+++ NFL Picks / Week 2 +++

[Auggie]

Standings after one week:

Player / Percentage / Games Behind

many a good man / .667 / —
brendan120678 / .667 / —

Redbear / .600 / .5
Liberal_Dog / .600 / .5
PRETZEL / .600 / .5

anakie / .533 / 1
Condem / .533 / 1
trumad / .533 / 1

Goblinmonger / .467 / 1.5
joeybee12 / .467 / 1.5

Auggie / .400 / 2
Doctor_J / .400 / 2
InternalDialogue / .400 / 2
JonLP24 / .400 / 2
RockaFowler / .400 / 2

Scurrilous / .333 / 2.5
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Recap of the new rules: Everybody gets two optional bye weeks up through Week 15. You can miss two weeks for whatever reason, though weeks 16 and 17 are mandatory.

We'll keep two tiers, a top tier for 15+ week players and a secondary tier with fewer than those. Play less than 12 weeks and you'll be dropped from standings.

If you miss week 16 or 17 you'll be dropped to the second tier unless your week total is less than 12.

Pushes (ties) will not count in standings. If you have a problem making the deadline you can PM your picks to me in advance of me posting them (if pressed for time you can just tell me you'll take all the favorites, for example). We're using spreads published by http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_point_spreads.shtml

Picks are due before the first kickoff of the week -- for this week, that's Sunday at 1:00 PM Eastern. Please remember to play all games. Please post in the order they are presented here -- it helps my job considerably. Good luck.

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WEEK 2 SPREADS

Favorite / Spread / Underdog (Home team in CAPS)

BUFFALO / 3 / Oakland
Green Bay / 9.5 / CAROLINA
DETROIT / 8.5 / Kansas City
Cleveland / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS
MINNESOTA / 3 / Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS / 7 / Chicago
NY JETS / 9.5 / Jacksonville
PITTSBURGH / 14 / Seattle
Baltimore / 6 / TENNESSEE
WASHINGTON / 3.5 / Arizona
Dallas / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO
DENVER / 4 / Cincinnati
Houston / 3 / MIAMI
NEW ENGLAND / 7 / San Diego
Philadelphia / 2.5 / ATLANTA
NY GIANTS / 5.5 / St. Louis
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[brendan120678]

1. Picks...

BUFFALO
Green Bay
DETROIT
Cleveland
MINNESOTA
NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
Arizona
Dallas
Cincinnati
MIAMI
NEW ENGLAND
Philadelphia
St. Louis

[RockaFowler]

2. I hope I can do better this week

BUFFALO
Green Bay
DETROIT
Cleveland
Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
WASHINGTON
Dallas (I'm giving them one last try - then I'm done picking Dallas for the rest of the season)
Cincinnati
MIAMI
NEW ENGLAND
ATLANTA
NY GIANTS

[trumad]

3. here ya go

Oakland
Green Bay
DETROIT
INDIANAPOLIS
Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO
DENVER
Houston
NEW ENGLAND
Philadelphia
NY GIANTS

[Doctor_J]

4. Week 2!

BUFFALO
CAROLINA
DETROIT
Cleveland
MINNESOTA
Chicago
NY JETS
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
WASHINGTON
SAN FRANCISCO
DENVER
MIAMI
NEW ENGLAND
ATLANTA
NY GIANTS

On an aside, the MNF Nightcap might have been the ugliest NFL battle so far this millenium. It got to where it ws physically painful to watch - I was having headaches and abdominal cramps. When a team gets it 15th penalty they should forfeit the game.

[Auggie]

5. MNF -- totally agree. Ugly and embarrassing.

but that's usually the case when the Raiders play.

[Redbear]

6. My picks

BUFFALO
Green Bay
DETROIT
Cleveland
Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS
Jacksonville
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
WASHINGTON
Dallas
DENVER
Houston
San Diego
ATLANTA
NY GIANTS

[joeybee12]

7. Here's mine...Buffalo-Oakland could be interesting

BUFFALO / 3 / Oakland - Buffalo
Green Bay / 9.5 / CAROLINA - Green Bay
DETROIT / 8.5 / Kansas City - Detroit
Cleveland / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS - Indy
MINNESOTA / 3 / Tampa Bay - Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS / 7 / Chicago - Nawlins
NY JETS / 9.5 / Jacksonville - Jets
PITTSBURGH / 14 / Seattle - Pitt
Baltimore / 6 / TENNESSEE - Baltimore
WASHINGTON / 3.5 / Arizona - Washington
Dallas / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO - San francisco
DENVER / 4 / Cincinnati - Cincy
Houston / 3 / MIAMI - Houston
NEW ENGLAND / 7 / San Diego - NE
Philadelphia / 2.5 / ATLANTA - Atlanta
NY GIANTS / 5.5 / St. Louis - Giants

[Auggie]

8. Picks

Buffalo
Green Bay
Detroit
Cleveland
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Washington
Dallas
Denver
Houston
New England
Philadelphia
NY Giants

Man, I hate betting against the 49ers --especially when they play the Cowboys.

[PRETZEL]

9. Mine for Week 2,

Buffalo
Green Bay
Detroit
Indy
Minnesota
Chicago
Jacksonville
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Arizona
Dallas
Cincy
Houston
New England
Atlanta
St. Louis

[flvegan]

10. I think Auggie hates me.

No week 1 results for me? Forgotten, but not gone!

Anywho, week two:

Buffalo
Green Bay
Detroit
Cleveland
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Jets
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Washington
San Francisco
Denver
Houston
New England
Philadelphia
Giants

[Auggie]

12. Major oversight, fivegan

Sincerest apologies. I'll make sure you're updated. I have you at 8-7 from last week.

W—GREEN BAY
L—Pittsburgh
W—Detroit
W—CHICAGO
L—KANSAS CITY
W—HOUSTON
W—Philadelphia
L—CLEVELAND
W—Tennessee
L—NY Giants
P—ARIZONA
W—SAN FRANCISCO
L—SAN DIEGO
L—NY JETS
W—New England
L—DENVER

BTW... I like everybody here... more or less. Even those no longer with us.

[flvegan]

14. I'm just kidding.

No apology needed, friend.

[thelordofhell]

11. Missed the 1st week..........can I join in on this from now on?

My picks

BUFFALO / 3 / Oakland--------------Buffalo
Green Bay / 9.5 / CAROLINA---------Green Bay
DETROIT / 8.5 / Kansas City--------Detroit
Cleveland / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS-------Indianapolis
MINNESOTA / 3 / Tampa Bay----------Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS / 7 / Chicago----------Chicago
NY JETS / 9.5 / Jacksonville-------NY Jets
PITTSBURGH / 14 / Seattle----------Pittsburgh
Baltimore / 6 / TENNESSEE----------Baltimore
WASHINGTON / 3.5 / Arizona---------Arizona
Dallas / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO---------Dallas
DENVER / 4 / Cincinnati------------Cincinnati
Houston / 3 / MIAMI----------------Miami
NEW ENGLAND / 7 / San Diego--------New England
Philadelphia / 2.5 / ATLANTA-------Atlanta
NY GIANTS / 5.5 / St. Louis--------NY Giants

[Auggie]

13. thelordofhell is welcome

:evilgrin:

Review the rules changes when you have some time -- should clear up your questions. Good luck.

[MrSlayer]

15. Throwing it out there.

BUFFALO / 3 / Oakland - Raiders +3
Green Bay / 9.5 / CAROLINA - Pack -9.5
DETROIT / 8.5 / Kansas City - Chiefs +8.5
Cleveland / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS - Colts +2
MINNESOTA / 3 / Tampa Bay - Bucs +3
NEW ORLEANS / 7 / Chicago - Bears +7
NY JETS / 9.5 / Jacksonville - Jets -9.5
PITTSBURGH / 14 / Seattle - Steelers -14
Baltimore / 6 / TENNESSEE - Ravens -6
WASHINGTON / 3.5 / Arizona - Cards +3.5
Dallas / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO - Scum -3
DENVER / 4 / Cincinnati - Bengals +4
Houston / 3 / MIAMI - Texans -3
NEW ENGLAND / 7 / San Diego - Chargers +7
Philadelphia / 2.5 / ATLANTA - Eagles -2.5
NY GIANTS / 5.5 / St. Louis - Rams +5.5

[anakie]

16. from Oz

Oakland
Green Bay
DETROIT
INDIANAPOLIS
MINNESOTA
NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS
Seattle
Baltimore
Arizona
Dallas
DENVER
Houston
NEW ENGLAND
Philadelphia
St. Louis

Thanks for running this Auggie. Can you clarify for me about the 'spread'? Is this the start the underdog gets over the favourite? eg Buffalo gives Oakland 3 pts start and ties dont count? Thanks in advance


Peace

[Auggie]

18. In answer to your questions,

yes and yes.

As I understand it, bookmakers count ties as losses. Not here.

[many a good man]

17. My / Week / 2 / Picks

Buffalo -3
Green Bay -9.5
Detroit -8.5
Cleveland -2
Tampa Bay +3
New Orleans -7
NY Jets -9.5
Pittsburgh -14
Baltimore -6
Arizona +3.5
Dallas -3
Cincinnati +4
Houston -3
San Diego +7
Philadelphia -2.5
St. Louis +5.5

[InternalDialogue]

19. Picks

BUFFALO
Green Bay
Kansas City
INDIANAPOLIS
MINNESOTA
Chicago
NY JETS
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
WASHINGTON
Dallas
DENVER
Houston
San Diego
ATLANTA
NY GIANTS

[Liberal_Dog]

20. Week 2 Picks

BUFFALO / 3 / Oakland-----Buffalo
Green Bay / 9.5 / CAROLINA-----Green Bay
DETROIT / 8.5 / Kansas City-----Detroit
Cleveland / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS-----Indianapolis
MINNESOTA / 3 / Tampa Bay-----Tampa Bay
NEW ORLEANS / 7 / Chicago-----New Orleans
NY JETS / 9.5 / Jacksonville-----NY Jets
PITTSBURGH / 14 / Seattle-----Pittsburgh
Baltimore / 6 / TENNESSEE-----Baltimore
WASHINGTON / 3.5 / Arizona-----Washington
Dallas / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO-----DALLAS
DENVER / 4 / Cincinnati-----Denver
Houston / 3 / MIAMI-----Houston
NEW ENGLAND / 7 / San Diego-----New England
Philadelphia / 2.5 / ATLANTA-----Atlanta
NY GIANTS / 5.5 / St. Louis-----NY Giants

[JonLP24]

21. OK

Buffalo
Carolina
Kansas City
Cleveland
Minnesota
New Orleans
NY Jets
Seattle
Baltimore
Arizona
Dallas (Who do I root for? :shrug:)
Denver
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
St. Louis

[Goblinmonger]

22. Well, here's hoping for better

Oakland
Green Bay
DETROIT
INDIANAPOLIS
MINNESOTA
NEW ORLEANS
NY JETS
PITTSBURGH
Baltimore
Arizona
SAN FRANCISCO
DENVER
Houston
San Diego
Philadelphia
NY GIANTS

[Scurrilous]

23. My picks:

BUFFALO / 3 / Oakland - Buffalo

Green Bay / 9.5 / CAROLINA - GB

DETROIT / 8.5 / Kansas City - KC

Cleveland / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS - Indy

MINNESOTA / 3 / Tampa Bay - TB

NEW ORLEANS / 7 / Chicago - NO

NY JETS / 9.5 / Jacksonville - Jets

PITTSBURGH / 14 / Seattle - Pittsburgh

Baltimore / 6 / TENNESSEE - Baltimore

WASHINGTON / 3.5 / Arizona - Wash

Dallas / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO - Dallas

DENVER / 4 / Cincinnati - Denver

Houston / 3 / MIAMI - Houston

NEW ENGLAND / 7 / San Diego - NE

Philadelphia / 2.5 / ATLANTA - Atlanta

NY GIANTS / 5.5 / St. Louis - NY

[Condem]

24. Picks

Buffalo
Detroit
Baltimore
Indy
Minnesota
NO
Jets
Pittsburgh
Washington
Green Bay
Dallas
Denver
Miami
NE
Igs
Gints

[Auggie]

25. Sportsguy -- you in this week? Picks due 1:00 pm Eastern n/t

[Auggie]

26. And the winners are...

joeybee12 and RockaFowler
with records of 10-4. Congratulations -- stellar week.

:applause::applause:

Runners-up: many a good man, fivegan, Liberal_Dog and thelordofhell with records of 9-5.

Winning percentages will be posted Thursday morning with spreads for Week 3. See you then.

Week Two (winner in boldface, pushes in red)

BUFFALO, 38 / 3 / Oakland, 35
Green Bay, 30 / 9.5 / CAROLINA, 23
DETROIT, 48 / 8.5 / Kansas City, 3
Cleveland, 27 / 2 / INDIANAPOLIS, 19
MINNESOTA, 20 / 3 / Tampa Bay, 24
NEW ORLEANS, 30 / 7 / Chicago, 13
NY JETS, 32 / 9.5 / Jacksonville, 3
PITTSBURGH, 24 / 14 / Seattle, 0
Baltimore, 13 / 6 / TENNESSEE, 26
WASHINGTON, 22 / 3.5 / Arizona, 21
Dallas, 27 / 3 / SAN FRANCISCO, 24
DENVER, 24 / 4 / Cincinnati, 22
Houston, 23 / 3 / MIAMI, 13
NEW ENGLAND, 35 / 7 / San Diego, 21
Philadelphia, 31 / 2.5 / ATLANTA, 35
NY GIANTS, 28 / 5.5 / St. Louis, 16

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RockaFowler: W10, L4

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
W—Cleveland
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
W—Cincinnati
L—Miami
W—New England
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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joeybee12: W10, L4

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—San Francisco
W—Cincinnati
W—Houston
W—New England
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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many a good man: W9, L5

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
W—Cleveland
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
W—Cincinnati
W—Houston
L—San Diego
L—Philadelphia
L—St. Louis
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flvegan: W9, L5

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
W—Cleveland
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—San Francisco
L—Denver
W—Houston
W—New England
L—Philadelphia
W—NY Giants
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Liberal_Dog: W9, L5

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
W—New England
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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thelordofhell: W9, L5

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
W—Tampa Bay
L—Chicago
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
W—Cincinnati
L—Miami
W—New England
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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brendan120678: W8, L6

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
W—Cleveland
L—Minnesota
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
W—Cincinnati
L—Miami
W—New England
L—Philadelphia
L—St. Louis
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Auggie: W8, L6

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
W—Cleveland
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
L—Jacksonville
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
W—New England
L—Philadelphia
W—NY Giants
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trumad: W8, L6

P—Oakland
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—San Francisco
L—Denver
W—Houston
W—New England
L—Philadelphia
W—NY Giants
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Doctor_J: W8, L6

P—Buffalo
W—Carolina
W—Detroit
W—Cleveland
L—Minnesota
L—Chicago
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—San Francisco
L—Denver
L—MIAMI
W—New England
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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Redbear: W8, L6

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detorit
W—Cleveland
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
L—Jacksonville
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
L—San Diego
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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Scurrilous: W8, L6

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
L—Kansas City
L—Indy
W—Tampa Bay
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
W—New England
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants
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PRETZEL: W7, L7

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indy
L—Minnesota
L—Chicago
L—Jacksonville
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
W—Cincy
W—Houston
W—New England
W—Atlanta
L—St. Louis
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Goblinmonger: W7, L7

P—Oakland
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
L—Minnesota
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—San Francisco
L—Denver
W—Houston
L—San Diego
L—Philadelphia
W—NY Giants
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MrSlayer: W6, L8

P—Oakland
L—Green Bay
L—Kansas City
L—Indianapolis
W—Tampa Bay
L—Chicago
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
W—Cincinnati
W—Houston
L—San Diego
L—Philadelphia
L—St. Louis
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anakie: W6, L8

P—Oakland
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
L—Minnesota
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
L—Seattle
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
W—New England
L—Philadelphia
L—St. Louis
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JonLP24: W6, L8

P—Buffalo
W—Carolina
L—Kansas City
W—Cleveland
L—Minnesota
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
L—Seattle
L—Baltimore
W—Arizona
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
L—San Diego
L—Philadelphia
L—St. Louis
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Condem: W6, L8

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
W—Detroit
L—Indianapolis
L—Minnesota
W—New Orleans
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
L—Denver
L—Miami
W—New England
L—Philadelphia
W—NY Giants
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InternalDialogue: W5, L9

P—Buffalo
L—Green Bay
L—Kansas City
L—Indianapolis
L—Minnesota
L—Chicago
W—NY Jets
W—Pittsburgh
L—Baltimore
L—Washington
P—Dallas
L—Denver
W—Houston
L—San Diego
W—Atlanta
W—NY Giants

[RockaFowler]

27. Much better week

:bounce: :fistbump: Congrats JoeyBee

[joeybee12]

29. Tahnks...back at you!

See how much better I do when I simply make wild guesses!!!!!!

[PRETZEL]

28. Congrats guys,

looks like it's going to be a fun year.

[RagAss]

30. Good week guys...I enter the fray this week.

[Doctor_J]

31. Congrats to the winners. My heart overruled my head in the CHI/NO game

It usually does. Will I be able to pick against my beloved Bears this week against the mighty Pack? Stay tuned...

[trumad]

33. That's OK---

I'm 2 and 0 picking against my Phins. Hey--- can't let your heart pick for you.

[Doctor_J]

32. Hah! Looks like EVERYONE PICKED THE RAVENS

like a different team from Week 1.

[ProfessorGAC]

34. I Know I Don't Participate, But. . .

. . .i just wanted to say i think it's really cool of Auggie to take care of this for everybody.
GAC

[Auggie]

35. Thanks ProfessorGAC

:toast: