Most classy football compadres,

Are we, in fact, most classy? What exactly is football classy, anyway?

Please send me an exorbitant number of photos of all your Bud Light Lime-related Halloween costumes.

What, you think those two paragraphs aren't related? They're so, SO related.

See your friends' picks and comments, as well as the full spreadsheet of picks:

• Title pool
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WEEK 7 FAST FACTS: PICK LINES EDITION

• So many of you write about picking against the Browns every week. You're proud. You're disgusted. You're already terror-pounding BLLs. But only one person has ACTUALLY picked against the Browns every damn week this year. That person is @jeffhatchman. Jeff's PHI-BAL-MIA-WAS-NE-TEN-CIN pick line is the beacon on Brownsy Hill. Commish still believes the Browns are better than their 0-6 record, but Jeff, Commish both salutes you and eagerly awaits your Jets pick next week. (I mean, right? RIGHT?!)
• Seven brave souls, including Jeff, have picked against the Browns since Week 2, and 23 of you have gone no-Brownsy since Week 3.
• Turns out a bunch of title poolers - has to be 100+ of you - haven't picked the Browns at all. This is the "Dude, they're gonna win at some point, and I'm reaping the spoils!!" strategy. Commish salutes you fine strategists.
• The most popular pick line includes Carolina's lone win this season. SEA-CAR-MIA-CIN-NE-BUF-GB is common among 15 remaining survivors, and also features the Seahawks' last-minute escape in Week 1 and the Browns' gift to the Dolphins in Week 3.
• That pick line is more or less the "Vegas" pick line - going with the biggest favorite each week - but surprisingly doesn't look that menacing from a team quality standpoint. Three of those squads are under .500 (Panthers, Dolphins, Bengals), and another two (Bills, Packers) are firmly in the "are they good?" category.
• @billynickell has a pick line of beauty: SF-CAR-MIA-WAS-IND-TEN-CIN. Seriously, study that for a second. Those teams' records: 1-5, 1-5, 2-4, 4-2, 2-4, 3-3, 2-4. Commish hasn't looked at each surviving pick line (shocking, I know), but I have to imagine Billy is our "good teams ammo" leader, pending a Bengals win today.
• As for our picks today, the Packers, who won comfortably Thursday, had 30 percent of our picks. Next were the Bengals (26%), Falcons (19%), and Broncos (15%).
• Only 13 picks in play - by far our lowest total so far, but still way above the normal amount at this juncture.

Commish Communication Award

Remember when Dennis Rodman kicked a Minnesota cameraman in the nuts during a game? That's what you call NOT SUBTLE. Similarly, a lot of NFL players are dirty. Some are just better at the whole subtlety thing. Take it away, Michael Mahoney (michaelhmahoney) - Bengals:

"The Battle for Ohio 2016!! Is there a dirtier player in the NFL than Vontaze Burfict? Honestly, I bet there is. Is there a player so insanely bad at playing dirty than Vontaze Burfict? No. Without a shadow of a doubt no one sucks as much at what they do as Vontaze. He just can't help it. It's compulsive at this point. See a player on the ground? Step on him. See a player standing? Hit his knees. See a receiver coming across the middle? Aim for the head. No matter how many times he walks into that kitchen and hears Chris Hansen's voice asking him to take a seat, he just can't stop showing up with a bottle of flavored Smirnoff vodka and a jumbo box of condoms. Put them down, Vontaze. We know you're not here to watch TV. Anyway... Browns suck, yada, yada, yada, Bengals win."

"I Could Sell You Bengals Tickets" Award

I believe this phenomenon - what Brock Osweiler will very likely experience this week - is called "reversion to the mean," but Bowe's description is way, way more entertaining. From Bowe Partin (bowepartin) - Broncos:

"Let me start off by saying that what the Texans did to the Colts on Sunday night was just batshit crazy. Like, what the hell did I just watch? I feel like that entire organization - myself included as a fan - had an out of body experience or blacked out in a fugue state for the last 2:40 in the game, then stayed up til 2 am trying to figure out how to process the lies and deception they've just been fed by their eyes and ears. Cue the Twilight Zone music, that was some mind-bending shit to witness as a fan and I'm still trying to comprehend. Seriously, I've never seen a player go from joke of the league to primetime hero in so little time. Michaels and Collinsworth were shitting all over that contract for like two hours... only to have to send it down to Brock for a sideline interview to end the broadcast. What a strange time to be an NFL fan. Moving on to the pick. Given that what we witnessed Sunday was the most uncharacteristic primetime performance you will ever see from the Texans (except for, you know, everything up until the last 3 minutes of the game), I feel very comfortable saying that a repeat of those levels of clutchness again on Monday night in Denver are unlikely. I'm always nervous picking for or against my own teams -- it's to emotionally tolling. But I think I speak for every sane Texans fan in the universe when I say, we have no chance of winning this game. We absolutely stole one from the Colts and their defense stinks. Denver's does not. As much as I like the Chiefs, Bengals, and Falcons at home, I'm going to take Denver's defense shutting down Brock and reassuring us Texans fans that our offense is indeed very lousy and that Brock's contract is indeed ridiculous."

Definitely Not Concussed Award

Turns out the survival gods already told us who to pick this week. But Commish didn't see it. Most of you didn't see it, either. In fact, only one brave soul saw the writing on the wall. Tell 'em, David Luby (Lubyland) - Broncos:

"BRING ON CRAPPY OSWEILER! BRIN ON CRAPP OSWEIL! BRI ON CRAP OSWEIL! BRI ON CRA OSWE! BRI ON CR OSW! BR ON CRO OS! BRON CROS! BRONCOS! BRONCOS! Broncos..."

THIS WEEK AT THE NORWOODS'

Rob Norwood (rnorwood) - Bengals: "Rafael E was my server at El Pollo Loco today where I purchased a Pollo Bowl Combo with flour tortillas and a raspberry iced tea. Bear with me, details matter. Little did Rafael E know that I am a MAJOR fan of gristle. F-yeah, break me off some of that connective tissue. Love me some ligaments. Carbon? I want my rice and beans ringed with Kingsford. Black on black with black. Temperature? Lukewarm. Also, the tortillas should be wet. Not warm and fluffy, but visibly soggy so you get that gummy smear in the plastic bag. If it is not too much trouble, I’ll take no ice in the iced tea, and under-fill my cup. We are looking for Full Force Fail here, Rafael E. Like the Browns, only not as bad."

Paige Norwood (crashfu14) - Broncos: "Academically speaking, how much is a “shitload,” and is it a measure of volume or weight? Part of speech? Noun. Word origin? Shitload, from the Latin meaning “an overabundance or massive amount.” Root? Again Latin, derived from the mercantile term shittus loadificus. Use it in a sentence? The Broncos committed a shitload of penalties against the lowly Chargers, thereby unceremoniously dropping a steaming dookie on an otherwise perfectly great Monday night. We shall feel the bounce back as Oz gets a front row seat to view Von Miller’s pelvic thrusts. Denver."

MORE PICK COMMENTS

David Mick (mick) - Bengals: "So here is the deal! I'm a bears fan and I'm sure everyone will be on Green Bay this week... That's just crazy to me. Anyway I was going to go after the Moxie award this week and take DA BEARS going into Green Bay and getting the W. So anyway my wife cared one bit who I pick in this league. She thought I'd be out in week 1. But now here I am going into week 7 with just over 1000 left and out of no where she asked if I'm still in. Obviously I'm all braggadocious and say off course I'm still in!!! She then ask who I'm picking. I tell her well I'm probably going to take DA BEARS. Her response immediately is "No! You dont get any bonus for picking a shitty team take someone else". So now I sitting there thinking wtf?!?!?! I say hey look I'm doing allright here and I have to pick the bears eventually I might as well pick them this week when everyone else is picking the packers, that way when the bears win I'm doing really well in the league. She just looks at me and says how are we doing against each other in our pickem league..... I dont say anything at all because I already know she is killing me. I'm 43-49 and she is 53-39. After about of minute of her just staring me down and me just sitting there knowing I have lost this battle she says "yep like i thought pick someone else!". So here I am picking against the Browns again... And seriously they have to win soon so I'm not feeling good about it. But here it is... I'm taking the Bengals. Unless I really earn the Moxie and go against everyone in American and my wife and switch it too the bears...."

Commish says: David, I hate to be the one to break it to you, but your wife is a guiding survival light in your misplaced Moxie pit of despair. You really think Commish would have given you a Moxie for picking the Bears? (Thinking... thinking... thinking...) OK, yeah, I absolutely would have given you a Moxie. But you'd also be out. Now, go hug your wife and buy her a 30-rack of BLLs.

Britt Haugland (TebowPlaysBaseballNow) - Bengals: "Happy Sunday, BFIGers, and I hope you all have more than your fair share of BLLs ready for this week. Week 7 of Useless City Facts with Britt - here we go! Did you know that Cincinnati-style chili is well known and loved across the country? There are more than 140 chili restaurants in the city. Because of their love for chili, Cincinnatians consume more than 2,000,000 pounds (POUNDS) of chili each year, which is topped with over 850,000 pounds (POUNDS) of shredded cheddar cheese. That massive amount of chili consumption is, yes - you guessed it, why Andy Dalton has red hair. This Ginger is said to consume about 1/3 of that total 2,000,000 pounds each year, and now that bean-y, meat-y, tomato-y goodness has permanently dyed his hair follicles. I was having serious heartburn (not chili-related) over the pick this week, mostly because I think the Browns eventually will win a game. Just not this week against the Bengals at home. Here we go Red Rifle - have a soul for just one week!"

Commish says: Britt, I'm a bit confused. Are you saying there's something wrong with consuming that much chili? Have you ever TRIED Cincinnati, chili, Britt? Can we get Britt a travel budget? Seriously, producers? We have a hit on our hands here. DO YOUR JOB!

Everett Cook (evcook) - Broncos: "Some men are born bold. Others are born soft. Brock Osweiler, the tallest QB in the game, was born incapable of a revenge game."

Chad Lalonde (chadlalonde) - Buccaneers: "This pick is made with mixed emotions. Last Sunday I received a text around 12:30pm pst that made my heart skip a beat. After the Pittsburg loss I was officially the last of my group of friends alive in the BFIG. I had outconquered and outsmarted 8 of what Trump would consider some bad hombres. After brief euphoria and a couple BLL I was feeling pretty great about myself. Then I had an overwhelming sense of responsibilty that rocked my world. I am no longer carrying the weight of winning for myself but also for my group of now soulless friends. They are living and dying by my selection every week wondering if I can make it to the money. So how do I respond to my friends you ask? Well I decided to go back to where it all ended last year in week 2....THE TAMPA BAY BUCS!! Strap up fellas and keep the BLL pony kegs tapped because when we get that money we are all celebrating on my tab!!"

Commish says: Love this. I tell my still-alive friends, "If you win, do you realize how big of a party we're throwing? And by we, you know I mean 'you,' right?" I'm glad you understand the responsibility that falls on your shoulders, Chad. Also: Can I get an invite to the party? Much appreciated.

Jared Kahn (Jmkahn) - Packers: "Perhaps it is time the Aaron Rodgers of the world change their perspective on their elite-status. It is no longer time to "Relax" (Frankie Goes to Hollywood). It might be time to ask himself "What's Going On?" (Marvin Gaye). Better yet, it might be time to just "Let It Go" (Frozen). It is time for Aaron Rodgers to look at that "Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson) and tell himself "Keep Ya Head Up" (Tupac). I am not saying it is time for the Packers to Panic at the Disco. They are hosting a deplorable Chicago team, who isn't exactly singing the "Super Bowl Shuffle" ('85 Bears) this year. We know Brett Favre isn't gonna. But, is Aaron Rodgers gonna? Or is he "In Too Deep" (Sum 41)? Luckily, we only have to wait until Thursday to see if they will "Let the Good Times Roll" (Sam Cooke) or if their offense is caught "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan). "Don't Let Me Down" (Beatles) Packers."

Commish says: How many hours, Jared? HOW MANY?

Owen Kinsky (owenkinsky) - Bengals: "500+ people picked Cincinnati in Week 4, therefore a ton of people remaining cannot pick Cincinnati this week. Those entries have to be picking somebody else, so on the chance that one of those other picked teams loses (Green Bay? Baltimore?), I want to be on Cincinnati. Sure there is a chance that the Browns take it over a not great Cinci team, but strategy tells me taking Cinci is the correct pick in this situation."

Commish says: Oh, so you're strategic now, are you? I expect mind-blowing analysis out of you every week, Owen.

Jason Clark (jasonmclark735) - Bengals: "I've never made it past Week Two in this pool, so I've been playing with house money for a while now. Which is why I'm picking a 2-4 team in a division game. (See how I played up the riskiness of picking against the Browns?)"

Commish says: Jason was the ONLY person to point out what everyone will inevitably say when the Browns win. Commish picked the Bengals, but you know, suspense.

Dennis Huynh (ToddGurleycious) - Broncos: "I AM A BAD OMBRE!"

Commish says: So we're clear, Trump literally said "ombre," not "hombre." Which brings us to the key question: Would you rather be a bad hombre, or a bad ombre? Super tough call.

Jake Boaz (HappyEndings) - Broncos: "While Houston might have been that certain Blind Squirrel on Sunday night, pretty sure this Monday they'll stumble onto the mile high highway and not onto the proverbial nut. Broncos will sorely remind Houston how much they overpaid for that lurch hailing from the genius factory in the desert."

Commish says: Please tell me referring to Brock's alma mater as the "Genius factory in the desert" is a thing.Dan Dreger (trigger125) - Broncos: "'Mr. PrimeTime.' That's what they're calling me after picking 4 Monday Night Football games already, including the last 3 weeks in a row. Let's earn the nickname again this week with Denver on Monday Night. NFL teams are rarely as bad as they look when they loose and rarely as good as they look when they win. (I keep telling myself this after last week's clunker on Thursday Night Football). Embarrassment the prior week is usually worth a few points on game day. Add that to the 3 point advantage you get by picking a home team and the extra point or two you get by picking a team on 11 days rest."

Collin King (ckingtcu) - Broncos: "I love how ESPN is trying to hype this storyline of Brock returning to Denver as a big REVENGE GAME. That's like trying to make that case with Brett Favre going back to play the Jets in 2010 as a member of the Vikings. Literally the only person who was afraid to see Brett return was Jenn Sterger. Brock Osweiler is bad. Jets Brett Favre was bad. Broncos win this. PS I bet Elway could still throw a Vortex farther than Brock."

Cody Allen (codem0n) - Chiefs: "Chiefs are a 6.5 point favorite. Last time I was in Kansas City I was there to interview for a promotion when I worked for Russell Stover Chocolates and I got it. The last time I was in New Orleans I was so drunk I got my face painted like a tiger just because, I was 31 years old. The only thing holding me back is my fear of the refs. It is now illegal to make a bow and arrow motion and players are penalized 15 yards when they do it. The Chiefs have an actual arrowhead on their helmet. It is possible in this day and age of atrocious NFL reffing where no one knows what a catch is that the Chiefs could be penalized 15 yards every single play. Oh well. On to week 8!"

Commish says: For the love of god, PICTURES, CODY. We need pictures.

Mary Sorrick (Pancakes) - Falcons: "The top 4 teams by projected win margin are all teams I've already picked. This is happening too early, Commish."

Alex Mace (alexmace4) - Falcons: "The absolute worst kind of Packers fans are the ones from suburban Chicago (don't worry Commish this doesn't apply to you). The ones that are fans of all the other Chicago teams (Bulls, Hawks, CUBS!!!!!) except for the Bears. They usually have some bullshit excuse that their great-great Uncle visited Green Bay once resulting in them becoming Packers die-hards. If you fall into this category just know that I hate you... nothing personal except that it's actually 100% personal. DISCLAIMER: originally picked the Packers over my Bears but got cold feet after seeing GB's absurd injury report but still wanted to send a message to the people referenced above."

Commish says: What about Packers fans from Minnesota who cheer for Minnesota in all other sports? Wait a minute... Is this some behind-the-scenes smear campaign, Alex? The kind that isn't personal except that it's actually 100% personal? I need a BLL.

Vladislav Kemper (vxk5018) - Falcons: "My brother once told me about his former boss. Dude was legit a boss. I think I'm hot stuff because I have 2 TV's (redzone and Eagles game). Apparently he used to have 8 TV's. Anyway, he used to have this one quote that he used to say and he even put it on a shirt "Good coaches win, great coaches cover". Look I don't need a great coach this week. Just a good coach to beat a crappy team, for Julio Jones to be Julio Jones, and for the Browns to pull off a massive upset so every "genius" picking against the Browns every week gets burned once."

Jason Zeldes (Jzeldes) - Raiders: "Last week I picked the Lions to win, and someone who got knocked out in week 2 told me "don't get cute, just pick the winners!". Well... turns out I can do both. #OnePride. (I'm picking Oakland on the road against a mediocre Jags team. I might be getting cute, or I might be getting to week 10 without picking any of the great teams.)"

Commish says: Jason definitely has a top-tier pick line right now. Maybe not quite as good as Billy (mentioned in the Fast Facts), but close. In other news, Jason, you understand your obligations if you win, right?

Drew Manix (manixa) - Bengals: "In The Simpsons episode "Homer'a Triple Bypass" (Season 4, Episode 11), he is faced with a decision when he finds out that he needs heart surgery: Dr. Hibbert or Dr. Nick Riviera. Homer, being the person that he is (and that it makes for a good cartoon) chooses Dr. Nick, whose services cost around $150. Fortunately for Homer, his value pick for heart surgery works out and he has still been going strong for 21 seasons and counting. I am going to go with the Dr. Nick of the NFL in hopes that they can beat a division rival and the worst team in football, The Brownsy Browns. If it worked for Homer Simpson, it's got to be good enough for me, right? 21 more weeks of pickin', here I come!"

Brooks Anacker (brooksanacker) - Broncos: "Brock Osweiler? Might as well have Brock Lesnar throwing passes at this point. They started an almost 40 year old who could barely drop back in the pocket over Osweiler in the Super Bowl. That should tell you all you need to know. Broncos win to celebrate not signing Brock Osweiler to a long term deal."

Commish says: I can't believe this isn't talked about more. Do people understand how bad Peyton was last year?

Mike Henderson (mikehenderson55) - Chiefs: "A couple weeks back I referenced a video made by fellow SZNer Steve Jaklic. His romantic weekend is documented here for all members of BFIG to witness. As Steve & Jackie made each other's dreams come true that weekend, I'm hoping that the Chiefs will help me get one step closer to making my dream come true. Stay classy Commish, and as we say on this branch of the tree, 'Live Long and Beat Lou!'"

Commish says: These guys send me videos all the time, and they're all terrible. And by terrible, I mean amazing, just terrible in that "Did you shoot this on an iPhone 3?" way. But the content is no-doubt amazing. Here's the all-important question, guys: If you had your own SZN segment where we ensured you'd have a website space for a new video each week, would you shoot terrible videos every week? Eagerly awaiting your response.

David Boland (Sir_Borand) - Patriots: "Mike Henderson is out to get me, but that's because he's so insecure about his ridiculous hair. If Steve or Mike have not provided you with Steve's epic wedding video, here it is for your viewing pleasure... (Commish note: GOT IT, GUYS). If anyone cares, I'm going with Tom Brady against a Benless team... If I go down, I go down with the ship and on the best team in the league, regrettably. Lastly, here is the recipe to the Buffalo Titan Rolls as Henderson eluded to earlier and I'm sure he sent you the video... but on some serious shit, IT'S EFFING DELICIOUS. MAKE IT. DO IT."

Commish says: As further proof, last week these guys sent me a two-part recipe video. Each part was two minutes. Why did there need to be two parts? Anyway... we get to the end of part 2, and after watching Mike, David, and Co. prepare some AMAZING looking shit for four minutes, I don't even get to see the final result. Like, they made a recipe video without showing the final product. This is what I live through every week.

Marc Eberhart (marceberhart) - Packers: "Like The Commish said, the Packers are going to win the Superbowl, so this was a no-brainer. He says that every year though, and the last Superbowl they won was in 2011. No matter, I trust Commish blindly. I even bought him a Packers umbrella once as symbol of that trust. Go Pack."

Commish says: SO WHAT, EBERHART? What are you trying to say? Get off me. Also, I love the umbrella. You da man. (That's it for this week, everyone!)

Good luck, everyone!