October 02, 2019

NFL Pick 'Em Week 5: 902 Passing Yards Edition: Week 5 of the NFL season begins Thursday night when Les Mouflons visit Blue-ish Men Group. In our NFL Pick 'Em, Grum@work retakes first place, followed by Jagsnumberone climbing to second and Cixelsyd holding at third. Boaz wins the week with 69. Make your picks.

This Week's Games 5

L.A. Rams at Seattle on Fox (Thursday)
Arizona at Cincinnati on Fox (Sunday)
Buffalo at Tennessee on CBS (Sunday)
Chicago at Oakland on Fox (Sunday)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans on Fox (Sunday)
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants on Fox (Sunday)
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia on CBS (Sunday)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh on CBS (Sunday)
New England at Washington on CBS (Sunday)
Jacksonville at Carolina on CBS (Sunday)
Atlanta at Houston on Fox (Sunday)
Denver at L.A. Chargers on CBS (Sunday)
Green Bay at Dallas on Fox (Sunday)
Indianapolis at Kansas City on NBC (Sunday)
Cleveland at San Francisco on ESPN (Monday)

Last Week's Results

Philadelphia 34, Green Bay 27 (5 < 7 < 9)
Tennessee 24, Atlanta 10 (10 < 14 < 18)
New England 16, Buffalo 10 (4 < 6 < 8)
Kansas City 34, Detroit 30 (3 < 4 < 5)
Oakland 31, Indianapolis 24 (5 < 7 < 9)
L.A. Chargers 30, Miami 10 (14 < 20 < 26)
N.Y. Giants 24, Washington 3 (15 < 21 < 27)
Cleveland 40, Baltimore 25 (10 < 15 < 20)
Carolina 16, Houston 10 (4 < 6 < 8)
Tampa Bay 55, L.A. Rams 40 (10 < 15 < 20)
Seattle 27, Arizona 10 (12 < 17 < 22)
Chicago 16, Minnesota 6 (7 < 10 < 13)
Jacksonville 26, Denver 24 (1 < 2 < 3)
New Orleans 12, Dallas 10 (1 < 2 < 3)
Pittsburgh 27, Cincinnati 3 (17 < 24 < 31)

Player Scores

bender's picks

Green Bay by 6, 0 points
Atlanta by 14 [lock], -10 points
New England by 7, 3 points
Kansas City by 17 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 3, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 4, points
N.Y. Giants by 8 [lock], 0 points
Baltimore by 7, 0 points
Houston by 4, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 13 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 3, points
Chicago by 7, 3 points
Denver by 9 [lock], -10 points
New Orleans by 7, points
Pittsburgh by 2, points

Boaz's picks

Green Bay by 14, 0 points
Tennessee by 14 [lock], 10 points
New England by 10, points
Kansas City by 13, points
Oakland by 7 [lock], 10 points
L.A. Chargers by 21 [lock], 6 points
N.Y. Giants by 3, points
Baltimore by 7 [lock], -10 points
Carolina by 7, 3 points
L.A. Rams by 14 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 6, points
Minnesota by 3, 0 points
Jacksonville by 10, points
Dallas by 10, 0 points
Cincinnati by 10, 0 points

cixelsyd's picks

Green Bay by 7, 0 points
Atlanta by 4, 0 points
New England by 9 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 7 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 4, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 9 [lock], 0 points
N.Y. Giants by 7, points
Baltimore by 7, 0 points
Houston by 3, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 9 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 6, points
Minnesota by 4, 0 points
Jacksonville by 6, points
Dallas by 4, 0 points
Pittsburgh by 3, points

cl's picks

Philadelphia by 3, points
Atlanta by 6, 0 points
New England by 10 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 17 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 10 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Chargers by 10 [lock], 0 points
N.Y. Giants by 6, points
Baltimore by 13 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 9 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 7 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 5, points
Chicago by 6, points
Denver by 3, 0 points
Dallas by 7, 0 points
Pittsburgh by 3, points

grum@work's picks

Green Bay by 7, 0 points
Atlanta by 6, 0 points
New England by 7, 3 points
Kansas City by 14 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 3, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 13 [lock], 0 points
N.Y. Giants by 6, points
Baltimore by 9, 0 points
Houston by 6, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 7, 0 points
Arizona by 7, 0 points
Chicago by 7, 3 points
Jacksonville by 10 [lock], 0 points
Dallas by 6, 0 points
Cincinnati by 3, 0 points

Howard_T's picks

Green Bay by 9, 0 points
Baltimore by 3, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 16 [lock], 6 points
Kansas City by 13 [lock], 0 points
Houston by 6, 0 points
New England by 9, points
Indianapolis by 15 [lock], -10 points
N.Y. Giants by 6, points
Atlanta by 4, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 10 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 9, points
Jacksonville by 8, points
Chicago by 3, points
Dallas by 7, 0 points
Cincinnati by 9, 0 points

ic23b's picks

Green Bay by 10, 0 points
Atlanta by 4, 0 points
New England by 13 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 14 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 10, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 14, 3 points
N.Y. Giants by 3, points
Baltimore by 13 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 3, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 12 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 6, points
Chicago by 4, points
Jacksonville by 3, 3 points
Dallas by 6, 0 points
Pittsburgh by 3, points

jagsnumberone's picks

Green Bay by 3, 0 points
Atlanta by 4, 0 points
New England by 17 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 12 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 6, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 22 [lock], 6 points
N.Y. Giants by 3, points
Baltimore by 9, 0 points
Houston by 6, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 20 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 4, points
Minnesota by 2, 0 points
Jacksonville by 10, points
New Orleans by 4, points
Pittsburgh by 1, points

jjzucal's picks

Green Bay by 5 [lock], -10 points
Atlanta by 3, 0 points
New England by 17 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 10 [lock], 0 points
Oakland by 3, points
L.A. Chargers by 13 [lock], 0 points
N.Y. Giants by 9, points
Baltimore by 10 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 2, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 7, 0 points
Arizona by 3, 0 points
Minnesota by 6, 0 points
Denver by 3, 0 points
Dallas by 14, 0 points
Pittsburgh by 5, points

NoMich's picks

Green Bay by 7, 0 points
Atlanta by 6, 0 points
New England by 7, 3 points
Kansas City by 8, points
Indianapolis by 7, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 10 [lock], 0 points
N.Y. Giants by 5, points
Baltimore by 6, 0 points
Carolina by 6, 5 points
L.A. Rams by 12 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 6, points
Chicago by 6, points
Jacksonville by 7, points
New Orleans by 6, points
Cincinnati by 5, 0 points

rcade's picks

Philadelphia by 3, points
Atlanta by 4, 0 points
New England by 7 [lock], 6 points
Kansas City by 13 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 3, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 13 [lock], 0 points
Washington by 3, 0 points
Baltimore by 7, 0 points
Houston by 3, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 10 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 6, points
Chicago by 10, 5 points
Jacksonville by 3, 3 points
Dallas by 3, 0 points
Pittsburgh by 7 [lock], 0 points

rumple's picks

Green Bay by 11, 0 points
Tennessee by 3, points
New England by 17 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 14 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 3, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 7, points
Washington by 3, 0 points
Baltimore by 11, 0 points
Carolina by 10, points
L.A. Chargers by 6, points
Seattle by 10, points
Chicago by 13 [lock], 6 points
Denver by 5, 0 points
Dallas by 6, 0 points
Cincinnati by 7, 0 points

tahoemoj's picks

Green Bay by 8, 0 points
Dallas by 4, 0 points
Cincinnati by 3, 0 points

tommybiden's picks

Green Bay by 7, 0 points
Atlanta by 8, 0 points
Buffalo by 2, 0 points
Kansas City by 14, points
Indianapolis by 5, 0 points
L.A. Chargers by 21, 3 points
N.Y. Giants by 3, points
Cleveland by 3, points
Houston by 5, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 17, 0 points
Seattle by 11, points
Chicago by 6, points
Jacksonville by 8, points
Dallas by 4, 0 points
Cincinnati by 2, 0 points

tron7's picks

Green Bay by 7, 0 points
Atlanta by 3, 0 points
New England by 10 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 8 [lock], 0 points
Indianapolis by 7 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Chargers by 14 [lock], 6 points
N.Y. Giants by 3, points
Baltimore by 7 [lock], -10 points
Houston by 7, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 6 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 3, points
Minnesota by 3, 0 points
Denver by 3, 0 points
Dallas by 7, 0 points
Pittsburgh by 3, points

Ufez Jones's picks

Green Bay by 10 [lock], -10 points
Atlanta by 5, 0 points
New England by 7, 3 points
Kansas City by 4, 5 points
Indianapolis by 9 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Chargers by 14 [lock], 6 points
N.Y. Giants by 6, points
Baltimore by 9, 0 points
Houston by 14 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Rams by 12 [lock], -10 points
Seattle by 9 [lock], 0 points
Minnesota by 3, 0 points
Jacksonville by 5, points
Dallas by 6, 0 points
Cincinnati by 4, 0 points

wfrazerjr's picks

Green Bay by 9, 0 points
Tennessee by 2, points
New England by 13 [lock], 0 points
Kansas City by 6, points
Indianapolis by 8 [lock], -10 points
L.A. Chargers by 22 [lock], 6 points
N.Y. Giants by 3, points
Baltimore by 6, 0 points
Houston by 1, 0 points
L.A. Rams by 4, 0 points
Seattle by 6, points
Minnesota by 2, 0 points
Jacksonville by 4, points
Dallas by 11 [lock], -10 points
Pittsburgh by 2, points

Standings

PlayerTotal ScoreThis Week
tommybiden293
cixelsyd23-10
wfrazerjr21-14
Boaz209
grum@work186
tron718-24
Ufez Jones18-26
jagsnumberone16-4
rumple156
tahoemoj140
NoMich14-2
ic23b13-14
Howard_T13-14
truthhurts30
rcade-104
bender-24-24
jjzucal-58-20
cl-81-40

Picks must be submitted in this discussion before the game's kickoff. So if you miss Thursday night's opener you can still choose the Sunday and Monday games.

posted by rcade to football at 12:00 AM - 22 comments

L.A. Rams by 3
Arizona by 7
Buffalo by 3
Chicago by 7
New Orleans by 3
Minnesota by 7 (lock)
Philadelphia by 10 (lock)
Baltimore by 3
New England by 13 (lock)
Jacksonville by 3
Houston by 7
L.A. Chargers by 6 (lock)
Dallas by 7
Kansas City by 7 (lock)
Cleveland by 3

I can't pick Cincinnati after Monday night. Arizona in a convincing upset. I also like Cleveland to go to San Francisco and take a W home. Otherwise I'm light on underdogs.

On Yahoo Pick 'Em three teams have 3 percent or less of fans choosing them to win: Jets (at Eagles), Washington (at Patriots) and Colts (at Chiefs).

posted by rcade at 10:55 PM on October 01, 2019

L.A.Rams by 6

Arizona by 3

Tennessee by 3

Chicago by 10

Tampa Bay by 6

Minnesota by 7

Philadelphia by 14

Baltimore by 3

New England by 21 (LOCK)

Jacksonville by 6

Houston by 6

L.A.Chargers by 10

Green Bay by 3

Kansas City by 14 (LOCK)

Cleveland by 6

posted by ic23b at 02:00 AM on October 02, 2019

L.A. Rams by 6
Arizona by 7
Buffalo by 3
Chicago by 11
Tampa Bay by 10
N.Y. Giants by 10
Philadelphia by 13
Baltimore by 17
New England by 21
Jacksonville by 13

Atlanta by 3
L.A. Chargers by 9
Dallas by 6
Kansas City by 17
Cleveland by 3

posted by grum@work at 06:52 AM on October 02, 2019

L.A. Rams by 5

Cincinnati by 7

Buffalo by 14

Chicago by 3

New Orleans by 7

N.Y. Giants by 2

Philadelphia by 21

Baltimore by 4

New England by 41

Jacksonville by 1

Houston by 6

L.A. Chargers by 9

Green Bay by 10

Kansas City by 24

San Francisco by 11

posted by tommybiden at 06:59 AM on October 02, 2019

L.A. Rams by 7

Arizona by 3

Buffalo by 4

Chicago by 3

New Orleans by 4

N.Y. Giants by 4

Philadelphia by 10 LOCK

Baltimore by 4

New England by 9 LOCK

Jacksonville by 3

Houston by 6

L.A. Chargers by 4

Dallas by 4

Kansas City by 9 LOCK

San Francisco by 4

posted by cixelsyd at 10:52 AM on October 02, 2019

Oof, what a week.

L.A. Rams by 3
Cincinnati by 6
Buffalo by 3
Chicago by 8 - LOCK
New Orleans by 6
Minnesota by 3
Philadelphia by 10 - LOCK
Baltimore by 7
New England by 20 - LOCK
Carolina by 7
Houston by 10
L.A. Chargers by 8 - LOCK
Dallas by 3
Kansas City by 13
San Francisco by 6

posted by tron7 at 05:37 PM on October 02, 2019

Seattle by 6. More to come

posted by rumple at 08:37 PM on October 02, 2019

Seattle by 3
Cincinnati by 7
Tennessee by 7
Chicago by 3 *lock*
New Orleans by 10 *lock*
Minnesota by 3
Philadelphia by 10 *lock*
Baltimore by 3
New England by 10 *lock*
Carolina by 3
Houston by 3
L.A. Chargers by 7 *lock*
Dallas by 10 *lock*
Kansas City by 10 *lock*
San Francisco by 7 *lock*

posted by cl at 09:50 PM on October 02, 2019

THURSDAY
Seattle by 6

posted by NoMich at 10:16 PM on October 02, 2019

LA Rams by 5

Arizona by 4

Tennessee by 3

Oakland by 7

New Orleans by 7 LOCK

Minnesota by 3

Philadelphia by 10 LOCK

Baltimore by 14 LOCK

New England by 27 LOCK

Jacksonville by 6

Houston by 6 LOCK

LA Chargers by 10 LOCK

Dallas by 3

Kansas City by 4 LOCK

San Francisco by 5

posted by jagsnumberone at 01:55 AM on October 03, 2019

L.A. Rams by 7
Arizona by 3
Tennessee by 3
Chicago by 5
LOCK New Orleans by 14 LOCK
Minnesota by 8
LOCK Philadelphia by 10 LOCK
Baltimore by 10
LOCK New England by 14 LOCK
Carolina by 4
Houston by 6
LOCK L.A. Chargers by 12 LOCK
Dallas by 5
LOCK Kansas City by 19 LOCK
San Francisco by 3

posted by bender at 02:29 AM on October 03, 2019

L.A. Rams at Seattle on Fox (Thursday) Rams by 7
Arizona at Cincinnati on Fox (Sunday) Arizona by 10
Buffalo at Tennessee on CBS (Sunday)Buffalo by 3
Chicago at Oakland on Fox (Sunday)Chicago by 10
Tampa Bay at New Orleans on Fox (Sunday) New Orleans by 13
Minnesota at N.Y. Giants on Fox (Sunday) Minnesota by 3
N.Y. Jets at Philadelphia on CBS (Sunday) Philadelphia by 10
Baltimore at Pittsburgh on CBS (Sunday) Baltimore by 14
New England at Washington on CBS (Sunday) New England by 21 lock
Jacksonville at Carolina on CBS (Sunday) Jacksonville by 3
Atlanta at Houston on Fox (Sunday)Houston by 10
Denver at L.A. Chargers on CBS (Sunday)Chargers by 10
Green Bay at Dallas on Fox (Sunday) Dallas by 10
Indianapolis at Kansas City on NBC (Sunday) KC by 10 Lock
Cleveland at San Francisco on ESPN (Monday) SF by 10 LOCK

posted by Boaz at 08:06 AM on October 03, 2019

Seattle by 3
Arizona by 4
Buffalo by 2
Chicago by 2
Tampa Bay by 4 (LOCK)
Minnesota by 2
Philadelphia by 11 (LOCK)
Pittsburgh by 3
New England by 22
Carolina by 2
Houston by 4
L.A. Chargers by 8
Dallas by 4
Kansas City by 13 (LOCK)
San Francisco by 4

posted by wfrazerjr at 05:39 PM on October 03, 2019

I'm sure none of you are old enough to remember these, but the travelogues in the movies of yore always ended something like "And as the sun sinks slowly in the west, we say goodbye to the beautiful island of..." So I will start my picks with "As Howard_T sinks slowly in the standings, he says goodbye to any chance at first place in the NFL pick 'em." There's hope yet, but when one blows 2 locks, it is hard to see it.

And we start with a really tough call. Seattle by 7

Now a not so tough call. Chicago by 14 LOCK

Will Titans show anything better than mediocrity? Buffalo by 3

Wow! A double nickel against the Rams. What can they do in NoLa? Tampa Bay by 9

Like their animal mascot, Bengals are endangered. Arizona by 6

Texans and Falcons both seem to be inconsistent. The potential is there for either to take this one. Houston by 7

The cats from the largest city in Lower Georgia (OK, it's Florida, but it doesn't feel like it} will take control over the litter box. Jacksonville by 9

It's a short flight from New Jersey to Philadelphia, but Jets ought to stay on the ground at home. Philadelphia by 16 LOCK

Patriots have few players to catch the ball, have a kicker that has come off of the "discontinued" rack, and struggled with the run in their last game. Does this matter? Are you serious in asking? New England by 17 LOCK

Ravens took a step backward while Steelers are taking baby steps. Pittsburgh by 3

The Whole Town's Talkin' About the Jones Boy (Mills Brothers, 1954). It was a catchy tune, but Vikings might write some new lyrics. Minnesota by 11

Broncos have come close a couple of times, but this is the week that the Chargers play like they ought to. Los Angeles (American Conference) by 8

From the frozen tundra of... Oops! From the well groomed turf of Dallas. Same teams, different year. Dallas by 12

Maybe there's something to Dem Dawgs. Cleveland by 6

posted by Howard_T at 06:07 PM on October 03, 2019

I don't think I've gotten a Thursday night game right yet.

Seattle by 4

posted by Ufez Jones at 06:53 PM on October 03, 2019

Rams by 6 lock

posted by tahoemoj at 08:30 PM on October 03, 2019

Full picks:
Seattle by 4
Cincy by 6
Bills by 4
Chicago by 2
Saints by 6
Minnesota by 9
Eagles by 9 (lock)
Ravens by 6
Patriots by 24 (lock)
Jacksonville by 3
Houston by 5
Chargers by 11 (lock)
Dallas by 4
Kansas City by 10 (lock)
49ers by 7

posted by Ufez Jones at 02:33 PM on October 05, 2019

Fresh off a 29-point performance, we go for ... 25. We're becoming the Dolphins of SpoFi.

Arizona by 6 (TD at :00)

Buffalo by 3

Oakland by 5 (scoring the second TD in Spurs' stadium after Bayern)

Tampa Bay by 7

N.Y. Giants by 10

Philadelphia by 17 LOCK

Pittsburgh by 6

New England by 19 LOCK

Carolina by 3

Atlanta by 5

L.A. Chargers by 11 LOCK

Dallas by 5

Kansas City by 14 LOCK

San Francisco by 3

posted by jjzucal at 08:13 PM on October 05, 2019

cincinnatti by 3

Tennessee by 3

Chicago By 11

New Orleans By 14 LOCK

Giants by 5

Philadelphia by 10

Baltimore by 6

New England by 14 LOCK

Jacksonville BY 6

Houston by 9

LA by 7

Dallas by 7

KC by 17 LOCK

San Francisco BY 10

posted by rumple at 02:19 AM on October 06, 2019

SUNDAY
Cincinnati by 6
Buffalo by 6
Chicago by 8
New Orleans by 7
Minnesota by 8
Philadelphia by 6
Baltimore by 6
New England by 14
Carolina by 7
Houston by 6
L.A. Chargers by 8
Dallas by 6
Kansas City by 14

MONDAY
San Francisco by 5

posted by NoMich at 09:50 AM on October 06, 2019

Arizona by 4

Buffalo by 6

Chicago by 10

New Orleans by 3

Minnesota by 8

Philadelphia by 13 LOCK

Pittsburgh by 6

New England by 23 LOCK

Jacksonville by 4

Houston by 10 LOCK

L.A. Chargers by 10 LOCK

Green Bay by 4

Kansas City by 10

Cleveland By 6

posted by tahoemoj at 10:25 AM on October 06, 2019

I hereby protest my busted-lock pick from Thursday night's game. The game had been on for, like, 27 seconds when I made that pick.

posted by tahoemoj at 05:05 PM on October 07, 2019

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