Macca

Next Week's Schedule (AEDT) Sun 8.30am Texans @ KC (-8.5) Sun 12.00pm Washington @ Detroit (-8.5) Mon 7.00am Rams/Vikings @ Eagles (???) Mon 10.30am Ravens @ Buffalo (1.5)

So we now know that Washington go to Detroit next week And either the Rams or Vikes will be on the road to Philly Washington can win if they can somehow curtail the Lions scoring power (but I don't like their chances) And the Eagles match-up will be interesting, either way

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 7 - ElDiablo14 6 - Gorgoroth, Clintosaurus, JV7, Macca 5 - Dr. Gonzo, BDA 4 - layzie, DemonDave

Doink's it in off the right hand upright!

Geez the pressure on the kicker is huge!

Sorry to hear about your health, hardtack Thoughts and prayers are with you And I must take a look at Eggers's other movies. Have heard that the 3 you mentioned are all good

Further to that, the seaming Sydney wicket needed an unorthodox approach where a correct technique and orthodox approach just didn't work for most of the batsmen In Melbourne, Konstas started off playing in an orthodox manner but Bumrah was so difficult to combat that Konstas went unorthodox (and changed the course of the match) It's looking like Travis Head will open the batting in Sri Lanka but the next test match after that is the WTC! It needs to be noted that in his small sample size at First Class level, Konstas was seen to have played in an orthodox manner So it's difficult to judge him on his 2 test appearances. It's definitely a wait and see with Konstas And there's a chance that Konstas' words to Bumrah (in Melbourne) was in response to what Bumrah might have been saying to Khawaja. Sticking up for his partner? p.s ... whatever happened to the cricket thread? 🙃

Washington finally get the TD ... they had enough chances!! Mind you, the Tampa defence stood up amazingly well 3 points in it!

Yeah, but it's what they do and it can get them to where they want to get to We see a ton of teams going for it on 4th down passing up the chance for a field goal these days with Detroit leading the way The days of just automatically taking the 3 point option are long gone. Also, on the road, in the playoffs, the road team are almost compelled to try and get TD's I still vividly remember the Packers (McCarthy) continuously taking the 3 point option against Seattle in an NFC Championship game 10 years ago yet he had Rodgers at the helm. In my view it cost the team victory with his boring, conservative thinking And a SB opportunity! The weird bit was that he (McCarthy) was usually all-in with Rodgers In that game the Packers scored 5* x 3 field goals and only 1 TD whilst Seattle scored 4 x TD's Packers @ Seattle Jan 15 I can fully understand the modern day thinking but more so when a team is on the road And not every time, obviously *On 2 occasions the ball was on the 3 yard line in that NFC Championship game

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 5 - Dr.Gonzo, ElDiablo14, BDA 4 - Gorgoroth, DemonDave, JV7, Clintosaurus, layzie, Macca

As for the Eagles, they are right in it despite not being at their absolute best today Philadelphia will be at home next week against the Rams, Vikes or Tampa (if Washington win today the Commanders will be at Detroit next week) The AFC match-ups are already decided ... Houston @ KC and the Ravens @ Buffalo

Packers never really in it despite getting within 6 points And the issues are overall (and that includes Jordan Love) ... we beat the teams we should beat and then struggle against the better teams. That's been the pattern the past 2 or 3 seasons Still, that's still a lot better than being a cellar-dwellar but we're not a true contender ... maybe next year

Came across a few more TV drama's that are worth a look 'The Diplomat' (Political drama and well made) 'The Night Agent' ('The Night Manager' from a few years ago is also very good) 'Monsieur Spade' (Set in the 50' & 60's, Clive Owen plays an American who is a Private Investigator in France) 'Saint-Pierre' (just out but looks promising) 'Patience' (also just out but with rave reviews) 'Slow Horses' is quite superb and 'The Old Man' is quite good

Newly released Nosferatu is quite superb and must be seen on the big screen for the cinematography alone. A full remake of the 1922 classic A Classic horror gothic tale but mysterious, dark & quite dramatic. Some have described the movie as a bit slow but there was something happening in each scene Here's the 1922 version, out in the public domain

All sizzle and no steak today Both games over early Should be better contests tomorrow apart from probably the Bills game