2021-2022 NFL Pick Em/Discussion Megathread

[GeorgiaModerate]

NY Express has asked me to take over posting the schedules for the pick'em game.


WEEK 9 SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)


Thursday, Nov. 4

New York Jets @ Indianapolis Colts  8:20 PM  FOX / NFL

Sunday, Nov. 7 (switch to standard time)

Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals  1:00 PM  CBS
Denver Broncos @ Dallas Cowboys  1:00 PM  FOX
Houston Texans @ Miami Dolphins  1:00 PM  FOX
Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints  1:00 PM  FOX
Las Vegas Raiders @ New York Giants  1:00 PM  CBS
New England Patriots @ Carolina Panthers  1:00 PM  CBS
Buffalo Bills @ Jacksonville Jaguars  1:00 PM  CBS
Minnesota Vikings @ Baltimore Ravens  1:00 PM  FOX
Los Angeles Chargers @ Philadelphia Eagles  4:05 PM  CBS
Green Bay Packers @ Kansas City Chiefs  4:25 PM  FOX
Arizona Cardinals @ San Francisco 49ers  4:25 PM  FOX
Tennessee Titans @ Los Angeles Rams  8:20 PM  NBC

Monday, Nov. 8

Chicago Bears @ Pittsburgh Steelers  8:15 PM  ESPN

[GeorgiaModerate]

Oof, I did terrible this week. In fact this is my worst picks of the season by far. lol

I'm 9-5 L and I hope the Chiefs win tomorrow.

Cardinals for tomorrow, I will do the rest later.

Falcons
Colts
Bills
Bengals
Browns
Eagles
Rams
Bears

Chargers
Seahawks
Buccs
Broncos

Cowboys Vikings

Chiefs

You're not alone.  I'm also at 5-9, along with one other person.  We're going to have a very wide range of results this week.

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How many people panicked and switched their picks to Minnesota? 

Several.  I think I got them all recorded, but everyone should be especially careful to check your results when I post them tomorrow in case I missed something.

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WEEK 8 RESULTS

We had a wide range of results this week, from 13-2 all the way down to 6-9.  olawakandi took sole first place, with CraneHusband a game behind and the two New Yorkers another game behind.  Full results:

13 olawakandi
12 CraneHusband
11 NY Express, NYDem
10 JGibson, SWE
9 texasgurl
8 Donerail, Drew, fluffypanther19, Illiniwek, nclib, S019, slimey56
7 ExtremeRepublican, Politics Fan, Terry
6 GeorgiaModerate, Grumps, Thunder98

As always, check your results and let me know if you see a discrepancy.

There were four unanimous picks:

Bills-Dolphins
Bengals-Jets (wrong)
Rams-Texans
Chiefs-Giants

There were no games with a single dissenter, which I think is a first.

fluffypanther19 and S019 remain tied for the overall lead, but there are a bunch of people within striking distance.  Year to date (122 games):

80 fluffypanther19, S019
78 NY Express, Politics Fan
77 JGibson, olawakandi
76 SWE, texasgurl
75 nclib
74 ExtremeRepublican, Grumps, Thunder98
72 CraneHusband, Donerail, GeorgiaModerate
70 Illiniwek, Terry
68 slimey56
65 Drew
22 NYDem
10 Smash255
9 Spark
7 Alben Barkley, Storr
1 Ishan

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

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Aaron Rodgers is out with COVID 19 so I changed my pick to the Chiefs.

I'm switching to the Chiefs as well.

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Aaron Rodgers is out with COVID 19 so I changed my pick to the Chiefs.

Wimp.

Rodgers or Grumps?

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Chiefs

Were you picking them before Rodgers was out, sis?

Was a coin toss. 

Good answer! 

She won the toss, but deferred to the second half.

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My favorite quarterback may kiss his son on the lips, but at least he doesn't eat horse paste.

There's a sentence that has probably never been written before.

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https://twitter.com/MohanadElshieky/status/1456697651131523073

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Aaron Rodgers ruined his legacy. Period. Aaron Rodgers was the left's answer to Tom Brady/Brett Favre. He was smart enough to host Jeopardy! He went to UC-Berkeley not Southern Miss. Aaron Rodgers was a player for the highly educated who dislike the Confederate Flag and want to defund the police after Colin Kaepernick got blacklisted for kneeling.

He was celebrated as the best despite rarely winning the Super Bowl and lacking a competitive edge to put him over the top like Tom Brady. A lot of people are saying that he will no longer be remembered as an option in the GOAT discussion because he is abandoned the people who supported him in the first place. Brady, Manning, etc. won more and got vaccinated. Conservatives count rings, like with Michael Jordan.

Vince Lombardi, who was known for his authoritarian personality, would not have put up with this. He was conservative but was reasonable, supported LGBTQQ+, etc. He would tell his team to get vaccinated and play football. Period.

For a terrific look at Vince Lombardi, I highly recommend the book Instant Replay, Jerry Kramer's chronicle of the Packers' 1967 championship season.   Any NFL fan will likely enjoy it.

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The Cowboys are getting exposed big time at home! LMAO!

Of course I picked the Cowboys to win 

27-0 Broncos

Everyone picked the Cowboys.

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The Falcons are trying very hard to give this game away.

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The Falcons are trying very hard to give this game away.

Amazingly, after blowing a 24-6 lead with under 8 minutes left to trail 25-24, the Falcons won it 27-25 on a game-ending FG.

Interestingly, when the Saints scored to trail 24-19 they went for two (the correct decision) and failed.  Then when they scored to go up 25-24 they went for two (again the correct decision) and again failed.  But if they'd just kicked the PAT both times, the Falcons' final FG would only have tied it.

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With the early games finished, we collectively suck.  The overall record so far is 66-96.  Politics Fan is the only one above water at 5-4, with 11 people at 4-5, five at 3-6, and one at 2-7.

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With all the day games done, we've recovered almost to .500 (106-110).  Politics Fan still leads with 8-4, followed by five people at 7-5.

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WEEK 10 SCHEDULE (all times Eastern)

Thursday, Nov. 11

Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins  8:20 PM  Fox/NFL

Sunday, Nov. 14

Atlanta Falcons @ Dallas Cowboys  1:00 PM  Fox
New Orleans Saints @ Tennessee Titans  1:00 PM  CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts  1:00 PM  CBS
Cleveland Browns @ New England Patriots  1:00 PM  CBS
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets  1:00 PM  CBS
Detroit Lions @ Pittsburgh Steelers  1:00 PM  Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Washington Football Team  1:00 PM  Fox
Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals  4:05 PM  Fox
Minnesota Vikings @ Los Angeles Chargers  4:05 PM  Fox
Philadelphia Eagles @ Denver Broncos  4:25 PM  CBS
Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers  4:25 PM  CBS
Kansas City Chiefs @ Las Vegas Raiders  8:20 PM  NBC

Monday, Nov. 15

Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers  8:15 PM  ESPN

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Titans get two interceptions in 26 seconds -- the first deep in Ram territory, returned to the 2, resulting in a TD on the next play; the second a pick six -- to take a 14-3 lead.

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WEEK 9 RESULTS

A week full of upsets led to a rough week for the players, as we had a collective losing record at 123-129.  Politics Fan took first at 9-5, with five people at 8-6.  Full results:

9 Politics Fan
8 Donerail, fluffypanther19, Grumps, S019, Terry
7 Drew, GeorgiaModerate, Illiniwek, nclib, texasgurl
6 CraneHusband, ExtremeRepublican, JGibson, Thunder98
5 NYDem, olawakandi, SWE

There were four unanimous picks, all of them except Colts-Jets wrong:

Colts-Jets (two people posted too late to pick this)
Cowboys-Broncos
Saints-Falcons
Bills-Jaguars

And four games with a single dissenter (asterisk = dissenter was right):

Bengals-Browns (*)
Dolphins-Texans
Ravens-Vikings
Rams-Titans (*)

We're at the halfway point of the regular season and continue to have a very tight overall race.  Year to date (136 games):

88 fluffypanther19, S019
87 Politics Fan
83 JGibson, texasgurl
82 Grumps, nclib, olawakandi
81 SWE
80 Donerail, ExtremeRepublican, Thunder98
79 GeorgiaModerate
78 CraneHusband, NY Express, Terry
77 Illiniwek
72 Drew
68 slimey56
27 NYDem
10 Smash255
9 Spark
7 Alben Barkley, Storr
1 Ishan

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Thursday, Nov. 11

Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins  8:20 PM  Fox/NFL

Sunday, Nov. 14

Atlanta Falcons @ Dallas Cowboys  1:00 PM  Fox
New Orleans Saints @ Tennessee Titans  1:00 PM  CBS
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts  1:00 PM  CBS
Cleveland Browns @ New England Patriots  1:00 PM  CBS
Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets  1:00 PM  CBS
Detroit Lions @ Pittsburgh Steelers  1:00 PM  Fox
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Washington Football Team  1:00 PM  Fox
Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals  4:05 PM  Fox
Minnesota Vikings @ Los Angeles Chargers  4:05 PM  Fox
Philadelphia Eagles @ Denver Broncos  4:25 PM  CBS
Seattle Seahawks @ Green Bay Packers  4:25 PM  CBS
Kansas City Chiefs @ Las Vegas Raiders  8:20 PM  NBC

Monday, Nov. 15

Los Angeles Rams @ San Francisco 49ers  8:15 PM  ESPN


Not many close games on paper this week.  I expect we're going to have a lot of agreement.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Baltimore @ Miami

This one won't be counted as it was posted too late.

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Detroit Lions@✅ Pittsburgh Steelers

It's not clear to me which team you've checked here.

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My strategy of picking against the Falcons to make them win is clearly flawed.

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The Lions-Steelers OT is a comedy of errors so far.

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A tie was the only appropriate outcome in that game.  If anyone's wondering, a tie counts as a loss in the pick'em -- unless you actually picked the game to tie, which a few people have tried in previous years (never successfully, IIRC).