2017 NFL 3 Strikes Challenge - D3f3nd3r wins again!

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All /in

Thanks for doing this again Pablito. Kinda doubt anyone will be able to match D3f3nd3r's last year record of only 1 strike in week 15.

I'll take the

Falcons

since they face the bears week one. Team that went to super bowl vs team that drafted in top 3. Seems safe to me

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Opinion on full week:

KC < NE

ATL

> CHI
NYJ < BUF
BAL < CIN
PIT > CLE
ARI > DET
OAK > TEN
PHI < WAS
JAX < HOU
IND < LAR
SEA < GB
CAR > SF
NYG < DAL
NO > MIN
LAC < DEN

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posting via phone. I have never done a confidence pickem. Not sure I want to or how it works. I might just watch you guys if its too late to join or I don't reach computer before games

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Tonight's the deadline for last picks for anyone who hasn't entered yet! Tell all your friends.

posting via phone. I have never done a confidence pickem. Not sure I want to or how it works. I might just watch you guys if its too late to join or I don't reach computer before games

Its a week to week pick em. Anyone can join any week. There is also an overall season winner, but it's more about the weekly championship. Only need to PM me choices for the week.

Then I may enter next week

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I think Bortles is better than people say he is and Houston offense is garbage. Their defense should be more than enough to keep Dalton looking pathetic this week.

HOU > CIN
BUF < CAR
CHI < TB
CLE < BAL
TEN < JAX
ARI > IND
PHI < KC
MIN < PIT
NE > NO
NYJ <

OAK

MIA < LAC
DAL > DEN
WAS < LAR
SF < SEA
GB < ATL
DET > NYG

Couldn't bet on bills week one. Betting against Jets wagon go!

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Yay^ hell there were 3 teams out of LA when both NFL and USFL were around. We could have had 3 teams again if Raiders went there too. Kinda surprised Raiders opted to stay in Oakland more than the chargers opting to stay in SD

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Last week had an obvious good wagon. This week doesn't. I don't like how CIN has more time to prepare, but since they had even more before they played BAL with a weak Flacco, I can see Dalton losing to GB

LAR > SF
BAL > JAC
ATL > DET
DEN > BUF
PIT > CHI
CLE > IND
MIA > NYJ
TB > MIN
HOU <

NE

NO < CAR
NYG < PHI
SEA < TEN
CIN < GB
KC > LAC
OAK > WAS
DAL > ARI

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I would pick pit but given their habit of losing to weak teams at the worst of times, going with Packers is my call

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Thought about it some more. Bengals got a new offensive coordinator coming in. Not sure they will be good or not but in light of it, I think I will switch to

New England

just to be safe. Packers have lost some games they should have won to weak teams like colts last year so I feel better about patriots

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Week 4

SEATLE

The rest of my picks for this week will appear in the confidence thread when Pablito gives everyone's picks

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Yay considering the current state of Muray and Mariota before the game and fact Houston almost beat patriots last week, I knew Houston would win. But not by 43 points

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A new week. Time for a pick I don't enjoy making...

PIT

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Actually give me

Philadelphia

instead. ARI not looking so good after narrowly beating IND and SF. PIT could lose and jags could win with jags current randomness

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Really glad I switched to philly

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4 people are strikeless. Give me

Houston

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I kind feel like i'm 3rd place among the non-strikers

Hachel still has access to NE and used GB while they still had rodgers

PEG used GB while they still had rodgers. Already used NE

I still have GB and have no reason to ever use them now and I already used a good team like NE

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CAROLINA

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Thought about it a bit. Since Zeke is being allowed to play again and bowman is no longer on SF. I switch to

DALLAS

. Coming off a bye also improves Dallas's chances

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Week 8 put in your picks

Gonna go with

Minnesota

for now

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I am not a fan of this weeks schedule. I think I will bet against Andy Dalton. They almost lost to the colts at home. This week they go on the road too face the current best passing defense in the NFL. A team coming off a bye.

Give me

Jacksonville

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Fournette is out for Jacksonville for breaking a team rule. What team rule did he break?

Wish I had known about that in advance. Probably would have switched to New Orleans but its too late for that now. As it stands, this is the second week where Haschel, Peg, and Myself have all picked different teams. (We were all different week 1, all other weeks at least two of us were the same).

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Well guess it don't matter, all 3 of us are safe despite different choices. Given choices of everyone else, we got another week where no one is eliminated. Just a question of if anyone gets a strike or not.

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There's actually quite a few favorable matchups his week. For now I will go

Carolina

. Cam loves the spotlight cutler hates it

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Well if everyone else is doing it then sign me up for

Detroit

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Kansas City

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I feel like picks at the start of the season and at the end of the season are harder than any other weeks. It's hard to tell who will be good and bad at the start. Lots of divisional games near the end with the possibility of good teams taking it easy before playoffs. Also you running out of good options during those weeks. Mid season is where people get a strong grasp of things. 1 strike and no one eliminated for 3 weeks

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Well shit. Part of me wanted to change my bet this morning since it felt too good. Wish I did. Hey Haschel didn't you say at the start of the week that your bet might change? Is that just because you didn't want to bet against your team? We calling the longest without any strike a 3 way tie this year or do the 3 of us go to a tie breaker?

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Given the upcoming holiday and all the stuff I got to do, I am going to make my pick for next week now

Give me

Steelers

over Packers

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Xalxe got eliminated last week

PEG got a strike because he always flakes after his first strike in this game

So Haschel, Defender, Elk and me are in first with 1 strike

KMD, gamsimbre, PEG? are in second with 2 strikes

Give me

Chargers

. They are working on a long week to prepare for a team I doubt they will lose to again after last year

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So peg and gamesbre are out unless they make a pick tonight

KMD has 2 strikes

Elk, haschel, D3F and I have 1 strike

Next week is gonna be rough. I need to know more about Stafford and Taylor's injuries to see if I can use those teams or if I have to bet on the Bengals.

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Bengals

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Well damn now I got two strikes.

With Josh McCown out next week and a good home team playing the Jets, I will start the obvious wagon.

Saints!

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After week 15 still 4 alive. D3f looking to get back to back years of only 1 strike. I think I only player with two years of winning this game, and neither of those years had me survive to the end with 1 strike so he can outdo me

Haschel, Elk or Myself need to stay alive while D3f needs to miss. If D3F gets another strike and Haschel and I both finish with 2 strikes, do we tie or is there a tie breaking I forgetting?

Taking

Carolina

over TB for week 16

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Then we need you to strike out

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Week 16 is done. All 4 of us still alive, but D3F has clinched victory for the second year in a row.

I have won this games twice and only completely survived the nfl 3 strikes season once

D3f has won this game twice and this will be his second complete 3 strike season survival

I can't tie him for most correct guesses in a row ever (15), but I can still account for the rest with a win this week

Give me the

RAMS

for now, it might be a risk with how good Jimmy G doing but Rams got some important seeding to fight for

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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... out-finale
I think I will change my pick, though not sure who I will change to.

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Baltimore

. They will want playoffs, so they should get a win and be in

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Well damn baltimore fell apart. D3f further ahead of me in overall game success not just this season. GG

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Thanks for running the game pablito. GG all