Week 1 NFL Results

Not a bad first week at picking game outcomes -- I went 14-2 in ESPN's "Pigskin Pick'em" game. Correct picks in green, incorrect picks in red:

• Kansas City Chiefs beat Baltimore Ravens
• Philadelphia Eagles beat Greeen Bay Packers
• Pittsburgh Steelers beat Atlanta Falcons
• Buffalo Bills beat Arizona Cardinals
• Chicago Bears beat Tennessee Titans
• Cincinnati Bengals beat New England Patriots
• Houston Texans beat Indianapolis Colts
• Miami Dolphins beat Jacksonville Jaguars
• New Orleans Saints beat Carolina Panthers
• Minnesota Vikings beat New York Giants
• Las Vegas Raiders beat Los Angeles Chargers
• Seattle Seahawks beat Denver Broncos
• Dallas Cowboys beat Cleveland Browns
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Washington Commanders
• Detroit Lions beat Los Angeles Rams
• San Franciscon 49ers beat New York Jets

After 1 week, I am in the 97.7th percentile and ranked 19,564th from among ??? players.

Thoughts:

Of the two picks I missed, one (Raiders vs. Chargers) was an "upset" pick -- only 22% of players, including me, thought the Raiders would pull it off. On the other hand, 97% of players picked the Bengals to take down the Patriots, so I was definitely among the surprised.

I also was among the 26% of those who correctly picked the Steelers to beat the Falcons.

I only watched two games -- Chiefs vs. Ravens (of course), and Dolphins vs. Jaguars (I just happened across it while Roku-surfing). I had the Dolphins to win, but it was a close thing (20-17, with the Dolphins kicking the winning field goal at the buzzer), and the Jaguars are definitely looking like AFC contenders again.

Back with my Week 2 picks no later than Thursday, and this time I'll try to remember the asterisk next to "upset" picks.