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

As mentioned earlier, the Steelers play badly against bad teams. 3-0 win over Miami is embarrassing. Worse then embarrassing.

Who has 3 in the tie breaker.......

Scoring a big fat zero is pretty uncommon in rugby (you know, that sport you more-or-less copied and... [ducks to avoid brick-bats]).

After South Africa crushed Scotland on a scoreline of 44-0 in 1950, one of the Scottish players was heard to say: "Aye, and we were lucky to get nil".

Final week 12 results

1 CowDoc 12
2 George 11
2 LionTamerX 11
2 Pantalones 11
5 JPB 10
5 Ragman 10
5 Ticomaya 10
5 ehbeth 10
5 ossobuco 10
5 panzade 10
5 wandeljw 10
12 Mrs CowDoc 9
12 Region Philbis 9
12 cicerone imposter 9
12 edgarblythe 9
12 realjohnboy 9
17 Rockhead 8
17 jespah 8
19 lmur 7

And, we have an overall tie heading into the final weeks of play. CowDoc has caught up to Ragman who has held the lead since the opening weeks. Last week's standings are in red

1 CowDoc 117 59 0.665 2
1 Ragman 117 59 0.665 1
3 LionTamerX 113 63 0.642 3
4 ehbeth 112 64 0.636 3
5 cicerone imposter 111 65 0.631 3
5 realjohnboy 111 65 0.631 3
7 wandeljw 110 66 0.625 7
8 ossobuco 109 67 0.619 9
8 Ticomaya 100 62 0.617 10
10 jespah 108 68 0.614 7
11 Region Philbis 107 69 0.608 11
11 fbaezer 97 63 0.606 12
13 edgarblythe 105 71 0.597 13
14 panzade 94 66 0.588 15
14 Pantalones 103 73 0.585 17
14 lmur 103 73 0.585 13
17 George 101 75 0.574 18
18 JPB 100 76 0.568 18
19 Rockhead 49 38 0.563 16
20 jpinMilwaukee 48 41 0.539 20
21 Mrs CowDoc 84 78 0.519 21

there's a game in 2 days, so here's the sked for Week 13:

Thursday, Nov. 29
Green Bay (10-1) at Dallas (10-1)

Sunday, Dec. 2
Atlanta (3-8) at St. Louis (5-6)
Buffalo (5-6) at Washington (5-6)
Detroit (6-5) at Minnesota (5-6)
Houston (5-6) at Tennessee (6-5)
Jacksonville (8-3) at Indianapolis (9-2)
N.Y. Jets (2-9) at Miami (0-11)
San Diego (6-5) at Kansas City (4-7)
Seattle (7-4) at Philadelphia (5-6)
San Francisco (3-8) at Carolina (4-7)
Cleveland (7-4) at Arizona (5-6)
Denver (5-6) at Oakland (3-8)
N.Y. Giants (7-4) at Chicago (5-6)
Tampa Bay (7-4) at New Orleans (5-6)
Cincinnati (4-7) at Pittsburgh (8-3)

Monday, Dec. 3
New England (11-0) at Baltimore (4-7)

he's much funnier on PTI -- on MNF he tries to channel cosell for some bizarre reason...

I been a Kornheiser fan since when he used to be on "The Reporters" early Sunday mornings, years ago.

I think the pressure of trying to be liked (and sound knowledgeable) on MNF is getting to him. (although ANYBODY is better than "Joey Sunshine")

Wilbon makes PTI, however.

Dallas
St. Louis
Washington
Minnesota
Tennessee
Indianapolis
N.Y. Jets
San Diego
Philadelphia
Carolina
Arizona
Denver
Chicago
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
New England

Week 13 Picks

Dallas

Atlanta
Washington
Minnesota
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Miami
San Diego
Seattle
Carolina
Cleveland
Denver
Chicago
Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh

New England (40 total points)

Thursday, Nov. 29
Green Bay (10-1) at Dallas (10-1) DALLAS

Sunday, Dec. 2
Atlanta (3-8) at St. Louis (5-6) ATLANTA
Buffalo (5-6) at Washington (5-6) WASHINGTON
Detroit (6-5) at Minnesota (5-6) DETROIT
Houston (5-6) at Tennessee (6-5) TENNESSEE
Jacksonville (8-3) at Indianapolis (9-2) INDIANAPOLIS
N.Y. Jets (2-9) at Miami (0-11) MIAMI
San Diego (6-5) at Kansas City (4-7) SAN DIEGO
Seattle (7-4) at Philadelphia (5-6) SEATTLE
San Francisco (3-8) at Carolina (4-7) CAROLINA
Cleveland (7-4) at Arizona (5-6) CLEVELAND
Denver (5-6) at Oakland (3-8) DENVER
N.Y. Giants (7-4) at Chicago (5-6) CHICAGO
Tampa Bay (7-4) at New Orleans (5-6) TAMPA BAY
Cincinnati (4-7) at Pittsburgh (8-3) PITTSBURGH

Monday, Dec. 3
New England (11-0) at Baltimore (4-7) NEW ENGLAND (46)

Week 13:

Packers
Rams
Washington
Minnesota
Tennessee
Indy
Jets
Chargers
Philly
49ers
Arizona
Denver
Bears
Saints
Steelers

N.E. 48

Thanks for posting this week's schedule, rp.

I'll be out of town for the rest of the week, returning late Sunday afternoon. I'd appreciate it if osso and rjb can keep track of who needs prompting and I'll pull the tallies together when I get back Sunday night.

Thursday, Nov. 29
Green Bay (wishful thinking)

Sunday, Dec. 2
St. Louis
Buffalo
Minnesota
Houston
Indianapolis
N.Y. Jets
San Diego
Seattle
Carolina
Cleveland
Denver
Chicago
New Orleans
Pittsburgh

Monday, Dec. 3
New England

Well, I'll prompt if the group deigns, but I'm over nagging the remiss, however carefully.

Week 13:

This week's choices have been made by selecting the best anagram of a starting QB's name. Note: the list of starting QBs is from the depth charts listed at NFL.com on 11/9/07. I take no responsibility for any changes in starters since I put together the anagrams.

Green Bay (10-1) at Dallas (10-1) Fatter Verb (Brett Favre) outweighs Om On Troy (Tony Romo)
Atlanta (3-8) at St. Louis (5-6) Belch Nifty Row (Byron Leftwich) outgasses the Clam Burger (Marc Bulger)
Buffalo (5-6) at Washington (5-6) Japan Cell Mobs (Jason Campbell) outnumber Warts Trended (Trent Edwards)
Detroit (6-5) at Minnesota (5-6) Vacant Jar Or Kiss (Tarvaris Jackson) gives the kiss of death to Tank Join (Jon Kitna)
Houston (5-6) at Tennessee (6-5) Attach Bums(Matt Schaub) sits on Cuing Envoy (Vince Young)
Jacksonville (8-3) at Indianapolis (9-2) Agent Ninny Mop (Peyton Manning) wipes the floor with (Quinn Gray) No anagrams found! Automatic loss!
N.Y. Jets (2-9) at Miami (0-11) Cells Kennel Me (Kellen Clemens) outbarks Colonel Me (Cleo Lemon)
San Diego (6-5) at Kansas City (4-7) Drama Hound (there's also A Random Duh) (Damon Huard) outanagrams Ripplier Shiv (Philip Rivers)
Seattle (7-4) at Philadelphia (5-6) Lambastes Ketch (Matt Hasselbeck) er, lambastes Damn Bob Van Con (Donovan McNabb)
San Francisco (3-8) at Carolina (4-7) Sixth Meal (Alex Smith) devours (David Carr) No anagrams found! Automatic loss!
Cleveland (7-4) at Arizona (5-6) Kneaded Snorer (Derek Anderson) rubs out War Trek Run (Kurt Warner)
Denver (5-6) at Oakland (3-8) A Curly Jet (Jay Cutler) flies over (Josh McCown) No anagrams found! Automatic loss!
N.Y. Giants (7-4) at Chicago (5-6) Meaning Nil (there's also Lame Inning) (Eli Manning) outanagrams Greasier Nib (Brian Griese)
Tampa Bay (7-4) at New Orleans (5-6) Cafe Fig Jar (Jeff Garcia) outglasses Dweebs Err (Drew Brees)
Cincinnati (4-7) at Pittsburgh (8-3) Slobbering Re Ether (Ben Roethlisberger) spits on Carnal Mopers (Carson Palmer)

New England (11-0) at Baltimore (4-7) Tardy Mob (Tom Brady) smacks down Cavemen Stir (Steve McNair)
-- by 42[/b]

Thursday, Nov. 29
Green Bay (10-1) at Dallas (10-1)

Sunday, Dec. 2
Atlanta (3-8) at St. Louis (5-6)
Buffalo (5-6) at Washington (5-6)
Detroit (6-5) at Minnesota (5-6)
Houston (5-6) at Tennessee (6-5)
Jacksonville (8-3) at Indianapolis (9-2)
N.Y. Jets (2-9) at Miami (0-11)
San Diego (6-5) at Kansas City (4-7)
Seattle (7-4) at Philadelphia (5-6)
San Francisco (3-8) at Carolina (4-7)
Cleveland (7-4) at Arizona (5-6)
Denver (5-6) at Oakland (3-8)
N.Y. Giants (7-4) at Chicago (5-6)
Tampa Bay (7-4) at New Orleans (5-6)
Cincinnati (4-7) at Pittsburgh (8-3)

Monday, Dec. 3
New England (11-0) at Baltimore (4-7) (39)

Dallas

~~~

San Francisco

Indianapolis

San Diego

NY Jets

Detroit

Seattle

St. Louis

Tennessee

Buffalo

Cleveland

Denver

NY Giants

Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh

~~~

New England

19

I was asked by pm to check on the tallies for week 12. I found two mistakes. Ragman was given credit for a NO win when he picked Carolina and Pantelones (alone) was given a win in the GB-Detroit game instead of everyone except Pantelones. I've adjusted the results and the real tallies are below.

Real Final week 12 results

1 CowDoc 13
2 George 12
2 LionTamerX 12
4 JPB 11
4 Ragman 11
4 Ticomaya 11
4 ehbeth 11
4 ossobuco 11
4 panzade 11
4 wandeljw 11
10 Pantalones 10
10 Mrs CowDoc 10
10 Region Philbis 10
10 cicerone imposter 10
10 edgarblythe 10
10 realjohnboy 10
17 Rockhead 9
17 jespah 9
19 lmur 8

This means that CowDoc has a one game lead over Ragman. Sorry for the confusion.

CowDoc 118 - 58 (0.670)
Ragman 117 - 59 (0.665)
LionTamerX 114 - 62 (0.648)
ehbeth 113 - 63 (0.642)
cicerone imposter 112 - 64 (0.636)
realjohnboy 112 - 64 (0.636)
wandeljw 111 - 65 (0.631)
ossobuco 110 - 66 (0.625)
Ticomaya 101 - 61 (0.623)
jespah 109 - 67 (0.619)
Region Philbis 108 - 68 (0.614)
fbaezer 97 - 63 (0.606)
edgarblythe 106 - 70 (0.602)
panzade 95 - 65 (0.594)
lmur 104 - 72 (0.591)
George 102 - 74 (0.580)
Pantalones 102 - 74 (0.580)
Rockhead 50 - 37 (0.575)
JPB 101 - 75 (0.574)
jpinMilwaukee 48 - 41 (0.539)
Mrs CowDoc 85 - 77 (0.525)

Dallas
St. Louis
Washington
Minnesota
Tennessee
Indianapolis
N.Y. Jets
San Diego
Seattle
Carolina
Cleveland
Denver
N.Y. Giants
Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh
New England 55