NFL CONFIDENCE PICK SHEET WEEK 8 10/22-29//11-01-02/2026

  For those of you who are new here. This is how confidence ranking goes, let me explain. If we were playing an office pool, (which we ARE NOT).  The object is to score the most points. To obtain the score YOU rank the teams by how confident you are a team will win its game.  EXAMPLE:  Say this week we have 16 games.  The team you are most confident will win you would assign the number 16 and follow down to the team you are least confident in and assign that number 1.   You add up the TOTAL CORRECT PICKS.. That would be your score.  We use the Monday night (Last game played) as a TIE BREAKER.  The tie is broken by the closest to the total (that is the COMBINED score of the two participating teams) final score, without going over. YOU can adopt the scoring  described above.  Or, the optional method.  A  negative score for missed games.  We will continue to get a positive score for correct predictions.  EXAMPLE:   if you scored     1 pt on the first game and you had 15 pts on the second game and lost you would still have  1 pt. 1.  HOWEVER. with the same scenario new scoring system would result with a –14 score If we were playing this is how my sheet would look;  My pick will be in bold Capital letters.  you can use circling, underlining, or highlighting.  I will show my correct points in Bold I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS-COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. BYES:   49’ers —- Giants — Texans — Saints  TRIVIA TIME:  What number did Peyton Manning wear throughout his career?       Answer below pick sheet THURSDAY EDT/SUNDAY-MONDAY EST GAME TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURSDAY 10/29/26 20:20 1 PRIME VIDEO Panthers (3–3) . @ Packers (4–3) . . ./. SUNDAY 11/01/26 13:00   2 CBS Ravens (4–3) . @ Packers (4–3) . . ./. 3 CBS Titans (1–6) . @ Bengals (4–2) . . ./. 4 FOX Cardinals (2–5) . @ Cowboys (3–4) . . ./. 5 FOX Vikings (6–0) . @ Lions (4–2) . . ./. 6 CBS Colts (2–5) . @ Jaguars (4–2) . . ./. 7 FOX Raiders (3–4) . @ Jets (2–5) . . ./. 8 CBS Browns (5–2) . @ Steelers (5–2) . . ./. 9 CBS Falcons (5–2) . @ Buccaneers (2–5) . . / SUNDAY 11/01/26 16:05 10 FOX Chargers (0–6) . @ Rams (3–4) . . ./.   SUNDAY 11/01/26 16:25 11 CBS Chiefs (5–1) . @ Broncos (5–2) . . ./. 12 CBS Patriots (4–3) . @ Dolphins (1–5) . . ./.   SUNDAY 11/01/26 20:20 13 NBC Eagles (2–5) . @ Commanders (1–4–1) . . ./. MONDAY 11/02//26 20:15 14 ESPN Bears (5–2) . @ Seahawks (4–3) . . ./. GAMES  Points Possible 105 Tie Break (Total score last game) . Total Points off – TRIVIA ANSWER  18 Views: 5

Children Sports Burn Out

  Yes, too much of one sport can indeed lead to burnout in children. Burnout usually results from chronic stress and might manifest as physical or emotional exhaustion, reduced performance, feelings of cynicism or detachment, and a lack of accomplishment. Although it varies from child to child, typically, playing multiple games a week, and adding in practices as well as travel for tournaments on weekends can become overwhelming. This intense schedule can cause physical fatigue and mental stress. To avoid burnout: 1. Variety: Encourage your child to play different sports. This can help them develop diverse skills and prevent overuse injuries. 2. Breaks: Ensure that your child takes breaks during the season and has an off-season when they do not play any organized sport. 3. Balance: Balance their sports activities with other things they enjoy like hanging out with friends, hobbies or family time. 4. Limitation: A common recommendation is that children should not spend more hours a week than their age playing sports. For example, a 10-year-old should play no more than 10 hours per week. 5. Listen: Pay attention to your child’s feelings about their sport commitment – if they’re consistently feeling too tired or unmotivated to participate, it may be time to reduce the intensity of involvement. 6. Fun element: It’s important that playing sports remains fun for your child rather than being perceived as a chore or job. 7. Professional guidance: Seek advice from a coach or pediatrician if you worry about burnout or over-exercise. It’s important to remember that every child is unique – one size does not fit all when it comes to an appropriate schedule for sports participation. Views: 52

My Week Playing as an Amateur in the Masters Tournament of 2024

     HI ! My name is Mike. I want to thank Wayne for permitting me to tell my story.  It is a story about my once in a lifetime experience.  First a little background of my self.  Unlike some of my friends who lived in the city, I was raised on a farm.  Where work came first.  While they began to play golf early in their life; heck for some of them the golf course was their baby sitter.  Their parents paid for a family membership at the local club.  While the parents worked the kids played golf all day.      I was in my twenties when I first picked up a golf club. I was a carpet and tile installer, (then we were called floor covering mechanics), one would spend a year or so as an “intern”, which meant I helped carry the carpet, linoleum, or tile into the house for the journeyman installer.  As time passed I was given more responsibility.  I learned how to sew a seam in the carpet that was invisible, how to cut a seam in linoleum that was very hard to see, and how to install tile on both floors and walls.      One day after work my boss asked me if I played golf. I told him I had played some miniature golf.  He said, “No, no, real golf”, heavily stressing real.  I said, “Never, why would anyone want to hit a little white ball, carry a heavy bag of clubs, about 200 yards, hit it again, and repeat the process for a couple of hours. He handed me a used Byron Nelson 6 iron and took me to the field behind the shop.  He hit a couple of balls and seemed to marvel at its flight. He told me the 6 iron was the easiest one to hit.  He told  me take the club and showed me how to hold it.  He dropped a ball and told me to try it.  I missed the ball about ten or twelve times.  (More instructions).  Finally I made contact and I was amazed as the ball took flight.  Before that session was finished I was hooked.      My Uncle who was an avid golfer gave me an old set of clubs and a handfull of used balls.  I found myself behind the bosses shop sometimes before and after work, just hitting balls with the various clubs.  Then came the day my boss took me to the city golf course and he began to give me putting lessons and he never seemed to tire of telling me how to stroke the ball, read the greens, and relax.      One day my Uncle told me his employer, was having a scramble, family members were invited to play.  My Uncle was a pretty good golfer and so were the other two golfers.  I agreed to play.  It was kind of a downer.  We never used a single one of my shots.  UNTIl the 18th hole. It was a par 5. We were on the green in 3, but we had a about a 30 foot putt.  “Go ahead”, my uncle said,” show us the line”  Can you imagine the surprise on all their faces, and mine when the ball somehow found its way into the cup.  I made a keeper on the last hole. (the only one we used).      We made our way to the clubhouse and sucked down a soda, while waiting tor the results, which didn’t take long as we were the last team to finish.  Soon the announcement was made that our team had won by one stroke.  My team mates were patting me on the back saying  “It was that long putt you made that won it for us”.  I knew better; if it hadn’t been for their play all day we wouldn’t have been in the position to win.  As it turned out we each got club bucks to spend at the pro shop.   Because I didn’t have golf shoes I spent some of it on a pair of white wing-tip golf shoes, and the rest I purchased a driver and 3 wood. This was before the metal clubs came out so they were wooden woods.  I still use them.  I have used that same set of clubs, the Byron Nelson 6 iron included all my life.      From then on I was totally hooked. I moved on from my job at the floor covering shop, and soon made a friend who loved to play golf, (actually he played to get out of doing his honey-do list at home).  We played nine holes about every day, maybe 36 holes on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays.  Actually we seemed to spend more time in the woods surrounding the course as well as on the course and when it wasn’t busy around the water hazards hunting golf balls. (When he moved to a different house he had about eight or nine 55 gallon drums of balls. In fact he actually paid for his club membership by giving the club a drum of balls, each year.  We joined a league where we were way outclassed.  I finally established a handicap in this league of 14.  Occasionally I would win a sleeve of balls for long drive, or closest to the pin, and sometimes for low score with handicap.      My friend and I would enter local tournaments, we didn’t win any but sometimes we would finish in the top ten.  But we always had fun.  Our group from work every Wednesday would have a choose up we had enough for about 4-5 foursomes.  We played if you got a bogey you got 1 point, par was 2 points, birdie was 3 points, and the rare eagle was 4 points.  High score won a share of the money we chipped in.  Low gross got the rest. Although we played as foursome it was an individual thing, every man for himself.     Then as my children… Continue reading My Week Playing as an Amateur in the Masters Tournament of 2024

GOLF: The Game Evolves With Age

      The game of golf, like many others, evolves as players age. This is especially noticeable when comparing the performance of senior men and women to their younger selves. One of the most evident differences lies in the drive distance. A young male golfer frequently averages between 250-260 yard drives; however, as a senior man, this average may drop significantly. Due to physiological changes that come with aging like decreased muscle strength and flexibility, this could diminish to approximately 180-200 yards on average. Similarly, senior women also experience a drop in their average drive distance. As per research from the PGA, an adult female golfer commonly hits drives between 140 and 180 yards. With aging, her drives could decrease by around 20%-30%, resulting in a range of approximately 100-130 yards. As for fairway play, seniors often emphasize accuracy over distance due to diminished physical capabilities. You might notice both senior men and women investing more time on club selection and strategic plays rather than focusing on raw power.      Approach play also changes significantly among seniors. Younger players often use long irons or even woods for their approach shots but as flexibility diminishes with age, hybrids and higher lofts become favored for their forgiving nature and ease of use. Put simply, putting is an art that favors those with years of experience over those with youthful stamina. That said, it doesn’t mean seniors don’t face challenges. They might deal with declining vision or shaky hands which could affect precision and control over the putter’s speed.      In terms of golf scores, it largely depends on how frequently they played in their younger years and whether they kept up with practice later in life.  However, many senior golfers fall into the category where they used to play when they were younger but took a long break before picking up clubs again—like I did at age 76 after stopping at about age 40 when I was a 14 handicap. In such cases, it is reasonable to expect an increase in their handicap. On average, a senior golfer who was a 14 handicap might be around a 20 handicap or more because of the physical limitations and changes that come with age. However, golf is not just about low scores but enjoying the game, so while the numbers might change, the love for the sport remains unwavering.      But the biggest thing I experienced, and still do is the, “I used to hit this over the trees and have a 15-20 yard approach shot on this par 4.”  Used to being the key words here!  I used to be 20 years old too.  But I still stand there and think “I used to hit this within 15- 20 yards of the green.   Then I think I can still do it.  BUT I CAN’T !!!!! Views: 101

GOLF TEES and RECOMMENDATIONS for SENIOR GOLFERS

  ⛳Golf tees may seem like a minor detail in the grand scheme of the game, but they play a pivotal role in a golfer’s initial drive.  The choice between plastic and wooden tees can influence both the environmental impact and the quality of play.  For senior golfers, selecting the right tee is even more crucial to maintain performance and enjoyment of the game. Plastic vs. Wooden Tees: A Comparison Wooden Tees Pros: Eco-friendly:  Wooden tees are biodegradable and blend seamlessly with the natural environment of a golf course. Cost-effective: Generally cheaper than their plastic counterparts, making them a budget-friendly option. Cons: Less durable:  Prone to snapping, especially when driven into hard ground or used with powerful swings. Limited customization:  Fewer color and size options compared to plastic tees. Plastic Tees Pros: Durability: Plastic tees are less likely to break, offering longevity over multiple games1. Variety: Available in a range of colors and sizes, as well as specialized designs like zero-friction tees1. Cons: Environmental impact: Not biodegradable, posing a long-term waste issue if not properly disposed of1. Tendency to bend: While they don’t break easily, bending can be an annoyance during play1. Recommendations for Senior Golfers Senior golfers often face different challenges on the course, such as reduced swing speed and distance. Therefore, the choice of tee can have a significant impact on their game. Brush-style tees: These tees have bristles that hold the ball, reducing friction and potentially aiding in longer drives. They are particularly beneficial for golfers with slower swing speeds. Step-style tees: These tees come with preset heights, ensuring consistent ball height with every drive. This consistency can be advantageous for senior golfers who value precision over power. Our Verdict For senior golfers, we recommend brush-style or step-style tees for their ability to provide consistent height and reduced friction. When it comes to material, the choice between plastic and wooden largely depends on personal preference and environmental considerations. However, the durability of plastic might offer an advantage for those who do not wish to replace their tees frequently. In conclusion, while the perfect tee for senior golfers will vary based on individual needs and values, the advancements in tee technology offer options to enhance the golfing experience for players of all ages. Views: 128

UNDERSTANDING GOLF HANDICAPS

[adrotate group=”1″] ⛳With the weather we have been experiencing GOLF IS CALLING !!!  My children and their friends already have played several rounds.  I have yet to hit the FAIRWAYS.  But in preparation I have been considering some things.  SO Let’s kick off our season. (Those of us in the northern states.  Considering the rather mild winter we have been expriencing I assume you SOUTHERNERS probably have not stopped, ⛳A golf handicap is a measure of a golfer’s potential ability, and it levels the playing field, allowing golfers of different skill levels to compete against each other. In this post, we’ll explore how to calculate your handicap and how to apply it during a game. How to Calculate Your Golf Handicap     Calculating your golf handicap can seem complex, but it’s quite straightforward once you understand the formula. Here’s a simplified process: Find Your Adjusted Gross Score (AGS):  This is your score after any equitable stroke control adjustments. Determine the Course Rating and Slope Rating:  These numbers are usually found on your scorecard or the course’s website. Calculate Your Score Differential:  Use the formula: Score Differential=Slope Rating(AGS−Course Rating)×113​ Average Your Differentials:  Take the average of the lowest score differentials from your most recent rounds. Multiply by 0.96:  This is the final step to determine your handicap index.      Remember, the lower your handicap, the better your potential ability. Applying Your Handicap During a Game Once you have your handicap, you can apply it during a game to adjust your score. Here’s how: Convert Your Handicap Index to a Course Handicap:  This adjusts your handicap for the specific course you’re playing on. Course Handicap=Handicap Index×slope rating divided by 113 Apply Strokes to Holes:  Add your handicap strokes to the holes in order of difficulty, as indicated by the stroke index on the scorecard. Adjust Your Score: After completing your round, apply your course handicap to your total score to find your net score. By using your handicap, you can compete on an equal footing with any golfer, regardless of their skill level. THEREFORE Understanding and applying your golf handicap is essential for fair play and competition. Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a beginner, knowing how to calculate and use your handicap will enhance your golfing experience and help you track your progress over time. So, next time you hit the links, be sure to bring your handicap into play! ⛳ [adrotate group=”1″] Views: 118

THE DISRUPTIVE SHIFT

[adrotate group=”1″] Daylight saving time, that biannual clock dance, disrupts our internal rhythms. Here’s how: Health Risks:  The sudden shift messes with our bodies. Researchers link DST to increased risks of heart attacks, strokes, mood disturbances, and hospital admissions. Inflammatory markers spike due to stress, and car crashes become more likely after the spring forward. Energy Conservation Myth:  Benjamin Franklin’s candle-saving idea birthed DST, but today it’s questionable.  Lighting accounts for less energy use, and extending daylight hours encourages more air conditioning and heating. Mood Disorders:  Contrary to popular belief, extra evening sunlight doesn’t necessarily make us healthier. Data suggests DST exacerbates mood disorders, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Circadian Rhythms:  Sunlight synchronizes our internal clocks.  While evening light is great for outdoor activities, it can disrupt our sleep patterns, making it harder to fall asleep at our usual bedtime. The Two-Hour Gap Now, let’s focus on the peculiar scenario of a state being two hours ahead of the sun. Imagine waking up while the world outside is still cloaked in darkness. Here’s what happens: Darker Mornings:  After DST, mornings become gloomier. The sun rises later, affecting our wake-up routines. On March 9, Milwaukee will see sunrise at 6:11 a.m., but on March 10, it won’t rise until 7:09 a.m. Evening Sunsets: On the flip side, evenings gain extra daylight. By April 15, the sun sets at 7:36 p.m. in Milwaukee, granting 13 hours and 29 minutes of daylight. Trade-Off:  While longer evenings are delightful, the cost is darker mornings. Finding the right balance is tricky. Longest Day of the Year Remember the Summer Solstice? It’s the longest day, when the sun reaches its zenith. This year, Milwaukeeans will bask in 15 hours and 25 minutes of daylight on June 20. The sun rises at 5:10 a.m. and sets at 8:36 p.m. DST isn’t just about adjusting clocks; it’s about recalibrating our lives. As we spring forward, let’s be mindful of the effects—both positive and negative—of this temporal tango with time.  BUT,  Our government officials do not care about OUR HEALTH.  All they care about is having more time to play Golf and enjoy the benefits of their extravagant lives.  Nevermind the average working man’s needs.  I suggest those who want DST should adjust their times to their schedules, NOT force the general  public to observe DST’ers to go along with their whims. DST’ers I ask you.  How much time have you saved.  (SAVED, as a rule means to put aside for use at a later date).  When to you plan to make that withdrawal of time.  Answer YOU HAVE NOT ONE MINUTE IN YOUR BANK.  YOU WILL NEVER USE IT.  Maybe DST should really be called SDT (SUN DELAYED TIME), at least that would be more HONEST! [adrotate group=”1″] Views: 146

Oly’s SENIOR GOLF WEEK 3. 2023

FATHER’S DAY:  Yes I know I am a bit behind.  It has been a month since Father’s Day Anyway my two sons took me to what was my home club when I was playing.  Remember last post I was telling you what an excellent course.  It was originally designed with hosting a PGA tournament there. in mind.  I never played the PGA Tees.  I never played the Championship tees either.  We, (even in league,) play, used the Intemediate tees which most people play today.  We did not have Senior tees.   We had Blue Championship, White Intemediate, and ladies tees. I was really excited about playing there.  First thing I noticed was the office and equipment area was missing the pool table and the entire area had been turned into a storage area.  This area was in the lower half of the building, and you walked out to the card area which was also the course level.  NOW the office area is upstairs, parking lot level.   Had to wait for someone to come in if you wanted to pick up anything.  NO free ball markers. NO free green repair tools.  I don’t remember them having gloves, hats or anything.  The office was where the entrance to the restaurant and bar were.  The bar had been moved toward the office. and limited seating.  No bartender.   The rest was turned into a storage area. (The Food there used to be very good and reasonable; but now no restaurant.  So I picked up a pencil and scorecard.  The boys had already paid the green fees, and cart fees.  I had already heard they had flipped the front and back nine.  No big deal.  But the tees (unlike before) was so hard you needed a hammer to insert your tee.  Bushes had crept into the fairway, making a narrow fairway narrower.  THEN the worse part.  HARD , patchy greens.  Cattails almost surrounding the water hazards,  and weeds creeping up where the fairway was around the water except about a 20 foot area.  Would not have been a problem in 1988 because I could drive to about 20 yards from this par 4 hole. (I am skipping around to different holes to explain how much MY Excellent course had gone down hill.  The sand traps were so hard most golfers refused to hit from them.  You get the idea.  This course was really deteriorating.  Primarily because, like so many courses NOT ENOUGH PLAYERS.  You have to have many players to be able to maintain the course.  Unfortunately the younger group does not play like we did,  they have other interests.  I don’t know what those interests are. But now on to the game.  My youngest plays generally around 2-5 over par.  My oldest plays bogey golf.  I play triple bogey golf.  They tried to talk me into playing the  SENIOR  tees. But I told them they were for old men.  My problem was this: This was my home course.  Instead of accepting my being older I kept seeing each hole through the eyes of my younger self,  then getting aggravated because I couldn’t hit the ball as long and true as I could 35 years ago.  to say I shot, a disappointing 126 for the 18. the boys of course were playing their usual games.  Now I like to just tell my net score which in this instance was a 74, 2 over par. (Good old Handicap)! Yes I had a great time just being with my boys,  score is score,  BUT time spent with your children is golden. Before I go let me tell you what I learned that day.  1. I had to admit I couldn’t play like I did 35 years ago.  So accept the Senior tees when playing with younger, stronger players.  (When I play with my friends closer to my age,(even if they are 7-8 years younger),  we play the intermediate tees.  It is fair. 2. When playing the courses I used to Play.  Forget playing there before.  Treat them like a new course you never played before.  That way you stop thinking “I used to hit this green in regulation or I can drive to within 20-30 yards of this hole.  You CAN’T. You have to think… I never played this course before let’s see what I can do. 3.  Conditions  of the course are conditions.  Just as fair for all players. 4. HAVE FUN.  You aren’t a tour player.  You aren’t playing for a living.  You are playing for recreation. Remember these things, eventually you might improve your game.  But if not (unless you are playing alone,  you are enjoying time with friends. I am hoping to improve enough I can feel comfortable playing in some scrambles.  After all I was once having a terrible day. And was heading home.  I was stopped and asked if I would play a scramble as one team was short a fourth.  I reluctantly gave in.  I played terrible all day.  The only shot of mine the team used was a 30 foot putt I sank which gave us the win.   Until next time HAVE FUN with your friends, and if you have a SENIOR GOLF LEAGUE,  sign up for it.  Who knows maybe you are as good or better than some of the players,  If not you still make new friends.   Views: 108

RETURN TO GOLF 2023

Hey there!  Oly here with another installment from the post I started last year.  You remember me the old guy who hadn’t played GOLF SINCE 1988.  I finally got out with my friend  and tried a nine hole round to start the season. As you may recall people had talked me into buying graphite clubs.  I tried to buy a set on or two on ebay.  To no avail.  I tried to purchase a set of PING and a set of Callaway.  I went to $600 on each  set.  (I think that is pretty expensive for USED clubs).  They went for between $800-$900+.  Needless to say at 76 I wasn’t going more.  I ended up at DICKS SPORTING STORE.  I am not a big fan of DICKS.  However they had a set of TOP FLITE senior graphite clubs on sale, (regularly priced at $349.99), but sale price was $249.99 and included the walking bag (with the legs that spread out to support the bag when you set it down  Did I mention that I had previously bought a Callaway HOT-X driver, (why I was seeking graphite Callaway graphite clubs.  Really loved it in the store.  Looked at at dozens of times before I bought it at DUNHAMS.  It wasn’t on sale at the time, but because I frequent the store often the manger gave me $50 off. Came time to play.  I went to the driving range, They give you I think 20 balls for $5.  With my bad back I  can’t hit that many balls without sitting for about 1/2 hour between 6 or 7 balls.  So I spent quite a bit of time there Hitting th Callaway HOt X ane the graphite driver that came with the set.  Determined to use the Callaway I used it all season.  Averaging about 165s  yard a drive.  Last year was a forgettable season.  If you want to see my scores, and reactions you will have to check back to the posts last year. So this year I decided to just use my Top Flite clubs,  (Aside for Christmas one of my sons gave me a dozen of the Titleist Pro V1.  I told him I would have to improve a lot before I played those expensive balls.  My other son (who generally shoots 2-4 shots over par),  said “Dad they are just balls”   Yeah if you don’t lose them easily).  Last year friends gave me I’m not sure how many dozen golf balls.  When I counted them out I could shoot a different ball every day for a year and not use them all. But back to this year.  I like to give my scores as NET sounds better.  The first 9 I netted a 24.  (unfortunately my gross was 60 for a par 32.  To be fair though,; I did have a lot of wet balls and “STOLEN BALLS” .  You see there is no rule regarding Stolen Balls.  So I decided if I couldn’t find a ball it was not lost.  Someone would come along and pick it up and not return it to me; THUS it is a stolen ball. I play from the white tees.  Senior tees are for old men.  So I was told anything in the 120’s is considered respectable for any age. Not happy with being in 120’s, so my goal is to be below 120. To begin the season I have set my own pars. Whatever par is to get to the green then 2 putt.  So par 3=5  par 4=6 and Par 5 is 7.  So on a par 72 course I have 4 par 3’s so that makes 30.  10 par 4’s = 60  That brings me to 90 4 par 5’s = 28 Which brings me to a score of 118.  As, (if) I improve I will lower my par.  That first nine holes according to MY pars would have been 58 instead of the 60 I shot. Check back next week to see if I improve.   HINT;   If you stay out of the water it will save you at least 1 stroke,(providing you don’t do it again on the same hole). Views: 137

NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 3 09/22-25-26/2022

For those of you who are new here. This is  how confidence ranking goes, let me explain. If we were playing an office pool,(which we ARE NOT).  The object is to score the most points. To obtain the score YOU rank the teams by how confident you are a team will win its game.  EXAMPLE:  Say this week we have 16 games.  The team you are most confident will win you would assign the number 16 and follow down to the team you are least confident in and assign that number 1.   You add up the TOTAL CORRECT PICKS.. That would be your score.  We use the Monday night (Last game played) as a TIE BREAKER.  The tie is broken by the closest to the total (that is the COMBINED score of the two participating teams) final score, without going over. YOU can adopt the scoring  described above.  Or, the optional method.  A  negative score for missed games.  We will continue to get a positive score for correct predictions.  EXAMPLE:   if you scored     1 pt on the first game and you had 15 pts on the second game and lost you would still have  1 pt. 1.  HOWEVER. with the same scenario new scoring system would result with a –14 score If we were playing this is how my sheet would look;  My pick will be in bold Capital letters.  you can use circling, underlining, or highlighting.  I will show my correct points in Bold I will fill in my picks Thursday.  Until then feel free to: Just copy and paste for your own Fun Pool Use.  Or to see if you can beat me. IF YOU SEE I MADE A MIS-COPY OF THE GAMES AND TIMES FEEL  FREE TO EMAIL ME AND TELL ME I GOOFED. BYES: None All Times AST (Erroneously referred to as EDT) GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE   HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE     THUR     09/22//22   20:20                     1 Prime Video Steelers (1–1) 17 @ BROWNS (1–1) 29 10 10/10                       SUNDAY     09/25/22   13:00                     2 FOX SAINTS (1–1) 14 @ Panthers (0–2) 22 8 10/2 3 CBS Texans (0–1–1) 20 @ BEARS(1–1) 23 6 16/8 4 CBS CHIEFS (2-0) 17 @ Colts (0–1–1) 20 11 27/19 5 CBS BILLS (2–0) 19 @ Dolphins (2–0) 21 13 27/6 6 FOX Lions (1–1) 24 @ VIKINGS (0–2) 28 12 39/18 7 FOX RAVENS (1–1) 37 @ Patriots (1–1) 26 7 46/25 8 CBS BENGALS (0–2) 27 @ Jets (1–1) 12 15 61/40 9 FOX RAIDERS (1–1) 22 @ Titans (0–2) 24 5 61/35 10 FOX EAGLES (2–0) 24 @ Commanders (1-1) 8 14 75/49                       SUNDAY     09/25/22   16:05                     11 CBS Jaguars (1–1) 38 @ CHARGERS (1–1) 10 16 75/33                       SUNDAY     09/25//0   16:25   12 FOX RAMS(1–1) 20 @ Cardinals (1–1) 12 9 84/42 13 FOX Falcons (0–2) 27 @ SEAHAWKS (1–1) 23 1 84/41 14 FOX Packers (1–1) 14 @ BUCCANEERS (2–0) 12 3 84/38                       SUNDAY     09/25/22   20:20                     15 NBC 49’ERS (1–1) 1o @ Broncos (1–1) 11 4 84/34                       MONDAY     09/26/22   19:10                     16 ESPN Cowboys (1–1) 23 @ GIANTS (2–0) 16 2 84/32                 62%–24%                                                                                                       8–8 50%–50%   GAMES       Points   Possible 136               Tie Break (Total score   Last Game) 41         Total       39         Points Off     +3                         Views: 129