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[Gorgoroth 12,950]

47 minutes ago, layzie said:

Exactly, there’s a hell of a lot to unpack. I do find it strange with Arians claiming he didn’t know about the injury. 

The latest is AB taking a blowtorch to his friendship with TB12. Not pleasant. 
 

 

If Tampa make the SB watch it blow up big time that week.

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

Colts, Titans, Bears

[Clintosaurus 7,845]

On 1/7/2022 at 2:18 PM, Macca said:

The Colts haven't won at Jacksonville since 2014!  Hmmmm!

Still haven't!!! Cost most of us points this week too. #1 pick intact after Detroit won.

[layzie 33,796]

@Gorgorothgetting that first hour of watching in?

[Macca 16,967]

1 hour ago, Clintosaurus said:

Still haven't!!! Cost most of us points this week too. #1 pick intact after Detroit won.

Yep, the upset wins continued to happen

JV7 is the only one still alive with his tips but he needs the Pats to win to gain the 3 points (and become the overall winner)

Miami currently lead the Pats 17-7 close to half time with the Pats just scoring a TD

But if the Bills win against the Jets (as expected) the Pats might rest a few starters in the 2nd half as they won't necessarily have anything to play for

However, at half time the Bills only lead the Jets 13-7

Edited January 9, 2022 by Macca

[layzie 33,796]

Saints in control over Atlanta. We’ll need to win to be in now

[Macca 16,967]

Rams & Niners tied 17-17 with 7.42 to play in the 4th.  Saints leading Atlanta 24-13 with 10.55 to play in the 4th

Relevant to the comp ... Pats trailing Miami 10-24 with the 4th quarter to play

[Macca 16,967]

Overtime in LA

Both teams benefit with a tie!

Pats 24 Miami 27 with just over 2 minutes to play

Edited January 10, 2022 by Macca

[Macca 16,967]

And we have a winner in the tipping comp!

Go the Biff breaks through and wins!  Well done GtB!

More details later

Edited January 10, 2022 by Macca

[Macca 16,967]

       *All the playoffs are being shown live on 7Mate (Yeehah!)*

                   Schedule (All AEDT - Check your guides)

• Sunday 8.30am     Las Vegas @ Cincinnati
• Sunday 12.15pm   New England @ Buffalo 
• Monday 5.00am    Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay
• Monday 8.30am    San Francisco @ Dallas
• Monday 12.15pm  Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
• Tuesday 12.15pm  Arizona @ LA Rams

                          Tennessee, Green Bay byes

 

If we get enough starters,  a post season tipping comp can be held again

Same as last year, it will work like this ...

Week 1 (6 Games) - 1 point for each win plus a bonus point if your margin of victory falls within the correct margin bracket of the actual result ... 1-6,  7-12 or 13+

Week 2 (4 Games) - 2 points per win plus 2 bonus points for each the correct margin bracket

Week 3 (2 Games) - 3 points per win plus 3 bonus points for each correct margin bracket

Week 4 (Super Bowl) ... 5 points for the win plus 5 bonus points for the correct margin bracket

Traditionally we've posted up scorelines so the margin bracket will be covered in a default manner if scorelines are posted up ... Or, you can just post up a bracket margin of victory alongside your tips

 

n.b. More to follow on the regular season tipping comp (Go the Biff the outright winner)

[Macca 16,967]

@Gorgoroth  @Dappa Dan  @DeeSpencer  @JV7  @Dee Zephyr  @Go the Biff  @titan_uranus  @Clintosaurus  @DemonDave  @layzie

 

We have a winner in the tipping comp!

 

Go the Biff wins after hitting the lead after week 11 and then holding off all challengers (shades of 'Might and Power!')

Congratulations GtB and Well Played!

 

Close up 2nd were Clintosaurus & JV7 whilst DemonDave, layzie & Gorgoroth all finished on the podium (achieving the 3rd highest total of points)

Well played everyone and thanks to all for your participation

It's a tough comp to win because as we found out in the last month, gaining any sort of inroads was a difficult assignment!  Just like there are no certainties in life, this tipping comp is no different!

 

             Final Leaderboard - Tipping Comp

• 11 - Go the Biff
• 9 - Clintosaurus,  JV7
• 8 - DemonDave, layzie & Gorgoroth
• 6 - Dee Zephyr
• 5 - Macca
• 4 - titan_uranus
• 3 - DeeSpencer

 

And to the victor, go the spoils

 

[Macca 16,967]

 

 

 

                                     Regular Season Tipping Competition

 

Year               Winner                           Silver                               Bronze

2021              Go the Biff                    Clintosaurus                   DemonDave

                                                               JV7                                   layzie

                                                                                                         Gorgoroth

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2020              titan_uranus                 Gorgoroth                       Go the Biff

                       Clintosaurus

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2019             JV7                                 Go the Biff                      Gorgoroth

                                                              Macca                              Dee Zephyr

                                                                                                        Clintosaurus

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2018              DeeSpencer                 Clintosaurus                   Gorgoroth

                                                              Dappa Dan                       Dee Zephyr

                                                                                                         Macca                        

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2017              Clintosaurus                 Go the Biff                      Dappa Dan

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2016              Gorgoroth                     cowboy_from_hell          Clintosaurus

                                                                                                         DeeSpencer

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2015              Gorgoroth                      cowboy_from_hell         Macca

                                                               JV7

                                                               DeeSpencer

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2014              Dappa Dan                     DeeSpencer                  Gorgoroth

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2013              cowboy_from_hell       pantaloons                    Gorgoroth

                       Strafford                         Macca

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                                       Post Season Tipping Competition

 

Year              Winner                           Silver                              Bronze

 

2020            Go the Biff                   Dee Zephyr                      Macca

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2019             DemonDave                Go the Biff                       Macca

                      Dee Zephyr                  Gorgoroth

                     JV7                  

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2018            Gorgoroth                      Go the Biff                      DeeSpencer

                                                                                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2017             Macca                           Clintosaurus                    Go the Biff

                                                                                                        JV7

                                                                                                        Gorgoroth

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2016             Gorgoroth                      JV7                                  Clintosaurus

                      Macca  

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2015             JV7                                 cowboy_from_hell         Gorgoroth

                      Macca                                                                      DeeSpencer

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2014              JV7                                pantaloons                     Gorgoroth

                       Go the Biff                                                              Macca

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2013             titan_uranus                  DemonDave                   cowboy_from_hell

                                                                                                        Macca

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                                                            Overall Medal Tally

                                                       Gold        Silver     Bronze

                   JV7                                4              3             1

                   Gorgoroth                     4              2             7  

                   Go the Biff                    3              4             2

                   ----------------------------------------------------

                   Macca                           3              2             6

                   Clintosaurus                 2              3             3

                   titan_uranus                 2              0             0

                   cowboy_from_hell       1              3             1

                   DeeSpencer                  1              2             3

                   Dee Zephyr                    1             1              2 

                   Dappa Dan                    1              1              1

                   DemonDave                  1              1              1

                   Strafford                        1              0              0

                   pantaloons                    0              2              0

                   layzie                              0              0              1

[Gorgoroth 12,950]

Gratz go the biff!

Well done!

Edited January 10, 2022 by Gorgoroth

[Gorgoroth 12,950]

9 hours ago, layzie said:

@Gorgorothgetting that first hour of watching in?

I got about 15 mins of game time in, rest was score updates on the way then followed the last 10 mins and OT on bleachers report.

Seems the same old probs with McVay Rams. When a team hits us psychically on both sides of the ball we don’t have the mongrel to push back.

Stafford won’t get us a SB. Morris is terrible D coordinator and we have already been linked with VIC Fangio the day he got the sack from the Broncos.

McVay has one choice this off season, either give up play calling or invest in a O line that allows decent run game. Without it he fails.

[Go the Biff 3,420]

Cheers Macca. I like the Might & Power reference a helluva lot better than the one I came up with. Thought I'd Bradbury'd this. Did anyone score a point in the last month ?

Thanks again for running the comp. It's a great way to keep a broader interest in the NFL aside from the teams I have an interest in.

[JV7 2,351]

Thanks as always for the tipping comp Macca! Family life & work has made it difficult for me to follow the NFL the past couple of seasons anywhere near the level I used to but the tipping comp keeps me engaged just enough!

Bring on the post season - This is where I do my best work 😉

[layzie 33,796]

20 hours ago, Macca said:

@Gorgoroth  @Dappa Dan  @DeeSpencer  @JV7  @Dee Zephyr  @Go the Biff  @titan_uranus  @Clintosaurus  @DemonDave  @layzie

 

We have a winner in the tipping comp!

 

Go the Biff wins after hitting the lead after week 11 and then holding off all challengers (shades of 'Might and Power!')

Congratulations GtB and Well Played!

 

Close up 2nd were Clintosaurus & JV7 whilst DemonDave, layzie & Gorgoroth all finished on the podium (achieving the 3rd highest total of points)

Well played everyone and thanks to all for your participation

It's a tough comp to win because as we found out in the last month, gaining any sort of inroads was a difficult assignment!  Just like there are no certainties in life, this tipping comp is no different!

 

             Final Leaderboard - Tipping Comp

• 11 - Go the Biff
• 9 - Clintosaurus,  JV7
• 8 - DemonDave, layzie & Gorgoroth
• 6 - Dee Zephyr
• 5 - Macca
• 4 - titan_uranus
• 3 - DeeSpencer

 

And to the victor, go the spoils

 

Hell yeah, my first podium. Etched into the honour board in the museum at DL NFL tipping comp HQ forever!

Edited January 11, 2022 by layzie

[layzie 33,796]

19 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

I got about 15 mins of game time in, rest was score updates on the way then followed the last 10 mins and OT on bleachers report.

Seems the same old probs with McVay Rams. When a team hits us psychically on both sides of the ball we don’t have the mongrel to push back.

Stafford won’t get us a SB. Morris is terrible D coordinator and we have already been linked with VIC Fangio the day he got the sack from the Broncos.

McVay has one choice this off season, either give up play calling or invest in a O line that allows decent run game. Without it he fails.

I agree that you won't win a SB with Stafford at QB. He just doesn't do it enough in pressure moments although he did make a few ripper throws to Cupp in this game. 

Fangio would be a big get, loved his work with us. 

[Macca 16,967]

1 hour ago, layzie said:

Hell yeah, my first podium. Etched into the honour board in the museum at DL NFL tipping comp HQ forever!

You might get a raft of virtual medals now layzie!  Ya never know!

For everyone else as well ... here are the games again for next weekend along with the rules for the post-season

 

22 hours ago, Macca said:

       *All the playoffs are being shown live on 7Mate (Yeehah!)*

                   Schedule (All AEDT - Check your guides)

• Sunday 8.30am     Las Vegas @ Cincinnati
• Sunday 12.15pm   New England @ Buffalo 
• Monday 5.00am    Philadelphia @ Tampa Bay
• Monday 8.30am    San Francisco @ Dallas
• Monday 12.15pm  Pittsburgh @ Kansas City
• Tuesday 12.15pm  Arizona @ LA Rams

                          Tennessee, Green Bay byes

 

If we get enough starters,  a post season tipping comp can be held again

Same as last year, it will work like this ...

Week 1 (6 Games) - 1 point for each win plus a bonus point if your margin of victory falls within the correct margin bracket of the actual result ... 1-6,  7-12 or 13+

Week 2 (4 Games) - 2 points per win plus 2 bonus points for each the correct margin bracket

Week 3 (2 Games) - 3 points per win plus 3 bonus points for each correct margin bracket

Week 4 (Super Bowl) ... 5 points for the win plus 5 bonus points for the correct margin bracket

Traditionally we've posted up scorelines so the margin bracket will be covered in a default manner if scorelines are posted up ... Or, you can just post up a bracket margin of victory alongside your tips

 

[Macca 16,967]

2 hours ago, JV7 said:

Thanks as always for the tipping comp Macca! Family life & work has made it difficult for me to follow the NFL the past couple of seasons anywhere near the level I used to but the tipping comp keeps me engaged just enough!

Bring on the post season - This is where I do my best work 😉

I've been in the same boat JV7 ... work especially has taken up a lot of my time so I'm a bit out of touch

But as you said, the post-sesson is often when we can really tune in.  For instance, I'll get to watch 4 games live this upcoming weekend plus listen in to the other 2 games

The first week of the playoffs now having 6 games is fabulous ... I'm all in!

Scroll up towards the top of this page for the schedule of games this week (and there is a quoted post directly above containing the schedule as well)

[Gorgoroth 12,950]

3 hours ago, layzie said:

I agree that you won't win a SB with Stafford at QB. He just doesn't do it enough in pressure moments although he did make a few ripper throws to Cupp in this game. 

Fangio would be a big get, loved his work with us. 

We need a more physical Oline, if we can’t run the ball, we struggle. 
Strangely Stafford is best in 4th qtrs, but for us to win if the run game gets stuffed we need Stafford to be much better than he is. 
I will say, he hasn’t been bad over all, he has been quite good, but he hasn’t nor will he reach the heights required.

[Macca 16,967]

@Gorgoroth  @Dappa Dan  @DeeSpencer  @JV7  @Dee Zephyr  @Go the Biff  @titan_uranus  @Clintosaurus  @DemonDave  @layzie

I'll lead things off

• Raiders 19 @ Bengals 30
• Pats 20 @ Bills 23
• Eagles 18 @ Tampa 28
• 49ers 22 @ Dallas 30
• Steelers 19 @ KC 29
• Arizona 23 @ LA Rams 27

[layzie 33,796]

20 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

We need a more physical Oline, if we can’t run the ball, we struggle. 
Strangely Stafford is best in 4th qtrs, but for us to win if the run game gets stuffed we need Stafford to be much better than he is. 
I will say, he hasn’t been bad over all, he has been quite good, but he hasn’t nor will he reach the heights required.

He's in the category of very good but can you trust him 100%. Then again there's very few in the league you can do that with. 

[layzie 33,796]

Alrighty then!

• Raiders 20 @ Bengals 23
• Pats 17 @ Bills 24
• Eagles 20 @ Tampa 27
• 49ers 27 @ Dallas 24
• Steelers 17 @ KC 30
• Arizona 31 @ LA Rams 34

[Gorgoroth 12,950]

57 minutes ago, layzie said:

He's in the category of very good but can you trust him 100%. Then again there's very few in the league you can do that with. 

My biggest problem with Stafford is he makes really bad mistakes, and then make another equally as dumb soon after.

McVay doesn’t help, he loves the big throwing plays and will call some weird plays and what’s worse, like the niners game McVay calls and plays conservatively, especially late in games.