Mojo Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 The NFL Regular Season begins September 4th, so now I present to you the NFL 'Modified' Elimination Pool Game Section Challenge.Here's how it works:Each week, participants select ONE and only one NFL team they believe will win their game.If that team wins, that participant scores one point for the week.If that team loses or ties, that participant gets no points.The only other rule in the pool is this: Once you pick a team to win for a week, you cannot pick that same team to win for the rest of the season. In other words, if I pick the Steelers to win in Week 1, I cannot pick them to win again. Thus, this will limit a participant's selections more and more as the season goes on. So, choose carefully!In a 'true' elimination pool, once a participant's team loses, then they're OUT of the game. However, since the idea here is to play for the season, I've modified the 'win or go home' rule.Anyone is more than welcome to play and I will be keeping 'score' all season!So, let the game.. BEGIN!!! Week 1 (all times Eastern US time)Thursday, Sept. 4Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 7New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m.Minnesota Vikings at St. Louis Rams, 1 p.m.Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m.Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m.Oakland Raiders at New York Jets, 1 p.m.Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m.Buffalo Bills at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m.Washington Redskins at Houston Texans, 1 p.m.Tennessee Titans at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m.New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m.Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25 p.m.San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m.Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos, 8:30 p.m.Monday, Sept. 8New York Giants at Detroit Lions, 7:10 p.m.San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals, 10:20 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEagle Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Arizona Cardinals for my week one pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets for me! (at least, for Week 1)GO Gino Smith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leapman Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 New England PATRIOTS! Week 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalBronyATL Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Need I say more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RarityDash Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Week one, just looking at the match ups, the Eagles seem like the surest thing. I think I'll just go with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Excellent choices!For everyone else, keep in mind the deadline for entering your Week 1 picks is Thursday, Sept. 4th at 8:29 EDT.That will be the 'rule of thumb' that we'll be using for the season, the deadline for picks for the week will be before the kickoff time of that week's Thursday Night game. Keep this in mind as the NFL season progresses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Week 1: Philadelphia EaglesEagles are solid. Jaguars continue to have issues. Their current quarterback battle is a lose-lose situation. They have inexperienced talent catching the ball so they will be tested and crushed. Even on defense, two of the Jags' cornerbacks are rookies, one of them went undrafted. This Jacksonville team is very young and inexperienced, I expect the Eagles to give them their first taste of the NFL. It will be painful but necessary. It's going to be tempting to pick the teams playing the Jaguars all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 In addition to participating in this year's elimination thingy, I have some preseason predictions I would like to make. Here they are:Standings prediction:AFC EastPatriots 12-4 (seed 2)Jets 10-6 (seed 6)Dolphins 6-10Bills 5-11AFC NorthSteelers 10-6 (seed 4)Ravens 9-7Browns 8-8Bengals 6-10AFC SouthColts 11-5 (seed 3)Texans 9-7Titans 7-9Jaguars 4-12AFC WestBroncos 14-2 (seed 1)Chargers 11-5 (seed 5)Raiders 5-11Chiefs 4-12NFC EastCowboys 9-7 (seed 4)Eagles 8-8Redskins 7-9Giants 3-13NFC NorthBears 9-7 (seed 3)Packers 9-7 (seed 6)Vikings 7-9Lions 7-9NFC SouthSaints 12-4 (seed 1)Falcons 10-6 (seed 5)Buccaneers 7-9Panthers 6-10NFC WestSeahawks 11-5 (seed 2)Cardinals 8-8Rams 7-949ers 5-11With this result, I predict the playoffs:Jets beat the ColtsSteelers beat the ChargersBears beat the PackersFalcons beat the CowboysBroncos beat the JetsSteelers beat the PatriotsSaints beat the FalconsSeahawks beat the BearsBroncos beat the SteelersSaints beat the SeahawksBroncos beat the SaintsBullet point predictions:-Panthers will finish 3rd or 4th in their division-Manziel will replace Hoyer as quarterback for the Browns before week 8-Cowboys will make the playoffs-All NFC North teams will be in the running for the division until the last week-49ers will have a losing season-Seahawks will be the first team to clinch their division title-A quarterback in the NFC north will sustain a long term injury-The Saints will be the last team to receive their first loss of the season-At least half of the Raiders' wins will be with Matt Schaub at quarterback-The November 2nd game Broncos @ Patriots will be the most watched NFL game during the regular season-Alex Smith of the Chiefs will suffer the most sacks of the season (Last year was Tannenhill)Seasonal award predictions:AP Most Valuable Player: Drew Brees (Saints)AP Coach of the Year: Bill Belichick (Patriots)AP Offensive Player of the Year: Drew Brees (Saints)AP Defensive Player of the Year: Von Miller (Broncos)AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Teddy Bridgewater (Vikings)AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Ryan Shazier (Steelers)AP Comeback Player of the Year: Tony Romo (Cowboys)Now its time to wait and watch all of my predictions implode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEagle Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 It is like you make your predictions with the intent for them to fail! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalBronyATL Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 River, I find your glorification of the most abhorrent, most vile, most abominable NFL team in history (The Saints) highly disturbing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 River, I find your glorification of the most abhorrent, most vile, most abominable NFL team in history (The Saints) highly disturbing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalBronyATL Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Well....it seems I've been put in my place. I commend you for the epic response. I need a corner to assume the fetal position in now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEagle Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Take heart in the fact that if this characterization remains true, the Falcons win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrard Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 His name is Geno smith, like the Super Mario RPG character. *bops Mojo* + he is terrible.Johnny Clipboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelEagle Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 31-0 at the half. Such dominance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Ok, before we all get TOO far off topic, here's the Week 1 picks so far recorded here:SteelEagle: ArizonaMojo: New York JetsLeapman: New EnglandMetalBronyATL: AtlantaRarity: PhiladelphiaRiverhippo: PhiladelphiaGerrard: St. Louis Pittsburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrard Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I'm calling an audible. No Bradford, im jumping ship to Pittsburgh beating the browns.Johnny Clipboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I'm calling an audible. No Bradford, im jumping ship to Pittsburgh beating the browns.Johnny Clipboard!Ok, I'll allow it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrard Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Thanks! Many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Here are my personal power rankings. I will update these rankings after week 4, 8, 12, and 16. These rankings are not directly related to my predictions, they are more just how i feel about the teams this year.1. Broncos2. Saints3. Patriots4. Seahawks5. Steelers6. Colts7. Chargers8. Falcons9. Jets10. Packers11. Eagles12. Cardinals13. Ravens14. Bengals15. 49ers16. Vikings17. Cowboys18. Buccaneers19. Panthers20. Dolphins21. Rams22. Texans23. Lions24. Bears25. Titans26. Redskins27. Chiefs28. Jaguars29. Giants30. Browns31. Bills32. Raiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Ok folks! One more day before NFL Week 1 begins! If anyone else wants to make a pick for this week, you have until 7pm EDT Thursday (9-4-14) to post your selection here. Good luck to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Ok, Thursday Night NFL game has kicked off, all selections are locked for Week 1Good luck, everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 With one Monday Night Game still pending, the results for Week 1:SteelEagle: Arizona WIN 1 pointMojo: New York Jets WIN 1 pointMetalBronyATL: Atlanta WIN 1 pointRarity: Philadelphia WIN 1 pointRiverhippo: Philadelphia WIN 1 pointGerrard: Pittsburgh WIN 1 point Leapman: New England LOSS 0 pointsI will post Week 2's schedule after the Monday Night Games are done. Remember, it will be a long season and each week, the game will get more challenging as the list of your 'chosen already and can't pick again' teams will grow.Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalBronyATL Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 What'd I tell y'all?WE DAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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