Macca

The 3rd instalment of 'Knives Out' (Daniel Craig) is very good 'Wake up Dead Man' has many twists and turns and is thoroughly entertaining with Craig playing his role as the detective from the South to aplomb

The 2 Saturday games and SNF will hold the most interest for week 18 All times AEDT Sunday 8.30am Carolina @ Tampa Bay (Winner* wins the NFC South with the loser eliminated) Sunday 12.00pm Seattle @ San Francisco (Winner receives the no.1 Seed and home field right throughout the playoffs) Monday 12.20pm Baltimore @ Pittsburgh (Winner wins the AFC North with the loser eliminated) *Unless the Falcons win their last 2 games which would mean that the Panthers (if they lose to Tampa) would win the 3 way tie-breaker if all 3 teams finish on 8 & 9) ... a Rams win tomorrow makes the above scenario null & void

There are only 3 road teams installed as favourites and I'm not sure I like any of the 3! The other issues are the rested starters for those teams that have secured their playoff spot (and who they might be)

Week 18 (next week) is maybe the toughest week we've seen ... getting 6 (+1) is a real possibility (if only 1 participant gets 3 right)

Regular Season Tipping Competition 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 Go the Biff......2 3 1 Gorgoroth.......2 2 5 Clintosaurus...2 2 3 DeeSpencer.....2 1 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 Stafford.............1 0 0 Macca...............0 2 2 Dee Zephyr.......0 1 1 DemonDave......0 1 1 Pantaloons........0 1 0 layzie.................0 0 3

Bills not achieving a 2 points conversion was costly ... they effectively handed New England the AFC East by not converting If I was a Bills fan, I'd be filthy. There's a time to take chances and at others times, be conservative The neutrals love it but they aren't directly affected Just another high-risk play call. By the way, that risky play calling has caught up with Detroit

Right now, you're 1 of 7 who can still win the tipping comp outright or be involved in a shared victory That would be reduced to 5 possible winners if the Rams win tomorrow And am I right in saying that the 49ers can still win the NFC West?

Leaderboard Tipping Comp* 38 - BDA 36 - layzie, Macca* 35 - Clintosaurus* 33 - Go the Biff 32 - Gorgoroth 29 - titan_ Uranus* 25 - Dee Zephyr 24 - ElDiablo14 *Clintosaurus, Macca & titan will receive 6 or 2 points subject to a Rams win or loss against Atlanta

It's both (Micah & Kraft) Plus, Love is prone to making unforced errors ... with Kraft there, Love often only had to throw the ball short Micah makes his fellow defenders better so with him out, we revert to kind Still, the Packers have made the playoffs but I'm not sure we'll get past the first week

Thank you, Vikings!

Broncos, Patriots, Rams

@Gorgoroth @Clintosaurus @Go the Biff @titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @BDA @layzie @Dee Zephyr Leaderboard Tipping Comp 36 - Macca 35 - Clintosaurus 34 - layzie 32 - BDA 31 - Go the Biff 29 - titan_uranus 26 - Gorgoroth, 25 - Dee Zephyr 24 - ElDiablo14 We play for 6 points in each of the last 2 weeks (week 17 & week 18) Good luck to all !

Thank you, Steelers!!

Fair enough I used to detest using injuries as an excuse but injuries are a genuine reason for not winning, if it's the stars that are affected Especially if it's the our best edge-rusher defender, our best TE and our best QB It's a simple equation for Green Bay ... win our last 2 games and we're in the playoffs From there, we'll need a lot of luck As you said, we need to beat the Ravens (first)

Our experienced players need to drive the standards both on and off the field (whilst we're regenerating and developing) Standards need to improve (obviously) but the likes of Langford, Lindsay, Windsor, Taylor, Tholstrup, Culley, Latrelle et al need to be developed without having too much of an onus on their output Looking at the list, there's 20+ experienced players who should all be pushing for selection on a regular basis So it's not like we're going to be quite a youthful outfit (that can only happen if a number of the experienced players fail to deliver)

Fun for some!! I don't use the word choke very often but the Packers should have won that game. Quite possibly ends the season for Green Bay to boot! (lose to the Ravens next week and it's as good as over) The onside kick recovery for the Bears had an element of luck involved but not the QB fumble in overtime ... Packers blew it (big time) However, to be fair, losing our best 2 players to ACL's (Micah & Kraft) put paid to any SB aspirations (IMV)

Is that all there is? Huge build up and we're all done in 11 days. WTC points up for grabs so the next 2 tests aren't dead rubbers Smith will be back but Lyon will be out. Webster could come in for Green and either Murphy or Kuhnemann for Lyon. Rocchicciolo (WA) a possibility? Smith for Inglis? Not sold on Weatherald either and would like to see Renshaw or Kellaway get a chance For Boxing day? Weatherald Head Marnus Smith Khawaja Carey Webster Cummins Starc Murphy/Kuhnemann Boland

Bills, Eagles, 49ers

Hell of a game, all the same A walk off 2 point conversion. So close to a victory for the Rams Credit to Seattle for hanging in there but they needed a bit of luck getting 3 x 2 point conversions in a row Rams are still in the hunt but not sure that the Packers are going to be a factor in the playoffs after losing Micah on top of losing Kraft (TE) ... might even miss the playoffs altogether The Bears have the advantage now and if they beat Green Bay, the division is all but there's

How 'bout some Creedence!

@Gorgoroth @Clintosaurus @Go the Biff @titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @BDA @layzie @Dee Zephyr Leaderboard Tipping Comp 33 - Macca 32 - Clintosaurus 31 - layzie 30 - Go the Biff 29 - BDA 26 - titan_uranus 25 - Gorgoroth, 22 - Dee Zephyr 21 - ElDiablo14 We play for 3 points this week but finish off the last 2 weeks with double points (6/2) Anyone can still win outright

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 33 - Macca 32 - Clintosaurus 31 - layzie 30 - Go the Biff 29 - BDA 26 - titan_uranus 25 - Gorgoroth, 22 - Dee Zephyr 21 - ElDiablo14

@rjay @hardtack The Gilded Age is very good if you like Period-Drama ... the storyline centres around New York circa 1880's with regards the old money vs the new money Loosely based on the main magnates of the day ... Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, JP Morgan, Jay Gould & The Astor Family. They've spared no expence on the production values, the sets and costumes along with any number of storylines to maintain interest. There's an hour long official podcast for every episode available on Youtube If you liked Downton Abbey, you'll like The Gilded Age. Series 4 of TGA has just been renewed

@Clintosaurus @BDA Tips, gentlemen!

Ravens, Carolina, Bills