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Who will win Super Bowl LI?

New England Patriots 51 47.66%
 
Kansas City Chiefs 3 2.80%
 
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5.61%
 
Other (AFC) 3 2.80%
 
Dallas Cowboys 10 9.35%
 
Atlanta Falcons 15 14.02%
 
Seattle Seahawks 5 4.67%
 
Green Bay Packers 5 4.67%
 
Other (NFC) 4 3.74%
 
Scoreboard 5 4.67%
 
Total:107
FatedReality on 11 September 2016

Biggest shocker this week: The Giants didn't blow a lead in the last 90 seconds of the game. Thanks Williams!



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BlowoverKing on 11 September 2016
RolStoppable said:
BlowoverKing said:

This Lions-Colts game is going exactly as I thought, a shootout.

And of course we miss the extra point......

You are such a bunch of losers.

Oops.... looks like somebody spoke too soon.



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MTZehvor on 11 September 2016
BlowoverKing said:

This Lions-Colts game is going exactly as I thought, a shootout.

And of course we miss the extra point......

Hey, at least you didn't miss an extra point and lose out on a spot in the Super Bowl as a result.



BlowoverKing on 11 September 2016
MTZehvor said:
BlowoverKing said:

This Lions-Colts game is going exactly as I thought, a shootout.

And of course we miss the extra point......

Hey, at least you didn't miss an extra point and lose out on a spot in the Super Bowl as a result.

If the Lions actually made it to the NFC championship and had that happen the state of Michigan would lose 75% of it's population due to heart failure. Hell after just week one our hearts are already on watch.



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Arkaign on 11 September 2016
RolStoppable said:
Arkaign said:
Despite losing, I felt pretty good about that game. It literally came down to Williams making a bonehead mistake of not getting OOB to let Bailey try his leg rifle again. With key players still not available on the defense and a 4th round draft pick playing his first NFL game, it was down to the final play and a single point. NYG just spent $200M in free agency and weren't missing any key pieces, so I think this was a very solid showing. I expect Dallas and the Giants to be leading and battling for the division down the stretch, too much talent out there not to.

Zeke I thought wasn't prepared for today, and if Morris was getting the start might have actually been enough of a difference to win the game.

If that helps you sleep at night...

I should employ the same logic for my loss in fantasy football.

Ah, don't get me wrong, I would have been happier with a W, but the Giants just spent a massive amount of money on their defense, and our rookie QB still brought it down to the wire. If we had won, but Dak looked like a mess out there, I would have been more worried than I am now, and feel negative about the year going forward. 

Dallas plays it's first four games with BOTH starting DEs out, and two key linebackers. All will be back for week 5 outside of Rolando (who is, to be honest, anything but reliable), who will be back week 11.

If they can go 2-2 or even 1-3 in the first four, I feel pretty okay with that. Dak doesn't look like he's going to be overwhelmed and fall apart, and he also did well in spreading the targets, finding Beasley and Williams and even Butler out there, which was a sore point with the horrible backup QB play last year.

Zeke did NOT look ready, but as long as they're willing to start Morris, the running game should be fine (and then split carries with Zeke on a limited basis as he gets used to NFL playbook).



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MTZehvor on 11 September 2016

Welp, we will take those.



BlowoverKing on 11 September 2016

Man, I was really close to changing my pick to the Cardinals. Glad I didn't.



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sethnintendo on 12 September 2016

Holy shit... Most of those games were damn close. Didn't see much football yesterday but perhaps I should have. Only game that wasn't really close looks to be the Browns vs Eagles game.  I might as well just flip a coin if they are two evenly matched teams.



superchunk on 12 September 2016

As far as close games go... this was an extremely exciting weekend. I can't believe how nearly every game came down to final drives. Too bad I was in London this week and could not watch ish.



LudicrousSpeed on 12 September 2016

Well I caught a dumb ban and missed yesterdays picks. Looking through the games, I did pick Denver correctly on TNF but I think I would have only gotten 4 of the games yesterday right, putting me at 5-9 entering tonight.

Give me Pitt and the 49ers tonight. Maybe I can scrape together a 3-13 start and not be too far behind the eight ball.