Rules: 1. Pick who you think is going to win each game each week. 2. You may have up to three LOCKS's each week. Just specify your locks by typing LOCK next to your pick. This will go towards your tiebreaker. 3. Picks must be in within 1 hour of start time. 4. Don't delete your post.
Who can join? Anyone can join. It doesn't matter how many other leagues you are in. So long as you post your picks this first week, you are in.
What are locks? Locks are picks you feel more comfortable about. You may use between 1 and 3 locks each week. Picking right earns you 10 points, while picking wrong loses 10 points. If you make no locks, you will lose 10 points. This goes towards tiebreaker for the standings.
I meant to put sign ups up last week, but was too busy. So instead, the initial week is just going to be a joining topic. I'll post some fun stats from last year in this topic later as a way to bump it.
The Week 1 Schedule: New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles @ St. Louis Rams Atlanta Falcons @ Chicago Bears Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants @ Washington Redskins Minnesota Vikings @ San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks @ San Fransisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys @ New York Jets New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos
New Orleans Saints Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts LOCK Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants San Diego Chargers LOCK Carolina Panthers LOCK San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots Oakland Raiders
EDIT to add in locks
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans New York Giants LOCK San Diego Chargers LOCK Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Oakland Raiders
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It's more like if you don't have to wait in line at Arby's because some dude stopped by and kidnapped all of the other customers. - MoogleKupo141
Teams ranked by difficulty in picking year 1 (with 1 being 'hardest' and 32 being 'easiest')
1. New York Jets 2. Arizona Cardinals 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4. Cincinnati Bengals 5. Houston Texans 6. Jacksonville Jaguars 7. Denver Broncos 8. Carolina Panthers 9. San Fransisco 49ers 10. Oakland Raiders 11. Dallas Cowboys 12. Buffalo Bills 13. New York Giants 14. Miami Dolphins 15. Green Bay Packers 16. Philadelphia Eagles 17. Tennessee Titans 18. Kansas City Chiefs 19. Chicago Bears 20. Minnesota Vikings 21. New England Patriots 22. Seattle Seahawks 23. Baltimore Ravens 24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25. Cleveland Browns 26. New Orleans Saints 27. Atlanta Falcons 28. Indianapolis Colts 29. Washington Redskins 30. San Diego Chargers 31. Detroit Lions 32. St. Louis Rams
Teams ranked by difficulty in picking year 2 (with 1 being 'hardest' and 32 being 'easiest') 1. San Diego Chargers 2. Chicago Bears 3. Miami Dolphins 4. Dallas Cowboys 5. Washington Redskins 6. Houston Texans 7. Tennessee Titans 8. Denver Broncos 9. Arizona Cardinals 10. Pittsburgh Steelers 11. Cleveland Browns 12. Philadelphia Eagles 13. Jacksonville Jaguars 14. Green Bay Packers 15. New York Jets 16. Detroit Lions 17. San Francicso 49ers 18. New Orleans Saints 19. Seattle Seahawks 20. St. Louis Rams 21. Indianapolis Colts 22. New York Giants 23. Oakland Raiders 24. Minnesota Vikings 25. Cincinnati Bengals 26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27. New England Patriots 28. Baltimore Ravens 29. Atlanta Falcons 30. Kansas City Chiefs 31. Buffalo Bills 32. Carolina Panthers
Teams ranked by difficulty overall (with 1 being 'hardest' and 32 being 'easiest')
1. Dallas Cowboys 2. New York Jets 3. Houston Texans 4. Miami Dolphins 5. Pittsburgh Steelers 6. Arizona Cardinals 7. Denver Broncos 8. Chicago Bears 9. Jacksonville Jaguars 10. Cincinnati Bengals 11. San Francicso 49ers 12. Tennessee Titans 13. Oakland Raiders 14. San Diego Chargers 15. New York Giants 16. Green Bay Packers 17. Philadelphia Eagles 18. Washington Redskins 19. Buffalo Bills 20. Cleveland Browns 21. Seattle Seahawks 22. Minnesota Vikings 23. Carolina Panthers 24. New Orleans Saints 25. Kansas City Chiefs 26. Indianapolis Colts 27. New England Patriots 28. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29. Baltimore Ravens 30. Atlanta Falcons 31. Detroit Lions 32. St. Louis Rams
Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns LOCK Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans New York Giants LOCK San Diego Chargers LOCK Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks New York Jets New England Patriots Denver Broncos
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns LOCK Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions LOCK Philadelphia Eagles LOCK Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans New York Giants San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks New York Jets New England Patriots Denver Broncos
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles LOCK Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants LOCK San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Oakland Raiders
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans LOCK Detroit Lions St. Louis Rams Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs LOCK Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers LOCK New York Jets New England Patriots Oakland Raiders
Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans New York Giants San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles LOCK Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans New York Giants LOCK San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers Seattle Seahawks New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons Houston Texans Kansas City Chiefs LOCK Tennessee Titans Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers LOCK New York Giants Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
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Green Bay Packers LOCK Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars Washington Redskins San Diego Chargers LOCK Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions St. Louis Rams Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants LOCK San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets LOCK New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons LOCK Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants LOCK San Diego Chargers Carolina Panthers San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles LOCK Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets LOCK New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns LOCK Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals LOCK San Fransisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns LOCK Houston Texans Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans New York Giants San Diego Chargers LOCK Arizona Cardinals LOCK San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots Oakland Raiders
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers St. Louis Rams Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs - LOCK Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants San Diego Chargers - LOCK Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks New York Jets Miami Dolphins Oakland Raiders
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Green Bay Packers Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans - LOCK New York Giants - LOCK San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals - LOCK San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots Oakland Raiders
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Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles LOCK Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals LOCK San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets New England Patriots LOCK Denver Broncos
New Orleans Saints @ Green Bay Packers The Packers are tough -- as tough as nails, even tougher -- as tough as getting Brett Favre to finally retire.
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens Quoth the Raven "Nevermore". After their last game, that's what the Ravens are hoping for.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Cleveland Browns LOCK Unless the Madden Curse is on the whole team... I don't see the Bengals winning here.
Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans The Football Gods are hard at work making sure Indy misses the playoffs. And what better year for the Texans to finally make it? I win $100 if the Colts miss the playoffs too, so that factors into things as well.
Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ford still stands for Found on Road Dead until they prove otherwise.
Philadelphia Eagles @ St. Louis Rams Unless the Rams catch the Dream Team napping, I think the Eagles win this one.
Atlanta Falcons @ Chicago Bears I also bet the Falcons won't win the division this year.
Buffalo Bills @ Kansas City Chiefs LOCK Picking against the Bills is usually the right thing to do.
Tennessee Titans @ Jacksonville Jaguars Good news Jags fans! You just saved a bunch of money by switching to McCown.
New York Giants @ Washington Redskins Fun Fact: The Redskins haven't drafted a pro-bowl QB since 1986. Before that it was 1961.
Minnesota Vikings @ San Diego Chargers The Chargers have made progress. The Vikings are just starting to.
Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals LOCK Cam Newton can steal laptops, but can he steal the hearts of Carolina fans?
Seattle Seahawks @ San Fransisco 49ers This may be a battle of the bottom. I expect the 49ers to come out on top. But they tend to disappoint me. A lot.
Dallas Cowboys @ New York Jets Rob Ryan and Rex Ryan meet already. I think the Cowboys still have a way to go though.
New England Patriots @ Miami Dolphins I'm not sure the Dolphins are in as bad shape as people seem to think -- they could very well win this. But I'm still taking the safer route.
Oakland Raiders @ Denver Broncos I wonder who'll last longer -- John Fox in Denver, or Hue Jackson in Oakland.
New Orleans Saints Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots LOCK Oakland Raiders
Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns LOCK Houston Texans LOCK Tampa Bay Buccaneers Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs Jacksonville Jaguars New York Giants San Diego Chargers LOCK Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys New England Patriots Oakland Raiders
Green Bay Packers - LOCK Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Houston Texans Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills Tennessee Titans Washington Redskins San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals San Fransisco 49ers New York Jets - LOCK New England Patriots - LOCK Denver Broncos
A person who uses 3 locks can earn between -30 and 30 points A person who uses 2 locks can earn between -20 and 20 points and a person who uses 1 lock can earn between -10 and 10 points.
Let's say you pick the following: Giants LOCK Seahawks LOCK Cardinals LOCK
If the Cardinals and Seahawks lose, you lose 10 points.
But if you decided not to use your lock on the Seahawks, you'd come out even.
And if you didn't use your lock on the seahawks or the cardinals, you'd earn 10 points.
Average Tiebreaker Points 2010: 182 Average Tiebreaker Points 2009: 258
Maximum Tiebreaker Points 2010: 270 Maximum Tiebreaker Points 2009: 330
If you made only 2 locks every week -- and got them all right, you'd end up with higher than maximum points for either year.
While it's great to make 3 -- and if you get one wrong by some fluke (Say a backup qb turns out to be much better than the starter and leads the team to an unexpected victory) you recoup your points. Instead of coming out even, you earn 10 points. You also risk getting that other pick wrong. Where instead of coming out even, you lose 10 points.
Top 5 Teams that caught everyone off guard: 1. Cincinnati Bengals 2. Buffalo Bills 3. Washington Redskins 4. Chicago Bears 5. Jacksonville Jaguars
If you picked all of the home teams this week you'd be 9-4, and tied for 2nd best record. Our top picker however, Silvstedt, who got 3 wrong, got away winners wrong only.