Week Eight Preview

Well, my spotter has the range to target, I'm ready to fire another 14-pack of picks....

/sarcasm mode on
I'm told that there is a game of some importance this weekend.... I heard some people are interested in the Vikings coming to Green Bay... I can't imagine why...

/sarcasm mode off

Yeah. I'm being asked "What do you think?!?!?!", people are talking...

Here's awhat I think. I think we just beat the Lions, and the Cleveland Browns. Probably two of the four worst teams in the NFL. I guess you'd have to personally decide where to rank the Raiders and Rams in there.

So, as much as I'd like to be impressed, I'm not.

And after this Vikings game, we have the Tampa Bay Bucs, another team that maybe needs to be thrown into the mix... make it the worst 5.

Actually, I'm sort of wrong.. according to a White Owl Power Ranking system, here are your bottom feeders:

24 Cleveland Browns = 11.43 24
25 Detroit Lions = 10.48 25
26 Tennessee Titans = 9.90 26
27 Kansas City Chiefs = 9.33 27
28 Carolina Panthers = 7.40 28
29 Oakland Raiders = 7.22 29
30 Washington Redskins = 6.65 30
31 Tampa Bay Buccaneers = 4.11 31
32 St. Louis Rams = 2.47 32

The schedule we have played is the 6th easiest in the NFL, according to the power rankings to this point in the season. Vs teams in the Top half (top 16), we are 0-2. The Vikings are currently 7th in the power rankings.

To be brutally honest, I see us losing to the Vikings, and beating Tampa, and arriving at the half-way marker with a respectable 5-3 record.

Respectable, that is, if you haven't watched the games... But from a desk in Bristol, on paper, it probably looks pretty good.

2nd half of the season isn't going to be so easy. Dallas, Chicago, Pittsburgh, San Fran, and Arizona are the highlights.

I have no ill will to Mr. Favre. He won us a Super Bowl. Clearly, Ted and Mike were impatient to move on without him. Has Favre acted like a jerk since he left? Sure, at times. Absolutely. Did The Great Ted Thompson cover himself with glory in the whole affair?? Nope. Has Ted ever come out and said "Gee, I wish we coulda found a way to keep Brett here." Ahh, no. Never.

So, what's the problem?? Dude is gone, and management, from all outward signs, is pleased with that development. Team President Mark Murphy offered gushing tonguing slimy obsequious praise and congrats to Uncle Tedly last July, at the shareholders meeting, for how "courageously" he handled "last year's difficult challenges." Uh huh.

(And for the record, when I think of courageous, I think of special forces guys in Somalia ordering their chopper down, jumping out, and engaging the enemy while outnumbered 300 to 1.... I don't really think of Ted Thompson.)

There's your owner and your GM, Packer fans. Brett is gone, and it's high fives and pats on the back all around the board room. If you wanna hate on Brett Favre, go ahead....

Either way, this is a huge divisional game. If we are what Ted keeps saying we are, we need to win this game, and get back in the divisional race.

Sadly, what we ARE, is the youngest team in the NFL, 4th year running, tens of millions under the cap. What we are is capable of beating bad teams, but painfully overmatched by good teams.

Week 7: Keep Firing!

Alright, good morning South Central Florida!!!!

I was driving down all day Sunday, so I have no clue what happened firsthand...

But big ups (that's Congrats) have to go to Ardita, who had only 1 wrong, and cruised to total victory. Nice job man.

Ardita is new this year. I keep telling you people to recruit BAD PICKERS who don't know so much about football.... oh well...

Of course, if the Vikings had won, I would have gone back to back, which would have been nice...

So, let me get this straight: after all my posts about The Fraud that Is Eli Manning, I'm the ONLY ONE who thought the Arizona Cardinals could beat the Giants? I'm the only one??? I've been posting his stats.... You're not seeing those stats??

Eli Manning: 19 of 37, for 243, 1 TD, 3 picks, 47.5 QB Rating....

The Fraud... That is Eli Manning.

Moving along... Yahoo Sports must have some problem with their site... It says the Packers allowed no sacks. Is that possible?? And Matt Flynn played?? Wow...

That's about all I really have for you this week.... It's already 80 and humid here a little north of Fort Myers... Rained yesterday, so as the sun comes up, we have roughly 1000% humidity... I may as well throw my laptop in the pool, it's so humid out here....

Later!!!

Week 6 final thoughts

Okay, I awake this morning to find myself in the lead alone....

However, I still need Denver. The Broncos of Denver need to go to San Diego and get a big win for me here....



This guy here is why I feel pretty good about that pick....



Indeed, that is Norv Turner, Head Coach, San Diego Chargers.

Looking at these poolwide picks, I see that Jumbo Y Genius, my pals in sunny Florida, are in second place... But they can't win. If San Diego does pull this out, Badgergil is going to get his first win of the season.

Sorry fellas. Good week though. I loved the KC over Washington pick. Loved it. I REEEELY was gonna do that myself, but I just didn't have the frickin guts to do it. All I can really say is, myself and Air Myles had the sense to only put 3 points on the Snyder Deadskins...

(I've often wondered, if you're taking a game for three or less, does it make any sense not to go ahead and go the other way??? Or is the three just a "throwing in of the towel" sort of point number, leaving the pick itself irrelevant?? Maybe I wonder too much???)

(Okay, let me wonder for one more second: My thoughts when I took that game, if I recall through the haze of prescription medications, were that I wanted no part of that game, either way. And since some offshore gambling havens had installed the Deadskins as 7 point favorites, Ahhh, ya know, what was I supposed to do?? And in the ultimate indignity, the Deadskins only scored 9 points!!! Favored by 7, total output 9... Things that make you go "Hmmmm...")

Anyways, one more quick random thought: Braylon Edwards! Braylon Edwards, the human dropped pass for the Cleveland Browns. Has led the league in drops for two seasons. I tell ya what, since the plane taxied out onto the runway to leave the Cleve, dude has remembered how to catch suddenly. I saw him make two ridiculous circus catches yesterday in that Bills Jets debacle.

Dude is a genius. He Figured out how to get out of Cleveland!

Cleveland fans, you may now douse yourself with gasoline, and light yourselves on fire.

Alright Badgergil, good luck tonight... For those of you not aware, Badgergil and I are sitting atop the season standings as well, so this little contest has a lot riding on it.... so good luck.

Badgergil is reading this, saying "Yeah, same phoney-baloney good luck to you too, pal."

Fresh Magazine going in...

Well, first off, congrats have to go out to RONFIC, for his big win last week. I'd have to say, that Cleveland, Atlanta, Denver trifecta of afternoon picks was real good. Dude is real good.

I still don't believe Denver beat New England. I just don't. Be that as it may, RONFIC has a big win.

Patriots blasted Tennessee this afternoon... Is Tennessee officially reeling?? Um, yeah.

I'm watching this Buffalo at the Jets game here... Nobody wants to win this game. Jets intercepted, Bills just intercepted back. We're in overtime, with 4 minutes to go. This could be a tie. And before you ask, I don't remember what happens in a tie, so don't ask. I think everyone gets their points, but don't quote me on that.

Okay, nevermind, Buffalo just kicked a field goal in overtime. Barely snuck that puppy inside the right upright. The Bills?!?!? Going on the road to get a win??? Huh?? Whaa??? The Bills?? Really??? The woeful pathetic Bills?? Dick Jauron at the helm, winning in New York against the trendy Jets????

Have the Jets just lost 3 in a row?? (let me help you out: yes.) Are the Jets now reeling?? Yes.

Did my Arizona Cardinals blast Seattle in Seattle?? Yes they did.

I was just thinking this morning, I don't think the spread is high enough on the Philly-Oakland game. If it was Philly by 21, would that shock anyone? Not me.

Also, it occured to to me that I have the Eagles in both of my "last man standing" pools... Which I generally feel is a real bad idea. I just never do it. You don't want to try to sail all your ships through the deadly Straits of Hormuz in a "Last Man Standing" scenario...

But I'd saved the Eagles, saved them, held them close, for JUST SUCH AN OCCASSION, when they would be such a mortal lock, I would then use them, and put another win in the spreadsheet, and live to fight another week.

Philly is such a lock, sometimes you just have to do it....

Doh-ooooFFF!!! Another gut punch. Excuse me while I throw up... Wiped out of TWO Survivor Pools, in one fell swoop. Put the donkey ears on me, I'm a donkey.

A few weeks ago, I was writing about the vaunted NFC East, the toughtest division in football. Yeah, don't look now, but the Eagles, Redskins, and Giants all played today. They were all favored. And they all lost.

The Giants, to be fair, are a fraud. Eli Manning is a fraud.

(That was fair?? What? That's not fair... They're the best team in the NFC East!!!)

Okay, The Giants are an okay team. Eli Manning is truly a Fraud. If you don't like it, start your own blog.

Okay Eli Manning apologists, here's your boy's line, from Yahoo sports:
E. Manning 14 31 178 1 1 61.0
Thats 14 of 31, 178 yards, 1 TD 1 pick, rating of 61.0. That's your guy, giant fan!! That's your boy!!! so, while you're busy blasting Tony Romo, you might wonder how the Fraud that is Eli Manning keeps HIS job....

I was trying to make a point though, uhh, hmm....

(scrolling back, re-reading, give me a sec here...)

Yeah, okay, so you have the Redskins, in complete free falling meltdown, losing at home to Kansas City. KC?? Really? Yeah, Jim Zorn, you are on the Coors Light hot seat. For Pete's sake, Dick Jauron got a win ON THE ROAD today... Tag, you're it, Jim...

The Eagles like to think they're pretty good. Except they just went to Oakland and got beat. The great Donovan McNabb, 22 of 46, rating of 66. Nice.

So much for the NFC East. I like the Cowboys chances better every second...

and I would have to say, that was a bold statement by the Saints.

Vikings also pulled out a nail biter. Are you believing in the Vikings yet??? That's okay, wait a few more weeks, then jump on the bandwagon....

Well, it looks like I'm tied with JUMBO Y GENIUS. I need Atlanta and Denver. I'm finally starting to believe in Denver.

Another thrilling week... enjoy!

Week Five: Bullets are Flying

Well, Week Five people, week 5... One fourth of the season is already in the rear view mirror....

I tried a different strategy this week... I went 16,15,14,13,12,11 on the early games... And it WORKED!! I was looking great.

Then the afternoon games came, like a gut punch to the stomach... OOf!

RONFIC seemed to have a handle on it last night... but this morning, I see SHARPCHEDDAR has tied him up. I don't see that anyone besides those two can win. So, good luck tonight fellas! The all important Jets at Miami matchup...

(I coulda swore I took Miami in that one... musta changed my mind at some point... I either need to drink more, or drink less...)

Did you see the Minnesota Vikings bandwagon parade go by?? Did you see my Escalade there?? I am officially ON BOARD with the Vikings. 16, no drama, blowout from the start, thank you...

Remember when Packer games were like that?? Yeah. Before THE DARK TIMES. Before The Tedly.

Needless to say, the Carolina game made me very nervous. There's a real bad vibe down there right now... They gave Jake Delhomme a huge guaranteed deal after their deep run into the playoffs last year, and now, well, he's not playing great. But they are really tied to the mast with this guy.

That pick was a case of, the Redskins are in even MORE disarray than Carolina, on the road...

Not all of you are up to speed on this, so let me break it down for you: The Redskins named Sherman Lewis as an offensive "Consultant" this week... And for those of you NOT from the greater Milwaukee Metroplex, Sherman Lewis was Mike Holmgren's O-Coordinator when we won the Super Bowl, and we were good.... Before the Dark Times. Before the Tedly. Back then, Big Mike was basically his own O-Coordinator, so no one up here, to this day, is real sure what exactly Sherm Lewis did while he was here. He did sit in the press box, with a headset on... There is photo evidence of that...

He had a few HC interviews, never got a job. Big Mike left for Seattle, didn't take Sherm Lewis with him, and shortly thereafter, Sherm was sitting at home retired, and has been for several years.

He gave a brief presser at Redskins Park, and mainly made comments about how he had to call the bingo parlor and cancel his gig as a bingo caller, and had to call meals on wheels, and cancel his gig as a MOW delivery driver... and there's been some talk about whether he was kidding or not. I think not. I think the dude was fully, firmly retired. And hey, good for him. I hope to be like that someday.

Pretty murky though, why Dan Snyder needs to bring in Sherm Lewis. If I'm Jim Zorn, I don't see that as a positive sign... And they lost to the Carolina Panthers in horrific fashion. Jim Zorn is nursing a major headache this morning, and may well have to make an emergency run to the liquer store, for some more Jack Daniels...

But wait, no, just hold the phone for a second... Jim Zorn is merely our second place finisher in this week's new feature, COACH ON THE HOTTEST SEAT, Sponsored by Coors Light, The Official Beer of the NFL...

(I know, you're dying, the guesses are flying right now...)

(And yes, there are many many deserving candidates, tru dat, but....)

(Give it one more second of pregnant pausing...)



Of Course, It's Dick Jauron. The story is an old one, the record a clear one. Besides ONE SHINING MOMENT, when he was Coach of the Year with the evil Chicago Bears, he has stunk on ice. His tenure with the Buffalo Bills has been, shall we say, disappointing.

And to put the capstone on it, Yesterday the woeful, pathetic, sorry Cleveland Browns rolled into Buffalo and beat them in their own place! Gaaah! Aaaugh! Ugh!

Congrats, Dick... You are... the COORS LIGHT COACH ON THE HOTTEST SEAT. Grab a cold Coors Light and try to cool off while you sit in the toaster oven, waiting for the phone to ring... Look on the bright side: did you REALLY want to stand on the sidelines in Buffalo, in December, with an icy wind whipping off the lake?? Of course not... Nobody does, it's ridiculous.

The Moral Defeat

Not enough time has been spent discussing "The Moral Defeat". Tip of the cap to Bill Simmons, who recently broached this subject.

We all know what a "Moral victory" is. That's where you LOSE the game, but you played well, against a superior opponent, and everyone feels good about that.

A "moral defeat" is when you WIN the game, but against a wildly inferior opponent, who ALMOST beat you, and thus even though you won the game, it leaves a bad taste, and may well be a harbinger of bad things to come...

That's a lot of run-up... What am I about to talk about???



Give yourself a cigar: The Dallas Cowboys!

Talk about a moral defeat... ugh. They coulda lost that game. I was physically ill, watching my 15 points go flying out the window.

This is the perfect illustration of the moral defeat, right here. They should have won by 3 touchdowns. I read last week that new Kansas Cuty Head Coach Todd Haley has already lost the team... The Cowboys needed to win by 3 touchdowns... not go into overtime... Ugh.

And for those of you who thought Wade Phillips should have been the Coors Light Coach of the Week, well.... He's right there. He's in the conversation. Despite the brutal moral defeat nature of yesterday's performance, however, it turns out that The Dallas Cowboys did in fact score more points than the Chiefs... and thus, by rule, they will be awarded an actual victory in the official standings of the National Football League.

As Dick Jauron wakes up this morning, looking for the Jim Beam... he can't say that.

Week Four wrap-up...

Well, first off, congrats to HIGHZ... He was gone, now he's back, now he won a week.... Nice job buddy.

Monday Night Football, clearly was about what I expected, obvious by my Vikings for 14 pick.... This Offensive Line is... Well, it's offensive. It's awful.

I fear for Aaron Rodgers' life. I really do. He's gonna be horribly maimed before we face Minnesota again, at this rate...

Favre did not beat the Packers. The Vikings beat the Packers. I will say that, from what I saw, there's nothing wrong with Brett's arm. And yeah, it looks like he can still play. That being said, we were beaten in all phases, on both sides of the ball.

Not a great effort by Green Bay, in a much-needed division game, on Monday night. Not great.



Many of you recognize Ted Thompson, the dude on the right. General Manager, Green Bay Packers Football Club. January 14th, 2005, Mike Sherman was relieved of his General Manager duties, and Ted was hired.

So, we're basically in year 5 of this "experiment". An experiment that appears to have gone horribly wrong. Sure, I've had a lotta fun, poking fun at Tedly, old "beady eyes", over the years... But really, by now, we should be seeing some results.

For the 4th year in a frickin' row, we're the youngest team in the NFL. You can't win that way, period. Rebuilding is something that happens sometimes, and you go young, but that's a PATH to success, to get young, to build from within, but at some point, players mature, improve, and reflect an organizational attitude of winning, and pass that along to new players.

So, apparently Ted is just in perpetual rebuilding mode. And it shows. The Vikings have been a pretty sorry bunch, but thru the draft and free agency, they have improved. You draft Adrian Peterson. You get Jared Allen in Free Agency. You get Brett Favre in Free Agency. You draft Kevin Williams. You get better. You improve. You build a team.

I don't see any building here, from Ted. I just don't. Really, since Rivera and Wahl left in free agency, our offensive line has been terrible. Terrible. Ted, it's your job to get more guys. If you let the guys go, you have to get more guys. That's how it works.



This is Head Coach Mike McCarthy. Okay, kind of a gratuitous picture, heh heh. IN the 2005 NFL Season, Mike served as Offensive CoOrdinator for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers managed to rank LAST in the NFL in points scored. They also managed to rank LAST in the NFL in Yards obtained on offense.

January 8th, 2006, Ted Thompson fired Mike Sherman from his Head Coaching duties, and named Mike McCarthy as Head Coach of the Green Bay Packers.

Again, we should see some results by now. We really should. He's had plenty of time to coach these guys up.

Mark Murphy, call your office. If there's not some discussion about the future of these two, there should be.

Enough on that. Next week, let's see.... Hmmm. Atlanta at San Fran. Hmmm. Jacksonville at Seattle. I can feel the points slipping off my sheet right now... Houston at Arizona. Dallas at Kansas City. If the Cowboys aren't going to start playing better, like, immediately, it's gonna be a long season in the house that Jerry built.... Cleveland at Buffalo, ya gotta love these battles of bad teams. The 3-1 New England Patriots fly to the Mile High City and take on the 4-0 Broncos....

Why do I feel more clueless every week??

Week Four: Fire at Will

First off, congrats go to ERIN07, last weeks winner. Nice job!

Week Four people... By now, we should have SOME SLIGHT CLUE what is going on here... That's why I had to change my picks 15 times this week... Because NOW I KNOW who's going to win....

(Or am I more confused than ever???)

(Thinking...)

Let's go to Jim Nance and Phil Simms, Baltimore at New England... This actually ushers in a new era in football, if you will.... for I dunno how many years, us gamblers just took New England, and slept like a baby... How many years has it really been since there was any real decision about a New England Patriot game, in Foxboro??? It's been awhile.... It really has. Years.

Wellll, okay, there was last year, after Brady went down. But you get my point, with a HEALTHY TOM BRADY, okay, when's the last time.... sigh. Nevermind.

The Patriots have elected to defer, they will open on defense. Nice. You always wanna open a big game on D... Patriots kick off, Ravens returning...wait, the BALL IS OUT!!!! OMG, New Engalnd recovers, deep in Ravens territory.. I like how this is shaping up already...

Hold the frickin' phone here, let's go to the Poolwide Picks... Smitty201, NE for 15!!! Whoa. Tom Brady loves you right now, Smitty... Picks are all over the map on this one.... I'd love to get my 4 tied up to the dock though, that'd be a big help at this point.

Hmmm.. Everyone has the Giants, Everyone has Cincy, everyone has Indy.... Sharpcheddar, Detroit for 13!!! You rock, dude. You rock. I love that pick. Gave me nausea to hitch my wagon to Jay Cutler and Lovie Smith... No seriously, I almost puked...

Back to the game, first and ten at the Ravens 12, obvious PI not called on first down, incomplete.... I don't like how that's shaping up.... The DB is wearing these crazy electric neon pink gloves, how can the ref NOT SEE that the bright hi-lighter pink hand was grabbing early.... duh...

Bill Belichek NOT wearing a grey hoodie with the sleeves torn off... Wearing some kind of mid-sleeve windproof shirt kind of thing... Mike McCarthy has heavier clothes on for a game in a dome in St Louis, for cripes sakes... Big Bill is standing out in the rain outside Boston in a blue short sleeve thing...I dare say, McCarthy has more natural insulation... ahh, I'll let that go. I see Bill also gets clothes that have "BB" on them, under the Patriots logo... Maybe he stole it from a ball boy?? Kidding, I guess it's his initials...

3rd and 9, Brady sacked... ugh. FG attempt coming up. FG is good. 3-0, should have been 7-0...

Action continues, TB up on Washington, 7-0. Hmm, that could be a problem. I see some of the Florida Boys have Tampa, Ardita has Tampa, Badgergil has Tampa...

Detroit 7, Chicago zip. I TOLD YOU I loved that pick!!!

Okay, time passing, Ravens 7, Patriots 3. Ridiculous catch in the end zone by Mason, the former Tennessee Titan... Ted Thompson, call your office... it turns out that picking up free agents IS LEGAL in the NFL...

Score update on the ticker: Detroit 14, Chicago 7.

Roughing the passer called on the Ravens... Ravens are bitching to the refs, let's go to the replay... Hmm, a left hook right to the head, just about blows the helmet off of Brady's head. Yeah, nice, fellas. In Baltimore, shots like that are just "good clean football" apparently.... Ya gotta love the Ravens and their cheap-shot late-hitting style, don't ya?? Actually no, you don't... The Ravens are stealing that bit from the Bears... and THAT'LL make your head swim, thinking that anyone is copying what the Bears do... but I digress....

Tom Brady goes in on a QB sneak, Pats 10, Ravens 7. This game is a war.... Okay, it's not REALLY a war... Can you imagine Ray Lewis with an M4?? That's not a pretty picture... I think he prefers knives anyway...

Hey-ooooo! Wow, that was a shot.... Hey, I'm just sayin', he either a) stabbed a dude to death or b) was standing right there when his posse did it, and he beat the rap. I'm just sayin'...

Moving right along... Whoops, coming out of commercial, we see Brady heading to the locker room... Oh boy. A gratuitus shot of Brian Hoyer, #8, for the Patriots. 6'2", 215, rookie out of Michigan State! Hey, how about that... The DOC4WI is familiar with his work, I'm sure....

Just saw that commercial with the doggy, who buries the bone, and then digs it up, and then puts it in a safe deposit box, and then goes and gets it out... He's a good pup. I have a real soft spot for these dog commercials... I can barely stand it when Tyler Hansborough gives that girl her dog back in that other one.

Okay, I'm fine now. Sorry.

Great statue of liberty play, TD Patriots. NE 17, Ravens 7.

Detroit was losing, now they've tied it up, Detroit 21, Chicago 21... Stafford 221 yards already...

Indy 21, Seattle 3...No big shock there... Houston 20 Oakland 6, no surprise there...JaMarcus Russell, 6 for 16, 69 yards. Al Davis says he's a great Quarterback... Yeah, make a note, don't let Al Davis do any QB draft scouting for you...

Tampa Bay 10, Washington 0. Yeah, note to Jim Zorn: Don't bother sending in that mortgage payment... you're moving soon.

Ravens just ran a great screen pass... Ya know, when the pass rush is killing you, the screen is a great call. Ted?? Mike?? You listening??

OMG, Patriots just intercepted Joe Flacco with 1:11 left in the first half, what a play. What a great catch, unreal. This DB Bodden, Jim Nance says he's come from the Lions and the Cleveland Browns... Good god, you thought YOUR career path was sucking.... Then again, the Patriots haven't picked you up yet, either...

Tennessee 3, Jacksonville 27. Ugh. I thought Tennessee was due... due to lay another egg, apparently... Best team in the AFC last year, record wise. The amount of points I've lost on Jacksonville games, either way, continues to spiral up up and out of control....

Okay, second half action... John Harbaugh is lighting the official on fire, after a blatant holding call... Unsportsmanlike on the Beltimore bench!! I'm laughing out loud here... He's still jawing... Uhhh, one of his assistants better pull him away over there....

What the hell is wrong with Tennessee?? 30-3, Jaguars.

Washington 16, TB 10. Wow. The Redskins, roaring back....

Just when I was starting to feel good about this New England game, Tom Brady stripped, fumble, end zone, Touchdown Ravens... ugh. Pats 17, Ravens 14.

Cleveland Cincy tied?? Uh oooohhh... Seattle 3, Indy 28. Seneca Wallace, who sucks, is 19 for 28... Waaaay better than Russell.

Whooops. Brady under a heavy blitz, floating, Randy Moss, TD!!! 24-14 Pats.

Jamarcus Russell, 10 of 25 for 110 yards. Brutal. If you're Russell, in the wrong end of a blowout, with stats like those, don't you need to come up lame with a hamstring or something??? Yeeesh.

Well, through the magic of DVR's and recordings, and trying to watch the Dallas Cowboys, I see it's Chicago 48, Detroit 24. Okay, I no longer love that pick. Sorry Sharpcheddar. I love the SPIRIT of that pick though, I really do.

Okay, again, thru the magic of television, DVR's, and laptop computers, we rejoin the action at halftime with the Cowboys 10, the Broncos 7, in a rematch of super Bowl XII... that's 12, if you're not sure. Cowboys destroyed the Broncos, you may recall.

San Fran 7, STL 0. I have San Fran in my Last man Standing Pool, so, hopefully that will hold up....

Smitty201, the Patriots come thru, launching you into the lead. Tampa Bay, did not hold up. To the fellas in Florida, sorry guys. I like the spirit of that pick too though, I must say. Tampa's Schedule is brutal, and they're not good. HighZ, Jacksonville for 4. Hmm. Am I sensing something in HIGHZ's picks?? Or is it time for another drink??? Smitty201 also has Miami, who is up at the moment.

Cowboys got a fumble recovery, drove it down the field, and then threw a pick... Ouch. Definitely time for another drink....

New Orleans is up... Darren Sharper, the former Packer, picks the ball off and takes it back 99 yards for a TD... He always did have a knack for the pick 6... or should I say, perverse obsession...

Well, Tony Romo just got done looking pretty bad... Danver & Kyle Orton go to 4 and 0??? Are you kidding me????? Are. You. Kidding. Me. Absurd. Wade Phillips really really really has that "Just fire me" look going on right now... And Jason Garrett looks more and more like he's in witness protection... am I sensing an implosion here???

Well, HighZ and Smitty201 are the only 2 players with a mathmatical chance.

Good luck!!!