« Elimination Week 2 »

I told ya this game was tough, especially when the 49ers, Dolphins, Lions, Buccaneers, Redskins and Cowboys -- none of whom went better than 6-10 in '04 -- all win in the first week.

But with a few last-minute entrants -- picking the Monday night game -- the field did better than .500, which, in the upset-fertile first week, is quite an accomplishment.

But the first week did claim some sports nuts. Bob A. Booey, Tan the Man and I exited quickly by picking Minnesota, Baltimore and St. Louis, respectively.

FULL RESULTS:

OUT:
Temple - Arizona (Lost to NY Giants 42-19)
visualsimplicity - Arizona (Lost to NY Giants 42-19)
Suss - St. Louis (Lost to San Francisco 28-25)
Bob A. Booey - Minnesota (Lost to Tampa Bay 24-13)
S. Rod - Carolina (Lost to New Orleans 23-20)
Dave - Carolina (Lost to New Orleans 23-20)
Winefolk - Seattle (Lost to Jacksonville 26-14)
Bennett - Chicago (Lost to Washington 9-7)
Tan the Man - Baltimore (Lost to Indianapolis 24-7)

STILL IN:
Mark Sahm - Kansas City (Beat NY Jets 27-7)
Tito Pampling - Buffalo (Beat Houston 22-7)
Joel Hammond - Cincinnati (Beat Cleveland 27-13)
Berlin - New England (Beat Oakland 30-20)
Zach Baker - New England (Beat Oakland 30-20)
RJ - Washington (Beat Chicago 9-7)
Matt Cary - Washington (Beat Chicago 9-7)
Chelsea - Indianapolis (Beat Baltimore 24-7)
El Bicho - Atlanta (Beat Philadelphia 14-10)
Chunk51 - Atlanta (Beat Philadelphia 14-10)

Week 2 games

Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
Baltimore (0-1) at Tennessee (0-1)
Pittsburgh (1-0) at Houston (0-1)
New England (1-0) at Carolina (0-1)
Jacksonville (1-0) at Indianapolis (1-0)
Buffalo (0-1) at Tampa Bay (1-0)
San Francisco (1-0) at Philadelphia (0-1)
Minnesota (0-1) at Cincinnati (1-0)
Detroit (1-0) at Chicago (0-1)

Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST
St. Louis (0-1) at Arizona (0-1)
Atlanta (1-0) at Seattle (0-1)

Sunday, 4:15 p.m. EST
Miami (1-0) at NY Jets (0-1)
San Diego (0-1) at Denver (0-1)
Cleveland (0-1) at Green Bay (0-1)

Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EST
Kansas City (1-0) at Oakland (0-1)

Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
NY Giants (1-0) at New Orleans (1-0) [in New York]

Monday, 9 p.m. EST
Washington (1-0) at Dallas (1-0)

Those still in it, make your Week 2 pick in the comment or e-mail me.

And if you need a refresher (or are just tuning in), view the initial rules.

Cross-posted on Blogcritics