Sab's NFL Pick'Em Game 2009: Week 1

[kingfc22]

In honor of Sab, who has not been on the site since July. I'm going to get this started for this season. If Sab returns he can pick it up and run it the rest of the way.



The Rules

For those who played in the past, the rules are all the same and are detailed later in this post under the scoring section.

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 -2 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

[albionmoonlight]

Do we just post predictions here?

[tucker rocky]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Do we just post predictions here?

Yes.

[kingfc22]

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (mandatory pick)

Chicago @ Green Bay

[ntndeacon]

SD: 42
Oakland: 21

Min: 31
Cle: 10

NYG: 20
Wash: 21

Chic: 27
GB: 30

[EagleFan]

Anyone know what happened to sab? I hope everything is okay.

[EagleFan]

Steelers 13 Titans 10......... just kidding



Real picks:

Baltimore 31
Kansas City 10

Cincinatti 24
Denver 20

Houston 21
New York Jets 13

Green Bay 24
Chicago 21

[RomaGoth]

Kansas City 6
Baltimore 24

St. Louis 13
Seattle 27

San Diego 34
Oakland 10

Chicago 20
Green Bay 23

[albionmoonlight]

Detroit 17
New Orleans 24

Dallas 30
TB 12

NYJ 10
Houston 24

Green Bay 17
Chicago 21

[Masked]

Detroit 13
New Orleans 31

San Diego 30
Oakland 14

Kansas City 10
Baltimore 19

Chicago 21
Green Bay 27

[cougarfreak]

Dallas 27
TB 13

Cincy 24
Denver 14

Minnesota 30
Cleveland 17

Green Bay 31
Chicago 23

[Galaril]

New England 28
Buffalo 17

San Diego 33
Oakland 27

Carolina 23
Philadelphia 17

Denver 37
Cincinatti 35

[larrymcg421]

New England 35
Buffalo 17

Baltimore 17
Kansas City 6

Cincinnatti 28
Denver 10

Green Bay 21
Chicago 20

[Lathum]

Green Bay-27
Chicago-24

New England-44
Buffal0-17

San Diego-35
Oakland-10

New Orleans-38
Detroit-17

[RendeR]

Denver 17
Cincinnati 31

Buffalo 20
New England 30

Baltimore 27
Kansas City 13

Chicago 20
Green Bay 23

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by Galaril

New England 28
Buffalo 17

San Diego 33
Oakland 27

Carolina 23
Philadelphia 17

Denver 37
Cincinatti 35

You actually think Denver can score 37 points? In like 4 games, let alone ONE?

Spell Cincinnati right next time Damnit, we deserve SOME respect.

[RainRaven]

Baltimore 27
Chiefs 10

Dallas 28
TB 14

S.D 35
Oak 17

Chi 28
GB 21

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by EagleFan

Anyone know what happened to sab? I hope everything is okay.

He logged into Myspace on 9/7/09, so I'm assuming he's alright... probably just taking an FOFC break.

Green Bay 23
Chicago 21

San Diego 24
Oakland 13

New England 28
Buffalo 13

Sinnsinnatti 28
Denver 17

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by Galaril

New England 28
Buffalo 17

San Diego 33
Oakland 27

Carolina 23
Philadelphia 17

Denver 37
Cincinatti 35

One of these games needs to be CHI v GB

[Ryche]

Green Bay 24
Chicago 21

Atlanta 23
Miami 17

Houston 34
New York Jets 17

Seattle 27
St. Louis 17

[kingfc22]

Detroit 17
New Orleans 31

Denver 20
Cincinnati 28

San Diego 27
Oakland 16

Chicago 17
Green Bay 24

[Radii]

Green Bay 30
Chicago 14

New Orleans 35
Detroit 21

San Diego 24
Oakland 13

Balitmore 27
kansas City 10

[Epi_862]

KC - BAL 10 - 27
DET - NO 14 - 28
CHI - GB 17 - 38
SD - OAK 3 - 24

[tucker rocky]

NO 33
Det 17

Balt 24
KC 13

Sea 24
StL 21

GB 30
Chi 20

[Vince, Pt. II]

My old username is apparently defunct (I can't remember the password, and the e-mail associated with it is dead), so I'm the Artist Formerly Known as Vince.

Minn 28
Cle 13

NO 32
Det 13

Dal 24
TB 10

Chi 23
GB 24

[Danny]

KC - BAL 13 - 24
DET - NO 14 - 35
CHI - GB 17 - 28
SD - OAK 27 - 17

[Lathum]

can I change my pick to Saints 1 billion Lions 0?

[Lorena]

The Denver - Cincy game is gonna mess up a lot of ppl.

[kingfc22]

Originally Posted by Lorena

The Denver - Cincy game is gonna mess up a lot of ppl.

It sure has

[Vince, Pt. II]

Ugh, for three correct winners I have done horribly so far. Glad as hell I stayed away from Denver Cincinnati though

[kingfc22]

Pick of the week: larrymcg
CHI 20 GB 21 = prediction
CHI 15 GB 21 = 0 pts.

Ouch pick of the week: galaril
DEN 37 CIN 35 = prediction
DEN 12 CIN 7 = 53 pts. (Ironic that he was the only one to pick Denver to win)

Weekly AVG: 80.84

Standings:

Radii	53
Lorena	60
Danny	63
cougarfreak	69
ntndeacon	70
RainRaven	70
Vince	72
RomaGoth	73
kingfc22	75
RendeR	77
Lathum	79
Masked	85
Ryche	85
tucker rocky	86
larrymcg	89
EagleFan	100
Epi 862	102
albionmoonlight	105
galaril	144

Galaril had BUF/NE score thrown out and given penalty as there was no Sunday Night pick.

[Vince, Pt. II]

That was a rough week. Median of 77? Oof.