2020-21 NFL Discussion & Pick 'Em Thread

[GeorgiaModerate]

RIP my pick em lol

You're only a game out of first for the week at the moment.

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Atlanta @ New Orleans   I'll probably regret this.

Well, I was right about part of it.

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Vikings storming home over the Cowboys.

The Thielen show is near completion.

The absentee ballots came in for the Cowboys.

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When the Packers tied it at the end of regulation and won the coin toss in OT, I was sure they were going to win.

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WEEK 11 RESULTS

This will be a week to forget, as the group as a whole had a losing record (a pathetic 98-112) with only three of us making it above water.  I won the week at 9-5, followed by Donerail and New York Express at 8-6.  Full results:

9 GeorgiaModerate
8 Donerail, NY Express
7 fluffypanther19, Grumpy Thug, Jgibson, S019
6 dfw, ExtremeRepublican, Illiniwek, nclib, TexasGurl
5 CraneHusband, olawakandi, Politics Fan

There was only one unanimous pick (Steelers-Jaguars) and it was correct.

There were six games with a single dissenter:

Ravens-Titans (dissenter was right)
Patriots-Texans (dissenter was right)
Dolphins-Broncos (dissenter was right)
Chargers-Jets
Vikings-Cowboys (dissenter was right)
Chiefs-Raiders

TexasGurl hung onto the overall lead, but it's still very crowded at the top.  Year to date standings (161 games):

107 TexasGurl
106 ExtremeRepublican
105 dfw, GeorgiaModerate
104 Grumpy Thug
103 Donerail
102 Jgibson
101 Politics Fan
100 nclib, S019
97 Illiniwek
95 NY Express
88 olawakandi
84 CraneHusband
83 fluffypanther19
51 Sev
9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

Houston @ Detroit
Washington @ Dallas

Baltimore @ Pittsburgh
Las Vegas @ Atlanta
LA Chargers @ Buffalo
NY Giants @ Cincinnati
Tennessee @ Indianapolis
Carolina @ Minnesota
Arizona @ New England
Miami @ NY Jets
Cleveland @ Jacksonville
New Orleans @ Denver
San Francisco @ LA Rams
Kansas City @ Tampa Bay
Chicago @ Green Bay

Seattle @ Philadelphia

[GeorgiaModerate]

NOTE: to GeorgiaModerate, changing my Giants v. Bengals pick to the Giants after remembering that the Bengals have injury problems

I wondered about that Bengals pick when I saw it.

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Also changing my pick in the Giants/Bengals game from a tie to a Giants victory.

That makes it unanimous.

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Ravens-Steelers has been postponed again, this time to Tuesday.

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I'm asking for my pick in the Broncos/Saints game to be removed from the board, as I don't believe the NFL will let the game go ahead.

You've got nothing to lose by leaving it up.  If I remove the pick and the game is played, you'll have a loss.  But if the game is postponed to another week, it just won't count this week.  So I'll ask you to confirm if you really want me to remove it.

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Can this...can this be?  The Falcons built up a big lead and didn't blow it.

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Ravens-Steelers postponed a third time, now on Wednesday.

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WEEK 12 RESULTS (PRELIMINARY)

I'll post a final update after the Steelers-Ravens game if it actually gets played this week.

We have another big logjam with seven players tied at 11-4 and five others a game behind.  Full results:

11 dfw, Donerail, ExtremeRepublican, Grumpy Thug, Illiniwek, Jgibson, NY Express
10 GeorgiaModerate, nclib, Politics Fan, S019, TexasGurl
9 fluffypanther19
8 CraneHusband, olawakandi

There were 5 unanimous games:

Giants-Bengals
Dolphins-Jets
Rams-49ers (wrong)
Chiefs-Bucs
Packers-Bears

And 3 games with a single dissenter (the dissenter was wrong in all of them):

Bills-Chargers
Browns-Jaguars
Seahawks-Eagles

ExtremeRepublican moved into a tie with TexasGurl for the overall lead.  Year to date standings (176 games):

117 ExtremeRepublican, TexasGurl
116 dfw
115 GeorgiaModerate, Grumpy Thug
114 Donerail
113 Jgibson
111 Politics Fan
110 nclib, S019
108 Illiniwek
106 NY Express
 96 olawakandi
 92 CraneHusband, fluffypanther19
 51 Sev
  9 KYWildman

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WEEK 12 RESULTS (FINAL)

Here are the updated results following the Steelers win over the Ravens:

12 dfw, Donerail, ExtremeRepublican, Grumpy Thug, Illiniwek, Jgibson, NY Express
11 GeorgiaModerate, nclib, Politics Fan, S019, TexasGurl
10 fluffypanther19
8 CraneHusband, olawakandi

Year to date standings (177 games):

118 ExtremeRepublican, TexasGurl
117 dfw
116 GeorgiaModerate, Grumpy Thug
115 Donerail
114 Jgibson
112 Politics Fan
111 nclib, S019
109 Illiniwek
107 NY Express
 96 olawakandi
 93 fluffypanther19
 92 CraneHusband
 51 Sev
  9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

New Orleans @ Atlanta
Detroit @ Chicago
Cleveland @ Tennessee
Cincinnati @ Miami
Jacksonville @ Minnesota
Las Vegas @ NY Jets
Indianapolis @ Houston
LA Rams @ Arizona
NY Giants @ Seattle
Philadelphia @ Green Bay
New England @ LA Chargers
Denver @ Kansas City

Washington @ Pittsburgh
Buffalo @ San Francisco

Dallas @ Baltimore

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Jets just can't buy a win. They lose a heartbreaker to Oakland today, 31-28.

Will they go 0-16?

Were they tanking?  That defense was questionable, to say the least.

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WEEK 13 RESULTS

Another logjam this week with a six-way tie at 11-4.  Full results:

11 fluffypanther19, Grumpy Thug, nclib, NY Express, Politics Fan, S019
10 dfw, ExtremeRepublican, Illiniwek, Jgibson
9 Donerail, olawakandi, TexasGurl
* GeorgiaModerate (* 7, if you must know)

There were 5 unanimous picks:

Dolphins-Bengals
Raiders-Jets
Steelers-Washington (wrong)
Packers-Eagles
Chiefs-Broncos

And 5 games with a single dissenter:

Titans-Browns (dissenter was right)
Vikings-Jaguars
Colts-Texans
Seahawks-Giants (dissenter was right)
Ravens-Cowboys

Overall, ExtremeRepublican moves into sole possession of the lead, but three people are just a game behind.  Year to date standings (192 games):

128 ExtremeRepublican
127 dfw, Grumpy Thug, TexasGurl
124 Donerail, Jgibson
123 GeorgiaModerate, Politics Fan
122 nclib, S019
119 Illiniwek
118 NY Express
105 olawakandi
104 fluffypanther19
 92 CraneHusband
 51 Sev
  9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

New England @ LA Rams

Houston @ Chicago
Dallas @ Cincinnati
Kansas City @ Miami
Arizona @ NY Giants
Minnesota @ Tampa Bay
Denver @ Carolina
Tennessee @ Jacksonville
Indianapolis @ Las Vegas
NY Jets @ Seattle
Green Bay @ Detroit
New Orleans @ Philadelphia
Atlanta @ LA Chargers
Washington @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo

Baltimore @ Cleveland

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Eagles had a huge upset win (which iirc no one predicted) to remain relevant in the NFC East, and Indy and Tampa had big wins to improve their chances of holding onto their playoff spots (they both faced teams who were right on the edge of making the playoffs).

Yep, nobody picked the Eagles.  One person picked the Broncos.

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Eagles had a huge upset win (which iirc no one predicted) to remain relevant in the NFC East, and Indy and Tampa had big wins to improve their chances of holding onto their playoff spots (they both faced teams who were right on the edge of making the playoffs).

Yep, nobody picked the Eagles.  One person picked the Broncos.

That was me, I will now accept my accolades

Well deserved, as that's put you into the lead for the week so far.

[GeorgiaModerate]

WEEK 14 RESULTS

There were some interesting games this week that led to a fair amount of separation.  First place was a two-way tie between dfw and Donerail at 12-4, with two others a game behind.  Full results:

12 dfw, Donerail
11 Politics Fan, S019
10 ExtremeRepublican, fluffypanther19, Grumpy Thug, nclib
9 GeorgiaModerate, Illiniwek, olawakandi, TexasGurl
8 Jgibson, NY Express

There were 5 unanimous picks:

Chiefs-Dolphins
Titans-Jaguars
Seahawks-Jets
Packers-Lions
Saints-Eagles (wrong)

And one game with a sole dissenter: S019's correct pick of the Broncos over the Panthers.

The overall race remains very fluid; dfw moved back in front by a game, but there are several people nipping at his heels.  Full results (208 games):

139 dfw
138 ExtremeRepublican
137 Grumpy Thug
136 Donerail, TexasGurl
134 Politics Fan
133 S019
132 GeorgiaModerate, Jgibson, nclib
128 Illiniwek
126 NY Express
114 fluffypanther19, olawakandi
92 CraneHusband
51 Sev
 9 KYWildman

[GeorgiaModerate]

LA Chargers @ Las Vegas

Buffalo @ Denver
Carolina @ Green Bay

Tampa Bay @ Atlanta  This will probably ensure the Falcons win.
San Francisco @ Dallas
Detroit @ Tennessee
Houston @ Indianapolis
New England @ Miami
Chicago @ Minnesota
Seattle @ Washington
Jacksonville @ Baltimore
NY Jets @ LA Rams
Philadelphia @ Arizona
Kansas City @ New Orleans
Cleveland @ NY Giants

Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati

[GeorgiaModerate]

Have I correctly picked a Thursday game yet this year? 

How soon they forget...

Patriots @ Rams

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Why did the Eagles go for 2 after tying the game at 26? 

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Rams bite the dust and lose to Jets

Excuse me while I die of shock.

Talk about a Pyrrhic victory; they've probably lost the right to draft Trevor Lawrence.  If the Jags and Jets both lose out, the Jags will have the tiebreaker for top pick.