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[layzie 33,813]

Got my concerns over Darnold as a backup. Doesn't quite cut the mustard and I'm not just saying that after today.

Edited January 8 by layzie

[layzie 33,813]

Another miss wide right from Prater. 

Looks like the cup heads to casa le Gonzo.

[Macca 16,972]

Arizona miss the field goal!  

Seattle win!  (and Dallas as well)

@Dr. Gonzo wins the tipping comp!! 

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

Well done Dr Gonzo!!!

 

Seattle [censored] me over once again 😒

[Macca 16,972]

The Bills do have something to play for because if they win, they win their division!

2 days ago there was a chance they were going to miss the playoffs altogether 

 

Edited January 8 by Macca

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

Ha ha this is gold!

 

[Macca 16,972]

Leaderboard Tipping Comp

8 - Dr.Gonzo

7 - DemonDave,  Gorgoroth

5 - BDA

4 - Clintosaurus,  Macca*,  Dee Zephyr

3 - DeeSpencer*,  Go the Biff,  layzie**

2 - JV7

1 - titan_uranus

 

*Bonus point awarded

** layzie awaiting a Bills win to gain 3 points

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

I hate Seattle. They should burn the place and salt the earth!

 

Thanks for running it again Macca! Legend!

[Macca 16,972]

2 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

I hate Seattle. They should burn the place and salt the earth!

 

Thanks for running it again Macca! Legend!

Amazing finish and of course if the Eagles had not have fallen in a hole, the leaderboard would have had a completely different look

Those who tipped away from the Eagles were on the money.  The Jags losing put a few out as well

A whole year of upset losses and this week was no different

[BDA 22,755]

Jags stuff up cost me dearly.

Cowboys won't take anything for granted against the packers next week although no Aaron Rodgers to torment them this time.

 

[layzie 33,813]

42 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

I hate Seattle. They should burn the place and salt the earth!

 

Thanks for running it again Macca! Legend!

Yep. No good rainy, cutting edge of business and music town.

Edited January 8 by layzie

[layzie 33,813]

52 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

I hate Seattle. They should burn the place and salt the earth!

[Macca 16,972]

Been a good game and Josh Allen is must viewing (mostly good with the odd, costly, unexpected error)

Miami's defence has been very good in the red zone.  Leading 14-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter, I reckon they win

 

Edit:  er ... special teams comes to the rescue!  Bills draw level!

A wild game a week out from wild-card weekend

Edited January 8 by Macca

[Macca 16,972]

Another costly dropped catch by Miami ... punted it away 4 in a row now

Bills can put the game away with this drive (leading 21-14 with 5:28 left in the game)

Edited January 8 by Macca

[Macca 16,972]

Fantastic 2nd half from Josh Allen ... overall has thrown for 370 yards with 2 TD's, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble and has run for 69 yards

1:17  left and Miami have got the ball back.  PI so Miami on the Bills 40 yard line (14-21 so they need a TD)

Interception!!  Bills win the division

[Macca 16,972]

Leaderboard Tipping Comp (Final)

8 - Dr.Gonzo

7 - DemonDave,  Gorgoroth

6 - layzie

5 - BDA

4 - Clintosaurus,  Macca*,  Dee Zephyr

3 - DeeSpencer*,  Go the Biff

2 - JV7

1 - titan_uranus

 

*Bonus point awarded

[Macca 16,972]

Wild Card Weekend Schedule (AEDT)

Sun 8.30am  Cleveland (-2) @ Houston (+2)

Sun 12.00pm  Miami (+3) @ Kansas City (-3)

Mon 5.00am  Pittsburgh (+9.5) @ Buffalo (-9.5)

Mon 8.30am  Green Bay (+7) @ Dallas (-7)

Mon  12.00pm LA Rams (+4) @ Detroit (-4)

Tues  12.15pm Philadelphia (-2.5) @ Tampa Bay (+2.5)

A really good selection of games with maybe Dallas and Pittsburgh being the only clear favourites

So, if we get enough starters, we can have another post-season tipping comp

Here's how it works ...

Straight winners & margins (1-6, 7-13,  13+ or post up your scorelines)

Week 1 ... 1 point per win plus 1 bonus point for each correct scoreline bracket

Week 2 ... 2 points per win plus 2 bonus points for each correct scoreline bracket

Week 3 ... 3 points per win plus 3 bonus points for each correct scoreline bracket

Week 5 ... 5 points for the SB win plus 5 points for the correct scoreline bracket

You can use the above list of games (copy & paste) to post up your tips but don't forget to add a scoreline or points bracket (1-6,  7-12 or 13+)

A 2nd chance at tipping glory without the arduous task of trying to find road winners!!

I'll prompt up everyone tomorrow or Wednesday but feel free to go early on your tips

I'll wrap up the regular season tipping comp soon enough but well done to Gonzo (winner) and those that finished on the podium (DemonDave, Gorgoroth & layzie)

And thanks to all for your participation

Edited January 8 by Macca

[Macca 16,972]

7 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

RAMS WIN!!!

And with a very handy back-up in Carson Wentz as QB (who played well)

There was a time where Wentz was regarded as close to the best in the league

Still, you can only really play 1 QB so Stafford will be involved in every offensive play 

If you can get over Detroit, it's game on but that first wild-card win is the key.  I could say the same about the Packers but the Cowboys at BigD is a huge assignment for such a young team (Packers)

But your Rams have a lot of experience so you have that playoff experience over the Lions.  Bookies have Detroit at -4

[Macca 16,972]

 

                                     Regular Season Tipping Competition

 

Year               Winner                           Silver                               Bronze

 

2023             Dr.Gonzo                         DemonDave                    layzie   

                                                                     Gorgoroth

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2022              DeeSpencer                  Go the Biff                        layzie

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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

2022             Go the Biff                       layzie                         JV7

                      Clintosaurus                                          DeeSpencer           

                                                                                  Dee Zephyr     

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2021            DemonDave                 Gorgoroth              Clintosaurus

                     Macca   

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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

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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

                   Go the Biff                   4              5              2

                   Gorgoroth                    4              4              7  

                    JV7                              4              3              2                              

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

                   Macca                           4              2             6

                   Clintosaurus                 3              3             4

                   DeeSpencer                  2              2             4

                   DemonDave                  2              2              1

                   titan_uranus                  2              0             0

                   cowboy_from_hell         1              3              1

                   Dee Zephyr                   1               1              3 

                   Dappa Dan                    1               1              1

                   Strafford                        1              0              0

                    Dr.Gonzo                       1              0              0

                    pantaloons                    0              2              0

                   layzie                              0              1               3         

Edited January 8 by Macca

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

1 hour ago, Macca said:

And with a very handy back-up in Carson Wentz as QB (who played well)

There was a time where Wentz was regarded as close to the best in the league

Still, you can only really play 1 QB so Stafford will be involved in every offensive play 

If you can get over Detroit, it's game on but that first wild-card win is the key.  I could say the same about the Packers but the Cowboys at BigD is a huge assignment for such a young team (Packers)

But your Rams have a lot of experience so you have that playoff experience over the Lions.  Bookies have Detroit at -4

Be interesting, both sides got a little banged up, but I didn’t expect the rams to even get 6 wins so I’ll take a wild card spot.

[Macca 16,972]

10 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Be interesting, both sides got a little banged up, but I didn’t expect the rams to even get 6 wins so I’ll take a wild card spot.

Yeah same

A nothing to lose attitude can sometimes be good in terms of taking chances

And the Packers definitely have to take risks to beat Dallas ... for instance, we can't be satisfied with 3 pointers at BigD.  Going to have to score 3 or 4 TD's to have any sort of chance.  As it stands, it's a big ask but you never know

 

[Gorgoroth 12,955]

1 hour ago, Macca said:

Yeah same

A nothing to lose attitude can sometimes be good in terms of taking chances

And the Packers definitely have to take risks to beat Dallas ... for instance, we can't be satisfied with 3 pointers at BigD.  Going to have to score 3 or 4 TD's to have any sort of chance.  As it stands, it's a big ask but you never know

 

Dallas is a big ask but their crowd and town expect big things, so the pressure is right on them. 
Love has proven enough this year but a good play off game vs a great D would give him and. The team huge confidence going into next year.

[layzie 33,813]

7 hours ago, Macca said:

Been a good game and Josh Allen is must viewing (mostly good with the odd, costly, unexpected error)

Miami's defence has been very good in the red zone.  Leading 14-7 at the end of the 3rd quarter, I reckon they win

 

Edit:  er ... special teams comes to the rescue!  Bills draw level!

A wild game a week out from wild-card weekend

What a punt return that was! Turned the momentum instantly.

[layzie 33,813]

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

Be interesting, both sides got a little banged up, but I didn’t expect the rams to even get 6 wins so I’ll take a wild card spot.

Right now at this point in time I'm edging towards the Rams. Laporta is a huge out.

[layzie 33,813]

23 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Dallas is a big ask but their crowd and town expect big things, so the pressure is right on them. 
Love has proven enough this year but a good play off game vs a great D would give him and. The team huge confidence going into next year.

Agree. I'm really impressed with Love this year. Good offensive coach, solid running game, a few reinforcements and they could be back with a bang.