NFL Pick 'em 2011: Week 10 (THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!)

[Dragon]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI
TEN @ CAR
HOU @ TB
WAS @ MIA
STL @ CLE
BUF @ DAL
PIT @ CIN
JAX @ IND
DEN @ KC
NO @ ATL

BAL @ SEA
DET @ CHI
NYG @ SF
NE @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB


Survivor Pool

Dragon: ARI, DET, SD, ATL, NO, PIT, DAL, TEN, HOU
Kyran O'Hurn: BUF, TEN, NO, SD, NYJ, DAL, SF, ATL

Liam Jinn: SF, DAL, PIT, GB, BUF, NYJ, CAR, NO, NE
jjwr: HOU, BAL, CHI, NO, PIT, DAL, SF, KC

Ryan Pode: GB, TEN, TB, NYG, NYJ, NO, CAR, SF
Rutabaga: GB, SD, NO, NYG, DAL, SF, OAK
Yog: DEN, PIT, SD, GB, NYG, DET, DAL, SF, PHI
Jedi Master Carr: GB, PIT, TB, NYG
Lykaios: PIT, SD, TB, NYG, BAL, DET, OAK
Mu Satach: DET, SD, GB, ARI, BUF, BAL, SF, NO

Park Kraken: TB, PHI, HOU, JAX, CAR, STL, ARI, CLE, WAS

[Morgan Evanar]

OAK @ SD Win - This really depends on how Palmer and Rivers play. If either one plays exceptionally well they will win.

ARI @ PHI Win - Arizona isn't very good.
TEN @ CAR Win - I dunno. Picking Carolina because.
HOU Win @ TB - Houston is solid.
WAS Win @ MIA - gonna keep betting against Miami, although they could win this.
STL @ CLE Win - sheesh, picking the home team.
BUF @ DAL Win - Which Dallas we getting here?
PIT @ CIN Win - This is going to be interesting.
JAX Win @ IND - Jacksonville has this Maurice Jones-Drew. Indy theoretically could win this.
DEN @ KC Win- uhhh uhmmm uhh
NO @ ATL Win- Atlanta plays better at home, but NO is a strong possibility.

BAL Win@ SEA - sorry Seahawks, you are the weaker bird.
DET @ CHI Win - UPSET
NYG @ SF Win- San Fran is playing very consistently and their defense looks nasty.
NE @ NYJ Win - Barf. If Martyball calls some passes the Jests should be able to win this. Ughghghghhg I hate the Jets.

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB Win - Ponder this: Aaron Rodgers is playing lights out and probably has the best receiving corps in the league. Lambeau Leaps for Everyone!

[Jedi Master Carr]

I am going with San Diego. I can't see Oakland winning considering how bad they have played the last two weeks. Palmer gave that game to Denver. I think Oakland made a huge mistake in getting him.

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Bolts win.

[Figrin D'an]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W) - Make or break time for both teams. San Diego had a shot to beat Green Bay, even with Rivers making mistakes. Oakland just looked bad at times against Denver.

[Miranda Tarkin]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W)

[Dragon]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD WIN - Each team is capable of losing to the other. However, San Diego has more playmakers, especially with McFadden out, and they have the home field.

Incidentally, anyone looked at the AFC standings this week?

AFC East
Patriots: 5-3
Jets: 5-3
Bills: 5-3
Dolphins: 1-7

AFC North
Bengals: 6-2
Ravens: 6-2
Steelers: 6-3
Browns: 3-5

AFC South
Texans: 6-3
Titans: 4-4
Jaguars: 2-6
Colts: 0-9

AFC West
Chargers: 4-4
Chiefs: 4-4
Raiders: 4-4
Broncos: 3-5

That's three divisions with a three-way tie for first (granted, the Steelers are a half-game back in the North). Only the Texans have an exclusive first-place spot, and the Broncos of all teams are only one game out of the division lead! That's a heck of a first half of the season.

[Figrin D'an]

What's even more screwy... if the regular season ended today, the Cincinnati Bengals would be the AFC's #1 seed.

[Nathanial K'cansce]

^--- how.. the.. do not believe.

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W)

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
(W) TEN @ CAR
HOU @ TB (W)
(W) WAS @ MIA
STL @ CLE (W)
(W) BUF @ DAL
(W) PIT @ CIN
(W) JAX @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO @ ATL (W)

(W) BAL @ SEA
(W) DET @ CHI
NYG @ SF (W)
(W) NE @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

[Morgan Evanar]

AFC East
Patriots: 5-3
Jets: 5-3
Bills: 5-3
Dolphins: 1-7
KING OF SHIT MOUNTAIN!

[Jedi Master Carr]

The winner of the AFC west could go 8-8. I don't think Denver could win it because their defense is horrible and I still think Tebow is a horrible QB.

[Yog]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W)

Raiders have been awful lately, more awful than Chargers. Also, SD have homefield advantage.

[Park Kraken]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W)

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
TEN @ CAR (W)
HOU @ TB (W)
WAS @ MIA (W)
STL @ CLE (W)
BUF @ DAL (W)
PIT (W) @ CIN
JAX (W) @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO (W) @ ATL (Imo the best matchup this week)

BAL (W) @ SEA
DET (W) @ CHI
NYG @ SF (W)
NE (W) @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

Seppuku Pick: SEA

[Liam Jinn]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W)

[Rutabaga]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD WIN

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI WIN
TEN WIN @ CAR
HOU WIN @ TB
WAS @ MIA WIN
STL @ CLE WIN
BUF WIN @ DAL
PIT WIN @ CIN
JAX WIN @ IND
DEN WIN @ KC
NO WIN @ ATL

BAL WIN @ SEA
DET WIN @ CHI
NYG @ SF WIN
NE WIN @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB WIN

Survivor pick: JAX

[Aurelias Kazaar]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD W

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI W
TEN @ CAR W
HOU W @ TB
WAS W @ MIA
STL @ CLE W
BUF W @ DAL
PIT @ CIN W
JAX W @ IND
DEN W @ KC
NO W @ ATL

BAL W @ SEA
DET @ CHI W
NYG @ SF W
NE W @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB W

[Lykaios]

I'm going with Sandy tonight. I'll post the rest later on in a new post

[jjwr]

San Diego tonight, rest to come later.

[Liam Jinn]

Pode picks SD

[Ryan Pode]

San Diego!

[Figrin D'an]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
TEN @ CAR (W)
HOU (W) @ TB
WAS @ MIA (W)
STL (W) @ CLE
BUF (W) @ DAL
PIT (W) @ CIN
JAX (W) @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO (W) @ ATL

BAL (W) @ SEA
DET @ CHI (W)
NYG (W) @ SF
NE @ NYJ (W)

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

[Dragon]

Okay, Carson Palmer, now you're just being contrarian, doing the opposite of what everybody picks you to do. I was going to ask for everybody to include their Thursday picks with their Sunday/Monday picks to make it easier for me to score them, but since everyone picked the Chargers, it's a moot point now.

Yikes, a lot of close match-ups this week...

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI WIN - This just in, Philly has a running game.
TEN @ CAR WIN - Cam's strengths should play to Tennessee's weaknesses.
HOU WIN @ TB - Houston keeps rolling toward their first playoff berth.
WAS WIN @ MIA - The Redskins are capable of throwing this game away like the Chiefs did last week.
STL WIN @ CLE - With teams as crap as these two, playmakers take over. The Browns have no answer for Steven Jackson and Brandon Lloyd.
BUF WIN @ DAL - The Bills need to prove they can gut out a tough win over a team not known for doing that.
PIT WIN @ CIN - Must-win for Pittsburgh if they want a chance at the division title.
JAX WIN @ IND - The Jaguars are salivating at the chance to play the Colts without Manning.
DEN @ KC WIN - Heck, this could be a blowout either way. Both teams have plenty to play for; it depends who shows up.
NO WIN @ ATL - Really could go either way. The Saints are vulnerable defensively.

BAL WIN @ SEA - Even if the Ravens are as flat against the Seahawks as they were against the Titans following their victory over the Steelers, they should win.
DET @ CHI WIN - Pretty evenly matched division game.
NYG @ SF WIN - The Giants aren't up for two tough victories in a row.
NE WIN @ NYJ - So, what's Belichick's record after losing two in a row?

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB WIN - Crazy things happen in divisional games, but the Vikings don't have the firepower to keep up with the Packers.


Survivor: Eagles

[Miranda Tarkin]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
TEN (W) @ CAR
HOU (W) @ TB
WAS (W) @ MIA
STL @ CLE (W)
BUF (W) @ DAL
PIT @ CIN (W)
JAX (W) @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO (W) @ ATL

BAL (W) @ SEA
DET @ CHI (W)
NYG @ SF (W)
NE (W) @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI W
TEN @ CAR W
HOU W @ TB
WAS @ MIA W
STL W @ CLE
BUF W @ DAL
PIT W @ CIN
JAX W @ IND
DEN W @ KC
NO W @ ATL

BAL W @ SEA
DET W @ CHI
NYG @ SF W
NE W @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB W

This week could totally go either way for me. A lot of interesting matchups.

[Jedi Master Carr]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI W
W TEN @ CAR
W HOU @ TB
WAS @ MIA W
STL @ CLE W
W BUF @ DAL
W PIT @ CIN
W JAX @ IND
DEN @ KC W
W NO @ ATL

W BAL @ SEA
W DET @ CHI
NYG @ SF W
W NE @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB W

[Liam Jinn]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
TEN @ CAR (W)
HOU @ TB (W)
WAS (W) @ MIA
STL @ CLE (W)
BUF @ DAL (W)
PIT (W) @ CIN
JAX (W) @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO (W) @ ATL

BAL (W) @ SEA
DET (W) @ CHI
NYG (W) @ SF
NE (W) @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

[Yog]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
TEN @ CAR (W)
HOU (W) @ TB
WAS @ MIA (W)
STL @ CLE (W)
BUF @ DAL (W)
PIT (W) @ CIN
JAX (W) @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO @ ATL (W)

BAL (W) @ SEA
DET @ CHI (W)
NYG @ SF (W)
NE @ NYJ (W)

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

Survivor: JAX

[Ryan Pode]

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI Win
TEN @ CAR Win
HOU @ TB Win
WAS @ MIA Win
STL Win @ CLE
BUF @ DAL Win
PIT Win @ CIN
JAX @ IND Win
DEN Win @ KC
NO @ ATL Win

BAL Win @ SEA
DET @ CHI Win
NYG @ SF Win
NE Win @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB Win

Survivor: Miami

[jjwr]

Thursday, Nov 10
OAK @ SD (W)

Sunday, Nov 13
ARI @ PHI (W)
TEN @ CAR (W)
HOU (W) @ TB
WAS @ MIA (W)
STL @ CLE (W)
BUF @ DAL (W)
PIT @ CIN (W)
JAX (W) @ IND
DEN @ KC (W)
NO @ ATL (W)

BAL @ SEA
DET @ CHI (W)
NYG @ SF (W)
NE (W) @ NYJ

Monday, Nov 14
MIN @ GB (W)

Survivor: MIA

[Lykaios]

Philly
Panters
Texans
Skins
Browns
Bills
Cincy
Jags
Chiefs
Saints
Ravens
Bears
Niners
Pats
Vikes

Survivor: Niners

[Liam Jinn]

Survivor: Baltimore

[Dragon]

After one half, the Broncos have 169 rushing yards and 0 passing yards. They have successfully set the game of football back by more than a century. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_pass)

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Forgot my survivor... Guess I'll take GB.

[Dragon]

I'm going to allow this. [/Futurama judge]

[Park Kraken]

A lot of interesting results this week so far. Ravens better get their act together, or my streak will be as over as Dragon's streak. :lol

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Anyone get the full DET/CHI game? Just wondering if Detroit was that bad, or if Chicago just played that well.

[Dragon]

I got it, but I couldn't really stand to watch it. Detroit was awful in just about every way they could be, and before the end of the third quarter the game just disintegrated entirely. Give credit to the Bears for executing, but it was a high-pressure divisional game for a young team on the road, and the Lions couldn't handle it. Once things started turning bad, Detroit lost all discipline, and it just kept getting worse.

Nick Fairley will be hearing from the league about that late hit on Cutler, to be sure.


A lot of interesting results this week so far. Ravens better get their act together, or my streak will be as over as Dragon's streak. :lol

Um... we were picking for each other! Yeah, that's the ticket. I picked the Eagles on your behalf, and you picked the Seahawks on mine... :uhoh

I guess all we can do is root for the Vikings and hope Kyran's streak goes down, too. ;)

[Park Kraken]

Um... we were picking for each other! Yeah, that's the ticket. I picked the Eagles on your behalf, and you picked the Seahawks on mine... :uhoh

I guess all we can do is root for the Vikings and hope Kyran's streak goes down, too. ;)

Y'know, funny thing is I never picked IND. Thought about picking them this week, but decided to save them for a week or two. <!-- / message --><!-- edit note -->

[Dragon]

Terrible news for the Texans - Matt Schaub is out for the season with a lisfranc injury. This team may still be talented enough to coast into the playoffs under Matt Leinart, especially in that division, but it's hard to see them getting very far. It's too bad; they've been looking great the past couple of weeks and were poised to get even better with Andre Johnson returning from a hamstring injury.

[Park Kraken]

A compilation of everyone's scores. Seems everyone picked SD, BAL, and PHI to win their games. :\ Also, Mu missed a week (unless I'm missing her post) and jjwr didn't pick a winner for the BAL-SEA game.

Kyran O'Hurn: 10-6
Rutabaga: 10-6
Ryan Pode: 9-7
JMC: 9-7
Dragon: 9-7
jjwr: 8-8
Aurelias Kazaar: 8-8
Miranda Tarkin: 8-8
Figrin D'an: 8-8
Park Kraken: 8-8
Yog: 8-8
Lykaios: 7-9
Morgan Evanar: 6-10
Liam Jinn: 6-10
Nathanial K'cansce: 6-10
Mu Satach: 6-10 (Did Not Pick)

[Dragon]

Ah, thanks! My only quibbles are that Lykaios was actually 6-10, and by our rules if you don't pick you get the worst record minus one, so that would give Mu a record of 5-11. Yikes, this week was brutal! I don't recall seeing another week where our average was under .500!

Now to update the tallies:

Total Tally

1. Rutabaga: 100-46

2. Kyran O'Hurn: 99-47
3. jjwr: 97-49
4. Morgan Evanar: 95-51
5. Dragon: 94-52
6. Yog: 93-53
7. Figrin D'an: 92-54
7. Ryan Pode: 92-54
9. Miranda Tarkin: 89-57
9. Park Kraken: 89-57
11. Liam Jinn: 88-58
11. Nathanial K'cansce: 88-58
11. Jedi Master Carr: 88-58
14. Mu Satach: 82-64
15. Aurelias Kazaar: 80-66
15. Lykaios: 80-66


Survivor Pool

9
Kyran O'Hurn: BUF, TEN, NO, SD, NYJ, DAL, SF, ATL, GB
Dragon: ARI, DET, SD, ATL, NO, PIT, DAL, TEN, HOU, PHI

7
Liam Jinn: SF, DAL, PIT, GB, BUF, NYJ, CAR, NO, NE, BAL
jjwr: HOU, BAL, CHI, NO, PIT, DAL, SF, KC, MIA


3
Ryan Pode: GB, TEN, TB, NYG, NYJ, NO, CAR, SF, MIA
Rutabaga: GB, SD, NO, NYG, DAL, SF, OAK, JAX
Yog: DEN, PIT, SD, GB, NYG, DET, DAL, SF, PHI, JAX
Jedi Master Carr: GB, PIT, TB, NYG, JAX
Lykaios: PIT, SD, TB, NYG, BAL, DET, OAK, SF
Mu Satach: DET, SD, GB, ARI, BUF, BAL, SF, NO, NO PICK

Seppuku x9
Park Kraken: TB, PHI, HOU, JAX, CAR, STL, ARI, CLE, WAS, SEA

[Kyran O'Hurn]

I'm actually surprised that I went 10-6. i thought I had done worse than that. Guess that shows i wasn't really paying attention this week to the games.