NFL 2007/8 A2K Road to Phoenix-The Duel In the Desert

George could tie me and then win based on tonight's game. I am rooting for George since I was last week's winner.

Go George!

I, on the hand, am cheering for J-Dubs.
Success makes me uncomfortable.

the hell it does.
you're The Amazing Giorgio fer cripesakes...

Go Giorgio!

Not only is JW our first double winner, he did it back-to-back. This week's performance was particularly impressive with 11 correct picks in 13 games. Tico succeeded in his promised turnaround and jes had a banner week.

Here are the weekly standings

1 wandeljw 11
2 Ticomaya 10
2 jespah 10
4 George 9
4 Region Philbis 9
6 JPB 8
6 cicerone imposter 8
6 fbaezer 8
6 jpinMilwaukee 8
6 panzade 8
6 realjohnboy 8
12 CowDoc 7
12 LionTamerX 7
12 Mrs CowDoc 7
12 Pantalones 7
12 Ragman 7
12 ehbeth 7
12 lmur 7
12 ossobuco 7
20 edgarblythe 5


Ragman maintains a one game overall lead, but the number of folks one game back is impressive (CowDoc, ci, lmur, rjb). wandel's two strong finishes in the past two weeks have moved him to within two games of the overall lead. MizDoc and I are enjoying a lovely cup of tea together at the bottom of the list. The overall standings --

1 Ragman 58-31 0.652
2 CowDoc 57-32 0.640
2 cicerone imposter 57-32 0.640
2 lmur 57-32 0.640
2 realjohnboy 57-32 0.640
6 wandeljw 56-33 0.629
7 panzade 55-34 0.618
8 Region Philbis 54-35 0.607
8 ehbeth 54-35 0.607
10 ossobuco 53-36 0.596
11 Ticomaya 44-31 0.587 (75 games)
12 fbaezer 52-37 0.584
13 LionTamerX 51-38 0.573
13 Pantalones 51-38 0.573
13 jespah 51-38 0.573
16 George 49-40 0.551
17 edgarblythe 48-41 0.539
17 jpinMilwaukee 48-41 0.539
19 Cycloptichorn 33-29 0.532 (62 games)
20 JPB 47-42 0.528
21 Mrs CowDoc 35-40 0.467 (75 games)

And the best overall place finisher to date is ci with an average 4.8 place finish and very little variability around that number. WTG, ci!

cicerone imposter 4.8 2.48
Ragman 5.7 5.01
realjohnboy 5.7 4.59
Region Philbis 6.7 5.79
panzade 7.0 5.22
CowDoc 7.2 5.71
lmur 7.2 4.54
ossobuco 8.0 4.00
ehbeth 8.2 5.08
wandeljw 8.2 6.37
fbaezer 8.3 7.37
LionTamerX 9.8 4.88
Pantalones 10.0 6.32
Cycloptichorn 10.3 7.57
George 10.7 6.31
JPB 11.2 7.03
Ticomaya 11.8 6.53
jespah 11.8 8.66
edgarblythe 12.0 5.06
jpinMilwaukee 12.3 5.57
Mrs CowDoc 16.6 3.44

And for those who like to get an early jump on next weekend's games ....

Week 7
Tampa Bay (4-2) @ Detroit (3-2)
Tennessee (3-2) @ Houston (3-3)
New England (6-0) @ Miami (0-6) -- heheheh
San Francisco (2-3) @ NY Giants (4-2)
Atlanta (1-5) New Orleans (1-4)
Arizona (3-3) Washington (3-2)
Baltimore (4-2) Buffalo (1-4)
NY Jets (1-5) Cincinnati (1-4)
Kansas City (3-3) Oakland (2-3)
Minnesota (2-3) Dallas (5-1)
Chicago (2-4) Philadelphia (2-3)
St. Louis (0-6) Seattle (3-3)
Pittsburgh (4-1) Denver (2-3)

Indianapolis (5-0) Jacksonville (4-1) + total score

Thanks for the stats, JPB. I was seriously rooting for George this week, however.

Week 7 Picks

Detroit
Houston
New England
NY Giants
New Orleans
Arizona
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Oakland
Dallas
Chicago
Seattle
Pittsburgh

Indianapolis (45 total points)

I'm officially going back to accents (what kind of accent do people in Florida have? does it matter? )

A lot of them have Canadian accents. I can't figure out why.

Detroit
Houston
New England
NY Giants
New Orleans
Skins
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Oakland
Dallas
Chicago
Seattle
Pittsburgh

Indianapolis ---> 50

Florida is the U.S. turned 180 degrees.
The farther south you go, the more northern the accents get.

And the colder their demeanor, as well.

Tampa Bay
Tennessee
New England
NY Giants
New Orleans
Washington
Baltimore
Cincinatti
Oakland
Dallas
Philadelphia
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis (44)

Tampa Bay
Houston
New England
NY Giants
New Orleans
Arizona
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Dallas
Chicago
Seattle
Pittsburgh

Indianapolis 40 points

Detroit
Houston
Miami
NY Giants
New Orleans
Washington
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Dallas
Philadelphia
Seattle
Denver

Jacksonville 50

Tampa Bay
Houston
New England
NY Giants
New Orleans
Washington
Baltimore
NY Jets
Oakland
Dallas
Philadelphia
Seattle
Pittsburgh

Indianapolis (65)

This week's pics are for the stronger of the two matched mascots/nicknames. Therefore animals (except birds and sea creatures) beat all humans. Anything living beats an inanimate object. The strong survive!

Week 7
Tampa Bay (4-2) @ Detroit (3-2) Lions maul the Buccaneers
Tennessee (3-2) @ Houston (3-3) Titans are bowled over by the Jetsons' dog, Astro
New England (6-0) @ Miami (0-6) Patriots catch Dolphins in tuna nets
San Francisco (2-3) @ NY Giants (4-2) Giants crush 49ers while panning for gold
Atlanta (1-5) New Orleans (1-4) Saints bless and then trounce the Falcons
Arizona (3-3) Washington (3-2) Redskins beat Cardinals, either human or fowl
Baltimore (4-2) Buffalo (1-4) Ravens spend the Bills
NY Jets (1-5) Cincinnati (1-4) Bengals slash Jets
Kansas City (3-3) Oakland (2-3) Chiefs (CEOs) fire corporate Raiders
Minnesota (2-3) Dallas (5-1) verra close here in terms of wimp/strength ratio; Cowboys leave Vikings in Norseland while Brunhilde sings opera
Chicago (2-4) Philadelphia (2-3) Bears swat Eagles out of the sky
St. Louis (0-6) Seattle (3-3) Rams butt the Seahawks (I predict that I will regret this pick)
Pittsburgh (4-1) Denver (2-3) Broncos buck off the Pirates

Indianapolis (5-0) Jacksonville (4-1) + total score Colts outrace Jaguars (the cars; I ain't no fool), total score: 47

Thank you.

Hey, it could happen.

Detroit
Houston
New England
NYG
New Orleans
Washington
Buffalo
Cincinatti
KC
Minnesota
Philly
Seattle
Pittsburgh

Indy 54 (But I'm rootin' with George)