A while back I saw this
article about Maddox. I think it sums everything up.

Wow. I hate choosing this many road teams. I mean....I hate it. I don't feel good about this week. That being said, I tend to agree with LAW

Atlanta@Detroit - Atlanta
Denver@Dallas - Dallas
Baltimore@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
ST Louis@Houston - ST Louis
Carolina@Buffalo - Buffalo. Carolina I think is overrated right now, and Buffalos defense is decent. Plus. Cold weather
San Francisco@Tennessee - Tennessee
New England@Kansas City - NE. But not with a lot of confidence. Arrowhead is tough to play at
San Diego@Washington - San Diego
Chicago@Tampa Bay - Chicago. Yep. This game is going to loooooooow scoring
Cleveland@Minnesota - Minnesota
Miami@Oakland - Oakland
Jacksonville@Arizona - Jacksonville
NY Giants@Seattle - Seattle
Green Bay@Philadelphia - Green Bay
New Orleans@NY Jets - New Orleans. Like Law said...they have no one.

And as for Indy vs Pitt. I'm sorry, I have to go with Indy. They're at home.

Thank You LAW and fred! Very insightful info above!

When I read LAW's reply in the beginning I was thinking, "ut oh...what did I say?" But we aren't all that far off. I was expecting nearly all our picks to be opposite. I'm keeping close tabs and will make my choices later this evening. The teams we differ on are most of the ones I have at like 2/10% difference (NE/KC for example). It sucks when the match-ups are so close!

Have fun at the game (((LAW)))! I'll try and peek in from time to time so you'd better flash the cam once in a while! Oh...wait! That'll get you ejected and you might go to jail in this day and age. Don't do that! Just smile pretty!

Any more opinions/facts? Hurry peeps! Not much time this week!

XXXOOO

Atlanta@Detroit - Atlanta
Denver@Dallas - Denver (I have this game as a Thanksgiving Day game. Is that right? Also...it's so close to call I took a stab...what do ya think? Gimme reasons!)

SUNDAY

Baltimore@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
ST Louis@Houston - ST Louis
Carolina@Buffalo - Carolina
San Francisco@Tennessee - Tennessee
New England@Kansas City - Kansas City (close, close, close call. I took home field advantage...YES?)
San Diego@Washington - San Diego
Chicago@Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay
Cleveland@Minnesota - Minnesota (again...close call. thoughts?)
Miami@Oakland - Oakland
Jacksonville@Arizona - Jacksonville
NY Giants@Seattle - Seattle (for the home field...but a REALLY tough call!)
Green Bay@Philadelphia - Green Bay (Just heard on the news that McNabb is out again this week and possibly for the season. Might be best for him and the team is in the shitter anyway!)
New Orleans@NY Jets - New Orleans (by a not so big margin)

MONDAY NIGHT

Pittsburg@Indianapolis - Indianapolis (close call and depends on some factors...let me know ASAP how Pittsburg is looking!)

TOTAL COMBINED SCORE...45

One of the only picks I can see is the K.C. New England game. Nethier teams defense is doing that great ( although now that New Englands make shift deffense has some games together under there belts they are playing a little better) and if it does turn in to a shoot out New England has by far the better offense.
You can not forget the DA Bears they just seem to be finding more ways to win.
Those would be the only two pick I would change

THURSDAY
Atlanta@Detroit - Atlanta
Denver@Dallas - Dallas (Parcells is arguably the best coach in the NFL right now, Denver's D is sub par and Parcell's will pick it apart, they can not pressure Bledsoe, Dallas will be able to deal with Denver's running game but they will not entirely shut it down, so being at home I feel Dallas has the edge)

SUNDAY

Baltimore@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
ST Louis@Houston - ST Louis
Carolina@Buffalo - Buffalo (tough call it is really cold up there this time of year!)
San Francisco@Tennessee - Tennessee
New England@Kansas City - New England (Belichick is a Parcells disciple, nuff said!)
San Diego@Washington - San Diego
Chicago@Tampa Bay - Chicago (same reason as last week)
Cleveland@Minnesota - Minnesota (Home team is my only reason)
Miami@Oakland - Oakland (Home team is my only reason)
Jacksonville@Arizona - Jacksonville
NY Giants@Seattle - Giants
Green Bay@Philadelphia - Philly (Home team is my only reason here too)
New Orleans@NY Jets - No guess (flip a coin on this one)

MONDAY NIGHT

Pittsburg@Indianapolis - Indianapolis (this will be a low scoring game)

TOTAL COMBINED SCORE...27

Wow guys! I'm swayed and then again I am feeling defiant!

I have to reiterate...I LOVE this thread! And I think I get a better thrill out of all the chit-chat here than I do on Monday morning when I see/hear the verdict between myself and MCP. Didn't expect this perc when I started this thing. Thank you all for participating!

One last chance to "smack me upside the head". I'll check back here tomorrow morning to see who wants to re-route me with a fervor! Till then...and if I see nothing to change my mind...here's my final picks for Week 12...

THURSDAY

Atlanta
Dallas

SUNDAY

Cincinnatti
ST Louis
Buffalo (changed my mind so much on this one...took the cold weather call!)
Tennessee
Kansas City (this is my "defiant" call...I appreciate your input everyone, but I'm taking the chance that may come back to bite me on the ass!)
San Diego
Chicago (can't take another defiant chance...but NOTE: I was/and still am tempted!)
Minnesota (feel a bit safer, but still have mixed feelings!)
Oakland
Jacksonville
Seattle (there is such a slight edge here...and that's because they are home. Tell me why not BIGbad! You are my ONLY leaner!)
Philadelphia (I've got to believe that McMahon felt sooooooooo good in the last half of the last game and that he wants to make an even better impression...and they are home and, and, and). Oh fuck it...I'm taking the chance!
New Orleans

MONDAY

Indianapolis

TOTAL COMBINED SCORE...25 (had a few sources say this will be a low scoring game...TY for the extra input!)



Oh peeps! This was a tough week. Least for me. Good luck everyone! And iffin' you have anything else to say...please say it before 6am EST...or forever hold my...er...your piece (and allow me to watch...*giggle*)!

XXXOOO

Maybe this will sway you?

After poking around the web for a little while I found these factoids...

The last four games in the Chiefs-Patriots series have been decided by an average of just 4.8 points per game with NE holding a slim 112-97 scoring edge. All four of those contests have been decided by eight points or less, with three of those games coming down to the closing seconds.

The Patriots have won just once in four previous trips to Arrowhead Stadium, but have not lost to the Chiefs in the Bill Belichick era, taking victories in 2000, 2002 and 2004.

PEYTON MANNING "It's going to be a four-quarter game, overtime, you never know what to expect, but you have to make plays throughout the game and have disciplined football on both sides of the ball because these guys know how to win close games."

Bill is a gamer he will find any team's weakness and exploit it to the best of his team's ability.

It is your call after all, but remember this - "Over the last four seasons, the Patriots have stepped things up a notch as the calendar has flipped to November. Since 2001, New England has done a remarkable job of finishing the season strong, compiling a 41-6 (.872) record after Nov. 1, including playoff games. In fact, since the 2003 season, the Patriots are 24-2 (.923) in games played in November or later, and New England has won 25 of its last 27 games post-Nov. 1. Their record in such games is the best in the NFL since 2001."

and this - YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING ON THE WEB THESE DAYS TO SUPPORT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO - LOL!

GOOD LUCK!

TY so much for taking time to research that for me BB! Dunno how to explain it but I can't bring myself to change over...even after knowing all of what you posted above.

My instincts aren't the greatest and so I take full responsibility for kicking my own ass and slapping myself upside the head IF it turns out I am wrong!

My choices stand as posted above. No way I'll be able to change them after this morning so I guess we'll just have to sit on pins and needles till after the games.

Good Luck everyone! I think we're gonna need it this week!

Let the games begin!

XXXOOO

:bite: :bite: :bite: Here's the bite on your ass

Good Luck :cheers: here's to biting your ass!

Know what's funnier than those posts^^^?

The fact that I can only see x's where the emoticons should be! (Pixie program still fucked up?)

ROFLMFAOAPMP!

Love you guys!

I'd be more then willing to lick your ass instead of biting it

ARGH Parcells let me down! I hope your opponent had picked Dallas as well.

It's almost chomping time

Is it too late for ass lickin time Winston?

Damn...day late and a lick short! Story of my life!

Dunno if MCP picked Dallas BB...but I'm thinking not cause the guy that works beside him is a HUGE (and I mean that literally) Dallas fan and they bicker about it all the time. Only reason I think he picked Denver...but I could be wrong.

On with the ass lickin! Um...I mean...On with the games!

A wink's as good as a nudge to a blind man! (<---why I needed to add that is beyond me!)

WoooooooHooooooooo!

So far I sit at 12 winning picks out of 15 games played! Not too shabby, eh?

Dunno how I pulled out the KC win but I am glad that I stuck with them after all. Something just told me not to let go.

One more game tonight! *crosses all philanges*

How'd everyone else do?

I dunno ... I came here ... found myself looking at your AV and that's all she wrote.

Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV. Look at AV.

Sorry ... got carried away. Although, I could also say I won with every look. :D

well I'm at least glad you changed the Tampa pick to the Bears

LMAO@db! Everyone loves a winner!

Yep Winston...me too! TY for the tip!

Well...Indianapolis won last night so I am 13/16. But, so is MCP! He had 3 different picks than I did so we sorta cancelled each other out. I am still 1 game down in the count *sigh*

I've got next weeks match-up's but no time this morning to post them. Hopefully I can post this evening. BBL!

((((Everyone))))

Blahhhhhh...MCP and I tied this week, so I am indeed still down by one. I so wanted to move ahead of him this past week *sigh*

Welp...gotta do it this week then, I guess!

Here's the match-up's this week. I've noted my picks at a glance. What say ye?


SUNDAY

Tennessee@Indianapolis - Indianapolis
Green Bay@Chicago - Green Bay
Houston@Baltimore - Houston
Jacksonville@Cleveland - Jacksonville
Minnesota@Detroit - Detroit
Dallas@NY Giants - NY Giants
Tampa Bay@New Orleans - New Orleans
Buffalo@Miami - Miami
Cincinnatti@Pittsburg - Cincinnatti
Atlanta@Carolina - Carolina
Arizona@San Francisco - Arizona
Washington@ST Louis - ST Louis
NY Jets@New England - New England
Denver@Kansas City - Kansas City
Oakland@San Diego - San Diego

MONDAY NIGHT

Seattle@Philadelphia - Seattle

Total Game Points...39

So...how did everyone do? Did you have fun at the game LAW? All opinions welcome on above picks!

*hugs*

First and foremost Why?
Picking against Da BEARS again and they are at home

Ditto!

here are what I would pick if I was playing...

SUNDAY

Tennessee@Indianapolis - Indianapolis (I agree but I would love to see them lose)
Green Bay@Chicago - Chicago (D-Fence!)
Houston@Baltimore - Baltimore (Baltimore's D will handle Houston)
Jacksonville@Cleveland - Jacksonville
Minnesota@Detroit - Minnesota (detroit's coach was fired this week!)
Dallas@NY Giants - Dallas (I am still sticking with Parcells)
Tampa Bay@New Orleans - Tampa Bay (at NO doesn't really mean at NO anymore)
Buffalo@Miami - Miami (flip a coin)
Cincinnatti@Pittsburg - Pittsburg (must win for Pitt!)
Atlanta@Carolina - Carolina
Arizona@San Francisco - Arizona
Washington@ST Louis - ST Louis
NY Jets@New England - New England
Denver@Kansas City - Denver (Denver won last time 30-10 on 9/26/05)
Oakland@San Diego - San Diego

MONDAY NIGHT

Seattle@Philadelphia - Seattle

Total Game Points...55

GOOD LUCK!

Sunday

Indy - why not
Chicago The #1 defense and they are at home
Baltimore - only because they are home
Jacksonville
Minnesota- Way to many ifs on the Detroit side ( Fire Matt Millen )
Dallas and NYG - This is a flip the coin, although the Gaints only lost by 3 in Dallas ( Do you think they will miss that many field goals 2 weeks in a row)
Tampa
Miami
Cincy - Pittsburg has 2 many weaknesses
Carolina
San Fran (why not)
St Louis
Patroits
Denver ( better defense then New England)
San Diego

Monday
Seattle

Oh guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU!

I knew I'd spark a fire on my "pick" for GB/Da Bears! Just wanted to get you riled...lol!

Not much time tonight to post my finals, but I sure am glad to hear from you with reasons and changes. Didn't know about Detroit's coach for example. Gotta admit, I've followed this sport more this season than I have in the past 17 years...but can't keep up with everything! Tis the reason for this thread!!!!

Be back ASAP with the final picks and I hope to hear from everyone else who's following along!

Thanks again to the sweetie's above ^^^

*hugs*

Tennessee@Indianapolis - Indianapolis - if they can beat Seattle, i think they will have an undefeated season.
Green Bay@Chicago - Chicago - what were you thinking taking GB?
Houston@Baltimore - Baltimore - they beat Pitt, i think they can handle Housten...
Jacksonville@Cleveland - Jacksonville
Minnesota@Detroit - Detroit
Dallas@NY Giants - Giants
Tampa Bay@New Orleans - Tampa Bay
Buffalo@Miami - Miami
Cincinnatti@Pittsburg - Pittsburg. Cincy is notoriously bad at division games, plus they are at Heines Field. I didn't realize the complete impact of home field advantage until i was at the game monday night. The noise is outrageous!

Atlanta@Carolina - Atlanta.
Arizona@San Francisco - neither? oh, alright...uh...Arinzona
Washington@ST Louis - Washington
NY Jets@New England - New England - who are they playing again?
Denver@Kansas City - Denver
Oakland@San Diego - San Diego

MONDAY NIGHT

Seattle@Philadelphia - Seattle


The game was awesome! I was right over the tunnels and got the see the Steelers come out onto the field! jerome Bettis is a big mutha - he scares me now.

Lucky me, I get to go again in four weeks when pitt plays Detriot! At Pittsburgh!! ahahahahahaha!!!!

I am changing my St. Luis pick to Washington. They (St. Luis) will most likely be starting their third string quarter back, who is a rookie (from Harvard of all places).

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2242749

Name G QBRat Att Comp Pct Yds Y/A Y/G TD Int Long Sack YdsL Fum Fum

Ryan Fitzpatrick 1 117.4 30 19 63.3 310 10.3 310.0 3 1 56 5 22 1 0

^^^Looks Greek to me Winston! LMFAO!

Um...I am so rushed this week and so I barely had time to get back here to post my finals. Should be in bed now but couldn't disappoint my greatest helpers!

Thanks so much for taking the time to search the web to find all the info provided! I do my share of surfing...but NOTHING compared to the diverse facts I get on this very thread!

Here's my final picks for week 13...

P.S. PEEPS...OH PEEPS! Just fucking wit ya bout the GB/Bears thingy...geezzzzzz! *giggle*

Indianapolis
CHICAGO
Houston (defiant here...got a feeling again!)
Jacksonville
Minnesota (freakin' cause of the coach ousting!)
NY Giants
Tampa (little leary of this call...we'll see???)
Miami
Cincinnati (scary...but Cincy calls me!)
Carolina
Arizona
ST Louis (duely noted on the Haaaaaaaaaavad grad (<---in my bestest hoity toity Biff like accent)...but what they hey???
New England
Kansas City
San Diego


Seattle...Total Game Points 55 (<---just stuck in my head...lol!)

Hey guys...GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!

XXXOOO

Love Ya!!!!!!

Geez, I missed the whole week. I know it's too late, but...

Tennessee@Indianapolis - Indianapolis
Green Bay@Chicago - Chicago...don't look now but the Bears are not only not hibernating this year, they seem to be pissed.
Houston@Baltimore - Baltimore
Jacksonville@Cleveland - Jacksonville
Minnesota@Detroit - Minnesota...they're on a roll. Detroit is...ummm...not good.
Dallas@NY Giants - Giants
Tampa Bay@New Orleans - Tampa Bay
Buffalo@Miami - Miami
Cincinnatti@Pittsburg - I hate to say this, but I think it'll be Cincy.
Atlanta@Carolina - Carolina
Arizona@San Francisco - Arinzona
Washington@ST Louis - Washington
NY Jets@New England - New England
Denver@Kansas City - Denver
Oakland@San Diego - San Diego

Not too late fred. Just in time, actually! I always try to check one more time in the morning. Glad to hear from you!

Gonna stand on my finals above! Eeeeeekkkkkkk! Scary week!

Oh defiant one

Well BITE ME Houston!

LMFAO! Um...ok, they lost by one stinkin point. But...they LOSTTTTTTT! SHIT!

Oh well, I still have 9/10 so far. Games are still going on. BB when they shoot their wad!

You rang???

Oh com'on Winston...ONE STINKIN POINT? I know...I know...a loss is a loss. But it wasn't that crazy a call on my part...can ya give me that?

A W is a WIN A L is a loss one point or not one point
What is MCP or whatever you call him going to say when you lose by one game

Someone ALWAYS has to win. I stuck by a close call. They lost by one. I've seen larger loss margins in this thread...lol! If I could predict the future I'd be perfect, eh? OK...don't answer that. It's rhetorical!

MCP has 4 different picks than me and I think a few were in the first games played today. I'm feeling confident that I am still up on him!

Don't quote me on that^^^ LMFAO!

Lmfho

13 of 15 so far guys! Can't wait to see what MCP has. I'll get back to ya on that later this evening.

Seattle is in Philly and getting ready for the game. It's gonna snow today/tonight...so here's hoping the Seahawks are up for some flakes!

GO SEATTLE!

How'd everyone else do so far?

Week 14

Chicago @ Pittsburgs = Da Bears
St. Louis @ Minnesota= Minnesota ( They are home and playing for something now)
New England @ Buffalo= Patriots (If Maimi could........)
Tampa Bay @ Carolina= Carolina (This is the coin flip game but Carolina is at home)
Oakland @ NY Jets= Oakland ( They're playing the Jets)
Houston @ Tennessee = Houston ( I think this is the week)
Washington @ Arizona = Washington
NY Gaints @ Philly = NY ( just to much at stake for the Gaints to lose)
Cleveland @ Cincy= Cincinnati
San Fran @ Seattle= Seattle ( just hit me with a brick)
Maimi @ San Diego = San Diego
Detroit @ Green Bay = Green Bay ( The frozen tundra)
Indy@ Jacksonville = ( I know my pick I just want to see yours)
Baltimore @ Denver= Denver
Kansas City@ Dallas = Kansas City ( My upset pick )

Monday Night Football
New Orleans @ Atlanta = Atlanta

Seattle - 42
Philadelphia - 0...I said ZEROOOOOOOOOOO!

OMG is MCP gonna be pissed! He was so confident yesterday. Dunno why either. I had 13/15 and he had 12/15. Now I am 14/16 and he is 12/16...which means I am one win up on him now!

And ((((Winston))))...damn hun! I haven't even seen the match-ups for this week, till now that is! The guy who runs the pool wasn't around yesterday (hunting) and MCP was to get the pools printed up. I didn't get back down to the upholstery room till it was time to go home. I'll get mine today and be back later tonight with my picks (I see I have a challenge here with Indy/Jax...*giggle*. Thanks for the insight and I'll post as soon as I can this evening! Might be late though cause dad-in-law is in the hospital (had his knees renewed) and I might go for a visit after work.

I could go back here and calculate, but for lack of time...how'd everyone do this week (week 13)?

I am in mourning. Pittsburgh is so icky right now. Seems like my boy Benny can't shake off the rust.

Glad to know you're doing well Lix. I will hit you up with my predictions later on today.