Sab's NFL Pick'Em Game 2008: Week 1

[sabotai]

The Rules

For those who played in the past, the rules are all the same except I increased the bonuses for predicting correct scores to -5 for one score correct and -20 for getting them both right. The penalty for picking the wrong winner is still 10 points. The rest is still the same. Sunday Night's game is the mandatory.

Predictions:
Predict the final score of 4 games, 3 of your choosing and the Sunday Night game. You can choose any 3 games as long as the game has not started yet. So if it's 3pm EST and you haven't posted your predictions, you can still predict for the late games and Monday night game(s).

Double check your posts. If a score is accidentally left blank, I will count as a prediction of 0. If you predict for a game that doesn't exist (put the wrong team names), I will simply discount the prediction and treat it as if you only predicted for 3 games instead of 4 (penalty described below). I do not have time to check every prediction. I'm simply copying and pasting them into a text file to be typed into a spreadsheet later. So make sure you check them!

If you forget to predict for the Sunday Night game, and predict for 4 random games, your best prediction for that week will be disqualified.

If you feel the need to change something, please create a new post. I know there is a time stamp on edited posts, but generally I just go to the end of the thread every time I check and input predictions. I might end up missing your edits if I already put in your predictions. So if you want to correct something, make sure you make a second post to ensure that I will see it. The best way to do it is to just post your changed score. You don't have to repost the games that are staying the same.

If any of your games has started, you can still make changes to a later game's prediction by just doing what I said, just make a new post with just the changes to the later game.

Very important: If you edit a post that contains predictions for games that have already started, and I had not entered your previous predictions, all predictions for games that started before the time stamp of the edit will be disqualified. So, and I'm stressing this for a reason, if you want to make changes, create a new post!

Scoring:
You will receive 1 point for every point you are off by in both scores. So if you predict:

Colts 31
Giants 10

And the final is

Colts 28
Giants 14

You will get 3 points for the Colts score, and 4 for the Giants score, for a total of 7 points.

If you predict the wrong winner, you will get a 10 point penalty. So if you predict:

Colts 19
Giants 17

And the final is

Colts 20
Giants 24

You will get 1 point for the Colts score, 7 points for the Giants score, and 10 points for predicting the wrong winner, for a total of 18 points

If you predict a correct score, you will get a -5 bonus. So if you predict

Colts 24
Giants 21

And the final is

Colts 27
Giants 21

You get 3 points for the Colts score, -5 for guessing the correct score for the Giants, for a total of 0 points.

And, if you should get both scores right, you will get -20 for it.

Lowest score wins.

Penalties:
If you miss a week, you will be given the Average score for the week * 1.5. So, if the averages of everyone's score is 70, and you miss the week, you will be given 105 for the week. So if you miss a week or two, you are not out of the game. Every year that I have done this, everyone has missed a week or two, so don't sweat it if you forget once or twice. Everyone does. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

If you have one of your predictions disqualified, you will be given 1/4th of this for each DQed prediction (rounded up). So, if you have one prediction DQed, using the above example, you would be given 27 points for that game (comes out to 26.25, round up to 27).

Past Results
2003: Winner: Silver Owl; Second: kingfc22; Third: MikeVic
2005: Winner: Warhammer; Second: gottimd; Third: duckman
2006: Winner: Vince; Second: gottimd; Third: tucker rocky

[sabotai]

Sunday Night Mandatory Game

Chicago
Indianapolis

[Lorena]

Indianapolis 21
Chicago 17

Dallas 21
Cleveland 13

Jacksonville 24
Tennessee 16

New England 24
Kansas City 10

[EagleFan]

Indianapolis 31 Chicago 14

Philadelphia 28 St. Louis 17

San Diego 27 Carolina 10

Atlanta 17 Detroit 13

[SirFozzie]

Indianapolis 27 Chicago 10
New York Jets 24 Miami 14
San Diego 24 Carolina 7
New England 27 Kansas City 10

[gstelmack]

Indianapolis 28 Chicago 7
Dallas 24 Cleveland 10
Jacksonville 27 Tennessee 10
New England 24 Kansas City 6

[Lathum]

Indy 27 Chicago 9
New England 42 KC 13
San Diego 20 Carolina 17
Dallas 38 Cleveland 24

[RendeR]

Colts 27
Bears 16

Panthers 10
Chargers 28

Chiefs 17
Patriots 24

Bengals 26
Ravens 16

[kingfc22]

woohoo!!!!!


Houston 13
Pittsburgh 27

Kansas City 10
New England 31

Dallas 24
Cleveland 20

Chicago 16
Indy 24

[Ryche]

Indianapolis 31
Chicago 10

Philadelphia 37
St. Louis 20

San Diego 31
Carolina 21

New York Jets 21
Miami 10

[PackerFanatic]

Chicago 17
Indianapolis 27

Kansas City 14
New England 30

Tampa Bay 21
New Orleans 24

Dallas 24
Cleveland 17

[nZane]

Chicago 17
Indianapolis 31

Kansas City 10
New England 38

Houston 17
Pittsburgh 23

New York Jets 21
Miami 10

[Butter]

New England 34, Kansas City 9
San Diego 31, Carolina 10
Cincinnati 19, Baltimore 16
Indianapolis 28, Chicago 20

[JAG]

New England 35
Kansas City 13

Oakland 17
Denver 13

San Diego 27
Carolina 17

Indianapolis 34
Chicago 10

[cougarfreak]

Indy 31
Chicago 9

Cincy 16
Baltimore 13

Dallas 35
Cleveland 17

New England 38
KC 10

[Vince]

Indy 27
Chicago 13

San Diego 24
Carolina 16

Kansas City 13
New England 31

Dallas 23
Cleveland 21

[Vince]

Bump - I want to beat more of you than this, and there's still some time before the morning games.

[tucker rocky]

I'm in.

Indy26
Chi 9

SD 24
Caro 14

Pitt 24
Hou 17

Atl 28
Det24

[duckman]

Kansas City 10
New England 31

Carolina 17
San Diego 34

Chicago 16
Indianapolis 27

Minnesota 24
Green Bay 17

[sabotai]

Chicago 14
Indianapolis 28

Kansas City 10
New England 24

Houston 14
Pittsburgh 20

Carolina 20
San Diego 24

[TazFTW]

Sab,

Put me down as missing week 1. I'll be picking in week 2.

[CU Tiger]

Well, Im late getting in But I can still get to Sunday night and 2 Monday games...

Indy 35
Chi 10

Min 28
GB 17

Den 17
Oak 24

[TazFTW]

Or I'll do what CU Tiger did...


Indianapolis 30
Chicago 13

Minnesota 21
Green Bay 17

Denver 24
Oakland 14

[Vince]

Freaking Delhomme. I was looking REAL good until the clock hit 0:00 in that Carolina-San Diego game.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by Vince

Freaking Delhomme. I was looking REAL good until the clock hit 0:00 in that Carolina-San Diego game.

I was about to have a -4 game. Fuckin' Delhomme made it double digits.

[EagleFan]

Looks like everyone is getting screwed by tonight's game.

[Vince]

Originally Posted by sabotai

I was about to have a -4 game. Fuckin' Delhomme made it double digits.

Yeah, I was -3, I think. Negative something, in any case. Sunday Night's game sucked, but then I think that a lot of people got screwed. I'm too lazy to look though.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by Vince

Freaking Delhomme. I was looking REAL good until the clock hit 0:00 in that Carolina-San Diego game.

Yeah, how dare he bring his team back to win at the last second