Browns: Beat Colts after 4 BAD calls on Colts really late in the game 1.Apparently a forward shovel pass is now ruled a lateral pass and is not subject to the usual fumble rule or interception rule. 2. A pass that is out of the back of the end zone is catchable pass. 3. According to the Refs if on a TD drive if you get the Ball to the white goal line but not over it is a TD. This one I don’t know the rule. 4. If your hand slides ever so slightly on the receiver with out causing any alteration to the receivers stride or anything THAT is now PASS INTERFERNCE!!! Football is not football any more. Give me the times when players like Dick Butkus was playing. I remember him saying, “I don’t want to hurt anybody. I just want to see their heads rolling down the field” Whether that was in jest or not I do not know. But that is the way he played. NO! Football isn’t football any more. Seems to me NFL football is rapidly becoming more of a “Flag Football game.” Seems their exhuberance to make the game more safe. Has degutted the game. I am getting to dislike the game more each week. It is getting closer to the times of the NBA strike. In order to attract an audience they chose people like Michael Jordan, (a good player), SEEM, to be exceptional by allowing him to break all the rules. And allowing an “iNDEFENDABLE SHOT” . There is an extended line above the goal in which if your hand enters it is “GOAL TENDING”, NOW it is legal for the offensive player to enter this area to “DUNK” a ball and score. HOWEVER if a defenders hand is in that extended circle. It is called as “GOAL TENDING’ and the offensive team is awarded 2 points whether it goes in or not. Like I said there is no way to defend against it. Considering many of today’s players can touch the rim without even jumping. I fail to see the excitement in watching this act. When the game began the average player was about 5 ft 8 in. Putting the rim over 4 ft above their head. Sure you had some players taller. But if capable of “dunking” , they didn’t because that would be GOAL TENDING. I think it is way past time to raise the goal, by the same amount as the average player of today. 12 foot goals, I think are both unreasonable. While on the subject. Many rules need to be enforced. Nearly all players “palm the ball today, and then the announcers talk about how much control the players have while dribbling. Of course you can control the ball better when you can carry the ball. Basketball used to be a “NON CONTACT SPORT”. Now you have more contact than is allowed in FOOTBALL. The MLB is just as guilty after the big STRIKE. (which is when I quit watching MLB. I used to watch the CUBS play everyday, (before the lights), and the Braves every night. But to get the crowd back they “unofficially’ sanctioned the use of PED (Performance Enhancing Drugs), To produce super sluggers chasing Maris’ season home run record. The only reason was to entice people to watch the game. I have watched 1, one game of MLB since then. That was because my Cubs were playing my son’s Braves and it was a birthday present. Now College basketball is a professional game. Not only do the athletes get a “FREE EDUCATION’ I and most students today PAY for. The Athlete gets endorsements too. If they are very good it could make them a millionaire before they graduate. I remember the story of a “a student athlete basketball player in the movie HOOSIERS, lost his elgibility for ACTING as a basketball player in the movie. Bah !! Humbug!! to professional and college sports. I still like Australian football and Rugby. But do not get to see that often. I enjoy Rally Car Racing, which is really hard to find on TV. NOW I enjoy watching the little ones play. They play, have fun. Go home. I have to admit there are some bad coaches, players with attitude, and some of the umpires who have no idea what the rules are. Of course there are different rules according to what area you are in. I have no problem with this as long as the rules are applied equally. O.L.Thymer agrees. He said it is more fun watching his great grandchildren play. He will travel nearly 100 miles one way, sometimes 1 day, sometimes 2 days, sometimes 3 days (for the travel team games), to watch them play, other days they may play as close as 30 miles away each way. Believe me. I’ve seen him do this 2-3 weeks in a row. But now that he is having a little more trouble driving at night he may leave before a game is finished. RANT OVER. For now. SORRY for turning this Football based talk into non football opinions. But the idea behind starting fromthemiddleblog.com was to air my opinions. And maybe what I said here should have been a separate post. But I think it is all tied in. COLTS: Owner, Jim Irsay states, QB Anthony Richardson will “probably” miss rest of season, (a damaged AC joint to his shoulder), after last Sunday’s game against Titans. He will be undergoing surgery. 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… Continue reading NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 7 10/19-22-23/ 2023
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NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 6 10/12-15-16/ 2023
Lets hear for the kitty. YEA TIGGERR !!!! Not bad for her first time out 11 out of 15 games, CORRECT. (Don’t forget we had BIG UPSETS, the 49’ers loss to the Browns, and the Eagles loss to the Jets. If not for those 2 she would have only missed 2 games). I did such terrible picks last week. I let my friend, (a cat named TIGGERR), Do the picks this week. Heck! she can’t do much worse. So wish her luck. She may take over if she does real well. GAME TIME SHIFT. Before the season started the NFL had LIONS/BUCANEERS GAME SCHEDULED AS A 13:00 GAME. It has now been shifted to a 16:25 game. EARLY GAME SUNDAY MORNING @ 09:30 RAVENS vs TITANS. VIKINGS: WR Justin Jefferson to IR, will miss next 10 weeks with a Hamstring Injury. 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. TRIVIA TIME: Who has the longest run in Superbowl history? See answer at bottom of pick sheet. BYES: PACKERS (2-2-) — STEELERS (2-3) All Times EDT (As You all know EDT is really AST [Atlantic Standard Time. ] Politicians just don’t know how to tell the truth. GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURS 10/12/23 20:15 1 PRIME VIDEO Broncos (1–4) 8 @ CHIEFS (4–1) 19 13 13/13 SUNDAY 10/12/23 09:30 2 NFL RAVENS (2-3) 24 @ Titans (2-3) 16 8 21/ 21 SUNDAY 10/15/23 13:00 3 CBS Commanders (3–2) 24 @ FALCONS (3–2) 16 3 21/ 18 4 FOX VIKINGS (1–4) 19 @ Bears (1–4) 13 5 26/ 23 5 CBS Seahawks (3–1) 13 @ BENGALS (2–3) 17 4 30/ 27 6 FOX 49’ERS (5–0) 17 @ Browns (3–1) 19 10 30/ 17 7 FOX SAINTS (3–2) 13 @ Texans (2–3) 20 1 30/16 8 CBS Colts (3–2) 20 @ JAGUARS (3–2) 37 9 39/ 25 9 CBS Panthers (0–5) 21 @ DOLPHINS (4–1) 42 14 53/ 39 SUNDAY 09/24/23 16:05 10 CBS Patriots (1–4) 17 RAIDERS (2–3) 21 7 60/46 SUNDAY 10/15/23 16:25 10 FOX LIONS (4–1) 20 @ Buccaneers (3–1) 6 6 66/52 12 FOX Cardinals (1–4) 9 @ RAMS (2–3) 26 12 78/64 13 FOX EAGLES (4–0) 14 @ Jets (2–3) 20 11 78/53 SUNDAY 10/15/23 20:20 14 NBC Giants (1–4) 9 @ BILLS (3–2) 14 15 93/67 MONDAY 10/16/23 19:15 15 ESPN COWBOYS (3–2) 20 @ Chargers (3–1) 17 2 95/69 79%/58% GAMES 11/4 73%/27% Points Possible 120 Tie Break (Total score last game) 34 Total 37 Points Off -3 TRIVIA ANSWER: Willie Parker Views: 84
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 5 10/05-08-09/23
What a terrible week !!! (For me. Teams are STILL settling in). If this continues we are in for a thrilling roller coaster ride this season. COLTS: Rookie QB Anthony Richardson, looking toward a month off PENDING, a Monday Morning MRI for a Grade 3, AC joint sprain. Currently it appears the Colts has successfully drafted another injury prone QB? 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 EDT (As You all know EDT is really AST [Atlantic Standard Time. ] Politicians just don’t know how to tell the truth. TRIVIA TIME: Pete Rozell’s trophy is given to the winner of which award? Answer below pick sheet BYES: Browns (3–1) — Buccaneers (3–1) — Chargers (2–2)–– Seahawks (3–1) All Times EDT (As You all know EDT is really AST [Atlantic Standard Time. ] Politicians just don’t know how to tell the truth. GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURS 10/05/23 20:20 1 PRIME VIDEO Bears (0–4) 40 @ COMMANDERS (2–2) 20 12 0/12 SUNDAY 10/05/23 09:30 2 NFL Jaguars (2–2) 25 @ BILLS (3–1) 20 11 0/23 SUNDAY 10/08/23 13:00 3 FOX Texans (2–2) 19 @ FALCONS (2–2) 21 3 3/ 20 4 FOX Panthers (0–4) 24 @ LIONS (3–1) 42 13 16/ 4 5 CBS TITANS (2–2) 16 @ Colts (2–2) 23 5 16/ 9 6 FOX Giants (1–3) 16 @ DOLPHINS (3 –1) 31 14 30/ 5 9 CBS Saints (2–2) 34 @ PATRIOTS (1–3) 0 1 30/4 8 CBS RAVENS (2–2) 10 Steelers (2–2) 17 9 30/ 5 SUNDAY 09/08/23 16:05 9 FOX BENGALS (4–0) 34 @ Cardinals (0–0) 20 6 36/1 10 FOX EAGLES (4–0) 23 @ Rams (2–2) 14 10 46/11 SUNDAY 09/08/23 16:25 11 FOX Jets (1–3) 31 @ BRONCOS (1–3) 21 4 46/ 9 12 FOX CHIEFS (3–1) 27 @ Vikings (1–3) 20 8 54/17 SUNDAY 10/08/23 20:20 13 NBC Cowboys (3–1) 10 @ 49’ERS (4–0) 42 7 61/24 MONDAY 10/09/23 20:15 14 ESPN PACKERS (2–2) 13 @ Raiders (1–3) 17 2 61/22 GAMES 7–7 50%/50% 58%/21% Points Possible 105 Tie Break (Total score last game) 42 Total 30 Points Off ÷12 TRIVIA ANSWER: Superbowl MVP Views: 105
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 4 09/28–10/01/23
MY GAMES TO WATCH: Who may lose their first game of the year. DOLPHINS 3-0. Can the 2-1 BILLS end the win streak. Will the 2-1 COMMANDERS knock off the unbeaten 3-0 EAGLES. What if the 1-2 CARDINALS go on a tear and upset the 3-0 49’ERS? On the flip side we have four teams tied with ZERO wins, and it just happens the four teams face off against each other, (sort of), VIKINGS 0-3 will invade the home of the 0-3 PANTHERS. The 0-3 BRONCOS travel to Chicago to face the 0-3 BEARS. We definitely will only have two winless teams after this week end. (Of course we could still end up with two ties) 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. TRIVIA TIME: Who is the only player to win the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times? See answer at bottom of pick sheet. BYES: NONE TRIVIA TIME: Which NFL player is nicknamed the honey badger BYES: NONE: All Times EDT (As You all know EDT is really AST [Atlantic Standard Time. ] Politicians just don’t know how to tell the truth. GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURS 09/28/23 20:15 1 PRIME VIDEO LIONS (2–1) 34 @ Packers (2–1) 20 3 3/3 SUNDAY 10/01/23 09:30 2 ESPN Falcons (2–1) 7 @ JAGUARS (1–2) 23 8 11/11 SUNDAY 10/01/23 13:00 3 CBS Dolphins (3–0) 20 @ BILLS (2–1) 48 5 16/ 16 4 FOX VIKINGS (0–3) 21 @ Panthers (0–3) 13 11 27/ 27 5 CBS BRONCOS (0–3) 31 @ Bears (0–3) 28 10 37/ 37 6 CBS Ravens (2–1) 28 @ BROWNS (2–1) 3 7 37/ 30 7 CBS STEELERS (2–1) 6 @ Texans (1–2) 30 6 37/24 8 FOX Buccaneers (2–1) 26 @ SAINTS (2–1 9 9 37/ 15 9 FOX Commanders (2–1) 31 @ EAGLES (3–0) 34 (OT) 14 51/ 29 10 FOX BENGALS (1–2) 3 @ Titans (1–2) 23 4 51/25 11 FOX Rams (1–2) 29 @ COLTS (2–1) 23 (OT) 1 51/24 SUNDAY 10/01/23 16:05 12 CBS Raiders (1–2) 17 @ CHARGERS (1–2) 24 12 63/ 36 90-0) SUNDAY 10/01/23 16:25 13 FOX Patriots (1–2) 3 @ COWBOYS (2–1) 38 13 76/ 49 14 FOX Cardinals (1–2) 16 @ 49’RS (3–0) 35 16 92/ 65 SUNDAY 10/01/23 20:20 15 NBC CHIEFS (2–1) 23 @ Jet (1–2) 20 15 107/80 MONDAY 10/02/23 20:15 16 ESPN Seahawks (2–1) 24 @ GIANTS (1–2) 3 2 107/78 TRIVIA ANSWER: Tyrann Mathieu Views: 111
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 2 09-14-17-18/ 2023
GIANTS: Have biggest comeback since 1949. Starting the season with a 40-0 loss against the Cowboys last week, the Giants managed to extend that scoreless streak to 60 points before they scored against the Cardinals. According to NFL RedZone, the last team to get outscored at least 60-0 to start a season was the 1978 Baltimore Colts, who were outscored 80-0 in the first two games of their season. Avoiding an 0-2 start The Giants trailed by 21, and had not come back to win after trailing by 20 or more since Nov. 19, 1950 vs. the Baltimore Colts, according to Fox Sports. They hadn’t come back from 21 down since 1949, when they did it against the Chicago Cardinals. JETS: QB Aaron Rodgers out for rest of season with TORN ACHILLES. (We will wait and see). COULD this lead to RETIREMENT?? For those of you who are new here. This is how confidence ranking works, 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 c onfident 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 have a negative 14 points 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: Let me know If I miss a match up in anyway TRIVIA TIME: Which team has had the most #1 picks? Answer below the pick sheet. BYES: NONE All Times EDT (As You all know EDT is really AST [Atlantic Standard Time. ] Politicians just don’t know how to tell the truth. GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURS 09/14/23 20:15 1 PRIME VIDEO Vikings (0–1) 28 @ EAGLES(1–0) 34 13 13/13 SUNDAY 09/17/23 13:00 2 FOX Packers (1–0) 24 @ FALCONS (1–0) 25 2 15/ 15 3 CBS RAIDERS (1–0) 10 @ Bills (0–1) 38 16 15/01 4 CBS RAVENS(1–0) 27 @ Bengals (0–1) 24 10 25/09 5 FOX SEAHAWKS (0–1) 37 @ Lions (1-0) 31 (OT) 12 37/ 21 6 FOX Colts (0–1) 31 @ TEXANS (0–1) 20 1 37/ 20 7 CBS BEARS (0–1) 17 @ Buccaneers (1–0) 21 4 37/16 8 CBS Chargers (0–1) 24 @ TITANS (0–1) 27 (OT) 6 43/22 9 CBS Chiefs (0–1) 17 @ JAGUARS (1–0) 9 8 43/14 SUNDAY 09/17/23 16:05 10 FOX Giants (0–1) 31 @ CARDINALS (0-1) 28 11 43/03 11 FOX 49’ers (1–0) 30 @ RAMS (1–0) 23 14 43/11 SUNDAY 09/10/23 16:25 12 CBS JETS (1-0) 10 @ Cowboys (1–0) 30 15 43/ 26 13tt CBSP COMMANDERS (1-0) 35 @ Broncos (0–1) 33 9 52/17 SUNDAY 09/17/23 20:20 14 NBC Dolphins (1–0) 24 @ PATRIOTS 0–1) 17 5 52/12 MONDAY 09-18-23 19:15 15 ESPN Saints (1–0) 20 @ PANTHERS (0–1) 17 7 52/ 05 MONDAY 09/11/23 20:15 16 ABC Browns (1–0) 22 @ STEELERS (0–1) 26 3 55/08 GAMES 7/9 44%/56% 40%/.06% Points Possible 136 Tie Break (Total score last game) 31 Total 48 Points Off -17 TRIVIA ANSWER: Indianapolis Colts Views: 105
NFL CONFIDENCE PICKS WEEK 1 09-07-10-11/ 2023
WELCOME TO ANOTHER YEAR OF YOUR FAVORITE NFL SITE WHERE YOU PIT YOUR TEAM PICKING TALENT AGAINST ME. This “CONFIDENCE” Rating I started in 1991 as an “OFFICE POOL”, then other “OFFICES’ want to join. I then started it as a computer thing which allowed other to make their picks on line, rather than having to hand deliver them to me. As now it was more for bragging rights, than anything else. I can’t remember when it became a blog site. So sit back and relax and see if you can make better picks than me. (I’m sure it happens more often than I care to admit. The only thing I don’t like is the NFL contracts with PRIME VIDEO AND PARAMOUNT. i just cannot justify paying a subscription fee to watch, what ( 1 game a week which I really am not a fan of either of the teams playing?). QUESTION: With a 25-26 record since Tom Brady left and a 30 point playoff loss to Buffalo in 2021; Will Bill Belichick finish this season as Patriots Head Coach. Feel free to comment. For those of you who are new here. This is how confiidence 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. TRIVIA TIME: Who is the only player to win the Super Bowl MVP award 3 times? See answer at bottom of pick sheet. (Please comment if you like TRIVIA TIME and should keep it in or drop it?) BYES: NONE: I hate fiest couple of weeks. you really don’t have much data to go with. All Times EDT (As You all know EDT is really AST [Atlantic Standard Time. ] Politicians just don’t know how to tell the truth. GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE THURS 09/07/23 20:20 1 NBC Lions (0-0) 21 @ CHIEFS (0-0) 20 9 0/9 SUNDAY 09/10/23 13:00 2 CBS TEXANS (0-0) 9 @ Ravens (0-0) 25 16 0/ 25 3 FOX Panthers (0-0) 10 @ FALCONS (0-0) 24 12 12/13 4 CBS Bengals (0-0) 3 @ BROWNS (0-0) 24 13 25/0 5 FOX Jaguars (0-0) 31 @ COLTS (0-0) 2 1 25/1 6 CBS Buccaneers (0-0) 20 @ VIKINGS (0-0) 17 10 25/11 7 CBS TITANS (0-0) 15 @ Saints (0-0) 16 5 25/16 8 FOX 49’ERS (0-0) 30 @ Steelers (0-0) 7 8 33/8 9 FOX Cardinals (0-0) 16 @ COMMANDERS (0-0) 15 48/7 SUNDAY 09/07/23 16:25 8/ 1O FOX PACKERS (0-0) 38 @ Bears (0-0) 20 11 59/18 11 CBS RAIDERS (0-0) 17 @ Broncos (0-0) 16 4 63/22 12 CBS DOLPHINS (0-0) 36 @ Chargers (0-0) 34 6 69/ 28 13 CBS Eagles (0-0) 25 @ PATRIOTS (0-0) 20 2 68/ 26 14 FOX Rams (0-0) @ SEAHAWKS (0-0) 13 14 68/ 12 SUNDAY 09/10/23 20:20 15 NBC Cowboys (0-0) 40 @ GIANTS (0-0) 0 3 68/ 09 MONDAY 09/11/23 20:15 16 ESPN Bills (0-0) 16 @ JETS (0-0) 22 (OT) 7 75/16 GAMES 8/8 50%/50% Points Possible 136 75/16 55%/12 % Tie Break (Total score last game) 39 Total 38 Points Off 1 TRIVIA ANSWER: Joe Montana Views: 145
NFL DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF 01/21-23/2023
NO NEUTRAL SITE GAME !!! 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 GBPRAAEYCKEENRS* (All Times EST) GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE SATURDAY 01/21/23 16:30 1 NBC Jaguars (9-8) 20 @ CHIEFS (14–3) 27 4 4/4 SATURDAY 01/21/23 20:15 2 FOX Giants (9–7–1 ) 7 @ EAGLES(14–3) 38 3 7/7 SUNDAY 01/22/23 15:00 3 CBS Bengals (12–4) 27 @ BILLS (13–3) 1 1 7/6 SUNDAY 01/22/23 18:30 4 FOX Cowboys (12–5) 12 @ 49’ERS (13–4) 19 2 9/8 90%/80% GAMES 3/1 75%/25% Points Possible 10 Tie Break (Total score Last Game) 46 Total Points Off 31 +15 Views: 84
NFL WILD CARD PLAYOFF 01/14-15-16/2023
THIS WEEKS TRIVIA: Which team made their FIRST Super Bowl appearance in 2004 at Super Bowl XXXVIII? Unscramble the answer just above the pick sheet 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 LARCONAIPASTNHER* All Times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE SATURDAY 01/14/23 16:30 1 FOX Seahawks (9–8) 23 @ 49’ERS (13–4) 41 5 5/5 SATURDAY 01/14/23 20:15 2 NBC CHARGERS (10–7) 30 @ Jaguars (9–8) 31 1 5/4 SUNDAY 01/15/23 13:00 3 CBS Dolphins (9–8) 31 @ BILLS (13–3) 34 6 11/10 SUNDAY 01/15/23 16:30 4 FOX Giants (9–7–1) 31 @ VIKINGS(13–4) 24 3 11/7 SUNDAY 01/15/23 20:15 5 NBC Ravens (10–7) 17 @ BENGALS (13-4) 24 4 15/11 MONDAY 01/15/23 20:15 6 ESPN/ABC COWBOYS(12-5) 31 @ Buccaneers (8–9) 14 2 17/15 81%/71% GAMES 4/2 67%/33% Points Possible 21 Tie Break (Total score last game) 45 Total 45 Points Off 0 *Carolina Panthers Views: 100
NFL WILD CARD CONFIDENCE PICKS 01/15-16-17/2021
I really don’t like doing these play off games. It is so hard to tell if a lower rank team will play over their head. Or a higher ranked team will be over confident and play badly. Then you have the reason it is called “WILD CARD”. The officials. The most unpredictable people on the field. Of course they have many things they are trying to watch for at the same time. But I really think, sometimes, it depends on their attitude at game time, which may change at any time, even several times during a game. (BUT it does seem they always favor the HOME team. VIKINGS: Fire HC: Mike Zimmer and GM: Rick Spielman DOLPHINS: Fire HC: Brian Flores GIANTS: Fire HC: Joe Judge TEXANS: Fire HC: David Cully WASHINGTON: Is considering a name change, (vacating their prior name, which was, as i see it; a tribute to our Native American heritage. I don’t really get the RED “skin”, part. But, a tribute to the way our Native American’s way of life. The way they fought for their land and lifestyle ). Would we not be of the same mindset if we were invaded, with our land and lifestyle at stake. Most likely not. HOWEVER. (warning, political statement ahead I am neither REPUBLiCAN, nor DEMOCRAT. i have no political affilitation in any way shape or form. I do not find a place for POLITICS in the governing of our U.S.A.) Football is like a small war. The football is a “BOMB”, with one team trying to drop the “BOMB”, in the rival’s base territory, (the goal line). Part of the war is to strike fear in the hearts of the opponents. MY OPINION: What could bring more terror in the hearts of anyone??? The Washington PELOSIS.! Of course they would be left looking for another name after she is dispensed with. I do think their new name should reflect the area they are in. Washington once had a MLB team named SENATORS. Perhaps the name “CAPITOLS” ? All Times EST GAME # TV VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE SATURDAY 01/15//21 16:30 1 NBC Raiders (10–7) 19 @ BENGALS (10–7) 26 4 4/4 SATURDAY 01/15/21 20:15 2 CBS Patriots (10–7) 17 @ BILLS (11–6) 47 3 7/7 SUNDAY 01/16/21 13:00 3 FOX Eagles (9–8) 15 @ BUCCANEERS (13–4) 31 5 12/12 SUNDAY 01/16/21 16:30 4 CBS 49’ERS(10–7) 23 @ COWBOYS(12–6) 17 1 12/11 SUNDAY 01/16/21 20:15 5 NBC Steelers (9–7–1) 21 @ CHIEFS (12–5) 42 6 18/17 MONDAY 01/17//221 20:15 6 ESPN Cardinals (11-6) 11 @ RAMS (12–5) 34 2 20/19 GAMES / GAMES Points Possible 21 Tie Break (Total score Last Game) 49 Total 45 Points Off +4 Views: 96
NFL Divisional Playoffs Jan. 10-11,2014. Confidence Picks
We had a fun week this last weekend. We had one very good game. One out of 4, means we had 25% good games, and 75% not so good. I would have to call the Ravens win over the Steelers a surprise. Perhaps not an upset. The Interstate match up of the Bengals, and Colts, came off as I suspected. One would think this would be a big rivalry. From Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, is a mere 112 mile drive. Just a bit over 2 hours apart. But for some reason, that rivalry never seem to materialize.(Just for those who do not know. Lucas Oil Stadium is also 181 miles from Chicago’s Soldiers Field. about a 4 hour drive. I imagine the fans of those two teams would love to see more games between the two….but not very likely. Before the Colts came to town and the Bengals existed “Da Bears” were Indiana’s HOME TEAM). Had Arizona been totally healthy, I little doubt they would have advanced. …..But, that is why I picked Carolina. There was little doubt in anybody’s mind the Cowboys, would triumph over Detroit. Yeah I know some of you will bring up the so-called “CONSPIRACY CALL”. The way I saw the play the on field reversal was the correct call. The only problem was the OFFICIALS failed to talk the call over before announcing it. BUT how about: who was it Dez Bryant? Or some Cowboy went onto the field without a HELMET. That should have been an infraction, but the officials merely told him to go back to the bench. Not only did he not have a helmet, but as far as I was concerned it put a 12th man on the field who was neither entering to play, or leaving after a play. Let me assure you I am not a Cowboys, or Lions fan. Thus that makes me an “IMPARTIAL OBSERVER”. Now we are down to what we call the Elite Eight. Congratulations to all teams who made it this far. For those of you who do not know 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 17 games. The team you are most confident will win you would assign the number 17 and follow down to the team you are least confident in and assign that number 1. We use the Monday night game 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. 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 This year I am making a change in the scoring. YOU can adopt the new scoring or continue to use the old scoring. This year we get a negative score for missed games. We will continue to get a positive score for correct predictions. EXAMPLE: LAST YEAR if you scored 1 pt on the first game and you had 15 pt on the second game and was wrong you would still have a Positive 1. HOWEVER. this year the same scenario would result with a -14 score. I will fill in my picks Friday. 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. All Times EST GAME VISITOR SCORE HOME SCORE CONFIDENCE RUNNING SCORE SATURDAY 01/10/15 16:35 1 Bal. Ravens 31 @ N.E. Patriots 35 3 3/3 SATURDAY 01/10/15 20:15 2 Car. Panthers 17 @ STL. SEAHAWKS 31 4 7/7 SUNDAY 01/11/15 13:05 3 Dal. Cowboys 21 @ G.B. PACKERS 26 1 8/8 SUNDAY 01/11/15 16:40 4 Indy Colts 24 @ DEN. BRONCOS 13 2 6/8 Tie Breaker (Sunday 2 team total) 52 GAME 4 Actual Score 37 Points Off +14 Possible Points 10 60%/80% Views: 129
