NFL 2025 Weekly Predictions Contest: Week 1

[longtimefan]

Williams looked good in 1st half but his nail polish wore off

 

[longtimefan]

Well now

 

[longtimefan]

It’s quiet here

 

[El Guapo]

I don't know I'm not being a braaaatch but you might want to wake her up.....

She left the bedroom door open. I'm yelling updates to her but I know that she's dreaming of a young and in-shape El Guapo

 

[longtimefan]

Wow he missed dj for that td

 

[El Guapo]

Wow - 2:12 left in the game and they just showed an aerial view of how empty the stands are in Chicago.

Beat the traffic I guess

 

[Voyageur]

I hate to say this because I thought the Bears could win it but under the circumstances I don't have any choice.

"Out of the jaws of victory the Bears snatched defeat!"

 

[El Guapo]

You keep trusting your gut...

Scratch that. A good game in the end

 

[Raptorman]

Well, I got the Bears score correct.

 

[longtimefan]

Well, I got the Bears score correct.

Congrats that was a great win

 

[Raptorman]

Congrats that was a great win

Oh Vikings fans were going nuts for 3 quarters. It's amazing how fans go south on their teams so fast.

 

[longtimefan]

Oh Vikings fans were going nuts for 3 quarters. It's amazing how fans go south on their teams so fast.

Good thing players play and fans watch

 

[Canadian Cheddar]

REVISED Sept 9

Week 1 2025 has been completed. For the second game in a row a team with a significant lead has frittered it away in the fourth quarter. This has upset the pool host, ruining his last two evenings.

Otherwise, we had three Bingos, El Guapo conjuring the 14-9 Rams victory score over the Texans. On Monday Night (Tuesday morning in New Brunswick) Albert Park and Griffin nailed the 27-24 Vikings comeback score over the Bears, which I had previously overlooked. Additionally, there were 4 spread bingos. El Guapo, Albert Park and Griffin collectively hold a 100 point lead heading into week 2. Amish Mafia compiled a 14-2 pick record, the best for week 1.


STANDINGS

Player Wk rec. pts T Rec. Bingos SB Tot Points

Albert Park 12-4 245 12-4 1 0 245
El Guapo 12-4 245 12-4 1 0 245
Griffin 12-4 245 12-4 1 0 245
longtimefan 12-4 145 12-4 0 1 145
Cdn Cheddar 12-4 145 12-4 0 1 145
Amish Mafia 14-2 130 14-2 0 0 130
Tynimiller 13-3 125 13-3 0 0 125
Voyaguer 13-3 125 13-3 0 0 125
OldSchool101 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
Pkrjones 10-6 95 10-6 0 1 95
Calebs Revenge 9-7 90 0 1 90
milani 11-5 75 11-5 0 0 75
Papa San 9-7 65 9-7 0 0 65
Raptorman 7-7 55 7-7 0 0 55

There may be mistakes in the above calculations. If there are any discrepancies in scoring requiring correction please let me know. I will forward them to the accounting firm of Pleasant, Funt & O'Farrell (PFO) who will audit your request. They really will.

And there were omissions made . Thanks to Albert Park for your guidance.

 

[Raptorman]

Week 1 2025 has been completed. For the second game in a row a team with a significant lead has frittered it away in the fourth quarter. This has upset the pool host, ruining his last two evenings.

Otherwise, we had one El Guapo Bingo, and 4 spread bingos. El Guapo now holds a 100 point lead heading into week 2.


STANDINGS

Player Wk rec. pts T Rec. Bingos SB Tot Points

El Guapo 12-4 245 12-4 1 0 245
longtimefan 12-4 145 12-4 0 1 145
Cdn Cheddar 12-4 145 12-4 0 1 145
Amish Mafia 14-2 130 14-2 0 0 130
Tynimiller 13-3 125 13-3 0 0 125
Voyaguer 13-3 125 13-3 0 0 125
Albert Park 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
Griffin 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
OldSchool101 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
Pkrjones 10-6 95 10-6 0 1 95
Calebs Revenge 9-7 90 0 1 90
milani 11-5 75 11-5 0 0 75
Papa San 9-7 65 9-7 0 0 65
Raptorman 7-7 55 7-7 0 0 55

There may be mistakes in the above calculations. If there are any discrepancies in scoring requiring correction please let me know. I will forward them to the accounting firm of Pleasant, Funt & O'Farrell (PFO) who will audit your request. They really will.

I'm cooking now. Watch out next week!

 

[Canadian Cheddar]

I'm cooking now. Watch out next week!

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[milani]

You keep trusting your gut...

Mrs. El Guapo, a Vikings fan, has already declared that the team hasn't done enough to keep her from going to bed early.

I fell asleep late afternoon and missed the whole game.

 

[milani]

I hate to say this because I thought the Bears could win it but under the circumstances I don't have any choice.

"Out of the jaws of victory the Bears snatched defeat!"

Missed FG was crucial. Was it windy?

 

[OldSchool101]

THREE X Packers stood out tonight.

Aaron Jones had several key plays that brought the Vikings back.
Jonathan Owens (stopped 2-point conversion)
Eric Wilson (was all over the field tonight making plays).

*that missed 50 yard FG by Santos came back to haunt Chicago.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

Just put my tickets for the Aaron Rodgers game back on sale......
If we can't beat the guy who is starting his first game there's no way I'm wasting my time going to that game.
I'm embarrassed to be a fan today.... disgusted.... and y'all can bring this up anytime in the future if I'm ever proud of them again, but I'll defend it because today at this moment I'm embarrassed to be embarrassed.....as a Bears fan....
A couple more of these and Ben Johnson can say hello to Matt Nagy in the line for washout head coaches that are now back to being offensive coordinators...
3rd n 2 you stupid son of a biscuit eater....

 

[Calebs Revenge]

up 7....3rd n 2... it's like did all the terrible coaches of the last 30 years get together and decide to call the worst player ever. I just don't understand what happened if we don't make it you have to punt at least you don't look like a damn az.z clown.

 

[Calebs Revenge]

He'll be fired in 3 years.

 

[Albert Park]

Week 1 2025 has been completed. For the second game in a row a team with a significant lead has frittered it away in the fourth quarter. This has upset the pool host, ruining his last two evenings.

Otherwise, we had one El Guapo Bingo, and 4 spread bingos. El Guapo now holds a 100 point lead heading into week 2. Amish Mafia compiled a 14-2 pick record, the best for week 1.


STANDINGS

Player Wk rec. pts T Rec. Bingos SB Tot Points

El Guapo 12-4 245 12-4 1 0 245
longtimefan 12-4 145 12-4 0 1 145
Cdn Cheddar 12-4 145 12-4 0 1 145
Amish Mafia 14-2 130 14-2 0 0 130
Tynimiller 13-3 125 13-3 0 0 125
Voyaguer 13-3 125 13-3 0 0 125
Albert Park 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
Griffin 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
OldSchool101 12-4 120 12-4 0 0 120
Pkrjones 10-6 95 10-6 0 1 95
Calebs Revenge 9-7 90 0 1 90
milani 11-5 75 11-5 0 0 75
Papa San 9-7 65 9-7 0 0 65
Raptorman 7-7 55 7-7 0 0 55

There may be mistakes in the above calculations. If there are any discrepancies in scoring requiring correction please let me know. I will forward them to the accounting firm of Pleasant, Funt & O'Farrell (PFO) who will audit your request. They really will.

I believe I got a Bingo for the Vikings game as well as Griffin

 

[milani]

THREE X Packers stood out tonight.

Aaron Jones had several key plays that brought the Vikings back.
Jonathan Owens (stopped 2-point conversion)
Eric Wilson (was all over the field tonight making plays).

*that missed 50 yard FG by Santos came back to haunt Chicago.

Whereas the Vikings hit from 59 at the half. This season could come down to that. O'Connell called great plays. The Vikings just have to execute them. Bears play calling was iffy. Were it not for Caleb's legs they would have made a number of first downs.

 

[Voyageur]

He'll be fired in 3 years.

If losing the first game of the season is criteria to dump a coach or consider your team as losers, we'd start by saying that 50% of the coaches should be fired after the first game.

Approximately 17.65% of all Super Bowl champions lost their first game of the season, as nine out of 51 winners had an opening-game loss. More recently, from 1993 to 2017, this figure rose to nearly 30%, with seven of the 24 Super Bowl winners starting the season 0-1.

What you need to avoid as a team is losing the first two games because that can take you out of it pretty quickly. An interesting stat is that 8 out of the last 25 Super Bowl matchups had a team in it that lost the first game of the season so maybe there's too much emphasis put on winning that first game.

Maybe one of the biggest problems there is coaching the Bears is that any losses at the beginning of a new coach's tenure is enough to make the fan base throw them under the bus, and the team along with them. Nothing speaks to esprit de corps like everyone turning on them before they even get started.

You might also consider that the Vikings defense might be just that good, and not an easy team to play against.

 

[El Guapo]

Maybe one of the biggest problems there is coaching the Bears is that any losses at the beginning of a new coach's tenure is enough to make the fan base throw them under the bus, and the team along with them. Nothing speaks to esprit de corps like everyone turning on them before they even get started.

You might also consider that the Vikings defense might be just that good, and not an easy team to play against.

Spot on as usual Voyageur.

While seeing Calebs Revenge throw in the towel after one game is, might I say....glorious, it's also unwarranted. You saw three quarters of what the Bears could be and one quarter of what they have been. I'd be more optimistic than any disappointment I felt over a Week 1 loss. The Bears played better than the Lions!

Don't forget that the Vikings were missing their long-time veteran safety, Harrison Smith. Not having him surely affected the overall defense in the beginning of the game.

Let's also not forget that many Bears players exited the game with injuries in the 4th quarter, including in the backfield. There are always deeper reasons for losses than just blaming the coaching staff.