Ha! It's Back! RealJohnBoy's A2K NFL "Pick-Um" Game!

RJB, I think I'm in Coastal Rat and Fbaezer's camp, 6-8.

Congratulations, Osso. You and the clown and the Mexican are at 6-8.

Thank you, thank you.<starts to tap dance>

Flash from the A2K NFL newsroom in the hut on the hill.
Baltimore defeats the NY Giants 10-9.
Ragman wins Week #1.

Stupid Jets

if that wasn't the worst display of offense in MNF history, it was the second worst...
P.U.!

Thanks for your timely diligence at delivering the results. Also thanks for posting last season's stats. These first games were some pretty fun matches to watch. Gotta thank my lucky stars that my new g/f liked watching most of NYJ-Balt Raven game, too. The day before we had the Sunday's games on (w/o sound) at her dinner party. Pretty cool. My dog. Brady the wonder Border Collie, kept me informed of how I was doing in the contest.

You mean San Francisco? (Kidding, but that was also baaaad)

Nearly a comedy: http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_16068600

Well crap. So what you are telling me is that I had better pick up the pace a bit or I'm in deep doo-doo?

I could not believe my eyes (or the NYJ first-down stats) at the relative lack of abilities to score a TD by both sides. Can both of these defenses be that good or is it just that the offenses are that inept?

little of both, i suspect.
you know your offense sucks when you only manage to convert one 3rd down in a game -- no defense is that good...

one of the globe writers said that when belichick puts together the jets video package for them to study this week,
he should set it to the theme from Benny Hill...

The Jets were more inept than the 'Boys- Hard to believe.
Congrats Rag dude.

WEEK #1 RESULTS & STANDINGS
...And it ain't pretty as we did as badly as some of the NFL teams. I have always heard that the defenses tend to gel faster than the offenses. That certainly seems to be true.
1) Ragman finishes at 11-5 (.688) and takes the early lead
2) Right behind at 10-6 (.623)
Region
Edgar
Spendius
McGentrix
Ms Cowdoc
The Best ESPN expert
7) There are a bunch at 9-7 (.563)
Johnboy
EhBeth
Tico
JPB
Jespah
Liontamerx
Cowdoc
Lmur
George
Panzade
17) Breaking even at 8-8 (.500)
Mysteryman
AndyClubber
Rhys
20) Osso endures a losing week, going 7-9 (.438)
The worst ESPN expert meets the same fate
21) Deeper underwater at 6-10 (.375) are
CoastalRat
Fbaezer
23) Alex -way out there in the 23rd column of my scorecard- thinks that is where he is supposed to finish- 5-10 (.333). We may have to explain what the goal here is.

We, as a group, went 199-168 (.542). That is probably one of our worst results in the history of this A2K game.
Onward and upward!

By the way, congratulations to Jespah and Alex. They alone had Kansas City over San Diego.

I will be back in a bit with the schedule for Week #2. There is no Thursday night game.

WEEK #2 SCHEDULE - with no Thursday game!
Sunday, September 19th early:
Pittsburgh @ Tennessee
Philadelphia @ Detroit
Baltimore @ Cincinnati
Arizona @ Atlanta
Miami @ Minnesota
Kansas City @ Cleveland
Tampa Bay @ Carolina
Buffalo @ Green Bay
Chicago @ Dallas
Late games:
Seattle @ Denver
St Louis @ Oakland
Jacksonville @ San Diego
Houston @ Washington
New England @ NY Jets
Sunday night game:
NY Giants @ Indianapolis
Monday night game:
New Orleans @ San Francisco (include the final score, please)

Your picks are due by the kickoff of the 1st game on Sunday. You can post and later change picks until the deadline.
You need not to have played in Week #1 to play in Week #2. The scoring system here is based on games on cumulative correct picks divided by guesses made.
23 players participated in week #1!

This will take some cogitating.
Well, not all of it.

Buffalo lost by less then a touchdown. As did Atlanta, St. Louis, New York Jets, and Dallas. My Lion were robbed.

Visitors week.

Tennessee
D e t r o i t Lions
Baltimore
Arizona
Miami
Kansas City
Tampa Bay
Green Bay
Dallas
Late games:
Seattle
St Louis
Jacksonville
Houston
New England
New York Giants
San Francisco 28-10

At what point does this concession cease to operate Johnnie?

WEEK #2
Pittsburgh @ Tennessee TN
Philadelphia @ Detroit Philly
Baltimore @ Cincinnati Cincy
Arizona @ Atlanta ATL
Miami @ Minnesota MIN
Kansas City @ Cleveland KC
Tampa Bay @ Carolina CAR
Buffalo @ Green Bay BUFF
Chicago @ Dallas DAL
Seattle @ Denver SEA
St Louis @ Oakland OAK
Jacksonville @ San Diego J'VILLE
Houston @ Washington WASH
New England @ NY Jets PATS
NY Giants @ Indianapolis GIANTS
New Orleans @ San Francisco (include the final score, please) NO, 17 - 7

Many thanks.

WEEK #2
Pittsburgh @ Tennessee TENN
Philadelphia @ Detroit PHILLY
Baltimore @ Cincinnati BALTIMORE
Arizona @ Atlanta ATL
Miami @ Minnesota MIN
Kansas City @ Cleveland KC
Tampa Bay @ Carolina TB
Buffalo @ Green Bay GB
Chicago @ Dallas DAL
Seattle @ Denver SEA
St Louis @ Oakland OAK
Jacksonville @ San Diego SD
Houston @ Washington HOU
New England @ NY Jets PATS
NY Giants @ Indianapolis INDY
New Orleans @ San Francisco (include the final score, please) NO, 28-14

Cycloptichorn