Week # 17 - Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year to everyone !

We had a great Christmas holiday with presents and surprises galore !!!

Last weeks results make this week's games very interesting.

Mirranda and Portia had the most (10) correct, Peter had 9 and Vanessa could only manage 8.

So, after 240 games and going into the 16 games, the standings are:

1. Portia - 138
2. Vanessa - 137
3. Peter - 131
4. Mirranda - 126

Good luck to you all !!!!

Detroit @ Green Bay (+4)
San Francisco @ St. Louis (+11)
NY Jets @ Miami (-3)
Chicago @ Minnesota (-2)
Buffalo @ New England (-11)
Carolina @ New Orleans (-8)
Washington @ Philadelphia (-9)
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville (-4)
Tennessee @ Houston (+2)
Tampa Bay @ Atlanta (-11)
Baltimore @ Cincinnati (+3)
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland (+7)
Kansas City @ Denver (-4)
San Diego @ Oakland (-3)
Seattle @ Arizona (-3)
Dallas @ NY Giants (-3)

Week #16 - Sat/Sun/Mon Games

Here are the rest of the games for the week:

12/24 - Christmas Eve

Oakland @ Kansas City (-2)
Jacksonville @ Tennessee (-8)
Miami @ New England (-10)
Arizona @ Cincinnati (+4)
Denver @ Buffalo (+3)
St. Louis @ Pittsburgh (-17)
NY Giants @ NY Jets (-3)
Minnesota @ Washington (-7)
Tampa Bay @ Carolina (-8)
Cleveland @ Baltimore (-13)
San Diego @ Detroit (-3)
Philadelphia @ Dallas (-3)
San Francisco @ Seattle (+2)

12/25 Christmas

Chicago @ Green Bay (-13)

12/26 Boxing Day

Atlanta @ New Orleans (-7)

Week #16 - Thursday Night

Welcome back to the blog and Happy Holidays once again!

Last week Mirranda and Portia tied with 10 correct and Vanessa and I tied with 9 correct.

So, after 224 games played, the standings are:

1. Vanessa - 129
2. Portia - 128
3. Peter - 122
4. Mirranda - 116

Thursday night:

Houston @ Indianapolis (+7)

I'll put up the Saturday and Monday games Friday morning.

Good luck this week

Merry Christmas !!!!

Week #15 - Sat/Sun/Mon Games

Seasons Greetings everyone !!!

Here are the rest of the games for this week.......

Saturday:
Dallas @ Tampa Bay (+8)

Sunday:
Carolina @ Houston (-6)
Washington @ NY Giants (-7)
Miami @ Buffalo (Even)
Seattle @ Chicago (-4)
New Orleans @ Minnesota (+8)
Cincinnati @ St. Louis (+7)
Tennessee @ Indianapolis (+7)
Green Bay @ Kansas City (+15)
Detroit @ Oakland (+2)
New England @ Denver (+9)
NY Jets @ Philadelphia (-3)
Cleveland @ Arizona (-7)
Baltimore @ San Diego (+3)

Monday:
Pittsburgh @ San Francisco (-3)

Week #15 - Thursday Night

Welcome back to the blog for the Thursday night game.

Last week, Portia had 9 correct followed by Vanessa (8), myself (8) and Mirranda (7).

So, after 208 bone-crunching contests the standings are:

1. Vanessa - 120
2. Portia - 118
3. Peter - 113
4. Mirranda - 106

Tonight's game:

Jacksonville @ Atlanta (-12)

Good luck and go Quizz !!!!!

Week #14 - Sunday/Monday Games

Here are the remaining games for the week.

Who would have thought that Miami and Denver would be favored over

Philadelphia and Chicago, respectively?

Good luck all.....

Houston @ Cincinnati (-3)
Minnesota @ Detroit (-10)
Oakland @ Green Bay (-12)
New Orleans @ Tennessee (+4)
Philadelphia @ Miami (-3)
Kansas City @ NY Jets (-11)
New England @ Washington (+9)
Atlanta @ Carolina (+3)
Tampa Bay @ Jacksonville (+3)
Indianapolis @ Baltimore (-17)
Chicago @ Denver (-4)
San Francisco @ Arizona (+4)
Buffalo @ San Diego (-7)
NY Giants @ Dallas (-3)

Monday:
St. Louis @ Seattle (-10)

Week #14 - Thursday Night

Well, there are four weeks and 64 games left in the regular season, and

Vanessa has been steadily moving up in the standings.

That is so unfriendly!!!!

Last week she had 10 correct, Portia and Mirranda each had 9 and I only managed 8.

After 192 games the standings are:

1. Vanessa - 112
2. Portia - 109
3. Pete - 105
4. Mirranda - 99

Good luck this week!!!!

Thursday:

Cleveland @ Pittsburgh (-15)

Week #13 - Sunday/Monday Games

There are some real head scratchers this weekend...

Good luck everyone !!!!!

Tennessee @ Buffalo (-3)
Kansas City @ Chicago (-7)
Oakland @ Miami (-3)
Denver @ Minnesota (-1)
Indianapolis @ New England (-21)
Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh (-7)
Carolina @ Tampa Bay (-3)
NY Jets @ Washington (+3)
Atlanta @ Houston (+3)
Baltimore @ Cleveland (+7)
Green Bay @ NY Giants (+7)
Dallas @ Arizona (+5)
St. Louis @ San Francisco (-14)
Detroit @ New Orleans (-9)

Mon:
San Diego @ Jacksonville (+3)

Week #13 - Thursday Game

Greetings everyone!!!

Vanessa was the big winner last week with 13 correct picks out of 16 games!!!!!!

Portia had 10, Mirranda 9 and I had a mere 7.

That means that after 176 games the standings are:

1. Vanessa - 102
2. Portia - 101
3. Peter - 96
4. Mirranda - 90

Thursday night game:

Philadelphia @ Seattle (+3)

Good luck!

Week # 12 - Sunday/Monday Games

Here are the remaining games for the week:

Houston @ Jacksonville (+7)
Buffalo @ NY Jets (-10)
Cleveland @ Cincinnati (-7)
Minnesota @ Atlanta (-10)
Arizona @ St. Louis (-1)
Carolina @ Indianapolis (+4)
Tampa Bay @ Tennessee (-4)
Chicago @ Oakland (-3)
Washington @ Seattle (-3)
Denver @ San Diego (-6)
New England @ Philadelphia (+4)
Pittsburgh @ Kansas City (+11)

Mon:
NY Giants @ New Orleans (-7)

Good luck all!!!!

Week #12 - Thanksgiving Day Games

Greetings everyone and Happy Thanksgiving !!!!

Vanessa was the big winner last week with 11 correct picks out of 14 games!

I had 10 correct and Portia and Mirranda each had 9.

The standings after 160 games are:

1. Portia - 91
2. Vanessa and Pete - 89
3. Mirranda - 81

The Thanksgiving Day games are:

Green Bay @ Detroit (+7)

Miami @ Dallas (-7)

San Francisco @ Baltimore (-3)

Picks need to be in by 9:30 AM.....Good Luck everyone

Week # 11

Greetings and welcome back to the blog.

Last week, the big winner was Portia with 9 correct picks.
Vanessa was second with 8 and Mirranda and I each had 7.

The standings after 146 contests are:

1. Portia - 82 correct
2. Peter - 79
3. Vanessa - 78
4. Mirranda - 72

Good luck this week !!!!!

Thursday:
NY Jets @ Denver (+7)

Sunday:
Tampa Bay @ Green Bay (-14)
Carolina @ Detroit (-7)
Jacksonville @ Cleveland (+1)
Oakland @ Minnesota (+1)
Buffalo @ Miami (-1)
Dallas @ Washington (+8)
Cincinnati @ Baltimore (-7)
Arizona @ San Francisco (-10)
Seattle @ St. Louis (-1)
Tennessee @ Atlanta (-7)
San Diego @ Chicago (-4)
Philadelphia @ NY Giants (-5)

Monday:
Kansas City @ New England (-15)

Week #10 - Sunday & Monday Games

Welcome to the blog on 11/11/11.....

Last week Portia and Mirranda tied with 7 games correct,

Vanessa had 6 and I managed a mere 5.

Not counting the Thursday night game (in which Vanessa picked up a point),

the standings after 130 games are:

1. Portia - 73
2. Peter - 72
3. Vanessa - 70
4. Mirranda - 65

Good luck this week...there are some difficult matchups....

Arizona @ Philadelphia (Even)
Tennessee @ Carolina (-4)
Houston @ Tampa Bay (+4)
Washington @ Miami (-4)
Jacksonville @ Indianapolis (+3)
Denver @ Kansas City (-4)
Buffalo @ Dallas (-6)
New Orleans @ Atlanta (+1)
St. Louis @ Cleveland (-3)
Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati (+3)
Baltimore @ Seattle (+7)
NY Giants @ San Francisco (-3)
Detroit @ Chicago (-3)
New England @ NY Jets (-1)

Monday Night: Minnesota @ Green Bay (-14)

Week #10 - Thursday Night

An old-time AFC West battle.......

Oakland @ San Diego (-7)

Picks in by 5 PM.....

Week #9 - Sunday Night Showdown

Greetings and welcome to the midpoint of the season !!

It also happens to be time to wish Vanessa a

Happy Birthday !!!!!!!

Last week I was the winner with 7 correct, Portia had 6 and Vanessa and Mirranda each had 5.

The current standings are:

1. Pete 67 correct out of 116
2. Portia breathing down my neck with 66
3. Vanessa close with 64
4. Mirranda within striking distance with 58

This weeks games are:

Miami @ Kansas City (-4)
Atlanta @ Indianapolis (+8)
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans (-9)
NY Jets @ Buffalo (-2)
Seattle @ Dallas (-12)
Cleveland @ Houston (-11)
San Francisco @ Washington (+4)
Cincinnati @ Tennessee (-3)
Denver @ Oakland (-8)
NY Giants @ New England (-9)
St. Louis @ Arizona (-2)
Green Bay @ San Diego (+6)
Baltimore @ Pittsburgh (-4)
Chicago @ Philadelphia (-8)

Good luck & Go Beavs !!!!!!!

Week # 8 - Tebow in the Lion's Den

Greetings everyone!!!


It has been "strongly" suggested that I post last week's totals when I put up the contests each week, so here goes......


Mirranda took the grand prize last week with 10 correct out of 13 games!!!!
Pete had 8 correct, Portia 6 correct and Vanessa eeked out a mere 5.


That makes the standings after 103 games:

1. Pete and Portia tied with 60
2. Vanessa with 59
3. Mirranda closing fast with 53

This week's matchups are:

Arizona @ Baltimore (-13)
Minnesota @ Carolina (-4)
Jacksonville @ Houston (-10)
Miami @ NY Giants (-10)
New Orleans @ St. Louis (+14)
Indianapolis @ Tennessee (-9)
Detroit @ Denver (+3) [Tebow gets one point for each religious proposal]
Washington @ Buffalo (-6)
Cincinnati @ Seattle (+3)
Cleveland @ San Francisco (-9)
New England @ Pittsburgh (+3)
Dallas @ Philadelphia (-4)

Monday: San Diego @ Kansas City (+4)

Good luck to all and GO BEAVS!!!!

BTW...only a few more days until 11/7/11...:)

Week #7

Welcome to the blog for week #7.

Apparently, old age is setting in as I only managed 4 correct last week .....ugggh!

On the positive side, I got an extra 10% "Senior Discount" at Sears today....lol

The current standings are:

Portia and Vanessa in first place with 54 correct out of 90 games.

Me with 52

Mirranda closing fast with 43.....

San Diego @ NY Jets (+2)
Chicago @ Tampa Bay (+1)
Washington @ Carolina (-3)
Atlanta @ Detroit (-4)
Seattle @ Cleveland (-3)
Denver @ Miami (-1)
Houston @ Tennessee (-3)
Kansas City @ Oakland (-6)
Pittsburgh @ Arizona (+4)
Green Bay @ Minnesota (+10)
St. Louis @ Dallas (-14)
Indianapolis @ New Orleans (-14)
Baltimore @ Jacksonville (+9)

Good luck !

Week # 6

Welcome back for week #6!

First of all, I hope you are feeling better Vanessa......and I know that Mirranda

didn't get her picks in just to make you feel better for running that 1/2 marathon.

Thanks, Mirranda....and just to celebrate your FULL marathon, the league management has decided to bestow upon you the same number of winners in Week 5 as the lowest scorer.

That would be Vanessa....with 8 correct.....so the standings now are..............

I have 48 correct out of 77

Vanessa with 47

Portia with 46

Mirranda with 36

San Francisco @ Detroit (-5)

St. Louis @ Green Bay (-16)

Carolina @ Atlanta (-4)

Indianapolis @ Cincinnati (-7)

Buffalo @ NY Giants (-3)

Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh (-13)

Philadelphia @ Washington (+2)

Houston @ Baltimore (-8)

Cleveland @ Oakland (-7)

Dallas @ New England (-7)

New Orleans @ Tampa Bay (+5)

Minnesota @ Chicago (-3)

Miami @ NY Jets (-7)

Good luck everyone!

Week # 5

Greetings once again!!!!

The current standings are:

Vanessa & Pete tied at 39/64

Portia ..... 37/64

Mirranda.....28/64 (but I know she is planning a comeback)

Good luck to you 1/2 marathoners this weekend!!!!

Tennessee @ Pittsburgh (-4)

Seattle @ NY Giants (-10)

Cincinnati @ Jacksonville (-3)

New Orleans @ Carolina (+7)

Oakland @ Houston (-6)

Philadelphia @ Buffalo (+3)

Kansas City @ Indianapolis (-3)

Arizona @ Minnesota (-3)

Tampa Bay @ San Francisco (-3)

NY Jets @ New England (-9)

San Diego @ Denver (+4)

Green Bay @ Atlanta (+6)

Mon: Chicago @ Detroit (-6)

Week # 4

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good week and have a great weekend!
Here are the current standings after 48 games:
Vanessa - 28 (she got 11/16 last week to take the lead !)
Peter - 27
Portia - 25
Mirranda - 23

This week's games:

Detroit @ Dallas (Even)
Carolina @ Chicago (-3.5)
Buffalo @ Cincinnati (+4.5)
Tennessee @ Cleveland (Even)
Minnesota @ Kansas City (+1.5)
Washington @ St. Louis (+3)
New Orleans @ Jacksonville (+10)
Pittsburgh @ Houston (Even)
San Francisco @ Philadelphia (-2.5)
NY Giants @ Arizona (+8)
Atlanta @ Seattle (+4.5)
Miami @ San Diego (-6.5)
New England @ Oakland (+6)
Denver @ Green Bay (-8.5)
NY Jets @ Baltimore (-4.5)

Mon:
Indianapolis @ Tampa Bay (-6.5)

Good luck all!

Week # 3

Hi everyone! Just in case anyone is interested, yours truly is in the lead with 18/32 correct picks.

Portia and Vanessa are close behind with 17 and Mirranda is bringing up the rear with 14.

This weeks picks are:

New England @ Buffalo (+4.5)

San Francisco @ Cincinatti (+1.5)

Miami @ Cleveland (-1)

Denver @ Tennessee (-3.5)

Detroit @ Minnesota (+6.5)

Houston @ New Orleans (Even)

New York Giants @ Philadelphia (-5)

Jacksonville @ Carolina (-3)

New York Jets @ Oakland (+4)

Baltimore @ St. Louis (+4.5)

Kansas City @ San Diego (-12.5)

Green Bay @ Chicago (+3.5)

Arizona @ Seattle (+4)

Atlanta @ Tampa Bay (+3)

Pittsburgh @ Indianapolis (+9)

Mon: Washington @ Dallas (Even)

Good luck all!!

NFL Week 2 Matchups

Greetings, everyone....We all got off to a decent start last week.....

Vanessa, Portia and Mirranda each have 7 correct out of 16.....and I am way ahead with eight correct!!!

Oakland @ Buffalo (-2)

Kansas City @ Detroit (-7)

Baltimore @ Tennessee (+9)

Cleveland @ Indianapolis (-2)

Tampa Bay @ Minnesota (Even)

Chicago @ New Orleans (+1)

Jacksonville @ NY Jets (-9)

Seattle @ Pittsburgh (-11.5) ouch!!!

Arizona @ Washington (-4)

Green Bay @ Carolina (+13) WOW!!!

Dallas @ San Francisco (+3.5)

Cincinatti @ Denver (+2.5)

Houston @ Miami (+6.5)

San Diego @ New England (-1)

Philadelphia @ Atlanta (+3)

Monday night:

St. Louis @ NY Giants (-2)

Good luck!!!!

2011 NFL Picks

Greetings everyone!!!!! Welcome back to the blog and all the fun that goes with it!!!!

It looks like I am the designated "bloggard" this year since I have nothing better to do....

I am going to list the matchups in the following format......Visitor, Home Team, then the amount of points the home team gets (+) or has to give (-). Oh, and by the way, in the real world TIES are equal to wins.......:).

Week 1 Matchups......

Thursday

New Orleans @ Green Bay (-3.5)

Saturday

Atlanta @ Chicago (+2.5)

Cincinatti @ Cleveland (-6)

Buffalo @ Kansas City (-5)

Philadelphia @ St. Louis (+6.5)

Detroit @ Tampa Bay (even)

Tennessee @ Jacksonville (even)

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore (+1.5)

Indianapolis @ Houston (-4.5)

Carolina @ Arizona (-8)

Minnesota @ San Diego (-8)

Seattle @ San Francisco (-5.5)

NY Giants @ Washington (+2)

Dallas @ NY Jets (even)

Monday....

New England @ Miami (+5.5)

Oakland @ Denver (-3.5)

Good luck everyone....and remember to get your picks in early.....just to make it

easier on me.....!!!!

Playoffs - Week 3

Here are the standings after week 2, the best person in the lead :)
1st place: Vanessa with 6-2
2nd place: Dad with 4-4
3rd place: Mom with 3-5
4th place: Mirranda with 1-7

Here are this weeks games - Good Luck:
SUN: Green Bay @ Chicago Green Bay by 3.5


SUN: NY Jets @ Pittsburgh Pittsburgh by 3.5

Playoffs - Week 2

Here are the playoff standings:
1st place: Vanessa with 4-0 - YES THAT IS RIGHT: 4-0!!!!
2nd place: Mom with 3-1
3rd place: Dad with 2-2
LAST PLACE (I've been waiting all season to say that): Mirranda with 0-4



Here are this weeks games:
SAT: Baltimore at Pittsburgh   Pittsburgh by 3
SAT: Green Bay at Atlanta   Atlanta by 2.5

SUN: Seattle at Chicago   Chicago by 10
SUN: NY Jets at New England   New England by 9

Playoffs - Week 1

Alright clean slate everyone, and watch out cus I am coming for the playoff title!

Here are the games:
SAT: New Orleans @ Seattle New Orleans by 11
SAT: NY Jets @ Indianapolis Indianapolis by 2.5

SUN: Baltimore @ Kansas City Baltimore by 3
SUN: Green Bay @ Philadelphia Philadelphia by 2.5

And the REGULAR SEASON WINNER is...

yea, like anyone was really wondering... it's Mirranda!
That's the last time we invite you to anything!

Here is the final breakdown...
WINNER: Mirranda with 123-124-9
Tied for 2nd place: Mom and Dad with 116-131-9 (at least we know there can't be any arguing about the results in that house!)
LOSER: Vanessa with 112-135-9

Playoffs start this week. Games will be up no later than Friday night. Games are on Sat and Sun, you can put up all your picks on Saturday morning, or put Sat pics up on Sat and Sun on Sun.

$10 buy-in for the playoffs as well... watch out everyone, im just getting hot!

Week 17 - Last Regular Season Week!

With one final last week of hope left (for some) here are the current standings:

1st place: Mirranda with 113-118-9
2nd place: Mom with 106-125-9
3rd place: Dad with 105-126-9
and bottom of the barrel: Vanessa with 101-130-9


Here are the last regular season games to pick (next week we all start fresh at zero for the playoffs):
Carolina @ Atlanta Atlanta by 14.5
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland Pittsburgh by 6
NY Giants @ Washington NY Giants by 4
Cincinnati @ Baltimore Baltimore by 10
Jacksonville @ Houston Houston by 3
Minnesota @ Detroit Detroit by 3
Chicago @ Green Bay Green Bay by 10
Tennessee @ Indianapolis Indianapolis by 10
Oakland @ Kansas City Kansas City by 3.5
Miami @ New England New England by 5.5
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans New Orleans by 7.5
Buffalo @ NY Jets NY Jets by 1
Dallas @ Philadelphia Philadelphia by 3
Arizona @ San Francisco San Francisco by 6
San Diego @ Denver San Diego by 3.5
St. Louis @ Seattle St. Louis by 3