Football predictions: 2005

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:16 pm

Howdy, folks,

In Gwalchmai's absence, I'll take over the thread, but if he comes back and wants the job back, he's more than welcome to take it!

This week's games are:

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

Don't forget that the season opener is tomorrow (Thursday) night, so get your picks in for the Raiders/Pats in by then.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:19 pm

Here are my picks (winners in bold):

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

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 2:55 pm

I haven’t had the time to really look at the games, nor the teams, nor the players at all. Perhaps I’m throwing my money away, though, but I’m still participating in my office pool, with essentially random picks this week. Maybe I’ll luck out. Here are my picks.

New England Patriots
Denver Broncos
Carolina Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Pittsburgh Steelers
Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins
Houston Texans
New York Jets
Cincinnati Bengals
San Diego Chargers
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
St. Louis Rams
Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia Eagles

Thanks, HLD, for starting this thread.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:56 pm

Pats over Raiders
Skins over Bears
Bengals over Browns
Broncos over Dolphins
Bills over texans
Panthers over Saints
Jets over KC
Seahawks over Jags
Vikes over Bucs
Titans over Steelers
Cards over Giants
Chargers over Dallas
Rams over Niners
Ravens over Colts
Eagles over Falcons
Lions over Packers

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:20 pm

Oakland at New England(W)
Chicago at Washington(W)
Cincinnatti(W) at Cleveland
Denver at Miami(W)
Houston(W) at Buffalo
New Orleans at Carolina(W)
NY Jets(W) at Kansas City
Seattle(W) at Jacksonville
Tampa Bay(W) at Minnesota
Tennessee at Pittsburgh(W)

Arizona(W) at NY giants
Dallas(W) at San Diego

Green Bay(W) at Detroit
St. Louis(W) at San Francisco
Indianapolis at Baltimore(W)
Philadelphia at Atlanta(W)

The Z · Post by **The Z** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:52 pm

Patriots over Raiders
Redskins over Bears
Bengals over Browns
Broncos over Dolphins
Bills over Texans
Panthers over Saints
Chiefs over Jets
Jaguars over Seahawks
Vikings over Bucs
Steelers over Titans
Giants over Cards
Chargers over Cowboys
Packers over Lions
Rams over 49ers
Colts over Ravens
Eagles over Falcons

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:38 am

And just for good measure, I am bringing back the second most demanded feature of anything involving me and football:

The High Lord's 100% Guarantee of the Week (Throwback Edition):

Kordell Stewart will not throw a single interception.

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 7:44 am

New England
Washington
Cincinnati
Denver
Buffalo
Carolina
Kansas City
Seattle
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Arizona
San Diego
Green Bay
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Atlanta

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 3:43 pm

To try and increase traffic to my blog, I am making the Cheerleader of the Week an exclusive feature there.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 10:40 pm

You know the world is out of whack when I am at the top of any football predictions list. Still, someone should check my math to make sure these results are right.

HLD 9-7 (56.25%)
The Z 9-7 (56.25%)
Gwalchmai 8-8 (50.00%)
ch85us2001 8-8 (50.00%)
Weasel 8-8 (50.00%)
Bloodstalker 5-11 (31.25%)

What happened, BS?

I think everyone whiffed on the Lions, 49ers, Saints and Dolphins but the only real explaination possible is "parity rules!"

Next week's games are:

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

Kipi · Post by **Kipi** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 1:59 am

*cmd:Run_Random_Selector*
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*Random Selection Completed. Have a nice day!*

Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Chicago
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
New England
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Arizona
Cleveland
Miami
Denver
Kansas City
New Orleans
Dallas

The Z · Post by **The Z** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:51 pm

EDIT - One pick changed on Sept. 17th.

Ravens over Titans
Buccaneers over Bills
Lions over Bears
Colts over Jaguars
Vikings over Bengals
Patriots over Panthers
Steelers over Texans
Eagles over 49ers
Falcons over Seahawks
Rams over Cardinals
Packers over Browns
Jets over Dolphins
Chargers over Broncos
Raiders over Chiefs
Saints over Giants
Cowboys over Redskins

ch85us2001 · Post by **ch85us2001** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:27 pm

Tennessee
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Indianapolis
Cincinnatti
Carolina
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Seattle
St louis
Green Bay
Miami
Denver
Oakland
New Orleans
Dallas

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:45 pm

By the way, is anyone keeping track of the people who are usually in this pool, but don't hang out here (Tybaltus, et al)? Gwalchmai? Anyone?

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:08 pm

What do you mean what happened? It's much more glorious to give you all a head start and win from behind at the end of the season. This has been my plan every year, however, I never quite get to the part about coming from behind

Jwmblade went 7-9 and ty went 8-8 btw

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:07 pm

I guess I could always go look up their picks, right?

The way this year is going, flipping a coin or getting out the Magic 8-Ball might be as good as anything. I'll post my picks in the morning.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:45 am

If you haven't made your picks, now's the time.

Baltimore at Tennessee - Kordell Stewart signed on to back-up back-up Anthony Wright who will be starting in place of Kyle Boller (as if that's any comfort).

Buffalo at Tampa Bay

Detroit at Chicago - Someone has to win

Jacksonville at Indianapolis - It pains me to make this pick, but I don't think the Jags have it in them to stop Manning. I hope I'm wrong

Minnesota at Cincinnati - When in doubt, go with the home team

New England at Carolina - Still the defending world champs

Pittsburgh at Houston - Roethlisberger is listed as questionable. Houston still plays like an expansion team

San Francisco at Philadelphia - Philadelphia can't afford to start 0-2

Atlanta at Seattle - Holmgren needs to start working on his resume

St. Louis at Arizona - Big division game, the Rams need to not get away from the running game so quickly

Cleveland at Green Bay - They're still the Browns

Miami at N.Y. Jets - Last week was a fluke for the Fish

San Diego at Denver - Two division gams in the AFC West, my fantasy team needs more LT

Kansas City at Oakland - They're stil the Raiders

N.Y. Giants at New Orleans - The sentimental pick is the Saints, but the Giants are playing at home and they're coming off a big win last week (even if it was just Arizona).

Washington at Dallas - QB problems in DC means big plays from the Dallas D

Weasel · Post by **Weasel** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:05 am

Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Detroit
Indianapolis
Minnesota
New England
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
St. Louis
Green Bay
N.Y. Jets
San Diego
Kansas City
N.Y. Giants
Dallas

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 1:47 pm

Ravens over Titans- Baltimore may not pass at all, but why should they need to against Tenn?

Bills over TB- Bills D ain't the Vikings D, as Cadillac will find out.

Lions over Bears- Lions will be 2-0 in their division. Interesting.

Colts over Jags- Too much Manning.

Bengals over Vikings- Wasn't Minnesota supposed to have a better D this year?

Panthers over Pats- Carolina can't afford to start 0-2.

Steelers over Houston- Texans have everything in place offensivly- but they forgot to build an O-Line.

Eagles over Niner's- Niners ain't as good as they looked last week.

Falcons over Seahawks- Seahawks are so damned frustrating to deal with.

Cards over Rams- Hopeful pick. Hate Martz, like Warner.

Pack over Browns- See HLD's comment

Miami over Jets- Coles picked up where he left off in Washington: dropping balls. Defensive game, Miami wins. Miami is better than people give them credit for as long as they have a RB and can milk the clock.

Chargers over Broncos- LT vs a Broncos line lifted from Clevelands horrible run defense. All I need to see.

Raiders over Chiefs- Cheifs still need to prove last week wasn't a fluke defensivly. Raiders need to stop forcing the ball to Moss on every play.

Saints over Giants- The Duece is loose this year since no one trusts Brooks to throw the ball anymore.

Washington over Dallas- I just can't physically force myself to type out the opposite.

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 2:46 pm

Pittsburgh Steelers
Indianapolis Colts
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles
New England Patriots
Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
Arizona Cardinals
Atlanta Falcons
New York Jets
Green Bay Packers
Denver Broncos
Kansas City Chiefs
New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys

I tried posting something on the DCI forum about football, but It never showed up. I wonder if my work computer somehow lost the post? Anyway, I have no idea what Tybaltus and the others is doing....