NFL Prediction Game

[major jay]

It was a bad week for me. My Steelers got beat in the final seconds and the Rev crushed me in the picks. The Rev went 9 & 4 and I went 6 & 7. Overall the Rev is 38 & 22 and I'm 33 & 27. I guess retro got disinterested. Come on back retro!

Away Team               Home Team
8:25 pm    Minnesota Vikings    Green Bay Packers
1:00 pm    Atlanta Falcons    New York Giants
   1:00 pm    Baltimore Ravens    Indianapolis Colts
   1:00 pm    Buffalo Bills    Detroit Lions
   1:00 pm    Chicago Bears    Carolina Panthers
   1:00 pm    Cleveland Browns    Tennessee Titans
   1:00 pm    Houston Texans    Dallas Cowboys
   1:00 pm    Pittsburgh Steelers    Jacksonville Jaguars
   1:00 pm    St. Louis Rams    Philadelphia Eagles
   1:00 pm    Tampa Bay Buccaneers    New Orleans Saints
   4:05 pm    Arizona Cardinals    Denver Broncos
   4:25 pm    Kansas City Chiefs    San Francisco 49ers
   4:25 pm    New York Jets    San Diego Chargers
   8:30 pm    Cincinnati Bengals    New England Patriots *
Mon 8:30 pm    Seattle Seahawks    Washington Redskins

My picks: Packers, Giants, Colts, Lions, Panthers, Browns, Cowboys, Steelers, Eagles, Saints, Broncos, Chiefs, Chargers, Patriots, Seahawks.

[Rev. Powell]

Yeah, c'mon retro! It's no fun beating up on Jay by myself!

Packers, Falcons, Colts, Lions, Panthers, Titans, Cowboys, Jaguars, Eagles, Saints, Broncos, 49ers, Chargers, Patriots, Seahawks

[major jay]

I almost gotta go perfect to gain any ground on you Rev. I went 13 & 2 and you went 11 & 4. Overall you are 49 & 26 and I am 46 & 29.

Away Team              Home Team
   8:25 pm    Indianapolis Colts    Houston Texans
   1:00 pm    Baltimore Ravens    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   1:00 pm    Carolina Panthers    Cincinnati Bengals
   1:00 pm    Chicago Bears    Atlanta Falcons
   1:00 pm    Denver Broncos    New York Jets
   1:00 pm    Detroit Lions    Minnesota Vikings
   1:00 pm    Green Bay Packers    Miami Dolphins
   1:00 pm    Jacksonville Jaguars    Tennessee Titans
   1:00 pm    New England Patriots    Buffalo Bills
   1:00 pm    Pittsburgh Steelers    Cleveland Browns
   4:05 pm    San Diego Chargers    Oakland Raiders
   4:25 pm    Dallas Cowboys    Seattle Seahawks
   4:25 pm    Washington Redskins    Arizona Cardinals
   8:30 pm    New York Giants    Philadelphia Eagles *
   8:30 pm    San Francisco 49ers    St. Louis Rams

I'm going kinda conservative this week.
Colts, Ravens, Bengals, Bears, Broncos, Lions, Packers, Jaguars, Patriots, Browns (my Steelers suck a fat one), Chargers, Seahawks, Cards, Giants, 49ers.

[Rev. Powell]

It's a long season, but going conservative won't help you to catch up. 

Colts, Bucs, Bengals, Falcons, Broncos, Lions, Packers, Titans, Patriots, Browns (agree about your poor Steelers), Chargers, Seahwaks, Cardinals, Eagles, 49ers

[major jay]

Overall nothing was gained or lost. We tied at 11 & 3 (with one tie). Rev still holds a 3 game lead. You're 60 & 29 and I'm 57 & 32.

Away Team               Home Team
   8:25 pm    New York Jets    New England Patriots
   1:00 pm    Atlanta Falcons    Baltimore Ravens
   1:00 pm    Carolina Panthers    Green Bay Packers
   1:00 pm    Cincinnati Bengals    Indianapolis Colts
   1:00 pm    Cleveland Browns    Jacksonville Jaguars
   1:00 pm    Miami Dolphins    Chicago Bears
   1:00 pm    Minnesota Vikings    Buffalo Bills
   1:00 pm    New Orleans Saints    Detroit Lions
   1:00 pm    Seattle Seahawks    St. Louis Rams
   1:00 pm    Tennessee Titans    Washington Redskins
   4:05 pm    Kansas City Chiefs    San Diego Chargers
   4:25 pm    Arizona Cardinals    Oakland Raiders
   4:25 pm    New York Giants    Dallas Cowboys
   8:30 pm    San Francisco 49ers    Denver Broncos *
   8:30 pm    Houston Texans    Pittsburgh Steelers

Things are getting a little more predictable now, but my Ouija board picked a few upsets for the week.
Patriots, Ravens, Packers, Colts, Browns, Bears, Bills, Saints, Seahawks, Redskins, Chargers, Cardinals, Cowboys, Broncos (mile high air gets to Niners), Steelers (at home on Monday Night = win)

[Rev. Powell]

Technically, I could just make all the same picks as you and then automatically cruise to victory, but I'd never do something so crass.  So without looking at your picks I choose

Patriots, Ravens, Packers, Colts, Jaguars, Bears, Bills, Lions, Seahawks, Titans, Chargers, Cardinals, Cowboys, Broncos, Steelers.

Looking a t your picks the pivot games are Browns/Jags, Saints/Lions, and Titans/Redskins.

[major jay]

The Rev foresaw the Browns meltdown and the Jags first win and went 11 & 4. As I fall behind another game going 10 & 5. Overall the Rev is 71 & 33 and I'm 67 & 37. Things aren't desperate yet, but I'm starting to slip slide away.

Away Team               Home Team
   8:25 pm    San Diego Chargers    Denver Broncos
   9:30 am    Detroit Lions    Atlanta Falcons ¹
   1:00 pm    Baltimore Ravens    Cincinnati Bengals
   1:00 pm    Buffalo Bills    New York Jets
   1:00 pm    Chicago Bears    New England Patriots
   1:00 pm    Houston Texans    Tennessee Titans
   1:00 pm    Miami Dolphins    Jacksonville Jaguars
   1:00 pm    Minnesota Vikings    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   1:00 pm    Seattle Seahawks    Carolina Panthers
   1:00 pm    St. Louis Rams    Kansas City Chiefs
   4:05 pm    Philadelphia Eagles    Arizona Cardinals
   4:25 pm    Indianapolis Colts    Pittsburgh Steelers
   4:25 pm    Oakland Raiders    Cleveland Browns
   8:30 pm    Green Bay Packers    New Orleans Saints *
   8:30 pm    Washington Redskins    Dallas Cowboys

This week I ditched the Ouija board, and instead, called Miss Cleo for a tarot reading. So I'm feeling lucky.
Broncos, Lions, Bengals, Jets, Bears, Texans, Dolphins, Bucs, Seahawks, Chiefs, Cards, Colts, Browns, Saints, Cowboys.

[Rev. Powell]

Broncos, Lions, Bengals, Jets, Patriots, Titans, Jaguars, Bucs, Seahawks, Chiefs, Eagles, Colts, Browns, Saints, Cowboys

[major jay]

Four swing games this week.
Bears/Patriots, Texans/Titans, Dolphins/Jaguars, and Eagles/Cards.

[retrorussell]

I'll give it a shot this week (not counting tonight's game):
CAR over NO
CLE over TB
DAL over AZ
PHI over HOU
KC over NYJ
CIN over JAX
SD over MIA
MIN over WA
SF over STL
NE over DEN
SEA over OAK
BAL over PIT
NYG over IND

[Rev. Powell]

Jay, instead of giving retro an average number of wins or something, we could just calculate his winning % on the weeks he's actually picked and compare it to ours.

P.S. Congrats, looks like you may have gained a little ground on me this week.

[major jay]

Will do on the percentage thingee.
Yeah Rev you took a bit of a hit. You went 7 & 8 and I went 10 & 5. Overall you are 78 & 41 (.655%), I am 77 & 42 (.647%) and retro is 9 & 7 (.563%).

Away Team              Home Team
   8:25 pm    New Orleans Saints    Carolina Panthers
   1:00 pm    Arizona Cardinals    Dallas Cowboys
   1:00 pm    Jacksonville Jaguars    Cincinnati Bengals
   1:00 pm    New York Jets    Kansas City Chiefs
   1:00 pm    Philadelphia Eagles    Houston Texans
   1:00 pm    San Diego Chargers    Miami Dolphins
   1:00 pm    Tampa Bay Buccaneers    Cleveland Browns
   1:00 pm    Washington Redskins    Minnesota Vikings
   4:05 pm    St. Louis Rams    San Francisco 49ers
   4:25 pm    Denver Broncos    New England Patriots
   4:25 pm    Oakland Raiders    Seattle Seahawks
   8:30 pm    Baltimore Ravens    Pittsburgh Steelers *
   8:30 pm   Indianapolis Colts    New York Giants

My picks: Panthers, Cards, Bengals, Chiefs, Eagles, Chargers, Browns, Redskins, 49ers, Broncos, Seahawks, Steelers (picking more with my heart than head), Colts.

[Rev. Powell]

This week:

Panthers, Cowboys, Bengals, Chiefs, Texans, Chargers, Browns, Redskins, 49ers, Broncos, Seahawks, Steelers, Colts

[major jay]

We're at the halfway point and I'm only up by a smidge. I went 8 & 5, the Rev went 6 & 7 and retro went 7 & 6. Overall I'm 85 & 47 (.644), the Rev is 84 & 48 (.636) and retro is 16 & 13 (.552). Btw, it's not too late for other players. There's still a half a season to go.

Away Team            Home Team
   8:25 pm    Cleveland Browns    Cincinnati Bengals
   1:00 pm    Atlanta Falcons    Tampa Bay Buccaneers
   1:00 pm    Dallas Cowboys    Jacksonville Jaguars ¹
   1:00 pm    Kansas City Chiefs    Buffalo Bills
   1:00 pm    Miami Dolphins    Detroit Lions
   1:00 pm    Pittsburgh Steelers    New York Jets
   1:00 pm    San Francisco 49ers    New Orleans Saints
   1:00 pm    Tennessee Titans    Baltimore Ravens
   4:05 pm    Denver Broncos    Oakland Raiders
   4:25 pm    New York Giants    Seattle Seahawks
   4:25 pm    St. Louis Rams    Arizona Cardinals
   8:30 pm    Chicago Bears    Green Bay Packers *
   8:30 pm    Carolina Panthers    Philadelphia Eagles

My picks: Bengals, Falcons, Cowboys, Bills, Dolphins, Steelers, Saints, Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks, Cards, Packers, Eagles.

[Rev. Powell]

Wait, I fell behind?? I guess I got too complacent.

Bengals, Falcons, Cowboys, Bills, Lions, Steelers, Saints, Ravens, Broncos, Seahawks, Cardinals, Packers, Eagles

Picked first and then looked at Jay's picks. Only swing game this week is Dophins/Lions.