2021-2022 NFL Pick Em/Discussion Megathread

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There are always upsets, but doesn’t it seem like this season is more chaotic than usual?

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Did anyone pick Detroit to win?

Yes, olawakandi was the only person to pick the Lions and the only person to pick the Saints.

OTOH, he was also the only person to pick the Panthers and one of two to pick the Ravens.

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Titans
Packers
Colts
Cardinals
Bengals
Rams
Bills
Jags
Eagles
Buccs
Chargers
Seahawks
Chiefs
Raiders
Cowboys
Saints

That would be tricky, as those two teams are in fact playing each other.

(You've also left out the Lions-Falcons game.)

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WEEK 15 RESULTS

S019 won the week by a two-game margin with 13-3.  There were four people at 11-5.  Full results:

13 S019
11 ExtremeRepublican, fluffypanther19, JGibson, nclib
10 GeorgiaModerate, SWE, Terry, texasgurl, Thunder98
9 Donerail, Illiniwek, Politics Fan
8 CraneHusband, Drew, Grumps, olawakandi

There were two unanimous picks, both correct:

49ers-Falcons
Rams-Seahawks

There were five games with a single dissenter (* = dissenter was right):

Bills-Panthers
Cardinals-Lions (*)
Dolphins-Jets
Cowboys-Lions
Bucs-Saints (*)

In the overall standings, S019 made up a four-game deficit in a single week and is now tied for first with Politics Fan.  Year to date (224 games):

143 Politics Fan, S019
139 fluffypanther19
138 nclib
136 Donerail
134 ExtremeRepublican, Terry, texasgurl, Thunder98
131 CraneHusband, Grumps
129 GeorgiaModerate, JGibson, olawakandi
128 Illiniwek
127 Drew, SWE
78 NY Express
68 slimey56
43 NYDem
10 Smash255
9 Spark
7 Alben Barkley, Storr
1 Ishan

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San Francisco 49ers @ Tennessee Titans  8:20 PM  NFL

Cleveland Browns @ Green Bay Packers  4:30 PM  Fox/NFL
Indianapolis Colts @ Arizona Cardinals  8:15 PM  NFL

Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons  1:00 PM  Fox
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 PM  CBS
Los Angeles Rams @ Minnesota Vikings  1:00 PM  Fox
Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots  1:00 PM  CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Jets  1:00 PM  CBS
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles  1:00 PM  Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers  1:00 PM  Fox
Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans  1:00 PM  CBS
Chicago Bears @ Seattle Seahawks  4:05 PM  Fox
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs  4:25 PM  CBS
Denver Broncos @ Las Vegas Raiders  4:25 PM  CBS
Washington Football Team @ Dallas Cowboys  8:20 PM  NBC

Miami Dolphins @ New Orleans Saints  8:15 PM  ESPN

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Sunday

Detroit Lions @ Atlanta Falcons  1:00 PM  Fox
Baltimore Ravens @ Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 PM  CBS
Los Angeles Rams @ Minnesota Vikings  1:00 PM  Fox
Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots  1:00 PM  CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New York Jets  1:00 PM  CBS
New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles 1:00 PM  Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers  1:00 PM  Fox
Los Angeles Chargers @ Houston Texans  1:00 PM  CBS
Chicago Bears @ Seattle Seahawks  4:05 PM  Fox
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Kansas City Chiefs  4:25 PM  CBS
Denver Broncos @ Las Vegas Raiders  4:25 PM  CBS
Washington Football Team @ Dallas Cowboys  8:20 PM  NBC

Monday, Dec. 27

Miami Dolphins @ New Orleans Saints  8:15 PM  ESPN

The Lions are tied with Falcons how embarrassing for Georgia Moderate

On the contrary, I have no problem admitting the Falcons are a bad team.  I'm surprised their record is as good as it is.

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Amazing.  I was sure the Falcons were going to blow it.

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After the early games, three people are 9-2 and six others at 8-3.

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With the day games finished, fluffypanther and SWE lead with 11-3, followed by seven people at 10-4.

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WEEK 17 SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

Sunday, Jan. 2

Atlanta Falcons @ Buffalo Bills  1:00 PM  Fox
New York Giants @ Chicago Bears  1:00 PM  CBS
Kansas City Chiefs @ Cincinnati Bengals  1:00 PM  CBS
Miami Dolphins @ Tennessee Titans  1:00 PM  CBS
Las Vegas Raiders @ Indianapolis Colts  1:00 PM  Fox
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New England Patriots  1:00 PM  CBS
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints  1:00 PM  Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New York Jets  1:00 PM  Fox
Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Football Team  1:00 PM  Fox
Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers  4:05 PM  CBS
Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers  4:05 PM  CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ Dallas Cowboys  4:25 PM  Fox
Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks  4:25 PM  Fox
Los Angeles Rams @ Baltimore Ravens  4:25 PM  Fox
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers  8:20 PM  NBC

Monday, Jan. 3

Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers  8:15 PM  ESPN

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If this version of the Cowboys shows up in the playoffs lookout.

Unfortunately for the Cowboys, they won’t get to play WFT in the playoffs.

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In case anyone is wondering, the record for points scored by an NFL team is 73. The Bears won the 1940 championship game 73-0 against the (you guessed it) Redskins.

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In case anyone is wondering, the record for points scored by an NFL team is 73. The Bears won the 1940 championship game 73-0 against the (you guessed it) Redskins.

I wonder if any other sports league in the world has the record for biggest blowout in ... a championship game

I read a great anecdote about that game. The Bears went up 7-0 and when the Redskins got the ball, their QB (the great Sammy Baugh) threw a long pass right on target to a wide open receiver behind the defense. It was a sure TD, but slipped through the receiver’s fingers. The Redskins had to punt, and the rout was on.

After the game, a reporter asked Baugh if it would have made a difference in the outcome if the receiver had held on and tied it at 7-7, making a game of it.  “Sure would have,” replied Baugh. “We’d have lost 73-7.”

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WEEK 16 RESULTS

fluffypanther19 won the week at 13-3, with five people at 12-4.  Full results:

13 fluffypanther19
12 JGibson, nclib, Politics Fan, SWE, texasgurl
11 CraneHusband, Donerail, GeorgiaModerate, Terry
10 ExtremeRepublican, Grumps
9 Drew, S019, Thunder98
8 Illiniwek
7 olawakandi

There were two unanimous picks:

Eagles-Giants
Chargers-Texans (wrong)

There were also two games with a single dissenter, who was wrong in both of them:

Bucs-Panthers
Cowboys-Washington

Politics Fan moved back into the overall lead by three games.  Year to date (240 games):

155 Politics Fan
152 fluffypanther19, S019
150 nclib
147 Donerail
146 texasgurl
145 Terry
144 ExtremeRepublican
143 Thunder98
142 CraneHusband
141 Grumps, JGibson
140 GeorgiaModerate
139 SWE
136 Drew, Illiniwek, olawakandi
78 NY Express
68 slimey56
43 NYDem
10 Smash255
9 Spark
7 Alben Barkley, Storr
1 Ishan

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Totals

I'll assume that's Titans.  It also makes me realize how glad I am that Badger doesn't play this game.

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Madden was the winningest NFL coach in history by percentage, slightly ahead of Vince Lombardi.

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Is there no Thursday game this week?

Nope, just Sunday and Monday night games.  And next week (the final week of the regular season) it's all Sunday games.

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And next week (the final week of the regular season) it's all Sunday games.

I believe there actually will be two Saturday games in Week 18.  It's just that the NFL hasn't yet announced which games those will be.  Two currently scheduled Sunday afternoon games will be moved to Saturday, while a third will move to Sunday night:

https://www.nfl.com/schedules/2021/reg18/

Thanks for clarifying that.  ESPN's schedule (which is what I use to post the weekly schedule) probably won't be updated until the Saturday games are chosen.

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Time slot swap from the originally posted schedule: Panthers-Saints will be at 4:25 and Rams-Ravens is at 1:00.

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Atlanta Falcons @ Buffalo Bills  1:00 PM  Fox
New York Giants @ Chicago Bears  1:00 PM  CBS
Kansas City Chiefs @ Cincinnati Bengals  1:00 PM  CBS
Miami Dolphins @ Tennessee Titans  1:00 PM  CBS
Las Vegas Raiders @ Indianapolis Colts 1:00 PM  Fox
Jacksonville Jaguars @ New England Patriots 1:00 PM  CBS
Carolina Panthers @ New Orleans Saints  4:25 PM  Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ New York Jets  1:00 PM  Fox
Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Football Team  1:00 PM  Fox
Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers 4:05 PM  CBS
Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers  4:05 PM  CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ Dallas Cowboys 4:25 PM  Fox
Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks  4:25 PM  Fox
Los Angeles Rams @ Baltimore Ravens  1:00 PM Fox
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers  8:20 PM  NBC
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers 8:15 PM  ESPN

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Bills
Bears
Chiefs
Titans
Ravens
Colts
Patriots
Buccaneers
Eagles
Chargers
49ers
Cowboys
Seahawks
Saints
Packers
Seahawks

I'm switching my pick from the Ravens to the Rams due to Lamar Jackson being ruled out.

You've got Seahawks in there twice, and no pick for Monday night.

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Forgot to pick the 1 PM games.

Denver Broncos @ Los Angeles Chargers  4:05 PM  CBS
Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers  4:05 PM  CBS
Arizona Cardinals @ Dallas Cowboys  4:25 PM  Fox
Detroit Lions @ Seattle Seahawks  4:25 PM  Fox
Los Angeles Rams @ Baltimore Ravens  4:25 PM  Fox
Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers  8:20 PM  NBC

Monday, Jan. 3

Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers  8:15 PM  ESPN

You must not have seen the schedule update:

Time slot swap from the originally posted schedule: Panthers-Saints will be at 4:25 and Rams-Ravens is at 1:00.

You still have a few minutes to pick Panthers-Saints.

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The Patriots' 50-10 victory over the Jaguars was only the second occurrence of that final score in NFL history.  The Jags also lost the first one, against the Vikings in 1998.

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With the early games finished, Grumps is in the lead at 8-1, with a whole bunch of people at 7-2.

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After the day games, SWE leads with 12-2 (despite picking the Jets), with ten people at 11-3.