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Nekran
Member
Fri Jan 07 15:49:45
Week 17 results:

murder 41 (+3.5)
Cherub Cow 35.5
kargen 34.5
patom 32.5(11.5)
Nekran 30
CrownRoyal 28.5
Forwyn 25.5
Sam Adams 22
swordtail 20
nhill 11

Sunday
BAL lar 5.5
atl BUF 14.5
nyg CHI 6
CIN kc 4.5***
lv IND 7***
jac NE 16.5
mia TEN 4
NYJ tb 13
WAS phi 5
den LAC 7.5
hou SF 12.5
det SEA 7.5
az DAL 6***
car NO 7
min GB 13

Monday
PIT cle 3.5***


The options for Week 18 are below. Your pick must be posted in this thread prior to kickoff of the game you are picking. Making two picks is allowed since week 14. Both picks need to be right to get points... you know the rules. Last chance to knock off murder! nhill's gonna need both the jags and the jets to come through!

Underdog listed first. Home team in CAPS.

Saturday
DEN kc 11

Sunday
PHI dal 4
cin CLE 6
pit BAL 3.5
HOU ten 10
chi MIN 5.5
NYG was 7
JAC ind 15.5
DET gb 3.5
nyj BUF 16
ATL no 3.5
MIA ne 6
car TB 8
sea AZ 6.5
sf LAR 4.5
LV lac 3
Nekran
Member
Fri Jan 07 15:54:54
NYG was 7
MIA ne 6
swordtail
Anarchist Prime
Fri Jan 07 15:57:45
DEN kc 11
HOU ten 10
nhill
Member
Fri Jan 07 16:06:34
JAC ind 15.5
nyj BUF 16

To the moon!
murder
Member
Fri Jan 07 19:11:53

I would just like to point out that UP and the NFL conspired to add a week to the NFL season to try to beat me. :o)

murder
Member
Fri Jan 07 19:15:00

swordtail is apparently hoping to share the championship.

Nope!

Sam Adams
Member
Fri Jan 07 19:45:05
nyj BUF 16
MIA ne 6
kargen
Member
Sat Jan 08 01:51:12
PHI dal 4
ATL no 3.5
Cherub Cow
Member
Sat Jan 08 05:06:21
cin CLE 6
sf LAR 4.5

The commentary on Eagles/Cowboys was pretty funny ... basically they're struggling to see any motivation for either team to care, short of Cowboys getting a home-field advantage in the playoffs and Eagles wanting to give it a good go for Marky Mark's legacy.
patom
Member
Sat Jan 08 05:19:17
PHI dal 4
cin CLE 6
CrownRoyal
Member
Sat Jan 08 08:59:58
nyj BUF 16
murder
Member
Sat Jan 08 18:32:36

swordtail ... fail!

I'm guaranteed at least 9th place. :oP

kargen
Member
Sat Jan 08 22:05:12
well shit!
murder
Member
Sat Jan 08 22:20:08

Down go kargen and patom. :o)

patom
Member
Sun Jan 09 06:04:27
Eagles killed me and Kargen. Cowboys are happy. They needed a win for a possible home field advantage and put all their starters in. Eagles only put in Jason Kelce for 1 play so he could keep his starting streak alive. The rest of them were backups.

I know that if I were a ticket holder and went to a game and they had all backups in there, I would want a refund.
murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 09:16:25

They had nothing to gain. I'm sure the fans would rather the team be healthy for the playoffs.

murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 14:39:09

The bad news: The Colts need to win today to make the playoffs.

The good news: They only have to beat the worst team in the league to make it.

The bad news: It doesn't matter. Carson Wentz flat out refuses to play in the postseason.

The good news: The Colts don't have to worry about covid protocols anymore.

murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 14:57:22

The sniper got Nekran. ;o)

murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 15:04:53

Down goes Cherub Cow!

murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 15:07:33

And now my pick:

nyj BUF 16 ... for the block and the win! :D

Sam Adams
Member
Sun Jan 09 15:42:27
^weak move. We used to have private late year picks for this reason.
CrownRoyal
Member
Sun Jan 09 15:56:50
murder jinxed Jets with this ballless move.
murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 16:09:42

Pick better bitches! :oP

nhill
Member
Sun Jan 09 17:45:28
Disqualify him!
murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 18:25:32

Hate is just envy with a dash of salt. :o)

Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 09 21:47:12
Arg. The 49ers upset Rams again, but the Bengals must not have wanted it. The Bengals uniform should basically just be used like the Yellow Jersey of the Tour, that way it would always be worn by the top-ranked NFL team.


"^weak move. We used to have private late year picks for this reason."
Hear, hear! I thought murder must have done a private pick, but picking on Sunday afternoon after seeing everyone else's bet is weak sauce. But, there's no rule that says a coward can win underdogs ;D
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 09 21:47:51
*"there's no rule that says a coward [can't] win underdogs"
murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 22:27:03

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murder
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Sun Jan 09 22:30:24
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murder
Member
Sun Jan 09 22:31:19
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Nekran
Member
Sun Jan 09 23:43:48
I have to say I was already unhappy with CR's pick, which already meant that nhill couldn't win it anymore. I liked the idea of the guy in last place still having a shot.

I considered the private picks but then it was already hard enough to bother with setting the posts up in time and I figured we're all old farts who're more likely to play honorably now.

So yeah... congrats with your cowardly win, murder :p
murder
Member
Mon Jan 10 06:25:51

Stra-te-gery ... it's a thinking man's game. ;o)

CrownRoyal
Member
Mon Jan 10 07:11:19
Congratulations murder, get you next year. Victory is legit. Thanks for running this, nekran
Nekran
Member
Mon Jan 10 07:23:53
The victory is definitely legit... I don't think anyone is claiming otherwise. We're all just grumpy, bitter and old :D

Next year will finally be my year!

End-result below... no points scored in the final week:

murder 41
Cherub Cow 35.5
kargen 34.5
patom 32.5
Nekran 30
CrownRoyal 28.5
Forwyn 25.5
Sam Adams 22
swordtail 20
nhill 11
Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jan 10 07:41:46
Yes, thanks for running this, Nekran!!!
nhill
Member
Mon Jan 10 09:02:38
ggs!
patom
Member
Mon Jan 10 10:50:39
patom
Member
Mon Jan 10 10:52:49
I'm pleasantly surprised that my Eagles made it to the playoffs. Now all we have to do is beat the Buccaneers and then the Packers to make it to the big dance :)
murder
Member
Mon Jan 10 17:44:00

It has happened before. :o)

Cherub Cow
Member
Mon Jan 10 22:11:48
GGs!
Good job, murder :p


I do hope Eagles go on! Saints were denied by that 49ers win. My ideal Superb Owl would be Bengals versus Eagles :D
The dystopic Superb Owl would be Patriots versus Buccaneers, though that would be hilarious.
murder
Member
Mon Jan 10 22:47:43

"Patriots versus Buccaneers"

I suspect that it would be funnier for the Buccaneers than for the Patriots. Mac Jones isn't ready. Though it would show that "the Patriot way" can survive Brady leaving.

Anyone but the Steelers is fine.

Nekran
Member
Tue Jan 11 00:47:01
My pre-season pick was Rams - Browns, but the Browns browned it up all season.

I'd like Rams - Bengals instead.
patom
Member
Tue Jan 11 04:46:23
Totally shocked that Miami just fired Flores. I have a feeling he'll be snapped up pretty quickly.
murder
Member
Tue Jan 11 05:16:51

Yeah, Flores seems to be respected by all his players. He's not the greatest game day coach, but he seems to do a good job managing players and keeping the team focused and playing hard even when stuff goes wrong.

Cherub Cow
Member
Thu Jan 20 23:53:57
I hope that Psaki shouting out the Bengals for her husband doesn't hurt their long-term chances. This could be the year to see those stripes in the Superb Owl!!
#GetRektTitans

And poor Eagles!
Belly-check must be annoyed that Brady is exceeding him. He'll probably call in a favor, maybe bribing the Rams to injure Brady. I'll put a long-odds bet on a Brady injury ;p

Bengals v. Packers!! ;p
Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 23 03:16:54
Bengals v. Rams???? :D
murder
Member
Sun Jan 23 05:32:49

Cancel culture got Aaron Rodgers again.


murder
Member
Sun Jan 23 05:55:38

For all the GOAT talk he gets, I'm not sure Aaron Rodgers is even top 3 in his own era.

Brady is clearly #1, and ...

Ben Roethlisberger
Eli Manning
Drew Brees
Russell Wilson

All have legit claims to the next 2 spots.

tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Jan 23 20:26:06
the games clearly rigged for exciting finishes
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Jan 23 20:41:05
3 lead changes in final 2 minutes, all touchdowns... deep state!
tumbleweed
the wanderer
Sun Jan 23 20:45:45
4 changes...
CrownRoyal
Member
Sun Jan 23 20:46:57
Bills fate
murder
Member
Sun Jan 23 20:59:22

Bills gonna Bills :o)

patom
Member
Mon Jan 24 04:36:00
Probably the most exciting ending of a game I've ever seen in my 78 years.
patom
Member
Mon Jan 24 09:02:54
I didn't like the idea that a coin toss could deprive the other team any chance. I didn't like it when the Patriots did it to the Chiefs and I still don't like it.

If memory serves me correctly, the AFC title game in the early 70's Miami v Chiefs was at least 2 OT periods. Jan Stenerud missed 3 field goal attempts that could have won the game for the Chiefs. Miami won with a field goal.
murder
Member
Mon Jan 24 09:18:56

I don't understand the coinflip complaint. Play defense! Or better yet, win in regulation. All Buffalo had to do was slow KC down for 13 seconds.

13 seconds!

And they couldn't do it. They let KC get 44 yards in 13 seconds despite knowing that KC only needed a FG to force overtime.

If you can't defend the field for 13 seconds, I don't want to hear it.

Cherub Cow
Member
Sun Jan 30 19:44:58
Bengals v. 49ers??????
The best uniform in the league has already achieved Superb Owl status!! \:D/

One quarter left in 49ers v. Rams!!
murder
Member
Sun Jan 30 19:49:42

Congrats! ;o)

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