Playoff Prediction Games: Round 2
by howtheyscored on Jan 10, 2009 9:57 AM PST
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FOOCH'S NOTE 2:56PM: Don't forget to get your picks in. Even if you were knocked out of the playoffs, you can still take part in the free-for-all.
I think a lot of people were underwhelmed by the matchups of the Wild Card Round. The difference between the top two seeds in each conference and the bottom four was just so great that it felt more like a warmup for the real playoffs than it actually felt like playoff football.
Well, now we're into the REAL playoffs, where we'll see real teams like the Steelers, Titans, Giants, and Panthers. Anybody have the balls to pick the upsets? It almost seems foolish to even take the gambles, doesn't it?
REMEMBER: EVERYBODY CAN PLAY AND THE SCORES ARE STILL CLOSE.
Baltimore @ Tennessee - Sat., Jan 10, 1:30 p.m. PST
Arizona @ Carolina - Sat., Jan. 10, 5:15 p.m. PST
Philadelphia @ New York Giants - Sun., Jan. 11, 10:00 a.m. PST
San Diego @ Pittsburgh - Sun., Jan. 11, 1:45 p.m. PST
Enjoy round two everybody!
For the details on the Head-to-Head matchup, including the tiebreaker prediction, read after the jump:
HEAD-to-HEAD TOURNEY:
There're your matchups. As a simple reminder, you can expect an e-mail from Fooch. To get your scores in, you can either e-mail them to Fooch or post them directly into the thread. Either way is fine. Whatever you do, don't forget to make your "ultimate" tiebreaker prediction.
This weeks' ultimate tiebreaker is: NET YARDS IN THE SAN DIEGO - PITTSBURGH MATCHUP.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Niners Nation's writers or editors.
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Baltimore @ Tennessee: 20-14 BAL
Arizona @ Carolina: 17-34 CAR
Philadelphia @ New York Giants: 24-27 NYG
San Diego @ Pittsburgh: 16-24 PIT
when will the Kenny Thomas Reign of Terror end?!!??
by diehardkingsfan5 on Jan 6, 2009 12:07 AM PST reply actions
Get in early to avoid the rush!
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 9-20
Arizona @ Carolina – 14-30
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 27-20
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 20-17
GROUGTHINK ALERT
One "upset"
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 17 – 16
Arizona @ Carolina - 13 – 24
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 20 – 27
San Diego @ Pittsburgh - 12 – 21
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips
Neglectful father of David Quinowski
Hopefully better than last week
Baltimore @ Tennessee: 17-14 BAL
Arizona @ Carolina: 17-24 CAR
Philadelphia @ New York Giants: 23-24 NYG
San Diego @ Pittsburgh: 17-13 SD
OK, trying again here.
Baltimore @ Tennessee: 21-17 Ravens
Arizona @ Carolina: 34-24 Panthers
Philadelphia @ New York Giants: 28-20 Giants
San Diego @ Pittsburgh: 35-28 Steelers
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 24-17
Arizona @ Carolina – 24-21
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 34-24
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 24-20
it should look like this after the weekend.
PHI over NYG- 31-24
SD over PIT 20-13
CAR over ARZ 28-17
BAL over TEN 17-10
oops... ill try again
Baltimore @ Tennessee: Balt 16-10
Arizona @ Carolina: Car 28-17
Philadelphia @ Ny Giants: PHI 24-20
San Diego @ Pittsburgh: SD 20-16
away teams win
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 20-17
Arizona @ Carolina – 28-24
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 33-21
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 27-21
play off predictions
Two home wins and two aways for me:
Baltimore 23 @ Tennessee 13
Arizona 16 @ Carolina 34
Philadelphia 24 @ New York 17
San Diego 13 @ Pittsburgh 27
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 24-13
Arizona @ Carolina – 34-17
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 27-26
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 31-16
Blind devotion.
by ProfessorBigelow on Jan 7, 2009 3:21 PM PST reply actions
My Preds
Baltimore @ Tennessee 20-17
Arizona @ Carolina 24-31
Philadelphia @ New York Giants 23-21
San Diego @ Pittsburgh 13-24
MURS for President!!!!!!!
im assuming im still eligible despite the beat down i received last week so here goes
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 23 – 20
Arizona @ Carolina – 10 – 31
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 31 – 35
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 13 – 17
Simply by pulling on both ends, Patrick Willis can stretch diamonds back into coal
Eligible and welcome, as always.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 9, 2009 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
Picks
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 21-17
Arizona @ Carolina – 18-28
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 20-24
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 17-24
I'm picking the upset that I want to happen, not the one that I think will happen...
Baltimore @ Tennessee: 9 – 20
Arizona @ Carolina: 24 – 31
Philadelphia
@ New York Giants: 17 – 10 (I’ll actually be sad to see either team lose, and as long as I’m picking the Eagles I thought I’d be crazy about the score too)San Diego @ Pittsburgh: 14 – 30
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
What in the world? I definitely coded that right. Second time this week SB has gone crazy on me about a simple text code.
Oh well, for anybody keeping track, I have Philly in that game.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 9, 2009 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
#1 Ninerfromacrossthepond vs. #4 Strictly Football
(1) Ninerfromacrossthepond
Baltimore @ Tennessee 20-17
Arizona @ Carolina 16-30
Philadelphia @ New York 23-27
San Diego @ Pittsburgh 13-20 Total Net Yards: 590yds
(4) StrictlyFootball
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 23 – 13
Arizona @ Carolina – 20 – 28
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 31 – 24
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 19 – 16 Total net Yards: 650 yards
I told you fortune favors the bold...
And that I’m clinically insane
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 9, 2009 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Also I don’t think we can really tie, so I don’t think It’s going to come down to tie-breakers.
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 9, 2009 10:06 PM PST up reply actions
There are ways we can tie
but I think you’re right in that it wont go that far.
Best of luck anyway.
by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Jan 10, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Best of luck to you to
but I’ve been meaning to ask, what pond are you across from us? The bay, the pacific, or the Atlantic? I know it may seem like a dumb question but a guy in my yahoo league also used “across the pond”, and he was from England.
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 10, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
“Across the pond” is a figure of speech for the Pacific as it relates to the distance between the USA and England.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 10, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
That's what I thought but just wanted to make sure...
Also I think you mean the Atlantic, not the Pacific
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 10, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, I do mean that. Geography = not my thing.
Even basic geography, apparently.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 10, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think I took game 1, unless
I am completely doing my math wrong…
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 10, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
I think you are
cos I make my raw score 14 and yours 20 which makes game 1 mine.
COME ON!!!
Oh yeah, I am from England.
by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Jan 10, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
Hold up,
I thought since I was only 3 points away from the Titans score and 10 points away from the Ravens, my raw score was 13 and yours was 14?
BTW, thanks I was curious about the name
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 10, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
plus
You factor in the difference in terms of the final score difference. You predicted a 10 point difference between baltimore and tennessee and it finished as a 3 point difference, that’s where the 7 additional points comes from.
by David Fucillo on Jan 10, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions
Got it thanks, Soooo my bad NFATP
Next year will be our year! (copyright 2003*, been used each of last five years)
by StrictlyFootball on Jan 10, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
Dont worry
if youre picks win today you’re through. I’ve got a funny feeling this is going to the wire.
Good luck.
by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Jan 11, 2009 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
StrictlyFootball - 3rd place
It looks like Ninerfromacrossthepond won. If that’s the case, StrictlyFootball, don’t forget that there is a 3rd place game (with what looks to be albertoleecho). The winner of that also qualifies for a prize.
by David Fucillo on Jan 11, 2009 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
#2 wjackalope vs. #3 albertoleecho
(2) wjackalope
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 17-14.
Arizona @ Carolina – 21-28
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 20-23
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 21-24 Total net yards: 624 yards
(3) albertoleecho
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 17-13
Arizona @ Carolina – 17-28
Philadelphia @ NY Giants – 20-27
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 17-20 Total net yards – 449
Wow, looks like another very, very tight matchup for wjackalope.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Jan 9, 2009 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
unreal
as far as I can tell we tied with a raw score of 8 on the Bal game, and both got the other two completed games wrong. In this last game we have the same point diff so if Pit wins and the total score is >41 I’ll win, and at 41 it will be a tie. Total yardage needs to be >537 for me to take the tie break.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
I win!
I think. Another lucky-for-me, close matchup. Good game albertoleecho.
Still defending Rich Aurilia, and the Niners' classic unis
albertoleecho - 3rd place game
Don’t forget that there is a 3rd place game (with what looks to be StrictlyFootball). The winner of that also qualifies for a prize.
by David Fucillo on Jan 11, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
Tennessee 17, Baltimore 13
Carolina 35, Arizona 24
Philadelphia 24, New York 20
Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 10
by Brendan Scolari on Jan 9, 2009 10:02 PM PST reply actions
I know the scores
Balitmore 17, Tennessee 10
Arizona 31 Carolina 28
Ny Giants 20, Eagles 14
Pittsburgh 24, San Diego 7 net yards 425
Predictions
Baltimore @ Tennessee – 20-16
Arizona @ Carolina – 20-34
Philadelphia @ New York Giants – 13-27
San Diego @ Pittsburgh – 20-27
Predictions
Tennessee 17, Baltimore 16
Carolina 41, Arizona 24
New York 21, Philadelphia 20
Pittsburgh 27, San Diego 17
All home teams? Probably not going to happen. But individually, I like all of them to win.
Baltimore @ Tennessee: Ravens 16-13
Arizona @ Carolina: Panthers 30-17
Philadelphia @ New York Giants: Eagles 28-27
San Diego @ Pittsburgh: Steelers 27-10
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jan 10, 2009 11:32 AM PST reply actions
FYI...
just like last week (and next week, and the super bowl)…my prediction game picks are the same as my stat preview picks
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 10, 2009 2:07 PM PST reply actions
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