2011-2012 NFL Expert Picks

By John in Featured, NFL, Now!, Opinion, Patriots ⋅ September 8, 2011 at 8:57pm ⋅ Post a comment

Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith sign the new CBA to officially usher in the 2011 NFL season. (AP Photo)

After a lengthy lockout and a preseason that just zipped by, it’s time once more for the annual NFL Pick ‘Em. And for the first time in any pick ‘em ever, we have combatants from our sister blog Sports of New York joining our Sports of Boston regulars in predicting the outcome of the 2011-2012 NFL season.

It’s a big competition, with 11 participants this year. The Packers, Eagles and Falcons are getting plenty of love in the NFC, while the Patriots, Chargers and Steelers are holding sway in the AFC. Beyond that, the Jets, Ravens and Saints are getting plenty of votes, while the young Texans are getting a lot of attention and wave-making predictions. That’s what Peyton Manning having another neck surgery will do for you.

As usual, the points are as follows:

Correctly picking a team to make the playoffs is worth one point, or two points for a correct division winner pick instead.
Correctly picking the #1 seed precisely in each conference nets an extra six points, then five points for the #2 seed, and so on.
Correctly guessing which #1 seed will have the better record is worth two points.
In the event of a tie, the first tiebreaker is which team will wind up with the #1 pick in next year’s draft, then the #2 pick, then the #3 pick, then the total number of top three picks in any order.

With that in mind, check below for this year’s picks. Boston writers are in red, while New Yorkers are in green. Have fun following along, and check back at the end of the season for the results.

	Adam	Allen	Argun	Aryeh	Brian K	Erikk	John	Josh	KC	Pete	Tony
NFC
#1	Green Bay Packers	Philadelphia Eagles	Philadelphia Eagles	Philadelphia Eagles	New Orleans Saints	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	Green Bay Packers
#2	Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Falcons	Green Bay Packers	Green Bay Packers	Philadelphia Eagles	Green Bay Packers	New Orleans Saints	Green Bay Packers	Green Bay Packers	Philadelphia Eagles	Philadelphia Eagles
#3	New York Giants	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Falcons	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons	Philadelphia Eagles	Philadelphia Eagles	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	New Orleans Saints
#4	St. Louis Rams	Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	St. Louis Rams	San Francisco 49ers	Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams	Arizona Cardinals	St. Louis Rams
#5	New Orleans Saints	New Orleans Saints	Minnesota Vikings	Dallas Cowboys	Atlanta Falcons	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	New Orleans Saints	Atlanta Falcons	New Orleans Saints	Dallas Cowboys
#6	Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions	New Orleans Saints	New Orleans Saints	New York Giants	Detroit Lions	Chicago Bears	Dallas Cowboys	Detroit Lions	Dallas Cowboys	Atlanta Falcons
AFC
#1	Pittsburgh Steelers	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	San Diego Chargers	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers
#2	New England Patriots	San Diego Chargers	San Diego Charagers	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers	San Diego Chargers	Baltimore Ravens	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pittsburgh Steelers	New England Patriots
#3	Indianapolis Colts	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pittsburgh Steelers	Houston Texans	Pittsburgh Steelers	San Diego Chargers	Pittsburgh Steelers	Indianapolis Colts	San Diego Chargers	San Diego Chargers	San Diego Chargers
#4	San Diego Chargers	Houston Texans	Tennessee Titans	San Diego Chargers	Houston Texans	Houston Texans	Indianapolis Colts	San Diego Chargers	Houston Texans	Houston Texans	Houston Texans
#5	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	New York Jets	Baltimore Ravens	New York Jets
#6	Baltimore Ravens	Baltimore Ravens	Baltimore Ravens	Indianapolis Colts	Baltimore Ravens	Baltimore Ravens	Baltimore Ravens	Pittsburgh Steelers	Baltimore Ravens	Kansas City Chiefs	Baltimore Ravens
NFL’s Top Team
#1	Green Bay Packers	New England Patriots	New England Patriots	Philadelphia Eagles	San Diego Chargers	New England Patriots	Green Bay Packers	Atlanta Falcons	Philadelphia Eagles	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh Steelers
Tiebreaker
#1 Pick	Carolina Panthers	Cincinnati Bengals	Cincinnati Bengals	Seattle Seahawks	Cincinnati Bengals	Jacksonville Jaguars	Washington Redskins	Washington Redskins	Cincinnati Bengals	Cincinnati Bengals	Cincinnati Bengals
#2 Pick	Washington Redskins	Carolina Panthers	Carolina Panthers	Carolina Panthers	Buffalo Bills	Buffalo Bills	Cincinnati Bengals	Jacksonville Jaguars	Buffalo Bills	Buffalo Bills	Seattle Seahawks
#3 Pick	Buffalo Bills	Denver Broncos	Buffalo Bills	Miami Dolphins	Washington Redskins	Cleveland Browns	Arizona Cardinals	Minnesota Vikings	Cleveland Browns	San Francisco 49ers	Jacksonville Jaguars