The A2k NFL "Pick-Um" Game Is Back!

Here are the standings after 4 weeks. Note that there is an * beside Miz Cowdoc. She has the best winning percentage amongst the lot of us but has chosen in less then half as many games so far. In a week or so she will be added to the standings.
(*) Miz Cowdoc is off to a great start at 21-10 (.677)
(1) George. after a good outing is at 40-23 (.635), good for 1st
(2) Coastalrat (37-26 .587) climbs up from 7th
(2) Wandeljw drops from a tie for 1st
(2) As does Cowdoc
(2) And Lionamerx who gained ground
(6) JPLosman (26-20 .565) was in 9th
(7) McGentrix (35-28 .556) falls from a share of 1st
(8) At (34-29 .540) are a boatload of people: Osso, Tico, Jespah, Ragman, Region and Rhys

(14) Johnboy (33-30 .524) and
(14) AndyD follow
(16) Edgar (32-31 508) is tied with
(16) Mysteryman
(18) JPB (31-32 .492) is under water and
(19) Ehbeth (29-34 .460) is even more so.

The best expert at ESPN is at a lofty 45-18 (.714) while the worst joins Johnboy and AndyD in 14th.
And, go figure, CoinToss is still riding high at 41-22 (.651).

For the season we are 664-547 (.548).

<squint>

ah well
mebbe it doesn't matter that I seem to have misplaced my post for this week
where the heck is it?

Arizona
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Green Bay
Seattle
Chicago
New England
San Francisco
Minnesota
San Diego

Houston (24-21)

NFL Pick-‘Em Contest Wk 5

Thurs night
AZ @ St. L ???

Phil @ Pitts
Cleve @ NY Giants
Atlanta @ Wash
Miami @ Cinci
Balt @ KC
GB @ Indy

Sunday, late afternoon
Seattle @ Carol
Chic @ Jax

Denver @ NE
Buff @ SF
TN @ Minn

Sunday, eve
SD @ NO

Monday, Oct 8
Houst @ NYJ
Score (28 - 10)

Spread balances on weeks 3 and 4.

Rhys + $104
Region +$89
McGen + $89
Lion + $84
JP Los + $82
coastal + $54
George +$ 54
Miz Cow +$42
ragman +$30
wande +$33
mystman +$30
JPB + $29
AndyD +$13
Tico + $9
osso + $4

cowdoc --$8
beth --$39
rjb --$47
edgar --$70
jespah --$72.

Arizona
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Green Bay
Seattle
Chicago
New England
San Francisco
Minnestota
New Orleans
Houston 31, New York Jets 10

Thanks. I was actually trying to make a joke about the replacement refs. I only became a weekly winner because of an unusual call by the replacement refs.

Here are the week 5 winners.

Arizona
Philadelphia
NY Giants
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Green Bay
Carolina
Chicago
New England
San Francisco
Minnesota
New Orleans
Houston (28-17)

Week V

Arizona
Pittsburgh
NY Giants
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Green Bay
Seattle
Chicago
Pates
San Francisco
Minnesota
New Orleans better win...
Houston. (27-20)

Arizona
Pittsburgh
NY Giants
Atlanta
Miami
Baltimore
Green Bay
Seattle
Chicago
New England
San Francisco
Minnesota
San Diego
Houston. 28-10

Thur 10/4:

St Louis


Sun 10/7 - early:

Philadelphia

NY Giants

Atlanta

WKRPville Cincinnati

Baltimore

Green Bay


Sun - late:

Carolina on my mind

Chicago

New England

Buffalo

Minnesota


Sun - night:

New Orleans


Mon - night:

NY Jets

21 - 10

Time to quit dawdling and see if I can get into yahoo fantasy today. If so, I'll make some snap judgements and add my list.
Well, wait, I can add my picks without getting into yahoo - I'll leave that surprise (one way or the other) until manana). I get used to having a few sports windows open, liking to compare and contrast, but not having to get into yahoo to decide means I can continue with this pickum game even if am yahoo-deceased. Er, yahoo defunct.

So: my let's see what I think list from Monday sounds like a lot of other folks lists. We'll see how it comes out after I cast my jaundiced eye at it once again:

Thur 10/4
Arizona @ St Louis
Sun 10/7 - early
Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh
Cleveland @ NY Giants but I might not be completely surprised if Cleveland came through
Atlanta @ Washington
Miami @ Cincinnati Now there's a maybe
Baltimore @ Kansas City
Green Bay @ Indianapolis
Sun - late
Seattle @ Carolina Eeny meeny miny mo, catch a goldfish by its toe, as my mother used to say. I'll be brave and say Carolina.
Chicago @ Jacksonville
Denver @ New England
Buffalo @ San Francisco My thought is, poor Buffalo, but ya never know
Tennessee @ Minnesota
Sun - night
San Diego @ New Orleans NO by a millimeter.
Mon - night:
Houston @ NY Jets (38 - 17)

Osso, JPB, Jespah, Miz C (all women don't you know) and Liontamerx are still to get their picks in.

psst..look up

Beat you to the punch, Johnboy.

Some a2k pal news - Roger and I are going to meet Cowdoc for lunch tomorrow. We both are complete fans of him and also of Mrs. Cowdoc, who can handle him ; ). Unfortunately, Roger missed the sports gene, so we will probably not dwell on tomorrow's game. Enough other stuff to yammer about. He's very into forests and fire and I've had a fair amount of interest in that in my past. He and Roger are abundantly more conservative politically than I am. He and I are good talkers. Roger is succinct. Cowdoc and Roger are both funny in different ways (as in wit) and I'm not always a slug at it.

I haven't heard that expression (or some variation) in years. It was used to determine who was "it" in tag or some such children's game.
In the south we used - innocently I hope - another word other then goldfish.

Arizona @ St Louis
Philadelphia @ Pittsburgh
Cleveland @ NY Giants
Atlanta @ Washington
Miami @ Cincinnati
Baltimore @ Kansas City
Green Bay @ Indianapolis
Seattle @ Carolina
Chicago @ Jacksonville
Denver @ New England
Buffalo @ San Francisco
Tennessee @ Minnesota
San Diego @ New Orleans
Houston @ NY Jets 17 - 7

Thank you.

the correct term is brazil nut, rjb...

We're near the same age, kiddo. I didn't hear the expression you did, LA, NYC, Chicago, having almost no known associates who were children until I got to Chicago just as I turned nine. My mother was saying her own take on it, then, which would have been '50. I loved playing tag and all that. Chicago (Evanston) probably saved my life.

Anyway, my mother was a staunch (I do mean staunch) Republican.
OK, OK, I'll be quiet. I've been talking about this since I'm meeting a2kers who are not of my political persuasion, and I regard both their minds well.

My 1st google search (I'm not making this up) resulted in this from Justin Bieber. "... Catch a bad chick by the toe. If she holla, if she holla, let her go."