay
New Orleans WIN at San Francisco
Washington at New England WIN

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay WIN at Denver

[Jedi Master Carr]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland at St. Louis (W)
Detroit at Chicago (W)*
Indianapolis (W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (W) at Miami (London)
Oakland (W) at Tennessee
Philadelphia (W) at Minnesota
Pittsburgh (W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets (W)
Houston at San Diego (W)
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (W)
New Orleans (W) at San Francisco
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay (W) at Denver

* - I don't know why I bother, the Bears read my picks and do the opposite just to spite me

Oh, and why is there a game in London?

They are going to play one game overseas every year during the regular season. They picked a good team to take a home game from this year. I doubt Miami fans will miss seeing them play. I am not sure how they are going to do this in the future though. There is talk they might add a 17th game, taking away a preseason game at the same time. They are thinking of having every team play one game overseas (Europe, Mexico and maybe Canada).

[Rutabaga]

Week 8

Sunday, Oct. 28

Cleveland at St. Louis (W)
Detroit at Chicago (W)
Indianapolis (W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (W) at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee (W)
Philadelphia at Minnesota (W)
Pittsburgh (W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo (W) at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego (W)
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (W)
New Orleans at San Francisco (W)
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29

Green Bay (W) at Denver

[Jedi Master Carr]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
W Cleveland at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago W
W Indianapolis at Carolina
W N.Y. Giants at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee W
Philadelphia at Minnesota W
W Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
W Buffalo at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego W
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay W
W New Orleans at San Francisco
Washington at New England W

Monday, Oct. 29
W Green Bay at Denver

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Sunday, Oct. 28

(WIN) Cleveland at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago (WIN)
(WIN) Indianapolis at Carolina
(WIN) N.Y. Giants at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee (WIN)
(WIN) Philadelphia at Minnesota
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (WIN)
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets (WIN)
Houston at San Diego (WIN)
(WIN) Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
New Orleans at San Francisco (WIN)
Washington at New England (WIN)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver (WIN)

[Yog]

Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland (W) at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago (W)
Indianapolis (W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (W) at Miami
Oakland at Tennessee (W)
Philadelphia (W) at Minnesota
Pittsburgh (W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo (W) at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego (W)
Jacksonville (W) at Tampa Bay
New Orleans (W) at San Francisco
Washington at New England (W)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay (W) at Denver


I am picking a frightening amount of away games here. This can only end with disaster.

[jjwr]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland(W) at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago(W)
Indianapolis(W) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants(W) at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee(W)
Philadelphia at Minnesota(W)
Pittsburgh(W) at Cincinnati
Buffalo(W) at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego(W)
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay(W)
New Orleans(W) at San Francisco
Washington at New England(W)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay(W) at Denver

This is one of those weeks where a lot of the road teams look attractive.

[Ryan Pode]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland at St. Louis Win
Detroit at Chicago Win
Indianapolis Win at Carolina
N.Y. Giants Win at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee Win
Philadelphia Win at Minnesota
Pittsburgh Win at Cincinnati
Buffalo at N.Y. Jets Win
Houston at San Diego Win
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay Win
New Orleans Win at San Francisco
Washington at New England Win

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver Win

[Jedi Master Carr]

There are a lot of coin flip games so that makes it tough.

[Jedieb]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland
Chicago
Indianapolis
N.Y. Giants
Tennessee
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
N.Y. Jets
San Diego
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
New England

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay

[JMK]

Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 28
Cleveland (w) at St. Louis
Detroit at Chicago (w)
Indianapolis (w) at Carolina
N.Y. Giants (w) at Miami (London)
Oakland at Tennessee (w)
Philadelphia at Minnesota (w)
Pittsburgh (w) at Cincinnati
Buffalo (w) at N.Y. Jets
Houston at San Diego (w)
Jacksonville at Tampa Bay (w)
New Orleans (w) at San Francisco
Washington at New England (w)

Monday, Oct. 29
Green Bay at Denver (w)

[Yog]

The Giants / Dolphins game in London has been pretty comical with the wet grass field. Neither team seem to handle the conditions well. Although Giants are just better and up 13-0 at half time.

[Jedi Master Carr]

A lot of close games, only really the Steelers are pulling away so far. Although, Detroit is pitching a shutout.

[Nathanial K'cansce]

It's a game now in London. I'm also glad to see a muddy football field for once. I've missed that in football games.

[Rutabaga]

Crap, I thought I picked Detroit. Ugh! :shakefist

[Liam Jinn]

Oh, that's reeeally funny Chicago! Laugh it up. I've now come to terms that I'm not going to ever pick one of your games right this year, so there. I've accepted it.

[Kale]

I'll make a note to pick the Chicago game opposite you, Liam.

[Park Kraken]

I hope Tampa Bay wins. It would serve me right for picking the opposing team, even though I would normally pick for them to win every week. Seems I'm relying less and less on picking upset wins.

[Liam Jinn]

I'll make a note to pick the Chicago game opposite you, Liam.

That's probably a good idea :\

[jjwr]

Poor Redskins...I was hoping this would be a closer game just to make it more interesting, instead this blowout of a good D is going to fuel even more talk about the Colts vs Pats next week.

[Park Kraken]

Bucs are now ahead of Jacksonville, 20-17, with a TD run, with 3:19 left in the 3rd quarter. Very good game going on right now.

[Ryan Pode]

Mark my words, Tom Brady will get hurt, while passing in the end of a blowout.

[Park Kraken]

Jacksonville holds on to win, 24-23, in the 4th quarter. Man what a game played in Tampa Bay.

[Park Kraken]

Well I'm 10-2 for the week, and will probably end up 11-2 provided Green Bay can beat Denver.

[Jedieb]

Mark my words, Tom Brady will get hurt, while passing in the end of a blowout.

One can only hope. Anyone outside of NE that roots for this team should have their head examined. Somewhere Steve Spurrier is actually blushing because even he's never seen someone run up the score like this. How I'd love to see Brady get pummeled and knocked out for the season while going for a TD on a 4th down, late in the 4th quarter while already up by 20+ points. You can't even make this stuff up, what they're doing late in games is just ridiculous. And I love how some of them are using the; "You bashed us at the beginning of the year, now we'll show you!" You got bashed because you were CAUGHT cheating, that's on you, not on the media and fans that roasted you when you got caught.

How I'd love to see Indy rip them a new one next week and then late in the game watch Dungy throtle back and simply run the ball late in the game. It's called class Bellichek, look into it.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Mark my words, Tom Brady will get hurt, while passing in the end of a blowout.

One can only hope. Anyone outside of NE that roots for this team should have their head examined. Somewhere Steve Spurrier is actually blushing because even he's never seen someone run up the score like this. How I'd love to see Brady get pummeled and knocked out for the season while going for a TD on a 4th down, late in the 4th quarter while already up by 20+ points. You can't even make this stuff up, what they're doing late in games is just ridiculous. And I love how some of them are using the; "You bashed us at the beginning of the year, now we'll show you!" You got bashed because you were CAUGHT cheating, that's on you, not on the media and fans that roasted you when you got caught.

How I'd love to see Indy rip them a new one next week and then late in the game watch Dungy throtle back and simply run the ball late in the game. It's called class Bellichek, look into it.

I guess I should have my head examined :p Allthough I am from New England originally so I guess I don't count. Actually Tom Jackson on ESPN defended what they did and Joe Gibbs said he had no problems with it. I have seen teams do this before. The 49ers at their height did this. They kept Montana in there during some blowouts. Super Bowl 24 comes to mind. Montana played into the 4th and you could argue the Niners ran the score up on the Broncos. They added 14 points in the 4th when the game was well over.

[Ryan Pode]

Superbowls are different. Regular season games there should be sportsmanship. Superbowls, championship games, is a time to flex your dominance.

[Park Kraken]

Like next week. Pats VS Colts.

EDIT: Seems like theres about a billion flags right now in the Broncos/Packers game.

[Yog]

Is it considered unsportsmanlike to win with big numbers? I don't like the Pats for various reasons, but they are at least playing entertaining football, which is the main reason I watch them.

Packers / Broncos game looks close. I am not surprised.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Superbowls are different. Regular season games there should be sportsmanship. Superbowls, championship games, is a time to flex your dominance.

The Niners did that with Montana in the regular season too. I remember them roughing up some teams in that 89 season. 52 points is nothing. If they had kept Brady out there throwing in the 4th quarter than yeah. Most of those yards that drove to get them those scores came on the ground. If the Redskins can't stop them what can the Pats do? Kneel Down?

[Jedi Master Carr]

Going to OT now.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Wow what a way to end a game.

[Figrin D'an]

I know Manning and Brady are the best QBs in the league at this point, but it's impossible to deny that Brett Favre still has it.

The guy is just amazing.

[Kale]

Superbowls are different. Regular season games there should be sportsmanship. Superbowls, championship games, is a time to flex your dominance.

Yup, once you're up by 32 or so (http://www.buffalobills.com/history/TheComeback.jsp), you really can just ease up.

[Jedi Master Carr]

I know Manning and Brady are the best QBs in the league at this point, but it's impossible to deny that Brett Favre still has it.

The guy is just amazing.

Yeah he does still have it. That pass was on the money.

[Figrin D'an]

Superbowls are different. Regular season games there should be sportsmanship. Superbowls, championship games, is a time to flex your dominance.

Yup, once you're up by 32 or so (http://www.buffalobills.com/history/TheComeback.jsp), you really can just ease up.


There's a big difference between the Bills famous playoff comeback over Houston, which spanned the entire second half, and what New England was doing late in the 4th quarter to Washington.

I'm not going to get into the sportsmanship debate, but from a player personnel standpoint, there's no reason to risk your franchise players (Brady, Moss, etc.) at that point in a blowout. If Brady gets hurt at some point because of Belichik's desire to run up scores, the media in Boston will eat him alive.

[Jedi Master Carr]

That last TD though was done by back up players. Brady was pulled early in the 4th. As I said most of those yards were on the ground in the 4th quarter. The Redskins just threw in the towel.

[Figrin D'an]

Cassel was in the game at that point for Brady, but why risk other marquee players? Some of the starters were still in well into the 4th quarter. Why risk an injury? Get them out and lets your backups get some reps... who cares if they get shut down, the opposition has given up, like you pointed out.

I just think it was a pretty boneheaded coaching move, that's all. It's a long season, you need your starters to stay healthy to get to February. Don't put them in a position to get hurt just for an extra score in the 4th quarter of a blowout.

[Yog]

If Brady gets hurt at some point because of Belichik's desire to run up scores, the media in Boston will eat him alive.

Why should Belichik worry about the media though? If they as a team wants to play the best possible football, and that includes knocking opposing teams down with a sledgehammer, should they not be allowed to do that? I mean, is not the aim in sports to perform at the highest level and the score stats are the primary way of measuring that? Or is there some sort of honor code in how you defeat opposing teams?

(not getting into this debate either, just asking a retorical question)

Impressive winning streak for the Packers. Favre is amazing.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Here are the results

Week 8
Miranda Tarkin: 9-4
Aurelias Kazaar: 10-3
Park Kraken: 11-2
Nathanial K'cansce: 11-2
Lilaena De'Ville: 8-5
jjwr: 10-3
Kale: 10-3
Liam Jinn: 8-5
Rutabaga: 8-5
Jedi Master Carr: 10-3
Yog: 12-1
JMK: 9-4
Jedieb: 9-4
Ryan Pode 8-5

Season Totals through week 8
jjwr (80-36)
Yog (80-36)
Nathanial K'cansce (79-37)
Park Kraken (77-39)
Jedieb (75-41)
Rutabaga (74-42)
JMK (74-42)
Kale (72-44)
Jedi Master Carr (71-45)
Liam Jinn (70-46)
Aurelias Kazaar (70-46)
Miranda Tarkin (66-50)
Lilaena De'Ville (62-38)
Ryan Pode (57-45)

Check your scores, I already had to make once change.

[Jedi Master Carr]

If Brady gets hurt at some point because of Belichik's desire to run up scores, the media in Boston will eat him alive.

Why should Belichik worry about the media though? If they as a team wants to play the best possible football, and that includes knocking opposing teams down with a sledgehammer, should they not be allowed to do that? I mean, is not the aim in sports to perform at the highest level and the score stats are the primary way of measuring that? Or is there some sort of honor code in how you defeat opposing teams?

(not getting into this debate either, just asking a retorical question)

Impressive winning streak for the Packers. Favre is amazing.

There is no honor code that I know of. Teams used to play more like that back in the older days. Of course a lot of teams had weaker benches then.

[Yog]

Excellent week for me. And I am tied up with jjwr :)

[jjwr]

Great week Yog! And the race is on!

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Just don't forget to look in your rear-view mirror every now and again. I may or may not be breathing down your necks. :wave :)

[Jedi Master Carr]

Yeah Nathaniel has had a couple really good weeks in a row. It is a three way race right now. But a few others could catch up too.

[Yog]

Just don't forget to look in your rear-view mirror every now and again. I may or may not be breathing down your necks. :wave :)

Oh, dont worry about that. I keep my head on a swivel for you and Park Kraken. The score table can and will change. It's a long season still.

[JMK]

Back to Belichick for a second. I believe the "running up the score" thing is blown a little out of proportion. The scores are out of whack by half time. What is Belichick supposed to do? Ask his team to take a full 2 quarters off? I know that scoring a TD in the last minutes of the 4th is a little much when you are already up by 30+ points, but they just can't go to sleep, or put the B squad out for too long.