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January 12, 2013
NFL Pick 'Em, Divisional Round: For week two of the playoffs, predict the four winners, three individual categories and one defense pick by 4:30 p.m. Eastern (11:30 p.m. in Novosibirsk).
This Week
Pick:
1. The winner of Baltimore at Denver
2. The winner of Green Bay at San Francisco
3. The winner of Seattle at Atlanta
4. The winner of Houston at New England
5. The quarterback who will throw for the most yards
6. The running back who will run for the most yards
7. The kicker who will score the most points
8. The defense that will force the most turnovers
posted by rcade at 09:56 AM on January 12, 2013
1. Denver
2. Green Bay
3. Atlanta
4. New England
5. Peyton Manning
6. Arian Foster
7. Matt Bryant
8. New England
posted by rcade at 10:00 AM on January 12, 2013
Denver
Green Bay
Seattle
New Engleterra
Aaron Rodgers
Marshawn Lynch
That Polish guy with the Patriots.
Seattle
posted by NoMich at 10:04 AM on January 12, 2013
Denver
Green Bay
Atlanta
New England
Rodgers
Turner
Bryant
Atlanta
posted by tommybiden at 10:12 AM on January 12, 2013
Denver
San Francisco
Atlanta
New England
Brady
Lynch
Akers
New England
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:47 AM on January 12, 2013
Denver
Green Bay
Atlanta
New England
Manning
Turner
Tucker
Denver
posted by NerfballPro at 11:05 AM on January 12, 2013
Denver
Green Bay
Atlanta
New England
Matty Ice
Lynch
Houston's kicker
Atlanta
posted by jmd82 at 11:26 AM on January 12, 2013
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
New England
Brady
Lynch
Crosby
Denver
posted by ChinaGrover at 11:27 AM on January 12, 2013
1. Denver
2. Green Bay
3. Atlanta
4. New England
5. Brady
6. Turner
7. San Francisco's kicker
8. Atlanta
posted by bender at 11:34 AM on January 12, 2013
1. Denver
2. Green Bay
3. Seattle
4. New England
5. Manning
6. Lynch
7. Houston's kicker
8. Seattle
posted by grum@work at 11:34 AM on January 12, 2013
1. Baltimore
2. San Francisco
3. Seattle
4. New England
5. Manning
6. Lynch
7. Akers
8. Baltimore
And Jacoby Jones had 117 return yards last week.
posted by Etrigan at 01:15 PM on January 12, 2013
1. Denver
2. Green Bay
3. Atlanta
4. New England
5. Brady
6. Lynch
7. Bryant
8. Denver
posted by holden at 01:37 PM on January 12, 2013
1. Denver
2. San Francisco
3. Atlanta Falcons
4. New England
5. Colin Kaepernick
6. Jaquizz Rogers
7. Matt Bryant
8. Atlanta Falcons
posted by BitterOldPunk at 01:44 PM on January 12, 2013
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
New England
Brady
Lynch
Prater
Seattle
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:50 PM on January 12, 2013
Late to the party, but...
1. Denver 2. Green Bay 3. Atlanta 4. New England 5. Ryan 6. Turner 7. New England's Kicker 8. ATL
posted by flannelenigma at 02:08 PM on January 12, 2013
I'm changing my passing pick from Peyton Manning to Tom Brady. It's currently nine degrees in Denver!
posted by rcade at 03:28 PM on January 12, 2013
Just got in under the wire on this one!
Denver
Green Bay
Seattle
New England
Brady
Lynch
Houston's kicker
Seattle
posted by hincandenza at 03:31 PM on January 12, 2013
This is me tearing up my ticket disgustedly.
posted by Etrigan at 04:41 PM on January 12, 2013
And Jacoby Jones had 117 return yards last week.
Yahoo has Jacoby Jones with 60 return yards. Anyone know which one is correct?
posted by rcade at 05:12 PM on January 12, 2013
It's 117- you need to read the whole line, as that line lists both his kickoff return yards (60) and then his punt return yards (57) in a separate column, for a total of 117. The pick 'em did say both kick/punt return yards, so you should double check your math for last week.
posted by hincandenza at 05:47 PM on January 12, 2013
Thanks. That's the only stat I had to do myself. I'll correct it in next week's standings.
posted by rcade at 05:52 PM on January 12, 2013
Chump Bailey better get his shit together...
posted by grum@work at 06:09 PM on January 12, 2013
That was a ridiculous game of football.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:00 PM on January 12, 2013
As the fourth quarter was running out, Fox should've given Manning a chance to throw for the first down on third down and deny Baltimore the ball again. When he called a conservative running play, I thought I heard the football gods rising from their slumber to smite the Broncos.
posted by rcade at 09:03 PM on January 12, 2013
Agreed, and all the more bizarre given that Baltimore re-tied the game after each time that Denver took the lead. Why should the Broncos believe that 7 points was enough, particularly given how porous the secondary was? I also would have liked to see (as a football fan, not a rooting interest) Denver try to turn the final 30 seconds and 2 timeouts into 3 points. When they sat on the ball, it sure felt like the writing was on the wall.
This also seems like a good time to update my tracking this season of overtime games. This season had 22 overtime games. In the week following playing to overtime, NFL teams went a combined 14-29 (plus one bye). For those of you keeping score at home, the Ravens were 1-1 this season in overtime games (now 2-1), but they lost the next week both times.
posted by bender at 09:43 PM on January 12, 2013
But they get the extra day to rest, so they'll be fine.
posted by Etrigan at 09:50 PM on January 12, 2013
Har Bowl ?
posted by cixelsyd at 11:54 PM on January 12, 2013
5. Colin Kaepernick
Because of how the question was worded, I don't think he can win despite his 181 yard rushing performance.
posted by rcade at 12:08 PM on January 13, 2013
I still declare a moral victory.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:16 PM on January 13, 2013
We may have to declare you moral champion on the basis of that pick.
posted by rcade at 12:21 PM on January 13, 2013
"That was a ridiculous game of football.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:00 PM on January 12
reposted by Mr Bismarck at 04:25 PM on January 13"
posted by Mr Bismarck at 04:15 PM on January 13, 2013
Welp, congratulations to tonight's game winner, the Houston Texans. You know, since I've gotten the previous three games wrong.
posted by NoMich at 04:17 PM on January 13, 2013
I'd say that BOP's pick of Kaepernick was so "out there" he ought to get the point on principle alone. Like, you run the math on RBs for the rest of us, but BOP gets a point regardless.
posted by hincandenza at 05:41 PM on January 13, 2013
The motion has been made. Is there a second?
posted by rcade at 06:58 PM on January 13, 2013
I'll second it.
posted by tommybiden at 07:31 PM on January 13, 2013
Me too - the guy deserves some credit for that pick.
Though I hope Foster goes for 182 tonight
posted by Mr Bismarck at 07:32 PM on January 13, 2013
Shoot... the giant squid... before he types the password... No, that can't be right.
posted by Etrigan at 08:07 PM on January 13, 2013
Ah, the old "Shoot the giant squid before he types the password" play! You just don't see that kind of call in the modern game... I guess that's what makes Manning one of the all-time greats.
posted by hincandenza at 08:26 PM on January 13, 2013
I thought it was "You! Tell Aaron Rodgers I'll see him at dinner."
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:33 PM on January 13, 2013
"Yes, I'm the shootout title holder of corn on the cob eating!"
posted by grum@work at 10:13 PM on January 13, 2013
"Goddammit, Ronnie!"
posted by beaverboard at 07:56 AM on January 14, 2013
Heh. Brown is from UConn, so up here at work whenever we explicitly tell the system to do something and it goes wrong we shout "Goddamnit Donald!"
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:05 AM on January 14, 2013
Never get sick of that clip.
posted by NoMich at 10:37 AM on January 14, 2013
Last Week
1. Baltimore over Indianapolis: Mr Bismarck, tahoemoj, cixelsyd, grum@work, Etrigan
2. Seattle over Washington: Mr Bismarck, tommytrump, tahoemoj, grum@work, Etrigan, ying yang mafia
3. Andrew Luck, 288 yards: rcade, tommytrump, tahoemoj, cixelsyd, grum@work, Etrigan, ying yang mafia
4. Marshawn Lynch, 132 yards: grum@work, Etrigan, ying yang mafia
5. Niles Paul, 97 yards: nobody
Standings