Checking in!

(((LAW))) I'm thinking this could be Pitts week hun! Hang in there! What goes up must come down, and vice versa...ya know?

OK...As I suspected, MCP was livid today. As if he is playing vicariously through the Eagles! Almost felt sorry for him....NOT! LOL!

^^^Nuff with the gloating *giggle*...on with my picks for Week 14! Here's my choices and reasons in order of presentation according to my pool from work. Pardon that they are in a different order than yours Winston.



SUNDAY

Oakland@NY Jets - Oakland
ST Louis@Minnesota - Minnesota (I agree with you Winston...for the home team advantage. The choice was close for me...in the single digit percentage margin even!)
Chicago@Pittsburg - Pittsburg (I know how you all are gonna get on me for this...I might need a spanking and you might wanna ask Lil to shackle me in the dungeon...but I am going with Pitts!)
Tampa@Carolina - Carolina
Indianapolis@Jacksonville - Indianapolis (Now ya know Winston! My reasoning? Just a hunch!)
Houston@Tennessee - Houston (I agree...it's such a close call, but Houston might be out for bear!)
Cleveland@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
New England@Buffalo - New England
Washington@Arizona - Washington
San Francisco@Seattle - Seattle (DUH!)
NY Giants@Philadelphia - NY Giants (see above DUH!)
Miami@San Diego - San Diego (must I repeat myself again?)
Baltimore@Denver - Denver (and yet again?)
Kansas City@Dallas - Kansas City It's a bit wavery Winston...but I like that you jumped over to confirm my intuition!)
Detroit@Green Bay - Green Bay

MONDAY NIGHT

New Orleans @Atlanta - Atlanta

TOTAL GAME POINTS...41 (<---yeah? nay?)

So...hit me with your best shot peeps! I can't wait to see all the picks and banter!

*ducks Winston's rotten tomatoes and gives him the raspberries for Da Bears/Pitts game* ROFLMFAO!

Oh...and try to remember? I do love you guys!

*searches for the big, fuzzy, red, beating heart smilie*

Oakland@NY Jets - Oakland
ST Louis@Minnesota - Minnesota
Chicago@Pittsburg - I have to go with Chicago. But I think it'll be low scoring, and if they can get a couple of turnovers, Pitt will win.
Tampa@Carolina - Carolina
Indianapolis@Jacksonville - Indianapolis
Houston@Tennessee - Two truly bad teams....I'll take the home one. Give me TN
Cleveland@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
New England@Buffalo - New England
Washington@Arizona - Washington
San Francisco@Seattle - Seattle
NY Giants@Philadelphia - NY Giants
Miami@San Diego - San Diego
Baltimore@Denver - Denver
Kansas City@Dallas - I'm going with Dallas here. No good reason though
Detroit@Green Bay - Green Bay

MONDAY NIGHT

New Orleans @Atlanta - Atlanta

I hope this week goes as well. Let's put a little distance between you and MCP.

TY for checking in (((fred)))!

I'm keeping an open mind to all votes for or against whoever I picked till I turn my pool in Friday morning!

I'm so glad to see your picks in earlier this week! Duely noted on my pool for a total tally and possible change up! Some of the teams I picked are so up in the air that I can still be swayed.

Com'on LAW and BIGbad! What say ye?

XXXOOO

P.S.I'm keeping my posts to the bare minimum till I can get pics to post for my impending milestone thread. You all might just start getting PM's till I can figure out what I am doing with that. Hope you understand! TY!

What? Oh no. You hurry up and get that milestone taken care of so you can post normally.

Ok, hold your horses, I'm coming...sheesh. j/k


Oakland@NY Jets - Oakland - who are they playing agian?
ST Louis@Minnesota - Minnesota
Chicago@Pittsburg - Pitt - hooray! I have a convert!
Tampa@Carolina - Carolina
Indianapolis@Jacksonville - Indianapolis
Houston@Tennessee - Tennessee, i guess.
Cleveland@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti *(god I would love to see them lose this game)
New England@Buffalo - New England
Washington@Arizona - Washington
San Francisco@Seattle - Seattle
NY Giants@Philadelphia - NY Giants
Miami@San Diego - San Diego
Baltimore@Denver - Denver
Kansas City@Dallas - I'm taking Dallas as well. They've been having a good year, and I think Drew Bledsoe will be the deciding factor. Trent Dilfer is too prone to turn the ball over.
Detroit@Green Bay - Green Bay

MONDAY NIGHT

New Orleans @Atlanta - Atlanta

Oakland@NY Jets - Oakland
ST Louis@Minnesota - Minnesota (Ya gotta stay with the hot team on this one)
Chicago@Pittsburg - Chicago (duh!)
Tampa@Carolina - Carolina
Indianapolis@Jacksonville - Jacksonville (if they are going to lose it will be this week, not a hunch "really", Jacksonville has the tools to do it!)
Houston@Tennessee - Houston
Cleveland@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
New England@Buffalo - Buffalo
Washington@Arizona - Arizona (only because they are at home, flip a coin on this one!)
San Francisco@Seattle - Seattle
NY Giants@Philadelphia - NY Giants
Miami@San Diego - San Diego
Baltimore@Denver - Denver
Kansas City@Dallas - Dallas (see all my previous Parcells adulations)
Detroit@Green Bay - Detroit "Favre is expected to be limited in practice this week after taking a beating in Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears. The Packers' veteran quarterback is nursing a bruised right forearm, cut right hand and general overall soreness..."

MONDAY NIGHT

New Orleans @Atlanta - Atlanta

TOTAL GAME POINTS...27 (27 - 0 Atlanta!)

Well...I'm later than usual in posting my final picks but it's because I've had a lot more feedback (in PM) this week than any other week. I've considered all the reasons and stats very, very carefully. There are some really close calls this week and that makes me a bit reluctant in some of my choices. I've changed my mind a few times and then I remembered saying to myself in weeks past that I should really go with my gut instincts and I would have had that one (whichever game I lost for not going with my initial pick).

I must say thank you all once again! Your encouragement and input are so very much appreciated! Regardless of my choices and the outcome...this thread is still the most fun I've had with sports in a very long time!

Here are my final picks...finally!



Oakland
Minnesota
Pittsburg (I've heard you...and I'm taking a chance, I know! But it's an instinct I mentioned above!)
Carolina
Indianapolis (rather tempted to take Jax...can't bring myself to do it...blahhhh!)
Houston
Cincinnatti (Don't hope they lose now LAW...after we all picked um! Cheer for them! LOL!)
New England
Washington
Seattle
NY Giants
San Diego
Denver
Kansas City
Green Bay

MONDAY NIGHT

Atlanta

TOTAL GAME POINTS...31 (kept it between what I first predicted and what BIGbad suggested)

Good Luck peeps! Love ya heaps and heaps!

XXXOOO

Good luck! My gut feeling is Jacksonville will pull off the BIG upset this week! *crosses fingers*

What a strange week this has been

10/16 this week - not too shabby.

Here's to our instinct's, Lixy! Pittsburgh looked great!!!

Just curious, does this pool at work go through the playoffs or just the regular season? Hit me back in PM's and let me know.

LAW

Oh Lixy why have you not been posting, Don't worry about the pictures!

This weeks games

NFL
Saturday, Dec 17

Denver at Buffalo
Tampa Bay at New England
Kansas City at NY Giants

Sunday, Dec 18

Arizona at Houston
Atlanta at Chicago
Cincinnati at Detroit
San Diego at Indianapolis
San Francisco at Jacksonville
NY Jets at Miami
Carolina at New Orleans
Cleveland at Oakland
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Seattle at Tennessee
Philadelphia at St. Louis
Dallas at Washington

Monday, Dec 19
Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog
at Baltimore NL 3 33 Green Bay

LAW...^5 for Pitts! The pool goes through the play-offs to the Super Bowl...I think!!!??? LOL!

Winston...Oh (((Winston)))...I'm trying to use my posts sparingly till I get an idea for pics. If it never cums...er...comes...I'll just post a YIPPEE thread for me and go on! Don't worry hun! I miss you as much as you miss me!

OK...here's my initial picks just out of the gate. What do ya think?



SUNDAY

Tampa@New England - Tampa
Kansas City@NY Giants - NY Giants (by a VERY slim margin!)
Denver@Buffalo - Denver
Cincinnatti@Detroit - Cincinnatti
Arizona@Houston - Arizona
San Diego@Indianapolis - Indianapolis
San Fransico@Jacksonville - Jacksonville (by a pretty large margin)
NY Jets@Miami - Miami (those Jets pissed me off last week! Fluke?)
Pittsburg@Minnesota - Pittsburg (Got their groove back?)
Carolina@New Orleans - Carolina
Philadelphia@ST Louis - ST Louis
Seattle@Tennessee - Seattle
Cleveland@Oakland - Oakland (marginal here too!)
Dallas@Washington - Washington (home team advantage reasoning...but Dallas bites my ass all the time!)
Atlanta@Chicago - Atlanta (shivering in my boots for the lash back here!)
Green Bay@Baltimore - Green Bay

I was 11 for 16 this week! MCP had 7 or 8 for 16. Dunno about his Monday Night pick cause I haven't seen him to date. I'll make sure you all know our difference before the end of the week...K?

Sooooooooo...how'd I do in my picks this week? Cum one, cum all to steer me in the right direction!

Did I ever mention I love you all?

XXXOOO

YoooooHooooo!

No opinions? Oh com'on! I can't be that far off this week...can I?

P.S. I saw that post in my other thread Winston! *giggle*

Be back tonight for my final picks!

My Picks

New England over Tampa They are at home the defense is starting to get heathy and the only way this pick changes is if Brady doesn't play

The New York Gaints over KC pretty close to call but the Meadowlands will make the difference

Denver over Buffalo

Arizona over Houston Houston just doesn't want to win

Minnesota over Pittsburg Minnesota is home and on a roll, and they seem to have a bigger "GROOVE" should be a great game

Seattle over Tennessee

Carolina over New Orleans

Maimi over the N.Y. Jets

Indy over San Deigo

Jacksonville over San Fran

St. Louis over Philly I'm just not to sure about this one

Cinny over Detroit

Oakland over Cleveland only because they are home

Dallas over Washington Real close call here but the Cowboys need it bad

Here's the pick just for you Lixy!!
:p :p The Chicago Bears are at home, Micheal Vick is hurt and after that game in Pittsburg last week they will what they have to to get back to winning.

Baltimore over Green Bay home team that's the only reason for this pick

Umm Winston, Mikey's gonna be back sunday and if you'd seen our backup, Matt Schaub, last week.... you mightn't wanna feed those bears just yet. Of course I'm biased LOL

I've got a few changes in the works.

And...some I ain't gonna change! *giggle*

But I'll let you ponder till tomorrow morning for my final picks!

Still waiting for all my other cohorts to chime in!

Oh...and Bear? Hiya sweety! Why haven't you been in this from the begining? No matter...let me know your thoughts on the match-ups this week! I'm always open to more voices of reason and strategy! *hugs*

Gonna be kinda icy around here tomorrow morning...so I may go to work later than usual. I'll check in to see if LAW, BIGbad and fred add their words of wisdom!

*Hugs*

Oh...and a big P.S.

Our company will shut down from the 26th through the 1rst and so I have to pick weeks 16 and 17 ASAP!

I'll post those match-ups this coming weekend so we can think about it after this week's games...k?

And another thing...I am 134 total correct picks so far this season and MCP is 132 total correct picks.

*giggle, snort* (<---SHIT! I hate snorting when I gloat!)

NOTE TO SELF: Stop gloating! It's not very lady-like and it'll come back and bite your ass!

^^^POINT WELL TAKEN

OK...I'm done talking to myself now! Carry On!

Picking for those weeks ahead of time is going to be rough, We will not be knowing injury reports, who is going to rest there starters after claiming their playoff spots, In true football fashion I'll just have to gut it out.

I know what you mean Winston. Actually, we'll only be picking Week 17 blindly, so to speak. Might be interesting, eh?



OK...here's my final picks for Week 15



Tampa Bay
NY Giants
Denver

Arizona
Seattle
Indianapolis
Carolina
Pittsburg
Miami
Jacksonville
Dallas
Oakland
Cincinnatti
St. Louis
Atlanta

Green Bay
Total Game Points - 40

Couldn't wait for anymore persuasion from the M.I.A.'s this week. Sorry I missed you LAW, fred and BIGbad! Still, I'd love to hear your picks for the week if you do stumble in today!

Thank for laying it out for me Winston. Guess I'm just stubborn sometime. You can chide me if it turns out I am wrong. I'm used to it from MCP...up close and in person...LMFAO!

Good Luck everyone!

XXXOOO

Let the GAMES begin

Tally Ho!

Um...I mean...*tweet* (<---a metal whistle)

Hey Winston? Where do you spose our other gamblers are?

Tally Ho, What the hell was that........
It's half time with the Tampa Bay Defense playing great ..........
































For Patriot fans He He He He 21 to 00000000000000000 at the half

Worked out great for me :D

A 3 for 3 Saturday

Blahhhhh! 8 for 15 so far...

No big surprises though. I knew Dallas was gonna screw me! Oh...and Philly too!

Yeah...that shut out sucked for me!

Oh well, I've had worse weeks...as you all well know!


How'd everyone do? Any upsets that bit your butt?


On to Week 16...

Saturday...December 24th

Buffalo@Cincinnatti
Pittsburg@Cleveland
Jacksonville@Houston
NY Giants@Washington
San Diego@Kansas City
Dallas@Carolina
Atlanta@Tampa Bay
Detroit@New Orleans
San Fransico@St. Louis
Tennessee@Miami
Philadelphia@Arizona
Indianapolis@Seattle
Oakland@Denver

Sunday...December 25th

Chicago@Green Bay
Minnesota@Baltimore

Monday...December 26th

New England@NY Jets

Total Game Points _____

And...I'll post Week 17 a little later, but I have to pick that week too because of holiday shutdown.

I'm feeling a little deflated now so I have no puns and quips to add. Someone cheer me up!

*hugs*

Just know in our books your a "11" on a scale of 1 to 10 and always a winner! (((( HUGS ))))

How about them BEARS

Ok so let's make up for it this week...but no more screwing around girl! you don't have alot of time left! How are you doing overall?

here's my picks for this week:

Saturday...December 24th

Buffalo@Cincinnatti - Cincinnatti
Pittsburg@Cleveland - Pitt
Jacksonville@Houston - JAX
NY Giants@Washington - NYG
San Diego@Kansas City - SD; after beating Indy last week they will be on a roll
Dallas@Carolina - Carolina. this will be the straw that broke the camels back for Dallas playoff hopes.
Atlanta@Tampa Bay - Atlanta, provided Vick is 100%
Detroit@New Orleans - Detriot
San Fransico@St. Louis - St. L
Tennessee@Miami - Miami
Philadelphia@Arizona - Philly
Indianapolis@Seattle - Indy. They have something to prove after getting beaten last week.
Oakland@Denver - Denver

Sunday...December 25th

Chicago@Green Bay - Chicago
Minnesota@Baltimore - Minnesota - they have something left to play for, Baltimore is completely out of playoff scenarios.

Monday...December 26th

New England@NY Jets - NE

I noticed you picked the Falcons if Vick is 100%, don't forget if the replay refs are smokin' the same shit the ones in Atlanta were. Damn!

Awwwwwwww! TY (((((db)))))!

Ain't he ^^^ the cutest?

Yep Winston...them Bears did good! *smack*

Ahem...

LAW...MCP "thinks" he had 11 and I don't know his pick from last night. I'll know the tally for sure this evening. I'll have my initial picks then too. No time this morning. Gotta run, but I'll be back tonight!

We had our company X-mas party today and so I didn't get a chance to talk to MCP about what he tallied.

Matter of fact, I was so flustered this morning that I didn't even check to see who won Monday night's game...and I still haven't checked to this minute. Too much to do right now to open a new page (still on dial up and the time it takes to do that, I'll have five answers here before the page is loaded...lmfao!)...so someone tell me please...Did Green Bay win?

Anyway...I got some picks and I noted LAW's picks and here;s what I've come up with thus far...

Cincinnatti
Pittsburg
Jacksonville
Washington (but by a slim margin)
San Diego
Carolina
Tampa Bay (by an even slimmer margin
New Orleans (by an even slimmmmmmmer margin)
St. Louis
Miami
Arizona (you all know how the Eagles screw me...well HAAAAAA! I'm screwing them!)
Indianapolis
Denver

Chicago (no reservations...ain't Winston gonna be so proud of me?)
Baltimore (home advantage only)

New England

Total Game Points...39????????

Gonna post Week 17 later tonight if I have time (I'm wrapping...no not gangsta rap...X-mas wrap! Blahhhhh...like we haven't heard that before??!!). If I don't have time tonight, I'll be back tomorrow to see how bad I get my ass chewed out for Week 16 picks and to post Week 17 to get some opinions!

Com'on peeps! I need all the help/reasoning/chewing out I can get!

*hugs*

Speak up Winston! Now's not the time to dummy up!!!

LMFAO! Geezzzzzzz...I think my hair blew straight back when I scrolled that ^^^ post!

What's Minnesota gonna score...and how bout Chicago? I mean...Baltimore isn't playing Green Bay (which could look confusing when you read that post...ya know?). How's the rest of my picks?

n
I was just answering the question

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

LOL! I forgot I asked!! *shrugs*

TY (((((Winston)))))

I'm in the top 10 on the work pool! I'm actually number 9 and MCP is number 8 with 1 more win than me. The guy who runs the pool isn't even in the top 10. There is another girl from work in the number 2 position, and her boyfriend (who doesn't work with us) is number 1. I'm not sure, but I think there is something like 27-32 people in this particular pool. Might be more!

Here's Week 17 and my picks. What say ye?


Saturday Dec. 31rst

Denver@San Diego - San Diego
NY Giants@Oakland - NY Giants

Sunday Jan. 1rst

Cincinnatti@Kansas City - Cincinnatti
Chicago@Minnesota - this is a tight call and I bet I know what Winston thinks...my margin is 5% (according to a computer game played 100 times...it's the only early source I have) that Minnesota could win. HELP!
Buffalo@NY Jets - Buffalo
Miami@New England - New England
Baltimore@Cleveland - Cleveland (close call here too!)
Detroit@Pittsburg - Pittsburg
Arizona@Indianapolis - Indianapolis
Carolina@Atlanta - Carolina (close call)
New Orleans@Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay
Houston@San Francisco - Houston
Tennessee@Jacksonville - Jacksonville
Seattle@Green Bay - Seattle
Washington@Philadelphia - Washington
St. Louis@Dallas - Dallas (will they screw me again?)

Total Game Points ________?????? (need help here!)

So how's that ^^^ looking? I did my best but I doubt my best all the time!

I need some feedback by tomorrow morning at the latest. I'll hand in the pool[s] at work tomorrow.

Love you guys!

Awwwwwwwww...I was hoping for some nudges/suggestions...etc!

It's OK. I know how busy we all are this time of year. Please don't yell at me too bad for my final picks in Week 17 though. I'm dropping back 5 and punting!

Final picks for Week 17...

San Diego
NY Giants

Cincinnatti
Chicago (get my back here Winston!)
Buffalo
New England
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Carolina (still leary!)
Tampa Bay
Houston
Jacksonville
Seattle
Washington

Dallas

Total Game Points...54

Can't wait till tomorrow is over and I can relax for a week!

Happy Holiday's Everyone!

I'll check back real quick in the morning and make sure I ain't making a mistake of a lifetime...otherwise, my picks are going in tomorrow morning and I have to stand as is! TY for all the input...good, bad, or not so good. Again, this is so fun for me no matter the outcome!


XXXOOO

I think you're good on Carolina, Lix, but i would swap Cleveland for Baltimore.

just a suggestion.

Oh Damn! It's in and done LAW! I can't swap now. As I said, I punted on some. Hmmmmm...let's just hope that this is a topsy turvy week for the teams I should and shouldn't have picked...lol!

Hey! MCP ain't doing all that much better than me. I have no clue of his picks though and I won't know till I go back to work on the 2nd. Unless, he and his wife drop by for X-mas cheer???? Stranger things have happened...ya know?

Good Luck everyone!

Blah! I suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

8 for 15 so far. Hmmmmm...I wonder what MCP had? This was quite a match-up this week. He could'a sucked worse than me...right?

How'd everyone else do?