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We're at the halfway mark of the fall, and halfway into the regular season in pro football as well. And it's an unsettled time: Among the players in our charity underdog game, there's less agreement than there has been in recent weeks. Their picks for this weekend are:
11 ARIZONA at Green Bay - Lucas, Michael K., Cinderella Story, Coastal Storm
10 BUFFALO at Houston - Bob, NoPoGuy, John Cr., Biggest Cubs Loser, Tung, Gary
9.5 KANSAS CITY at San Diego (Thursday, unsuccessful) - Usual Kevin, Pdxmick, JMH, Gordon
5 MINNESOTA at Seattle - Paul, PDXileinOmaha, Dave A., Bayou Baby, Broadway Joe, John Ch., Eric W., MickeyMacNYC
4 DALLAS at Atlanta - Jeremy, George, Ricardo, Annie, Grizfan
3.5 PHILADELPHIA at New Orleans (Monday) - Dr. D, genop
3.5 PITTSBURGH at New York Giants - Carol, Sola, DB Cooper, Bad Brad
3.5 CAROLINA at Washington - Will
3.5 JACKSONVILLE vs. Detroit - Pete Rozelle, Tinknocker, Juicen, genop's gal
3.5 TENNESSEE vs. Chicago - Rudie, Ted
3.5 CINCINNATI vs. Denver - Drewbob
3.5 CLEVELAND vs. Baltimore - Pete Rose
We've been smelling a big one this week, but it wasn't Kansas City, which would have been our choice. The other two large 'dogs seem even less likely to win, but hey, that's why they play the games.
Please note: As usual, these are the picks as of earlier this morning, several hours before the deadline. (This post is being triggered by a robot.) If additional picks have come in (or changes have been made) after this post was written but before the deadline, they will be added to this post as soon as we can get to it later today.
When the afternoon games are over, it will be starting to get dark outside here in the northwest. Enjoy the games as we take that turn toward winter, but give yourself some fresh air somewhere during the day.
UPDATE, 1:29 p.m.: Morning picks by Coastal Storm, Drewbob, Eric W., the genops, and MickeyMac added.
UPDATE, 1:33 p.m.: Carolina wins an early game, pulling in 3.5 points for Will. The biggest 'dog left on the board is Minnesota for 5. That must have been something else we were smelling.
UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: The Steelers add to the devastation in New Jersey and score 3.5 points for five of our players, including game-leading DB Cooper, who's been right five weeks out of nine. We've got five players hoping for a Cowboys win tonight.
UPDATE, 8:26 p.m.: Dallas does not come through for tonight's hopefuls. Two guys (designated with asterisks) are still in the hunt tomorrow night, but at the moment the standings are as follows:
DB Cooper 24.5
Ted 19.5
Will 19.5
Pdxmick 19
Broadway Joe 18.5
Annie 18
Michael K. 17
Tinknocker 17
Ricardo 16.5
Juicen 15
George 14
Pete Rose 14
genop 13*
Paul 13
PDXileinOmaha 13
Bad Brad 12.5
Tung 12
NoPoGuy 11.5
Pete Rozelle 11.5
John Ch. 11
Bayou Baby 10
Drewbob 10
Eric W. 10
Grizfan 10
Biggest Cubs Loser 9.5
Bob 9
Cinderella Story 9
Jeremy 9
Usual Kevin 9
Gordon 8.5
Coastal Storm 8
JMH 8
Carol 7
Dave A. 7
MickeyMacNYC 6
Dr. D 5*
John Cr. 5
Lucas 5
Rudie 5
genop's gal 3.5
Sola 3.5
Gary 0
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Comments (6)
Confusing headline. I thought it would be about Romney.
Posted by Allan L. | November 4, 2012 11:23 AM
Looks like Carolina's going to do it, after all. And maybe Cleveland will pull it off with a TD in the end. Buffalo gave a good fight and and exciting 1st half or so. Still looking forward to the Giants-Steelers game.
Btw, just saw this news report:
NFL voids Sean Payton's contract; could Dallas be his next stop?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/report-sean-payton-contract-voided-nfl-could-dallas-150626809--nfl.html
Posted by Mojo | November 4, 2012 12:54 PM
Wow. Several bad, bad referee calls in favor of the Giants in the game so far. Giving NY 14 pts., instead of 3.
Posted by Mojo | November 4, 2012 2:31 PM
If history is any lesson, D B Cooper may be flying high right now, but eventually, he’s going to hit the ground!
Posted by Bad Brad | November 4, 2012 4:54 PM
Happily I at least nailed my "Upset Special," not just on the outcome, but in the details. I'll enjoy that while it lasts, which is not for long. Batting .444 on my "U.S." picks so far this season, though. And .500 (6-6) on the "Best Bets" after today's bad miss with the Jags. Bad kitties!
P.S. ~ A Jersey boy did good in the Meadowlands yesterday, though:
The Pittsburgh Steelers did not have their leading rusher or their former first-round draft pick starting running back Sunday afternoon. But they did have a formidable ground game.
South Jersey native Isaac Redman, who missed the previous two games with an ankle injury, shredded the New York Giants’ defense by rushing for a career-high 147 yards on 26 carries and scoring the decisive touchdown late in the fourth quarter to lift the Steelers to a 24-20 victory at MetLife Stadium.
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With Jonathan Dwyer, who was coming off back-to-back 100-yard rushing performances, and Rashard Mendenhall inactive, Redman keyed the comeback from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and then delivered the final dagger. The Paulsboro High School graduate's 28-yard run just before the two-minute warning allowed the Steelers to take three straight kneel downs and run out the clock.
From "Steelers' ground game shreds Giants defense" by Ryan Dunleavy and Stephen Edelson, Staff Writers - NY Daily News (11:37 PM, Nov 4, 2012)
Posted by Mojo | November 5, 2012 12:47 AM
Brad, I am just happy to still be flying above the clouds. Although I do have a tingling feeling gravity is about to stretch his grubby little mitts up here and drag me back to earth. Until then I'm howling with the dogs.
Posted by DB Cooper | November 5, 2012 11:29 AM