NFL Pick 'em 2010: Week 7

[Dragon]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL
PIT @ MIA
BUF @ BAL
JAX @ KC
CLE @ NO
WAS @ CHI
SF @ CAR
STL @ TB
PHI @ TEN

ARI @ SEA
NE @ SD
OAK @ DEN
MIN @ GB

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL


Survivor Pool

Ryan Pode: HOU, DET, NYG
Yog: GB, BAL, NYG


Anne Phoenix: NYJ, <strike>NO</strike>, <strike>TB</strike>
Dragon: SD, ATL, <strike>CHI</strike>
Liam Jinn: NYJ, <strike>NO</strike>, <strike>SD</strike>
Lykaios: ATL, BAL, <strike>SD</strike>
Lilaena De'Ville: <strike>PIT</strike>, SF
Jedi Master Carr: GB, <strike>NO</strike>, <strike>CHI</strike>
Rutabaga: <strike>CHI</strike>, <strike>GB</strike>

[Anne Phoenix]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
PIT @ MIA (W)
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX @ KC (W)
CLE @ NO (W)
WAS @ CHI (W)
SF (W) @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
PHI @ TEN (W)

ARI @ SEA (W)
NE (W) (S) @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN (S) @ GB

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL (W)
A lot of home team picks, we'll see how this week goes. :|

[Dragon]

Okay, shooting for above .500 this week...

Sunday, October 24
CIN WIN @ ATL
PIT WIN @ MIA
BUF @ BAL WIN (S)
JAX @ KC WIN
CLE @ NO WIN
WAS WIN @ CHI
SF @ CAR WIN
STL @ TB WIN
PHI @ TEN WIN

ARI @ SEA WIN
NE WIN @ SD
OAK @ DEN WIN
MIN WIN @ GB

Monday, October 25
NYG WIN @ DAL

[Jedi Master Carr]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL W
W PIT @ MIA
BUF @ BAL W (S)
JAX @ KC W
CLE @ NO W
W WAS @ CHI
W SF @ CAR
STL @ TB W
PHI @ TEN W

W ARI @ SEA
W NE @ SD
OAK @ DEN W
MIN @ GB W

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL W

[Mu Satach]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL W
W PIT @ MIA
BUF @ BAL W
JAX @ KC W
CLE @ NO W
W WAS @ CHI
W SF @ CAR
STL @ TB W
PHI @ TEN W

W ARI @ SEA
W NE @ SD
OAK @ DEN W
MIN @ GB W

Monday, October 25
W NYG @ DAL

[Xavier Synik]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
PIT (W) @ MIA
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX @ KC (W)
CLE @ NO (W)
WAS (W) @ CHI
SF (W) @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
PHI (W) @ TEN

ARI @ SEA (W)
NE (W) @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN @ GB (W)

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL (W)

[Rutabaga]

Oops, almost forgot! :o

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL WIN
PIT WIN @ MIA
BUF @ BAL WIN
JAX @ KC WIN
CLE @ NO WIN
WAS WIN @ CHI
SF WIN @ CAR
STL @ TB WIN
PHI @ TEN WIN

ARI @ SEA WIN
NE @ SD WIN (I may live to regret this pick...among others :x)
OAK @ DEN WIN
MIN @ GB WIN

Monday, October 25
NYG WIN @ DAL

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
(W) PIT @ MIA
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX @ KC (W)
CLE @ NO (W)
(W) WAS @ CHI
(W) SF @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
(W) PHI @ TEN

ARI @ SEA (W)
(W) NE @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN @ GB (W)

Monday, October 25
(W) NYG @ DAL

[Liam Jinn]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
PIT (W) @ MIA
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX (W) @ KC
CLE @ NO (W)
WAS @ CHI (W)
SF (W) @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
PHI @ TEN (W)

ARI (W) @ SEA
NE (W) @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN @ GB (W)

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL (W)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL WIN
PIT WIN @ MIA
BUF @ BAL WIN
JAX @ KC WIN
CLE @ NO WIN
WAS @ CHI WIN
SF WIN @ CAR
STL @ TB WIN
PHI WIN @ TEN

ARI @ SEA WIN
NE WIN @ SD
OAK @ DEN WIN
MIN @ GB WIN

Monday, October 25
NYG WIN @ DAL

[Yog]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
PIT (W) @ MIA
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX @ KC (W)
CLE @ NO (W)(S)
WAS @ CHI (W)
SF (W) @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
PHI @ TEN (W)

ARI @ SEA (W)
NE (W) @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN @ GB (W)

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL (W)

[Miranda Tarkin]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
PIT (W) @ MIA
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX @ KC (W)
CLE @ NO (W)
WAS @ CHI (W)
SF (W) @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
PHI (W) @ TEN

ARI @ SEA (W)
NE (W) @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN @ GB (W)

Monday, October 25
NYG (W) @ DAL

[Ryan Pode]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL Win
PIT Win @ MIA
BUF @ BAL Win
JAX @ KC Win
CLE @ NO Win
WAS @ CHI Win
SF @ CAR Win
STL @ TB Win
PHI @ TEN Win

ARI @ SEA Win
NE @ SD Win
OAK @ DEN Win
MIN Win @ GB

Monday, October 25
NYG Win @ DAL

Survivor Pick: Baltimore

[Figrin D'an]

Sunday, October 24
CIN @ ATL (W)
PIT (W) @ MIA
BUF @ BAL (W)
JAX @ KC (W)
CLE @ NO (W)
WAS (W) @ CHI
SF (W) @ CAR
STL @ TB (W)
PHI @ TEN (W)

ARI @ SEA (W)
NE (W) @ SD
OAK @ DEN (W)
MIN (W) @ GB

Monday, October 25
NYG @ DAL (W)

[Lykaios]

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[Dragon]

Oh, the Bengals? They're coming off a bye and have to be feeling the desperation factor after a bad home loss against the Buccaneers. They'll definitely bring their A-game to Atlanta!

Ahahaha, I kill me.

In other news: B. Roethlisberger + M. Wallace + single coverage = :dance

[Jedi Master Carr]

How are the Bills beating the Ravens?? And the Browns over the Saints??

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Go Bills!!! :D

[Dragon]

Holy crap! Jordan Shipley's first NFL TD goes for 64 yards, and then Adam Jones stripped the ball from Roddy White and returned it 59 yards for another TD. All of a sudden, the Bengals are ahead 25-24!

Meanwhile, in Miami, the Steelers are getting hammered by injuries... the offense needs to find a way to stay on the field and give their defense a break, because Chad Henne is moving the ball way too easily right now. Come on, Steelers!

[Xavier Synik]

How are the Bills beating the Ravens?? And the Browns over the Saints??

The Bills aren't any more... and it's not how are the Browns beating the Saints, it's how are they destroying them? Did the they borrow someone else's D for the day or something?

[Dragon]

Wow. I cannot believe what just happened in Miami...

I hope the Steelers can hold on, but it's sounding (listening on radio, not getting it on TV) like Miami was robbed. Roethlisberger tried a QB draw on 3rd and goal from the one, and the refs signaled a TD. Tony Sparano challenged, as he lost the ball while crossing the goal line, and the Dolphins came up with it from the pile. After a very lengthy review, the ref announced that they had confirmed that Ben lost the ball before crossing the goal line, so it was a fumble. However, they were not able to see definitively who took possession of the ball, so they did not award possession to the Dolphins. The Steelers got a 4th and goal from the one and kicked a FG to go up by one point.

I know this one's going to be talked about until we're all tired of it...

And the Dolphins go 4-and-out, so Steelers win! :eek

[Jedi Master Carr]

The Chiefs looked great in the second half. They kicked the crap out of the Jags. They are by far the best rushing team in the NFL, avg 177 yards a game. What a game by Kenny Brit over 200 yards and 3 TDs. I am glad I have him on my fantasy team :dance I don't get the Saints. They aren't the same team that won the SB.

[Anne Phoenix]

W00t! Come from behind victory for TB, after they were down 17-3 earlier in the game. And wow, a couple of real shockers this week as usual.

[Dragon]

The Bills have just tied it at 34 on a 50-yard field goal with four seconds left!

[Jedi Master Carr]

Baltimore kicks the FG to win the game. Buffalo is the only winless team now. They will have a tough time going into KC and trying to get a win next week.

[Nathanial K'cansce]

The Bills have broken my heart. :(

[Xavier Synik]

Oakland... Yes I repleat OAKLAND is up 21 on Denver half way though the first.

WTF??

[Jedi Master Carr]

Oakland... Yes I repleat OAKLAND is up 21 on Denver half way though the first.

WTF??

Denver looks horrible one of those TD come from a TO the other special teams. The AFC west is freaky weird this year.

[Dragon]

Maybe we shouldn't be so surprised at the Browns handling New Orleans - the Browns have now beaten the defending Super Bowl champ three years in a row: the Giants in 2008, the Steelers in 2009, and now the Saints in 2010.

Hooray for useless stats!

[Rutabaga]

Oakland... Yes I repleat OAKLAND is up 21 on Denver half way though the first.

WTF??

Now 31-0, I see. A definite shocker. :eek

The Niners losing to the Panthers was painful. And yeah, I think Miami got robbed, although I'd picked the Steelers. It sure looked like the Dolphins recovered the ball, it just seems kinda weird to me.

As I suspected, I'm already regretting picking the Chargers. They are absolutely killing themselves with errors. Although just sacking Brady twice in a row was nice to see. So apparently the defense is playing well today, it's the offense that sucks.

[Dai]

I get so busy with school.

Sorry I missed out on predicting this week.

[Ryan Pode]

The Bills have broken my heart. :(

This pleases me. Ravens had an off day, but pulled through. And now their bye.

[Dragon]

Few things about the Steelers-Dolphins game...

The call was missed on the field, and I believe that if it had been ruled a fumble, the refs probably would have ruled that the Dolphins recovered it. I can't say for sure, since I didn't see it live, but the replay showed Steelers guard Doug Legursky covering the ball while two Dolphins were grabbing for it. There really was no footage showing who recovered the ball, which is why those decisions are almost always impossible to overturn. So the head ref's decision in replay was absolutely correct, as rough as it was for the Dolphins.

Also, that by no means was handing the game to the Steelers. There was 2: 37 left on the clock, and the Steelers had all their timeouts. If the Dolphins had been given the ball on the twenty, the Steelers would have had to stop them from gaining a first down. If successful, they'd probably be starting with favorable field position just inside the two minute warning with one timeout to play with, and Ben has a history of game-winning drives in the fourth quarter.

As it was, the Dolphins had 2: 37 and one timeout (until they foolishly spent it before the field goal). They then took the ball on the kickoff against a depleted Steelers defense needing only a field goal to go ahead. What happened? The Steelers stopped them from getting a first down - exactly what they would have needed to do if the call had gone the other way.

I'm sure the Dolphins would rather have one more chance to stop the Steelers, and you could argue the pressure of regaining the lead was worse than the pressure of protecting a lead. It's hard luck for the Dolphins, certainly, but it wasn't a game-deciding call.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Wild ending in San Diego, as New England holds on barely with a missed FG by Brown. I had a feeling he would miss it since he missed several big ones with Houston in the past.

[Rutabaga]

At least the Chargers made it close. Just not close enough. :\

I also am just flabbergasted that the Raiders scored 59 points today. :eek

[Dragon]

Terrible news for the Steelers. Aaron Smith, the best run-stopping defensive end in the league, is out for the season with a torn triceps. The last two times the Steelers lost Smith, their run defense went straight to crap, and they went from an elite team to a marginal team.

Of course, this time they'll have 2009 first-round pick Ziggy Hood to plug in at the left end spot, and hopefully he'll be able to pick up some of the slack, but this is a very nasty blow for a defense that's already facing injury problems.

[Rutabaga]

*peeling myself off the ceiling*

Yay, Packers!!! :eee

[Jedi Master Carr]

I was glad the packers pulled it out. It sure was a close game and a wild finish.

[Rutabaga]

So...out goes Romo. :evil

[Dragon]

Weekly Tally

Dragon: 10-4
Mu Satach: 10-4
Nathanial K'cansce: 10-4
Rutabaga: 10-4
Figrin D'an: 9-5
Jedi Master Carr: 9-5
Lilaena De'Ville: 9-5
Lykaios: 9-5
Miranda Tarkin: 9-5
Ryan Pode: 9-5
Xavier Synik: 9-5
Yog: 9-5
Anne Phoenix: 8-6
Liam Jinn: 7-7
Dai: 6-8 (Did not pick)
Morgan Evanar: 6-8 (Did not pick)


Season Totals

1. Liam Jinn: 62-42 (55)

2. Miranda Tarkin: 61-43 (52)
2. Ryan Pode: 61-43 (52)
4. Anne Phoenix: 59-45 (51)
4. Figrin D'an: 59-45 (50)
4. Jedi Master Carr: 59-45 (50)
4. Nathanial K'cansce: 59-45 (49)
8. Dragon: 58-46 (48)
8. Mu Satach: 58-46 (48)
8. Yog: 58-46 (49)
11. Lilaena De'Ville: 57-47 (48)
12. Rutabaga: 55-49 (45)
13. Xavier Synik: 54-50 (45)
14. Morgan Evanar: 53-51 (47)
14. Lykaios: 53-51 (44)
16. Dai: 51-53 (45)



Survivor Pool

Ryan Pode: HOU, DET, NYG, BAL
Yog: GB, BAL, NYG, <strike>NO</strike>

Anne Phoenix: NYJ, <strike>NO</strike>, <strike>TB</strike>, NE
Dragon: SD, ATL, <strike>CHI</strike>, BAL
Lilaena De'Ville: <strike>PIT</strike>, SF, (No pick)
Jedi Master Carr: GB, <strike>NO</strike>, <strike>CHI</strike>, BAL

Liam Jinn: NYJ, <strike>NO</strike>, <strike>SD</strike>
Lykaios: ATL, BAL, <strike>SD</strike>
Rutabaga: <strike>CHI</strike>, <strike>GB


</strike>Congratulations, Ryan Pode, on winning the (unfortunately somewhat anticlimactic) survivor pool!
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[Rutabaga]

Woohoo, 10-4 is more ilke it! :dance

[Yog]

Congratulations, Ryan Pode, on winning the (unfortunately somewhat anticlimactic) survivor pool!
Rename it to "Suicide Pool" already. :p

I never seen a more unpredictable season.