+++ NFL Picks / Week 3 +++

[Auggie]

Week 3. A little business first...

This will be the last week newcomers will be eligible to make the top tier. To recap the rules one more time:

Starting from the beginning of the season, 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.

New players starting Week 3 -- well, your bye weeks are already gone. Miss a week from here out and you'll placed in the second tier. Play less than 12 weeks and you'll be dropped altogether.

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

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 for Week 3 are due 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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STANDINGS after 2 weeks

Player....Weeks....W - L / Percentage

manyagoodman....2....19-10 / .655

thelordofhell....1....9-5 / .643

brendan120678....2....18-11 / .621
Liberal_Dog....2....18-11 / .621

fivegan....2....17-12 / .586
joeybee12....2....17-12 / .586
Redbear....2....17-12 / .586

PRETZEL....2....16-13 / .552
RockaFowler....2....16-13 / .552
trumad....2....16-13 / .552

anakie....2....14-15 / .483
Auggie....2....14-15 / .483
Condem....2....4-15 / .483
Doctor_J....2....14-15 / .483
Goblinmonger....2....4-15 / .483

Scurrilous....2....13-16 / .448

MrSlayer....1.... 6-8 / .429

JohnLP24....2....12-17 / .414

InternalDialogue....2....11-18 / .379
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Week 3 Spreads

Favorite / Spread / Underdog (Home team in CAPS)

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington

[trumad]

1. Here ya go

San Francisco
BUFFALO
NEW ORLEANS
NY Giants
Miami
TENNESSEE
Detroit
Jacksonville
Kansas City
OAKLAND
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
INDIANAPOLIS
DALLAS

[PRETZEL]

2. Here we go,

Cincy
New England
Houston
Giants
Cleveland
Tennessee
Detroit
Carolina
KC
Jets
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Indy
Washington

[joeybee12]

3. Mine...tough choices this week...

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco - Cinncinnati
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO - Buffalo
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston - Nawlins
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants - Philly
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami - Cleveland
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver - Tenn
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA - Detroit
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville - Jacksonville
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City - San Diego
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND - Jets
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS - Baltimore
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta - Atlanta
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE - Arizona
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO - Green Bay
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS - Indy
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington - Dallas

[RockaFowler]

4. Here are mine

CINCINNATI
New England
NEW ORLEANS
PHILADELPHIA
Miami (somehow they are better on the road)
TENNESSEE
Detroit
Jacksonville
SAN DIEGO
OAKLAND
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Washington

[RagAss]

5. Here's mine...

CINCINNATI
New England
NEW ORLEANS
NY Giants
Miami
Denver
MINNESOTA
Jacksonville
Kansas City
OAKLAND
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
INDIANAPOLIS
Washington

[thelordofhell]

6. Pics

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco-----Cincinnati
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO----------Buffalo
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston------------New Orleans
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants---------NY Giants
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami--------------Cleveland
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver-------------Tennessee
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA------------Minnesota
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville--------Carolina
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City-------San Diego
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND--------------NY Jets
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS-----------Baltimore
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta------------Atlanta
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE--------------Arizona
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO------------Green Bay
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS-----Pittsburgh
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington------------Washington

[Redbear]

7. My picks

San Francisco
BUFFALO
Houston
PHILADELPHIA
Miami
TENNESSEE
Detroit
Jacksonville
SAN DIEGO
NY Jets
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
INDIANAPOLIS
Washington

[flvegan]

8. Picks...

San Francisco
New England
New Orleans
Giants
Cleveland
Tennessee
Detroit
Carolina
Chargers
Jets
Baltimore
Tampa Bay
Arizona
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Dallas

[MrSlayer]

9. OK

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco Niners +2.5
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO Bills +8.5
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston Texans +4
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants Giants +7
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami Dolphins +2.5
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver Broncos +6.5
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA Lions -3.5
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville Panthers -3.5
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City Chargers -14.5 (ugh)
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND Jets -3.5
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS Ravens -3.5
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta Bucs -1.5
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE Cards -3.5
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO Packers -3.5
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS Steelers -10.5
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington Scum -5.5

[Auggie]

10. Picks:

San Francisco
New England
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Tennessee
Detroit
Carolina
Kansas City
Oakland
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Dallas

[Auggie]

22. Changing one game:

Washington to beat the spread. And I hope I don't regret it.

San Francisco
New England
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Tennessee
Detroit
Carolina
Kansas City
Oakland
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Washington

[Liberal_Dog]

11. Week 3 Picks

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco-----Cincinnati
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO-----New England
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston-----New Orleans
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants-----Philadelphia
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami-----Cleveland
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver-----Tennessee
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA-----Detroit
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville-----Carolina
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City-----San Diego
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND-----Oakland
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS-----Baltimore
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta-----Atlanta
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE-----Arizona
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO-----Green Bay
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS-----Pittsburgh
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington-----DALLAS

[JonLP24]

12. I'm awful

Though lately I hardly watched any football. Just Cardinal games basically though I did see San Diego vs New England.

San Francisco
Buffalo
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Miami
Denver
Detroit
Carolina
Kansas City
NY Jets
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Washington

[Auggie]

17. I thought you've been making bold picks

You never know. It's a dice roll for most of these.

[InternalDialogue]

13. Picks

San Francisco
BUFFALO
Houston
PHILADELPHIA
CLEVELAND
TENNESSEE
Detroit
CAROLINA
Kansas City
NY Jets
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Washington

[Goblinmonger]

14. Let's hope I suck a little less, but this week sucks.

San Francisco
New England
NEW ORLEANS
NY Giants
CLEVELAND
Denver
Detroit
CAROLINA
SAN DIEGO
NY Jets
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
CHICAGO
Pittsburgh
DALLAS

[Auggie]

15. You can skip a week

on the other hand, you could get really lucky.

[many a good man]

16. Only one way to go. Down.

CINCINNATI -2.5
BUFFALO +8.5
NEW ORLEANS -4
NY Giants +7
BELIEVELAND -2.5
Denver +6.5
Detroit -3.5
Jacksonville +3.5
SAN DIEGO -14.5
NY Jets -3.5
Baltimore -3.5
Atlanta +1.5
Arizona -3.5
Green Bay -3.5
Pittsburgh -10.5
Washington +5.5

[InternalDialogue]

24. You'll not reach the bottom if I have anything to say about it.

Despite my attempts...

[keroro gunsou]

18. this is my first time...

be gentle

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco - 49'ers
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO - patriots
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston - saints
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants - toss up... will go with giants.
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami - another toss up, but one i don't care about, miami
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver - titans
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA - lions, in a total clusterfuck of the viqueens, 42-3
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville - panthers, newton 35-44 403 yards, 4 tds, 2 picks
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City - chargers
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND - jets
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS - ravens
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta - falcons
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE - hmm... both teams are... average... all things equal, seattle
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO - packers, 27-21
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS - steelers
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington - redskins, my hatred of jerry jones knows no bounds.

[Auggie]

19. Welcome and good luck

[anakie]

20. from Oz

CINCINNATI
New England
Houston
NY Giants
Miami
Denver
MINNESOTA
CAROLINA
Kansas City
OAKLAND
ST LOUIS
Atlanta
SEATTLE
Green Bay
INDIANAPOLIS
Washington


Tks again Auggie for running the comp


Peace

[Scurrilous]

21. My picks:

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco - Cincy

New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO - NE

NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston - NO

PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants - NY

CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami - Miami

TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver - Denver

Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA - Detroit

CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville - Jax

SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City - San Diego

NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND - Oakland

Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS - B'more

TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta - Atlanta

Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE - Arizona

Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO - Chicago

Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS - Pittsburgh

DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington - Wash

[Doctor_J]

23. Week 3

CINCINNATI / 2.5 / San Francisco San Francisco
New England / 8.5 / BUFFALO BUFFALO
NEW ORLEANS / 4 / Houston NEW ORLEANS
PHILADELPHIA / 7 / NY Giants PHILADELPHIA
CLEVELAND / 2.5 / Miami CLEVELAND
TENNESSEE / 6.5 / Denver TENNESSEE
Detroit / 3.5 / MINNESOTA Detroit
CAROLINA / 3.5 / Jacksonville CAROLINA
SAN DIEGO / 14.5 / Kansas City Kansas City
NY Jets / 3.5 / OAKLAND NY Jets
Baltimore / 3.5 / ST LOUIS Baltimore
TAMPA BAY / 1.5 / Atlanta Atlanta
Arizona / 3.5 / SEATTLE Arizona
Green Bay / 3.5 / CHICAGO CHICAGO
Pittsburgh / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS Pittsburgh
DALLAS / 5.5 / Washington Washington

[Doctor_J]

26. Hopefully the bye weeks will start soon

that's two games/week I won't be able to get wrong. I seriesly thought the Seahawks had a shot at 0-16. Instead their even with my Bears.

[Condem]

25. Three drops in the bucket, if it don't fill it - fuck it.

San Fran
New England
New Orleans
Igs
Miami
Denver
Detroit
Carolina
San Diego
Jets
Baltimore
Atlanta
Arizona
Green Bay
Pittsburgh
Washington

[Auggie]

27. And the winners are...

anakie and RagAss with records of 11-5. Tough spreads. Great job.

:applause::applause:

Runners-up at 10-6: JonLP24 and trumad

Some week. All one had to do is take all the underdogs to finish 11-5. Easy, right? :banghead:

Standings posted Thursday with Week Four spreads. See you then.

Winners for Week Three (winner in boldface)

Favorite / Spread / Underdog

CINCINNATI , 8 / 2.5 / San Francisco, 13
New England, 31 / 8.5 / BUFFALO, 34
NEW ORLEANS, 40 / 4 / Houston, 33
PHILADELPHIA, 16 / 7 / NY Giants, 29
CLEVELAND, 17 / 2.5 / Miami, 16
TENNESSEE, 17 / 6.5 / Denver, 14
Detroit, 26 / 3.5 / MINNESOTA, 23
CAROLINA, 16 / 3.5 / Jacksonville, 10
SAN DIEGO, 20 / 14.5 / Kansas City, 17
NY Jets, 24 / 3.5 / OAKLAND, 34
Baltimore, 37 / 3.5 / ST LOUIS, 7
TAMPA BAY, 16 / 1.5 / Atlanta, 13
Arizona, 10 / 3.5 / SEATTLE, 13
Green Bay, 27 / 3.5 / CHICAGO, 17
Pittsburgh, 23 / 10.5 / INDIANAPOLIS, 20
DALLAS, 18 / 5.5 / Washington, 16

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anakie: W11, L5

L—Cincinnati
L—New England
L—Houston
W—NY Giants
W—Miami
W—Denver
W—Minnesota
W—Carolina
W—Kansas City
W—Oakland
L—St Louis
L—Atlanta
W—Seattle
W—Green Bay
W—Indianapolis
W—Washington
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RagAss: W11, L5

L—Cincinnati
L—New England
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
W—Miami
W—Denver
W—Minnesota
L—Jacksonville
W—Kansas City
W—Oakland
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
W—Indianapolis
W—Washington
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trumad: W10, L6

W—San Francisco
W—Buffalo
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
W—Miami
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
L—Jacksonville
W—Kansas City
W—Oakland
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
W—Indianapolis
L—Dallas
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JonLP24: W10, L6

W—San Francisco
W—Buffalo
W—New Orleans
L—Philadelphia
W—Miami
W—Denver
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
W—Kansas City
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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MrSlayer: W9, L7

W—San Francisco
W—Buffalo
L—Houston
W—NY Giants
W—Miami
W—Denver
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
W—Tampa Bay
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
L—Dallas
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keroro gunsou: W9, L7

W—San Francisco
L—New England
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
W—Miami
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
W—Seattle
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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Condem: W8, L8

W—San Francisco
L—New England
W—New Orleans
L—Igs
W—Miami
W—Denver
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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thelordofhell: W8, L8

L—Cincinnati
W—Buffalo
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
W—Minnesota
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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Auggie: W8, L8

W—San Francisco
L—New England
W—New Orleans
L—Philadelphia
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
W—Kansas City
W—Oakland
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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PRETZEL: W7, L9

L—Cincinnati
L—New England
L—Houston
W—NY Giants
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
W—Kansas City
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
W—Indianapolis
W—Washington
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Redbear: W7, L9

W—San Francisco
W—Buffalo
L—Houston
L—Philadelphia
W—Miami
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
L—Jacksonville
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
W—Indianapolis
W—Washington
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InternalDialogue: W7, L9

W—San Francisco
W—Buffalo
L—Houston
L—Philadelphia
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
W—Kansas City
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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many a good man: W7, L9

L—Cincinnati
W—Buffalo
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
L—BELIEVELAND
W—Denver
L—Detroit
L—Jacksonville
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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Scurrilous: W7, L9

L—Cincinnati
L—New England
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
W—Miami
W—Denver
L—Detroit
L—Jacksonville
L—San Diego
W—Oakland
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
L—Chicago
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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Doctor_J: W7, L9

W—San Francisco
W—Buffalo
W—New Orleans
L—Philadelphia
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
W—Kansas City
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
L—Chicago
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington

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RockaFowler: W6, L10

L—Cincinnati
L—New England
W—New Orleans
L—Philadelphia
W—Miami
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
L—Jacksonville
L—San Diego
W—Oakland
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
W—Washington
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flvegan: W6, L10

W—San Francisco
L—New England
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
W—Tampa Bay
L—Arizona
L—Chicago
L—Pittsburgh
L—Dallas
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Goblinmonger: W6, L10

W—San Francisco
L—New England
W—New Orleans
W—NY Giants
L—Cleveland
W—Denver
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
L—Chicago
L—Pittsburgh
L—Dallas
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joeybee12: W5, L11

L—Cincinnati
W—Buffalo
W—New Orleans
L—Philadelphia
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
L—Jacksonville
L—San Diego
L—NY Jets
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
W—Indianapolis
L—Dallas
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Liberal_Dog: W5, L11

L—Cincinnati
L—New England
W—New Orleans
L—Philadelphia
L—Cleveland
L—Tennessee
L—Detroit
W—Carolina
L—San Diego
W—Oakland
W—Baltimore
L—Atlanta
L—Arizona
W—Green Bay
L—Pittsburgh
L—Dallas

[brendan120678]

28. Looks like I picked a good week to miss.

Although I didn't intend to miss it.
I had my picks all set, just never posted them here.

Oh well.

[joeybee12]

29. Congrats! As for me...

From the top to the bottom in one week!!!!!!

[RockaFowler]

31. Me too

What the heck happened to us?? :hug:

[PRETZEL]

30. Congrats guys,

looking forward to next week.

[RagAss]

33. Thanks Auggie !

[Auggie]

34. You're welcomed...

you're on the way to your usual ass-kicking, I see. Way to go.

:)

[anakie]

37. Aussie Aussie Aussie!

Beating the spreads takes tipping to a different level. While watching the Washington-Dallas game I didn't really care for who won, as long as Dallas didn't win by six. Take the knee I called after that last interception. Five losing teams beat the spread for me.


Peace

[thelordofhell]

32. All I've been doing is picking the winners

I didn't know I was supposed to pick whether they beat the spread.......oops.

[Auggie]

35. After three weeks...

you're in fourth place (full standings coming Thursday). Whatever you're doing wrong, keep it up.

[thelordofhell]

36. That's the weird part

I think I'm still just going to pick winners, the hell with the spread, just to see how it does. It cost me a few games this week, but who knows how many I would have missed if I thought of the spread. :-)