The 2013 ITB Suicide Contest Thread

[HPF Bob]

Our favorite game is back...no not NFL football but the annual ITB Suicide Contest. Don't know if Keith has any goodies left in the closet but maybe a t-shirt will be at stake.

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.)

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

THUR. September 5th

Baltimore at Denver (7:30 pm, NBC)

SUN. September 8th

Atlanta at New Orleans (Noon, Fox)
Cincinnati at Chicago (Noon, CBS)
Kansas City at Jacksonville (Noon, CBS)
Miami at Cleveland (Noon, CBS)
Minnesota at Detroit (Noon, Fox)
New England at Buffalo (Noon, CBS)
Oakland at Indianapolis (Noon, CBS)
Seattle at Carolina (Noon, Fox)
Tampa Bay at NY Jets (Noon, Fox)
Tennessee at Pittsburgh (Noon, CBS)
Arizona at St. Louis (3:25 pm, Fox)
Green Bay at San Francisco (3:25 pm, Fox)
NY Giants at Dallas (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., September 9th

Philadelphia at Washington (6:10 pm, ESPN)
Houston at San Diego (9:20 pm, ESPN)

Post replies on this same thread with name of city. Good luck to all.

[chuck]

Post replies on this same thread with name of city. Good luck to all.

You're assuming that no one is going to pick the Jets. Which is perfectly reasonable.

[WMH]

Week 1 - Indy

[HPF Bob]

You're assuming that no one is going to pick the Jets. Which is perfectly reasonable.

Fairly obvious that you have to specify Giants or Jets. And, there's a good contest to see which division is the weakest - AFC East (Buffalo, Jets, Dolphins) or AFC West (Raiders, Chiefs, Chargers). Throw in the Browns, Titans and Jaguars and the AFC is almost already narrowed down the field to a playoff contingent. Seven teams have a legit shot at the playoffs and one could argue that the Patriots and Broncos are prohibitive favorites to win their divisions leaving four playoff spots among the Texans, Colts, Steelers, Ravens and Bengals.

And yet I suspect some here will hit the panic button if the Texans start 2-3 which is quite possible if you check the schedule. Never fear. Even if that happens, 10-6 is almost guaranteed unless they get hit with a rash of injuries or misfortune.

But let me see if I can put my jinxing to work in week one:

Wk 1: Indianapolis

[popanot]

Wow... I can only see 3, maybe 4, games on that schedule where there is a (somewhat) clear pick-em favorite. And of those, only 1 (Indy) is at home.

Week 1: Indy

[Nconroe]

True, not many good choices this first week.

Week 1 - Indy

[chuck]

Rather than try to get cute I'm going to go with Indy like everyone else.

[Keith]

Week 1: IND

[painekiller]

I like to be different, but that usually gets me in trouble, so

Week 1 Indy

[Foo'ball Fool]

Uh, I'm going with Indy, also.

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis

[WMH]

This has the making of the quickest contest ever......

[machoneil]

1) Indianapolis (ha ha)

[Keith]

This has the making of the quickest contest ever......
Ha, we did have a "Son of Survivor" contest in 2008 because a lot of people crapped out early. That was the year too that Ike caused some to miss making a pick too.

[HPF Bob]

We had one like that last year because it was all over before September.

[chuck]

We had one like that last year because it was all over before September.

Yes. Yes, it was

[Arky]

It's unanimous!

Indianapolis Colts

[WMH]

And we all skate by......

[chuck]

And we all skate by......

I would have been happy to have lost. I suspect we all would have.

[Arky]

I would have been happy to have lost. I suspect we all would have.

Ya, it was win/win. Colts win, we all win. Colts lose, we all still win.

[Keith]

Colts lose, we all still win.
And we all still play Son of Suicide Contest next week anyway. So yeah, I was pretty bummed. We missed a good opportunity to gain a half game on the Patriots this afternoon as well. The Colts, Pats, and Ravens all losing in Week 1 was a dream scenario. Oh well.

[barrett]

I'm getting in late but am afforded the rare choice between 2 Monday games. I'll go Houston.

[WMH]

Week 1 - Indy
Week 2 - New England

[chuck]

I'm getting in late but am afforded the rare choice between 2 Monday games. I'll go Houston.

Ah. Now I better understand your silent freakout.

[HPF Bob]

There were no losers for a change in Week 1 although nobody had a cakewalk either. Here's who is not available:

Arky, Chuck, Foo'Ball Fool, HPF Bob, Keith, Machoneil, Nconroe, Painekiller, Popanot, Warren, WMH - IND
Barrett - HOU

Week 2 Schedule:

THUR. September 12th

NY Jets at New England (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. September 15th

Carolina at Buffalo (Noon, Fox)
Cleveland at Baltimore (Noon, CBS)
Dallas at Kansas City (Noon, Fox)
Miami at Indianapolis (Noon, CBS)
Minnesota at Chicago (Noon, Fox)
San Diego at Philadelphia (Noon, CBS)
St. Louis at Atlanta (Noon, Fox)
Tennessee at Houston (Noon, CBS)
Washington at Green Bay (Noon, Fox)
Detroit at Arizona (3:05 pm, Fox)
New Orleans at Tampa Bay (3:05 pm, Fox)
Denver at NY Giants (3:25 pm, CBS)
Jacksonville at Oakland (3:25 pm, CBS)
San Francisco at Seattle (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., September 16th

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (7:40 pm, ESPN)

WMH has already chosen NE for Thursday night.
Good luck to the rest of you.

[Arky]

Week 1 - Indy
Week 2 - Baltimore

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England

[HPF Bob]

Several interesting choices. The Pats are an obvious one but they have an easy schedule and I'm not sure I want that option off my board this early.

The Falcons shouldn't be 0-2 so a home date against the Rams is a good choice but, again, do I want the Falcons off my selection board this early?

Likewise, the Packers ought not start 0-2 and they have a home date against a Redskin team on a short week. Even with RG3 bouncing back, can I trust the Pack to win this?

I'm tempted to take the Bengals at home over Pittsburgh who looked very vulnerable the way Tennessee destroyed them. But those are the Steelers and those are the Bengals. A risky play.

Oakland looked surprisingly stable against Indy in week one and return home to face the Quagmires. Taking the Raiders means choosing a team you wouldn't expect to need later in the season. Another risky play.

Could the Super Bowl champs fall to 0-2 against the Browns at home? Not likely, but their wallets looked fat and happy in the second half on Thursday night.

Then there's Houston at home against the Titties. Even with a short week, the Texans ought to pull it out but do I really want to test the jinx?

After careful consideration, I'm going with...

Green Bay. They won't have many other opportunities on their early schedule where I would regret choosing them this week.

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: Ind
Week 2: New England

I've burned myself in the past trying to be cute. This time I'll just go with the big favorite. I can always regret burning the good choices later.

[popanot]

Week 1: Indy
Week 2: Houston

[Nconroe]

Week 1 - Indy
Week 2 - Baltimore

[Keith]

1-Indianapolis
2-New England

[machoneil]

1) Indianapolis
2) Kansas City

[chuck]

What FF said.

1. Indy
2. New England

[barrett]

week 1: Houston
week 2: New England

[painekiller]

1) Indy
2) Houston

[HPF Bob]

I didn't notice any casualties this week but I'm still reviewing:

Arky: IND, BAL
Barrett: HOU, NE
Chuck: IND, NE
Foo'ball Fool: IND, NE
HPF Bob: IND, GB (shoulda went with my gut on the Raiders)
Keith: IND, NE
Machoneil: IND, KC (ballsy pick there)
Nconroe: IND, BAL
Painekiller: IND, HOU
Popanot: IND, HOU
Warren: IND, NE
WMH: IND, NE

It's 12 for 12! Congrats to everyone.

Week 3 starts with Andy Reid returning to Philadelphia:

THUR. September 19th

Kansas City at Philadelphia (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. September 22nd

Arizona at New Orleans (Noon, Fox)
Cleveland at Minnesota (Noon, CBS)
Detroit at Washington (Noon, Fox)
Green Bay at Cincinnati (Noon, Fox)
Houston at Baltimore (Noon, CBS)
NY Giants at Carolina (Noon, Fox)
San Diego at Tennessee (Noon, CBS)
St. Louis at Dallas (Noon, Fox)
Tampa Bay at New England (Noon, Fox)
Atlanta at Miami (3:05 pm, Fox)
Buffalo at NY Jets (3:05 pm, Fox)
Indianapolis at San Francisco (3:25 pm, CBS)
Jacksonville at Seattle (3:25 pm, CBS)
Chicago at Pittsburgh (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., September 16th

Oakland at Denver (7:40 pm, ESPN)

Good luck to all!

[HPF Bob]

Week 1: IND
Week 2: GB
Week 3: SEA

Even if this is a trap game and even if Seattle comes out flat, I don't see any way the Quagmires are going to be able to bring it in Seattle's house. Lock city, baby!

[popanot]

I'd like to get fancy here and not shoot the SEA bullet so early in the season and against such an awful team, but being fancy usually gets me eliminated early in this game. So...

Week 1: IND
Week 2: HOU
Week 3: SEA

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: Ind
Week 2: New England
Week 3: Seattle

After Week 2, is there really a trap game? I thought I had a sure thing picking New England. Those of us that picked Houston did, too. We all got by, but only by the skin of our teeth!

[WMH]

Week 1: IND
Week 2: NE
Week 3: SEA

[chuck]

1. Indy
2. New England
3. Denver

[Keith]

Keith: IND, NE

Week 3: Seattle

[painekiller]

1) Indy
2) Houston
3) Seattle

[Arky]

Week 1 - Indy
Week 2 - Baltimore
Week 3 - Minnesota

[Nconroe]

It does seem league parity and any given Sunday are more true than ever. After two games, 16 teams are 1-1 and 8 teams are 0-2.

Week 3 : Boston/New England Patriots

[machoneil]

1) Indianapolis
2) Kansas City
3) Minnesota

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England

3: Seattle

[barrett]

week 1: Houston
week 2: New England

Week 3 Seattle

[Arky]

Week 1 - Indy
Week 2 - Baltimore
Week 3 - Minnesota

Adios, muchachos

[HPF Bob]

The Monday Nighter is over without being really over so let's move ahead to Week 4. We lost a few players this week:

Arky: MIN - So long.
Machoneil MIN - see ya.

Still, ten are left:

Barrett: HOU, NE, SEA
Chuck: IND, NE, DEN
Foo'ball Fool: IND, NE, SEA
HPF Bob: IND, GB, SEA
Keith: IND, NE, SEA
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA
Warren: IND, NE, SEA
WMH: IND, NE, SEA

Here's the schedule for Week 4:

THUR. September 26th

San Francisco at St. Louis (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. September 29th

Arizona at Tampa Bay (Noon, Fox)
Baltimore at Buffalo (Noon, CBS)
Chicago at Detroit (Noon, Fox)
Cincinnati at Cleveland (Noon, CBS)
Indianapolis at Jacksonville (Noon, CBS)
NY Giants at Kansas City (Noon, Fox)
Pittsburgh at Minnesota (Noon, CBS)
Seattle at Houston (Noon, Fox)
NY Jets at Tennessee (3:05 pm, CBS)
Dallas at San Diego (3:25 pm, Fox)
Philadelphia at Denver (3:25 pm, Fox)
Washington at Oakland (3:25 pm, Fox)
New England at Atlanta (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., September 30th

Miami at New Orleans (7:40 pm, ESPN)

Barrett has the advantage of being the only guy who hasn't already used IND.

Good luck to everyone.

[painekiller]

Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA

So many reasons that I don't like the following pick: Tennessee

[WMH]

Tough week. I'm going to break one of my rules and pick a road team.

Week 1: IND
Week 2: NE
Week 3: SEA
Week 4: CIN

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN

[HPF Bob]

I hate to jinx the Broncos but my second choice was picking the Chiefs to further sink the Giants.

WK 1: IND
WK 2: GB
WK 3: SEA
WK 4: DEN

[Nconroe]

Peyton Manning looked phenomenal last night, while Eli looked pretty bad on Sunday, so - and try to be a little different

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE

week 4 - Kansas City Chiefs over NYG, I hope

[chuck]

1. Indy
2. New England
3. Denver

4. New Orleans

Those of you who picked Seattle in week three and have Denver left for this week were obviously a step ahead of me.

[popanot]

Week 1: IND
Week 2: HOU
Week 3: SEA
Week 4: DEN

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle

4. Denver

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: Ind
Week 2: New England
Week 3: Seattle

Week 4: Denver

[barrett]

week 1: Houston
week 2: New England
Week 3 Seattle

Forgot again so I'll go monday night and take the Saints.

[WMH]

Tough week. I'm going to break one of my rules and pick a road team.

Week 1: IND
Week 2: NE
Week 3: SEA
Week 4: CIN

That's what happens when you try to get cute.

"That's this league"......

Good luck to the survivors!

[HPF Bob]

With Barrett's late entry, the only casualty from last week is WMH. Here's the scoreboard for the nine others:

Barrett: HOU, NE, SEA, NO
Chuck: IND, NE, DEN, NO
Foo'ball Fool: IND, NE, SEA, DEN
HPF Bob: IND, GB, SEA, DEN
Keith: IND, NE, SEA, DEN
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC,
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA, TEN
(great timing since Locker is now out 8 weeks)
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN
Warren: IND, NE, SEA, DEN

Here's the Week 5 Schedule. We're now getting into the bye weeks:

THUR. October 3rd

Buffalo at Cleveland (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. October 6th

Baltimore at Miami (Noon, CBS)
Detroit at Green Bay (Noon, Fox)
Jacksonville at St. Louis (Noon, CBS)
Kansas City at Tennessee (Noon, CBS)
New England at Cincinnati (Noon, CBS)
New Orleans at Chicago (Noon, Fox)
Philadelphia at NY Giants (Noon, Fox)
Seattle at Indianapolis (Noon, Fox)
Carolina at Arizona (3:05 pm, Fox)
Denver at Dallas (3:25 pm, CBS)
San Diego at Oakland (10:35 pm, NFLN)
Houston at San Francisco (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., October 7th

NY Jets at Atlanta (7:40 pm, ESPN)

Bye weeks: MIN, TAM, PIT, WSH

Good luck to all!

EDIT - There has been a scheduling change because of the Oakland A's playoff game so the Chargers-Raiders tilt has been moved back to 10:35 pm Central (8:25 pm Pacific) which will give the grounds crew more time to change the field and hope more time for the plumbers to flush down the raw sewage that backs up into the locker rooms.

The SNF Houston-San Francisco game will not change but viewers with the NFL Network can switch over to the Chargers-Raiders for a very late Sunday nightcap afterwards.

[HPF Bob]

Another lay-up week. Eventually, the tough calls will come.

HPF Bob:

Wk1 : IND
Wk2 : GB
Wk3 : SEA
Wk4 : DEN

Wk5 selection: ATL

(I'm guessing it will be Barrett's choice too since he can't seem to get his picks in until late).

[popanot]

Week 1: IND
Week 2: HOU
Week 3: SEA
Week 4: DEN

Week 5: STL

Rams are bad, but are they THAT bad? Hope not...

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN
Week 5 - STL

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN


Week 5 St. Louis

[barrett]

Another lay-up week. Eventually, the tough calls will come.

HPF Bob:

Wk1 : IND
Wk2 : GB
Wk3 : SEA
Wk4 : DEN

Wk5 selection: ATL

(I'm guessing it will be Barrett's choice too since he can't seem to get his picks in until late).

Why stop a good thing Bob? Let's go with Atlanta this week.

Barrett: HOU, NE, SEA, NO

Although I hope my luck was from picking the monday night game and not from picking on Monday Night.

[Nconroe]

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC

wk 5: St. Louis Rams

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle
4: Denver

5: St. Louis

[chuck]

Some of you guys have a lot more faith in St Louis than I do.

1. Indy
2. New England
3. Denver
4. New Orleans

5. Atlanta

[painekiller]

Some of you guys have a lot more faith in St Louis than I do.



Everybody coping me has me second guessingmyself

[HPF Bob]

Everybody coping me has me second guessingmyself

We cope with you all the time, PK. It's nothing new. ;)

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: Ind
Week 2: New England
Week 3: Seattle
Week 4: Denver

Week 5: St. Louis

[chuck]

Well, that caps a fing miserable weekend of football for me.

[HPF Bob]

Well, that caps a fing miserable weekend of football for me.

Yup, Nick "Queer As" Folk knocks Chuck, Barrett and myself out of the running leaving just the six Ram fans.

[HPF Bob]

Here are the survivors heading into Week 6:

Foo'ball Fool: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL
Keith: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA, TEN, STL
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL
Warren: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL

That takes the Rams and Colts off the list for everyone and two lucky stiffs can still use the Broncos against the Jaguars this week.

THUR. October 10th

NY Giants at Chicago (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. October 13th

Carolina at Minnesota (Noon, Fox)
Cincinnati at Buffalo (Noon, CBS)
Detroit at Cleveland (Noon, Fox)
Green Bay at Baltimore (Noon, Fox)
Oakland at Kansas City (Noon, CBS)
Pittsburgh at NY Jets (Noon, CBS)
St. Louis at Houston (Noon, Fox)
Jacksonville at Denver (3:05 pm, CBS) (J'ville +28)
Tennessee at Seattle (3:05 pm, CBS)
Arizona at San Francisco (3:25 pm, Fox)
New Orleans at New England (3:25 pm, Fox)
Washington at Dallas (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., October 14th

Indianapolis at San Diego (7:40 pm, ESPN)

Bye weeks: ATL, MIA

Good luck to all!

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN
Week 5 - STL

Week 6 - San Francisco

[popanot]

Week 1: IND
Week 2: HOU
Week 3: SEA
Week 4: DEN
Week 5: STL

Week 6: CIN

Here's hoping the new Bills QB has potty all over the home field.

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN
Week 5 St. Louis

Week 6 Denver

[Nconroe]

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL

Week 6 : Cincinatti Bengals

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle
4: Denver
5: St. Louis

6: San Francisco

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: Ind
Week 2: New England
Week 3: Seattle
Week 4: Denver
Week 5: St. Louis

Week 6: San Francisco

[HPF Bob]

All six contenders stayed alive this week although the Bengal rooters had to sweat out an OT and the others didn't have as easy a time as they may have wanted. Here's the updated scoreboard:

Foo'ball Fool: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF
Keith: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA, TEN, STL, DEN
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN
Warren: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF

No longer available: IND, STL

THUR. October 17th

Seattle at Arizona (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. October 20th

Buffalo at Miami (Noon, CBS)
Chicago at Washington (Noon, Fox)
Cincinnati at Detroit (Noon, CBS)
Dallas at Philadelphia (Noon, Fox)
New England at NY Jets (Noon, CBS)
St. Louis at Carolina (Noon, Fox)
San Diego at Jacksonville (Noon, CBS) - I'm calling an upset here
Tampa Bay at Atlanta (Noon, Fox)
San Francisco at Tennessee (3:05 pm, Fox)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (3:25 pm, CBS)
Cleveland at Green Bay (3:25 pm, CBS)
Houston at Kansas City (3:25 pm, CBS)
Denver at Indianapolis (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., October 21st

1-4 Minnesota at 0-6 NY Giants (7:40 pm, ESPN) #LOL@ESPN

Bye weeks: NO, OAK

How many of you will jump on the KC bandwagon this week?

[Nconroe]

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN

Wk 7 - Atlanta

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN
Week 5 - STL
Week 6 - SF

Week 7 - Green Bay

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN
Week 5 St. Louis
Week 6 Denver

Week 7 Kansas City - yes I said it. :eek:

[HPF Bob]

Another league I'm in claimed its winner last week so they are starting over. I make the same picks there as I do here and I took KC partly for the jinx factor.

Believe it or not, the AFC South is still out there if the Texans can get their act together. If Denver helps us on Sunday night, the Colts could be 4-3 by week's end and a 3-4 Houston team is right there in the mix.

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle
4: Denver
5: St. Louis
6: San Francisco

7: Green Bay

[painekiller]

Another league I'm in claimed its winner last week so they are starting over. I make the same picks there as I do here and I took KC partly for the jinx factor.

Believe it or not, the AFC South is still out there if the Texans can get their act together. If Denver helps us on Sunday night, the Colts could be 4-3 by week's end and a 3-4 Houston team is right there in the mix.

I was thinking the same thing....I'm good at jinxes.

[popanot]

Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN

SD

I don't think the Jags can beat anybody this year.

[HPF Bob]

I called the Jags winning this week for the following reasons:

1) SD played Monday night.
2) SD has to travel three time zones for a noon start.
3) They are probably overlooking the Jags.
4) The Jags have figured out how to exploit Blackmon and their offense is entirely different when they can get the ball to him (ask the Texans).
5) I think staying with Denver as well as they did gave them some confidence.
6) Even terrible teams win once or twice a season.

[painekiller]

.
6) Even terrible teams win once or twice a season.

It almost harder to lose em all then win em all.

[popanot]

I called the Jags winning this week for the following reasons:

1) SD played Monday night.
2) SD has to travel three time zones for a noon start.
3) They are probably overlooking the Jags.
4) The Jags have figured out how to exploit Blackmon and their offense is entirely different when they can get the ball to him (ask the Texans).
5) I think staying with Denver as well as they did gave them some confidence.
6) Even terrible teams win once or twice a season.
If I had money on the line you might have convinced me to change my pick. Well, maybe not... :)

[Foo'ball Fool]

Week 1: Ind
Week 2: New England
Week 3: Seattle
Week 4: Denver
Week 5: St. Louis
Week 6: San Francisco

Week 7: Miami

[HPF Bob]

Foo'ball Fool (Dolphins) is the only casualty this week. Five players remain.

Keith: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF, GB
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN, ATL
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA, TEN, STL, DEN, KC (dang it)
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN, SD
Warren: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF, GB

Not available: IND, STL

Here's the Week 8 schedule:

THUR. October 24th

Carolina at Tampa Bay (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. October 27th

Buffalo at New Orleans (Noon, CBS)
Cleveland at Kansas City (Noon, CBS)
Dallas at Detroit (Noon, Fox)
Miami at New England (Noon, CBS)
NY Giants at Philadelphia (Noon, Fox)
San Francisco at Jacksonville (Noon, CBS)* - in London
NY Jets at Cincinnati (3:05 pm, CBS)
Pittsburgh at Oakland (3:05 pm, CBS)
Atlanta at Arizona (3:25 pm, Fox)
Washington at Denver (3:25 pm, Fox)
Green Bay at Minnesota (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., October 28th

Seattle at St. Louis (7:40 pm, ESPN) #LOL@ESPN

Bye weeks: BAL, CHI, HOU, IND, SD, TEN

Frankly, if you've been promising the wife/gf/family you'd do something with them on a Sunday, this is the weekend to do it. ;)

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN
Week 5 - STL
Week 6 - SF
Week 7 - GB

Week 8 - New Orleans

[popanot]

Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN, SD

WK 8: SF

Gonna stick to my pick-against-JAX routine for as long as I can.

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN
Week 5 St. Louis
Week 6 Denver
Week 7 Kansas City - yes I said it. And I got it right

Week 8 SF - going for the old who the Jags playing thing, but they play in London, so I am nervous.

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle
4: Denver
5: St. Louis
6: San Francisco
7: Green Bay

8: New Orleans

[Nconroe]

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN, ATL

Wk 8 : San Francisco

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN
Week 5 St. Louis
Week 6 Denver
Week 7 Kansas City - yes I said it. And I got it right

Week 8 SF - going for the old who the Jags playing thing, but they play in London, so I am nervous.

Gotta love picking against the Jags.

[popanot]

Gotta love picking against the Jags.Works like a charm! :) Unfortunately, they're on bye WK9.

[HPF Bob]

Technically, NConroe was a minute late posting his pick but I'll let it slide. You're supposed to get your selection in an hour before that game kicks off but no blood, no foul. So everyone is still in the hunt:

Keith: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF, GB, NO
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN, ATL, SF,
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA, TEN, STL, DEN, KC, SF
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN, SD, SF
Warren: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF, GB, NO

Not available: IND, STL, SF

The Bengals are going to be dressed like some sort of psychedelic pumpkins for Halloween. Oh, sorry. That's what they normally wear.

Here's your Week 9 schedule:

THUR. October 31st

Cincinnati at Miami (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. November 3rd

Atlanta at Carolina (Noon, Fox)
Kansas City at Buffalo (Noon, CBS)
Minnesota at Dallas (Noon, Fox)
New Orleans at NY Jets (Noon, Fox)
San Diego at Washington (Noon, CBS)
Tennessee at St. Louis (Noon, CBS)
Philadelphia at Oakland (3:05 pm, Fox)
Tampa Bay at Seattle (3:05 pm, Fox)
Baltimore at Cleveland (3:25 pm, CBS)
Pittsburgh at New England (3:25 pm, CBS)
Indianapolis at Houston (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., November 4th

Chicago at Green Bay (7:40 pm, ESPN)

Bye Weeks: ARI, DEN, DET, JAX, NYG, SF

Sorry, guys. You can't pick the Colts but one player can still take Seattle. Who's going to hop on the Cowboy chokewagon?

[popanot]

Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN, SD, SF

WK 9: DAL

What the heck, I'll jump on the chokewagon. The MINN QB/HC/DEF situation is so bad that AP is going to have to beat them singlehandedly and I just don't think he can do it.

Lots of trap games on that list, IMO (and Dallas is probably one of them).

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN
Week 5 - STL
Week 6 - SF
Week 7 - GB
Week 8 - NO

Week 9 - Dallas :eek:

:confused: I can't believe this... welp, been a ride, fellas.

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN
Week 5 St. Louis
Week 6 Denver
Week 7 Kansas City - yes I said it. And I got it right
Week 8 SF

Week 9 NE

[Nconroe]

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN, ATL, SF

Week 9: Seattle

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle
4: Denver
5: St. Louis
6: San Francisco
7: Green Bay
8: New Orleans

9: Carolina

[HPF Bob]

These just don't change much around here. The Texans embarrass themselves again on national tv and the Fab Five survive another week in the Suicide Contest. It wasn't easy though, especially for those rooting for the Cowboys and Seahawks. Had to be sweatin' there, weren't you?

Here are the updated standings:

Keith: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF, GB, NO, DAL
Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN, ATL, SF, SEA
Painekiller: IND, HOU, SEA, TEN, STL, DEN, KC, SF, NE
Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN, SD, SF, DAL
Warren: IND, NE, SEA, DEN, STL, SF, GB, NO, CAR

Not available: IND, STL, SF, SEA

And here's your Week 10 schedule:

THUR. November 7th

Washington at Minnesota (7:25 pm, NFLN)

SUN. November 10th

Buffalo at Pittsburgh (Noon, CBS)
Cincinnati at Baltimore (Noon, CBS)
Detroit at Chicago (Noon, Fox)
Jacksonville at Tennessee (Noon, CBS)
Oakland at NY Giants (Noon, CBS)
Philadelphia at Green Bay (Noon, Fox)
St. Louis at Indianapolis (Noon, Fox)
Seattle at Atlanta (Noon, Fox)
Carolina at San Francisco (3:05 pm, Fox)
Denver at San Diego (3:25 pm, CBS)
Houston at Arizona (3:25 pm, CBS)
Dallas at New Orleans (7:30 pm, NBC)

MON., November 11th (Veterans Day - should the teams be decked out in cammo unis?)

Miami at Tampa Bay (7:40 pm, ESPN)

Bye Weeks: CLE, KC, NE, NYJ

Forget about watching the Thursday night game. College football has Oklahoma-Baylor and Oregon-Stanford that ought to be better to watch.

And, really, there are no gimmes this week, particularly since the Colts, 49ers and Seahawks have already been played. Do you take a chance on the Titans beating the Jags? How about the Fins over the Bucs in spite of the inner turmoil in Miami? Got a hunch on the Saints over the hot-and-cold Cowboys? Or maybe the Cardinals spanking Houston?

Batter up.

[painekiller]

Week 1 IND
Week 2 HOU
Week 3 SEA
Week 4 TEN
Week 5 St. Louis
Week 6 Denver
Week 7 Kansas City - yes I said it. And I got it right
Week 8 SF
Week 9 NE

Week 10 NO this might change, might go Arizona, gotta see how the week plays out.

[popanot]

Yay, the Jags are back and I haven't picked their opponent yet!! And better yet, I survived picking Dallas last week!

Popanot: IND, HOU, SEA, DEN, STL, CIN, SD, SF, DAL

WK 10: TEN

[Keith]

Week 1 - IND
Week 2 - NE
Week 3 - SEA
Week 4 - DEN
Week 5 - STL
Week 6 - SF
Week 7 - GB
Week 8 - NO
Week 9 - DAL

Week 10 - Tennessee

...must be some bad karma coming for picking the Cowboys and Titans in successive weeks. And thanks to their bye this week, I go another week without picking the undefeated Chiefs. Yes, they are the weakest 9-0 team in history.

[Nconroe]

Nconroe: IND, BAL, NE, KC, STL, CIN, ATL, SF, SEA

Yes, sweatin out the Seattle game pretty good last week.

Wk 10: TEN Titans

[Warren]

1: Indianapolis
2: New England
3: Seattle
4: Denver
5: St. Louis
6: San Francisco
7: Green Bay
8: New Orleans
9: Carolina

10: Tennessee

[HPF Bob]

PK has a chance to win the title this week.

[popanot]

PK has a chance to win the title this week.Or could be the only one eliminated. :p

[painekiller]

Or could be the only one eliminated. :p

Hey, don't jinx me...:D

[popanot]

It's all you now, PK! :)

[HPF Bob]

Yup. Time to be a Saints fan. Which are the Cowboys this week? The team that chokes away a sure win or the one that makes a breathtaking comeback?

[painekiller]

Looks like we all lost, now what?

[HPF Bob]

Unless my eyes are bad, you choose New Orleans, PK, so you won.

Tell him what he's won, Don Pardo...

[Keith]

Congrats pk!

If you want a XL t-shirt, email or PM me an address.

[painekiller]

I thought New Orleans lost. Oh well. I finally won one of these. About time.

[popanot]

I thought New Orleans lost. Oh well. I finally won one of these. About time.I wish the Texans would lose more like the Saints did this week. :) Congrats, PK!

[painekiller]

I wish the Texans would lose more like the Saints did this week. :) Congrats, PK!

Thank you!

I would also like to thank the little people, The Jags, and the Texans for allowing me this chance...:D