Macca

@layzie @Gorgoroth @DemonDave @JV7 @titan_uranus @DeeSpencer @Clintosaurus @Dee Zephyr @Go the Biff We've entered the Flemington Straight and we now have joint leaders! t_u has joined Clint in the lead after securing a vital 2 points in week 15. And we play for 2 points again this week before playing for 3 big points in week 17 Looks a race in 2 but in the world of tipping, anything is possible. As stated here last week, most of us still in the running will need to be quite creative with our tips. Podium positions are still available for those out of the race And 7 participants can still win it all (either outright or as a joint winner) It's all to play for so good luck! Leaderboard - Tipping Comp 13 - Clintosaurus, titan_uranus 10 - Go the Biff 9 - Gorgoroth, Macca 8 - JV7, Dee Zephyr 6 - layzie, DemonDave, DeeSpencer 1 - Others Some standout road winners loom large (on the surface of it) but beware of the trap game! An interesting set of games coming up

Probably the upset of the season Gorg You'll still make the playoffs but on the road throughout now? And thanks to your thoughts on the Rams game. I excluded that game in my 8 pick multi ... and I got it up for a very nice Christmas bonus. Close on 4 figures for a small outlay Dee Zephyr's Bears pick upped the anti and I fancied Dallas at home. The rest won as they were supposed to do. All 5.00am starts too Happy days but KC are the team to beat from an overall perspective. Well coached, a superior QB and just very competitive team-wise Not totally convinced with the Packers but none of the NFC teams are great. Home field won't mean much without a crowd ... which brings the road teams into it Just got to get hot for 4 playoff weeks and the title is up for grabs!

With just the Steelers @ Bengals game to play out, here is the live scoreboard in the tipping comp 13 - Clintosaurus*, titan_uranus 10 - Go the Biff* 9 - Gorgoroth*, Macca* 8 - JV7, Dee Zephyr 6 - layzie*, DemonDave, DeeSpencer 1 - Others * Denotes those participating needing a Steelers win to gain 2 points

Trailing 13 - 3 at half time ... who would have thought? Well, you did foresee trouble ahead! I reckon you'll recover and win but that's an average start to say the least

Steelers, Bucs, Seattle

Working today but I listened in "We're going to have to bowl them out for not much more than 220" Covered that spread alright! All out for 36 is hard to fathom. And now Kohli goes home ... hard to see India winning a Test from here on in but any prediction needs to be taken with a grain of salt! Their bowling is very good but our attack is absolutely first rate And we shade them in the batting playing on our home decks Warner is still doubtful for Melbourne but what about Pukovski? Wade? Has Burns done enough in this 2nd innings to hold his spot? A six to win the match!

Advantage India after 2 completed innings ... batting 2nd the Aussies probably needed a lead of 80 to push for victory But we're 53 runs behind. We're going to have bowl India out for not much more than 220 in their 2nd innings to stand a chance Chasing anything above 300 against their attack (on a wearing wicket) is a big ask in my view

Good toss to lose? Time will tell And best of luck to Burns ... he's been given a lifeline and hopefully will take advantage Anyway, if his selection doesn't work it's on the selectors, not Burns himself Big ask for Wade to open against the India attack (especially under lights) ... wish him well also

@layzie @Gorgoroth @DemonDave @JV7 @titan_uranus @DeeSpencer @Clintosaurus @Dee Zephyr @Go the Biff Vital point picked up by 'Go the Biff' when no one else picked up a point (the Saints knocked most out) Just a reminder that we play for 2 points this week and also in week 16 whilst in week 17 we play for 3 points. So a total of 7 points are still available. For most of us, we'll need to take some risks Good luck all! (a few standouts but it's still a tricky week) Leaderboard - Tipping Comp 13 - Clintosaurus 11 - titan_uranus 10 - Go the Biff 9 - Gorgoroth, Macca 8 - JV7 6 - DemonDave, DeeSpencer, Dee Zephyr, layzie 1 - Others

At Seattle without a crowd ... even money bet You'll take care of Arizona at home in week 17 and as for the J.E.T.S, you're worried? The line should be 35 for that game!!

The Browns/Ravens game was an absolute beauty. Highlights aplenty! The Browns lost no friends and they will be more than nuisance value if they figure in the playoffs Meanwhile the Rams & Packers are likely to meet in the playoffs unless 1 or both teams get knocked out early Not sure what to make of the bye ... the Packers need continuity but maybe they don't? We should win out but the Titans game is tricky. Bears in week 17 might not be relevant

Worth a look

Checked out the stats on that game and Diamond Jim kicked 6 goals as well Wells had 45 possessions ... he could rack 'em up. Genuine topliner Lost 10 of our last 11 games after hitting the half way mark at 6 & 5 ... yep, the use of the word 'ugh' goes way back

NFL Playoff Machine

Saints match was the trap game ... still, GtB got the points (point) and if the Steelers win, DZ as well Washington now lead the NFC East with a 6 & 7 record. No guarantee that they will win another game though!

Chiefs, Titans, Saints

New page so here are this weeks games again ... Leaderboard - Tipping Comp 13 - Clintosaurus 11 - titan_uranus 9 - Go the Biff, Gorgoroth, Macca 8 - JV7 6 - DemonDave, DeeSpencer, Dee Zephyr, layzie 1 - Others

Ha! This is the domain of the over 55's isn't it? Couldn't remember any of their songs (Bobby & Laurie) but the Carroll County Accident was definitely a hit and they were very popular back then of course Let's hope that Bowey & Laurie (and Rosman) become equally as popular amongst Demon supporters ds

The Monkees haven't been seen here on this thread but as popular as they were back in the day they were also underrated ... the following 2 songs were hugely popular here in Oz in the late 60's but Davey Jones doesn't feature on lead vocals in either song And I'm not sure that 'Mary Mary' was ever released as a single outside of Australia but the words to the song were rather risque by today's standards!

Amongst my Demon acquaintances we've dubbed Bowey & Laurie as Bobby & Laurie Picked as a pair in the draft it kinda/sorta makes sense ds Rosman just rolls off the tongue ... could be a cult figure with that old head on young shoulders

New addition for the post-season tipping comp (assuming we get enough starters) Working on the premise that we continue to post scorelines (as we've traditionally done) we could make the most of those scorelines Week 1 ... 1 point per win plus a bonus point if your margin of victory falls within the actual margin. i.e. 1-6, 7-12, or over 12 Week 2 ... 1 point per win plus a bonus point using the same margin criteria as week 1 Week 3 ... 3 points per win plus 3 bonus points for the correct margin criteria Super Bowl ... 5 points for the win plus 5 bonus points for the correct margin (1-6, 7-12 etc) We can just continue to post up the scorelines as we've done previously and I can work out the rest of it (with the possible aid of a proof-reader!) All feedback is most welcome but a tipping system where interest is maintained throughout is the ideal outcome n.b ... the margin of victory would need to fall into the 1-6, 7-12 or over 12 margin to qualify for the bonus point (or points)

@layzie @Gorgoroth @DemonDave @JV7 @titan_uranus @DeeSpencer @Clintosaurus @Dee Zephyr @Go the Biff Leaderboard - Tipping Comp 13 - Clintosaurus 11 - titan_uranus 9 - Go the Biff, Gorgoroth, Macca 8 - JV7 6 - DemonDave, DeeSpencer, Dee Zephyr, layzie 1 - Others Just the 1 point on offer this week - good luck!

And with the playoff format having changed this season we will see 6 playoff games in week 1 of the playoffs Only the 1 seed in each conference gets the bye ... currently the Steelers (11 & 1) over the Chiefs (11 & 1) in the AFC and the Saints (10 & 2) in the NFC. The Saints are one win ahead of the Packers but the Packers hold the tie-break advantage if the Saints slip up So in week 1 of the playoffs there may well be 3 games on the Sunday (AEDT) with another 3 games on the Monday (AEDT) ... it could be assumed that 7Mate will cover all the playoff games but is that confirmed?

10 road winners out of the 14 games played this week. I'm wondering whether the NFL as a sport has the biggest home field advantage? (When capacity crowds are a staple) Here's the updated leaderboard in the tipping comp 13 - Clintosaurus 11 - titan_uranus 9 - Go the Biff, Gorgoroth, Macca 8 - JV7 6 - DemonDave, DeeSpencer, Dee Zephyr, layzie 1 - Others A total of 8 points are still available in the last 4 weeks Week 14 - 1 point Week 15 - 2 points Week 16 - 2 points Week 17 - 3 points

The race for the title is on (see the next 3 weeks upcoming fixtures listed below the current table)