It's B-A-C-K.. The ITB Suicide Contest

[HPF Bob]

More popular that a haiku contest, more powerful than an Eric Winston throwdown, it's the 2010 ITB.com Suicide contest.

For the uninitiated, the quick rules for the game are that you choose one game each week where you declare which team wins. If that team loses, you're out of the contest. If your team wins, you continue to the next week but you are forbidden from choosing that team again for the rest of the game, making each week a little harder because you'll have fewer good teams left to choose from.

Obviously, whichever game you choose, you have to call it before that game kicks off and you can't change your mind after the game you select has begun (i.e. don't call Tennessee and then change your selection to San Diego at halftime of the Tennessee game.)

I don't know if Keith has any prizes for this year but, if you ask nicely, maybe he'll come up with a grand prize.

Here's your Week 1 schedule: (all times Central)

Thurs, Sep 9:
Minnesota at New Orleans - NBC 7:30

Sunday, Sep 12 (which should be a national holiday):
Atlanta at Pittsburgh - FOX 12:00
Carolina at NY Giants - FOX 12:00
Cincinnati at New England - CBS 12:00
Cleveland at Tampa Bay - CBS 12:00
Denver at Jacksonville - CBS 12:00
Detroit at Chicago - FOX 12:00
Indianapolis at Houston - CBS 12:00
Miami at Buffalo - CBS 12:00
Oakland at Tennessee - CBS 12:00
Arizona at St. Louis - FOX 3:15
Green Bay at Philadelphia - FOX 3:15
San Francisco at Seattle - FOX 3:15
Dallas at Washington - NBC 7:20

Monday, Sep 13:
Baltimore at NY Jets - ESPN 6:00
San Diego at Kansas City - ESPN 9:15

Since I'm practically a jinx at this, I'll try to take one for the team and choose: Indianapolis

Good luck, everyone.

[HPF Bob]

Congrats to our defending champion..barrett

[Arky]

You're a brave man, Bob.

Week 1 - Chicago Bears

[machoneil]

Week 1 - San Diego

[Mike]

The Chicago Football Bears....

[chuck]

I'll go with the New York Giants of New Jersey.

Man, the oddsmakers really like Tennessee over Oakland but I'm not going anywhere near that game.

[Nconroe]

week 1 - San Diego

[painekiller]

Because I want to be wrong in my prediction of the game, and I want to done with this early.

The Colts :eek:

edit note ***Bob just saw you took the Colts also, I hope we are both out week 1, but we are thinking alike***

[barrett]

I proudly wore my t-shirt from last year's contest just last week.

And to open the season I go with the Chargers.

And you know it's a week of games that look evenly matched when you go with the jeckyl and hyde chargers on the road with all 32 teams in action.

My reasoning is that even if I am wrong, I get to stay in longer than everyone else who gets eliminated this week since it's the late game monday.

[Keith]

I'll take the Titans.

And, yeah, winner gets a free ItB t-shirt, size XL, shipped anywhere in the U.S.

[Arky]

Just a headsup, WalterFootball.com is having a suicide/survivor contest, too with $350 for 1st place and $50 for second place. Absolutely free - you just need to register at the partnered website.....

http://walterfootball.com/survivorpool.php

I'll probably make the same pick both here and there....

[Foo'ball Fool]

What Chuck said. I'll take the Giants.

[Roy P]

I was thinking about taking either the Lions or the Chiefs as upsets, but since a couple of you have already chosen their opponents, I'll just hope that you eliminate yourselves. Therefore, I'm going out on a different limb. Let the new Mike Holmgren/Jake DelHomme regime get off to a good start. I'm taking the team from Cleveland.

The BROWNS

[Warren]

New York Giants

[popanot]

Saints. ---- Bust or boom tonight!

[dadmg]

Chicago Bears

[Nconroe]

Just a headsup, WalterFootball.com is having a suicide/survivor contest, too with $350 for 1st place and $50 for second place. Absolutely free - you just need to register at the partnered website.....

http://walterfootball.com/survivorpool.php

I'll probably make the same pick both here and there....

Well, now I see ESPN has another copy of our contest up at
http://games.espn.go.com/eliminator/en/frontpage

[ArlingtonTexan]

Actually tough week, but I will guess the New York football Giants

[Fonz the Boss]

Im taking the Cowboys on the road and I hope I lose.

[HPF Bob]

Saints. ---- Bust or boom tonight!

Well, there's our first winner...

[superbowlbound]

Cleveland Browns

[TheMatrix31]

San Francisco 49ers

[NickO]

Hope I'm still in time...
MIAMI

[BigBull]

Chargers :cool:

[painekiller]

Because I want to be wrong in my prediction of the game, and I want to done with this early.

The Colts :eek:

edit note ***Bob just saw you took the Colts also, I hope we are both out week 1, but we are thinking alike***

My strategy worked, I'm out and the Texans are 1-0.;)

[Arky]

*A round of applause for Bob and painekiller*

Nice job! ;)

Ew, I had the Bears and they only won because of one of the worst calls I have ever seen vs. Lions. I feel badly for the Lions cause they got robbed on the endzone catch..

[Roy P]

The BROWNS

Well, that didn't take long. :(

[cloudwasher]

Kind of getting it in late, so Ill have to go with one of the monday night games...

San Diego

[HPF Bob]

As is usually the case, Week 1 wipes out about half the field, so here's who's one-and-done like those latter-day Bobby Knight teams at tourney time:

Bob - Indy - yer out
Machoneil - SD - buh bye
NConroe - SD - see ya
painekiller - Indy - farewell
barrett - SD - no mas
Roy P - Cleveland - adios
Fonz the Boss - Dallas - you won! Oh wait, there's a flag...
superbowlbound - Cleveland - au revoir
The Matrix 31 - San Fran - blown up like a gas pipeline
BigBull - SD - that'll teach you for getting in late
cloudwasher - SD - you too

I regret that I have but one life to give to my Texans...

So, who survived? First, all those who took the Bears deserve an asterisk:

*Arky - CHI
*Mike - CHI
*dadmg - CHI

(a win's a win. right?)

And here's the rest of who are moving on:

chuck - NYG
Keith - TEN
Foo'ball Fool - NYG
Warren - NYG
popanot - NO
ArlingtonTexan - NYG
NickO - MIA

Keep in mind, you lucky ten, that you can no longer use that team for the rest of the contest (not sure you Bears fans would even want to).

[HPF Bob]

Sun., Sept. 19:

Arizona at Atlanta - 12:00 - Fox
Baltimore at Cincinnati - 12:00 - CBS
Buffalo at Green Bay - 12:00 - CBS
Chicago at Dallas - 12:00 - Fox (Karma HAS to be with Dallas here) :p
Kansas City at Cleveland - 12:00 - CBS
Miami at Minnesota - 12:00 - CBS
Philadelphia at Detroit - 12:00 - Fox
Pittsburgh at Tennessee - 12:00 - CBS
Tampa Bay at Carolina - 12:00 - Fox
Seattle at Denver - 3:05 - Fox
St. Louis at Oakland - 3:05 - Fox
Houston at Washington - 3:15 - CBS (What? A late game?)
Jacksonville at San Diego - 3:15 - CBS
New England at NY Jets - 3:15 - CBS
NY Giants at Indianapolis - 7:20 - NBC (Manning Bowl II - Go Eli!)

Mon., Sept. 20:

New Orleans at San Francisco - 7:30 - ESPN

Good luck, guys.

[popanot]

Week 1: Saints
Week 2: Going with the gimme of the week... Green Bay

[painekiller]

How about a losers bracket for the half that are blown out? never mind, I would just take the skins anyway. :D

[dadmg]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Green Bay Packers

Apparently I love the NFC North??

[Keith]

1: Ten
2: Atl

[chuck]

1. NYG
2. Green Bay

Rather that get cute and try to Casserly everybody I'm going to go with Goliath for the first handful of weeks.

[Arky]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Atlanta Falcons

[Mike]

Week 1 - Da Bears
Week 2 - San Diego

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week1: NYG
Week2: Green Bay

[chuck]

Week1: NYG
Week2: Green Bay

There you go! Stick with me, son, and I'll have you bounced out of this thing in no time.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers

Save me a seat on the chuckwagon. I'm definitely a believer in not getting cute early in the season when the surprise teams (good and bad) have yet to truly reveal themselves.

[ArlingtonTexan]

If it is not too late

Saints

[HPF Bob]

A much saner week for those of you who didn't take the trap games like Dallas-Chicago or Houston-Washington. Nobody lost, but one didn't play so we are down to nine of you.

Arky: - *CHI, ATL
ArlingtonTexan - NYG, NO
chuck - NYG, GB
dadmg - *CHI, GB
Foo'ball Fool - NYG, GB
Keith - TEN, ATL
Mike - *CHI, SD
popanot - NO, GB
Warren - NYG, GB

NickO - no entry, so he's out.

[HPF Bob]

Sun., Sept. 26th (all times Central):

Atlanta at New Orleans - 12:00 - Fox
Buffalo at New England - 12:00 - CBS (we might as well stop right here)
Cincinnati at Carolina - 12:00 - CBS
Cleveland at Baltimore - 12:00 - CBS
Dallas at Houston - 12:00 - Fox (a repeat of four weeks ago would be nice)
Detroit at Minnesota - 12:00 - Fox
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay - 12:00 - CBS
San Francisco at Kansas City - 12:00 - Fox
Tennessee at NY Giants - 12:00 - CBS
Philadelphia at Jacksonville - 3:05 - Fox
Washington at St. Louis - 3:05 - Fox
Indianapolis at Denver - 3:15 - CBS
Oakland at Arizona - 3:15 - CBS
San Diego at Seattle - 3:15 - CBS
NY Jets at Miami - 7:20 - NBC

Mon., Sept. 27th:

Green Bay at Chicago - 7:30 - ESPN

Good luck to all.

[chuck]

1. NYG
2. Green Bay

After agonizing over this for what seems like minutes I am going to take

3. New England Patriots

[Arky]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Atlanta Falcons
Week 3: Minnesota Vikings

[popanot]

1. NO
2. GB
3. NE - My new strategy: I'm going with whoever is playing the Bills.

[ArlingtonTexan]

Instead of wainting until the last possible moment;

New York Giants
New Orleans Saints

Week three
Baltimore Ravens

[Keith]

1: Ten
2: Atl
3: NE

[Mike]

Week 1 - Chicago
Week 2 - San Diego
Week 3 - Washington

[dadmg]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Green Bay Packers

Week 3: Baltimore Ravens

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: NYG
Week 2: GB
Week 3: New England

Chuck, it seems like I'm just following blindly along! I have a feeling we'll be picking the same team next week, too (if we're still in this.) It's week 5 where things start getting a little sticky for the survivors.

[chuck]

Week 1: NYG
Week 2: GB
Week 3: New England

Chuck, it seems like I'm just following blindly along! I have a feeling we'll be picking the same team next week, too (if we're still in this.) It's week 5 where things start getting a little sticky for the survivors.

And I'm blindly leading! I'm thinking that week six or seven will start to get interesting but there should still be plenty of reasonably lopsided matchups well into the season.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots... just to mix things up a little. :rolleyes:

[HPF Bob]

Playing it safe, most people moved on from week 3. Mike (Redskins) appears to be the only casualty.

Here's the scoreboard:

Arky - *CHI, ATL, MIN
ArlingtonTexan - NYG, NO, BAL
chuck - NYG, GB, NE
dadmg - *CHI, GB, BAL
Foo'ball Fool - NYG, GB, NE
Keith - TEN, ATL, NE
popanot - NO, GB, NE
Warren - NYG. GB, NE

Looks like we're down to the final eight.

[HPF Bob]

Sun., Oct. 4th:

Baltimore at Pittsburgh - 12:00 CBS
Carolina at New Orleans - 12:00 Fox
Cincinnati at Cleveland - 12:00 CBS
Denver at Tennessee - 12:00 CBS
Detroit at Green Bay - 12:00 Fox
NY Jets at Buffalo - 12:00 CBS
San Francisco at Atlanta - 12:00 Fox
Seattle at St. Louis -12:00 Fox
Houston at Oakland - 3:05 CBS
Indianapolis at Jacksonville - 3:05 CBS
Arizona at San Diego - 3:15 Fox
Washington at Philadelphia - 3:15 Fox
Chicago at NY Giants - 7:20 NBC

Mon., Oct 5th:

New England at Miami - 7:30 ESPN

Byes: DAL, KC, MIN, TAM

Good luck to all.

[Arky]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Atlanta Falcons
Week 3: Minnesota Vikings
Week 4: New Orleans

[ArlingtonTexan]

ArlingtonTexan - NYG, NO, BAL

Week 4: San Diego Chargers

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: NYG
Week 2: GB
Week 3: NE

Gotta get it in a little early this week.
Week 4: New Orleans

[dadmg]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Green Bay Packers
Week 3: Baltimore Ravens
Week 4: Houston Texans

If only the Bills would have pulled out the upset on New England, we'd be down to final three instead of final 8. Sigh. Let's go Texans!

[Keith]

1: Ten
2: Atl
3: NE
4: NO

[chuck]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay
3. New England

4. New Orleans Saints

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints

[popanot]

1. NO
2. GB
3. NE - My new strategy: I'm going with whoever is playing the Bills.

Staying with my strategy for as long as I can...

4. NY Jets

[chuck]

WHOOOO!

Or maybe WHEW!

[HPF Bob]

Looks like everybody stayed in the race this week. Here's the update:

Arky - *CHI, ATL ,MIN, NO
ArlingtonTexan - NYG, NO, BAL, SD
chuck - NYG, GB, NE, NO
dadmg - *CHI, GB, BAL, HOU
Foo'ball Fool - NYG, GB, NE, NO
Keith - TEN, ATL, NE, NO
popanot - NO, GB, NE, NYJ
Warren - NYG, GB, NE, NO

So, on to Week 5

[HPF Bob]

Sun., Oct 10:

Atlanta at Cleveland - 12:00 - Fox
Chicago at Carolina - 12:00 - Fox
Denver at Baltimore - 12:00 - CBS
Green Bay at Washington - 12:00 - Fox
Jacksonville at Buffalo - 12:00 - CBS
Kansas City at Indianapolis - 12:00 - CBS
NY Giants at Houston - 12:00 - Fox
St. Louis at Detroit - 12:00 - Fox (for those who live dangerously :eek:)
Tampa Bay at Cincinnati - 12:00 - Fox
New Orleans at Arizona - 3:05 - Fox
San Diego at Oakland - 3:15 - CBS
Tennessee at Dallas - 3:15 - CBS
Philadelphia at San Francisco - 7:20 - NBC (those are peacock execs you see slitting their wrists)

Mon., Oct. 11:

Minnesota at NY Jets - 7:30 - ESPN (with special coverage of Brett Favre's barber, Brett Favre's limo driver, Brett Favre's maid...)

I know you'll feel dyslexic this week with the Texans on Fox and the Cowboys on CBS but, heck, it could be worse. They could trot out that drunken sot Summerall and sit him next to Madden for one of these games and make them wear Breast Cancer Awareness Pink all over themselves. See? Made you feel better, didn't I? :p

Good luck to everyone.

[Arky]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Atlanta Falcons
Week 3: Minnesota Vikings
Week 4: New Orleans
Week 5: Dallas Cowboys

The good news with Dallas vs. Tenn is somebody is going to get an L.

[Keith]

Keith - TEN, ATL, NE, NO

Week 5 - IND

[ArlingtonTexan]

ArlingtonTexan - NYG, NO, BAL, SD

Don't like this slate of games, so

Dallas over the Ex-Oilers

[chuck]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay
3. New England
4. New Orleans

5. Indianapolis

[popanot]

popanot - NO, GB, NE, NYJ

Week 5 = Dallas

[dadmg]

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Week 2: Green Bay Packers
Week 3: Baltimore Ravens
Week 4: Houston Texans

Week 5: San Diego Chargers

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints

5. Indianapolis Colts

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: NYG
Week 2: GB
Week 3: NE
Week 4: NO

Week 5: Baltimore

[HPF Bob]

Looks like losses by Dallas and San Diego cut our field in half. It's now down to four. Out are Arky (Dallas), ArlingtonTexan (Dallas), dadmg (San Diego) and popanot (Dallas). Had KC knocked off Indy, Foo'ball Fool would already be champion.

So we left with:

chuck: NYG, GB, NE. NO, IND
Foo'ball Fool: NYG, GB, NE, NO, BAL
Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND

That means New England and New Orleans are now off the board.

[HPF Bob]

Sun, Oct. 17:

Atlanta at Philadelphia - 12:00 - Fox
Baltimore at New England - 12:00 - CBS (that ought to be good)
Cleveland at Pittsburgh - 12:00 - CBS
Detroit at NY Giants - 12:00 - Fox
Kansas City at Houston - 12:00 - CBS
Miami at Green Bay - 12:00 - CBS
New Orleans at Tampa Bay - 12:00 - Fox
San Diego at St. Louis - 12:00 - CBS
Seattle at Chicago - 12:00 - Fox
NY Jets at Denver - 3:05 - CBS
Oakland at San Francisco - 3:05 - CBS
Dallas at Minnesota - 3:15 - Fox (Could Cowboys go 1-4?)
Indianapolis at Washington - 7:20 - NBC

Mon, Oct. 18:

Tennessee at Jacksonville - 7:30 - ESPN

Bye week: ARI, BUF, CAR, CIN

Nothing that looks like a lay-up this week. Should be interesting.

Good luck to everyone.

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND

Week 6: PIT

[popanot]

Should have stuck with my anti-Bills strategy. :rolleyes:

[Foo'ball Fool]

[QUOTE=HPF Bob;22222]Had KC knocked off Indy, Foo'ball Fool would already be champion.

That would have been a case of the proverbial blind pig finding an acorn!

In week 1: NYG
In week 2: GB
In week 3: NE
In week 4: NO
In week 5: BAL

For week 6, I'll go with Pittsburgh.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts

6. Pittsburgh Steelers

[chuck]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay
3. New England
4. New Orleans
5. Indianapolis

6. Chicago Bears

Rolling the dice here...

[HPF Bob]

6. Chicago Bears

Rolling the dice here...

At least you added some interest to this week. If all four of you had chosen Pittsburgh (and frankly so would I), then there could be no change this week. All four would have survived since we can't have all four eliminated and no champion. Thanks, Chuck.

[chuck]

At least you added some interest to this week. If all four of you had chosen Pittsburgh (and frankly so would I), then there could be no change this week. All four would have survived since we can't have all four eliminated and no champion. Thanks, Chuck.

Just doing my part. Yeah, having all four of us yahoos pick the same team is boring as hell, and we could continue to do so for a good stretch.

[HPF Bob]

Well, Chuck, if we didn't have rules, I'd give you a mulligan on this one. Your heart was in the right place even if Chicago's o-line wasn't.

So now it is down to three:

Foo'ball Fool: NYG, GB, NE, NO, BAL, PIT
Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT

Out of play: New England, New Orleans and Pittsburgh.

Young Colt didn't look half bad considering the crappy teammates he has around him. On the rare occasions he had time to throw, he looked very capable. Both INTs were on tipped balls. He's certainly no Schaub but, for his first NFL start and against the dirtiest team in the league, he looked better than I feared he would.

Could the refs have looked any more gay with their pink whistles?

[HPF Bob]

Sun., Oct. 24th:

Buffalo at Baltimore - 12:00 - CBS (Should I really continue after this one? Well for Foo'ball, I guess I do. :rolleyes:)
Cincinnati at Atlanta - 12:00 - CBS
Cleveland at New Orleans - 12:00 - CBS (sorry, Saints are off the board)
Jacksonville at Kansas City - 12:00 - CBS
Philadelphia at Tennessee - 12:00 - Fox
Pittsburgh at Miami - 12:00 - CBS
San Francisco at Carolina - 12:00 - Fox
St. Louis at Tampa Bay - 12:00 - Fox
Washington at Chicago - 12:00 - Fox
Arizona at Seattle - 3:05 - Fox
New England at San Diego - 3:15 - CBS
Oakland at Denver - 3:15 - CBS
Minnesota at Green Bay - 7:20 - NBC

Mon, Oct. 25:

NY Giants at Dallas - 7:30 - ESPN

Bye week: DET, HOU, IND, NYJ

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT

Week 7: BAL

[Foo'ball Fool]

I kinda painted myself into a corner by using up the Ravens the other week.

Week1: NYG
Week2: GB
Week3: NE
Week4: NO
Week5: BAL
Week6: PIT

For Week 7, I'll go with the Denver Broncos.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers

7. Baltimore Ravens

[Foo'ball Fool]

And then there were 2! What in the world was I thinking going with the Broncos!:confused:

[Nconroe]

Hey, Ravens almost lost to Buffalo. You Buffalo guys better be careful

[HPF Bob]

There have been several contestants this year done in by the Raiders.

And then there were two - the former HPF contributors, Keith and Warren - mano a mano.

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL

Obviously, they've been singing from the same hymnal now for over a month so we'll need to see some creativity now in order to make this exciting.

[HPF Bob]

For Halloween Weekend, we have a lot of really scary games for Keith and Warren to choose from (can't choose NE, NO, IND, PIT or BAL)

Sun, Oct. 30:

Buffalo at Kansas City - 12:00 - CBS
Carolina at St. Louis - 12:00 - Fox
Denver at San Francisco (in London) - 12:00 - CBS (go on, I dare ya!)
Green Bay at NY Jets - 12:00 - Fox
Jacksonville at Dallas - 12:00 - CBS
Miami at Cincinnati - 12:00 - CBS
Washington at Detroit - 12:00 - Fox
Tennessee at San Diego - 3:05 - CBS
Minnesota at New England - 3:15 - Fox
Seattle at Oakland - 3:15 - Fox
Tampa Bay at Arizona - 3:15 - Fox
Pittsburgh at New Orleans - 7:20 - NBC

Mon, Oct. 31st:

Houston at Indianapolis - 7:30 - ESPN

Bye week: ATL, BAL, CHI, CLE, NYG, PHI

Plenty of suckage to go around this week. Step right up and place yer bets.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens

8. Kansas City Chiefs

Hoping the Bills don't make me pay for not respecting them after last week's scare.

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL

Week 8: KC

[HPF Bob]

For the past two weeks, the Bills have made you sweat through overtime. Maybe it's time to pick on somebody else (like the Cowboys!).

Here are the two left standing:

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC

[HPF Bob]

Sun, Nov. 7:

Arizona at Minnesota - 12:00 - Fox
Chicago at Buffalo - 12:00 - Fox
Miami at Baltimore - 12:00 - CBS
New England at Cleveland - 12:00 - CBS
New Orleans at Carolina - 12:00 - Fox
NY Jets at Detroit - 12:00 - CBS
San Diego at Houston - 12:00 - CBS
Tampa Bay at Atlanta - 12:00 - Fox
NY Giants at Seattle - 3:05 - Fox
Indianapolis at Philadelphia - 3:15 - CBS
Kansas City at Oakland - 3:15 - CBS
Dallas at Green Bay - 7:20 - NBC

Mon, Nov. 8th:

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - 7:30 - ESPN

Bye week: DEN, JAX, SF, STL, TEN, WSH

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC

Week 9: GB

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs

9. Atlanta Falcons

[HPF Bob]

Easy win for the Packers and tougher win for the Falcons but both finalists are still alive:

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, ATL

[HPF Bob]

Thurs, Nov. 11:

Baltimore at Atlanta - 7:20 - NFLN

Sun, Nov, 14:

Carolina at Tampa Bay - 12:00 - Fox
Cincinnati at Indianapolis - 12:00 - CBS
Detroit at Buffalo - 12:00 - Fox (Do the Bills finally break through?)
Houston at Jacksonville - 12:00 - CBS
Minnesota at Chicago - 12:00 - Fox
NY Jets at Cleveland - 12:00 - CBS (Can Colt make three in a row?)
Tennessee at Miami - 12:00 - CBS
Kansas City at Denver - 3:05 - CBS
Dallas at NY Giants - 3:15 - Fox
Seattle at Arizona - 3:15 - Fox
St. Louis at San Francisco - 3:15 - Fox
New England at Pittsburgh - 7:20 - NBC (any chance both teams could lose?)

Mon., Nov. 15:

Philadelphia at Washington - 7:30 - ESPN

Bye week: GB, NO, OAK, SD

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs
9. Atlanta Falcons

10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB

Week 10: TB

Eh. Sorry for the push, especially since I had the Giants to burn this week.

[HPF Bob]

Yeah, I'm shocked you didn't take the Giants. Scared of what mighty Kitna will do to the Jints?

[HPF Bob]

That explains why I'm almost always eliminated in the first week. I suggest the Giants and - BOOM - they lose to the hapless Cowboys.

The Bucs won, however, so the game marches on:

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, ATL , TAM

[HPF Bob]

Thurs, Nov. 18:

Chicago at Miami - 7:20 - NFLN

Sun, Nov 21:

Arizona at Kansas City - 12:00 - Fox
Baltimore at Carolina - 12:00 - CBS
Buffalo at Cincinnati - 12:00 - CBS
Cleveland at Jacksonville - 12:00 - CBS
Detroit at Dallas - 12:00 - Fox (aka "Duel of the Thanksgiving Turkeys")
Green Bay at Minnesota - 12:00 - Fox
Houston at NY Jets - 12:00 - CBS
Oakland at Pittsburgh - 12:00 - CBS
Washington at Tennessee - 12:00 - Fox
Atlanta at St. Louis - 3:05 - Fox
Seattle at New Orleans - 3:05 - Fox
Tampa Bay at San Francisco - 3:05 - Fox
Indianapolis at New England - 3:15 - CBS
NY Giants at Philadelphia - 7:20 - NBC

Mon, Nov. 22:

Denver at San Diego - 7:30 - ESPN

Who dares to pick the Bengals?

[painekiller]

That explains why I'm almost always eliminated in the first week. I suggest the Giants and - BOOM - they lose to the hapless Cowboys.

The Bucs won, however, so the game marches on:

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, ATL , TAM

It's interesting to me that neither guys has picked the Texans.

And also when both of you go with the same team, it defeats the purpose, at some point one of you has to win this thing, so stop picking the same teams. I get that it is cool to be this deep into the season, but now it's time to get a winner and having mirror picks will not accomplish that.

Congratulations to both of you for getting this far.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

11. San Diego Chargers

I think the fact that neither of us has picked the Texans has a direct correlation to the fact that we're both still alive. And I'm not yet ready to pass on what I think is the most likely winner left on my board because Keith picks it. We're just past the midway point; I willing to stay boring for a little while longer.

[painekiller]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

11. San Diego Chargers

I think the fact that neither of us has picked the Texans has a direct correlation to the fact that we're both still alive. And I'm not yet ready to pass on what I think is the most likely winner left on my board because Keith picks it. We're just past the midway point; I willing to stay boring for a little while longer.

I can respect both of those points.

[HPF Bob]

It's wide open for Keith to take the Jets or the Cowboys (hint, hint).

[Keith]

1. Avoid making a pick on your home team. You can be too close to the situation to make a rational opinion.

2. I'm here to win, not entertain. I finished 2nd in this last year after like 13 weeks, so I gotta be me. :p

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM

Week 11: SDC

Sorry! I'm not picking against (or for) the Texans, and I'mnot ballsy enough to take the Niners, Bengals, Cowboys, or Eagles this week... though I gave each some thought. One more week of boredom.

[chuck]

BOR-ING!

If Bob weren't so emasculated he would disqualify the both of you pansies and just fold up the tent on principle.

[HPF Bob]

We can pass a rule for next year that when the field is reduced to the last four, the remaining players cannot choose the same team that week as another player, making it first-come-first-served each week. It wouldn't apply to earlier rounds and would certainly make the endgame quicker.

[chuck]

We can pass a rule for next year that when the field is reduced to the last four, the remaining players cannot choose the same team that week as another player, making it first-come-first-served each week. It wouldn't apply to earlier rounds and would certainly make the endgame quicker.

I like it the way it is, actually. I just like to make fun of these two grandmas.

Thanks for managing the game year after year, by the way.

[Arky]

I dunno, there was that one year (2008?) where there were so many knocked out there was time to run a 2nd pool... I know cause I won the 2nd contest. So, that might be something to consider in regards to instituting a picking-the-same rule...

[Warren]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsqJFIJ5lLs

[HPF Bob]

The Chargers won handily. So we move onto turkey week. Remember that if you choose a Thursday game, you have to get your pick in before game time.


Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, ATL, TAM, SD

Have at it, and have a Happy Thanksgiving.

[HPF Bob]

Thurs, Nov. 25, 2010

New England at Detroit - 11:30 a.m. - CBS
New Orleans at Dallas - 3:15 p.m. - Fox
Cincinnati at NY Jets - 7:20 p.m. - NFLN

Sun., Nov. 28, 2010

Carolina at Cleveland - 12:00 - Fox
Green Bay at Atlanta - 12:00 - Fox
Jacksonville at NY Giants - 12:00 - CBS
Minnesota at Washington - 12:00 - Fox
Philadelphia at Chicago - 12:00 - Fox
Pittsburgh at Buffalo - 12:00 - CBS
Tampa Bay at Baltimore - 12:00 - Fox
Tennessee at Houston - 12:00 - CBS
Kansas City at Seattle - 3:05 - CBS
Miami at Oakland - 3:05 - CBS
St. Louis at Denver - 3:15 - Fox
San Diego at Indianapolis - 7:20 - NBC

Mon., Nov. 29, 2010

San Francisco at Arizona - 7:30 - ESPN


FWIW, I can't believe Fox is going to send the whole country the Rams and Broncos for the DH game so look for them to move another game into the 3:15 slot like PHI-CHI, GB-ATL or TAM-BAL.

UPDATE: Fox has moved both the PHI-CHI and TAM-BAL games to 3:15 starts. Check your listings.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11. San Diego Chargers

12. New Yorks Jets

FWIW, if I survive this week there will be three teams that currently have winning records (and one of those is the Jags, so they shouldn't count) left on my board. The picks should be getting increasingly dicey with each week.

[painekiller]

Getting close to a time that the Texans v Titans is a play with the Texans being the pick....:D

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD

Week 12: NYJ

:rolleyes:

[Keith]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsqJFIJ5lLs

hellz yeah

[HPF Bob]

Ok, that's it. I'm putting my foot down. :mad:

We're going to call this the December Rule. Beginning Dec. 1, players still in competition cannot choose the same team as another team chose that week.

It will be "first come, first served". No exceptions. :eek:

[chuck]

The Bob Law.

[Keith]

The Bob Law.

Is that anything like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWAsNZTnug

[HPF Bob]

The Jets win and the tie is unbroken. So now the December Rule goes into effect. Any remaining players cannot choose the same team that week as another player. It will be first-come, first-serve. And if anyone is bold enough to pick the Iggles over our Texans, make sure to get it in before kickoff.


Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD, NYJ
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, ATL, TAM, SD, NYJ

The clock starts now.

[HPF Bob]

Thur, Dec. 2

Houston at Philadelphia - 7:20 - NFLN

Sun., Dec 5

Buffalo at Minnesota - 12:00 - CBS
Chicago at Detroit - 12:00 - Fox
Cleveland at Miami - 12:00 - CBS
Denver at Kansas City - 12:00 - CBS
Jacksonville at Tennessee - 12:00 - CBS
New Orleans at Cincinnati - 12:00 - Fox
San Francisco at Green Bay - 12:00 - Fox
Washington at NY Giants - 12:00 - Fox
Oakland at San Diego - 3:05 - CBS
Atlanta at Tampa Bay - 3:15 - Fox
Carolina at Seattle - 3:15 - Fox
Dallas at Indianapolis - 3:15 - Fox
St. Louis at Arizona - 3:15 - Fox
Pittsburgh at Baltimore - 7:20 - NBC

Mon., Dec 6

NY Jets at New England - 7:30 - ESPN

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD, NYJ

No need for the Bob Law this week.

Week 13: NYG

C'mon Warren, take TEN to level out the available teams down the stretch. :P

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11. San Diego Chargers
12. New Yorks Jets

13. Philadelphia Eagles

I don't wanna do it, but I gotta.

C'mon Warren, take TEN to level out the available teams down the stretch. :PVery tempting after they put on that impressive offensive performance last week, especially against the always-stingy Texans defense... :rolleyes:

[HPF Bob]

The march continues....


Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD, NYJ, NYG
Warren: NYG, GB, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, ATL, TAM, SD, NYJ, PHI

[HPF Bob]

Thurs, Dec. 9:

Indianapolis at Tennessee - 7:20 - NFLN

Sun, Dec 12:

Atlanta at Carolina - 12:00 - Fox
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh - 12:00 - CBS
Cleveland at Buffalo - 12:00 - CBS
Green Bay at Detroit - 12:00 - Fox
NY Giants at Minnesota - 12:00 - Fox
Oakland at Jacksonville - 12:00 - CBS
Tampa Bay at Washington - 12:00 - Fox
Seattle at San Francisco - 3:05 - Fox
St. Louis at New Orleans - 3:05 - Fox
Denver at Arizona - 3:15 = CBS
Kansas City at San Diego - 3:15 - CBS
Miami at NY Jets - 3:15 - CBS
New England at Chicago - 3:15 - CBS
Philadelphia at Dallas - 7:20 - NBC

Mon., Dec. 13:

Baltimore at Houston - 7:30 - ESPN

I don't see any locks here. Good luck. Remember, the December Rule applies.

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD, NYJ, NYG

Week 14: SF

yikes.

[Warren]

1. New York Giants
2. Green Bay Packers
3. New England Patriots
4. New Orleans Saints
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Pittsburgh Steelers
7. Baltimore Ravens
8. Kansas City Chiefs
9. Atlanta Falcons
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
11. San Diego Chargers
12. New Yorks Jets
13. Philadelphia Eagles

14. Denver Broncos

I'm hoping Eric Studesville gives his team the same interim coach bump that Garrett gave to the Cowboys and Frazier gave to the Lions. And the Cardinals are a mess.

[HPF Bob]

It's a plus for you that the Broncos are holding off the Tebow experiment for at least a week. Orton will still start at QB.

I'm surprised neither of you went for Jackassville at home against a Raider team that has to go east three time zones.

[HPF Bob]

Keith takes the prize this year! Congratulations! Go into the closet and get yourself a t-shirt.

[painekiller]

Way to go Keith, both of you guys have had an impressive season. Congrats to Keith on his first championship.

[Warren]

Congrats, Keith. I guess the difference between the Broncos and the Cowboys and Vikings is that the Cowboys and Vikings actually have some talent. I just couldn't make myself take the Jags.

[Keith]

Keith: TEN, ATL, NE, NO, IND, PIT, BAL, KC, GB, TAM, SD, NYJ, NYG, SF

Week 15: MIA

[chuck]

Showoff...

[Keith]

eh, maybe not. Thanks Dan Carpenter.