NFL Pick 'em 2011: Week 4

[Dragon]

Sun, Oct 2
DET @ DAL
SF @ PHI
MIN @ KC
WAS @ STL
NO @ JAX
TEN @ CLE
PIT @ HOU
BUF @ CIN
CAR @ CHI

ATL @ SEA
NYG @ ARI
DEN @ GB
MIA @ SD
NE @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB


Survivor Pool

Dragon: ARI, DET, SD
Liam Jinn: SF, DAL, PIT
Jedi Master Carr: GB, PIT
jjwr: HOU, BAL
Kyran O'Hurn: BUF, TEN
Lykaios: PIT, SD
Mu Satach: DET, SD
Rutabaga: GB, SD
Ryan Pode: GB, TEN
Yog: DEN, PIT, SD
Park Kraken: TB, PHI, HOU

[Aurelias Kazaar]

Sun, Oct 2
DET W @ DAL
SF W @ PHI
MIN @ KC W
WAS @ STL W
NO W @ JAX
TEN @ CLE W
PIT W @ HOU
BUF W @ CIN
CAR @ CHI W

ATL W @ SEA
NYG W @ ARI
DEN @ GB W
MIA @ SD W
NE W @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL W

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB W

[Park Kraken]

I'm throwing asteriks out on the ones that I think will be very close, or could go either way.

Sun, Oct 2
DET (W) @ DAL*

SF (W) @ PHI*
MIN @ KC (W)*
WAS (W) @ STL
NO (W) @ JAX
TEN (W) @ CLE*
PIT @ HOU (W)*
BUF (W) @ CIN
CAR (W) @ CHI*

ATL (W) @ SEA
NYG (W) @ ARI
DEN @ GB (W)

MIA @ SD (W)
NE (W) @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

Seppuku Streak Pick: JAX

[Jedi Master Carr]

Sun, Oct 2
W DET @ DAL
SF @ PHI W
MIN @ KC W
W WAS @ STL
W NO @ JAX
W TEN @ CLE
PIT @ HOU W
W BUF @ CIN
CAR @ CHI W

W ATL @ SEA
W NYG @ ARI
DEN @ GB W
MIA @ SD W
W NE @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL W

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB W

Survivor Pick
Tampa Bay

[Dragon]

Is it me, or are there more lopsided matchups this week than usual? Maybe it's because the NFC West and AFC West are all playing out-of-division games.

Sun, Oct 2
DET WIN @ DAL - Yes, I'm picking against Romo at home again. It's nothing personal, but the Redskins didn't have Megatron and Ndamukong.
SF @ PHI WIN - The NFC West is the new bye week.
MIN WIN @ KC - Blow ALL the first half leads? :C
WAS WIN @ STL - I may not pick an NFC West team to win any out-of-division games this year.
NO WIN @ JAX - This should be routine for Brees and co.
TEN @ CLE WIN - Where the heck has Chris Johnson been?
PIT WIN @ HOU - A gut check for both teams. The Steelers need to prove they haven't lost their identity, while the Texans need to prove they can compete with the big bullies of the NFL.
BUF WIN @ CIN - The Bengals have not beaten the Bills since the 1988 AFC Championship Game.
CAR @ CHI WIN - Chicago bounces back from a tough divisional loss.

ATL WIN @ SEA - So does Atlanta.
NYG WIN @ ARI - I actually could see the Giants blowing this one, but it'll take some work.
DEN @ GB WIN - I don't know who the Broncos are this year, and neither do they.
MIA @ SD WIN - If the Chargers hadn't already struggled against the Chiefs, I might pick them to overlook the Dolphins.
NE WIN @ OAK - Belichick will take hemlock if they lose this one.
NYJ WIN @ BAL - I consider this an upset pick. The Ravens have had bad experiences with Santonio Holmes before...

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB WIN - The Colts' D played with their hair on fire against the Steelers, but I don't see them repeating that kind of effort in Tampa.


Survivor Pick: Falcons

[Morgan Evanar]

DET @ DAL - Detroit looks pretty good. Also MEGATRON.
SF @ PHI - The NFC West is the new bye week, but Philly has been terrible.
MIN @ KC - dammit Vikings, just let AP run.
WAS @ STL - STL wasn't good to start with and they are beat up.
NO @ JAX - A bajillion points for my fantasy team? I hope so!
TEN @ CLE - Where the heck has Chris Johnson been? Hasslebeck takes apart the Browns secondary.
PIT @ HOU - Dice roll.
BUF @ CIN - Hahahah Fitzy go!
CAR @ CHI - Cam finds that winning feels pretty good and tries to do it again. I don't think it works! (I am wrong)

ATL @ SEA - The Seahawks are Real Bad.
NYG @ ARI - Should be this way, but its the NFL, who knows.
DEN @ GB - Green Bay has issues but so far the offense has been good enough for it to not matter.
MIA @ SD WIN - The Charger survive their Specter of September with two wins against dreadful teams. Unless Sparano wakes up and decides to you know, do things like not run Reggie Bush up the middle, this is hopeless. Doubly so with all the conditioning injuries on the defense. The Dolphins might be the dumbest team in the NFL.
NE @ OAK - Oakland already lost to da Bills in a track meet, and as bad as NE's defense has been, they've been ok against the run.
NYJ @ BAL -Baltimore has been inconsistent but I think they can beat the Jets. Maybe. With Mangold out the Jets o-line hasn't been so good.

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB - They're waiting for you Mr. Freeman, in the End Zone.

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Sun, Oct 2
DET W @ DAL
SF W @ PHI
MIN W @ KC
WAS W @ STL
NO W @ JAX
TEN @ CLE W
PIT @ HOU W
BUF W @ CIN
CAR @ CHI W

ATL W @ SEA
NYG W @ ARI
DEN @ GB W
MIA @ SD W
NE W @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL W

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB W

Survivor: NO

[Lykaios]

Lions
Eagles
Vikes
Skins
Saints
Clowns
Steelers
Bengals
Bears
Birds
Giants
Pack
Bolts
Pats
Planes
Bucs

Survivor: Bucs

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Lyk, Bengals over the Bills? That's cold, bro :p


DET @ DAL (W)
SF @ PHI (W)
(W) MIN @ KC
(W) WAS @ STL
(W) NO @ JAX
TEN @ CLE (W)
PIT @ HOU (W)
(W) BUF @ CIN
CAR @ CHI (W)

(W) ATL @ SEA
(W) NYG @ ARI
DEN @ GB (W)
MIA @ SD (W)
(W) NE @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

[Miranda Tarkin]

Sun, Oct 2
DET (W) @ DAL
SF (W) @ PHI
MIN (W) @ KC
WAS (W) @ STL
NO (W) @ JAX
TEN @ CLE (W)
PIT @ HOU (W)
BUF (W) @ CIN
CAR @ CHI (W)

ATL (W) @ SEA
NYG (W) @ ARI
DEN @ GB (W)
MIA @ SD (W)
NE (W) @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

[Figrin D'an]

Sun, Oct 2
DET (W) @ DAL
SF @ PHI (W)
MIN (W) @ KC
WAS (W) @ STL
NO (W) @ JAX
TEN @ CLE (W)
PIT @ HOU (W)
BUF (W) @ CIN
CAR @ CHI (W)

ATL (W) @ SEA
NYG @ ARI (W)
DEN @ GB (W)
MIA @ SD (W)
NE (W) @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

[Yog]

Sun, Oct 2
DET @ DAL (W)
SF @ PHI (W)
MIN (W) @ KC
WAS (W) @ STL
NO (W) @ JAX
TEN @ CLE (W)
PIT @ HOU (W)
BUF (W) @ CIN
CAR @ CHI (W)

ATL (W) @ SEA
NYG (W) @ ARI
DEN @ GB (W)
MIA @ SD (W)
NE (W) @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

Survivor: Green Bay

[Rutabaga]

Whoops, almost forgot!

Sun, Oct 2
DET WIN @ DAL
SF WIN @ PHI
MIN WIN @ KC
WAS WIN @ STL
NO WIN @ JAX
TEN WIN @ CLE
PIT WIN @ HOU
BUF WIN @ CIN
CAR @ CHI WIN

ATL WIN @ SEA
NYG WIN @ ARI
DEN @ GB WIN
MIA @ SD WIN
NE WIN @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL WIN

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB WIN

Survivor pick: NO

[Mu Satach]

Sun, Oct 2
DET
PHI
MIN
WAS
NO
CLE
PIT
BUF
CAR

ATL
NYG
GB
SD
NE
BAL

Mon Oct 3
IND

Survivor: GB

[Liam Jinn]

Sun, Oct 2
DET @ DAL (W)
SF @ PHI (W)
MIN (W) @ KC
WAS (W) @ STL
NO (W) @ JAX
TEN @ CLE (W)
PIT (W) @ HOU
BUF (W) @ CIN
CAR @ CHI (W)

ATL (W) @ SEA
NYG (W) @ ARI
DEN @ GB (W)
MIA @ SD (W)
NE (W) @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

Survivor: GB

[Ryan Pode]

Sun, Oct 2
DET @ DAL Win
SF @ PHI Win
MIN Win @ KC
WAS Win @ STL
NO Win @ JAX
TEN Win @ CLE
PIT @ HOU Win
BUF Win @ CIN
CAR @ CHI Win

ATL Win @ SEA
NYG @ ARI Win
DEN @ GB Win
MIA @ SD Win
NE Win @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL Win

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB Win

Survivor: Tampa Bay.

[jjwr]

Sun, Oct 2
DET (W) @ DAL
SF @ PHI (W)
MIN (W) @ KC
WAS (W) @ STL
NO (W) @ JAX
TEN (W) @ CLE
PIT @ HOU (W)
BUF (W) @ CIN
CAR @ CHI (W)

ATL (W) @ SEA
NYG @ ARI (W)
DEN @ GB (W)
MIA @ SD (W)
NE (W) @ OAK
NYJ @ BAL (W)

Mon Oct 3
IND @ TB (W)

Survivor: Chicago

[Lykaios]

It's all business Smacksterama, nothing personal :D

It's also come to my attention that there mu
Ight be some concussion with my pick between SEA and ATL as I only typed birds. The birds I'm picking are the ones from the south not the northwest aka Falcons

[Kyran O'Hurn]

It's early, but if Pitt doesn't figure out their O-line soon they are going to be in serious trouble this year.

Edit: The Texans are going to start looking like swiss cheese the way they keep shooting themselves in the foot with penalties.

[Lykaios]

Cincy!!!!!

[Rutabaga]

NINERS!!!!!!! :eee

[Kyran O'Hurn]

9ers and Lions both come back to win their games. Lion's are 4-0... who would have thunk that.

[Morgan Evanar]

Buffalo I am dissapoint. Also MN is dumb.

[Jedi Master Carr]

The Lions are the biggest surprise of the year. I was glad the Chiefs finally won a game. They get the colts next week, so they might be able to salvage their season. The Eagles are a huge disappointment so far. Where is this so called dream team?

[Dragon]

It's also come to my attention that there mu
Ight be some concussion with my pick between SEA and ATL as I only typed birds. The birds I'm picking are the ones from the south not the northwest aka Falcons

It's a good thing you clarified - I was going to put you down for the Rice Owls. :mneh

So apparently the NFC West read my comments? The 9ers won, the Seahawks took the Falcons to the wire, and the Cardinals are driving on the Giants in the waning seconds... Wow, my score's going to be horrible today.

Incidentally, the refs really saved the Giants' bacon. During their final drive, Victor Cruz caught a pass over the middle and stumbled to the ground without being touched. He then got up and left the ball on the ground, and the Cardinals pounced on it. The refs blew the whistle and signaled Giants first down, and when Ken Whisenhunt challenged it, he was told that Cruz gave himself up by going to the ground. It's a judgment call, so it can't be challenged, but it was pretty obviously the refs covering themselves for having missed the call in the first place.

On the very next play, Manning hit Manningham for the go-ahead touchdown.

[Park Kraken]

It's like Buffalo said "Wait a minute, we're not supposed to be this good" and sat down again. My other missed pick was one I'd tagged as a close game, as indeed the score indicates.

12-2 on the early and mid games. And my Seppuku streak is still alive!

[Morgan Evanar]

DET - ALL HAIL MEGATRON.
SF - Eagles you look awful.
MIN @ KC - dammit Vikings, just let AP run.
WAS - STL wasn't good to start with and they are beat up.
NO - A bajillion points did not come, but a good day.
TEN - Hasslebeck takes apart the Browns secondary.
HOU - Dice roll gets results!
BUF @ CIN - no Bills no =[
CHI - Da Bears.
7/9


ATL - The Seahawks are Real Bad, but apparently ATL is garbage on the road.
NYG - Not enough randomness in this week for the Giants to lose to the Cards.
GB - Aaron Rodgers, butcher of secondaries.
SD - Dolphins are DUMB, also, without their starting QB to finish the game and new weapon Daniel Thomas. Utterly hopeless.
NE - Brady does bidness.
5/5

12/14

[Dragon]

That's it for week four, and I'm too tired to write anything clever here!

Week 4 Tally
Jedi Master Carr: 14-2
Morgan Evanar: 14-2
Park Kraken: 14-2
Miranda Tarkin: 13-3
Kyran O'Hurn: 13-3
Rutabaga: 13-3
Aurelias Kazaar: 12-4
jjwr: 12-4
Figrin D'an: 11-5
Lykaios: 11-5
Nathanial K'cansce: 11-5
Ryan Pode: 11-5
Yog: 11-5
Dragon: 10-6
Liam Jinn: 10-6
Mu Satach: 9-7


Total Tally

1. jjwr: 48-16
1. Kyran O'Hurn: 48-16
1. Jedi Master Carr: 48-16

4. Rutabaga: 46-18
5. Morgan Evanar: 45-19
5. Ryan Pode: 45-19
5. Yog: 45-19
8. Dragon: 44-20
8. Park Kraken: 44-20
10. Liam Jinn: 43-21
10. Nathanial K'cansce: 43-21
12. Figrin D'an: 42-22
13. Miranda Tarkin: 41-23
14. Aurelias Kazaar: 40-24
15. Lykaios: 35-29
15. Mu Satach: 35-29


Survivor Pool

Dragon: ARI, DET, SD, ATL
Liam Jinn: SF, DAL, PIT, GB
Jedi Master Carr: GB, PIT, TB
jjwr: HOU, BAL, CHI
Kyran O'Hurn: BUF, TEN, NO
Lykaios: PIT, SD, TB
Mu Satach: DET, SD, GB
Rutabaga: GB, SD, NO
Ryan Pode: GB, TEN, TB
Yog: DEN, PIT, SD, GB
Park Kraken: TB, PHI, HOU, JAX

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Not a big deal but I had NO in the survivor pool. :)

[Dragon]

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Okay, fixed!