Macca

Darnold having a nightmare game

You should be further ahead on the scoreboard. Vikings have been ordinary (by their own standards)

Rams defence supreme Sacks, interceptions and pressuring Darnold constantly. Secondary well on top as well

Great start by the Rams!!

Love didn't look right but the Packers had the option of playing Willis But in all reality, getting past a top outfit like the Eagles on their turf was always a tall order for a team like the Packers In that situation you need a few things going your way like a pick 6 or recovering a fumble. Or a magical play or 2, leading to a TD or 2 And none of that happened. Scoring only 10 points told the story But the Packers should at least know what they need to do to become a genuine contender

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

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

@titan_uranus @DeeSpencer @Go the Biff @Dee Zephyr Just a reminder that the post season tipping comp kicks off with tomorrow's games (if wishing to partake) Choose any Home or Away team along with the margins 1-6, 7-12 or 13+) Line up of games Sun 8.30am Chargers (-3.0) @ Houston Sun 12.30pm Pittsburgh @ Baltimore (-10) Mon 5.00am Denver @ Buffalo (-9) Mon 8.30am Green Bay @ Eagles (-4.5) Mon 12.00pm Washington @ Tampa Bay (-3) Tues 12.00pm Vikings (-1.5) @ Rams

Chargers 1-6 Ravens 7-12 Bills 7-12 Eagles 7-12 Washington 1-6 Vikes 1-6

@titan_uranus @ElDiablo14 @Gorgoroth @Go the Biff @Dee Zephyr @DemonDave @Dr. Gonzo @JV7 @BDA @Dappa Dan @layzie @DeeSpencer @Clintosaurus Just a heads up on the post season comp ... we should be able to get enough starters as I'm assuming we're all going to be watching the playoffs Week 1 ... 1 point per win (Home or Away) plus a bonus point for the correct margin (1-6, 7-12 & 13+) Week 2 ... 2 points per win plus 2 bonus points for each correct margin Week 3 ... 3 points per win plus 3 bonus points for each correct margin Week 4 (Super Bowl) ... 5 points for the winner plus 5 bonus points for the correct margin A second chance at tipping glory! Sun 8.30am LA Chargers (-3) @ Houston Sun 12.30pm Pittsburgh @ Baltimore (-10) Mon 5.00am Denver @ Buffalo (-9) Mon 8.30am Green Bay @ Philadelphia (-4.5) Mon 12.00pm Washington @ Tampa Bay (-3) Tues 12.00pm Vikings (-1.5) @ LA Rams

Regular Season Tipping Competition Year Winner Silver Bronze 2024 Go the Biff JV7 Clintosaurus Dr. Gonzo titan_uranus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023 Dr.Gonzo DemonDave layzie Gorgoroth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2022 DeeSpencer Go the Biff layzie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 Go the Biff Clintosaurus DemonDave JV7 layzie Gorgoroth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 titan_uranus Gorgoroth Go the Biff Clintosaurus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 JV7 Go the Biff Gorgoroth Macca Dee Zephyr Clintosaurus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 DeeSpencer Clintosaurus Gorgoroth Dappa Dan Dee Zephyr Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 Clintosaurus Go the Biff Dappa Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Gorgoroth cowboy_from_hell Clintosaurus DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 Gorgoroth cowboy_from_hell Macca JV7 DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Dappa Dan DeeSpencer Gorgoroth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 cowboy_from_hell pantaloons Gorgoroth Strafford Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Season Tipping Competition Year Winner Silver Bronze 2023 Clintosaurus Gorgoroth BDA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2022 Go the Biff layzie JV7 Clintosaurus DeeSpencer Dee Zephyr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 DemonDave Gorgoroth Clintosaurus Macca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 Go the Biff Dee Zephyr Macca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 DemonDave Go the Biff Macca Dee Zephyr Gorgoroth JV7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 Gorgoroth Go the Biff DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 Macca Clintosaurus Go the Biff JV7 Gorgoroth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Gorgoroth JV7 Clintosaurus Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 JV7 cowboy_from_hell Gorgoroth Macca DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 JV7 pantaloons Gorgoroth Go the Biff Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 titan_uranus DemonDave cowboy_from_hell Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Medal Tally Gold Silver Bronze Go the Biff 5 5 2 Gorgoroth 4 5 7 JV7 4 4 2 ---------------------------------------------------- Clintosaurus 4 3 5 Macca 4 2 6 DeeSpencer 2 2 4 DemonDave 2 2 1 titan_uranus 2 1 0 cowboy_from_hell 1 3 1 Dee Zephyr 1 1 3  Dappa Dan 1 1 1 Dr.Gonzo 1 1 0 Strafford 1 0 0 pantaloons 0 2 0 layzie 0 1 3 BDA 0 0 1

Close enough to a line ball game according to the bookies ... Vikings -1.5 @ Rams +1.5 Other favourites Chargers -3.0 @ Houston Tampa Bay -3.0 vs Washington Eagles -4.5 vs Packers Buffalo -9.0 vs Denver Baltimore -10.0 vs Pittsburgh

Congratulations to @Go the Biff for winning the tipping comp! Well done, GtB! You are now a 2 time winner joining the other 2 time winners ... @Gorgoroth @Clintosaurus &@DeeSpencer It was a close encounter all season long but you kept gaining points week in, week out. And that's what won it for you And it went down to the last match of the season where @titan_uranus would have got up with a Vikings win But for the victor, go the spoils! More details later on, including some info on the post season tipping comp and the 'Hall of Fame' But just a heads up on the post season comp (while I'm here)... we should be able to get enough starters as I'm assuming we're all going to be watching the playoffs Week 1 ... 1 point per win (Home or Away) plus a bonus point for the correct margin (1-6, 7-12 & 13+) Week 2 ... 2 points per win plus 2 bonus points for each correct margin Week 3 ... 3 points per win plus 3 bonus points for each correct margin Week 4 (Super Bowl) ... 5 points plus 5 bonus points for the correct margin Leaderboard Tipping Comp (Final) 43 - @Go the Biff (Winner and Gold Medalist) 38 - @Dr. Gonzo @JV7 @titan_uranus (Silver Medallists) 37 - @Clintosaurus (Bronze Medal). 36 - @layzie 34 - @Gorgoroth 33 - @BDA 32 - @DeeSpencer@DemonDave 31 - @Macca 29 - @ElDiablo14 And just a reminder on how the (virtual) medals are allocated... there's no 1st, 2nd or 3rd per se, just the most amount of points, the 2nd most points and the 3rd most points That tradition was started 12 years ago and there is no real reason to change things