NFL Pick 'em 2012: Week 9 (THURSDAY GAME)

[Dragon]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN @ CIN
BAL @ CLE
ARI @ GB
CHI @ TEN
MIA @ IND
CAR @ WAS
DET @ JAX
BUF @ HOU

TB @ OAK
MIN @ SEA
PIT @ NYG

DAL @ ATL

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO


Byes: St. Louis, New England, NY Jets, San Francisco


Survivor:
Dragon: PHI, SD, NO, BAL, CHI, ARI, GB, CHI
jjwr: BAL, SD, DET, DAL, ---, CIN, ---, ---
Dee: SEA, PHI, NE, KC, CIN, DEN, ---, ---
Liam Jinn: SEA, SF, WAS, TB, CHI, HOU, IND, GB
Kolrad: MIN, NE, DAL, BAL, NYG, ATL, GB, CHI
Rutabaga: NE, DAL, SF, ARI, BAL, HOU, BUF, CHI
Ryan Pode: CHI, MIN, BUF, ARI, NYG, ATL, CLE, ---
Park Kraken: NO, WAS, SF, NE, NYG, ATL, OAK, GB

[Kyran O'Hurn]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC (W) @ SD

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN (W) @ CIN
BAL (W) @ CLE
ARI @ GB (W)
CHI (W) @ TEN
MIA (W) @ IND
CAR @ WAS (W)
DET (W) @ JAX
BUF @ HOU (W)

TB (W) @ OAK
MIN @ SEA (W)
PIT @ NYG (W)

DAL @ ATL (W)

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO (W) - Not sure if this one is considered going out on a limb or not. Mind you, NO could be resigned to their fate and going after the first pick in the draft now

[Dragon]

This week I really hate the NFC East, apparently? Yeah, I'll go with that. Stupid NFC East...


Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD WIN - This depends on which Chargers team shows up - the bad one or the awful one.

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN WIN @ CIN - The Bengals need this game badly, but I don't see them containing Manning.
BAL WIN @ CLE - Baltimore gets a much-needed tuneup game after their bye.
ARI @ GB WIN - A good Cardinals defense is limited by a bad offense.
CHI WIN @ TEN - Came close to going with the upset here after the Bears struggled vs. Carolina.
MIA WIN @ IND - The Dolphins surprised me last week - or are the Jets really just that bad?
CAR WIN @ WAS - Obama roots for the Redskins this week...
DET WIN @ JAX - Jaguars are looking like a #1 pick contender.
BUF @ HOU WIN - If the Texans are for real, they need to easily dispose of struggling teams.

TB WIN @ OAK - Blowout? Close game? Both these teams are so volatile that I'm basically flipping a coin here.
MIN @ SEA WIN - The Seahawks' homefield advantage is unparalleled right now.
PIT WIN @ NYG - I really hope these teams play like they did last week.

DAL @ ATL WIN - If Dallas's discipline is that bad at home, how bad will it be in the Georgia Dome against one of the most complete teams in the league?

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO WIN - Both teams are playing way below their talent. I'll give the edge to Drew Brees.

[Miranda Tarkin]

Tho I am not doing this this year, I will say, being home on FMLA - I get to watch more games then I normally do that makes me happy.

[Park Kraken]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD (W)

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN (W) @ CIN
BAL (W) @ CLE
ARI @ GB (W)
CHI (W) @ TEN
MIA (W) @ IND
CAR @ WAS (W)
DET (W) @ JAX
BUF @ HOU (W)

TB (W) @ OAK
MIN @ SEA (W)
PIT @ NYG (W)

DAL @ ATL (W)

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO (W)

Survivor: HOU

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD (W)

Sunday, Nov 4
(W) DEN @ CIN
BAL @ CLE (W)
ARI @ GB (W)
(W) CHI @ TEN
MIA @ IND (W)
CAR @ WAS (W)
(W) DET @ JAX
BUF @ HOU (W)

TB @ OAK (W)
(W) MIN @ SEA
PIT @ NYG (W)

DAL @ ATL (W)

Monday, Nov 5
(W) PHI @ NO

[Rutabaga]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD WIN

[Ryan Pode]

San Diego.

[Kolrad]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN @ CIN
BAL @ CLE
ARI @ GB
CHI @ TEN
MIA @ IND
CAR @ WAS
DET @ JAX
BUF @ HOU

TB @ OAK
MIN @ SEA
PIT @ NYG

DAL @ ATL

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO

Survivor pick: HOU

[Ryan Pode]

If it's not too late, Liam wants San Diego. In his defense, he did text message me at 8:13 eastern, I just didn't see it until now.

[Ryan Pode]

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN Win @ CIN
BAL Win @ CLE
ARI @ GB Win
CHI Win @ TEN
MIA Win @ IND
CAR @ WAS Win
DET Win @ JAX
BUF @ HOU Win

TB Win @ OAK
MIN Win @ SEA
PIT @ NYG Win

DAL @ ATL Win

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO Win

Survivor: Houston

[Jedi Master Carr]

The Chiefs suck. I really hope they don't win another game this year. Then they can fire Piloi and Crennel and get the first pick to finally draft a QB.

[Miranda Tarkin]

Yeah I just finished watching that game and damn. That was horrible. All of those turnovers were special with the Chargers capitalizing on them

[jjwr]

Thursday, Nov 1
KC @ SD (W)

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN (W) @ CIN
BAL (W) @ CLE
ARI @ GB (W)
CHI (W) @ TEN
MIA @ IND (W)
CAR @ WAS (W)
DET (W) @ JAX
BUF @ HOU (W)

TB (W) @ OAK
MIN (W) @ SEA
PIT @ NYG (W)

DAL @ ATL (W)

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO (W)

[Rutabaga]

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN WIN @ CIN
BAL WIN @ CLE
ARI @ GB WIN
CHI WIN @ TEN
MIA @ IND WIN
CAR @ WAS WIN
DET WIN @ JAX
BUF @ HOU WIN

TB WIN @ OAK
MIN WIN @ SEA
PIT @ NYG WIN

DAL @ ATL WIN

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO WIN

Survivor: DEN

[Liam Jinn]

Sunday, Nov 4
DEN @ CIN (W)
BAL (W) @ CLE
ARI @ GB (W)
CHI (W) @ TEN
MIA @ IND (W)
CAR @ WAS (W)
DET (W) @ JAX
BUF @ HOU (W)

TB @ OAK (W)
MIN @ SEA (W)
PIT @ NYG (W)

DAL (W) @ ATL

Monday, Nov 5
PHI @ NO (W)

Survivor: Bengals

[Dragon]

Darn it, forgot my survivor pick. Looking at the late games, I'm going to go with Seattle.

[Dragon]

Well, so far the refs have given the Giants a 40-yard pass interference call on beautiful coverage by Keenan Lewis, a helmet-to-helmet personal foul on a legal shoulder-to-shoulder hit by Ryan Clark, and a touchdown on a play where Ahmad Bradshaw was stopped short of the goalline. The score is Steelers 7, Refs 7.

Here's hoping the officiating evens out for the rest of the game.

Add to that calling a forward pass a fumble and not calling an obvious clip on the ensuing return for a touchdown. This is a travesty.

[Dragon]

It was a high-scoring week this time around! It helped that there were only two games that I would call upsets (Pittsburgh and Carolina), and a couple games that looked like potential upsets settled down and became about a thousand percent less interesting (see Ravens, Texans, and Falcons). Below is the tally. If anyone was wondering, yes, I counted Liam Jinn's Thursday pick.


Week 9 Tally
Dragon: 13-1
Kolrad: 12-2
jjwr: 11-3
Park Kraken: 11-3
Rutabaga: 11-3
Kyran O'Hurn: 10-4
Ryan Pode: 10-4
Liam Jinn: 9-5
Nathanial K'cansce: 8-6
Dee: 7-7 (did not pick)


Total Tally:
Rutabaga: 87-45
Ryan Pode: 85-47
Dragon: 83-49
Nathanial K'cansce: 81-51
Kyran O'Hurn: 78-54
Kolrad: 76-56
Liam Jinn: 76-56
Park Kraken: 74-58
Dee: 72-60
jjwr: 72-60


Survivor:
Dragon: PHI, SD, NO, BAL, CHI, ARI, GB, CHI, SEA
Liam Jinn: SEA, SF, WAS, TB, CHI, HOU, IND, GB, CIN
Kolrad: MIN, NE, DAL, BAL, NYG, ATL, GB, CHI, HOU
Rutabaga: NE, DAL, SF, ARI, BAL, HOU, BUF, CHI, DEN
Ryan Pode: CHI, MIN, BUF, ARI, NYG, ATL, CLE, ---, HOU
Park Kraken: NO, WAS, SF, NE, NYG, ATL, OAK, GB, HOU