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Dappa was the lone points scorer this week whilst the rest of us bombed out with either the Jags or Steelers (or both!) Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie, Dappa Dan 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave

Yeah it's not the money lost with these multi's as the outlay is at a minimum ... it's more the missed large collect DZ. But well done on your weekend collect. I reckon we're on the right track but you always need a good dose of luck anyway. 4 from 6 with our picks this week so we're not far away.

Got both of yours up DZ ... well picked! Both mine missed but head-to-head sports bets are nearly always dicey propositions.

You'll have to logon to your TAB account to watch the replays of the 3 feature races from yesterday ... there's nothing available on youtube as yet. Ballarat Cup WA Guineas Railway Stakes

I can tell you from first-hand experience that the NFC Championship game on the road is almost worth 2 TD's or more in terms of the scoreline. Packers in the last 5 years have lost at Seattle & at Atlanta in NFC Championship games so home field does matter ... by contrast, it didn't matter in 2010/11 when GB were on the road throughout the playoffs and captured the prize. As you said, either way, you just have to be better on the day regardless. Even at this early stage it's hard to imagine the Rams not having the wild-card weekend off so you've just got to make sure you aren't rusty in week 2 of the playoffs (as GB were in 2011/12 when we inexplicably lost to the Giants at Lambeau in week 2 of the playoffs after going 15-1 in the regular season) Nothing is guaranteed but it's exciting times for your Rams.

Ha ha ha! To be fair, you've been through a mountain of pain with those Fisher-led Rams. A living nightmare for a decade - bit like the Demons so it's a double resurgence. You'll go close this year but those pesky Saints are your only stumbling block as I see it ... and New Orleans are playing lights-out.

My tips - Pats, Steelers, Packers Paging @titan_uranus @Dr. Gonzo Leaderboard in the comp 6 - JV7, Dr. Gonzo 5 - layzie 4 - Go the Biff, Clintosaurus, Dappa Dan, Dee Zephyr, DeeSpencer 3 - titan_uranus, Gorgoroth, Macca, 2 - DemonDave

And here am I thinking it was an NFL thread Should us non Ram fans start a new thread Gorg? ???

As good as Man City have been, they can't shake off their challengers in Liverpool, Spurs, Chelsea and the Gunners. All of those 4 teams are still within striking distance. The 4 challengers have to take points off City or better still, win against them as City continue to beat up on any of the other teams. The trouble with that is that City don't play any of the other big guns (Apart from Chelsea on Dec 9) until the new year. So the challengers all need to keep winning and hope that City somehow slip up ... which, to be perfectly honest, isn't very likely. It isn't over yet for the title challenge but it soon could be. Man Utd continue to struggle in the Premier league but may well advance out of their group in the Champions league. But I reckon they'd have to get as far as the Semi finals or even the final for Mourinho to stay in charge. They have been largely disappointing.

Australian Group & Listed Races Best Bet Strike Rate 62: 22 - 8 - 9 As for Mucking up in Maastricht', always remember to follow the golden rule Wadda ... "Whatever happens on the Contiki tour stays on the Contiki tour"

I ended up taking the 'Match Score' of +2.5 goals in the Dortmund game so my multi is still alive Wadda ... I figured the odds weren't much different anyway and thought you may have meant it that way as well.

The locals prevail in the Railway Stakes with the Eastern raiders nowhere to be seen. Galaxy Star looks to be destined for bigger things if they bring the horse to the East. They ran 01:34.08 for the Mile which is a very fast time for Ascot. Did it easily did Galaxy Star - far too good. Willie Pike again. Gets the double after Arcadia Queen won in impressive fashion in the Guineas.

Yeah, well done DZ ... gives us a 3: 1-2-0 record for the day which isn't too shabby.

I've had a few bets at Ascot today ... scaling back from the Spring but with a small interest in the ongoing feature races around Australia. Looking forward to the Railway Stakes though ... the locals vs the Eastern raiders. It's an even mix as I see it.

Weir & John Allen combine again to win the Ballarat Cup with Kiwia. Having close to half the runners helps! Won well though. Pilote D'essai looked like it might have had it won but it still did well to hang on for 2nd and boost up the exotic dividends. I didn't include it but those F4 punters who did include it in the right combo scooped the pool. It did win the race 2 years ago. Trained by the Hayes group.

The Packers & Vikes have both been hugely disappointing and neither team has any excuses whatsoever. And the Bears have been solid with terrific D and to be perfectly honest, Chicago have shown up the other 2. But it is not over yet in terms of securing a wild-card spot ... there's normally always 2 or 3 teams in each conference that rally late and I'm hoping that GB can be 1 of those teams. As previously stated, we don't have any excuses not to rally late. If we play to our best we can win any of our remaining 6 games. If not, it's a massive fail. @ Vikes, vs Arizona, vs Atlanta, @ Bears, @ Jets & vs Detroit.

But of course Dallas have got the Saints next up ... lose that and then they then play your Eagles in a season definer (decider?) So they could slip to 6 & 7 within 2 weeks and then they'd probably need to win their last 3 to win the division. I doubt that the Saints will slip up with the 1 seed at stake so your Eagles hold the key. And if Philadelphia can somehow rediscover their proper form, they can finish off the season well (much like the Packers, Vikes, Falcons, Jags & Seattle can all rally and finish well) The 2 wild-card spots are up for grabs in the NFC ... for instance, the Bears have almost certainly secured a playoff berth unless they 'lose-out' for the rest of the season.

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8 & 3 now are the Bears ... 2 more wins will probably secure the division. This is after the Vikes & Packers were expected to fight out the NFC North. Wild-card best option for the latter two I reckon. Saints go on their merry way whilst Dallas now control their own destiny after beating Washington today ... last 5 - vs Saints, vs Eagles, @ Indi, vs Tampa, @ NY Giants. That isn't easy but they could get to 9 & 7 and that might be enough.

You can rebuild very quuckly in this league and in this sport. You'll be right

You lost 2 of the 5 most imporrant positions last year (Wentz & left tackle) and still won the big one I didn't even complain when Rodgers went down (twice) ... I blamed Green Bay You just have to wear it Dappa

All teams have to deal with that from time to time so you have to take the good with the bad As we saw with Wentz going down last year, teams can still win with injuries

KC should be able to hold on to the 1 seed ... last 5 - @ Oakland, vs Ravens, vs Chargers, @ Seattle, vs Oakland. I see them winning 4 of those 5 and maybe all 5. Therefore the Pats would probably have to win-out to get to the 1 seed. The Pats remaining schedule is easy with 4 games against divisional rivals but with a trip to Pittsburgh (week 15) which will be telling. The Steelers are the other threat although Houston & the Chargers keep winning. In our conference I see it as a match-race between the Rams & Saints although you never know for sure. As for the Eagles - a gap year? You'll bounce back and the reality is that the NFC East this year is still up for grabs. Just gotta start winning. It's a bit that way in the NFC North too but if the Bears beat the Lions tomorrow, they'll be hard to peg back.