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January 12, 2018
NFL Playoff Pick 'Em: Divisional Round: There was a lot of pick 'em carnage in the wild card weekend of the NFL playoffs, but Goyoucolts bucked the trend and leads with 35 points. Before games begin tomorrow, make your picks in the divisional round along with five prop bets.
This Week's Games
Atlanta at Philadelphia on NBC (Saturday)
Tennessee at New England on CBS (Saturday)
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh on CBS (Sunday)
New Orleans at Minnesota on Fox (Sunday)
Last Week's Results
Tennessee 22, Kansas City 21 (1 < 1 < 1)
Atlanta 26, L.A. Rams 13 (9 < 13 < 17)
Jacksonville 10, Buffalo 3 (5 < 7 < 9)
New Orleans 31, Carolina 26 (3 < 5 < 7)
Player Scores
beaverboard's picks
Kansas City by 10 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 9, 0 points
Buffalo by 4, 0 points
New Orleans by 8 [lock], 10 points
bender's picks
Tennessee by 3, 5 points
L.A. Rams by 2, 0 points
Jacksonville by 10 [lock], 10 points
New Orleans by 7, 8 points
Boaz's picks
Kansas City by 7, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 21 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 10, 5 points
Carolina by 7, 0 points
cixelsyd's picks
Kansas City by 7 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 9, 0 points
Jacksonville by 10, 5 points
New Orleans by 8, 5 points
Goyoucolts's picks
Kansas City by 8, 0 points
Atlanta by 3, 5 points
Jacksonville by 7 [lock], 20 points
New Orleans by 10 [lock], 10 points
gridironarizona's picks
Kansas City by 14 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 5, 0 points
Jacksonville by 10 [lock], 10 points
New Orleans by 11, 5 points
grum@work's picks
Kansas City by 6, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 13, 0 points
Buffalo by 2, 0 points
New Orleans by 7, 8 points
holden's picks
Kansas City by 11 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 7 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 10 [lock], 10 points
New Orleans by 13 [lock], 10 points
Howard_T's picks
Kansas City by 16 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 13 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 10 [lock], 10 points
New Orleans by 9, 5 points
ic23b's picks
Kansas City by 9, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 6, 0 points
Jacksonville by 9, 8 points
New Orleans by 7, 8 points
jagsnumberone's picks
Kansas City by 6, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 7, 0 points
Jacksonville by 17 [lock], 10 points
New Orleans by 10 [lock], 10 points
moder8's picks
L.A. Rams by 21 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 7, 10 points
Carolina by 7, 0 points
Kansas City by 10, 0 points
NoMich's picks
Kansas City by 9, 0 points
Atlanta by 9, 8 points
Jacksonville by 8, 8 points
New Orleans by 8, 5 points
rcade's picks
Kansas City by 10 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 24 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 6 [lock], 16 points
Carolina by 3, 0 points
rumple's picks
Kansas City by 14 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 10 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 10 [lock], 10 points
New Orleans by 15 [lock], 10 points
tahoemoj's picks
Kansas City by 17 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 6, 0 points
Jacksonville by 4, 5 points
New Orleans by 10, 5 points
tommytrump's picks
Kansas City by 17 [lock], -10 points
Atlanta by 18 [lock], 10 points
Buffalo by 6, 0 points
Carolina by 19 [lock], -10 points
tron7's picks
Kansas City by 13 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 14 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 6 [lock], 16 points
New Orleans by 10 [lock], 10 points
truthhurts's picks
Kansas City by 7 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 10 [lock], -10 points
Jacksonville by 7 [lock], 20 points
New Orleans by 17 [lock], 10 points
Ufez Jones's picks
Kansas City by 11 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 6, 0 points
Jacksonville by 9, 8 points
New Orleans by 12, 5 points
werty's picks
Kansas City by 7 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 5, 0 points
Jacksonville by 6, 8 points
New Orleans by 7, 8 points
Standings (Without Props)
| Player | Total Score | This Week |
| Goyoucolts | 35 | 35 |
| bender | 23 | 23 |
| NoMich | 21 | 21 |
| jagsnumberone | 20 | 20 |
| ic23b | 16 | 16 |
| truthhurts | 10 | 10 |
| grum@work | 8 | 8 |
| tron7 | 6 | 6 |
| werty | 6 | 6 |
| gridironarizona | 5 | 5 |
| Ufez Jones | 3 | 3 |
| holden | 0 | 0 |
| moder8 | 0 | 0 |
| rumple | 0 | 0 |
| tahoemoj | 0 | 0 |
| cixelsyd | 0 | 0 |
| beaverboard | 0 | 0 |
| rcade | -4 | -4 |
| Howard_T | -5 | -5 |
| Boaz | -5 | -5 |
| tommytrump | -10 | -10 |
Picks must be submitted in this discussion before the game's kickoff. So if you miss Saturday's opener you can still choose the remaining games.
Atlanta by 7
Tennessee by 3
LOCK Pittsburgh by 7 LOCK
Minnesota by 4
1. Drew Brees (NO)
2. Le'Veon Bell (PIT)
3. Michael Thomas (NO)
4. Deatrich Wise (NE) +5
5. Minnesota
posted by bender at 02:02 PM on January 12, 2018
Philadelphia by 10
New England by 17 (LOCK)
Pittsburgh by 14 (LOCK)
Minnesota by 6 (LOCK)
QB most passing yards. Tom Brady
Most Rushing Yards. Latavius Murray
Most Receiving Yards. Antonio Brown
Player with sack. Everson Griffen +5
Team Most Points. New England
posted by ic23b at 02:31 PM on January 12, 2018
GAMES:
Atlanta by 8
New England by 12
Pittsburgh by 12
New Orleans by 8
PROP BETS:
The quarterback with the most passing yards: T. Brady (NE)
The player with the most rushing yards: M. Ingram (NO)
The player with the most receiving yards: J. Jones (ATL)
A player who will get a sack: C. Jordan (NO)
The team that will score the most points: New England Patriots (NE)
posted by NoMich at 02:42 PM on January 12, 2018
You're missing 5 points for beaverboard. He got TWO of the props correct and should have 10 points.
posted by grum@work at 03:31 PM on January 12, 2018
Atlanta by 3
New England by 16
Jacksonville by 3 (I need to make up ground)
New Orleans by 13
The quarterback with the most passing yards: Brees (NO)
The player with the most rushing yards: Bell (PIT)
The player with the most receiving yards: J. Jones (ATL)
A player who will get a sack: Wise (NE) +5
The team that will score the most points: New England
posted by grum@work at 03:34 PM on January 12, 2018
You're missing 5 points for beaverboard. He got TWO of the props correct and should have 10 points.
Beaverboard actually got 3 props. It's fixed now.
To doublecheck your props, visit last week's post and look for +5.
posted by rcade at 03:40 PM on January 12, 2018
I would not have thought it possible to be 34 points down after one week.
posted by rcade at 03:40 PM on January 12, 2018
I think I should have 26 points right now. 21 for the three games that I got right and a +5 for the interception guess that I got right.
posted by NoMich at 03:56 PM on January 12, 2018
Philadelphia by 9 LOCK
New England by 4
Pittsburgh by 13 LOCK
Minnesota by 10 LOCK
The quarterback with the most passing yards: BIG BEN (PIT) +5
The player with the most rushing yards: Bell (PIT)
The player with the most receiving yards: A.Brown (PIT)
A player who will get a sack: D.Morgan (TEN)
The team that will score the most points: Pittsburgh
posted by cixelsyd at 04:05 PM on January 12, 2018
Atlanta by 6
New England by 17 LOCK
Jacksonville by 3
Minnesota by 6
The quarterback with the most passing yards: Brady
The player with the most rushing yards: Murray (MIN)
3. The player with the most receiving yards. Aghalor (PHI)
4. A player who will get a sack. Yannick Ngakoue (JAX) +5
5. The team that will score the most points. New England
posted by tahoemoj at 04:35 PM on January 12, 2018
I think I should have 26 points right now. 21 for the three games that I got right and a +5 for the interception guess that I got right.
You do. The Standings (With Props) is the official standings.
posted by rcade at 05:31 PM on January 12, 2018
Atlanta by 7 (stone cold lock)
New England by 13 (stone cold lock)
Pittsburgh by 10 (stone cold lock)
Minnesota by 4
1. The quarterback with the most passing yards. Drew Brees
2. The player with the most rushing yards. I like the idea of doubling down on Freeman, but Leonard Fournette +5
3. The player with the most receiving yards. Adam Thielen
4. A player who will get a sack. Everson Griffen +5
5. The team that will score the most points. Patriots
posted by Goyoucolts at 05:32 PM on January 12, 2018
Philadelphia by 3 - LOCK
New England by 17 - LOCK
Pittsburgh by 6 - LOCK
Minnesota by 6 - LOCK
1. Drew Brees
2. Dion Lewis
3. Julio Jones
4. Calais Campbell
5. New England
I want to pick the Jags but I just can't do it with Bortles.
posted by tron7 at 05:36 PM on January 12, 2018
How the wild card games could go so completely against form is beyond me. The bigger mystery is how I have avoided the Costanza position. Undaunted we soldier on.
Atlanta by 6 LOCK
New England by 17 LOCK
Pittsburgh by 3
Minnesota by 9 LOCK
Passer: Brady, NEP
Rusher: Bell, PIT
Receiver: Gronkowski, NEP
Sacker: T. Flowers, NEP +5
Scorers: New England
posted by Howard_T at 06:10 PM on January 12, 2018
You do. The Standings (With Props) is the official standings.
How the h did I miss that? Sorry about that
posted by NoMich at 06:23 PM on January 12, 2018
Atlanta by 10
New England by 10 LOCK
Pittsburgh by 14 LOCK
Minnesota by 7
1. The quarterback with the most passing yards. +5 points Brady (NE)
2. The player with the most rushing yards. +5 points Bell (Pittsburgh)
3. The player with the most receiving yards. +5 points Brown (Pittsburgh)
4. A player who will get a sack. +5 points Campbell (Jacksonville)
5. The team that will score the most points. +5 points Patriots
posted by truthhurts at 08:35 PM on January 12, 2018
I would not have thought it possible to be 34 points down after one week.
Oh, to be down 34 points....one can dream!
Atlanta by 17
New England by 25
Pittsburgh by 17
New Orleans by 17
Passing Drew Brees
Rushing Devonta Freeman
Receiving Michael Thomas
Sack Grady Jarrett
Points New England
posted by tommybiden at 08:54 PM on January 12, 2018
Philadelphia by 3 <-- lock
New England by 20 <-- lock
Jacksonville by 7 <-- lock
Minnesota by 3 <-- lock
Passing: Tom Brady
Rushing: Devonta Freeman
Receiving: Stefon Diggs +5
Sack: Yannick Ngakoue +5
Points: New England
posted by rcade at 09:43 PM on January 12, 2018
Atlanta by 7
New England by 14 [LOCK]
Pittsburgh by 10 [LOCK]
New Orleans by 5
Passer " Brady
Rusher " Fournette +5
Receiver " Cooks
Sack " Calais Campbell
Points " Patriots
posted by holden at 10:56 PM on January 12, 2018
Philadelphia By 11 LOCK
New England BY 17 LOCK
Pittsburgh BY 10 LOCK
New Orleans BY 7
Passing Roethlsberger +5
Rushing: Bell
Receiving: Gronkowski
Sack: Flowers +5
Points: Pittsburgh
posted by rumple at 11:39 PM on January 12, 2018
Atlanta by 6
New England by 16 (LOCK)
Pittsburgh by 5
Minnesota by 3
Passing: Tom Brady (NE)
Rushing: Mark Ingram (NO)
Receiving: Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Sack: Cameron Heyward (PIT)
Most Points: New England Patriots
posted by gridironarizona at 02:34 AM on January 13, 2018
Atlanta by 3
New England by 6
Jacksonville by 10
Minnesota by 3
Passing yards: Matt Ryan
Rushing yards: Derrick Henry
Receiving yards: Rob Gronkowski
Sack: Ngakoue +5
Team points: Atlanta
posted by jagsnumberone at 03:15 AM on January 13, 2018
Atlanta by 8
New England by 13 (lock)
New Orleans by 9
Pittsburgh by 7
Passing: Brees
Rushing: LeVeon Bell
Receiving: Kamara
Sack: Cameron Jordan
Points: Pittsburgh
posted by Ufez Jones at 12:35 PM on January 13, 2018
Atlanta at Philadelphia ATL by 6 LOCK
Tennessee at New England NE by 11 LOCK
Jacksonville at Pittsburgh PIT by 9 LOCK
New Orleans at Minnesota MIN by 3 LOCK
1. The quarterback with the most passing yards. +5 points BRADY
2. The player with the most rushing yards. +5 points BELL
3. The player with the most receiving yards. +5 points JULIO JONES
4. A player who will get a sack. +5 points NGAKOUE +5
5. The team that will score the most points. +5 points PATRIOTS
posted by werty at 03:30 PM on January 13, 2018
Sack: Ngakoue
Do you have the cups, Jagsnumberone? I collected all 6 and I can't move them off my desk. I'm convinced they played a role in the team's success.
posted by rcade at 04:29 PM on January 13, 2018
I got 32 points today and have a good shot at the props for passing yards (Brady at 337) and total points (New England at 35). All of a sudden my lock-em-all strategy doesn't seem as appealing.
I'm switching a pick: Jacksonville by 3 (no lock)
posted by rcade at 12:34 AM on January 14, 2018
Rcade, throw a lock on my Minnesota pick, I need all the points i can get in this tight race
posted by truthhurts at 11:49 AM on January 14, 2018
Please lock the Vikings for me. I am getting my butt kicked
posted by Goyoucolts at 04:41 PM on January 14, 2018
If I had stuck with Jacksonville by 7 and a lock, I would have scored 10 points.
I switched to Jacksonville by 3 with no lock and scored 10 points.
There's some weird mojo in Duuuuuuuuuuuuuval these days.
posted by rcade at 04:52 PM on January 14, 2018
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT??!!
(I blame the goldleaf Darth Vader on the front of Drew Brees's uniform)
posted by NoMich at 08:11 PM on January 14, 2018
Keenum, Bortles, Foles, and Brady.
Combined, they have 5 Super Bowls, 4 Super Bowl MVPs, 2 regular season MVPs and have started 11 conference championship games.
posted by grum@work at 12:16 AM on January 15, 2018
That might be the craziest backdoor cover I have ever experienced.
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:36 AM on January 15, 2018
From what I've found, the line was MIN -5.5, so it was not a cover. Now, if the Vikings had kicked the extra point...
posted by bender at 09:21 AM on January 15, 2018
I saw it as low as -3.5 early in the week.
posted by tron7 at 10:54 AM on January 15, 2018
Combined, they have 5 Super Bowls, 4 Super Bowl MVPs, 2 regular season MVPs and have started 11 conference championship games.
Rarely would you see 4 quarterbacks with such an accomplished resume between them. With that much experience, it's hard to consider anyone a clear favorite.
posted by tahoemoj at 12:13 PM on January 15, 2018
The other 3 teams are taking on a bit of the 1990 Giants feel. Great defense and the latter day equivalent of Jeff Hostetler running the offense.
posted by beaverboard at 01:26 PM on January 15, 2018
I saw it as low as -3.5 early in the week.
I got it in Vegas at -4, but I think bender is right: closed at -5.5.
posted by Goyoucolts at 03:50 PM on January 15, 2018
Standings (With Props)
Last Week's Props
1. Most passing yards: Drew Brees, New Orleans: 376 (Ufez Jones, cixelsyd, moder8, truthhurts, grum@work, Howard_T, rumple, beaverboard),
2. Most rushing yards: Derrick Henry, Tennessee: 156 (nobody)
3. Most receiving yards: Robert Woods, L.A. Rams: 142 (moder8, beaverboard)
4. Players with an interception: Marcus Peters, Kansas City (NoMich, tahoemoj); Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville (rcade); Aaron Colvin, Jacksonville (nobody); Mike Adams, Carolina (nobody)
5. Most points: New Orleans: 31 (tahoemoj, truthhurts, grum@work, Howard_T, rumple, gridironarizona, beaverboard)
This Week's Props
Pick these five prop bets for the entire weekend (not for each game):
1. The quarterback with the most passing yards. +5 points
2. The player with the most rushing yards. +5 points
3. The player with the most receiving yards. +5 points
4. A player who will get a sack. +5 points
5. The team that will score the most points. +5 points