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- 11/05/24
Just an unreal collection of fun, first-time, or first-time-in-a-long-time teams winning these automatic berths into the Big Dance.
posted by Goyoucolts at 04:55 PM on March 17, 2024
My picks:
49ers by 4 (lock)
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: CMC
Receiver: Rice
Player with interception: Sneed
Player with sack: Chris Jones
Player with first turnover: Purdy
Super Bowl MVP: CMC
Tiebreaker: 04/15/2024
posted by Goyoucolts at 09:40 PM on February 09, 2024
The good news is that I'm only 62 points off the leader.
posted by Goyoucolts at 02:45 PM on January 28, 2024
My picks:
Ravens by 11 (lock)
49ers by 4 (lock)
Passer: Brock Purdy
Rusher: Pacheco
Receiver: Aiyuk
Player with interception: Kyle Hamilton
posted by Goyoucolts at 02:44 PM on January 28, 2024
My picks:
Texans by 6 (lock)
Packers by 4 (lock)
Lions by 7 (lock)
Bills by 3 (lock)
Passer: Jordan Love
Rusher: CMC
Receiver: Collins
Player with interception: Hutchinson
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:06 PM on January 19, 2024
My picks:
Browns by 4 (lock)
Chiefs by 6 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Cowboys by 4 (lock)
Rams by 3
Buccaneers by 3
Passer: C. J. Stroud
Rusher: Pacheco
Receiver: Collins
Player with interception: Bland
posted by Goyoucolts at 02:18 PM on January 13, 2024
My picks:
Colts by 4 (lock)
Bengals by 17 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Packers by 6
Buccaneers by 4
49ers by 10 (lock)
Browns by 3 (lock)
Cardinals by 4 (lock)
Lions by 6 (lock)
Cowboys by 27 (lock)
Seahawks by 13 (lock)
Jets by 1
Broncos by 3
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:52 PM on November 10, 2023
rcade, looks like the code has the Titans winning against Pittsburgh on Thursday when in fact the Steelers won handily.
The Chiefs also did not beat the Dolphins by 21, only 7. That may or may not impact some people's scores.
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:29 PM on November 08, 2023
My picks:
Steelers by 3 (lock)
Dolphins by 4
Falcons by 6 (lock)
Browns by 10 (lock)
Packers by 9 (lock)
Patriots by 8 (lock)
Saints by 7 (lock)
Seahawks by 3 (lock)
Buccaneers by 6
Colts by 7 (lock)
Giants by 4 (lock)
Cowboys by 1
Bengals by 11 (lock)
Chargers by 6 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:47 AM on November 02, 2023
My picks:
Cowboys by 8 (lock)
Vikings by 3 (lock)
Falcons by 3 (lock)
Colts by 4
Dolphins by 7 (lock)
Giants by 3
Jaguars by 13 (lock)
Eagles by 6 (lock)
Texans by 11 (lock)
Seahawks by 1
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Ravens by 17 (lock)
Bengals by 3 (lock)
Chargers by 6 (lock)
Lions by 21 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:31 PM on October 27, 2023
My picks:
Saints by 1
Raiders by 4 (lock)
Browns by 6 (lock)
Bills by 10 (lock)
Giants by 3
Buccaneers by 4
Lions by 7 (lock)
Rams by 9 (lock)
Seahawks by 8 (lock)
Packers by 2 (lock)
Chargers by 6 (lock)
Dolphins by 7
49ers by 11 (lock)
I appear to have the rest of the field right where I want y'all.
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:14 PM on October 19, 2023
A few years ago, I attended a college football game with a bunch of old college friends. We were watching our alma mater from the nosebleeds in enemy territory, and our team won relatively convincingly. As we were walking down the stadium steps to exit, a girl in my group exchanged some words with an older woman in opposing colors. Seconds later, the woman grabbed her by the hair and dragged her down. I turned around to head back up the stairs to break it up, and the older woman's presumed partner stood up - a massive Polynesian gentleman gracefully pushing 300 pounds. I'm not a small guy myself... but I was supremely grateful that we came to a swift and silent mutual decision to let the ladies sort out their disagreement without assistance. A few minutes later, all parties exited without further incident and no major damage done.
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:35 PM on October 14, 2023
My picks:
Ravens by 7 (lock)
Commanders by 6
Bears by 6
Bengals by 3
49ers by 17 (lock)
Dolphins by 14 (lock)
Buccaneers by 4 (lock)
Colts by 3 (lock)
Texans by 6 (lock)
Raiders by 8 (lock)
Rams by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 6 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Chargers by 4 (lock)
Dammit, left a free 10 points on the board by not getting this done before the Chiefs game.
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:18 AM on October 13, 2023
My picks:
Commanders by 8 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Texans by 6 (lock)
Lions by 10 (lock)
Colts by 4 (lock)
Dolphins by 17 (lock)
Saints by 2
Ravens by 9 (lock)
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Jets by 3
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
49ers by 4
Packers by 6
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:11 AM on October 05, 2023
hey rcade, as much as I'd like to believe the Colts won by 3 on Sunday, they lost to the Rams by six. Looks like a few people, including me, need their scores adjusted down.
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:08 AM on October 05, 2023
My picks:
Jaguars by 3 (lock)
Dolphins by 4 (lock)
Broncos by 6 (lock)
Browns by 7
Bengals by 2
Colts by 3
Buccaneers by 4
Eagles by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 4 (lock)
Texans by 6
Chargers by 6 (lock)
Cowboys by 11 (lock)
49ers by 17 (lock)
Chiefs by 24 (lock)
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 08:28 PM on September 29, 2023
My picks:
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Packers by 6 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Seahawks by 3
Chargers by 10 (lock)
Bears by 3
Chiefs by 4 (lock)
Colts by 4 (lock)
49ers by 7 (lock)
Giants by 10 (lock)
Cowboys by 6
Commanders by 3
Dolphins by 8
Saints by 9
Steelers by 1
Why not, I'll jump in a week late. I would have been absolutely slaughtered in Week 1 anyway... WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BUFFALO.
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:39 AM on September 14, 2023
Well, that eliminates me -- NoMich and I are too similar the rest of the way. Congratulations to the eventual winner!
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:39 PM on June 01, 2023
My picks:
Nuggets in 5
Top point scorer: Jokic
Top rebounder: Jokic
Game 1 winner: Heat
Most points in one game: Nuggets
Series MVP: Jokic
Top fouler: Duncan Robinson
Top three-point shooter: Murray
Winning team points last game: 118
Wow, I'm somehow still in this after letting my cynicism dictate picking Lakers to advance last round. Soooooo glad we got Nuggets-Heat, I felt sure we were going to *somehow* conveniently get a Lakers-Celtics finals in a big TV deal year...
posted by Goyoucolts at 07:15 PM on May 30, 2023
My picks:
Lakers in 6
Heat in 7
Top point scorer: Jokic
Top rebounder: Davis
Top scoring team: Lakers
Top defending team: Heat
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:50 PM on May 15, 2023
It's really this simple -- poor team construction, terrible managing.
The complete lack of a pitching staff overhaul after last season was embarrassing. The glut of outfielders not only remains, it got worse. Bringing Walker up was bold, but sending him back the second he hit a snag just didn't make sense. Oli benching O'Neil for "not hustling" on bad hamstrings is the sort of toxic shit I'd expect from La Russa. And I honestly have no idea what to make of the Contreras situation. It's a comedy of errors: massive overpay for a part-time player you have full-time expectations for --> give him just 20 percent of the season before pulling him and blaming him for the pitching staff being ass --> announce that he's going to DH/play in the outfield --> announce he's going to only DH --> announce he's got a chance to win the catching job back from the bum you deemed not good enough when you signed Contreras in the first place -- and do it all in a month.
(Edit: almost forgot to complain about the continual lineup changes and search for "matchups" that rarely transpire)
As a fellow Cardinals fan noted on Twitter: if this is the price we had to pay for last year's magical Pujols run, we'll do so. But BOY is it getting frustrating. /endrant
posted by Goyoucolts at 08:31 PM on May 14, 2023
Revised picks:
Warriors in 6
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:06 PM on May 01, 2023
My picks:
Nuggets in 6
Heat in 6
Celtics in 5
Top point scorer: Booker
Top rebounder: Jokic
Top scoring team: Celtics
Team scoring 130: Celtics
posted by Goyoucolts at 08:25 PM on April 29, 2023
My picks:
76ers in 6
Celtics in 5
Cavaliers in 7
Kings in 6
Grizzlies in 6
Bucks in 5
Clippers in 7
Nuggets in 6
Top point scorer: Donovan Mitchell
Top rebounder: Joel Embiid
Top scoring team: Celtics
Team scoring 130: Warriors
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:40 AM on April 13, 2023
The most fun women's tournament in years got spoiled by the officials. But man, what a run for Iowa and a worthy championship performance from LSU.
posted by Goyoucolts at 07:44 PM on April 02, 2023
My picks:
Eagles by 10 (lock)
Bengals by 3 (lock)
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: Mixon
Receiver: Brown
Player with sack: Reddick
This is the week Bates gets his interception, isn't it
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:43 PM on January 28, 2023
My picks:
Chiefs by 7 (lock)
Eagles by 17 (lock)
Bengals by 3 (lock)
Cowboys by 4 (lock)
Passer: Patrick Mahomes
Rusher: Joe Mixon
Receiver: Evan Engram
Player with interception: Jessie Bates
posted by Goyoucolts at 09:09 PM on January 20, 2023
Congrats, Truth!
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:30 AM on January 17, 2023
Holy crap, JACKSONVILLE!
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:54 PM on January 14, 2023
My picks:
49ers by 12 (lock)
Jaguars by 3
Bills by 21 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Bengals by 14 (lock)
Cowboys by 6
Passer: Justin Herbert
Rusher: Etienne
Receiver: Justin Jefferson
Player with interception: Jessie Bates
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:58 PM on January 14, 2023
My picks:
Falcons by 7 (lock)
Bears by 3 (lock)
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Patriots by 4 (lock)
Giants by 10 (lock)
Eagles by 9 (lock)
Buccaneers by 3 (lock)
Commanders by 4 (lock)
Steelers by 6 (lock)
Jaguars by 10 (lock)
49ers by 17 (lock)
Jets by 4 (lock)
Packers by 7 (lock)
Chargers by 1 (lock)
Bengals by 8 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:40 PM on December 30, 2022
Missed the Dallas free square, dang it.
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:38 PM on December 30, 2022
My picks:
Jaguars by 3 (lock)
Bills by 7 (lock)
Saints by 1
Texans by 3
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Vikings by 4 (lock)
Bengals by 6 (lock)
Lions by 3 (lock)
Ravens by 4 (lock)
49ers by 7 (lock)
Cowboys by 3 (lock)
Steelers by 1
Packers by 3
Broncos by 6 (lock)
Buccaneers by 10 (lock)
Chargers by 3 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:16 PM on December 22, 2022
Maybe I need to revise my stance on coincidences.
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:38 AM on December 19, 2022
Hey moder8, maybe it's just me but it looks like there are no scores on your picks, just teams.
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:29 AM on December 16, 2022
My picks:
Bills by 4 (lock)
Ravens by 3
Vikings by 7 (lock)
Saints by 1
Commanders by 3
Eagles by 7 (lock)
Jets by 3
Panthers by 4 (lock)
Cowboys by 6 (lock)
Chiefs by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 8 (lock)
Chargers by 6 (lock)
Bengals by 7 (lock)
Patriots by 4 (lock)
Packers by 10 (lock)
Far enough back that it's time for "almost every game is locked!" tactics.
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:27 AM on December 16, 2022
My picks:
Bills by 4 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Vikings by 3
Titans by 6
Eagles by 7 (lock)
Ravens by 6
Dolphins by 4
49ers by 7
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
Patriots by 6 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 06:27 AM on December 11, 2022
I hung up my journalist credentials years ago, which means I can point out here that Wahl died less than 24 hours after a scathing piece detailing the breaking news of a migrant worker's death during the tournament that the Qatar regime had covered up.
I'm not a big believer in coincidences.
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:28 AM on December 10, 2022
So, ah, all picks made here are not legally binding, right?
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:21 AM on December 09, 2022
Raiders by 4 (Lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 05:25 PM on December 08, 2022
My picks:
Steelers by 3 (lock)
Packers by 8 (lock)
Jaguars by 1
Jets by 4
Commanders by 4
Eagles by 14 (lock)
Ravens by 6 (lock)
Browns by 6 (lock)
Seahawks by 7 (lock)
49ers by 8 (lock)
Bengals by 3
Raiders by 1
Cowboys by 20 (lock)
Saints by 3
posted by Goyoucolts at 08:09 AM on December 02, 2022
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posted by Goyoucolts at 08:17 PM on December 01, 2022
Bills by 3, technically they haven't run a play from scrimmage yet!
posted by Goyoucolts at 08:17 PM on December 01, 2022
Whoa, just realized I locked the Giants, not the Cowboys, on Thanksgiving. That's an unfortunate slip-up.
posted by Goyoucolts at 09:25 PM on November 27, 2022
My picks:
Bills by 13 (lock)
Giants by 6 (lock)
Patriots by 3
Buccaneers by 3
Titans by 4
Dolphins by 14 (lock)
Jets by 8
Commanders by 3
Broncos by 6
Ravens by 7 (lock)
Chargers by 4 (lock)
Seahawks by 10 (lock)
Chiefs by 20 (lock)
49ers by 6 (lock)
Eagles by 16 (lock)
Steelers by 1
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:08 PM on November 23, 2022
My picks:
Bears by 4
Bills by 7 (lock)
Eagles by 6 (lock)
Jets by 3
Rams by 1
Giants by 8
Ravens by 21 (lock)
Commanders by 4
Raiders by 6
Cowboys by 7
Chiefs by 4 (lock)
Steelers by 3
49ers by 6 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:28 AM on November 20, 2022
Man, it's hard to like this league sometimes.
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:30 PM on November 14, 2022
My picks:
Seahawks by 4 (lock)
Bills by 3
Bears by 10 (lock)
Broncos by 1
Chiefs by 7
Dolphins by 3
Giants by 14 (lock)
Steelers by 6
Colts by 2
Cowboys by 8 (lock)
Cardinals by 13
49ers by 6
Eagles by 10 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:11 AM on November 13, 2022
My picks:
Eagles by 21 (lock)
Falcons by 3
Dolphins by 17 (lock)
Bengals by 7
Lions by 3
Patriots by 13 (lock)
Bills by 10 (lock)
Vikings by 4
Raiders by 8
Seahawks by 6
Buccaneers by 3
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Ravens by 9 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 04:42 PM on November 03, 2022
My picks:
Ravens by 3
Jaguars by 4
Falcons by 7
Cowboys by 4 (lock)
Dolphins by 6
Cardinals by 6 (lock)
Raiders by 10
Patriots by 1
Eagles by 13 (lock)
Titans by 14 (lock)
Commanders by 4
49ers by 7
Giants by 3
Bills by 4 (lock)
Bengals by 6
posted by Goyoucolts at 09:49 AM on October 27, 2022
I can see how this makes the Niners better on paper... but it's wild to me that the front office looked at that team and said, "RUNNING BACK. THAT'S OUR MISSING PIECE!" Four draft picks is a lot.
posted by Goyoucolts at 09:54 AM on October 21, 2022
My picks:
Saints by 3
Bengals by 7
Cowboys by 10 (lock)
Colts by 4
Packers by 6 (lock)
Buccaneers by 10 (lock)
Giants by 3
Ravens by 13 (lock)
Jets by 3
Raiders by 14 (lock)
Chargers by 4
Chiefs by 17 (lock)
Dolphins by 3
Patriots by 10 (lock)
posted by Goyoucolts at 10:54 AM on October 20, 2022
Revised picks:
49ers by 9 (lock)
Browns by 3
Packers by 4
Jaguars by 3
Vikings by 7
Bengals by 4
Ravens by 13 (lock)
Buccaneers by 10 (lock)
Rams by 6 (lock)
Seahawks by 2
Bills by 3
Eagles by 4
Chargers by 3
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:00 AM on October 14, 2022
My picks:
Commanders by 3
posted by Goyoucolts at 08:05 PM on October 13, 2022
My picks:
Broncos by 3
Packers by 7 (lock)
Bills by 13 (lock)
Browns by 3
Vikings by 3
Lions by 4
Seahawks by 1
Dolphins by 6
Buccaneers by 8
Titans by 7 (lock)
Jaguars by 14 (lock)
49ers by 7 (lock)
Cowboys by 4
Eagles by 6 (lock)
Ravens by 4
Chiefs by 3
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:36 PM on October 06, 2022
I respect the hell out of Jimmy G. beaver is right -- he's been put in a beyond crummy situation and handled it like a classy gentleman the entire time.
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:17 PM on October 04, 2022
Well that was a fun week.
posted by Goyoucolts at 11:37 AM on October 04, 2022
My picks:
Bengals by 3
Vikings by 4
Falcons by 3
Cowboys by 6 (lock)
Lions by 7
Colts by 3
Giants by 7 (lock)
Eagles by 4
Jets by 1
Ravens by 3
Chargers by 8
Panthers by 1
Packers by 10 (lock)
Raiders by 4
Chiefs by 14 (lock)
49ers by 3
posted by Goyoucolts at 02:23 PM on September 28, 2022
NFL Pickem Week 3: Run the Ball Nick Edition
My picks:
Patriots by 6 (lock)
Browns by 8
Titans by 4
Colts by 3
Texans by 7
Eagles by 6
Chargers by 3
Buccaneers by 17 (lock)
Raiders by 9 (lock)
Seahawks by 3
Ravens by 4
49ers by 6 (lock)
Lions by 3
Chiefs by 7 (lock)
Bills by 14 (lock)
Bengals by 10 (lock)