The A2K football pool

heh heh fb...that was a lesson and a half.

DAL

MIN

IND

ATL

BUF

NWE

JAC

BAL

SDG

DEN

ARI

GNB

PIT

CAR

PHI

KAN(45)

OOf! I took a hit right off the bat.

Oh my. After the early games, fbaezer was looking really strong @ 8-0, Kicky was @ 7-1 and pan was @ 6-2. Pdid and rjb were @ 5-3. Willow didn't play this week.
Through the late games, wow! Pan and kicky claw their way back to tie fbaez @ 11-3. It all comes down to Monday night. If TN wins, so does kicky.
If KC wins, it comes down to tiebreaker points:
44 for fbaez vs 45 for pan. At least that's the way I have it right now.

Good luck Kicky...you deserve one...especially cause you picked Tenn...
I'm hoping the switch to Monday night point totals will help me win my first.

In any case, last night's tough outing by the "Skins made me very proud and offered good omens for next year.

Damn it, I lost again! I'm always this close!

<holding index finger and thumb a millimeter apart>

Dude, you didn't lose...you wuz robbed.The ref crew was a disgrace. I hate it when they decide the game. That roughing the passer was a terrible call.
In my mind you won the whole enchilada....

Ummm...can I have my virtual loot now?

Good evening, all. Congratulations, panzade, for a very fine come-from-behind victory (MyOhMy#1): you were behind Fbaez and Kicky after the early games. Kicky, you were so, so close!
87 points in the KC-TN game (MyOhMy#2). The tv people love it but anyone who knows anything about football should be disgusted. It's absurd, it's obscene, the defensive coaches should be hung up by their (...calm down rjb, take the little green pill and then the pink one. Breathe deeply and try taking a nap). Okay, okay, but that ain't professional football at it's best.
(MyOhMy#3) is that the "experts" on ESPN (where I gather my schedules and records for this game) finished this week at 13-3, 12-4 and 11-5. We seem to be just as smart as they are.
I noticed (MyOhMy#4) that there are nfl games scheduled for this coming SATURDAY as well as Sunday and Monday. I will try to get the list posted here shortly so you can make your predictions before game time on Saturday. I'm in the retail business so I won't have time to nag but yall have gotten good at remembering to post. I hope Willow comes back. Thanks and good luck in Week 15. -johnboy-

I didn't actually see much of that game, Panz, but if you say they wuz robbed, that's good enough for me. Buy me a consolation beer with your winnings?

You are right, rjb. 87 points is the kind of crap you see in the Arena football league. I hate games like that. I remember one of the first games I ever really seriously watched as a kid was the Steelers/Rams in 1975 or 76. It was a monday night game, and the score was 3-3 until late in the 4th quarter, when the Rams finally punched in a TD from the 1-yard line in a grueling defensive battle. My team lost 10-3, but THAT was a real football game!

Bring back the Steel Curtain!!!

I agree Kicky...games used to draw me in...now I change channels and there's 14 more points on the board.

Trust me , the officials and the KC defense stunk.
About the only good thing for Tennesseee is that they found someone to replace what's-his-name in Volek.

BTW, I figured KC would give up 45 points alone

Felicidades Panzade!

This is the second time I lose on the points scored definition, and I always shoot too low.

I gotta remember: Monday football is for tv, Monday night football is for tv, Monday night football is for tv. Lotta points, lotta points, lotta points.

WEEK 15 is coming up starting on SATURDAY at about 1 pm. I'll be working so if any of yall don't see someone here who should be, harass them.
New players are always welcome.
The format is the same as usual--Visitor (W-L record)(Streak) @ Home Team (etc).

Saturday:
Pitts (12-1)(W11) @ NY Giants (5-8)(L6)
Wash (4-9)(L1) @ San Fran (2-11)(W1)
Car (6-7)(W5) @ Atlanta (10-3)(W1)
Sunday Early Games:
Houston (5-8)(L2) @ Chicago (5-8)(L1)
Buffalo (7-6)(W4) @ Cincy (6-7)(L1)
San Diego (10-3)(W7) @ Cleveland (3-10)(L7)
Minn (7-6)(L2) @ Detroit (5-8)(L1)
Seattle (7-6)(W1) @ NY Jets (9-4)(L1)
Dallas (5-8)(L1) @ Philly (12-1)(W5)
Denver (8-5)(W1) @ KC (5-8)(W2)
Sunday Late Games:
New Orleans (5-8)(W1) @ TBay (5-8)(L1)
St Louis (6-7)(L1) @ Arizona (4-9) (L4)
Jack'ville (7-6)(W1) @ Green Bay (8-5)(W1)
Tenn (4-9)(L3) @ Oakland (4-9)(L2)
Sunday Night:
Balt (8-5)(W1) @ Indy (10-3)(W6)
and Monday (and rjb grimaces-surely we can find a better game to be the tiebreaker but, sigh, this is it)
New England (12-1)(W6) @ Miami (2-11)(L2).

Did I mention that you must submit by about 1 pm ET on SATURDAY?

Sure....I just wanted to prove a point...I do well with Monday night tie-breakers...but pick any game rjb

No, I reckon we'll stick with the Monday night game.
The tiebreaker is about total number of points scored; not about who wins or loses a dreadfully boring game between NE and Miami.
Did I mention that the deadline is about 1 pm on SATURDAY?

Tough choices. So many mediocre teams. I'm going with:
Pitts, Wash and Carolina;
Chicago, Buffalo, San Diego, Minn, NYJets & Philly;
Kansas City, TBay, St Louis, Green Bay & Oakland;
Indy and then NE (with 37 total points). Is that all 16? I believe so.
SATURDAY 1 PM. Thanks, realjohnboy

Pittsburgh
Washington
Atlanta
Houston
Buffalo
San Diego
Minnesota
NY Jets
Philly
Denver
Tampa Bay
St Louis
Green Bay
Oakland
Indy
New England 52

Acereros de Pittsburgh
Pieles Rojas de Washington
Halcones de Atlanta
Osos de Chicago
Bengalíes de Cincinatti
Cargadores de San Diego
Leones de Detroit
Jets de Nueva York
Aguilas de Filadelfia
Broncos de Denver
Bucaneros de Tampa
Cardenales de San Luis
Empacadores de la Bahía Verde
Malosos de Oakland (actually that's how they call'em here)
Potros de Indianapolis
Patriotas de Nueva Inglaterra 60

Pittsburgh at NY Giants PIT

Washington at San Francisco WAS

Carolina at Atlanta CAR

Houston at Chicago CHI

Denver at Kansas City DEN

Buffalo at Cincinnati BUF

San Diego at Cleveland

Minnesota at Detroit MIN

Seattle at NY Jets NYJ

Dallas at Philadelphia PHI

Tennessee at Oakland TEN

St. Louis at Arizona STL

Jacksonville at Green Bay GNB

New Orleans at Tampa Bay TAM

Baltimore at Indianapolis IND

New England at Miami NWE (30-17)

RJB and I are diverging with Carolina and Chicago...I like Jax but the frozen tundra doesn't favor Florida teams. I wish I could pick Arizona, but they burned me too many times. My long shot is Tennessee...I like Volek.

Doh. Just noticed I didn't pick the San Diego game.
Oh well, a star crossed week.KC punished me for delivering me the Monday night game and then abandoning them.

So the early games (including the games on Sat) are over and we can already declare that this week's winner will be PDiddie! PD went 9-1 while rjb was at 8-2, pan was at 7-3 and fbaez bombed at 6-4. (No show again this week from willow or, sadly, from kicky, who started this thread).
The Steelers/Giants game was pretty exciting, wasn't it? Pitts manages to keep on winning. And Carolina/Atlanta was a pretty cool game.
We all pretty much agree on the rest of the games so PDiddie will triumph. What are you going to do with all of that virtual money?