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NFL 2007/8 A2K Road to Phoenix-The Duel In the Desert

 
 
Cycloptichorn
 
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Reply Mon 10 Sep, 2007 11:32 am
ossobuco wrote:
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.


The first week is actually somewhat easier then later weeks, to me - the teams which reliably have their act together from year to year outperform those who don't, but are prone to getting lucky from time to time.

During weeks 4-8 it will be tough for anyone to match the level of picks we see in the first two weeks, I wot, as offenses get their act together a little more.

Cycloptichorn
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Pantalones
 
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Reply Mon 10 Sep, 2007 01:20 pm
I should be kicking meeself for picking Oakland, why did I do that? I hadn't realized that until I checked my picks to see how I was doing. I even stated on the same post in which I wrote my picks that my strategy was to never pick Oakland, damn Raiders.
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George
 
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Reply Mon 10 Sep, 2007 01:56 pm
The Amazing Giorgio is tuning up his pointy-ended crystal ball. Just a
few blemishes to remove and then it will be ready for a dazzling round of
prognostications. Prepare to be astounded.
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JPB
 
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Reply Mon 10 Sep, 2007 09:24 pm
JPB wrote:
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)

ossobuco 10 Balt and SF(37) - can pull past CowDoc and tie Ragman


Cincinnati won the first game. It comes down to the final game and either CowDoc or Ragman will win week 1 outright with 13 wins. Well done to all of our three finalists.
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Mon 10 Sep, 2007 09:57 pm
Cincinnati won? Oh, well, good luck to them.

Snuffles, orders quintuple order of pan fried dumplings for those awake now....
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Ragman
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 05:10 am
Whoa...nice games! I'd like to duplicate this type of success again..really soon. Well, the middle of the season games #3 - #10 are often a lot harder to predict.
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JPB
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 06:29 am
and the winner is........

Ragman 13
CowDoc 12
Region Philbis 12
panzade 12
Cycloptichorn 11
Pantalones 11
kickycan 11
ossobuco 11
George 10
LionTamerX 10
cicerone imposter 10
edgarblythe 10
lmur 10
Ticomaya 9
chiso 9
ehbeth 9
realjohnboy 9
wandeljw 9
Mrs CowDoc 8
fbaezer 8
jespah 8
jpinMilwaukee 8
JPB 6


Well done, Ragman! Look who's the only person under .500 Twisted Evil

I'll post the next set of games later today. Let's revel in the first week's successes for a short while.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 07:31 am
I'm exactly where I wanted to be; in the middle. Learned very early in military basic training, never be the first or the last. Lesson learned. LOL
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panzade
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 08:26 am
Ragman wrote:
Whoa...nice games! I'd like to duplicate this type of success again..really soon. Well, the middle of the season games #3 - #10 are often a lot harder to predict.


Don't look behind you R-Man...I'm gonna be nippin at your heels.
Well done...tough crowd! Twisted Evil
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wandeljw
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 08:58 am
Congratulations to Ragman; Thank You's to JPB, Osso, RJB

My Picks For Week 2:

Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
NY Giants
Carolina
San Francisco
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Dallas
Minnesota
Seattle
Chicago
Baltimore
Denver
New England
Washington (29)
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 03:16 pm
My picks for week 2:

Cleveland
Tampa Bay
Miami
Chicago
Green Bay
Indianapolis
Oakland
Giants
Minnesota
Seattle
San Francisco
New England
Kansas City
Tennessee
Washington

Pittsburg 37
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JPB
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 03:42 pm
Ok, ok, ok.... I'm coming!

Here are the match-ups for Week 2

Buffalo at Pittsburgh
Houston at Carolina
Atlanta at Jacksonville
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
Green Bay at NY Giants
San Francisco at St. Louis
Cincinnati at Cleveland
Indianapolis at Tennessee
Minnesota at Detroit
Dallas at Miami
Seattle at Arizona
NY Jets at Baltimore
Oakland at Denver
Kansas City at Chicago
San Diego at New England

Washington at Philadelphia
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Cycloptichorn
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 03:59 pm
JPB wrote:
Ok, ok, ok.... I'm coming!

Here are the match-ups for Week 2

Buffalo at Pittsburgh PITT
Houston at Carolina CAROLINA
Atlanta at Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE
New Orleans at Tampa Bay NO
Green Bay at NY Giants GREEN BAY
San Francisco at St. Louis ST. LOUIS
Cincinnati at Cleveland CINCI
Indianapolis at Tennessee INDY
Minnesota at Detroit DET
Dallas at Miami DALLAS
Seattle at Arizona SEATTLE
NY Jets at Baltimore BALTIMORE
Oakland at Denver DENVER
Kansas City at Chicago CHI
San Diego at New England NEW ENG

Washington at Philadelphia PHILLY 21-14


Christ, the SD-NE game is really a tough one to call.

Cycloptichorn
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fbaezer
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:05 pm
Pittsburgh
Carolina
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Green Bay
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Dallas
Seattle
Baltimore
Denver
Chicago
New England

Washington 35
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Region Philbis
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:12 pm
Week 2:

Pittsburgh
Carolina
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Green Bay
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Dallas
Seattle
Baltimore
Denver
Chicago
Pates (with or without spying)
Philadelphia
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JPB
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:17 pm
Here are the match-ups for Week 2 -- I've added the team records

Buffalo (0-1) at Pittsburgh (1-0)
Houston (1-0) at Carolina (1-0)
Atlanta (0-1) at Jacksonville (0-1)
New Orleans (0-1) at Tampa Bay (0-1)
Green Bay (1-0) at NY Giants (0-1)
San Francisco (1-0) at St. Louis (0-1)
Cincinnati (1-0) at Cleveland (0-1)
Indianapolis (1-0) at Tennessee (1-0)
Minnesota (1-0) at Detroit (1-0)
Dallas (1-0) at Miami (0-1)
Seattle (1-0) at Arizona (0-1)
NY Jets (0-1) at Baltimore (0-1)
Oakland (0-1) at Denver (1-0)
Kansas City (0-1) at Chicago (0-1)
San Diego (1-0) at New England (1-0)

Washington (1-0) at Philadelphia (0-1)

All games are being played on Sunday and Monday this week so there's plenty of time to do your homework.
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cicerone imposter
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:22 pm
Sorry JPB, my first one was wrong year. Senior moments.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh
Houston at Carolina
Atlanta at Jacksonville
New Orleans at Tampa Bay
Green Bay at NY Giants
San Francisco at St. Louis
Cincinnati at Cleveland
Indianapolis at Tennessee
Minnesota at Detroit
Dallas at Miami
Seattle at Arizona
NY Jets at Baltimore
Oakland at Denver
Kansas City at Chicago
San Diego at New England

Washington at Philadelphia 41
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realjohnboy
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:34 pm
My, my, what an eager bunch some of yall are, posting even before JPB listed the schedule in some cases! I will have to ponder a bit.
By the way, I note that two of "experts" on ESPN got 12 right, while another one of them, like JPB, got 6 right.
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Ragman
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:35 pm
NE Pats vs SD Chargers: Such a dramatic game...with the potential matchup of Moss vs. Tomlinson, plus the carry-over of bad feelings with Chargers over last yr's playoff fiasco and the battle of top such top-tier teams
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Tue 11 Sep, 2007 04:40 pm
Pittsburgh
Houston
Atlanta
New Orleans
Green Bay
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Dallas
Seattle
Baltimore
Denver
Chicago
New England

Washington
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