+++ NFL Week 3 Picks +++

[Auggie]

Not exactly worthy of a 10,000th post, but it will have to do.

Tough week IMO. Good luck. (edited to include updated spread)

FAVORITE / SPREAD / UNDERDOG (home team in CAPS)

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY

MINNESOTA / 11.5 / Detroit

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO

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Auggie picks:

NY Giants
New England
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Detroit
Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
San Diego
Oakland
Miami
Green Bay

[joeybee12]

1. Mine

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee - NY

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo - Buffalo

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland - Baltimore

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY - Pitt

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA - Carolina

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta - NAwlins

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY - KC

MINNESOTA / 11 / Detroit - Detroit

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas - Houston

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS - Washington

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER - Denver

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE - San Diego

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland - AZ

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets - Miami

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO - Green Bay

[JonLP24]

2. Standings

RK DUer (REC) PCT (WKS PLYD)
1. mitchreject (9-5) .643 (1)
2. chollybocker (17-12) .586 (1-2)
3. Scurrilous (17-12) .586 (1-2)
4. flvegan (16-13) .552 (1-2)
5. InternalDialogue (7-7) .500 (1)
6. hughee (7-7) .500 (1)
7. Auggie (14-15) .483 (1-2)
8. Condem (14-15) .483 (1-2)
9. RagAss (14-15) .483 (1-2)
10. Bluzmann57 (14-15) .483 (1-2)
11. fishwax (14-15) .483 (1-2)
12. joeybee12 (7-8) .467 (2)
13. Liberal_Dog (13-16) .448 (1-2)
14. Goblinmonger (13-16) .448 (1-2)
15. JonLP24 (13-16) .448 (1-2)
16. many a good man (6-8) .429 (1)
17. Forkboy (12-17) .414 (1-2)
18. madinmaryland (12-17) .414 (1-2)
19. Redbear (11-18) .379 (1-2)
20. PRETZEL (9-20) .310 (1-2)
21. brendan120678 (6-23) .207 (1-2)
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Just to let everyone know, this will be the last week without a wall for percentages. For the new players--what I do is rank players by percentage if they play a minimum of half the weeks played. On odd number weeks it will be the lower half so for 3 weeks of NFL games you just need 1 week entered to be ranked by percentage. This is why I keep track of weeks played. I think it is fair this way for two reasons. One is someone like mitchreject could decide to never play another week and finish on top which would be very likely as if I recall, only 2 or 3 people barely finished above .500 at the end of the season. Also the reason why I do half is quite a few end up missing a few weeks so it allows for those players to be counted.

[flvegan]

4. Thanks for keeping the standings.

Much appreciated.

[JonLP24]

6. You're welcome

Also this post is meant for Auggie as well.

[flvegan]

9. Yes, big thanks to Auggie as well.

[Forkboy]

14. Thanks, Jon!

[JonLP24]

Tennessee
Buffalo
Baltimore
Pittsburgh (D is really tough so far this year but Tampa looks good as well)
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Minnesota
Houston
Washington
Philadelphia
Denver (I have a feeling I'll regret this one)
San Diego
Arizona
NY Jets
Green Bay

[Auggie]

5. I took Pittsburgh based on the defense too

They've really stepped it up. Thanks for the standings.

[Auggie]

7. Did you see the Minnesota/Detroit line is up to 11.5?

It moved from 11 to 11.5. It wouldn't effect joeybee's decision but it may yours. Apologies for posting it that way orginally -- there's time to change.

[JonLP24]

8. I'll think about

That was one of the major head scratchers for me due to the spread. Minnesota's defense has been pretty good despite losing. Offense really misses Sydney Rice and Harvin is unpredictable when it comes to migraines. Tough one.

[Ganja Ninja]

11. That Pittsburgh/Tampa game is going to come down to ...

turnovers, field goals and special teams. I doubt either side will score a TD unless it's on a kick return or defensive score on a turn over.

[brendan120678]

10. Umm...I need to do better. Picks:

NY Giants
New England
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Minnesota
Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
San Diego
Arizona
NY Jets
Green Bay

[flvegan]

12. Here goes:

NY Giants
New England
Baltimore
Tampa Bay (this is the one I will regret)
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Minnesota
Houston
Washington
Jacksonville (hoping for a Michael Vick curse to set in)
Indianapolis
San Diego
Oakland
NY Jets
Green Bay

[Redbear]

13. My picks

Tennessee
Buffalo
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
NEW ORLEANS
San Francisco
MINNESOTA
HOUSTON
Washington
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
San Diego
Oakland
NY Jets
CHICAGO

[Forkboy]

15. Picks

NY Giants
New England
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Carolina
New Orleans
Kansas City
Minnesota
Dallas
Washington
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
San Diego
Arizona
NY Jets
Chicago

[madinmaryland]

16. Here goes once again...

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee --> Tennessee

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo --> New England

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland --> Baltimore

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY -- Pittsburgh

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA --> Carolina

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta --> New Orleans

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY --> Kansas City

MINNESOTA / 11.5 / Detroit --> Detroit

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas --> Dallas

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS --> St. Louis

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE --> "Beagle Killers"

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER --> Indianapolis

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE --> San Diego

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland --> Oakland

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets --> NY Jests

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO --> Chicago

[Auggie]

17. It's inconceivable Dallas would start 0-3, right?

I picked them too

[madinmaryland]

18. ...

As a Cowboys fan, I will pretty much always pick them.

:shrug:

That's why I don't do any of that fantasy shit. Rooting against my boys is just sacrilege.

[RagAss]

19. Thanks...here's mine....

NY GIANTS
Buffalo
BALTIMORE
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
NEW ORLEANS
KANSAS CITY
Detroit
Dallas
Washington
JACKSONVILLE
Indianapolis
San Diego
Oakland
MIAMI
Green Bay

[chollybocker]

20. Week 3

NY GIANTS
NEW ENGLAND
BALTIMORE
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
NEW ORLEANS
KANSAS CITY
Detroit
HOUSTON
ST. LOUIS
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
SEATTLE
ARIZONA
MIAMI
Green Bay

[fishwax]

21. my picks

New York Giants
New England
Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Detroit
Houston
Washington
Philadelphia
Denver
San Diego
Arizona
Miami
Chicago

[Goblinmonger]

22. Let's hope for another week of upward movement

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee-----Tennessee

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo-----Pats

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland-----Baltimore

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY-----Pitt

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA-----Cinci

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta-----Atlanta

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY-----San Fran

MINNESOTA / 11.5 / Detroit-----Detroit (love my Vikes, but not so sure they can beat the spread)

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas-----Houston (may regret this but I think Dallas really does suck)

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS-----Washington

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE-----Philly

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER-----Indy

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE-----San Diego

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland-----Oakland

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets-----Jets

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO-----Chicago

[JonLP24]

23. I noticed you made quite the turn around

when I was doing the standings. You went from 4-10 to 13-16. :thumbsup:

[Liberal_Dog]

24. My Picks

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee-----NY Giants

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo-----New England

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland-----Cleveland

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY-----Pittsburgh

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA-----Cincinnati

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta-----New Orleans

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY-----Kansas City

MINNESOTA / 11.5 / Detroit-----Detroit

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas-----Houston :cry:

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS-----Washington

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE-----Jacksonville

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER-----Indianapolis

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE-----Sandiego

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland-----Oakland

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets-----Miami

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO-----Green Bay

[many a good man]

25. Bookit!

Tennessee
NEW ENGLAND
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Atlanta
KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA
Dallas
Washington
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
San Diego
Oakland
NY Jets
CHICAGO

[JonLP24]

26. I'm going to stick with my Minnesota pick

but I want to change my Indianapolis-Denver pick. Knowshon Moreno was injured in practice yesterday and is ruled out this game. Is that ok? :)

On edit-What I'm saying is I want to pick Indianapolis to beat the spread.

[Auggie]

27. So noted. No problem.

JonLP24:

Tennessee
Buffalo
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New Orleans
San Francisco
Minnesota
Houston
Washington
Philadelphia
Indianapolis (updated 9-25-10)
San Diego
Arizona
NY Jets
Green Bay

[Condem]

28. Picks

Gints
NE
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Kansas City
Minnesota
Houston
Washington
Igs
Indy
San Diego
Arizona
Jets
Green Bay

[InternalDialogue]

29. After missing a week while I moved, I'm back for week 3:

FAVORITE / SPREAD / UNDERDOG (home team in CAPS)

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee NYG

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo Buffalo

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland Cleveland

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY Pittsburgh

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA Carolina

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta New Orleans

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY Kansas City

MINNESOTA / 11.5 / Detroit Minnesota

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas Houston

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS Washington

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE Philadelphia

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER Indianapolis

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE San Diego

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland Arizona

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets NYJ

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO Chicago

[Auggie]

30. Got it

Good luck

[Scurrilous]

31. My picks:

NY GIANTS / 3 / Tennessee - NY

NEW ENGLAND / 14 / Buffalo - NE

BALTIMORE / 10.5 / Cleveland - Cleveland

Pittsburgh / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY - Pittsburgh

Cincinnati / 3 / CAROLINA - Cincy

NEW ORLEANS / 3.5 / Atlanta - New Orleans

San Francisco / 3 / KANSAS CITY - KC

MINNESOTA / 11.5 / Detroit - Detroit

HOUSTON / 3 / Dallas - Dallas

Washington / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS - Wash

Philadelphia / 3 / JACKSONVILLE - Jacksonville

Indianapolis / 5.5 / DENVER - Denver

San Diego / 5.5 / SEATTLE - San Diego

ARIZONA / 4.5 / Oakland - Arizona

MIAMI / 2 / NY Jets - Miami

Green Bay / 3 / CHICAGO - Green Bay

[Auggie]

32. AND THE WINNER IS...

many a good man

with a record of 13-3!!!

:applause:

With honorable mention to Redbear, 11-5.

FAVORITE (SC) / SP / UNDERDOG (SC) / WINNER

NY GIANTS (10) / 3 / Tennessee (29) / TENNESSEE
NEW ENGLAND (38) / 14 / Buffalo (30) / BUFFALO
BALTIMORE (24) / 10.5 / Cleveland (17) / CLEVELAND
Pittsburgh (38) / 2.5 / TAMPA BAY (13) / PITTSBURGH
Cincinnati (20) / 3 / CAROLINA (7) / CINCINNATI
NEW ORLEANS (24) / 3.5 / Atlanta (27) / ATLANTA/OT
San Francisco (10) / 3 / KANSAS CITY (31) / KANSAS CITY
MINNESOTA (24) / 11.5 / Detroit (10) / MINNESOTA
HOUSTON (13) / 3 / Dallas (27) / DALLAS
Washington (16) / 3.5 / ST. LOUIS (30) / ST. LOUIS
Philadelphia (28) / 3 / JACKSONVILLE (3) / PHILADELPHIA
Indianapolis (27) / 5.5 / DENVER (13) / INDIANAPOLIS
San Diego (20) / 5.5 / SEATTLE (27) / SEATTLE
ARIZONA (24) / 4.5 / Oakland (23) / OAKLAND
MIAMI (23) / 2 / NY Jets (31) / NY JETS
Green Bay (17) / 3 / CHICAGO (20) / CHICAGO

For what it's worth, only five of the favorites covered the spread. This is a very interesting season so far. See you Thursday.

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many a good man: W 13, L 3

W: Tennessee
L: New England
W: Cleveland
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
W: Atlanta
W: Kansas City
W: Minnesota
W: Dallas
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
W: NY Jets
W: Chicago
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Redbear: W 11, L 5

W: Tennessee
W: Buffalo
W: Cleveland
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
L: San Francisco
W: Minnesota
L: Houston
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
W: NY Jets
W: Chicago
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madinmaryland: W 10, L 6

W: Tennessee
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
L: Carolina
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
L: Detroit
W: Dallas
W: St. Louis
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
W: NY Jets
W: Chicago
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JonLP24: W 8, L 8

W: Tennessee
W: Buffalo
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
L: San Francisco
W: Minnesota
L: Houston
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis (updated 9-25-10)
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
W: NY Jets
L: Green Bay
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Goblinmonger: W 9, L 7

W: Tennessee
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnatti
W: Atlanta
L: San Francisco
L: Detroit
L: Houston
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
W: NY Jets
W: Chicago
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InternalDialogue: W 9, L 7

L: NY Giants
W: Buffalo
W: Cleveland
W: Pittsburgh
L: Carolina
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
W: Minnesota
L: Houston
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
W: NY Jets
W: Chicago
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Condem: W 7, L 9

L: N.Y. Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
W: Minnesota
L: Houston
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
W: N.Y. Jets
L: Green Bay
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RagAss: W 7, L 9

L: NY Giants
W: Buffalo
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
L: Detroit
W: Dallas
L: Washington
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
L: Miami
L: Green Bay
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chollyblocker: W 7, L 9

L: NY Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
L: Detroit
L: Houston
W: St. Louis
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
W: Seattle
L: Arizona
L: Miami
L: Green Bay
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Auggie: W 6, L 10

L: NY Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
L: San Francisco
L: Detroit
W: Dallas
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
L: Miami
L: Green Bay
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brendan120678: W 6, L 10

L: NY Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
L: San Francisco
L: Minnesota
W: Dallas
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
W: NY Jets
L: Green Bay
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joeybee12: W 3, L 13

L: NY Giants
W: Buffalo
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
L: Carolina
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
L: Detroit
L: Houston
L: Washington
L: Jacksonville
L: Denver
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
L: Miami
L: Green Bay
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fivegan: W 5, L 11

L: NY Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
L: Tampa Bay
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
L: San Francisco
W: Minnesota
L: Houston
L: Washington
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
W: NY Jets
L: Green Bay
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Forkboy: W 7, L 9

L: NY Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
W: Pittsburgh
L: Carolina
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
W: Minnesota
W: Dallas
L: Washington
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
W: NY Jets
W: Chicago
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fishwax: W 3, L 13

L: NY Giants
L: New England
L: Baltimore
L: Tampa Bay
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
L: San Francisco
L: Detroit
L: Houston
L: Washington
W: Philadelphia
L: Denver
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
L: Miami
W: Chicago
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Liberal_Dog: W 6, L 10

L: NY Giants
L: New England
W: Cleveland
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
L: Detroit
L: Houston
L: Washington
L: Jacksonville
W: Indianapolis
L: San Diego
W: Oakland
L: Miami
L: Green Bay
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Scurrilous: W 5, L 11

L: NY Giants
L: New England
W: Cleveland
W: Pittsburgh
W: Cincinnati
L: New Orleans
W: Kansas City
L: Detroit
W: Dallas
L: Washington
L: Jacksonville
L: Denver
L: San Diego
L: Arizona
L: Miami
L: Green Bay

[madinmaryland]

33. Rough week for a lot of folks. Congrulations "many a good man".

:D

[many a good man]

34. I AM KING OF THE PICTS!

Allow me to revel in my glory, shortlived as it may be.

[Forkboy]

35. Well done!

[Goblinmonger]

36. I'm just happy to be over .500 this week n/t

[flvegan]

37. 5-11?? :sobs quietly:

Congrats to the top dogs once again this week.

[ProfessorGAC]

38. Wow! 7 Picked The Bears!

And with only a 3 point spread.

Thanks to Redbear, Fishwax, Forkboy, MadinMaryland, Goblinmonger, ManyAGoodMan, and InternalDialogue for having faith in my boys!

Cool.
GAC