NFL Picks: Week 8 Results / Week 9 Picks

Can you believe that this season is almost half way over? I sure can't. Now that we're so far through the season, one question still remains: Who Wants it More? Yes, this was last year's NFL motto, but I think it's pretty cool. Anyway, here were some weird odd things I picked up when going over our picks:

-JRC 865 was the ONLY person to choose both Cincinnati and Oakland in their respective games, but got them both WRONG. JRC 865 then picked the Miami Dolphins and was the ONLY person to get this pick CORRECT.
-Deus Legend was the ONLY player to pick the Arizona Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons in their respective games, but got them BOTH WRONG. He was also the ONLY person to pick the Seattle Seahawks, and got that CORRECT. Nice.
-UnKillableBeast was the ONLY playa to get the New Orleans Saints game CORRECT as they defeated San Diego in London.
-EVERYBODY chose the Washington Redskins and the N.Y. "Bretts" in their respective games, and got these CORRECT. Good job team! However, we ALL got the Jacksonville Jaguars WRONG as they lost to the Cleveland Browns.

Here are the results from our Week 8 picks:

T1.) Jerhawk / 9
T1.) UnKillableBeast / 9
2.) Deus Legend / 8
T3.) JRC 865 / 7
T3.) Flynn4DaWin / 7
4.) Stopable / 6

Did not pick: Finch865. What happened?

Here are our XBLN PowerRankings, brought to you by Fallout 3:

1.) Jerhawk / 70
2.) Flynn4DaWin / 68
3.) Deus Legend / 67
4.) UnKillableBeast / 65
T5.) JRC 865 / 63
T5.) Stopable / 63
6.) Finch865 / 38

So, the little engine that could (Jerhawk, which would be me) is in first place, trailed closely by Flynn4DaWin and Deus Legend. It's pretty tight all around.

Here's the games in Week 9, and there's several key matchups to look out for:

N.Y. Jets @ Buffalo

Detroit @ Chicago

Jacksonville @ Cincinnati

Baltimore @ Cleveland

Tampa Bay @ Kansas City

Houston @ Minnesota

Arizona @ St. Louis

Green Bay @ Tennessee

Miami @ Denver

Dallas @ N.Y. Giants

Atlanta @ Oakland

Philadelphia @ Seattle

New England @ Indianapolis (Sunday Night "Blockbuster")

Pittsburgh @ Washington (Monday Night "Showdown")

So, there they are. Next time we pick, I'll start our "Weekly 2-Point Conversion." I'll list the games that will be upsets, based on record and point spreads. I will try to give that information to you guys if I can, so that should be pretty cool. Some other things I plan on doing later in the season if you're interested to know are:

-Picking for the five major BCS Bowl games for bonus points.
-In the playoffs, our points will increase. This means 2 points for the Wild Card Round, 3 Points for the Divisional Round, 4 points for the Championship Round, and 5 points for the Super Bowl.

If you guys have some suggestions, please let me know on Xbox Live or in your comments.

Thanks everyone, and good luck!