Week 16 NFL Live Thread

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[BeadCounter]

Looks like this is off-the-wall but believe it or not, most NFL teams, possibly pre-merger made a Christmas album as well, not much on the net to prove it, singing songs like "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"

[BeadCounter]

Sure 'nuff, none of these teams are bringing up the rear regarding cheerleaders

[campaignPete R-CT]

TIEBREAKERS #3 OF FOUR

AFC SEEDING	DENVER	KC	CINCY	PATS	INDY
DENVER	X	DEN-1	-	-	-
KC	-	X	XXX	-	XXX
CINCY	CINCY-3	CINCY-3	X	CINCY-1	CINCY-1
PATS	PATS-1	PATS-3	-	X	-
INDY	INDY-1	XXX	-	INDY-3	X

other notes:
BALT has tiebreaker over CINCY, DIV REC (BALT-2)
NFC
SF has tiebreaker over SEA, div rec (SF-2)
SEA has tiebreaker over N.O., h2h (SEA-1)

[campaignPete R-CT]

TIEBREAKERS #4 OF 4

AFC WILDCARD	MIAMI	JETS	BALT	PITT	CINCY	SAN DIEGO
MIAMI	X	-	-	MIA-1,3	MIA-1,3	MIA-1,3
JETS	JETS-2	X	-	-	XXX	JETS-4
BALT	BALT-1	BALT-1,3	X	-	BALT-2	BALT-3
PITT	-	PITT-1,3	PITT-4	X	XXX	PITT-3
CINCY	-	XXX	-	XXX	X	CINCY-1,3
SAN DIEGO	-	-	-	-	-	X

1- ...HEAD-TO-HEAD
2- ...DIV REC
3- ...CONF REC
4- ...COMMON GAMES
READ ACROSS. Example, the Jets have the tiebreaker vs. MIAMI and SD.

MIAMI HAS THE 3-WAY TIEBREAKER: MIA-BALT-SD (conf rec) ***
JETS ARE ELIMINATED BECAUSE OF THE TIEBREAKER WITH BALT. HOWEVER, THEY STILL ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE THEY CAN FINISH 2ND IN THE DIVISION AND ELIMINATE MIAMI.

[campaignPete R-CT]

PITT .8-8...... NYJ 8-8...... SD 8-8
BALT 8-8.... MIA 8-8

PITT HAS tie over BAL and NYJ has tie over MIA.
PITT gets the 3-way tie PITT-NYJ-SD. (or the 2-way vs NYJ)

[campaignPete R-CT]

146-77-1 for the season thru week 15 ( 8-8 last week)
Week 16 winners:
CHI
MIA
CAR
DAL
STL
CLE
CIN
DEN
JAX
SD
BALT
KC
DET
SEA
PITT
SF

[campaignPete R-CT]

guaranteed winner: SAN DIEGO
(each team can only be used once per season, PITT, NE, MINN, INDY, STL, KC, ATL, SF, DAL, TN, NYG, HOUS, CLE, DEN, CAR used, 10-5)

guaranteed loser: HOUSTON
(each team can only be used once per season, OAK, STL, INDY, PHIL, NYJ, TN, CLE, BUFF, CHI, DAL, MN, TB, GB, NYG, SD used, 10-5)

[campaignPete R-CT]

BALT HAS common over INDY (if they win DIV)
MIA has h2h and conf over INDY (if they win DIV)

both can still get a bye #2 seed.

[campaignPete R-CT]

playoff odds for each team, in one man’s opinion.
http://files.nfl-forecast.com/

[campaignPete R-CT]

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-17/sports/ct-spt-1218-bears-mulligan-chicago-20131218_1_bears-eagles-game-week-17-sunday-night-football

“Eagles coach Chip Kelly may be able to rest key players like QB Nick Foles on Sunday night if the Cowboys win earlier in the day.

Nobody ever has accused the NFL of failing to make a profit.
But you can’t help wonder if the league finally has gone too far and maximized television exposure over competitive integrity. The decision to flex the Bears-Eagles game to NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” comes with unintended consequences that could include the Lions’ chances of making the playoffs.

If the Cowboys beat the host Redskins earlier in the day, the Eagles gain nothing with a victory over the Bears. Is there a scenario in which they could treat the game as a sort of golden off week and rest key players for the season finale against the Cowboys that will determine the NFC East division winner?

If that were to happen, the Lions conceivably could beat the visiting Giants, but effectively be eliminated from the playoffs if the Packers beat the visiting Steelers and the Bears are handed a victory in Philadelphia.”

ME: IF detroit loses, and GB wins ... the game means almost nothing to CHI. Well, this article does not consider seeding for #3 and #4 seeds.

[GOPsterinMA]

It fits, custom style.

[Bender2]

Re: I really don’t want to think of the Rube Goldbergian mechanism that’d have to fall into place for them to vault over BAL, MIA, and SD

Face it, kev, the NFL... has gone to the dogs!

Hold on there, pilgrim, our Cowboys... still have a dog in the hunt, Bend.

That's right, Duke, but only by a whisker if any at all. Not like my KC Chiefs Defense with No Name... that is on a path to greatness!

The Steelers are still mathematically alive, kev, because only a fool... would go against the Steeler Nation!

And our Bears are going to eat the Iggles alive! Right, Jake... You got it Elwood!

If the Eagles don't play Micheal Vick and lose to them Bears, I will protest... it being all racially motivated!

Roger promised me that as soon as the Patriots win the bloody Super Bowl this year, they are moving to London... to become the Beefeaters!

Oh my, I want to sit by big when the Pats win... so his panting won't go to waste--

Don't count out my San Diego Chargers just yet or my name's not.... the Anchor Guinea!

My poor, poor Eli. He needs to get that playoff money to keep on buying me... breakfast at Tiffany's!

All I know is that somewhere over the rainbow... my Tennessee Titans are winning and winning big!!!!!

Hey, cut Dorthy some slack, she just... got out of rehab.

And my Bay Boys, the Niners, have not left... the bandstand yet--

Michael is right, I sniffed the smoke from the 9er's locker room... and it is all premo high dollar weed!

If only back in 2009, Tony had not run off to Mexico with me... he might has beat the Giants, won a Super Bowl and not have all this grief on his shoulders!

Hey, my Buccaneers may be out of it now, but what until next year... we will go to the end of the world to win the Super Bowl--

My and Seven's Raiders... are going to be no mercy spoilers for the rest of the year!

All of you chill-- The word on the street and in all the Starbucks... is that my main man Russell and his Seahawks have the Super Bowl in the bag.

All y'all mark it down. My Saints are going to take care of business! Thanks you, thank you... Thank you very much!

I don't really care who wins the Super Bowl as long as I... Katy Purrie, gets to headline the halftime show!

Oh, that Katy Purrie! Does she make you as randy... as she does me?

[SevenofNine]

OHH Benderrr that kitty cat with Raiders so cuteeeeeee

[SevenofNine]

Personally that Dogs with 49ers trust me he be hanging outside Raider locker room get Cali weed if you know what I mean honey

[Impy]

The Bears don’t have cheerleaders anymore. The chick pictured is part of a fan group.

The Honey Bears were eliminated after the Championship ‘85 Season. Virginia McCrapsey (test her DNA, is Halas really her father? I think the milkman is.) wanted them gone.

I say bring them back because

1)We haven’t won it all since, curse?
2)Duh, girls.

PETE’s LINK: “ The decision to flex the Bears-Eagles game to NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” comes with unintended consequences”

Lets go Cowboys!!!!! I wanna see Michael Vick starting for the Eagles and please no McCoy. Lance Briggs might be back for the Bears but still. Seeding would still be at sake but with the WC teams being “pick your poison” I don’t know if anyone cares.

Picks

MIA
CIN
KC
STL
CLE
DAL
CAR
JAX
DEN
DET (I think it will be close but NYG are just too smelly)
SEA (sorry AZ)
GRB (Rodgers out, but still)
SD
BAL (Brady lose 2 in a row? Yes.)
CHI
SF

Bowl picks for today

WA State over CO State in the New Mexico Bowl
Fresno State over USC in the Las Vegas Bowl
Buffalo over San Diego State in the Potato Bowl
Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl

Joe Montana’s son Nick is the QB for Tulane, he’s not very good (but better than Michael Jordan’s son). LOU-LAY’s star QB is injured though.

[big'ol_freeper]

As I was saying

The Guppies will squeak by the Beefaloes

The Punters will beat the Halos
The Bungles will gouge the Vicekings
The Mules will kick the Texians
JHS will embarrass the Oilers
The Strams will de-shoe the Folds
The Cessnas will poop all over the Brownstains
The Lambs will rock the Pirates
The Cowdroppings will ease by the _____skins
The Lieings will spank the Midgets
The Buzzards will surprise the Seasparrows
The Patriots will pluck the Purple Birds
The Packers will step over the Stools
The Bolts will strike the Eyepatches
The Beagles will put the Bearlies into hibernation
und
The Fluffy Niners will shoot down the Dirty Birds

[GOPsterinMA]

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[Bender2]

Re: Joe Montana’s irma.Joe Montana’s irma.

Joe Montana’s "irma?" What the hell... is irma?

Googled and maybe these are irma--

Interreg Rhine Meuse Activities?

Integrated Resource Material Acquisitioning?

Information Ressources Musiques Actuelles?

Information Resources Management Association?

Institute Of Rural Management Anand Intra-Retinal Microvascular Anomaly?

IMHO 'irma' stands for Insipid Result... of Misuse of Abbreviation--

[campaignPete R-CT]

I am expecting the unexpected. The standard wisdom is that the 2 AFC byes will go to DEN, PATS, Cincy.

I am predicting one of the byes will end up go to an unexpected team ... KC INDY BALT or MIAMI.

That would be a shocker to the NFL Media crowd.

[Impy]

http://www.irma-sponge.org/

Look, irma sponge.

Jerry Jones is an irma sponge.