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

They showed us the Houston Texans. After it ended, we caught the last little bit of the Pates/Colts game. Oh, well. The Texans finally got on the winning side.

Precisely.

No.

(but I really should only speak for myself)

Yes. There was some sloppiness (players, coaches, and refs included)
but it was a real nail-biter. I can't wait for their next meeting.

I needed that Pat's game real bad, and got my "wish." HURRAH!

They helped me out too, ci.

I might as well be the first one (I think) :

Week 10

SUN, NOV 11
Cleveland at Pittsburgh Pitts
Philadelphia at Washington Washington
Atlanta at Carolina Carolina
St. Louis at New Orleans NO
Buffalo at Miami Buffalo
Denver at Kansas City KC
Jacksonville at Tennessee Tenn
Minnesota at Green Bay GB
Cincinnati at Baltimore Balt
Dallas at NY Giants Giants
Detroit at Arizona Detroit
Chicago at Oakland Chicago
Indianapolis at San Diego Indy

MON, NOV 12
San Francisco at Seattle Seattle
Tiebreaker: 38

• Bye: New England, NY Jets, Tampa Bay, Houston

SUN, NOV 11
Pittsburgh
Washington
Atlanta
New Orleans
Buffalo
Denver
Tennessee
Green Bay
Cincinnati
Dallas
Detroit
Chicago
Indianapolis

MON, NOV 12
Seattle
Tiebreaker: 48

This week's picks come from the better or odder song associated with the mascot (not the city) for any given team versus another. As before, if there's more than one possible song, I'll just pick the one I prefer.

For mascots that don't really have an associated song (and I'm not talking team fight songs, just pop stuff, the kind of junk that swirls in my head all day long), then I'll improvise.

References can be to the song, a lyric or the singer/band or even an album. Obscurity will rule the day. Winners are all listed first.

All sales final.

Week 10

SUN, NOV 11
Cleveland at Pittsburgh I Feel Good by James Brown edges out Stuck in the Middle With You by Steeler's Wheel
Philadelphia at Washington Hotel California by The Eagles beats Skinny Minnie by Bill Hailey and the Comets (" ... Them redskin varmints us Volunteers'll tame ...")
Atlanta at Carolina Der Kommissar by Falco over Walk Like a Panther by The Pretenders
St. Louis at New Orleans Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul McCartney (from the album, Ram) narrowly edges When The Saints Come Marching In by The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Buffalo at Miami Wedding Bell Blues by The Fifth Dimension (" ... Come on and marry me Bill ...") beats Dolphins by Billy Bragg
Denver at Kansas City I Can't Ride the Broncos Any More by Chris LeDoux squeaks past Cotton-eyed Joe by The Chieftans
Jacksonville at Tennessee Jaguar by The Who trounces Clash of the Titans by Cypress Hill
Minnesota at Green Bay I Am A Viking by (I love, love, love this name) Yngwie Malmsteen over The Ballad of Alfred Packer by Phil Ochs because you just can't go against a guy named Yngwie
Cincinnati at Baltimore Bang the Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren (it's the #2 hit on Google when you search for Bengals lyrics pounds Raven by The Dave Matthews Band
Dallas at NY Giants Sweet Jane by The Cowboy Junkies over Giant by Melissa Etheridge
Detroit at Arizona The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens slaughters Stay With Me (Main Theme From The Cardinal) by Frank Sinatra
Chicago at Oakland Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley outswivels Indian Reservation by Paul Revere and the Raiders
Indianapolis at San Diego Let Me See the Colts by Maria Taylor over American Psycho by Treble Charger
MON, NOV 12
San Francisco at Seattle 49er by Riot edges The Soundtrack to the classic Errol Flynn film, The Sea Hawk by composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Tiebreaker: 17

ok, ok -- here are the final tallies from last week

1 JPB 12
2 CowDoc 10
2 Pantalones 10
2 Ragman 10
2 Region Philbis 10
2 fbaezer 10
2 realjohnboy 10
8 George 9
8 LionTamerX 9
8 cicerone imposter 9
8 ehbeth 9
8 ossobuco 9
13 Mrs CowDoc 8
13 edgarblythe 8
13 jespah 8
13 panzade 8
13 wandeljw 8
18 Rockhead 7
18 Ticomaya 7
18 lmur 7


overall standings -- Ragman maintains his two game lead over rjb, 3 games over CowDoc, and 4 games over ehbeth. There's quite a cluster at 5th place.

1 Ragman 89-41 (0.685)
2 realjohnboy 87-43 0.669
3 CowDoc 86-44 0.662
4 ehbeth 85-45 0.654
5 Region Philbis 83-47 0.638
5 cicerone imposter 83-47 0.638
5 ossobuco 83-47 0.638
5 wandeljw 83-47 0.638
9 LionTamerX 81-49 0.623
10 Rockhead 25-16 0.610* 41 games played
11 lmur 79-51 0.608
11 panzade 79-51 0.608
13 Ticomaya 70-46 0.603* 116 games played
14 fbaezer 78-52 0.600
14 jespah 78-52 0.600
16 George 75-55 0.577
16 JPB 75-55 0.577
16 Pantalones 75-55 0.577
19 edgarblythe 74-56 0.569
20 jpinMilwaukee 48-31 0.539* 89 games played
21 Mrs CowDoc 58-58 0.500* 116 games played

And the overall best place finish through 9 weeks is Ragman with an average 4.6 place finish (4.36 std deviation)

Ragman 4.6 4.36
realjohnboy 5.2 4.21
Region Philbis 6.1 4.99
cicerone imposter 6.2 3.99
CowDoc 6.6 5.05
ossobuco 6.9 3.89
ehbeth 7.4 4.69
LionTamerX 8.1 4.88
wandeljw 8.3 5.52
fbaezer 8.6 6.69
panzade 9.4 5.57
Pantalones 9.6 7.06
George 10.1 5.78
lmur 10.2 5.87
JPB 10.3 6.71
jespah 11.3 7.81
Ticomaya 11.4 6.23
edgarblythe 11.6 4.19
jpinMilwaukee 12.3 5.57
Rockhead 12.7 7.57
Mrs CowDoc 15.8 3.96

Thanks for the stats, JPB. I am glad you had a turn as number one for the week. You have worked hard for all of us.

So true..

I don't know about you guys, but it's creepy to see the three "Rs" in front.

And then the two C's... what does THAT mean?




(CI, have a good trip. I trust you gave JPB your picks? If not, hurry up..)

thanks so much for your excellent efforts, JPB. Makes it a fun game.

Yes, I agree; it's fun to watch from week to week how we fare with this bunch of a2kers. I'm really into this year's games; more than the past few years.

I don't even emote on the 49ers and Raiders like I used to in the past.

JPB's overall standings shows me tied with c.i. and osso. This is no coincidence.



We get together regularly to discuss picks and how to close the gap on Ragman's lead. I hope that is not against the rules.

Week 10 Picks

Pittsburgh
Washington
Carolina
New Orleans
Buffalo
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Green Bay
Baltimore
Dallas
Arizona
Chicago
Indianapolis

Seattle (36 total points)