2 WEEKS TO GO - UPDATED STANDINGS

Only 2 weeks left and it's close right now.

MR	130	100	56.5%
MH	129	101	56.1%
RO	122	108	53.0%
SS	122	108	53.0%
JR	120	110	52.2%
GR	118	112	51.3%
JG	118	112	51.3%
MC	116	114	50.4%
AW	114	116	49.6%

ROE has retaken the lead based on a 5-5 week while MH went 4-6. SS made the biggest jump this week with an 8 win week to climb up into a tie for 3rd but still 8 games back. Honestly, it's going to take an epic collapse and/or a ridiculous 2 week run for someone to catch the 2 leaders at this point.

I couldn't have been more wrong on the Purple last night - I couldn't even watch the whole thing.

Next week's lines will be posted today.

Weekend Update

Here's how we sit through the NFL games thus far:

JR: 6-4
JG: 4-6
MR: 5-5
AW: 3-6
GR: 3-6
MH: 4-6
MC: 4-5
SS: 7-2
RO: 5-5

4 of you guys have CHI tonight at TCF -9...I'm not so sure I like that. It could be a VERY ugly game, and I actually think our athletic QB might do some good things tonight. Either way, it should be a interesting watch...I'm still hoping for an L since all we have to pull for is draft picks at this point.

BOWL UPDATE

Wow, what a fascinating first weekend of Bowls...maybe the most boring ever. 3 blowouts have landed Mr. JG on top at 3-0 with 3 big points. MR and AW are 2-1 as are SS and RO. JR and GR come in at 1-2 and on the bottom is MC at 0-3. Bad karma for not turning in all the games at one time I guess!!

This week we're getting into the 2 point games...starting TUES with LOU vs. SOMISS (+3.5).

JG, MC, SS are all on LOU while the rest of us have SOMISS with the points. I'm just hoping for something interesting to watch unlike all 3 games on Saturday. One thing I did enjoy Saturday was seeing the NILL offense...that will be us next year. Looks pretty effective!!

Enjoy the Purple tonight!! Prediction...in a stunner...PURPLE 11 CHI 7. Grand Slam in the bottom of the 11th gets us a W!!

Packers and Vikings Lines

Finally we have some numbers...and they are big.

GB
NE -14.5

CHI
MIN 9

Let me know if you need to change a pick, just send an email to me and I'll make the switch.

Thanks.

Updates + Picks for NFL

Still nothing on the Vikes game or Pack game...has to be tonight or tomorrow.

JG took an L last night on SF and MR and SS both got W #1 for the week.

WHAT I NEED
BOWL PICKS FROM CORCORAN and SHUFT...send them over before game time tomorrow fellas, or you'll take an L in every game that starts before I see them...not a huge deal since they are all 1 pointers tomorrow, but every point counts!!

Here are some highlights for this week's NFL Picks:

- JR and JG are the only 2 on BUFF
- AW and MH are on CLE
- Split 5:4 on DET at TB...leaders both on TB
- JR and MC on JAC
- Only 3 takers on ARI at CAR: JR and AW on CAR, JG on ARI
- Split 5:4 on NO at BAL...ROE on BAL, HEINERT on NO
- JG is only one on NYG with 5 on PHI...I'm with you JG, but I didn't include it in my 10
- MH and SS on KC, 3 on STL
- 3 on DAL, and ZERO on WAS...heard Grossman was starting...anyone want to jump on board now?!?
- 7 on HOU with ZERO on TEN...I like the TITANS in this game.
- JG on SEA, 7 on ATL...once again JG, I'm with you on SEA but it didn't make my Top 10
- 2 on NYJ and 2 on PIT...lots of avoiding this one...I'll take pts.
- 1 on DEN and 1 on OAK...nobody likes this game either...I'll take pts.
- 7 on NE, ZERO on GB...Matt Flynn show isn't impressing anyone. Still no line, could be very high.
- 5 on BEARS, ZERO on Purple...Joe Webb...nope.

So for our purposes, assuming this is a 2 horse race and MR and MH will take the top spots (barring a miraculous 9-1 week from someone to sneak back into this thing) here are the important swing games:

MR: SD (W)
MR: CIN MH: CLE
MH: IND
MR: BAL MH: NO
MH: PHI
MH: KC
MR: DAL
MR: NYJ

Those are the big ones that could tilt the advantage one way or the other for these 2. Rob has 8 games to make up in 3 weeks, and 4 of us are tied at 11 games back, so that means making up about 4 games per week on the leaders, which is probably going to require about 8-2 or 9-1 records the rest of the way...who loves their chances? But you never know. Doing a quick glance, if everything falls my way I can make up 7 games on MR this week and 7 on MH...so we're never out of it.

Get your Bowl picks in - I'll have a giant recap once I have them all for this weekend and we'll go from there. Just to give you a little taste, here's my 3 team weekend parlay:

UTEP +11.5, NILL -2.5, OHIO +1.5...take it to the bank!!

We have a KC-STL Line!!

KC
STL 0

A pick'em at STL.

Still nothing on either of the night games.

Need Picks From...

Reminder I need 2 sets of picks this week from each of you

1. Regular 10 NFL Picks
2. All 36 Bowl Game Picks

Here's what I'm missing:

NFL
BOMB
CORCORAN

BOWLS
JG
BOMB
CORCORAN
SS
RO

Please send NFL over today if you want to include the game tonight (SF at SD) or sometime tomorrow if you aren't including tonight's game. THERE ARE 3 GAMES STILL WITHOUT A LINE - PLEASE PICK THESE IF YOU WANT, I EXPECT A LINE TO BE POSTED TOMORROW OR SATURDAY AT THE LATEST. I WILL SEND IT OUT WHEN I HAVE IT AND YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR PICK AT THAT TIME IF YOU WANT.

I also need all of the BOWL picks by EOD FRIDAY. Remember this is a totally different challenge and a chance to start anew for those of us who are out of the running in the Regular Season pool. Bowl Games start on Saturday, so I need all of your picks by the end of FRIDAY for all 36 games.

Thanks.

Week 16 Lines

Here's the lines for this week - once again we have a Thursday game, so try to get picks to me by then.

Some games don't have a line - pick them if you like. I will update these games when the lines are posted.

Send me 10 NFL Picks for this week.

SF
SD	-10
BUF
MIA	-5.5
CLE
CIN	0
DET
TB	-5.5
JAC
IND	-5
ARI
CAR	-1
NO
BAL	-1.5
PHI
NYG	-2.5
KC
STL
WAS
DAL	-5.5
HOU
TEN	0
ATL
SEA	7
NYJ
PIT	-7
DEN
OAK	-7
GB
NE
CHI
MIN

Standings through Week 15

3 weeks to play - 30 games left to pick...

MR	125	95	56.8%
MH	125	95	56.8%
RO	117	103	53.2%
GR	114	106	51.8%
JG	114	106	51.8%
JR	114	106	51.8%
SS	114	106	51.8%
MC	111	109	50.5%
AW	110	110	50.0%