The 2013 ITB Suicide Contest Thread

[Keith]

Originally Posted by Arky

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]

Originally Posted by barrett

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!