NFL Pick Winners game (Conference Chamipionships Open)

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Eagles (though I reserve the right to change my pick if Carson Wentz doesn't play)

Bills
Steelers (The Browns have improved, but they aren't beating Pittsburgh)
Colts
Dolphins
TIE (Garappolo isn't going down this game, but I don't see the Vikings losing either)
Patriots
Saints
Jaguars
Chiefs
Racists...oops I mean Redskins
Panthers
TIE (To everyone picking Seattle, they are much weaker this year than last year)
Packers

Jets (This pick originally was the Lions, but with the announcement that Sam Darnold will be starting for the Jets, I feel like gambling and picking an upset.)
Rams

For the team that I think will last the longest undefeated, I think it'll be a tie between the Rams and the Patriots, with both teams losing in week 15.

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Apparently no one had the Steelers/Browns game ending in a tie...

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Standings

1184AZ 12
ExtremeRep 11
NewYorkExpress 10
TexasGurl 10*
Jacobin American 9
Illiniwek 7 9
JacksonHitchcock 8
JGibson 8
tmthforu94 8
olawakandi 7
OSR 7
SWE 4
dfwlibertylover 3

* TexasGurl edited her post Monday morning, presumably to add in Monday predictions, but I have no way to verify she didn't change her earlier ones. Leaning towards giving benefit of the doubt, but not decided yet.

Anyway, congratulations AZ, and good luck to everyone for week 2.

Don't change her score for Sunday, give her any credit she does or doesn't get for getting the Monday pick right or wrong.

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Ravens

Falcons
Chargers
Vikings
Saints
Dolphins
Chiefs (though if Lea'veon Bell reports, I reserve the right to change my pick)
Eagles
Texans
Racists...sorry Redskins
Rams
49ers (after watching all the trouble the niners had with the Jets, I feel comfortable with this pick)
Raiders
Patriots (Tom Brady is better than Blake Bortles, damnit!)
Giants

TIE (I would pick the Bears, but I don't feel confident enough in Mitch Trubisky to give them the outright victory).

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Frankly, I'm ticked off, because I've picked multiple ties over the first two weeks, and there have been multiple ties over the first two weeks, and none of them have been in games that I've picked to be ties.

It's bizarre.

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http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24703207/bills-cb-vontae-davis-abruptly-retires-football-half-vs-chargers

Apparently the Bills are so bad that cornerback Vontae Davis retired at halftime this week.

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TIE (There's been a tie every week thus far, and the Thursday Night game is known for being notoriously bad, and these are two bad teams, so why shouldn't something like a 0-0 or 3-3 tie be reasonable here?)

Vikings
Panthers
Ravens
Redskins
Eagles
Saints
Giants
Raiders
Chiefs
Jaguars
Rams
Bears
Seahawks
Patriots

TIE (I love Ryan Fitzpatrick, and I think he'll have another excellent game, but I think the Steelers offense will match him point for point, even if Le'Veon Bell doesn't report...which if I don't he will. If Bell does report, I reserve the right to change this pick to the Steelers).

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Congratulations to the Cleveland Browns for FINALLY WINNING A GAME!!!!

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Rams

Packers
Falcons
Lions (but only because Matt Stafford is having a slightly better season than Dak Prescott)
TIE (Two bad teams go at it, and I wouldn't be shocked if this ended up in a a 0-0 or 3-3 tie)
Patriots
Jaguars
Eagles
Buccaneers
TIE (The Browns aren't good, and Oakland has been having a horrible season)
Seahawks
Chargers
Steelers

Chiefs

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Colts-Texans should've been a Tie, but Colts tried to go for it on 4th and 4 at their own 43......so Texans were able to get a FG with 3 seconds left and win. Titans were also very bold and somehow went from having a 3rd and 19 at the 50 yd line to a TD in the span of less than a minute. (Went for it on 4th and 2 when they were in FG range)

I actually picked a tie in the Colts-Texans game...so close...

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Patriots

Dolphins
Steelers
Ravens
Jets
Packers
Jaguars
Panthers
Bills
Chargers
49ers
Rams
Eagles
Cowboys

Saints

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Eagles

Vikings
Panthers
Bears
TIE (The Colts are horrible, and I don't trust the Jets fully yet)
Steelers
Seahawks (I have to wonder about Jon Gruden's job security...despite all the money the Raiders are paying him...the team sucks)
TIE (Both the Texans and Bills are playing horribly this year. I wouldn't be shocked if this one ended up 0-0)
Chargers
Falcons
Rams
Ravens
Jaguars
Chiefs (Expect a shootout)

Packers

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Nclib, Do we count your Philadelphia pick for double score, since you've made it twice?

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Is anyone watching the Jaguars/Cowboys game?

Dallas is crushing Jacksonville's vaunted Defense 17-0 with two minutes to go in the first half...and they have the ball.

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Broncos

Chargers
TIE (I don't think that either the Colts or Chargers are good at all)
Eagles
Browns
Lions
Jaguars
Vikings
Bears
Saints
Redskins
Rams
Chiefs

Falcons

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Houston

Eagles
Ravens
Steelers
Chiefs
Bears
Seahawks
Bengals
Colts
Rams
Cardinals
Vikings

Patriots

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I dont mean to complain, but just checking if anyone is keeping a current tally of how our picks are going so far this year. If not, I can probably find some time to make current the standings.

I don't think anyone really is, and I would like to know.

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TIE (My God, 49ers/Raiders is awful this year)

Bears
Steelers
Falcons
Vikings
Chiefs
Dolphins
Panthers
Texans
Chargers
Rams
Patriots

Cowboys (On an unrelated note, is it me, or have the Monday Night games been awful this season?)

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Steelers

Chiefs
Jets
Colts
Patriots
Saints
Redskins
Falcons
Bears
Chargers
Packers
Rams
Eagles

TIE (Once again, the Monday Night Game is a piece of garbage. Quite frankly, I'd like to see the NFL give ESPN better games next season).

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Packers

Panthers
Ravens
Falcons
Texans
Steelers
Buccaneers
Colts
Chargers
Cardinals
Saints
Bears

Rams (Finally, a good Monday Night Game. Can we get games like this every week next season?)

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Week Twelve Schedule (Plus my picks)

November 22

Chicago @Detroit 12:30 PM ET

Washington @ Dallas 4:30 PM ET

Atlanta @ New Orleans 8:20 PM ET


November 25

The following games start at 1:00 ET

Jacksonville @ Buffalo

Cleveland @ Cincinnati

New England @ New York Jets

New York Giants @ Philadelphia

San Francisco @ Tampa Bay

Seattle @ Carolina


The following game starts at 4:05 ET


Arizona @ Los Angeles Chargers

The following games start at 4:25 ET

Pittsburgh @ Denver

Miami @ Indianapolis

This is the Sunday Night Game. It will start at 8:20 ET

Green Bay @ Minnesota

This is the Monday Night Game. It will start at 8:15 ET

Tennessee @ Houston

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Saints

Broncos
Packers
Falcons
Dolphins
Panthers
Bears
Texans
Colts
Rams
Chiefs
Titans
Seahawks
Patriots
Steelers

Eagles

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A comment about our Atlas Fantasy League (which several of our number are participating in).

One of the players seems to have Pat Mahomes on his bench, in favor of Andy Dalton, who is now out for the season.

Normally, I wouldn't question this, except it appears this player hasn't started Mahomes at all this season, despite his having what I think is probably the best statistical season a Quarterback has had in recent memory.

I'm wondering if the poster in question is insane, or just hasn't been paying attention the NFL all season (I personally suspect the latter).

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A comment about our Atlas Fantasy League (which several of our number are participating in).

One of the players seems to have Pat Mahomes on his bench, in favor of Andy Dalton, who is now out for the season.

Normally, I wouldn't question this, except it appears this player hasn't started Mahomes at all this season, despite his having what I think is probably the best statistical season a Quarterback has had in recent memory.

I'm wondering if the poster in question is insane, or just hasn't been paying attention the NFL all season (I personally suspect the latter).

I had been playing Mahomes and only benched him when he was on a bye week last week.  I updated my family and work leagues the other day but didn't have time to do this one then.  I updated it now.  And, yes, I have been watching the NFL.  I'm in first in my family league, have clinched a playoff berth in my work league- and am tied for the second best record in this league.

Serves me right for only paying attention to you when you are my opponent.

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I guess now would be a good time to ask what the tiebreaking procedure would be...