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Even though Detroit have had a dominant season, they could still slip to the wild-card position and be on the road throughout the playoffs The week 18 match-up against the Vikes will probably decide things (unless the Lions go a game clear after week 17) Regardless, the Lions or the Vikings will be on the road in the 1st week of the playoffs against the winner of the NFC South (Atlanta or Tampa Bay) ... or possibly against the winner of the NFC West (Rams or Seattle) And the Packers might need some help from Atlanta (@ Washington) in order to avoid a trip to Philadelphia in the first week of the playoffs. Packers destiny is in their own hands though (@ Minnesota then home to the Bears) in order to finish as the 6 seed Haven't had a close look at the AFC yet but there are probably similar stories in that conference

@titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @Gorgoroth @Go the Biff @Dee Zephyr @DemonDave @Dr. Gonzo @JV7 @BDA @Dappa Dan @layzie @DeeSpencer @Clintosaurus We play for double points this week (and next week) Time to get creative? Leaderboard Tipping Comp 37 - Go the Biff (1) 36 - Dr.Gonzo (1), titan_uranus (4) 35 - Clintosaurus (1) 34 - layzie (1) 32 - Gorgoroth (1), DemonDave (0) 30 - DeeSpencer (0), JV7 (0) 29 - BDA (0) 27 - ElDiablo14 (1), Macca (0)

Reasonably sure that if the Rams beat Arizona next week, you win the division regardless of the week 18 result against Seattle That's what the playoff machine told me anyway! And your match-up in the playoffs would probably be the Packers or Washington NFL Playoff Machine

Only 3 Road winners this week but T_U managed to snag all 3 and in the process, picked up a bonus point. Well played! We play for Double Points in the last 2 weeks (17 & 18) Entering the final straight, just about anyone can win and the scores have really tightened up at the top Leaderboard Tipping Comp 37 - Go the Biff (1) 36 - Dr.Gonzo (1), titan_uranus (4) 35 - Clintosaurus (1) 34 - layzie (1) 32 - Gorgoroth (1), DemonDave (0) 30 - DeeSpencer (0), JV7 (0) 29 - BDA (0) 27 - ElDiablo14 (1), Macca (0)

Lions Arizona Eagles

@Clintosaurus @titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @Gorgoroth @Go the Biff @Dee Zephyr @DemonDave @Dr. Gonzo @JV7 @BDA @Dappa Dan @layzie @DeeSpencer Week 16 Power Rankings A reminder that we play for double points in weeks 17 & 18 so there is time to bridge the gap for the backmarkers. Those near the lead will have an interesting time of it coming up with 3 sure-fire road winners this week Lions look the winners but it is a divisional game @ Chicago Arizona only -4.5 @ Carolina? Are they the banker? Rams, Eagles, Vikings & Tampa all at -3.5? It's a tricky week and not the week to not snag 3 points! Will Mahomes play? And if not, can Houston (-2.5) take advantage? Leaderboard Tipping Comp 36 - Go the Biff (3) 35 - Dr.Gonzo (3) 34 - Clintosaurus (3) 33 - layzie (3) 32 - DemonDave (3), titan_uranus (3) 31 - Gorgoroth (3) 30 - JV7 (3), DeeSpencer (3) 29 - BDA (3) 27 - Macca (3) 26 - ElDiablo14 (3) 9 - DeeZephyr (Greener Pastures)

Demons paying $3 to make the 8!! Ideal multi banker I've put them in with 3 Soccer Title winners (Liverpool, Inter Milan & Real Madrid) Paying 20-1

6 of 7 road teams prevailed in the early games and 3 of 5 teams lead in the late games Might be another clean sweep by all participants (again) in the tipping comp

The Bills have been very good and if they can make it a 3 score game after this drive, they might be home

Chiefs, Ravens, Washington

Here's a book written in the 1850's about the fascinating life of William Buckley (Buckley's Chance) It tells the story of convict William Buckley who escaped from captivity during an exploration of Port Philip in 1802 (specifically Sorrento) ... he consequently lived and roamed with the indigenous people of Victoria until 1835 when John Batman and Pascoe-Fawkner arrived and soon after settled in Melbourne Obviously, the book is out in the public domain so a bit of summer reading for those that are interested The Life and Adventures of William Buckley

You'd be annoyed if you didn't pick up 3 points in the tipping comp this week Chiefs, Cinci, Washington, Atlanta & Baltimore should all win against mediocre (or lesser) opposition But the week has at least 8 very good match-ups starting tomorrow with the Rams @ 49ers Bills @ Lions, Steelers @ Eagles, Packers @ Seattle, Bucs @ Chargers, Commanders @ Saints, Colts @ Denver and Dolphins @ Texans could all go either way and all the results of those games have play-off implications

eeSpencer @Clintosaurus @titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @Gorgoroth @Go the Biff @Dee Zephyr @DemonDave @Dr. Gonzo @JV7 @BDA @Dappa Dan @layzie Power Rankings Week 15 Leaderboard Tipping Comp 33 - Go the Biff (1) 32 - Dr.Gonzo (0) 31 - Clintosaurus (1) 30 - layzie (1) 29 - DemonDave (0), titan_uranus (1) 28 - Gorgoroth (0) 27 - JV7 (0), DeeSpencer (1) 26 - BDA (0) 24 - Macca (1) 23 - ElDiablo14 (0) 9 - DeeZephyr (MIA)

Well, the Rams are right back in the hunt now after that win Might come down to that last game vs Seattle

Ha ha! Too much of that home brew, Gorg?

Saints, Seahawks, Bills

Merseyside clash at 11.30pm tonight has been postponed (Storm alert)

The Aussies won all 3 sessions but it still doesn't feel like we have any sort of advantage We probably need to make 300+ in our first innings to have a clear advantage and that is a fair way off Still, Marnus & McSweeney battled very hard to get through to stumps so kudos to those 2 We bowled well and we look right up for the contest but a big score in the first innings is required

4 of 5 4th Downs made by Detroit (Dan Campbell) Amazing risk-taker Better team won

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They (Detroit) are just a really good team Packers get the ball first in the 2nd half and have to score a TD ... field goals won't win this match as Deroit will almost certainly put up 30+

Exactly The Lions are playing like their defence is at full strength!! The Packers 9 & 3 record is flattering as we've had a soft schedule

If the Packers are going to feature prominently in the playoffs, we'll need to win this match against a banged up Detroit defence In saying that, Detroit still have plenty of weapons on their offense (averaging 32 points per game) Might be a shoot-out as the Green Bay offense has been quite reasonable this season

@DeeSpencer @Clintosaurus @titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @Gorgoroth @Go the Biff @Dee Zephyr @DemonDave @Dr. Gonzo @JV7 @BDA @Dappa Dan @layzie Bleacher Report - Power Rankings Leaderboard Tipping Comp 32 - Go the Biff (6), Dr.Gonzo (6) 30 - Clintosaurus (6) 29 - DemonDave (6), layzie (6) 28 - titan_uranus (6), Gorgoroth (6) 27 - JV7 (6) 26 - BDA (6), DeeSpencer (6) 23 - ElDiablo14 (6), Macca (6) 9 - DeeZephyr (AWOL)

Living proof that it's near impossible to contend if your best players are constantly injured Meanwhile, your division is almost impossible to call Going to be hard for the Niners now as any of the teams will need 9 or 10 wins with head-to-head and divisional record maybe being a factor Rams will probably need to beat the Bills next week but after that, all your games are winnable so you never know NFC North goes to the Lions as I can't see them taking their foot off the pedal. Vikes & Pack should get wild-card spots NFC South is up for grabs (Falcons or Tampa) whilst the Eagles should secure the East. Washington for the other wild-card looks likely