NFL (2024 Season)

[thspfc]

Cowboys are 3-1. Giants are also 3-1 but a very unimpressive 3-1. Bears are awful.

That's it from me until my predictions get better 

[Ted$8roadFan]

Career Patriots backup QB Brian Hoyer leaves with a head injury...and the ball goes to rookie Bailey Zappe.

[epzik8]

Most of my Baltimore and DC brethren want to fire our head coaches. Amazing time.

[thspfc]

Sadly we won't get to fantasize about somebody going 0-17 this year. The only team without a W is Houston who has a tie. And they've been competitive in all their games so I don't foresee them being winless for much longer.

Raiders looked good today so I'm going to hold off on forking them this round. My 15 point forks are:

- Patriots
- Jets
- Steelers
- Panthers

[webny99]

...
Steelers
Browns
Jets
Patriots
Texans
Titans

Falcons
Giants
Commanders
Seahawks
Lions
Bears

I'm reasonably satisfied with my preseason forks so far, especially in the AFC. NFC is a bit more meh, but it feels like almost everyone has a chance there, so who knows. And I'm definitely glad I forked the Steelers early (and the Pats, although they almost beat the Packers with Bailey Zappe which would have been incredible). I'll wait till the Thurs deadline to decide if I'm going to add any more.

[JayhawkCO]

Add the Patriots to my fork list.

[webny99]

Add this to the list of reasons why I don't like ties: if not for the Colts-Texans tie, we would have...

(1) 4-0 team (Eagles)
(7) 3-1 teams
(16) 2-2 teams (incl. Colts)
(7) 1-3 teams
(1) 0-4 team (Texans)

The tie ruins the perfect symmetry, but still pretty impressive how many 2-2 teams there are.

[hotdogPi]

Those numbers are supposed to be 2, 8, 12, 8, and 2, according to the bell curve. If teams were required to play teams with the same record, this would be guaranteed.

[jgb191]

Add this to the list of reasons why I don't like ties: if not for the Colts-Texans tie, we would have...

(1) 4-0 team (Eagles)
(7) 3-1 teams
(16) 2-2 teams (incl. Colts)
(7) 1-3 teams
(1) 0-4 team (Texans)

The tie ruins the perfect symmetry, but still pretty impressive how many 2-2 teams there are.

If it wasn't a tie the Texans would have been one of those 1-3 teams.

[JayhawkCO]

I went 9-7 last week. Pretty pathetic.

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

[ilpt4u]

Add this to the list of reasons why I don't like ties: if not for the Colts-Texans tie, we would have...

(1) 4-0 team (Eagles)
(7) 3-1 teams
(16) 2-2 teams (incl. Colts)
(7) 1-3 teams
(1) 0-4 team (Texans)

The tie ruins the perfect symmetry, but still pretty impressive how many 2-2 teams there are.

If it wasn't a tie the Texans would have been one of those 1-3 teams.

Lovie could have gone for the W in OT; he coached it to be content with the sister-kisser

[NWI_Irish96]

I wasn't much better, 10-6

Broncos
Packers
Bills
Chargers
Jaguars
Vikings
Patriots
Saints
Jets
Bucs
Titans
49ers
Eagles
Cowboys
Bengals
Chiefs

[jlam]

I did pretty well last week. 11-5 but I almost got Baltimore as well.

Colts 20, Broncos 23
Giants 17, Packers 27
Steelers 16, Bills 30
Chargers 31, Browns 20
Bears 13, Vikings 27
Lions 38, Patriots 26
Saints 24, Seahawks 33
Dolphins 26, Jets 23
Falcons 17, Buccaneers 29
Titans 20, Commanders 16
Texans 13, Jaguars 28
49ers 27, Panthers 10
Cowboys 26, Rams 20
Eagles 28, Cardinals 16
Bengals 21, Ravens 24
Raiders 28, Chiefs 30

[webny99]

Add this to the list of reasons why I don't like ties: if not for the Colts-Texans tie, we would have...
...
The tie ruins the perfect symmetry, but still pretty impressive how many 2-2 teams there are.

If it wasn't a tie the Texans would have been one of those 1-3 teams.

Lovie could have gone for the W in OT; he coached it to be content with the sister-kisser

Yes, it could have gone either way. I assigned the W to the Colts and the L to the Texans to make things symmetrical, but it could have been the reverse, which would have put both teams at 1-3.

[thspfc]

Broncos 20, Colts 17
Packers 31, Giants 13
Lions 27, Patriots 16
Chargers 29, Browns 14
Jaguars 38, Texans 21
Buccaneers 26, Falcons 24
Bills 38, Steelers 14
Dolphins 23, Jets 16
Vikings 28, Bears 13
Commanders 25, Titans 20
Saints 23, Seahawks 20
49ers 31, Panthers 10
Eagles 42, Cardinals 20
Rams 20, Cowboys 17
Ravens 27, Bengals 24
Chiefs 35, Raiders 21

[webny99]

...
Steelers
Browns
Jets
Patriots
Texans
Titans

Falcons
Giants
Commanders
Seahawks
Lions
Bears

I'm going to cut my losses and fork the Panthers.

That's it for now - there's a few other teams on my radar, but none that aren't worth giving up the two points for a few more weeks' worth of data points.

[NWI_Irish96]

I'm not going to be quite as aggressive, I'll fork these teams:

Jets
Browns
Texans
Lions
Falcons
Seahawks

Adding:

Patriots
Steelers
Raiders
Commanders
Panthers

[Ted$8roadFan]

I think this explains the season so far:

https://www.nfl.com/news/tom-brady-2-2-teams-in-nfl-there-s-a-lot-of-bad-football

[JayhawkCO]

Russ looking great with the Broncos...

Mmmhmmmmmmmm.......

Mmmmmmhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm...

[Alps]

Russ looking great with the Broncos...

Mmmhmmmmmmmm.......

Mmmmmmhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm...

3rd & 4 at IND 13
(2:13 - 4th) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass deep middle intended for T.Cleveland INTERCEPTED by S.Gilmore at IND -5. Touchback


4th & 1 at IND 5
(2:38 - OT) (Shotgun) R.Wilson pass incomplete short middle to C.Sutton


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[JayhawkCO]

Fork the Broncos. Should have had my conviction to do so in the preseason. Russ is cooked just like I said. Add in a terrible coach and this is what you get.

[cl94]

Breaking my forum sabbatical to note that tonight may have been the worst NFL game I have ever seen.

[webny99]

I'm not sure it tops the 6-6 tie between the Cardinals and Seahawks (ironically also involving Russell Wilson), but it was close. Definitely in "so bad it's good" territory. I can't believe that final 4th down play.

Not only have the Broncos been playing extremely ugly games and very lucky to have 2 wins, they've been in prime time three times already, with another one coming up next Monday against the Chargers.

[Big John]

2007 MNF MIA at PIT on the disaster of a field?
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200711260pit.htm

[TheHighwayMan3561]

2006 MIN at GB
2013 MIN at NYG