Predict the Score RESULTS, Week 8 NE @ BUF

[alamo]

Sometimes the worse your opponent the harder it is to predict. This could have been uglier for the predictions but for 14 fourth quarter points. Two of us weren't far off though.

Congratulations to this week's Predict the Score winners Brewskies and mosslost!

                 Actual:     Patriots 25 -  6
 1. Brewskies                Patriots 27 - 10  Score  6
    mosslost                 Patriots 31 -  6  Score  6
 3. Tony2046                 Patriots 31 -  7  Score  7
 4. luuked                   Patriots 31 - 10  Score 10
    MrTibbs                  Patriots 31 - 10  Score 10
    PrairiePat               Patriots 28 - 13  Score 10
 7. Elijah                   Patriots 27 - 16  Score 12
    goheels22002             Patriots 33 - 10  Score 12
    sb1                      Patriots 31 -  0  Score 12
    shakadave                Patriots 29 - 14  Score 12
    supafly                  Patriots 27 - 16  Score 12
    Two Eight                Patriots 31 -  0  Score 12
13. Bluelobster              Patriots 38 -  6  Score 13
    Jlaff                    Patriots 38 -  6  Score 13
15. 102 Pat                  Patriots 35 - 10  Score 14
    ddell1                   Patriots 28 - 17  Score 14
    IndianPat                Patriots 35 - 10  Score 14
    Uncle Rico               Patriots 27 - 18  Score 14
    UptownPatsFan            Patriots 33 - 12  Score 14
20. denverpatsfan            Patriots 27 - 20  Score 16
    I Augustus               Patriots 38 -  9  Score 16
    moejr                    Patriots 27 - 20  Score 16
    Patjew                   Patriots 30 - 17  Score 16
    tasmlab                  Patriots 38 -  3  Score 16
25. Actual Pats Fan          Patriots 27 - 21  Score 17
    everlong                 Patriots 38 - 10  Score 17
    Froob                    Patriots 41 -  7  Score 17
    Maho Hiyajo              Patriots 41 -  7  Score 17
    PatsDeb                  Patriots 31 - 17  Score 17
    QuantumMechanic          Patriots 31 - 17  Score 17
    Schmo                    Patriots 28 - 20  Score 17
    Sicilian                 Patriots 34 - 14  Score 17
    Wordsmyth                Patriots 38 - 10  Score 17
34. PaulNEPats               Patriots 42 -  7  Score 18
35. A.C Vegas                Patriots 41 -  9  Score 19
    doesntmatter1            Patriots 34 - 16  Score 19
    maineman209              Patriots 41 -  3  Score 19
    makoute                  Patriots 34 - 16  Score 19
    SammyBlueCat             Patriots 34 - 16  Score 19
    Tunescribe               Patriots 33 - 17  Score 19
41. AndyJohnson              Patriots 41 - 10  Score 20
    BlueThunder              Patriots 34 - 17  Score 20
    Calhoun44                                  Score 20
    FCB02062                                   Score 20
    IcyPatriot                                 Score 20
    jmt57                    Patriots 30 - 21  Score 20
    PatsFanSince74           Patriots 34 - 17  Score 20
    Patstopia                Patriots 34 - 17  Score 20
    pazrul72                 Patriots 35 - 16  Score 20
    Ras-IR Dowling           Bills    24 - 23  Score 20
    RelocatedPatFan          Patriots 38 - 13  Score 20
    roguepatriot             Patriots 31 - 20  Score 20
    Turkamu                  Patriots 38 - 13  Score 20
    WinstonSmith             Patriots 38 - 13  Score 20
55. ArchAngel007             Patriots 35 - 17  Score 21
    betterthanthealternative Patriots 32 - 20  Score 21
    fxmallon                 Patriots 36 - 16  Score 21
    Jimke                    Patriots 28 - 24  Score 21
    Mike the Brit            Patriots 38 - 14  Score 21
    yukon cornelius          Patriots 37 - 15  Score 21
61. bigballas                Patriots 34 - 19  Score 22
    stcjones                 Patriots 34 - 19  Score 22
    The Brandon Five         Patriots 33 - 20  Score 22
64. ashley1992               Patriots 34 - 20  Score 23
    jri37                    Patriots 38 - 16  Score 23
    maryk                    Bills    21 - 17  Score 23
    Nikolai                  Patriots 34 - 20  Score 23
    sturmrider               Patriots 38 - 16  Score 23
    TinhWoodhead             Patriots 38 - 16  Score 23
    TomPatriot               Patriots 30 - 24  Score 23
71. alamo                    Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    Casanova Frankenstein    Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    gatsby47                 Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    Gwedd                    Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    One-Be-Lo                Patriots 34 - 21  Score 24
    PlainOldEd               Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    UFGatorPat               Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    VJCPatriot               Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
    Whittlinman              Patriots 38 - 17  Score 24
80. A Defiant Goose          Patriots 37 - 20  Score 26
    BobDigital               Patriots 41 - 16  Score 26
    chasa                    Patriots 45 - 12  Score 26
    Clonamery                Patriots 38 - 19  Score 26
    crsevdl                  Patriots 38 - 19  Score 26
    jboston19                Patriots 44 - 13  Score 26
    Pat the Pats Fan         Patriots 41 - 16  Score 26
    Soliel                   Patriots 34 - 23  Score 26
88. Boston Boxer             Patriots 41 - 17  Score 27
    DaBronxPats14            Patriots 41 - 17  Score 27
    irishfanatic             Patriots 39 - 19  Score 27
    neuronet                 Patriots 38 - 20  Score 27
    VegasGuy                 Patriots 38 - 20  Score 27
93. HailHydra                Patriots 42 - 17  Score 28
    Raedwulf                 Patriots 42 - 17  Score 28
    ViperGTS                 Patriots 42 - 17  Score 28
96. captain stone            Patriots 37 - 23  Score 29
    Ford Prefect             Patriots 36 - 24  Score 29
98. Hyped                    Bills    16 -  5  Score 30
    JarOfMayo51              Patriots 41 - 20  Score 30
    KontradictioN            Patriots 41 - 20  Score 30
    Ochmed Jones             Bills    31 - 20  Score 30
102.Crononaut                Patriots 38 - 24  Score 31
    NordicVoyager            Patriots 38 - 24  Score 31
    Patriot Missile          Patriots 40 - 22  Score 31
    ZoisKing                 Patriots 38 - 24  Score 31
106.sean10mm                 Patriots 41 - 23  Score 33
107.Wheelman                 Patriots 52 - 13  Score 34
108.FrodoBagginz             Patriots 59 -  0  Score 40
    NewFeep                  Bills    34 - 13  Score 40
110.Gronk                    Patriots 55 - 17  Score 41
111.Billsfanonapatsforum     Patriots 71 -  3  Score 49

 

[alamo]

Season Contest

It's getting crowded at the top, a three-way tie between last week's leader TinhWoodhead, multiple-week leader IndianPat, and week 7 winner pazrul72.

If you have a * next to your line you have already missed your one allowed week, if you miss another you are out of the season contest (but can still enter each week).
If you missed this week you received the average score of 20.

 1. IndianPat                This week 14 Prev 107 (10.) Total 121
    pazrul72                 This week 20 Prev 101 ( 4.) Total 121
    TinhWoodhead             This week 23 Prev  98 ( 1.) Total 121 *
 4. Turkamu                  This week 20 Prev 103 ( 6.) Total 123
 5. yukon cornelius          This week 21 Prev 105 ( 9.) Total 126 *
    bigballas                This week 22 Prev 104 ( 8.) Total 126
    Clonamery                This week 26 Prev 100 ( 2.) Total 126 *
 8. PatsDeb                  This week 17 Prev 112 (14.) Total 129 *
 9. AndyJohnson              This week 20 Prev 110 (12.) Total 130
    ArchAngel007             This week 21 Prev 109 (11.) Total 130
    irishfanatic             This week 27 Prev 103 ( 6.) Total 130
12. everlong                 This week 17 Prev 114 (17.) Total 131
    NordicVoyager            This week 31 Prev 100 ( 2.) Total 131
14. luuked                   This week 10 Prev 122 (30.) Total 132
15. Crononaut                This week 31 Prev 102 ( 5.) Total 133
16. Gwedd                    This week 24 Prev 110 (12.) Total 134
17. betterthanthealternative This week 21 Prev 114 (17.) Total 135
18. sturmrider               This week 23 Prev 113 (15.) Total 136
19. The Brandon Five         This week 22 Prev 115 (19.) Total 137
20. Tunescribe               This week 19 Prev 119 (24.) Total 138
21. Jimke                    This week 21 Prev 118 (21.) Total 139
22. shakadave                This week 12 Prev 128 (43.) Total 140 *
    BlueThunder              This week 20 Prev 120 (25.) Total 140
    jmt57                    This week 20 Prev 120 (25.) Total 140
    stcjones                 This week 22 Prev 118 (21.) Total 140
26. goheels22002             This week 12 Prev 129 (45.) Total 141
    SammyBlueCat             This week 19 Prev 122 (30.) Total 141
    Raedwulf                 This week 28 Prev 113 (15.) Total 141
29. VegasGuy                 This week 27 Prev 115 (19.) Total 142
30. Two Eight                This week 12 Prev 131 (48.) Total 143
    Patjew                   This week 16 Prev 127 (40.) Total 143
    maineman209              This week 19 Prev 124 (36.) Total 143
33. IcyPatriot               This week 20 Prev 124 (36.) Total 144 *
34. PatsFanSince74           This week 20 Prev 125 (39.) Total 145
    ashley1992               This week 23 Prev 122 (30.) Total 145
    alamo                    This week 24 Prev 121 (28.) Total 145
    DaBronxPats14            This week 27 Prev 118 (21.) Total 145
38. supafly                  This week 12 Prev 134 (52.) Total 146
    Sicilian                 This week 17 Prev 129 (45.) Total 146
    jri37                    This week 23 Prev 123 (33.) Total 146
    Pat the Pats Fan         This week 26 Prev 120 (25.) Total 146
42. QuantumMechanic          This week 17 Prev 130 (47.) Total 147 *
    WinstonSmith             This week 20 Prev 127 (40.) Total 147
44. Patstopia                This week 20 Prev 128 (43.) Total 148
45. A Defiant Goose          This week 26 Prev 123 (33.) Total 149
46. Ford Prefect             This week 29 Prev 121 (28.) Total 150
47. MrTibbs                  This week 10 Prev 142 (57.) Total 152
    RelocatedPatFan          This week 20 Prev 132 (50.) Total 152 *
    ViperGTS                 This week 28 Prev 124 (36.) Total 152 *
50. 102 Pat                  This week 14 Prev 139 (54.) Total 153 *
    fxmallon                 This week 21 Prev 132 (50.) Total 153
52. JarOfMayo51              This week 30 Prev 127 (40.) Total 157 *
53. PrairiePat               This week 10 Prev 148 (66.) Total 158
    Jlaff                    This week 13 Prev 145 (63.) Total 158 *
55. Elijah                   This week 12 Prev 148 (66.) Total 160
    Froob                    This week 17 Prev 143 (59.) Total 160
    captain stone            This week 29 Prev 131 (48.) Total 160 *
58. PlainOldEd               This week 24 Prev 137 (53.) Total 161
59. UFGatorPat               This week 24 Prev 139 (54.) Total 163
60. ddell1                   This week 14 Prev 151 (73.) Total 165 *
    tasmlab                  This week 16 Prev 149 (70.) Total 165
62. moejr                    This week 16 Prev 150 (71.) Total 166
    Ras-IR Dowling           This week 20 Prev 146 (64.) Total 166
    roguepatriot             This week 20 Prev 146 (64.) Total 166
65. I Augustus               This week 16 Prev 152 (76.) Total 168
    Whittlinman              This week 24 Prev 144 (61.) Total 168
67. neuronet                 This week 27 Prev 142 (57.) Total 169
68. chasa                    This week 26 Prev 144 (61.) Total 170
    Boston Boxer             This week 27 Prev 143 (59.) Total 170
    KontradictioN            This week 30 Prev 140 (56.) Total 170
71. A.C Vegas                This week 19 Prev 152 (76.) Total 171
    makoute                  This week 19 Prev 152 (76.) Total 171 *
73. Uncle Rico               This week 14 Prev 158 (79.) Total 172 *
    Mike the Brit            This week 21 Prev 151 (73.) Total 172
75. Nikolai                  This week 23 Prev 150 (71.) Total 173
76. Tony2046                 This week  7 Prev 170 (83.) Total 177 *
    jboston19                This week 26 Prev 151 (73.) Total 177
78. Calhoun44                This week 20 Prev 158 (79.) Total 178 *
    Ochmed Jones             This week 30 Prev 148 (66.) Total 178 *
80. sb1                      This week 12 Prev 169 (82.) Total 181
    Schmo                    This week 17 Prev 164 (81.) Total 181
82. Actual Pats Fan          This week 17 Prev 170 (83.) Total 187
83. doesntmatter1            This week 19 Prev 171 (85.) Total 190
84. FCB02062                 This week 20 Prev 172 (86.) Total 192 *
85. Gronk                    This week 41 Prev 184 (87.) Total 225
86. Hyped                    This week 30 Prev 202 (89.) Total 232 *
    FrodoBagginz             This week 40 Prev 192 (88.) Total 232
88. Wheelman                 This week 34 Prev 258 (90.) Total 292

 

[tasmlab]

Thanks for doing this as always, always fun.

Don't quite get the method, for example:

35-10 is 15th
34-13 is 108th, and rated the same as 59-0

Those seem like pretty close to each other.

 

[pazrul72]

Thanks for doing this as always, always fun.

Don't quite get the method, for example:

35-10 is 15th
34-13 is 108th, and rated the same as 59-0

Those seem like pretty close to each other.

He said Bills 34 Pats 13. In other words really really really wrong. Versus guessing the pats score 35 is as close as most posters got.

 

[Kontradiction]

Oof.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Thanks for doing this as always, always fun.

Don't quite get the method, for example:

35-10 is 15th
34-13 is 108th, and rated the same as 59-0

Those seem like pretty close to each other.

Actual score was NE 25, BUF 6.

Your score for the game is:
|NE actual - NE predicted| + |opponent actual - opponent predicted|
(where |x| means absolute value of x).

So for the 35-10 prediction you have |25-35| + |6-10| = 10 + 4 = 14.

Remember that the 34-13 prediction was for BUF to score the 34.
And so that 34-13 is |25-13| + |6-34| = 12 + 28 = 40
And 59-0 is |25-59| + |0-6| = 34 + 6 = 40 also

 

[Nikolai]

Heh, I’m almost at the bottom but unlike most of the others down with me, I’m actually trying to get it right

 

[QuantumMechanic]

@alamo For determining the weekly winner have you thought of using "closest to NE's actual score" as a tiebreaker? (Not a big deal in any event).

 

[The Brandon Five]

Holding steady at 19.

Thanks, @alamo !

 

[yukon cornelius]

totally crapped the bed and still moved up.......you know it was a weird week

 

[tasmlab]

Actual score was NE 25, BUF 6.

Your score for the game is:
|NE actual - NE predicted| + |opponent actual - opponent predicted|
(where |x| means absolute value of x).

So for the 35-10 prediction you have |25-35| + |6-10| = 10 + 4 = 14.

Remember that the 34-13 prediction was for BUF to score the 34.
And so that 34-13 is |25-13| + |6-34| = 12 + 28 = 40
And 59-0 is |25-59| + |0-6| = 34 + 6 = 40 also

Thanks for doing that! I have to apologize though, I didn't see that the second prediction was Bills winning. (unthinkable!).

 

[maineman209]

Kinda surprised that I'm still in the top 30, considering how badly I overestimated how much the Pats would score (41 v 25). Only the second time I've done that this season, though. The first was the DET game (31 v 10).

Thanks, @alamo !

 

[Hyped]

@Wheelman , I am coming for you.....

 

[goheels22002]

Thank you, @alamo. The herd seems thin at only 88 people still alive in the season-long contest this early in the season. Once again, it shows the importance of showing up and voting.

 

[PatsDeb]

Top 10 for the season(!) even though (as predicted) there was a fall back to the pack on my weekly prediction. Thanks Alamo!

 

[Wheelman]

@Wheelman , I am coming for you.....

Dude, you suck!

 

[IndianPat]

I was not expecting vaulting back into a tie for top spot. Its my fourth week on top. Hooray.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Alamo,
Thanks, one of the posts I look forward to every game week.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

Cat like quickness will prevail.



Some day.

 

[Patjew]

I stink and am getting stinkier.