Cistern is indeed a groaner. I made it back home this morning. Do y'all have me under control at this point?
I think we do, but let's wait til JPB checks in...
Houston over Kansas City!?! Who woulda guessed?
Pantalones
chiso
cicerone imposter
kickycan
That's who!
i was wrong about houston, but at this point, i picked 6 out of 10
(just sayin')
10 games complete in week 1. It's time for the wings and beer. The standings after 8 games shown as number of correct games picked are:
CowDoc 8
Ragman 8
lmur 8
LionTamerX 7
Mrs CowDoc 7
Region Philbis 7
ossobuco 7
Cycloptichorn 6
Pantalones 6
cicerone imposter 6
ehbeth 6
kickycan 6
panzade 6
wandeljw 6
George 5
chiso 5
edgarblythe 5
realjohnboy 5
JPB 4
Ticomaya 4
fbaezer 4
jespah 3
jpinMilwaukee 3
But not last.
Cycloptichorn
JPB wrote:WEEK 1:
23 players are in for this week. The breakout by game:
New Orleans 6 at Indianapolis 17 Indianpolis
Atlanta 11 at Minnesota 12 Minnesota
Carolina 13 at St. Louis 10 Carolina
Denver 14 at Buffalo 9 Denver
Kansas City 19 at Houston 4 Houston
Miami 7 at Washington 16 Washington
New England 21 at N.Y. Jets 2 New England
Philadelphia 12 at Green Bay 11 Green Bay
Pittsburgh 18 at Cleveland 5 Pittsburgh
Tennessee 6 at Jacksonville 17 Tennessee
Chicago 6 at San Diego 17 San Diego
Detroit 9 at Oakland 14 Detroit
Tampa Bay 1 at Seattle 22 Seattle
N.Y. Giants 7 at Dallas 16
Baltimore 9 at Cincinnati 14
Arizona 7 at San Francisco 16
13 games down, three to go (one more tonight). The standings so far:
CowDoc 10
Ragman 10
Cycloptichorn 9
LionTamerX 9
Region Philbis 9
lmur 9
ossobuco 9
panzade 9
George 8
Pantalones 8
edgarblythe 8
ehbeth 8
kickycan 8
Mrs CowDoc 7
Ticomaya 7
chiso 7
cicerone imposter 7
fbaezer 7
realjohnboy 7
wandeljw 7
jespah 6
jpinMilwaukee 6
JPB 5 <sniff>
jes, jp and I are the only ones out of the running to win week 1. Must be a 'j' thing.
Alas.
Well, I have a semi-foolproof method for week #2.
Two games left, three players still in the hunt for Week 1 champion honors --
CowDoc 11 Cinci and AZ(38)
Ragman 11 Cinci and SF(43)
Cycloptichorn 10 Cinci and AZ - cannot catch CowDoc
Region Philbis 10 Cinci and SF - cannot catch Ragman
ossobuco 10 Balt and SF(37) - can pull past CowDoc and tie Ragman
panzade 10 Cinci and SF - cannot catch Ragman
George 9
LionTamerX 9
Pantalones 9
edgarblythe 9
kickycan 9
lmur 9
Ticomaya 8
chiso 8
cicerone imposter 8
ehbeth 8
realjohnboy 8
wandeljw 8
Mrs CowDoc 7
fbaezer 7
jespah 7
jpinMilwaukee 6
JPB 5
The people at the top made great picks. Osso has been far too modest. I am starting to make my picks for Week 2. It will be fun to see who wins Week 1.
Only those in the 10 and 11 group has a chance to win the first week. Good luck, you all!
osso is the only one in the 10 group with a chance, ci. The others have the same picks as either CowDoc or Ragman and can't catch them. Osso needs to cheer loudly for Baltimore -- it's her only chance of catching either of them.
Stupid Houston!!!
Also, why did I pick Atlanta? That was absolutely non intelligent.
Cycloptichorn
i did too -- figuring they'd rally around their new QB...
Let's see how well my super-complex method of 'picking from gut impulse' works out next week...
Cycloptichorn
Stupid Houston!
Trying to remember why on earth I picked Baltimore... Probably something re Cinci and last year. I had this habit of reading some sports news quickly/superficially, then picking a team on impulse, having it lose, choosing against it the next week, and having it win, and maybe reversing again the next week, with reversing results. Stupid football teams!
I'm glad this worked out this way. It gives me a cushion for total flubup on week 2, a pattern that has happened before.
