FINALLY! 2003 FOFC in-house NFL pick'em challenge, week 1

[FrogMan]

This is it guys, the NFL regular season is finally here!!! Finally, we can pick games for real, well games where we know the first units will play more than 17 minutes :)

Here are the very simple rules of the challenge:
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Simply pick the winner against the spread for 4 games in order of your confidence.
Points will be given or taken from your season total score depending on if you picked the winner or not in your 4 games.
Game #1 is worth 4 points, #2 is worth 3 points, #3 is worth 2 points, and #4 is worth 1 point.
If a game ends in a tie with the spread, you don't win or lose any point for it.
Your picks must be posted in this thread before kickoff of the earliest of your 4 games. Failure to do so will invalidate your week of play (you will get no points).
You can start playing at any time during the course of the season.
I will usually post the results of the week (and the season so far) on Tuesday in a new thread that will include the spreads for the coming week.
I plan on taking my spreads from intertops.com. If intertops doesn't have a line for a game, I will take the average line presented on the usatoday spreads page. Once they have been posted in here, they will not change over the course of the week.
DO NOT EDIT YOUR PICKS once you have posted them in the thread, unless you sent me a PM to let me know.
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I might add more notes to this if necessary. I have not set a maximum number of players, whoever wants in can play, as long as they follow the rules and post their picks in here, following the format explained below.

Here are the spreads for week 1 (all time eastern)...
Thursday, Sep. 4
N.Y. Jets at Washington (-3), 9:00 pm

Sunday, Sep. 7
Arizona at Detroit (-4), 1:00 pm
Denver (-6) at Cincinnati, 1:00 pm
Indianapolis at Cleveland (-1), 1:00 pm
Minnesota at Green Bay (-5), 1:00 pm
San Diego at Kansas City (-5.5), 1:00 pm
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-3), 1:00 pm
Houston at Miami (-13.5), 1:00 pm
Jacksonville at Carolina (-4), 1:00 pm
New England at Buffalo (-1), 1:00 pm
St. Louis at N.Y. Giants (-1), 1:00 pm
Atlanta at Dallas (-2), 4:15 pm
New Orleans at Seattle (-3), 4:15 pm
Chicago at San Francisco (-6.5), 4:15 pm
Oakland at Tennessee (-3), 8:30 pm

Monday, Sep. 8
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia (-3), 9:00 pm


I will post my picks below, follow my lead and post yours in a similar fashion... Good luck everyone!

FrogMan

[FrogMan]

1) New England +1
2) St. Louis +1
3) Indianapolis +1
4) Carolina -4

FM

[Superman=#54]

#1. Denver -6
#2. St. Louis +1
#3. Tennessee -3
#4. Tampa Bay +3

[DeToxRox]

1. Detroit - 4
2. Carolina - 4
3. New Orelands + 3
4. San Diego + 5.5

[TLK]

1. Houston +13.5
2. N.Y. Jets +3
3. Atlanta +2
4. Detroit -4

[atatange1]

1. St. Louis +1
2. Denver -6
3. Indianapolis +1
4. Tampa Bay +3

[Noble_Platypus]

1) INDY
2) DENVER
3) ST LOUIS
4) NEW ORLEANS

[tucker rocky]

[1]Denver -6
[2]Jacksonville +4
[3]Miami -13.5
[4]Green Bay -5

[The_herd]

#1 Denver -6
#2 St Louis +1
#3 Indianapolis +1
#4 Green Bay -5

[TredWel]

1. New England +1
2. St. Louis +1
3. Tampa Bay +3
4. Indianapolis +1

[Sublime]

New England
Indianapolis
Oakland
Cincinnatti

[Solecismic]

Indianapolis +1
New England +1
Kansas City -5.5
Carolina -4

[Ryche]

1. Washington -3
2. Buffalo -1
3. Detroit -4
4. Carolina -4

[YoSoySean]

1.) New England +1
2.) St. Louis +1
3.) Atlanta +2
4.) Cleveland -1

[Doug5984]

1.) Indianapolis +1
2.) San Diego +5.5
3.) New Orleans +3
4.) Houston +13.5

[WSUCougar]

1. Atlanta (+2)
2. Detroit (-4)
3. Indianapolis (+1)
4. Pittsburgh (-3)

[tucker342]

1) St. Louis
2) New England
3) Atlanta
4) Detroit

[TroyF]

1) Minnesota
2) Atlanta
3) Indianapolis
4) Carolina


TroyF

[MikeVic]

1. New England +1
2. New Orleans +3
3. Tampa Bay +3
4. Detroit -4

[FrogMan]

bump

[EagleFan]

1) St. Louis +1
2) New Orleans +3
3) Philadelphia -3
4) San Francisco -6.5

[Draft Dodger]

1) Chicago +6.5
2) St Louis +1
3) Oakland +3
4) Green Bay -5

[DeToxRox]

i predict dominance on my part.

[Wes Huett]

1) TAMPA BAY +3
2) BALTIMORE +3
3) St. LOUIS +1
4) CHICAGO +6.5

[ntndeacon]

1. Denver (-6)
2. Jacksonville (+4)
3. Oakland (+3)
4. New England (+1)

[RPI-Fan]

Game 1: San Francisco (-6.5)
Game 2: Cleveland (-1)
Game 3: San Diego (+5.5)
Game 4: Dallas (-2)

[bbor]

1.N.E+1
2.IND+1
3.Balt+3
4.S.F-6.5

[Masked]

1) Atlanta
2) St. Louis
3) New Orleans
4) Detroit

[Butter]

1. Tennessee -3
2. St. Louis +1
3. Cincinnati +6
4. Houston +13.5

[Aesyrqwe]

St Louis +1
Denver -6
San Diego +5.5
Houston + 13.5

-Aes-

[The Afoci]

Denver
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Houston

[Terps]

1) Indianapolis (+1)
2) Baltimore (+3)
3) Detroit (-4)
4) St. Louis (+1)

[FrogMan]

a little under two hours if you wanna include the Jets or Redskins as one of your 4 picks. Otherwise, you still have until kickoff time of the earliest of your 4 games...

FM

[FrogMan]

final bump for the weekend crowd...

[Pyser]

Detroit
Atlanta
Oakland
Denver

[thealmighty]

1) Tennessee (-3)
2) San Francisco (-6.5)
3) Miami (-13.5)
4) Green Bay (-5)

[vtbub]

1. Miami
2. Tampa
3. Buffalo
4. Pack

[Maple Leafs]

1. Panthers
2. Bucs
3. Chargers
4. Rams

[FrogMan]

Here are the standings right before the Sunday and Monday night games... Two perfect weeks so far. Congrats The Afoci and WSUCougar


WEEKLY POINTS WEEKLY PICKS
POINTS 1 RIGHT WRONG %%%
The Afoci 10 4 0 100%
WSUCougar 10 4 0 100%
TroyF 8 3 1 75%
Pyser 8 3 0 100%
TheLionKing 7 3 0 100%
ntndeacon 6 2 1 67%
Fortier (*) 5 2 1 67%
Noble_Platypus 4 2 2 50%
tucker rocky 4 2 2 50%
Ryche 4 2 1 67%
The_herd 2 2 2 50%
Solecismic 2 2 2 50%
Terps 2 2 2 50%
Superman=#54 1 1 1 50%
atatange1 1 2 1 67%
Doug5984 0 2 2 50%
Masked 0 2 2 50%
thealmighty 0 1 2 33%
DeToxRoxDVHStyle -2 1 3 25%
Sublime -2 1 2 33%
Aesyrqwe -2 2 2 50%
bbor -2 2 2 50%
RPI-Fan -2 1 3 25%
vtbub -3 1 2 33%
Butter_of_69 -4 1 2 33%
tucker342 -4 2 2 50%
MikeVic -6 1 2 33%
EagleFan -6 1 2 33%
Wes Huett -6 0 3 0%
FrogMan -6 1 3 25%
TredWel -6 1 2 33%
YoSoySean -6 1 3 25%
Maple Leafs -7 0 3 0%
Draft Dodger -8 0 3 0%

number of players 34


(*) Fortier is a coworker of mine who wanted to participate even though he's not on FOFC.

FM

[tucker342]

ouch....

[FrogMan]

Here are the results for week 1 of the challenge... 34 players made picks and we got 2 perfect cards, 3 if you count TheLionKing, since he had the Jets/Redskins game and it turned out to be a tie with the spread... 20 of players escaped this first week with 0 or more points while 14 of us (me included) ended the week in the red (much similar to real life, to my dismay :) )...

Anyway, here are the standings. The spreads for week 2 will be posted in a separate thread, in which you will be able to post your picks for week 2. See ya in week 2!


WEEKLY POINTS WEEKLY PICKS
POINTS 1 RIGHT WRONG %%%
1. The Afoci 10 4 0 100%
1. WSUCougar 10 4 0 100%
3. TroyF 8 3 1 75%
4. TheLionKing 7 3 0 100%
5. Pyser 6 3 1 75%
5. Fortier (*) 6 3 1 75%
7. ntndeacon 4 2 2 50%
7. Noble_Platypus 4 2 2 50%
7. tucker rocky 4 2 2 50%
7. Ryche 4 2 1 67%
7. Superman=#54 4 3 1 75%
7. thealmighty 4 2 2 50%
13. The_herd 2 2 2 50%
13. Solecismic 2 2 2 50%
13. Terps 2 2 2 50%
13. atatange1 2 3 1 75%
17. Doug5984 0 2 2 50%
17. Masked 0 2 2 50%
17. vtbub 0 2 2 50%
17. Butter_of_69 0 2 2 50%
21. DeToxRoxDVHStyle -2 1 3 25%
21. Aesyrqwe -2 2 2 50%
21. bbor -2 2 2 50%
21. RPI-Fan -2 1 3 25%
21. Wes Huett -2 1 3 25%
26. Sublime -4 1 3 25%
26. tucker342 -4 2 2 50%
26. MikeVic -4 2 2 50%
26. TredWel -4 2 2 50%
26. Maple Leafs -4 1 3 25%
31. FrogMan -6 1 3 25%
31. YoSoySean -6 1 3 25%
33. EagleFan -8 1 3 25%
34. Draft Dodger -10 0 4 0%

number of players 34


FrogMan

[TLK]

Much.....much..... improved from the pre-season....

[TroyF]

Originally posted by TheLionKing
Much.....much..... improved from the pre-season....

No it isn't. I'm third. What the hell is up with that? I'll get you WSU and Afoci. Mark my words, I'll get you.*

*This line of trash talking is to be disregarded if TroyF goes 0-4 next week.

TroyF

[The Afoci]

I am God.