Updated: I promise to double check my work from now on. I was rushing again, and copied the HOU/CIN winner (HOU) into the wrong cell in Excel, so everyone who had the Texans winning was 1 win short. I've updated numbers and text.
Last week was another struggle all around, in both predictions, and on-the-field. We the predictors seem to go with how the Colts go, so make sure to do your research, and get those picks correct. We all could use a win around here this week. We had 3 players get 8 9 correct (I told you it was a struggle). They are:
- BetterD (3rd week in a row with at least 9)
- mgrex03 Predictor (Booyah! Now tied for the lead)
- TouchdownMonkey (Now tied for first overall)
The CBS "experts" struggled mightily, with one of them posting a 3 this week. Ouch. Our buddy Bill picked against the Colts again this week, but it obviously didn't help. He got 8 9 right again, so he's moving his way up the leaderboard.
Overall, the Stampede Blue Leaders are as follows after 8 weeks:
| Name | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shake'n'bake | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 64 |
| mgrex03 Predictor | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 64 |
| The Lawn Wrangler | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 63 |
| TouchdownMonkey | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 64 |
| ColtsFanNChiTown | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 61 |
| jedye | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 62 |
| mgrex03 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| Home Teams | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 60 |
| Favorites | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 59 |
| JakeTheSnake | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 58 |
| Skywalker | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 59 |
The results below are (originally) sorted by Total score. Feel free to click on a column header and sort them yourself. I've again separated out the "experts" who just picking straight up winners, to make it easier to read. Also, starting next week, I'm going to attempt to get this up as soon as the lines come out, as the Thursday night games begin already. So look for this on Tuesday, rather than Wednesday.
Stampede Blue Prediction Contest Picks Week 8
Stampede Blue Prediction Contest Week 9, open until 1:00 ET on Sunday
| Name | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shake'n'bake | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 64 |
| mgrex03 Predictor | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 64 |
| The Lawn Wrangler | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 63 |
| TouchdownMonkey | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 64 |
| Bill Simmons | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 62 |
| ColtsFanNChiTown | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 62 |
| jedye | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 62 |
| Clark Judge - CBS Sports | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 60 |
| Dave Richard - CBS Sports | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| mgrex03 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| Peter Madden - CBS Sports | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 60 |
| Home Teams | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 60 |
| Favorites | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 59 |
| JakeTheSnake | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 58 |
| Skywalker | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 59 |
| bluegirl | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 57 |
| oldecoltsfan | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 57 |
| Pete Prisco - CBS Sports | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| peytonsthebest | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 58 |
| scottishcoltsfan | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 58 |
| KingRichard | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 56 |
| torontocoltsfan | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 57 |
| CBS Harmon Forecast | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| CBS Spin Team | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 55 |
| PB | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 51 |
| tim55 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 49 |
| igougoh | 10 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 47 |
| ctnyc | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 44 |
| DaveT | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 44 |
| Ufanforreal | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Carolina Colt | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 40 |
| BetterD | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| psvirsky | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| zkmavz | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
| kaizoku | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Memphis Red Dogs | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| rangerover76 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Terry | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| sassyblue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| KrouseingTiger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| BigBlueDawg | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| furrycolt | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| manningmachine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Name | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mortensen - ESPN | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 78 |
| Accuscore - ESPN | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 76 |
| Sean Leahy - USA Today | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 76 |
| Jeff Zillgitt - USA Today | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 74 |
| Michael Silver - Yahoo | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 75 |
| David Fleming - ESPN | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 70 |
| Nate Davis - USA Today | 6 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 71 |
| Merrill Hoge - ESPN | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 68 |
| Jason Cole - Yahoo | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 70 |
| Mark Schlereth - ESPN | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 70 |
| Mike Golic - ESPN | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 68 |
| Skip Wood - USA Today | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 71 |
| Marcus Allen - ESPN | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 70 |
| Larry Weisman - USA Today | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 67 |
| Jim Corbett - USA Today | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 69 |
| Ron Jaworski - ESPN | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 68 |
| Seth Wickersham - ESPN | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 68 |
| Tom Pedulla - USA Today | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 68 |
| Charles Robinson - Yahoo | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 64 |
| Jarrett Bell - USA Today | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 65 |