Welcome to a new year of Pigskin Prognosticating! For those that are new, here is how it works:
Pick a winner (straight up) of all the week’s games and post it in a comment for the appropriate week’s post. There will be a new post for every week this season. Make sure you use the same name for your picks each week so we can track standings. The week’s schedules will be posted no later than 11:59 pm on Wednesdays. All entries must be entered as a comment before kickoff on the first game of the week. So if there is a Thursday game (like this week), ALL GAMES must be picked.
This year, we will be offering PRIZES! (Prizes TBD – we are looking for prize sponsors. Contact us if you are interested. Sponsors will receive free advertising on the Pigskin Prognosticating pages.)
There will be a mid-season leader prize to be determined after week 9, as well as an overall winner at the end of the season. Also, guess all the correct winners for an individual week, and you will receive a prize as well.
So without further adieu, here is Week 1’s schedule:
Thu, Sep 10
TEN @ PIT Heinz Field
Sun, Sep 13
MIA @ ATL Georgia Dome
PHI @ CAR Bank of America Stadium
DEN @ CIN Paul Brown Stadium
MIN @ CLE Cleveland Browns Stadium
NYJ @ HOU Reliant Stadium
JAC @ IND Lucas Oil Stadium
DET @ NO Superdome
DAL @ TB Raymond James Stadium
KC @ BAL M&T Bank Stadium
SF @ ARI University of Phoenix Stadium
WAS @ NYG Giants Stadium
STL @ SEA Qwest Field
CHI @ GB Lambeau Field
Mon, Sep 14
BUF @ NE Gillette Stadium
SD @ OAK Oakland Coliseum
Football baby! There’s only one thing I look forward to more than football on Sunday, and that’s football on Thursday! Shhhh… did you hear that? That’s FOOTBALL!
Week One Picks
PIT- OH! The pain associated with picking the Stillers! EEERRRGH!
ATL- No sophomore slump for M Ryan. Can Serena Williams suit up at QB?
PHI- No Vick? No problem
DEN- No O-Line for Palmer? BIG Problem…
MIN- How hard is it to take a snap, drop back and hand off to AP?
IND- The Jags are a hot mess until further notice…
NO- just…can’t…pick…team…as…bad..as…Lions…
BAL- No homer pick, the Chiefs have, um, issues.
SF- Cards exposed week one as FLUUUUKE. Flukey fluke-fluke.
NYG- The Redsnyders will be mathematically eliminated by wk 8
SEA- Rams are not good. Not good. Not. Good.
GB- Farve-less Packers still trump Veal Cutlet-er Bears.
NE- T.O. will throw first sideline tantrum by halftime.
SD- Would you call up your mom and say “hey, I met this great girl…What? Oh, she was on TV for a while, just Google her name… it’s Tequila, like the drink? Um, yeah, but she’s really nice!”
And, the Lead Pipe Lock of the Week, brought to you by Herb’s Lawn Care, “where all we do is grass:” Bucs over Romos
BRING IT!!!!!!
Welcome back for Season #2.
Week #1 Picks:
PITTSBURGH
ATLANTA
PHILLY
CINCY
MINNESOTA
NY JETS (Mark shows that he is an NFL starter)
INDIANAPOLIS (new coach same Peyton Manning)
DALLAS
NEW ORLEANS (by 13 for giggles)
BALTIMORE (I have to second Dell’s KC assessment)
ARIZONA (taking a chance here)
NY Football GIANTS
SEATTLE
GREEN BAY
NEW ENGLAND (I have to second Dell’s TO assessment but the press conference will be much better than the antics)
SAN DEIGO
*SIDE NOTE TO DELL: Check your picks, you have 15 games, forgot to pick the NY @ HOU game. (That public service was brought to you by Crazy Dick’s Yard Care “No bush is to thick for Dick”)
Nice! Since The Examiner folded and we don’t have Bimbo the Chimp to play “Beat the Chimp” against, I was looking for a good pick ’em pool. 🙂
PIT
ATL
CAR… Read More
DEN
MIN
HOU
IND
NO
DAL
BAL
ARI
NYG
SEA
CHI
NE
SD
Welcome aboard Tim. We had a pretty good time last season, hopefully Molly, Brian Young, Cindy, and MBQ will be chiming in and nothing beats the Dell “Lead Pipe Lock of the Week” or it’s sponsors!
Thanks for the assist ‘Winger! How could I miss Mark “Dirty” Sanchez’s coming out party?
But, alas, the pick is: TEXANS!
When I think of the football, my mind wanders to Paco and Walter, Mud Dogs SUPERFANS:
Paco: Look at Bobby tackle. I haven’t seen a tackle like that since Joe Montana.
Walter: Joe Montana was a quarterback, you idiot.
Paco: I said Joe Mantegna.
IS IT THURSDAY NIGHT YET? WHERE IS BRIAN YOUNG???!!!
Tennessee (god I hope they can pull it off)
Miami
Philadelphia
Cincinatti
Cleveland
NYJ
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Dallas
Go Ravens!
Arizona
Big Blue
St Louis
Chicago
Buffalo
San Diego
You must really hate New England…really the patriots going down to Buffalo. I understand its TO isn’t it?
TEN
ATL
CAR
DEN
MIN
NYJ
IND
NO
TB
BAL
ARI
NYG
SEA
GB
NE
SD
PIT
ATL
PHI
CIN
MIN
HOU
IND
NO
DAL
BAL
ARI
NYG
SEA
GB
NE
SD
I’m here, Dell. The season can officially start! The road to the Superbowl starts off hot as the World Champs continue their opener winning streak. The big question: can any O-coordinator avoid the sweep?
PIT
ATL ha! Vick flew the coop.
PHI poor panthers, a slow fall to mediocrity.
CIN great call on the coaching change!
MIN Fav-re is perhaps the least exciting player on this team. Even the tackles have more interesting stories!
HOU Don’t mess wit
IND wins are nice, but missing the playoffs starts the decline.
NO Brees gets a TDs = jersey number
DAL Who is TBs QB? NOT one of the 8 “starter-worthy” guys they had last year.
BAL “Who is our starting tailback” less important than “who calls the plays?”
ARI Boldin shows Fitz, good as he is, may not be best on team. Show Him the Money! Vernon Davis remembers football isn’t modeling.
NYG Even Eli can’t blow this one…but no Tyree=no SB win.
SEA Hassel is back!
GB Favre who? Rodgers eclipses in pro bowl year.
NE Now this is the lock of the week. Moss upset as Owens, named coordinator, calls all 43 plays to himself.
SD “Marry me Merriman” signs not likely; Shawn learns lesson, shows typical NFL lack of responsibility, lets friends drive drunk.
I call shenanigans on the Bengals. And the Cardinals…Warner, what are you doing? Intentionally sabotaging my fantasy leagues?
Jets-Houston…ok, straight wiffed on that one.
I would’ve welcomed those Chief/Bills/Raiders upsets though… HOW DID ALL THREE OF YOU BOTCH AWAY LEADS! AND THE FIRST TWO, GIVING UP LEADS BY ALLOWING 2 SCORES IN UNDER 2 MINUTES?!
Tennesee
Miami
Philadelphia
Cincinatti
Minnesota
NY Jets
Indianapolis
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Arizona
Giants
Seattle
Green Bay
Buffalo
Oakland
GO Ravens, Go Dagger
PIT(this one hurts)
ATL
PHI
CIN
CLE
NYJ
IND
NO
DAL
BAL!!!
ARI
NYG
SEA
GB
NE
SD
Great turnout for Week 1! Here’s hoping LenDale White has a few more “toallas terribles” to stomp on tonight!
Thu, Sep 10
TEN (They’ve got a bone to pick and something to prove over last year)
Sun, Sep 13
ATL (Matt Ryan, Tony Gonzalez, Michael Turner..need I say more)
PHI (Jeremy Macklin the X Factor)
CIN (Kyle Orton…I DONT THINK SO)
MIN (Love him or hate him, Favre know how to win…Adrian Peterson…)
HOU (Love Sanchez, just needs some more time, Rex will bring em soon)
IND (Not even a contest)
NO (DET worse than the economy)
DAL (Romo its do or die this year)
BAL (I am a diehard Chiefs fan, displaced military,but Im a realest)
ARI (UPSET OF THE WEEK)
NYG (Step aside Camble and let Chase Daniels, MizzouBoy, get in there)
SEA (SEA will be a playoff sleeper this year)
GB (Both Kyle Orton and Cutler are probably the lesser of two evils)
Mon, Sep 14
NE (Not gonna waste my breath)
SD (SD its do or die for a playoff birth past the first round) GO AFC West
Thu, Sep 10
TEN @ PIT Heinz Field…….. Ugh PIT
Sun, Sep 13
MIA @ ATL Georgia Dome……… ATL
PHI @ CAR Bank of America Stadium…… PHI
DEN @ CIN Paul Brown Stadium…….. CIN
MIN @ CLE Cleveland Browns Stadium….. MIN
NYJ @ HOU Reliant Stadium……….. HOU
JAC @ IND Lucas Oil Stadium………. IND
DET @ NO Superdome……….. NO
DAL @ TB Raymond James Stadium…….. DAL
KC @ BAL M&T Bank Stadium…………. BAL
SF @ ARI University of Phoenix Stadium…… ARI
WAS @ NYG Giants Stadium…….. NYG
STL @ SEA Qwest Field…….. SEA
CHI @ GB Lambeau Field……. GB
Mon, Sep 14
BUF @ NE Gillette Stadium…….. NE
SD @ OAK Oakland Coliseum……. SD
This may be the easiest week all season to pick…or is it?
Since I am not eligible for prizes, maybe I should take more risks?
Thu, Sep 10
TEN @ PIT Heinz Field TEN
Sun, Sep 13
MIA @ ATL Georgia Dome ATL
PHI @ CAR Bank of America Stadium CAR
DEN @ CIN Paul Brown Stadium CIN
MIN @ CLE Cleveland Browns Stadium MIN
NYJ @ HOU Reliant Stadium HOU
JAC @ IND Lucas Oil Stadium IND
DET @ NO Superdome NO
DAL @ TB Raymond James Stadium DAL
KC @ BAL M&T Bank Stadium BAL
SF @ ARI University of Phoenix Stadium SF
WAS @ NYG Giants Stadium NYG
STL @ SEA Qwest Field SEA
CHI @ GB Lambeau Field GB
Mon, Sep 14
BUF @ NE Gillette Stadium NE
SD @ OAK Oakland Coliseum UPSET SPECIAL!!! – OAK
Easiest week, and he starts with a loss! GO STEELERS!
Maybe he’ll go 15-1!?
The Stillers looked rusty against the “who the hell are they?” Titans defense. I know they are a good unit, but, it should give the Ravens a glimmer of hope. If Polamalu is out 6 weeks, the Stillers do no better than 3-3 during that span. BOOK IT!
Since they play the Bengals, Lions, and Browns in that span, I think they can manage 4-2. Now Cutler should throw more picks in 2 games than Orton had all last season, and without Urlacher it should be a Steeler win. The Chargers only beat the Raiders because of the prevent, so a Steeler win at home should be manageable. The sixth week is the Vikings at Pittsburgh, and by that point Fav-re should be back in his rocking chair tossing picks.
Probably won’t win them all, but 7-0 seems more likely than 3-3.
PIT
ATL
PHI
CIN
MIN
NYJ
IND
NO
DAL
BAL
ARI
NYG
SEA
GB
NE
SD
I hate Thursday games (not to mention the Steelers! Wish I’d have known sooner, I’d have joined in on the prognostication.
Molly, go right ahead, just take the loss for thursday. It’s ok, we’d be tied then 🙂
10-4 so far, no too bad, but not great either. At least I hit on San Fran. Dell was the only other one that can see the Kurt Warner is getting old…
OK, So here are the week 1 standings:
Dell > 14-2
RWinger > 14-2
Tim > 12-4
MommieDearest > 8-8 Ouch!
Bob M. > 12-4
Axel > 13-3
Brian Young > 13-3
Gene443 > 9-7
Jacko > 13-3
Ron Chapman > 13-3
Bill P > 13-3
Ryan > 14-2
And Finally…
Steve > 11-5
Here is the link for week 2 – http://www.daggerpress.com/2009/09/15/pigskin-prognosticating-2009-%e2%80%93-week-2/
Week 2:
Sunday 9/20
Carolina @ Atlanta
Minnesota @ Detroit
Cincinnati @ Green Bay
Arizona @ Jacksonville
Oakland @ Kansas City
New England @ NY Jets
New Orleans @ Philadelphia
Houston @ Tennessee
St. Louis @ Washington
Tampa Bay @ Buffalo
Seattle @ San Francisco
Pittsburgh @ Chicago
Cleveland @ Denver
Baltimore @ San Diego
NY Giants @ Dallas (Sunday Night game)
Monday, 09/21/09
Indianapolis @ Miami