I'm 6/5. The upsets have been killing me. This week sucked hard.
I'm 6/5. The upsets have been killing me. This week sucked hard.
Soooo...it would seem Dallas is not the unstoppable beast every analyst thought they were. Giants remain undefeated, and each of the other three teams are among the best in the NFL. The NFC East is WIDE open for the taking. I can practically guarantee at this point that both wildcards are coming from the division. I have never been so happy to lose a prediction than seeing Dallas humanized by Washington.
Now the undefeated streaks go down to three; Giants, Titans and Bills. Can we have a contest for next week to predict in which order each team will lose their streak?
| Onyxmeth said: Soooo...it would seem Dallas is not the unstoppable beast every analyst thought they were. Giants remain undefeated, and each of the other three teams are among the best in the NFL. The NFC East is WIDE open for the taking. I can practically guarantee at this point that both wildcards are coming from the division. I have never been so happy to lose a prediction than seeing Dallas humanized by Washington. Now the undefeated streaks go down to three; Giants, Titans and Bills. Can we have a contest for next week to predict in which order each team will lose their streak? |
Do not forget the Ravens, my friend. Their undefeated streak will also be at 3 after they defeat Pitt tomorrow night.
| Machina-AX said: @Onyx - What happens if they all lose it in the same week though? |
Time of the game I suppose. The advantage would go to the team that loses it later that day, or on Monday night. If the two teams play at the same time, one would finish before the other naturally. It's just a thought. We should use that fist reply you have for a weekly contest for some extra points. It could be something simple like predicting top passing, rushing, receiving or sacks. I mention those four because they always keep those weekly stats updated on the front page of nfl.com. You just need to guess the player.
@Jackson-Damn, forgot the Ravens. That missed game in Week 2 really threw me off from how they're doing. So if we do this it would be out of the four teams, or three teams if the Ravens lose tomorrow.
| Onyxmeth said: Soooo...it would seem Dallas is not the unstoppable beast every analyst thought they were. Giants remain undefeated, and each of the other three teams are among the best in the NFL. The NFC East is WIDE open for the taking. I can practically guarantee at this point that both wildcards are coming from the division. I have never been so happy to lose a prediction than seeing Dallas humanized by Washington. Now the undefeated streaks go down to three; Giants, Titans and Bills. Can we have a contest for next week to predict in which order each team will lose their streak? |
dallas just had a bad day, they couldnt establish the run....partly because they didnt use felix the cat! anywho i still predict dallas to finish on top of the NFC east/ in the NFL. mostly because im a dallas fanboy xp
side note: i am very consistent on my wins vs. loses
Machina-AX said:
hmm, I'm not sure about that. It would probably end up being decided by whose game had more delays and lengthy challenges more than anything else, and that kind of makes it pointless.
Regarding the second part - ye, I considered having a weekly contest like that but I wasn't sure. The problem is that it would have a heavy influence on the total points column of the league table, and I think that our win/loss game predictions (as well as our playoff predictions) should be the main factor in deciding who wins the league. Also, the main reason I created the league was for win/loss game predictions and I don't want to move too far away from that. |
That sounds good. There's just so little to do in the league right now, and a little more researched predicting never hurt anybody. Also, if we don't include it in the main table, it gives everyone the option whether they want to participate or not.
Regarding the winning streak idea, how about if we instead pick the week they lose it? That way there are no factors that could get in the way. We would simply say for instance:
Buffalo Bills-Week 5-Loss to Arizona Cardinals(Not gonna happen, it's just an example)
Etc. for the other remaining teams.
Another idea I thunked up is we could predict the MVP.
@markers-That may be true. However it still gives almost every team some advantage over another division rival. Dallas and Philly are almost evenly matched. Possibly the same with Dallas and Washington...or maybe it was a bad day. New York thrashed Washington but then went into overtime to beat an 0-4 Bengals. My point was that this is a volatile league and anything can happen. If I were to pick the top five teams right now, there's a good shot that three of them are in that division alone. Even Philly, with a .500 came with the heat in both of their losses, and barely got outplayed.
Yeah, there is no favorite to win it all this year.
my only concer about philly is that without westbrook they dont play as well as they should, sure now they have a great recieving group but westbrook is the all-in-one type guy. so if he can stay healthy rest of the season then philly can be a top contender, without him they will fall back.
also what happened to denvers high powered offense today? kc has one of the worst defenses
| markers said: my only concer about philly is that without westbrook they dont play as well as they should, sure now they have a great recieving group but westbrook is the all-in-one type guy. so if he can stay healthy rest of the season then philly can be a top contender, without him they will fall back. also what happened to denvers high powered offense today? kc has one of the worst defenses |
Well it's hard to guage how healthy he'll be, but from statements on the injury reports, Andy Reid basically said Westbrook will be ready to go for Week 5 as he was questionable for this week. Anything past that in regards to getting hurt again are simply guesses.
Denver just played like shit this week. They'll bounce back from this. I believe they're a better team than they're getting credit for from some people.
yeah im rooting for denver in the afc...also im rooting for the bills :p