"2014 NFL Season Big Pond Pub" Thread 131880
Welcome to the 2014 NFL Season. This thread resumes the many enjoyable conversations between NFL Fans who reside on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Its parent thread, "2010 NFL Season 'Big Pond Pub'", was originally posted 05 Jul '10. Our competition invites your top ten weighted picks of NFC and AFC Contenders to win the 2014 Super Bowl Lombardi Trophy.
Weighted Picks Format: Please rank your personal favorite five NFC and five AFC NFL Teams from a high of five (5) points to a low of one (1) point as your contenders: a) To win the most games during the Regular Season's sixteen game team schedules; b) To qualify for the eleven game Post Season; and c) To be invited to play in and win the 2014 NFL Super Bowl.
Weighted Picks Earned Points Opportunity Profile: Each of your Regular Season team win earns one point. Each Post Season qualifying team earns two points. Each Post Season team win earns the weighted points (5 to 1) you've assigned. Super Bowl Team Qualifiers win double your weighted points. Super Bowl Winner earns triple the points you've assigned.
Admin Housekeeping: 1) I'll post weekly schedules as well as game results on a timely basis; 2) Will each of you please post your actual earned and cumulative total points each week; 3) I'll also consolidate and update individual point standings.
Two Requests: Please post your ten picks before the season begins on Thursday, September 4, 2014. Also, I'd appreciate you initiative in informing site friends who may be interested in our 2014 NFL Bragging Rights Competition. Thank you.
Quote of the Day: "What this trophy stands for is the team. This is what it symbolizes. Not the guy who leads the league in punting, not the guy who’s got 15 sacks, not the guy who’s got 1,200 yards rushing. This represents the team. That’s the toughest, smartest, most confident team… in the end, the reason why you won is because you identified the situation, you heard the call, and you did your job. And that’s what execution is about. This game is about execution." -Bill Belichick
Current Las Vegas Insider Odds:
"Odds to WIN the 2015 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Team................... Odds
Seattle Seahawks 16/5
New Orleans Saints 11/2
Green Bay Packers 11/2
San Francisco 49ers 6/1
Chicago Bears 13/1
Philadelphia Eagles 14/1
Detroit Lions 20/1
Atlanta Falcons 30/1
Arizona Cardinals 32/1
New York Giants 33/1
Carolina Panthers 35/1
Washington Redskins 35/1
St. Louis Rams 50/1
Dallas Cowboys 50/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 50/1
Minnesota Vikings 50/1"
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Current Las Vegas Insider Odds:
"Odds to WIN the 2015 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP
Team................... Odds
Denver Broncos 11/5
New England Patriots 3/1
Indianapolis Colts 12/1
Cincinnati Bengals 13/1
Pittsburgh Steelers 14/1
San Diego Chargers 18/1
Baltimore Ravens 18/1
Houston Texans 25/1
New York Jets 28/1
Kansas City Chiefs 30/1
Miami Dolphins 32/1
Buffalo Bills 40/1
Cleveland Browns 45/1
Tennessee Titans 60/1
Oakland Raiders 100/1
Jacksonville Jaguars 125/1"
(Odds provided by Sportsbook.ag Updated Mon, Aug. 25, 10:30 AM ET)
http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/futures/
RBHILL's Picks.
AFC:
(5) Indianapolis Colts
(4) Pittsburgh Steelers
(3) Denver Broncos
(2) New England Patriots
(1) Baltimore Ravens
NFC:
(5) San Francisco 49ers
(4) Carolina Panthers-no team in the NFCSouth has ever won back to back division titles.
(3) New York Giants
(2) Chicago Bears
(1) Seattle Seahawks
I messed up, I had my teams in the opposite order, it should be
Gort's Picks
AFC:
5 Denver Broncos
4 Baltimore Ravens
3 New England Patriots
2 Indianapolis Colts
1 Kansas City Chiefs
NFC:
5 Seattle Seahawks
4 Chicago Bears
3 Green Bay Packers
2 New Orleans Saints
1 San Francisco 49ers
Sorry
"London calling: The NFL unveiled the dates for three games that will be played in London in 2014. Check them out. *Read Watch the NFL at Wembley Stadium | Raiders players excited about London | Photos: NFL in London."
"INTERNATIONAL SERIES: The NFL returns to London for three games in 2014. Each game will be played at Wembley Stadium, which has been home to NFL International Series games since 2007." http://www.nfl.com/international
*NFL announces three London dates for 2014 season Associated Press Published: Nov. 28, 2013 at 11:26 a.m. Updated: Nov. 28, 2013. LONDON -- The NFL has announced the dates of its three regular-season games in London next year, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 10 on Nov. 9.
The first game will be played in Week 4 on Sept. 28, with the Oakland Raiders facing the Miami Dolphins. A month later, in Week 8, the Atlanta Falcons will play the Detroit Lions on Oct. 26. All the games will be played at Wembley Stadium.
The teams and matchups had been previously announced. The Raiders, Falcons and Jaguars are the designated home teams. The NFL has been playing regular-season games at Wembley since 2007. There were two games in London this year, with Minnesota beating Pittsburgh 34-27 on Sept. 29 and San Francisco defeating Jacksonville 42-10 on Oct. 27."
Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000289131/article/nfl-announces-three-london-dates-for-2014-season
NFL Lines For Week 1 - NFL Football Line Week One
NFL Line 9/4 - 9/8, 2014
Date & Time Favorite Line Underdog Total
9/4 8:35 ET At Seattle -5.5 Green Bay 45
9/7 1:00 ET New Orleans -2 At Atlanta 52
9/7 1:00 ET At St. Louis -4 Minnesota 44
9/7 1:00 ET At Pittsburgh -6.5 Cleveland 40.5
9/7 1:00 ET At Philadelphia -10.5 Jacksonville 53
9/7 1:00 ET At NY Jets -4.5 Oakland 40
9/7 1:00 ET At Baltimore -2.5 Cincinnati 43
9/7 1:00 ET At Chicago -6.5 Buffalo 48.5
9/7 1:00 ET At Houston -2.5 Washington 45.5
9/7 1:00 ET At Kansas City -4.5 Tennessee 43.5
9/7 1:00 ET New England -4.5 At Miami 47.5
9/7 4:25 ET At Tampa Bay -1 Carolina 39.5
9/7 4:25 ET San Francisco -5.5 At Dallas 50.5
9/7 8:30 ET At Denver -7 Indianapolis 56
Monday Night Football Line
9/8 7:10 ET At Detroit -4 NY Giants 47
9/8 10:25 ET At Arizona -3 San Diego 44.5
http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_lines.shtml
Edit Note: Though Morning Lines are shown here,
they don't apply to our "Pick to Win" Competition.
Originally posted by FreakyKBHI would like to see the browns make it! They have a 10+ years playoff drought.
5. Dallas Cowboys
4. Atlanta Falcons
3. New York Giants
2. Philadelphia Eagles
1. Green Bay Packers
5. Baltimore Ravens
4. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Miami Dolphins
2. Indianapolis Colts
1. Cleveland Browns
Originally posted by RBHILLRB, which season did you analyze and what source did you use? Here's the NFL Preseason and Regular Season Record of each team since 2002 by Division, Conference and League: http://espn.go.com/nfl/standings/_/type/playoffs/year/2013
About a month 2 weeks ago I went week by week. It took me about a half an hour. The best record I got was for the Colts at 14-2 but I have the 49ers beating the Ravens in the Super Bowl!
You may enjoy this recent comment from a good friend and NFL Fan: "One more week and we lace up the cleats for real."