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January 10, 2005
NFL Pick 'Em Round 1 Results.: Plus Round 2 schedule. [MI]
posted by NoMich to navel gazing at 07:57 AM - 52 comments
NFC Atlanta by 7 Minnesota by 1 AFC Pittsburgh by 10 Indianapolis by 2
posted by NoMich at 08:03 AM on January 10, 2005
Atlanta by 10 Minnesota by 3 Pittsburgh by 7 Indianapolis by 3
posted by rocketman at 08:08 AM on January 10, 2005
NFC Atlanta by 7 Minnesota by 3 AFC Pittsburgh by 13 Indy by 7
posted by MeatSaber at 10:36 AM on January 10, 2005
NFC St. Louis by 7 Minnesota by 7 AFC Pittsburgh by 14 New England by 7
posted by chris2sy at 11:12 AM on January 10, 2005
Snazzy chart, NoMich. Crappy Bowl: Atlanta by 13 Moon Bowl: Philly by 10 Wide Right Bowl: Pittsburgh by 17 The Only Game That Feels Like An Actual Playoff Game Bowl: New England by 3
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:03 PM on January 10, 2005
The Toilet Bowl: Atlanta by 10 The Chunky Bowl: Philly by 6 The Pro Bowler's Tour: Jets by 6 (yeah, I said it.) The Best of the Bunch: Colts by 3 Also, when I die, I'm leaving everything to my cat. PS - I don't have a cat.
posted by chicobangs at 01:49 PM on January 10, 2005
NFC Atlanta by 6 Philadelphia by 13 AFC Pittsburgh by 7 Indianapolis by 3
posted by trox at 04:00 PM on January 10, 2005
Atlanta by 3 Minnesota by 7 Pittsburgh by 10 Indianapolis by 7
posted by salmacis at 05:13 PM on January 10, 2005
The Vick's Going Down Bowl: Rams by 7 The Eagles Can Win Without T.O. Bowl: Eagles by 10 The Big Ben Rookie Tour: Steelers by 13 The Brady is a Baby Bowl: Colts by 6 I would love to see a Rams/Eagles matchup. I would love for the Jets to win, especially if the Colts win. I really do not think Brady is a baby, it just sounded good.
posted by jasonspaceman at 05:25 PM on January 10, 2005
Hey! I'm tied for second! Hurray! The Consolation Bowl: St. Louis by 3 The Moss vs. Rolling Stones Bowl: Eagles by 14 The Chad Pennington Arm-in-a-Terrible-Towel-Sling Bowl: Stillers by 17 The Bill Belichick Improvisation Bowl: Pats by 3, thanks to Adam V., setting up everybody to believe that the Pats can't possibly make it through another round (ooh, shades of '02!)
Are points cumulative, or are we starting from zero in the next round? posted by lil_brown_bat at 05:36 PM on January 10, 2005
Cumulative. We gotta crown somebody at the end, just like last year.
posted by NoMich at 08:24 PM on January 10, 2005
I'm tempted to go out and put money on all the teams I didn't pick here. That way, if I lose my pride here, I get some cash. But if I win here, it'd feel like I'd bought the championship. Hmm.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:42 PM on January 10, 2005
NFC St. Louis (by 7) v Atlanta Minnesota (by 14) v Philadelphia AFC NY Jets v Pittsburgh (by 17) Indianapolis (by 11) v New England
posted by grum@work at 11:38 PM on January 10, 2005
ATL v. STL: ATL by 3 PHI v. MIN: PHI by 14 NYJ v. PIT: PIT by 10 IND v. NEP: NEP by 10 And let me say, just once, that I am completely surprised to be in first even at this early stage.
posted by billsaysthis at 01:17 AM on January 11, 2005
Atlanta by 6 over St Louis Philadelphia by 7 over Minnesota Pittsburgh by 9 over NY Jets New England by 7 over Indianapolis
posted by mbd1 at 09:09 AM on January 11, 2005
K Atlanta by 3 over St. Louis Philly by 10 over Minny Pittsburgh by 7 over NYJ New England by 3 over Indy
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:40 AM on January 11, 2005
if everyone remaining needs some help making their picks then look at mine and pick the opposite. your success is assured. NFC Atlanta by 4 Philly by 7 AFC Pittsburgh by 7 NE by 3 well, looks like i'd have all the home teams winning which means those two 8-8 teams are gone. and if it goes the opposite way then vegas is prolly out lots of money. or not.
posted by gspm at 03:08 PM on January 11, 2005
atlanta by 9 minnesota by 6 new york by 4 (a girl can dream, can't she?) indy by 10
posted by goddam at 03:17 PM on January 11, 2005
(a girl can dream, can't she?) NO!
posted by NoMich at 03:45 PM on January 11, 2005
goddam, we're both dreaming. By the way, you wanna pick a 4-point win in overtime? Just asking.
posted by chicobangs at 04:03 PM on January 11, 2005
chico, i think you have me confused with some other spofi chick. don't worry. there's a lot of us around here. it's easy to get confused :-)
posted by goddam at 04:11 PM on January 11, 2005
and we all look alike in ascii ;-) 'sides, who was right about that OT win in round 1? hee hee!
posted by lil_brown_bat at 08:53 PM on January 11, 2005
A sincere apology to both of you. I really should have actually, y'know, looked it up first. Also posting after a boozy lunch might not have been the best course of action. You may say I'm a dreamer, But (apparently) I'm not the only one.
posted by chicobangs at 09:21 AM on January 12, 2005
A boozy lunch? Too much...wait for it...Schnappi? LOL!!!!!!!11!!!!one
posted by NoMich at 10:42 AM on January 12, 2005
I know it's my fault for posting it to mefi, but you know, I hate that damned song.
posted by chicobangs at 10:53 AM on January 12, 2005
NFC St. Louis by 14 Minnesota by 12 AFC Pittsburgh by 13 New England by 3
posted by 86 at 09:52 AM on January 13, 2005
NFC St. Louis by 3 Philadelphia by 7 AFC Pittsburgh by 10 New England by 6
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:44 AM on January 15, 2005
NFC Atlanta by 6 Minnesota by 4 AFC Pittsburgh by 10 Indy by 6
posted by danostuporstar at 10:24 AM on January 15, 2005
holy missed field goals batman!
posted by jasonspaceman at 06:52 PM on January 15, 2005
Holy 48-yard crossbar, Batman!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:21 PM on January 15, 2005
Holy karmic retribution, Batman!
posted by grum@work at 07:28 PM on January 15, 2005
My mistake; I should've named it the Wide Left Bowl. Also, nobody picked Pittsburgh by 3. Nobody!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:28 PM on January 15, 2005
Nobody picked Steelers to win by only three, interesting. A pox on Doug Brien, though, and perhaps Herm Edwards (or whoever called the last few Jets plays in regulation) for not actually trying to gain a few yards to get the ball closer. Or even a fecking first down.
posted by billsaysthis at 07:33 PM on January 15, 2005
If only the Jets had seen the footage from last week, of Schotts concentrating on the kick, then missing and losing in overtime. Oh. Hang on...
posted by Mr Bismarck at 07:40 PM on January 15, 2005
Here's this week's picks in table format:
| SpoFite | St. Louis v Atlanta | Minnesota v Philadelphia | NY Jets v Pittsburgh | Indianapolis v New England | Team | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | St. Louis : 14 | Minnesota : 12 | Pittsburgh : 13 | New England : 3 | |||
| billsaysthis | Atlanta : 3 | Philadelphia : 14 | Pittsburgh : 10 | New England : 10 | |||
| chicobangs | Atlanta : 10 | Philadelphia : 6 | NY Jets : 6 | Indianapolis : 3 | |||
| chris2sy | St. Louis : 7 | Minnesota : 7 | Pittsburgh : 14 | New England : 7 | |||
| danosuperstar | Atlanta : 6 | Minnesota : 4 | Pittsburgh : 10 | Indianapolis : 6 | |||
| DrJohnEvans | Atlanta : 13 | Philadelphia : 10 | Pittsburgh : 17 | New England : 3 | |||
| goddam | Atlanta : 9 | Minnesota : 6 | NY Jets : 4 | Indianapolis : 10 | |||
| grum@work | St. Louis : 7 | Minnesota : 14 | Pittsburgh : 17 | Indianapolis : 11 | |||
| gspm | Atlanta : 4 | Philadelphia : 7 | Pittsburgh : 7 | New England : 3 | |||
| jasonspaceman | St. Louis : 7 | Philadephia : 10 | Pittsburgh : 13 | Indianapolis : 6 | |||
| little_brown_bat | St. Louis : 3 | Philadelphia : 14 | Pittsburgh : 7 | New England : 3 | |||
| mbd1 | Atlanta : 6 | Philadephia : 7 | Pittsburgh : 9 | New England : 7 | |||
| MeatSaber | Atlanta : 7 | Minnesota : 3 | Pittsburgh : 13 | Indianapolis : 7 | |||
| Mr Bismark | St. Louis : 3 | Philadelphia : 7 | Pittsburgh : 10 | New England : 6 | |||
| NoMich | Atlanta : 7 | Minnesota : 1 | Pittsburgh : 10 | Indianapolis : 2 | |||
| rocketman | Atlanta : 10 | Minnesota : 3 | Pittsburgh : 7 | Indianapolis : 3 | |||
| salmacis | Atlanta : 3 | Minnesota : 7 | Pittsburgh : 10 | Indianapolis : 7 | |||
| trox | Atlanta : 6 | Philadelphia : 13 | Pittsburgh : 7 | Indianapolis : 3 | |||
| WeedyMcSmokey | Atlanta : 3 | Philadelphia : 10 | Pittsburgh : 7 | New England : 3 |
posted by NoMich at 07:42 PM on January 15, 2005
So on the SpoFi line: Atlanta is the 68% favourite. Philadelphia has a 53% edge. Pittsburgh is the overwhelming 89% favourite. Indianapolis has a 53% edge.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:50 PM on January 15, 2005
word, billsaysthis. I've been defending Herman Edwards to my friends for literally years, but it's getting harder and harder to do that. What was he, high? He's managed the last two minutes of regulation in each of the last two weeks like Ray Charles driving F1. Euch.
posted by chicobangs at 08:02 PM on January 15, 2005
Holy crap, Dunn is going to end up with 800 yards of rushing tonight if the Hams can't stop him.
posted by NoMich at 08:27 PM on January 15, 2005
Well, THAT was certainly a nail biter! (rolls eyes) Now if we can just get past Indy, I'm certainly less scared of big, bad, ol' Pittsburgh! Btw: nice graphsm NoMich. Reeeeal original. =)
posted by hincandenza at 10:38 PM on January 15, 2005
Chico, the blame is probably better directed at offensive coordinator Paul Hackett, who was never successful as a head coach (USC Trojans immediately preceeding Pete Carroll, Pittsburgh Steelers immediately preceeding Bill Cowher) and overrated as an OC (KC Chiefs, Jets).
posted by billsaysthis at 11:31 PM on January 15, 2005
Sweet jesus, this is a LOPDSIDED game in New England. [strongbad]Holy Freakin' Crap!![/strongbad]
posted by hincandenza at 06:37 PM on January 16, 2005
Looks like trox is the big winner in this round. (I got a measly three points)
posted by lil_brown_bat at 08:24 PM on January 16, 2005
You may have gotten a measley 3 points this week, l_l_b, but at a glance, I think you may be number 2 (tee hee) overall.
posted by NoMich at 08:41 PM on January 16, 2005
Yep, tied with trox at 7 points, with jasonspaceman, MeatSaber, and rocketman right behind. Incidentally, is there a reason you get 2 points for nailing the spread exactly, as opposed to getting 1 point for picking an over/under on an official spread or total, or picking a spread/over/under yourself (i.e., "Steelers win by at least 14")?
posted by hincandenza at 09:16 PM on January 16, 2005
i think i may have to pull a constanza next round.
posted by goddam at 09:18 PM on January 16, 2005
Four points, although I think I should get a bonus point for being the closest to Atlanta's spread. (So I was off by 17. Who's counting?)
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:19 PM on January 16, 2005
Thank god the NYJ missed those field goals, otherwise I'd have been completely shut out this round. Yeah me!
posted by grum@work at 09:20 PM on January 16, 2005
Incidentally, is there a reason you get 2 points for nailing the spread exactly... I have no idea why I came up with that. This is reason number one you don't want me to run these things. Nobody else stepped up just before the first weekend and I paniced. And for that, I apologize. I want to start adding more options to predict for more points so that those with only a couple of points at this juncture will still have a chance to compete. I don't know what it'll be though.
posted by NoMich at 09:31 PM on January 16, 2005
I kinda like the purity of the one-point-per-pick game, with the two-for-spread thrown in to keep things fresh. Of course, this is football, so we like things to get as complicated as possible. :) Awesome last-minute job, NoMich.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 10:05 PM on January 16, 2005
Yes, awesome job NoMich; the graphs are sharp, the results up-to-date... huzzah!
posted by hincandenza at 11:21 PM on January 16, 2005
Wow, am I still in first overall? I picked all four winners but no spread points this time. WHERE'S THE DAMN NEW TABLE ALREADY!!!!
posted by billsaysthis at 01:17 AM on January 17, 2005
Remember, 1 point for each correct team picked and 2 points for predicting the winning point spread.