Abs,

When you get 4/14, you can talk to me about a bad week. UGH! What was I thinking?!?!? OK I wasn't! Let's face it, football for me hasn't been the same since Jay Novecek, Daryl Johnston and Troy Aikman stopped playing. Ahhh, those were the days. Days that made me happy to have a big screen TV. Jay Novecek had the.... I mean was the best tight end ever! hehe

At least my boys won this weekend!

Yikes! This was easily our worst week yet, with the best score a measly 8 (from myself, Gray Seal, and MightyAsianThunder)! And now I'm the only one left who hasn't yet scored below an 8 in any given week (nighttimer...what happened to you this week?). Now that I've said that, I'll probably be scoring a 7 or below next week (went and jinxed myself )

And apparently, Wertz really likes 7-11s and/or craps...he's only scored 7s and 11s this entire time I just noticed this today while skimming over the "Weekly Performance" of our group. Had to when I saw that! So what's with the 7-11s, Wertz? You'd be kicking butt is this was a game of craps, though

So many unexpected victories/upsets this week. Who'd have thunk the Colts would be beat by the Jags? Surely not me! Who'd have thunk the Dolphins would be a no show against the Titans? Not likely too many. Who'd have thunk the Falcons would beat up in the Giants? Amlord And who'd have thunk the Seahawks would go down to the Redskins? Amlord again... Let's just hope we don't have any more weeks like this for the rest of the season!

Once again, good luck to all this week.

Oh and Unabomber, tiebreakers do get figured into weekly first place ties, as you stated (I just noticed this in the "Weekly Performance" page - I swear there were two people whose high scores were bolded in a week before, so I must've been seeing things ). Also, I just do the tiebreakers in the overall totals for other places since we've had so many people bunched up together...just makes it a bit more fun, I think.

Do we know who Texas Hold Em is? Just wondering.

Too bad I stunk up the rest of the picks...I am always a sucker for underdogs.


My guess would be Hugo.

The parity in the NFL is quite strong this season. Who can look at the NFC and pick out any dominating teams? The AFC does have some top teams but that does not mean they will win everytime. (yup, I expect KC to lose one or two)

Are there any experts at any level who are picking better than 9 a week this season?

On a personal note, I sure was rooting for the Packers Monday. It would have been neat to win a week in our group outright one time. I should have guessed Favre's Kurt Warner hand would be the factor it was. I do not think the Eagles are a very good team but turnovers remain the most important game statistic.

Well, Gray Seal you DID win this week (you won the tiebreaker)

As for the experts, you are correct that 9 a week is about as good as it gets. I'm still beating most of the experts, which is rather sad considering my limited knowledge of what's going on each week in the NFL (basketball is definitely my sport of choice and I'm FAR more knowledgeable when it comes to the NBA and its players and teams, etc.). I think the best pexpert record I've seen on CBS Sportsline is Greg Bromberg with an 81-56-7 record (they do it differently though, and do Picks against the spread, hence the ties). On ESPN (pick 'em style) the best is I think stil Ron Jaworski (yep, just checked...he's 91-39), which is only better than me by about a week - and we ALL missed at least week one in our league so...I can't recall the nfl.com experts picks (or even where the page is located in the website. And I don't pay too much attention to any other sites.

Seems to be a difficult year to "pick 'em"! I will say though, that I stopped posting my picks on one other message board because I fell SO far behind (was toward the bottom of the pack) - not even a sports-related board! I think the top people have a weekly average of 11-3! I think we're doing fairly well for a random grouping of football fans though. The sports message board on my parenting site seems to be a little over .500 on average, so...

Just a reminder to make your picks! Abs & MightyAsianThunder...this message is for you! You have about 2 1/2 hours!

GOOD LUCK everyone...though this week doesn't seem to be too difficult to pick!

Gray Seal listens to Chad Johnson apparently: Cincy over KC!!! Nice call GS!!

Chad Johnson made another prediction that came true, I can't recall the exact circumstances...

I do not know Chad Johnson. I did not feel great making that pick but it felt about time for KC to lose one.

Looks like we all are doing well this mid Sunday. Lots of folks with six and seven correct with plenty more games to be played. Mons has split with me on two of the four games on which we differed. Two more of those to go. Bah. Her lead is huge. I will have a bad week with 4 right to put me in my place and put me out of my misery. I would pick that over catching her.

Just wanted to remind you to make your picks today if you're going to be busy tomorrow on Turkey Day. As always there are Turkey day games (Green Bay v. Detroit and Dallas v. Miami) and the deadline for this week is

THURSDAY at 12:25 p.m. EST (west coasters, that's pretty early on Turkey Day...so unless you're up watching the Parade at 6 or 7 (whenever it starts, I forget), you might want to make your picks today to avoid missing out.

One little note...okay two. Last week, I totally missed the Cle/Pit game - must have clicked and only highlighted the outline box (hate it when that happens) and didn't think to check whether or not it said "complete" or not I picked Pit, not that it matters. And I changed my TB/Giants pick last minute. I was hoping for a Giants win and usually if I pick them they lose and if I don't pick them they win. I'd picked them and then thought about the consquences of my pick (a not-too-happy husband ) plus it was to be a very strange and hard-to-pick game with Shockey out and two Giants starters (I believe starters, but I might be mistaken) serving some sort of suspension and Keyshawn obviously not playing. Glad I changed my pick on my husband's behalf (he's the Giants fan of the house). At the time I wasn't even thinking about Keyshawn either...I said oh crap, Shockey is out, I'm going with the home team.

And I must note that Wertz finally broke the 7-11 streak by getting 12 correct this week (though I swear he was at 11 just prior to the Giants game and I know he picked the Giants to win, so I must be remembering incorrectly, or must have looked before the score was officially posted for the 8:30 EST game). I just remember thinking to myself that surely the Giants would lose because Wertz has always gotten either 7 or 11

Good luck this week and enjoy your Turkey Day festivities!!!! I'm doing cornish game hens (a turkey is just too much for the two of us!) and it'll be my first time and I'm really excited as they are delicious (hope mine turn out )

edited cause I typed Cincy instead of Cle for some reason and for added clarification.

I just checked the group pick board and only five of us have entered our picks. I bet a few miss this week because of turkey day.
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After this next week, can we get an update on the percentage win standings?

Who is the best team in the NFC? I have no idea. I would think anyone who makes the playoffs could win it.

I am undecided between New England, Kansas City, and Tennessee being the AFC best. Injuries in the next five weeks will help me to decide.

The number of goofballs on the Sunday pregame shows is rather annoying. Adding Keyshawn was not a good decision. I hope the CBS crowd continues to bash Keyshawn when he speaks baloney.

GEORGIA TECH RAMBLIN' WRECK-- We've got a great, young team this year, and i know they will put up a good fight against those repulsive 'dawgs. Look for a strong Georgia Tech football team next year. We've beaten Auburn and nearly Florida State, and you can thank Reggie ball and his hosses up front for that.

Mine eyes hath seen the glory
of the stompin of the 'dawgs.
We will teach the poor, dumb farmboys
They should stick to sloppin' hogs.

To hell, To hell to hell with Georgia
The cesspool of the South!

Eleven ADers for a potential 22 pts on Thanksgiving Day. Sunday Savior prevents the shutout with one point. Are we going to have a bad week or what?

Dallas has had a difficult time winning against teams with winning records. I think the only winning team they've beaten is the Panthers and that was tight. So the Fins get me a win for an early edge in this weeks picks!

I'm a little nervous about the matchup this week for Tennessee with Steve McNair being questionable on his leg. I already thought the Jets matchup was dangerous before thinking the Titans might have to play with their backup, Billy Volek. The Tennessee D is playing well, but the secondary is vulnerable to the pass if the front four don't get constant pressure on the QB. In a game where the Jets could very well put up 20+ points the Titans are going to need McNair to put up another 30+ for them. I'll be very surprised, and thankful, if Volek plays and wins the game.

Either way, look for a good Monday Night Football!

And while I'm hoping for the best for Tennessee... go Patriots! With the Colts v. Titans rematch coming in a week and a tough matchup for the Titans in the Meadowlands, I'd like to see New England hand Indy another loss this week. This first place tie for the AFC South division (with the Colts holding the tie-breaker) is driving me nuts!

I'll be even more insane when I'm at the game on December 7th...

The AFC definately appears to be the stronger conference this year. I think New England, Indianapolis and Tennessee are all stronger than Kansas City. Looking back over the KC schedule it looks to me like Denver and Cincinatti were the only tough, semi-consistent teams they had to play this year. They lost to one and barely beat the other. I'm not sure which out of the three I would say is the best but they should all qualify for the playoffs and make for some great postseason games.

I'm giving the NFC nod to Philadelphia right now. They struggled earlier but they seem to be the team on the move at just the right time in the season. Carolina is strong but good defenses are beating them at their game. I look for Dallas to lose another one to Philly next week but they should still make the playoffs worth watching. The Rams aren't out of the picture, but their defense isn't that hot and Bulger's been struggling. Look for the Falcons with Vick to influence the playoff picture with possible upset wins over Carolina (Dec. 7) and Indianapolis (Dec. 14).

Hope everyone does better with the rest of their picks today and tomorrow night than they did on Thursday! Just not too much better...

Figured this was a good place to post this.

Does anyone know of a good NFL forum site or a site where you can talk with others about happenings around the NFL. Almost like an NFL debate site of you will.

Thanks

Most active one I've seen is ESPN NFL message board

edited to add CBS Sportsline NFL message board

There are tons of new posts, which sometimes stinks because there are a million topics and everyone is reading different stuff so it's hard to get a good discussion going on big message boards like that. But that might be what you're looking for.

I remember way back in 1995 when I was starting out in college, there was an NBA chat site I frequented, but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was...it was accessed through acampus LAN system on a non-graphics computer (all black and orange, how fun!). Couldn't tell ya how the heck I got there, but it was a cool place. I know they had an NFL one, too, but I never visited.

Thanks for the response KM. I had seen both of those be they are a mess lol. Plus a ton of flaming.

As some of you know my team is the Saints . We are barely holding onto a wild card spot as it is. But what is bothering me is the sporting media's lack of respect for our running back, Deuce McAllister. He has 9 100+ yard rushing games in a row, 2nd in NFL in rushing, and 1st in the NFL in total yard from scrimmage. And still you see very little press coverage about him, even when he wins NFC player of the week it is hardly covered.

Any opinions?

UGH! I hate the last few weeks of the NFL season (for game-picking purposes, anyway) - never underestimate the ones with no shot at the playoffs OR the ones vying for playoff positions during these last few weeks! I've had two totally horrible weeks in a row (my worst yet) - I hope I can get out of this slump and maintain my lead! It's slipping away (only 4 points ). Oh well, at least if I lose here I'm still kicking butt in my NBA head-to-head fantasy league (14 teams, I'm one game back but I've played the top 6 teams (other than my team of course) thus far, and the agl in firs thas played a mix of good and bad teams, so I should be in first by next week (my first opponent with a losing record is this week...she's going DOWN!).

Speaking of b-ball...gotta go post to that thread now I'll try to edit to include percentage leaders within the next few hours.

Um....OUCH! Cowboys slaughtered the Skins. Weird thing is that I just do NOT remember picking the Skins . No biggie as I will only lose one point to the Sealster, who is admittedly hot on my heels. 3 games....only 2 more weeks to hold him off.

Super Bowl:

New England 31
Philadelphia 20

The top two teams in each conference are Philadelphia, St. Louis, Kansas City, and New England.

I lean towards St. Louis vs Kansas City in the Super Bowl but it is really a toss up as to which of these teams will advance. Who is out via injury between now and then may be the deciding factor. But, do not forget the ever powerful home field advantage.

I never thought I could catch up to the Mons. I have not yet but there is an outside chance.

Anything but the Pats, I'm rooting for KC since Dallas ain't gonna make it. The last time the Pats won I had to hear it from every sports fan here, and when they finally got off the bandwagon they have another good season so that they can jump back on. The only way I can get them to shut up is reminding them there are 9 Texans on the Patriots and only one "New Englander." Then I usually duck as the bottles come flying.

One out of two might not have been so bad if Indy hadn't just totally decimated the Falcons this week. I'm still amazed Vick didn't even register 100 total yards against Indianapolis. While they may have beaten the Titans (whose own special teams really beat them), their defense did not appear to be as solid as yesterday's 38-7 might imply. While Michael Vick may have been unable to pull a repeat performance I'm still looking for Clinton Portis to expose their defense this week if he's healthy.

As for the rest of the AFC, I think Tennessee could beat about any team but New England when Steve is healthy and the defense is playing to their ability. Of course, Steve isn't healthy and the defense seems to only buckle down when they have no other choice. They need to realize it benefits them to play tough from beginning to end.

Kansas City might win their first game in the playoffs but I expect that will be it. They aren't winning against tough teams and that's all they'll have to choose from in the post-season. They're a good team, but their defense isn't as improved from last season as it needs to be for a Super Bowl run.

Denver is a tough offensive team when they want to be, but their defense will lose the close games for them. Depending on how they playoffs are established they could go deep. The only teams I see stopping them are New England or the Titans (rushing defense). I expect Clinton Portis can open doors to victory against Kansas City, Indianapolis, and either the Bengals or Ravens.

I think New England is the best and most balanced team. They're who I expect to see representing the AFC in the Super Bowl this year. I look for a close game between them and whoever they could play in the AFC championship game (presumably in Foxboro).

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In the NFC I feel Philadelphia is the best and most balanced team. If it does turn out to be them and the Pats, I may skip out on the Super Bowl this year. One good defense can be fun to watch, but two really good defenses is just sleep inducing...

Everyone I know is hyped about the Rams, but I don't see them making it with Bulger at QB. The guy makes too many mistakes (see more INTs than TDs) and Marshall Faulk can be contained. Their defense also still needs work, as evidenced by Seattle and Cleveland in recent weeks. It was all they could do to escape with a win over Tim Couch and a third string running back, and a referee had to bail them out this week.

Whether Green Bay or Minnesota, the NFC North won't make it. Minnesota could lose it on defense while the Packers would lose it on either INTs from Favre or fumbles from Green. Neither team has the consistency or strength of character to pull it off.

Seattle can't win on the road and Dallas can't defeat balanced teams. Carolina is only going to be there because the rest of their division can't.

I kind of like Hugo's prediction on the Super Bowl score, though I wouldn't be terribly surprised by something lower and considerably less spectacular.

Steve McNair got selected to the Pro Bowl. His first! McNair has been playing pro bowl caliber play for three years now, its nice to see him get his due.

McNair scores first Pro Bowl

The other odd story this week is that our new backup ruptured his spleen (but stayed in the game) in his first game as a starter. The Titans had to call up QB Neil O'Donnell (Sp?) after cutting him twice this year before the season started. He agreed to resign for a reduced salary after the first cut, and then they cut him on the eve of the season with no advance warning.

Well I'm glad he has more devotion to the franchise than the other way around.

You'd just better pray that O'Donnell doesn't need to actually play .

Wihtout O'Donnell we have a rookie who has never taken a snap in the pros. I'll take O'Donnell if McNair is less than 25%

As a Tennessee fan, I'm ecstatic to see McNair make the Pro Bowl after being slighted last year. How a quarterback having a career year can finish third in the MVP voting and not make the Pro Bowl is still a mystery to me.

Regarding their situation this week with McNair beat up, Volek out and O'Donnell back on the roster... I'd rather see either O'Donnell or the rookie Jason Gesser taking snaps than Steve. I just don't think it is worth the risk of losing McNair in the post season to win another regular season game. Sure the Titans aren't guaranteed a playoff spot just yet, but they can forego a win this week so long as either Baltimore, Cincinnati or Miami lose. Three chances to make the playoffs with a loss against losing the team MVP for a Super Bowl run seems well worth the gamble in my opinion.

The other games I'll be watching closely this week are the Ravens at Cleveland and Cincinnati at St. Louis. While not a fan, I'd absolutely love to see the Bengals make the playoffs in Marvin Lewis' first year. The team has been through a lot and I think the man is a great coach. Throw the emergence of Rudi Johnson and they are undoubtedly the NFL's Cinderella story of 2003 ... with The Tuna's Cowboys a close second.

Well Gray Seal...looks like it's all down to next week as we've got the exact same picks this week (I think an AD football pool first...though I'd have to check the past few weeks to make sure)! Looks like we both had the same idea - go the safe route,

Now for my Super Bowl XXXVIII predictions...

AFC
New England will beat Tennessee in the AFC championship

NFC
Philadelphia will beat Carolina in the NFC championship

New England will beat Philadelphia (much to my dismay ) in Superbowl XXXVIII by a score of 27-17


I have my fingers crossed that Cinderella Cincinnati will beat St. Louis and/or the Ravens will lose to Cleveland so Cincy remains leaders in their division - then they can make the playoffs without the aid of a wildcard spot. I don't much care what happens in the rest of the league...so long as the Eagles win and I have a Cinderella to root for (in Cincinnati), I'll be one happy gal

And I'm also happy for Steve McNair. I've always liked him and though I'm not a Tennessee fan, I think he definitely deserves the Pro Bowl nod (and I agree with Abs that it was overdue).

ETA: When I was rattling off my weekly picks this morning, my husband said "oh...Atlanta is going to win, you can count on it". Apparently his confidence was not in vain

It sounds like it was an interesting game! Johnson went 34-48 with 4 TDs and 346 yds BUT had 4 INTs (ouch) in the process. TB scored 21 of its 21 points in the 4th quarter. Vick was 8-15 with 2 TDs and 0 INTs. No surprise that TB had more penalties/yds (don't they always? They are so dirty!) though.

FINAL RESULTS*

KMSOUTHERN is the America's Debate NFL Overall Champion. Yours truly managed to narrowly hold off Gray Seal, who'd made a slow and steady comeback over the last 5 weeks to come within 3 points of a victory. Talk about a nail-biting finish! Six weeks ago, it looked like I had this thing all wrapped up with a 10 game lead over 2nd place. But I faltered in weeks 13 and 14 (my worst weeks of the season at 7/16 and 8/16 respectively) allowing Gray Seal to chip into my lead...Gray Seal kept picking up ground but I played it safe (CHEATER!) in these last two weeks and it paid off.

Now...as promised, I've tallied up the results and have determiend a winning percentage champion! I think we all know who the winner is without looking at the "results"...he thought he was slick choosing a name like "clueless" - that was just to throw us off, methinks as he was certainly not "clueless" with respect to the NFL.

Congratulations to WERTZ, who is the America's Debate NFL Winning Percentage Champion. (66.8% OR 67.3%)!

Team Total Out of Percentage
Still Clueless 131 196 66.8%
Mons Marauders 153 240 63.8%
GraySeal 150 240 62.5%
NightTrain 137 224 61.2%
Hundred Aker Woods 94 154 61.0%
Rancid Uncle 135 224 60.3%
Sunday Savior 123 208 59.1%
MightyAsainThunder 57 98 58.2%
Unabomber 92 160 57.5%
Sleeper 127 224 56.7%
19YearsNCounting 61 110 55.5%
Belas Boys 78 146 53.4%
Hobbes 69 130 53.1%
Amlord 110 208 52.9%
America's Debate 8 16 50.0%






Thank you to everyone who participated in our little "league" this season! It was a blast even though only two of us made our picks every week! But that's what the Winning Percentage title is for!


*standings won't change as a result of MNF game (only Abs - Sunday Savior) chose Pit over Bal and he'd only move up .5% with a correct pick

my super bowl predictions are:

Dallas will beat Carolina
Green Bay will beat the Seattle
Tennessee will beat Baltimore
Indianapolis will beat Denver

Philidelphia will beat Dallas
Green Bay will beat St.Loius
Tennessee will beat New England
Indianapolis will beat Kansas City

Tennessee will beat Indianapolis
Green bay will beat Philidelphia

Tennessee will beat Green Bay 24-21

WILD CARD WEEKEND
Tennessee (12-4) at Baltimore (10-6)
Dallas (10-6) at Carolina (11-5)
Seattle (10-6) at Green Bay (10-6)
Denver (10-6) at Indianapolis (12-4)

FIRST ROUND BYES
New England (14-2)
Kansas City (13-3)
Philadelphia (12-4)
St. Louis (12-4)

For anyone wanting to lay out their playoff predictions, HERE is a playoff bracket that may help.

The way I see it...

Tennessee will defeat Baltimore; Denver will defeat Indianapolis
Carolina will defeat Dallas; Green Bay will defeat Seattle

Tennessee will travel to Kansas City and win
Denver will travel to New England and lose
Carolina will travel to St. Louis and lose
Green Bay will travel to Philadelphia and lose

Tennessee will lose to New England
St. Louis will lose to Philadelphia

New England will defeat Philadelphia 27-13 in the Super Bowl.

GO TITANS!
Another nerve wracking finish against the Baltimore Ravens... I couldn't even watch the game winning field goal I was so emotionally spent. The road to Houston (site of the Super Bowl) doesn't get any easier with Tennessee set to face either Kansas City or New England next, depending on the victor of the Denver vs. Indianapolis matchup this afternoon.

If Denver wins as I suspect I think Tennessee will be in the AFC Championship game. Having to go on the road either way I feel they have the better chance of winning in Kansas City than they do in Foxboro. With their defense stepping up against a rusher like Jamal Lewis I think they can similarly hold Priest Holmes and the Chiefs enough on defense to pull out another road victory. The Chiefs defense also is not nearly the force to be reckoned with that Baltimore was.

The absolute best case scenario that I'm hoping for is that Denver win this afternoon and move onto another victory at Foxboro next weekend (very wishful thinking). Were the playoff picture to unfold in that way it's my understanding that Tennessee would then host the AFC Championship game against Denver! A home game to make the Super Bowl would greatly benefit the Titans... and I might be willing to shell out the bucks and mileage to attend as well!

Carolina played a solid game against the Cowboys yesterday and I suspect Green Bay will play well against Seattle today. Should the Packers win as expected I maintain that the Panthers will be looking toward a loss on the road in the St. Louis dome. I don't think them incapable of the upset, especially with Stephen Davis and DeShaun Foster in the backfield, but the Rams are tough to stop at home defensively...

Anyway, while everyone else might be done with this thread you can continue to expect regular comments from me as the playoffs continue. And for those football fans checking back every so often, I hope you enjoy the road to the Super Bowl as much as I am!!

Well two of the three teams I have some emotional ties to, Tennessee and St Louis, are out and I don't feel good about KC's chances tomorrow. Well at least I can root against New England next week regardless. McNair on that grounding penalty, I can only think some receiver was suppossed to be in that area. Of course that last pass should have been caught.

Nashville takes to their football team like college fans. The whole town from grandmothers to kindergartners will break the game down as Monday morning quarterbacks.

It is unfortunate for Bennett that the last play of a season is the most memorable one.

The Titans will sell out all of their games again next year including preseason even though they likely will not resign George, Wycheck or Kearse.

Well, it will be another good year for Bud Adams.

I don't see Wycheck or George returning, but I wouldn't rule Kearse out just yet...

As to the game (which I'd rather forget), penalties killed the offense. They had 9 for only 55 yards, but delay of game and false starts just killed the momentum of some great drives to potentially put more points on the board. Then, as though that weren't enough, it seems their offensive line broke down just as Steve's ankle became a problem again late in the game. On both the intentional grounding penalty and the final pass of the game there was a New England Patriot in the backfield as soon as the ball was snapped.

A tough loss. They had the ability to win the game, but mistakes will kill a team. New England played a more solid game and they came away with a deserving win. I'll say now that I still do not foresee either Kansas City or Indianapolis fairing well in the bitter cold New England weather. I think Tennessee was the only AFC team built to challenge them in Foxboro.

I'll be heartbroken for the duration of the post season, but I still enjoy watching both the Packers (Favre) and Panthers (coach/style of play). I hope to see at least one of them upset the Eagles for a trip to the Super Bowl. The odds may be better for beating Philadelphia without Westbrook to spark the offense...

SO glad to see the Rams knocked out of the playoffs. I can't stand Mike "I'm a genius--just ask me" Martz. What kind of coach doesn't permit his quarterback to call any audibles? A supremely arrogant one, that's who!

I don't have any favorites in the playoffs with the 49ers home for the holidays, but it wouldn't break my heart to see the Colts matched up against the Eagles. Anyone but the Packers and Brett (Touched By An Angel) Favre. It sucks the guy's dad died, but if I hear another week how this team has angels watching over them I think I will projectile vomit.



Sidebar: I have a bet with my brother that of the seven head coaching jobs that opened only ONE black coach would get hired. Four down and Dennis Green is that one, but who knows what Al Davis will do with the Raiders.

Not that I'll be disappointed if I turn out to be wrong...

My picks (I swore I posted them here, but guess I didn't) were made prior to the start of the Wild card games (I'm in a playoffs pool on another board - and currently winning I might add ). In our pool, we had to predict the entire outcome of the playoffs from Wild cards all teh way up to the superbowl.

My winners:

Wild card week: CAR, IND, TN, SEA
Divisional Playoffs: CAR, IND, NE, PHI
Conference Playoffs: NE, PHI (though I would be satisfied with any of the above four winning here)
Superbowl: PHI

Only 5 people (out of more than 30) in the pool chose CAR over STL, and 2 of those people are mathematically out of the running as they chose teams who are already out to win it all (TEN & DEN). The other two chose GB tomorrow and if they are wrong, I will be sitting atop the leaderboard all by my lonesome (pts. double each week, as typical for this sort of pool).

My husband missed the CAR-STL game last night and when I was explaining it to him this morning I said "it was the best worst game I've ever seen". Talk about stupid plays and calls and moves from the 4th Quarter on! That game was handed to the other team back and forth so many times my head was spinning. I also got a kick out of them catching idiot Martz mouthing "how did he DO that?" (after Smith made that 'immaculate interception' that lead to the CAR victory). That was funny!

Now so long as Green Bay and KC lose today, I will be okay with any of the remaining teams winning it all. Of course as an Eagles fan I want them to win, but I'd at least not throw things at my TV if NE, IND, or CAR won it all

Well every team I rooted for this week lost. For those who want a sure bet I will be rooting for Philadelphia and Indianapolis next week, you might bet on their opponents. McNabb's dead grandfather must have given the Eagles a hand this week.

As far as spreads go the Packers did just fine today

Way to go Panthers and Pats.

Both of their defences were unreal today.

GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!

Hugo please pick who you are rooting for this week so I can bet for the other team. You are on a roll and I'd like to go along for the ride.

I'll be rooting for Carolina. Be betting on NE. The problem is if I bet enough on NE I will be rooting for them. Have not figured out how to profit from my curse.

This just in...

Philadelphia just changed its area code to 043

Super Bowl predictions and hopes:

Panthers: 17
Pats: 13



Let's hear yours

Pats 32
Panthers 29

Just a guess...

That had to be the worst half-time show ever. Even Janet baring her breast could not save it. Great game.

Boring first quarter...like two boxers feeling each other out and not wanting to make a mistake...



Second quarter...HEY, somebody scored! Then it got really interesting in the last two minutes. Good. I'm sure the NFL was afraid they might have a scoreless Super Bowl for a minute there.

Halftime: Bad taste is timeless.

Third Quarter: Now this is more like it. Both teams throwing knock-out punches. Both teams moving the ball and scoring.

Fourth Quarter: A little dramatic music, maestro. The Pats win their second Super Bowl in three years the same way they won the last one---on the leg of their kicker. Good night and drive home safely.

Was it just me or were the commercials really lame and unmemorable this year?

The commercials were lame this year. That coaches decision to go for two, early in the 4th quarter, was pretty lame too. May have cost Carolina the game.

The commercials were lame, I agree. The game was pretty good, but I was disappointed Carolina didn't get something to show for such a valient effort.

I'm a Steelers fan. Actually, I was pretty much just a Kordel fan and that eventually won me over to the whole team. Now I'm a Steelers fan first, Stewart fan second. I also support the Philadelphia Eagles, for the sanity of my closest relatives relies on Green&Black performance.

I hate no team more than the Ravens. And of course, my new job forced me to move to the outskirts of Baltimore - the armpit of the east coast. A purple and black nightmare.

Luckily there are 3 Steelers fan clubs hosted at bars close to my new apartment. You'd be surprised - standing room only on game day (sometimes not even that).

Can't wait til next season
**Go Steelers!**