Denver & Seattle get the bye for the playoffs (both #1 seed)

Times & dates to come later, but here are the week 1 match-ups

• Chargers (7) @ New England (2)

• Buffalo (6) @ Jacksonville (3)

• Houston (5) @ Ravens/Pittsburgh (4)

• Green Bay (7) @ Chicago (2)

• San Francisco (6) @ Philadelphia (3)

• L.A. Rams (5) @ Carolina (4)

Wow!! What an incredible finish to the season!

A missed field goal attempt by Baltimore hands the AFC North to the Steelers!! Amazing to and fro!

Leaderboard Tipping Comp (Final)

• 38 - BDA, Macca

• 37 - Clintosaurus

• 36 - layzie

• 33 - Go the Biff

• 32 - Gorgoroth

• 31 - titan_ Uranus

• 25 - Dee Zephyr

• 24 - ElDiablo14

Congrats to BDA, and I finally got lucky!

Clint & layz both went very close but unlucky. Over the course of 18 weeks, 1 point here or there is invaluable

A close tussle all season but the last week was too tough for all of us, to either edge clear, or make up ground

Well played all! (Post season tipping comp details to follow)

To the victors, go the spoils!

Edited January 5Jan 5 by Macca

Week 1 Schedule (Playoffs)

(it's notable that 6 of our supported teams are represented ... 49ers, Bears, Rams, Jags, Eagles & Packers)

• Sun 8.30am Rams (-10.5) @ Panthers

• Sun 12.00pm Packers @ Bears (-1.5)

• Mon 5.00am Bills (-1.5) @ Jags

• Mon 8.30am 49ers @ Eagles (-3.5)

• Mon 12.15pm Chargers @ Pats (-3.5)

• Tues 12.15pm Texans (-2.5) @ Steelers

n.b. Broncos & Seahawks have the bye

Edited January 5Jan 5 by Macca

Gratz @Macca and @BDA on the wins

And well done to the podium finishers!

20 minutes ago, Macca said:

Week 1 Schedule (Playoffs)

(it's notable that 6 of our supporters teams are represented ... 49ers, Bears, Rams, Jags, Eagles & Packers)

• Sun 8.30am Rams (-10.5) @ Panthers

• Sun 12.00pm Packers @ Bears (-1.5)

• Mon 5.00am Bills (-1.5) @ Jags

• Mon 8.30am 49ers @ Eagles (-3.5)

• Mon 12.15pm Chargers @ Pats (-3.5)

• Tues 12.15pm Texans (-2.5) @ Steelers

n.b. Broncos & Seahawks have the bye

Well the Rams better not lose and [censored] up my bday!!!

But tbh we were very AVG on Offence until nigh on the last qtr and our secondary is getting worse by the snap.

We should be able to beat the Panthers, they look horrible but no way we beat Seattle the week after. I don't know what happened at half time in the Seattle game but it's like we lost the ability to play football.

1 minute ago, Gorgoroth said:

Well the Rams better not lose and [censored] up my bday!!!

But tbh we were very AVG on Offence until nigh on the last qtr and our secondary is getting worse by the snap.

We should be able to beat the Panthers, they look horrible but no way we beat Seattle the week after. I don't know what happened at half time in the Seattle game but it's like we lost the ability to play football.

You've got to be in it to win it, but in this sport, as we've often seen, a team can score twice in a minute

Rams should win as expected, but the other 5 matches are definitely up for grabs ... maybe the Pats & Bears at home, but who knows?

I'll be quite happy if the Packers can win one playoff game, but if we do happen to beat the Bears, Seattle awaits! (with that scenario, the Rams would avoid Seattle in the 2nd week, if the Rams get past Carolina in week 1)

Edited January 5Jan 5 by Macca

Well didn't we all proverbial the bed this week!

25 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Well the Rams better not lose and [censored] up my bday!!!

But tbh we were very AVG on Offence until nigh on the last qtr and our secondary is getting worse by the snap.

We should be able to beat the Panthers, they look horrible but no way we beat Seattle the week after. I don't know what happened at half time in the Seattle game but it's like we lost the ability to play football.

Season starts again now and everyone is in the running. Except us..

But even us.

my maiden tipping win!

will done all and thanks @Macca for organising

I haven't seen many games over the last month or so but i was very impressed with the seahawks yesterday. i reckon they are the team to beat.

Jerry Jones has his work cut out for him to get our defensive roster up to spec. We were terrible defensively again this morning, missed tackles, dumb drive extending penalties, porous as swiss cheese. We have an offence to contend but we can't defend for toffee.

1 hour ago, BDA said:

I haven't seen many games over the last month or so but i was very impressed with the seahawks yesterday. i reckon they are the team to beat.

Jerry Jones has his work cut out for him to get our defensive roster up to spec. We were terrible defensively again this morning, missed tackles, dumb drive extending penalties, porous as swiss cheese. We have an offence to contend but we can't defend for toffee.

A team that can do well against the Seattle D and put pressure on Darnold can beat them. Rams did it in the first half a few weeks ago.

Third downs vs Darnold are key, it’s where he mostly has his turn overs.

Interesting watch for Cowboys will be Pickens and if he stays and for how much.

I may be wrong, but I still don’t think Dak is the right player to take the Boys to a SB.

Adams to be back for the playoffs.

First player to lead the NFL in touchdowns for three different teams.

Lake will also be back after 7 long long weeks.

To give you an idea of how much we missed him, with Lake in the team we held teams to 17.2ppg, last 7 weeks lake has missed 24.8ppg

Regular Season Tipping Competition

2025 Medalists

• BDA, Macca

• Clintosaurus

• layzie

2024 Medalists

• Go the Biff

• JV7, Dr. Gonzo, titan_uranus

• Clintosaurus

2023 Medalists

• Dr. Gonzo

• DemonDave, Gorgoroth

• layzie

2022 Medalists

• DeeSpencer

• Go the Biff

• layzie

2021 Medalists

• Go the Biff

• Clintosaurus, JV7

• DemonDave, layzie, Gorgoroth

2020 Medalists

• titan_uranus, Clintosaurus

• Gorgoroth

• Go the Biff

2019 Medalists

• JV7

• Go the Biff, Macca

• Gorgoroth, Dee Zephyr, Clintosaurus

2018 Medalists

• DeeSpencer

• Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan

• Gorgoroth, Macca, Dee Zephyr

2017 Medalists

• Clintosaurus

• Go the Biff

• Dappa Dan

2016 Medalists

• Gorgoroth

• Cowboy_from_Hell

• Clintosaurus, Dee Spencer

2015 Medalists

• Gorgoroth

• Cowboy_from_Hell, JV7, Dee Spencer

• Macca

2014 Medalists

• Dappa Dan

• Dee Spencer

• Gorgoroth

2013 Medalists

• Cowboy_from_Hell, Stafford

• Pantaloons, Macca

• Gorgoroth

  Medal Tally....G S B

• Clintosaurus...2 3 3

• Go the Biff.......2 3 1

• Gorgoroth........2 2 5

• DeeSpencer.....2 1 2

• Macca...............1 2 2

• JV7....................1 2 0

• Cowboy-Hell.....1 2 0

• Dr. Gonzo..........1 1 0

• titan_uranus......1 1 0

• Dappa Dan........1 1 0

• BDA...................1 0 0

• Stafford.............1 0 0

• Dee Zephyr.......0 1 1

• DemonDave......0 1 1

• Pantaloons........0 1 0

• layzie.................0 0 4

Edited Dec 29 by Macca

@Gorgoroth , @JV7 , @layzie , @DeeSpencer , @Dee Zephyr , @BDA , @ElDiablo14 , @Dappa Dan , @Clintosaurus , @titan_uranus , @DemonDave , @Dr. Gonzo @Go the Biff

Rules for the Post Season Tipping Comp

• Tip winners, home or away (all matches)

• Tip a margin bracket for all matches (1-6, 7-12, 13+)

Points awarded re the playoffs ...

• (Week 1) 1 point per winner + 1 point per correct points bracket

• (Week 2) 2 points per winner + 2 points per correct points bracket

• (Week 3) 3 points per winner + 3 points per correct points bracket

• (Super Bowl) 5 points for the winner + 5 points for the correct points bracket

No obligation, so if you wish to partake, just post up your tips (and margins)

If not, enjoy the playoffs and if your team is involved, good luck!

*New players are welcome

Week 1 Schedule (Playoffs)

(it's notable that 6 of our supported teams are represented ... 49ers, Bears, Rams, Jags, Eagles & Packers)

• Sun 8.30am Rams (-10.5) @ Panthers

• Sun 12.00pm Packers @ Bears (-1.5)

• Mon 5.00am Bills (-1.5) @ Jags

• Mon 8.30am 49ers @ Eagles (-3.5)

• Mon 12.15pm Chargers @ Pats (-3.5)

• Tues 12.15pm Texans (-2.5) @ Steelers

n.b. Broncos & Seahawks have the bye

Pete Carroll sacked after just 1 year as the Las Vegas Head Coach

However, he did have a 3 year contract worth $45Million so his payout figure will be approximately $30Million

Sorta softens the blow a tad

11 hours ago, Macca said:

Pete Carroll sacked after just 1 year as the Las Vegas Head Coach

However, he did have a 3 year contract worth $45Million so his payout figure will be approximately $30Million

Sorta softens the blow a tad

Ravens fire Harbaugh as well.

Ummmm ha ha… what…

Tua is quoted as saying he would love to be out of Miami, but seriously who the [censored] would take on that contract???

I'll kick things off ...

• Rams (7-12) @ Panthers

• Packers (1-6) @ Bears

• Bills @ Jags (1-6)

• 49ers @ Eagles (1-6)

• Chargers @ Pats (7-12)

• Texans @ Steelers (1-6)

Rams +13

Bears 1-6

Bills 1-6

Eagles 7-12

Chargers 1-6

Steelers 1-6

The 2 College SF's are to be played over the next 2 days

Friday 11.30am Miami/Ole Miss

Saturday 11.30am Oregan/Indiana

Nice lead into the NFL playoffs (which starts 8.30am Sunday AEDT)

Rams 7-12

Bears 1-6

Jags 1-6

49ers 1-6

Pats 1-6

Texans 1-6

Edited January 8Jan 8 by Dee Zephyr

Panthers 1-6

Bears 13+

Jags 1-6

Eagles 7-12

Pats 7-12

Steelers 1-6

Rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds forecast for Rams game...

Oh oh...