NFL Game Season 4

[Alchemist]

My match up with ForestFan ended up as a tie as we were both 2 out. Please could somebody coordinate a virtual coin-toss?

Anybody???

[forestfan]

If nobody steps up we could have a 3-player semi-final...

[Maldini]

GW1. Kansas City Chiefs
GW2. Baltimore Ravens
GW3. Miami Dolphins
GW4. Washington Redskins
GW5. Indianapolis Colts
GW6. Buffalo Bills
GW7. Cincinnati Bengals
GW8. Tennessee Titans
GW9. San Diego Chargers
GW10. Arizona Cardinals
GW11. Detroit Lions
GW12. New Orleans Saints
GW13. Denver Broncos
GW14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
GW15. Atlanta Falcons
GW16. Green Bay Packers
GW17. Seattle Seahawks
GWWC. Houston Texans
GWDR. Pittsburgh Steelers - 42
GWDF. New England Patriots - 16
GWSB.

[Alchemist]

If nobody steps up we could have a 3-player semi-final...

Good Shout - 18.

[Spinynorman]

My match up with ForestFan ended up as a tie as we were both 2 out. Please could somebody coordinate a virtual coin-toss?

Anybody???

Mrs Spiny has just randomly picked between the letters F and A and chosen A which means Alchemist.

She remains rather mystified.

[Arabian Knight]

GW1. Tennessee Titans
GW2. Baltimore Ravens
GW3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
GW4. Cincinnati Bengals
GW5. Miami Dolphins
GW6. Buffalo Bills
GW7. New York Giants
GW8. Carolina Panthers
GW9. San Diego Chargers
GW10. New York Jets
GW11. Green Bay Packers
GW12. New Orleans Saints
GW13. Washington Redskins
GW14. Detroit Lions
GW15. Seattle Seahawks
GW16. LA Rams
GW17. NO PICK
GWWC. Houston Texans 40
GWDR. New England Patriots 45
GWDF. Pittsburgh Steelers
GWSB.

[blahblah]

She remains rather mystified.

Something that she is used to?

[forestfan]

GW1. IND
GW2. BAL
GW3. MIA
GW4. CIN
GW5. OAK
GW6. TEN
GW7. TB
GW8. NYJ
GW9. KC
GW10. SD
GW11. DET
GW12. PIT
GW13. DEN
GW14. MIN
GW15. BUF
GW16. WAS
GW17. ARI
GWWC. HOU
GWDR. ATL
GWDF. GB
GWSB.

[Alchemist]

Reds363 - Still to post!

[reds363]

GW1. Philadelphia Eagles
GW2. New York Giants
GW3. Miami Dolphins
GW4. Cincinnati Bengals
GW5. Oakland Raiders
GW6. Arizona Cardinals
GW7. Green Bay Packers
GW8. New York Jets
GW9. New Orleans Saints
GW10. Baltimore Ravens
GW11. Detroit Lions
GW12. Tennessee Titans
GW13. Denver Broncos
GW14. Minnesota Vikings
GW15. Buffalo Bills
GW16. San Diego Chargers
GW17. Houston Texans
GWWC. Pittsburgh Steelers
GWDR. Kansas City Chiefs
GWDF. New England Patriots
GWSB.

Rolling the dice

Playoff thingy: 24 (margin 9, TDs 15)

[filmstar40]

Gw1.Texans.
Gw2.Lions.
Gw3.Dolphins.
Gw4. Cardinals.
Gw5. Raiders.
Gw6. Bears.
Gw7. Jets
Gw8. Bengals
Gw9. Chiefs.h
Gw10. Ravens.
Gw11. Steelers.
Gw12. Bills.
Gw13. Saints.
Gw14. Panthers.
Gw15. Seahawks.
Gw16. Packers.
Gw17. Broncos.
WC. Giants (my only possible selection).
DR. Cowboys.
DC. Falcons - seeing as nearly everyone else will be picking the Brady Bunch!
SB. Patriots.

[forestfan]

Well, my Green Bay was almost as bad as a default, but at least I'm the only one in contention with New England left to pick...

[reds363]

GW1. Philadelphia Eagles
GW2. New York Giants
GW3. Miami Dolphins
GW4. Cincinnati Bengals
GW5. Oakland Raiders
GW6. Arizona Cardinals
GW7. Green Bay Packers
GW8. New York Jets
GW9. New Orleans Saints
GW10. Baltimore Ravens
GW11. Detroit Lions
GW12. Tennessee Titans
GW13. Denver Broncos
GW14. Minnesota Vikings
GW15. Buffalo Bills
GW16. San Diego Chargers
GW17. Houston Texans
GWWC. Pittsburgh Steelers
GWDR. Kansas City Chiefs
GWDF. New England Patriots
GWSB. Atlanta Falcons, your Super Bowl 51 Champions

[Maldini]

GW1. Kansas City Chiefs
GW2. Baltimore Ravens
GW3. Miami Dolphins
GW4. Washington Redskins
GW5. Indianapolis Colts
GW6. Buffalo Bills
GW7. Cincinnati Bengals
GW8. Tennessee Titans
GW9. San Diego Chargers
GW10. Arizona Cardinals
GW11. Detroit Lions
GW12. New Orleans Saints
GW13. Denver Broncos
GW14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
GW15. Atlanta Falcons
GW16. Green Bay Packers
GW17. Seattle Seahawks
GWWC. Houston Texans
GWDR. Pittsburgh Steelers - 42
GWDF. New England Patriots - 16
GWSB. No Pick Available

Thanks for running Alchemist and c'mon the Falcons!

[Spinynorman]

GW1. Tennessee Titans
GW2. Carolina Panthers
GW3. Miami Dolphins
GW4. Washington Redskins
GW5. Cincinnati Bengals
GW6. Indianapolis Colts
GW7. San Francisco 49ers
GW8. Kansas City Chiefs
GW9. San Diego Chargers
GW10. Green Bay Packers
GW11. Pittsburgh Steelers
GW12. New Orleans Saints
GW13. Denver Broncos
GW14. New York Jets
GW15. Buffalo Bills
GW16. Los Angeles Rams
GW17. Minnesota Vikings
GWWC. Houston Texans
GWDR. Atlanta Falcons
GWDF. New England Patriots
GWSB. Nobody to pick from.

Good luck to all of those still in with a shout and many thanks to Alchemist for running an excellent game.

[Alchemist]

Ok Things are very simple now.

A result no worse than a 6 point reverse for Atlanta, and Reds363 will hold on.
A result better than a 23 point win for New England and Forest Fan will steal it.

Maldini will finish second, unless its somewhere between the above two scenarios (he has the best % age so wins on any tie) - unless New England win by 88 or more, in which case Filmstar40 would steal 2nd........... hang on, wrong game!




in the other thing, Reds363 vs Alchemist, Superbowl Points difference + Touch Downs - I will post mine to Spencer4.

[forestfan]

Well, gives me some continuing interest if it's a tedious Pats blowout I guess...

[reds363]

Margin plus TDs prediction: 19

[forestfan]

GW1. IND
GW2. BAL
GW3. MIA
GW4. CIN
GW5. OAK
GW6. TEN
GW7. TB
GW8. NYJ
GW9. KC
GW10. SD
GW11. DET
GW12. PIT
GW13. DEN
GW14. MIN
GW15. BUF
GW16. WAS
GW17. ARI
GWWC. HOU
GWDR. ATL
GWDF. GB
GWSB. NE

Just to confirm my entry!

[blahblah]

I'm quite looking forward to this.

Hoping the Falcons Offensive plays as it has been, as they are a thing of sporting beauty (which is why I like sport).

My guess is that one QB\Offence cracks, and the other side wins by 15+ in the 1st half and sits on it.

Apparently these two Franchises only play every 3-4 years. How does that work?

[Alchemist]

Margin plus TDs prediction: 19

As Sp4 would verify.....


9 points, and 6 TDs - 15

[forestfan]

Apparently these two Franchises only play every 3-4 years. How does that work?

Well, you play each team in your own division home and away which leaves 10 other regular season games for each team. Divisions are paired on a rotating basis season by season and I think you just play the teams from one division in the opposite conference each year, not sure if the rotation is fixed but it means teams from opposite conferences will only meet every four years on average.

[blahblah]

Apparently these two Franchises only play every 3-4 years. How does that work?

Well, you play each team in your own division home and away which leaves 10 other regular season games for each team. Divisions are paired on a rotating basis season by season and I think you just play the teams from one division in the opposite conference each year, not sure if the rotation is fixed but it means teams from opposite conferences will only meet every four years on average.

Ah, I thought there was some sort of equalizing ranking thing going on with top teams playing other top teams.... (How Socialist\protectionist of me, lol.)

[forestfan]

Apparently these two Franchises only play every 3-4 years. How does that work?

Well, you play each team in your own division home and away which leaves 10 other regular season games for each team. Divisions are paired on a rotating basis season by season and I think you just play the teams from one division in the opposite conference each year, not sure if the rotation is fixed but it means teams from opposite conferences will only meet every four years on average.

Ah, I thought there was some sort of equalizing ranking thing going on with top teams playing other top teams.... (How Socialist\protectionist of me, lol.)

I think there's an element of that as well, where say teams who won their division last season play other division winners - maybe only 2 or 3 games though and probably within same conference.

In any case, you don't play an individual team from the other conference very often!

[blahblah]

Apparently these two Franchises only play every 3-4 years. How does that work?

Well, you play each team in your own division home and away which leaves 10 other regular season games for each team. Divisions are paired on a rotating basis season by season and I think you just play the teams from one division in the opposite conference each year, not sure if the rotation is fixed but it means teams from opposite conferences will only meet every four years on average.

Ah, I thought there was some sort of equalizing ranking thing going on with top teams playing other top teams.... (How Socialist\protectionist of me, lol.)

I think there's an element of that as well, where say teams who won their division last season play other division winners - maybe only 2 or 3 games though and probably within same conference.

In any case, you don't play an individual team from the other conference very often!

Many years ago when I was more into this, I thought that was how it worked ie a Ranking thang to help the pants Francises win a few matches by playing each other...

Definitely an added twist (the not having played each other for yonks), which allegedly throws the Pats a favour due their Headcoach, but I hope Ryan buzzes and they win in a blaze of throwing amidst the odd run to keep the Pats confused.

[reds363]

Apparently these two Franchises only play every 3-4 years. How does that work?

Well, you play each team in your own division home and away which leaves 10 other regular season games for each team. Divisions are paired on a rotating basis season by season and I think you just play the teams from one division in the opposite conference each year, not sure if the rotation is fixed but it means teams from opposite conferences will only meet every four years on average.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_ ... nt_formula

[blahblah]

1978–1994 NFL scheduling formula
The scheduling formula before 1995 was very similar, except in a modified format to fit not having fully balanced divisions. During these years, teams in five-team divisions who didn't finish last would not normally face a 5th place team outside their division, whether or not those teams were intraconference. There was a special so-called "last place" or "fifth-place" schedule for teams who finished in last place in a five-team division. In addition to their division games, a team who finished in last place in the previous season would also primarily play the other teams who finished in last place in their respective divisions

[forestfan]

So the shit teams used to get more of a scheduling advantage (though only really in the 5 team divisions?)

Obviously the draft and salary cap etc. are meant to even things up - 12 of the 16 NFC franchises have made a Super Bowl since 2000 (remarkably, Dallas and Washington are among the four who haven't). The AFC has seen far fewer teams make it, largely due to the consistent presence of the Patriots (and when it hasn't been them, it's usually been the Steelers or whoever Peyton Manning played for at the time). That and some consistently failing franchises like Cleveland, Jacksonville and (until recently) Oakland, which have tended to narrow the AFC field from the start.

[Arabian Knight]

GW1. Tennessee Titans
GW2. Baltimore Ravens
GW3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
GW4. Cincinnati Bengals
GW5. Miami Dolphins
GW6. Buffalo Bills
GW7. New York Giants
GW8. Carolina Panthers
GW9. San Diego Chargers
GW10. New York Jets
GW11. Green Bay Packers
GW12. New Orleans Saints
GW13. Washington Redskins
GW14. Detroit Lions
GW15. Seattle Seahawks
GW16. LA Rams
GW17. NO PICK
GWWC. Houston Texans 40
GWDR. New England Patriots 45
GWDF. Pittsburgh Steelers
GWSB. Atlanta Falcons

[blahblah]

Yeah, I knew there as something to favour the rubbish ones ie help them get a win or two.

I've never liked the All American Cowboys, even before their spanking new Stadium etc, so that is good - Washington used to be doddie do hot with Riggins et al.

What happened to the next great big thang QB of the last (?) Superbowl? (Eagles bod?)

Apologies for modern day ignorance.