Detroit for me please.

The BUNGALS screwed me over last year during week two... but the Ravens look crappy enough that I'm willing to give them a chance to redeem themselves. The Raven's O-line sucks, their starting QB is a water boy, their top corner is injured, and TO-lite, Hushwhatshisname, and Palmer all look ready to go. History is also on my side... the Bengals have won the last 6 of 7 against the Ravens, including a clean sweep last year.

What could go wrong?

And just that fast, I'm done. Atlanta goes 1 and 15 but this is the game they had to go and win!

I'm done too. Who would have thought Atlanta would win over Detroit.

Bastard Bengals . . .What an odd opening weekend

As 'Cosmo Kramer' would say..... I'm OUT!

Stupid Lions. When will I ever learn how to play these stupid pools.

Rookie QBs tend to be ready for week 1, it's week 2 that gives them problems, especially if it's on the road.

We had 37 entries (so far at least, there are still two more Week 1 games tonight if someone new wants to enter still). Of the 37, 15 are already out for having picked either the Bengals (3), Lions (5), Chargers (5), Texans (1), or Colts (1). Two entries still have picks yet to play.

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c'mon that's funny. chargers, colts, bengals, lions probably all would've been picked by me if i was picking by game....but since the 49ers had a game i couldn't pass it up! :D so if everyone is out by week 4 is the contest over?

Since it seems well established that I can make teams lose just by choosing them in Week 1 of the suicide contest, I really need to use it to my advantage next year. I should pick the opponent for the Texans. That way, if I still lose in the first week at least I won't mind it so much.

Well, I have to say that I wasn't surprised. The Steelers and Woodley are impressive.

Your Week 1 survivors with their picks no longer available:

Arky - NYJ
chuck - NEP
cland - DAL
dadmg - PHI
Dave - DEN
jcp - ARI
jppaul - ARI
Keith - NEP
KJ3 - ARI
kravix - DAL
Nconroe - NEP
nero THE zero - NOS
NickO - NEP
painekiller - NEP
papabear - PHI
popanot - NEP
RoyP - PIT
sinnister - PHI
superbowlbound - PHI
texan - NYJ
TexicanMexican - ARI

The Week 2 match-ups (spreads are for info only):

MIA @ ARI (-7)
CHI @ CAR (-3)
TEN @ CIN (-1)
SDC @ DEN (+1.5)
GBP @ DET (+3)
BAL @ HOU (-4.5)
BUF @ JAC (-6)
OAK @ KC (-4)
IND @ MIN (+2)
NYG @ STL (+8.5)
NEP @ NYJ (-2.5)
PIT @ CLE (+5.5)
SFO @ SEA (-9)
ATL @ TBB (-8.5)
NOS @ WAS (-1)
PHI @ DAL (-7)

Im gonna take Houston this week. Home opener lots of emotion and lots to prove. Given our record last year at home, this looks hard to lose even after last Sunday.

Week 1: Dallas Cowgirls
Week 2: Houston Texans

Not really lurking, just busy and distracted. I thought to drop by for the contest. I'll check in when I can.

Some tough ones this week. I'll take the Giants of New York.

Week 1: Eagles
Week 2: Texans

I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
 

KC Chiefs....

Week 1: Arizona
Week 2: Da packers to own detroit

Week 1: Patriots
Week 2: Giants

Week 1: NO Saints
Week 2: TB Bucs

Week 1: New England
Week 2: Arizona

week 1: arizona cardinals
week 2: kansas city cheifs

Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles
Week 2: Arizona Cardinals over Miami. I wanted to pick a few other games more than this, but injury situations were making things sketchy. This is as good a time as any to squeeze out a Cards pick; against Miami and if they lose then its not like I made it to week 10 and was staking my survival on the Cards.

Week 1: Philly
Week 2: The Giants of New York

Week 1: New England
Week 2: Arizona

Week 1: Cardinals
Week 2: Giants

Week 1: Denver
Week 2: Kansas City

1. New England Patriots

2. Seattle Seahawks

Week 1: New York Jets

Week 2: New York Giants

Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles
Week 2: New York Giants

There go three or four for betting on the Chiefs...the Chiefs are always a safe bet to suck, even against the Raiders.

We're missing picks from jcp, painekiller, cland, and Roy P.

papabear and kravix both picked the Texans.

Fifteen other entries made it in time. Not sure what to do about the others honestly given the situation with Hurricane Ike.

This will be a pain, but I think we should let the others stay in and just play a week behind (i.e. if one of them lasts long enough, they would have to last one week longer than someone making a correct pick in Week 2).

Should there be someone to pick all 17 weeks correctly and one of the posters above pick correctly the rest of the way (16 weeks), then the winner would be the one picking 17 correct.

Thoughts? I don't want to penalize those missing a pick this week due to the circumstances, but I don't want them to float a week when 17 out of 21 of us found a way to pick before the storm moved through, too.

btw, for anyone able to read this before Monday night's kickoff, please make a Week 2 pick. TIA. :cool:

That sounds fair

Sounds good to me. Hope everyone in Houston is doing well..

Sounds fair to me as well.

Who cares? This is a stupid game.

That souds fair to me Keith.

We could also just drop this week and the picks everyone made. That might be more fair to those that got booted this week that actually made picks over the ones that couldnt or like me made a pick for a game that didnt happen.

Sorry guys, but I haven't had power. I picked the Giants to destroy the
Rams like the the Eagles did. If I'd been able to get to a computer before today (Tuesday), they would have been my choice. So, I won't use them for next week.

1 - Pitt
2 - NYG

And while I'm here with the internet, go ahead and put me down for week 3.

3 - Buf Bills over the Raiders.

Players still alive into Week 3 with previous picks:

dadmg – PHI, ARI
Keith – NEP, ARI
NickO – NEP, ARI
jppaul – ARI, GBP
kravix – DAL, *
papabear – PHI, *
Nconroe – NEP, NYG
popanot – NEP, NYG
RoyP – PIT, NYG
sinister – PHI, NYG
superbowlbound – PHI, NYG
texan – NYJ, NYG
TexicanMexican – ARI, NYG
nero THE zero – NOS, TBB
cland – DAL, *
jcp – ARI, *
painekiller – NEP, *

Note: Players with an asterisk have to play by the Ike rule proposed in an earlier post. These players are essentially playing a week behind the others still in the game.

Your Week 3 match-ups:

KCC @ ATL (-4)
OAK @ BUF (-9)
HOU @ TEN (-5)
CIN @ NYG (-13)
ARI @ WAS (-3)
MIA @ NEP (-12.5)
TBB @ CHI (-3)
CAR @ MIN (-3.5)
STL @ SEA (-9.5)
DET @ SFO (-4)
NOS @ DEN (-5.5)
PIT @ PHI (-3)
JAC @ IND (-5.5)
CLE @ BAL (-2.5)
DAL @ GBP (+3)
NYJ @ SDC (-9)

Week 1: NEP
Week 2: ARI
Week 3: NYG

NEP,
IKE
Denver