NFL Week 5

AndrewMyers · 2008-10-03T20:46:37.000Z

 1.   Bill Dungsroman  44-16  (73%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG HOU CHI DEN ARI DAL  SF JAC  NO

 2.            sluggo  43-17  (72%)  BAL  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO

 3.            NatCox  42-18  (70%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO

 4.     Slainte Mhath  41-19  (68%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN ARI DAL  SF JAC  NO

 5.            Shmtur  40-20  (67%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG HOU CHI DEN BUF DAL  SF PIT  NO

 6.            Ryan A  39-21  (65%)  BAL  GB CAR  SD PHI SEA IND CHI DEN ARI DAL  NE JAC  NO
 6.            Sarkus  39-21  (65%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO

 8.        amiller320  38-22  (63%)  BAL  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO
 8.           nixon66  38-22  (63%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  SF JAC  NO

10.         bahimiron  37-23  (62%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD WAS NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC MIN
10.             balut  37-23  (62%)  TEN ATL CAR MIA PHI NYG IND CHI DEN ARI DAL  SF PIT  NO

12.           Crispus  36-24  (60%)  TEN ATL CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE PIT  NO
12.        Jon_Danger  36-24  (60%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE PIT  NO
12.            Lorini  36-24  (60%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO
12.          Talisker  36-24  (60%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND DET DEN ARI DAL  NE JAC  NO
12. Troy S Goodfellow  36-24  (60%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  NE PIT  NO

17.       Alan Dunkin  35-24  (59%)  BAL  GB CAR MIA WAS NYG IND CHI DEN ARI DAL  SF PIT  NO

18.      BennyProfane  35-25  (58%)  TEN ATL CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE PIT  NO
18.     BlueJackalope  35-25  (58%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI SEA IND CHI DEN ARI DAL  NE JAC  NO
18.         Juan Rayo  35-25  (58%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD WAS NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO
18.      Kid Socrates  35-25  (58%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD WAS NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO
18.      Matt Perkins  35-25  (58%)  TEN ATL CAR MIA PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  SF JAC  NO
18.   Squirrel Killer  35-25  (58%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI  TB ARI DAL  NE JAC MIN

24.            Kraaze  34-26  (57%)  BAL  GB CAR MIA PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  SF PIT  NO
24.           MrFrump  34-26  (57%)  BAL  GB CAR MIA PHI NYG IND DET DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO
24.       Uncle Larry  34-26  (57%)  BAL  GB CAR  SD PHI SEA HOU CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO

27.          ColonelT  33-27  (55%)  BAL  GB CAR MIA PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  NE PIT  NO
27.           Contrai  33-27  (55%)  TEN  GB CAR MIA WAS NYG HOU CHI DEN BUF DAL  SF JAC  NO
27.     Not One Of Us  33-27  (55%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND DET  TB ARI DAL  SF JAC  NO
27.           shadarr  33-27  (55%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD WAS NYG HOU DET  TB BUF DAL  SF JAC MIN

31.        Mark Crump  32-27  (54%)  BAL  GB CAR MIA PHI SEA IND DET DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO
31.          Omniscia  32-27  (54%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  NE JAC MIN

33.      Robert Sharp  32-28  (53%)  TEN  GB CAR MIA WAS NYG HOU DET DEN ARI DAL  NE JAC MIN

34.            Greedo  30-30  (50%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD WAS NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO

35.            Gratzy  27-17  (61%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD WAS NYG HOU CHI DEN ARI DAL  SF JAC  NO

36.             jeffd  22-22  (50%)  TEN  GB CAR  SD PHI SEA IND CHI DEN BUF DAL  NE JAC  NO

37.      wildpokerman  18-13  (58%)  

38.         Charlatan  16-15  (52%)  

39.             Siren  10-6   (63%)  

40.           jpinard   0-0   (---)  TEN ATL CAR  SD WAS NYG IND DET DEN BUF DAL  NE PIT  NO
40.           Rimbot*   0-0   (---)  TEN  GB CAR MIA PHI NYG IND CHI  TB BUF DAL  SF PIT  NO

====== week 5 pick stats ======

PEOPLE WITH MORE/LESS THAN 14 PICKS: Uncle Larry (15)
(double-check your bolding!)

# of picks per team:

TEN 29 @ BAL 9
(BAL: Alan Dunkin, amiller320, ColonelT, Kraaze, Mark Crump, MrFrump, Ryan A, sluggo, Uncle Larry)

ATL 5 @ GB 33
(ATL: balut, BennyProfane, Crispus, jpinard, Matt Perkins)

KC 0 @ CAR 38

SD 28 @ MIA 10

WAS 10 @ PHI 28

SEA 5 @ NYG 33
(SEA: BlueJackalope, jeffd, Mark Crump, Ryan A, Uncle Larry)

IND 31 @ HOU 7
(HOU: Bill Dungsroman, Contrai, Gratzy, Robert Sharp, shadarr, Shmtur, Uncle Larry)

CHI 31 @ DET 7
(DET: jpinard, Mark Crump, MrFrump, Not One Of Us, Robert Sharp, shadarr, Talisker)

TB 11 @ DEN 27

BUF 27 @ ARI 11

CIN 0 @ DAL 38

NE 25 @ SF 13

PIT 11 @ JAC 27

MIN 5 @ NO 33
(MIN: bahimiron, Omniscia, Robert Sharp, shadarr, Squirrel Killer)

The QT3 consensus:
TEN GB CAR SD PHI NYG IND CHI DEN BUF DAL NE JAC NO

Maverick ratings (# of picks that differ with the QT3 consensus):
6: Alan Dunkin, Robert Sharp, shadarr
5: balut, Kraaze
4: ColonelT, Contrai, Gratzy, jpinard, Mark Crump, Matt Perkins, Not One Of Us, Rimbot*, Uncle Larry
3: Bill Dungsroman, MrFrump, Ryan A, Shmtur, Squirrel Killer
2: bahimiron, BennyProfane, BlueJackalope, Crispus, Greedo, nixon66, Omniscia, Slainte Mhath, Talisker, Troy S Goodfellow
1: amiller320, jeffd, Jon_Danger, Juan Rayo, Kid Socrates, sluggo
0: Lorini, NatCox, Sarkus

No picks entered: Charlatan; wildpokerman

Squirrel_Killer · 2008-10-04T21:32:14.000Z

Tennessee at Baltimore
Kansas City at Carolina
San Diego at Miami
Washington at Philadelphia
Indianapolis at Houston
Seattle at N.Y. Giants
Atlanta at Green Bay
Chicago at Detroit
Tampa Bay at Denver
Buffalo at Arizona
New England at San Francisco
Cincinnati at Dallas
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville
Minnesota at New Orleans

JonRowe · 2008-10-05T01:05:06.000Z

Tennessee at Baltimore
Kansas City at Carolina
San Diego at Miami
Washington at Philadelphia
Indianapolis at Houston
Seattle at N.Y. Giants
Atlanta at Green Bay
Chicago at Detroit
Tampa Bay at Denver
Buffalo at Arizona
New England at San Francisco
Cincinnati at Dallas
Pittsburgh at Jacksonville
Minnesota at New Orleans

AndrewMyers · 2008-10-05T10:14:43.000Z

Hey Uncle Larry – could you edit your post to remove the bold text at the bottom? It’s registering as a pick for Dallas (in addition to your pick for Cinci). Just make it italics or something :)

Lorini · 2008-10-05T10:42:43.000Z

Sarkus:

Well, Al sure seemed convinced he has the talent to be better. To be honest, if his version of things is correct, then Kiffin looks pretty bad. But I don’t know that Al comes across as believable/competent enough at this point. It was funny - I was watching the press conference on the NFL Network feed on NFL.com, and they had a former Raiders front office guy on to comment. The host started by talking about how despite all the rumors, Al sounded pretty good, and the guest responded by saying that Al had gone down hill in the last few years, as was evidenced by how he meandered around the issues.

I actually think that if this wasn’t Al Davis and the Raiders, the league would have stepped in at some point to get Al out of the picture. But, because it is Al, that’s never going to happen.

The league does not have the authority to remove Al Davis as an owner unless the team goes bankrupt. Al will not step down and they’ll just have to put up with it until he passes away.

Sarkus · 2008-10-05T11:13:37.000Z

Lorini:

The league does not have the authority to remove Al Davis as an owner unless the team goes bankrupt. Al will not step down and they’ll just have to put up with it until he passes away.

I agree, but if another team had an owner that was looking like it might be time for them to step away, there would be some behind the scenes communications going on between representatives of the league or other owners and family members of the owner. Because of past history, the league can’t and won’t do that in the Raiders case.

Aki · 2008-10-05T11:51:38.000Z

Yikes: the Seahawks look as bad as the Huskies.

AndrewMyers · 2008-10-05T12:05:52.000Z

AndrewMyers:

While the Lions should lose this week, they’ll manage to scrape out a win against the Bears, after which they’ll be all “this is a turning point, the rest of the season is going to be different” and then they’ll lose five straight.

The Lions are opting to go straight to phase 2 of the plan, apparently.

First pick in the draft, baby! WOOOOOOO!

BennyProfane · 2008-10-05T12:10:49.000Z

AndrewMyers:

The Lions are opting to go straight to phase 2 of the plan, apparently.

First pick in the draft, baby! WOOOOOOO!

I’ve been assuming that KC was the worst team in the league, but the Lions are certainly making a strong case for that role.

Sarkus · 2008-10-05T12:17:30.000Z

Aki:

Yikes: the Seahawks look as bad as the Huskies.

Yeah, their defense didn’t make the trip mentally, it appears.

Interesting group of potential upsets shaping up today. . .

sluggo · 2008-10-05T12:49:30.000Z

The turnaround in this Indy game is shocking. Wow.

Sarkus · 2008-10-05T12:55:53.000Z

The Texans appear to be cursed. When was the last time a QB fumbled twice to give up scores so quickly?

Crispus · 2008-10-05T12:55:55.000Z

San Diego really baffles me. They were my Superbowl pick when the season started, and now they’ve lost to Miami? I have no idea how to pick their games anymore.

Contrai · 2008-10-05T13:02:37.000Z

Unbelievable Texans/Colts game! I thought the Colts were done for, and yet they ended up winning.

Sarkus · 2008-10-05T13:05:49.000Z

So I guess the Redskins are for real, huh?

Congrats to balut for picking Miami and Atlanta.

Rimbo · 2008-10-05T13:30:00.000Z

Crispus:

San Diego really baffles me. They were my Superbowl pick when the season started, and now they’ve lost to Miami? I have no idea how to pick their games anymore.

It’s the Norv Effect starting to take hold.

Robert_Sharp · 2008-10-05T14:42:06.000Z

I picked Miami to win that one. Good for me! I also picked Houston for the upset and would have looked really smart if Houston new that letting a QB run the ball when you are up 17 is a stupid idea. I just didn’t count on that.

Rimbo · 2008-10-05T15:12:49.000Z

Yeah, the Rimbot picked that one, too, but it was a terribly unreliable pick. Could’ve gone either way.

Hanacker · 2008-10-05T15:31:38.000Z

Are there two Arizona teams? it seems like a different one keeps showing up each week.

Not_One_Of_Us · 2008-10-05T16:06:32.000Z

Hanacker:

Are there two Arizona teams? it seems like a different one keeps showing up each week.

That’s just the Cardinals being the Cardinals - never know what you’re gonna get.