NFL Road to Superbowl LIII and NtFL Games

[Carlos J]

Anyone watching this years Hard Knocks? This year with Cleveland? No way they will go 0-16 again. It's the same everytime though, once you get to know the players and coaches, you want to root for them. I'll be following Cleveland with interest.

Don't usually watch them carc, but intrigued as the Browns. Will find somewhere to watch it, any option greatfully received, though shouldn't be to hard.

[Salem]

Just been on the NFL website and couldn't believe what i was greeted with .

The Raiders , a franchise i have always had an affinity with since i watched my first Superbowl in 1982 , have traded probably the best pass rusher in football , Khalil Mack . Un-fucking-believable!!

After years of being a laughing stock i honestly thought they were finally getting somewhere by putting together a good , young team . At last , a team i could follow with optimism . Then , last year they sell their soul by announcing they're off to Vegas , selling the good , blue collar people of Oakland down the Swanee . That i could just about live with .

Now the new coach , 'Chuckie' Gruden , back for a second term on a $100 million contract , rips the heart out of the defence . Trading the best pass rusher in football to Chicago for a couple of first round draft picks ? The Raiders don't have a great record with their first round picks so i don't understand why they've done this .

Football sucks !!!!

Having said that , roll on Thursday ...........Falcons v Eagles . IT'S BAAAAAAACK

[carcinogen]

Couple of fantastic NFL podcasts to listen to if you want a quick heads-up to the season. Each one is about 1hr30mins. There's quite a lot of US betting jargon thrown in, but it's chilled-out and not too serious. Anyway, I thought I'd share. You'll get a fairly good read to who is shit and who is good. I was going to keep it too myself. But fuck it, the season will be a mystery.

The Annual over-under AFC preview
NFC over unders with Bill Simmons

[theleader82]

Football is in decline in us since kneegate, and a lot of parents are concerned about brain damage

[Eaststand]

Oh right.

[Carlos J]

Welcome to NtFL X:

Rules and stuff from RM (though amended for dates):

This game will use the first 8 weeks of the NFL season, finishing in November. NtFL XI will start in week 9 for 8 weeks. NtFL XII will be a post-season all in up to and including the Superbowl.

The first 6 weeks will be a straightforward league. The top 4 in the final table will make the Play-Offs (1st v 4th, 2nd v 3rd), to be played in week 7. Finally in week 8, the winners will compete for the NtFL Super Bowl X crown.

Each week, I'll post 10 matches, taken from the Sunday, Monday and occasionally Tuesday fixtures. You will predict the outcome of each match. Your entry for a match needs to look like this, your bit in red:

New England Patriots v Pittsburgh Steelers: Patriots by 20

Or:

Patriots by 20

So you predict the winning team and the margin of victory. If you get the winning team wrong, you get zero. If you get the winning team correct, you score points relating to how close you were to the margin of victory. If you're absolutely spot on, you get maximum points = 50. For every point you stray, you lose a point from 50. So if you are 8 points out, you score 42. If you are 20 points out, you score 30. If a match is tied after overtime, everyone gets zero. Do not predict a tie.

There are 500 points available each week (10x50) and 3,000 points are available across the 6 weeks of the league. People level on points in the league table will be separated by total number of spot ons, then winners predicted correctly, then best weekly score. If that is level, fuck it, a three way play-off.

You will post your predictions in this thread or by PM. There may be PM reminders from me but I will post reminders in this thread. I will specify the deadline each week: it will always be SUNDAY, and normally 6pm.

Honours and Records Board. Ten Super Bowls and only five winners:

NtFl I:
1st: Dells Bells - 376pts.
2nd: Subsub Slobberknockers - 325pts.

NtFL II:
1st: Salem Sledgehammers - 269pts. (A perfect season leading from week 1).
2nd: Monday Maaaarnings - 264pts.

NtFL III (post-season all in):
1st: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 394pts.
2nd: Salem Sledgehammers - 325pts.

NtFL IV:
1st: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 316pts.
2nd: Serendips Scrimmagers - 314pts.

NtFL V:
1st: Shed 83ers - 308pts.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 251pts.

NtFL VI (post-season all in):
1st: Subsub Slobberknockers - 426pts.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 410pts.

NtFL VII:
1st: Dells Bells - 283pts.
2nd: Salem Sledgehammers - 232pts.

NtFL VIII:
1st: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 297pts.
2nd: Lash Gashsmashers - 206pts.

NtFL IX (post-season all in):
1st: Subsub Slobberknockers - 315pts.
2nd: Basual Donuts - 299pts.

NtFl X:
1st: Dells Bells - 412pts.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 360pts.

NtFl XI:
1st: Subsub Slobberknockers - 314pts.
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 313pts.

NtFL XII (post-season all in):
1st: Kev Kunt Klan - 361pts. (A perfect season leading from week 1).
2nd: Shabskatchewan Bigfoots - 311pts.

Regular season points record (6 weeks, out of 3000)
1st: Holden - Offence - 10 Yard Penalty - Still First Down. 1,904pts. NtFL VIII.
2nd: Subsub Slobberknockers. 1,903pts. NtFL I

Weekly points record (10 games, out of 500):
1st: Salem Sledgehammers. 447pts. NtFL VII, play off week.
2nd: Monday Maaaarnings. 439pts. NtFL VII, play off week.

Weekly points record (10 games, out of 500, regular season):
1st: Lash Gashsmashers. 422pts. NtFL VIII, week 4.
2nd: Subsub Slobberknockers. 420pts. NtFL I, week 3.

Lowest weekly points score (10 games, out of 500):
1st: Serendips Scrimmagers. 47pts. NtFL VII, week 5.
2nd: CJ Allstars. 50pts. NtFL VII, week 6.
Both 1/10.

Perfect game:
1st=: Babylon Brutalists. 10/10. NtFL I, week 4.
1st=: Monday Maaaarnings. 10/10. NtFL II, week 5.
1st=: Salem Sledgehammers. 10/10. NtFL VII, play off week.
1st=: Monday Maaaarnings. 10/10. NtFL VII, play off week.
1st=: Lash Gashsmashers. 10/10. NtFL VIII, week 4.
1st=: Serendips Scrimmagers. 10/10. NtFL VIII, week 6.

Most spot-ons:
1st=: Lash Gashsmashers. 3/10. NtFL I, week 4.
1st=: Monday Maaaarnings. 3/10. NtFL II, week 5.
1st=: Holden - Offence - 10 Yard Penalty - Still First Down. 3/10. NtFL VII, week 5.
1st=: Subsub Slobberknockers. 3/10. NtFL XI, week 1.


Current and previous players and names:
Arthurian Legends
Babylon Brutalists
Basual Donuts
CJ Allstars
Cuntsville Carcinogens
Dells Bells
Holden - Offence - 10 Yard Penalty - Still First Down
Kev Kunt Klan
Lash Gashsmashers
Monday Maaaarnings
Rossco Dukes of HazzARDS
Salem Sledgehammers
Serendips Scrimmagers
Shabskatchewan Bigfoots
Shed 83ers
Subsub Slobberknockers

Week 1. Deadline is Sunday 6pm. PM reminders will be sent later in the week:

OK, let's get it on. New players always welcome:



Pittsburgh Steelers@Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills@Baltimore Ravens
Tampa Bay Buccaneers@New Orleans Saints
Jacksonville Jaguars@NY Giants
San Francisco 49ers@Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals@Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks@Denver Broncos
Dallas Cowboys@Carolina Panthers
Chicago Bears@Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams@Oakland Raiders

[subsub]

It's that time of year again!
And the Shite'awks at Denver in week 1 - do you set the fixtures, Carlos?

[Carlos J]

It's that time of year again!
And the Shite'awks at Denver in week 1 - do you set the fixtures, Carlos?

Couldn't not have it in. Will always try to include peoples teams if possible and half decent games when a bit of form is known.

[Basualdo]

The Lake Michigan derby up already.

[shabbado]

It's that time of year again!
And the Shite'awks at Denver in week 1 - do you set the fixtures, Carlos?

The Shite'awks are going to be just that this year.

Be interesting to see if their number 1 fan puts much of an appearance in this here thread over the next 5 months. Or perhaps he'll be down the US equivalent of Hackney Marshes supporting the non-league equivalent of the Shite'awks

[subsub]

perhaps he'll be down the US equivalent of Hackney Marshes supporting the non-league equivalent of the Shite'awks

Who are, coincidentally, actually called the Shite'awks

[Salem]

Pittsburgh Steelers@Cleveland Browns Steelers by 4
Buffalo Bills@Baltimore Ravens Ravens by 7
Tampa Bay Buccaneers@New Orleans Saints Saints by 3
Jacksonville Jaguars@NY Giants Jags by 4
San Francisco 49ers@Minnesota Vikings Vikings by 6
Cincinnati Bengals@Indianapolis Colts Colts by 1
Seattle Seahawks@Denver Broncos Broncos by 3
Dallas Cowboys@Carolina Panthers Cowboys by 6
Chicago Bears@Green Bay Packers Packers by 6
Los Angeles Rams@Oakland Raiders Rams by 10


Cheers Carlos

[Carlos J]

For once, good old Nike: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/american-football/45407340

Any twat who destroys their own stuff is an idiot below #gauntysgang

[kevin04]

Steelers by 7
Ravens by 10
Saints by 9
Giants by 6
Vikings by 6
Colts by 4
Hawks by 7
Cowboys by 6
Packers by 10
Raiders by 2

Cheers.

[SeanNW8]

Looking for a team to follow this season, any advice would be appreciated.
Not one of the fancied teams, but a team who will offer a little value and provide some enjoyment.
Team with passionate fans and emerging players.
Often visit the states, so maybe a place I'll enjoy visiting one day soon.

Cheers