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7:30 p.m. • Time to bring yet another NFL prediction game to closure. Back in September I guessed which games on the NFL’s new flex schedule would make it to the prime-time slot. Let’s see how I fared. Below was my prediction for each week followed by that game’s score. If another game was called by Al Michaels and John Madden that week, I put it in parentheses below. Week 10. Chicago at New York: 38-20. Correct. Week 11. Indianapolis at Dallas: 21-14. Incorrect. (San Diego at Denver: 35-27) Week 12. Carolina at Washington: 13-17. Incorrect. (Philadelphia at Indianapolis: 21-45) Week 13. Seattle at Denver: 23-20. Correct. Week 14. Indianapolis at Jacksonville: 44-17. Incorrect. (New Orleans at Dallas: 42-17) Week 15. Kansas City at San Diego: 9-20. Correct. Week 16. Cincinnati at Denver: 23-24. Incorrect. (San Diego at Seattle: 20-17) Week 17. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: 23-17. Incorrect. (Green Bay at Chicago: 26-7) Well, I went 3-8. Uh, yay and stuff. While I’m on the subject of football, I might as well give my opinion of how each pre-game show did. ESPN – yeah, right. Fox? Simply dreadful. I never knew how much I liked James Brown until after he went to CBS. Historically I had always tuned in to the Fox pregame show more than anywhere else, and when I heard their Week 1 telecast, I couldn’t believe my ears. I gave the benefit of the doubt to that new token black guy; after all, it would take a while for that crew to develop chemistry. However, whenever I tuned in to Fox as the season progressed, I still didn’t care for them. CBS, on the other hand, got even better with Brown acting as the non-jock moderator. I must though that my favorite group was NBC’s “Football Night in America.” It started out “eh” for me, but as the season went on I felt that quartet meshed better with each passing week. Besides, I’m a Bob Costas fanboy, so I know I’m being a bit biased here. And I’ll even step up and defend that Pink opening song. It’s not great or anything, but it was certainly passable, especially if you had it playing in a nearby room and didn’t have to see the campy video that accompanied this jingle. 6:45 p.m. • Well this day started out innocently enough. Then I found out that I know a person who knows the person that was the subject of the following story. Minutes after learning of this, I get a call from the better half telling me her one uncle died. We didn’t know the person that well – I don’t think I’ve ever seen him before, but it was odd to have those two things hit me at once. Not that either one affect me in the slightest, but oh well.

I know Bored did those write-ups. There's just no ability for me to do stupid word-play regarding his user name, unlike yours, Al. I'm assuming that bumper sticker deals with the date the Hildabeast will be elected to office.

So this is what I'm missing at CE.

I actually watched the first five minutes of RAW -- what happened in the Rosie/Trump bit?

I bet Kotz enjoyed sticking it in my backside. 25-15! If you need me to fill up a roster spot, just PM me.

AFC North Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) First Place In Division (12-4) PF: 113 (t-19) PA: 103 (t-30) Power Ranking: +10 (t-4) Average Per-Game PF Score: 7.1 Average Per-Game PA Score: 6.4 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 6-2 Best Outing: 10 Picks (Week 2) Worst Outing: 5 Picks (Week 9) Noteworthy Stat: Yeah he had an easy schedule, but he was also 3-1 when it came to games where tie-breakers were needed. Going 5-1 in your division can’t hurt, either. And that 5-pick game he had in Week 9? His opponent had 4. Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) Second Place In Division (8-7-1) PF: 110 (26) PA: 108 (28) Power Ranking: +2 (16) Average Per-Game PF Score: 6.9 Average Per-Game PA Score: 6.8 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 2-3-1 Best Outing: 10 Picks (Week 12 ) Worst Outing: 4 Picks (Weeks 6, 13 ) Noteworthy Stat: After that Week 12 tie with Baltimore, Kahran went on a four-game losing streak that took him from 7-3-1 to 7-7-1. Baltimore Ravens (King PK) Third Place In Division (7-8-1) PF: 112 (t-23) PA: 114 (16) Power Ranking: -2 (20) Average Per-Game PF Score: 7 Average Per-Game PA Score: 7.3 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 2-3-1 Best Outing: 10 Picks (Week 12) Worst Outing: 3 Picks (Week 6) Noteworthy Stat: King PK won the week where he only had 3 picks right and tied the week he had 10 correct. He had four games where he had 5 picks correct. In those contests, his opponents had scores of 5, 6, 7 and 8. PK went 0-4 in those contests. Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) Fourth Place In Division (6-9-1) PF: 109 (27) PA: 127 (1) Power Ranking: -18 (32) Average Per-Game PF Score: 6.8 Average Per-Game PA Score: 7.9 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 5-0-1 Best Outing: 9 Picks (Weeks 13, 14 ) Worst Outing: 5 Picks (Week 6, 17) Noteworthy Stat: Faced with the highest PA score, Teke managed four wins when his contest was decided by 1 pick; he was 1-0-1 in games needing a TB score. While he had more losses than wins, his games were relatively close: Three losses were by 2 picks, four losses were by 3 picks and one loss was by 4 picks.

8:30 p.m. KKK’s Top 103 Posters Number 43: Anglesaut I don’t frequent the wrestling folders of this place; the same goes with many of those “The One And Only” threads talking about a baseball playoff series, or something of that nature. So when people complained about Anglesaut’s obsession with the New York Yankees, I turned a blind eye. (Or is it a deaf ear?) I will remember this banned poster for something he said, but it wasn’t posted in a wrestling or sports thread. It was in one of the many cookie-cutter current events threads that talked about some youth cretin tried to kill his family/teacher/friend/etc. You know the thread. This is when all the hate-mongers (like me) wanted this person dead while all the pussies wanted to give him counseling and hugs. In response to some “a 14-year old doesn’t know what he’s doing,” response, Mr. Sault replied, “I'm fairly certain that these kids knew that the fire boom-boom stick would cause boo-boos.” One of my favorite lines. And now a word or two from the expert panel I’ve assembled to comment on the people I’ve listed. From EricMM: From SFA Jack: 4:30 p.m. • Some free advice. When your better half asks you what you have planned for the day (Sunday, January 14) before her birthday, don't say, "watching football." 3 p.m. • Let’s see how well I did with my Wild Card pickkks. Kansas City at Indianapolis (7.5) Well, I got Indy right. I predicted them to win and they did. I do feel bad for the Chiefs defensive unit though. My God was Kansas City’s offense anemic. I thought they might start the game throwing or doing some playaction since the talk I heard all week was that Larry Johnson was going to get 50 carries. I remember last year the Steelers started the game out unexpectedly by throwing a few passes to their tight end Heath Miller, and I thought the Chiefs might do the same. I was wrong. And the Colts really need to sign that Ty Law so he won’t intercept Peyton Manning in the playoffs. Dallas at Seattle (3.5) I was wrong. Seattle won, but not by more than a field goal. After watching that botched field-goal snap, I have to thank my stars that Romo didn't run in for a touchdown and instead got tackled before reaching the first-down marker. Good God, that play would be playing on ESPN in a continous loop. New York Jets at New England (8.5) Wrong, but it was an entertaining game. Even though I thought the Pats would win with a close final score, the Jets played them tough until that fatal backwards pass which changed the entire complexion of the game. New York Giants at Philadelphia (7.5) Poor Emily. I got this game right –– a narrow Philly win -- but what scared me during this contest is that I realized what the media coverage would be like should Emily and Peyton ever meet in the Super Bowl. Good thing that’s not going to happen this year. I still get the shivers whenever I think back to MANNING BOWL I all the way back in Week 1 of this season. 11:15 a.m. • So there's a stink in New York City. And how exactly is this news -- was there more cab drivers than usual on the road?

Point spreads will be posted around Tuesday. I'll PM everyone a notice when I post them. Divisional Round Matchups: Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 10-7 @ Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 12-4 Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 9-7 @ Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 10-6 Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 9-7 @ Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) 12-4 Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 9-8 @ Detroit Lions (Bravesfan) 11-5

Tie-breakers don't matter when you have three differing picks. Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx 10-7) defeated Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg 9-7-1) 2-1 Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling 10-7) defeated Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn 9-7-1) via second-level TB First-level TB KC v. IND Total predicted points by Danville: 52 Total predicted points by Quinn: 52 Tied DAL v. SEA Total predicted points by Danville: 40 Total predicted points by Quinn: 33 Total points scored: 41 Danville wins NYJ v. NE Total predicted points by Danville: 38 Total predicted points by Quinn: 52 Total points scored: 53 Quinn wins NYG v. PHI Total predicted points by Danville: 44 Total predicted points by Quinn: 44 Tied Second-level TB: Cumulative points from all playoff games Total predicted points by Danville: 174 Total predicted points by Quinn: 181 Total points scored: 168 Danville wins Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X 9-8) defeated by Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne 9-8) 0-4 Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle 9-8) defeated by Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron 10-7) via first-level TB KC v. IND Total predicted points by Doyle: 66 Total predicted points by Barron: 66 Tied DAL v. SEA Total predicted points by Doyle: 30 Total predicted points by Barron: 48 Total points scored: 41 Barron wins NYJ v. NE Total predicted points by Doyle: 38 Total predicted points by Barron: 37 Total points scored: 41 Doyle wins NYG v. PHI Total predicted points by Doyle: 31 Total predicted points by Barron: 47 Total points scored: 43 Barron wins

Other divisions will appear later in the playoffs whenever I feel like doing them. AFC East Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) First Place In Division (9-7) PF: 119 (t-10th) PA: 111 (t-22th) Power Ranking: +8 (t-9th) Average Per-Game PF Score: 7.4 Average Per-Game PA Score: 6.9. Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 4-3 Best Outing: 12 Picks (Week 14) Worst Outing: 5 Picks (Week 10) Noteworthy Stat: Bob was 5-1 in divisional contests, which was key in getting him to the playoffs for the third consecutive year and claiming a second AFC East Divisional Title. New York Jets (Gert T) Second Place In Division (8-8) PF: 113 (t-19th) PA: 112 (t-20th) Power Ranking: (t-17th) Average Per-Game PF Score: 7.1 Average Per-Game PA Score: 7 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 3-3 Best Outing: 11 Picks (Weeks 2, 17) Worst Outing: 4 Picks (Week 10) Noteworthy Stat: Gert was 2-4 in his division, and losses to divisional opponents in Weeks 14 and 16 really hurt his playoff chances. There were three weeks in which he registered just 5 correct picks. Oddly enough, he was 2-1 in those contests. New England Patriots (nl-asshole) Third Place In Division (7-8-1) PF: 116 (17th) PA: 106 (t-30th) Power Ranking: +10 (t-4th) Average Per-Game PF Score: 7.3 Average Per-Game PA Score: 6.6 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 2-5-1 Best Outing: 10 Picks (Weeks 11, 16) Worst Outing: 5 Picks (Weeks 1, 3) Noteworthy Stat: Despite starting the season 0-5-1, this cocksucker managed to get himself into the playoff hunt late in the season. Thankfully for me, a 1-5 divisional record helped keep the kkk Bowl III champ from defending his title. Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) Fourth Place In Division (5-11) PF: 117 (16th) PA: 122 (t-5th) Power Ranking: –5 (t-22th) Average Per-Game PF Score: 7.3 Average Per-Game PA Score: 7.6 Record In Games Decided By One Pick Or Less: 2-6 Best Outing: 12 Picks (Week 2) Worst Outing: 3 Picks (Week 6) Noteworthy Stat: Spiff lost a winnable Week 6 contest against the Jets by a 3-5 score and lost a Week 10 game against the Chiefs and a Week 13 game against the Jags by scores of 4-5.

6 p.m. • Those wacky Democrats are already breaking their promises. Sound the alarms. From Drudge. Actually, I really don't care how many days a week Congress works. The fewer the better, in my opinion. What I would like to see are all federal and state politicians not be eligible for pensions and shit after they leave their elected jobs. Politics wasn't meant to be a lifetime career, unless you started out as a lowly state representative and advanced every few terms all the way to senator or governor. I don't believe in term limits, but I can sympathize with anyone who favors them. 2:30 p.m. • I was wondering when we'd get back around to the "OMG people are too scared to elect a powerful woman to office" talk. From some Jew at a Chicago paper. So I guess if I don't vote for Hitlerly in '08 I'm afraid of powerful women. And the fact that she's the Anti-Christ would have nothing to do with my choice. Oh, and if we get our own Margaret Thatcher, rest assured I'd vote for her. Unless of course her tits were small. 11 a.m. • So it was midnight and I was scanning On Demand and decided to partake in the awesomeness of Roadhouse, the bouncer flick to end all bouncer flicks. Just when Jack Dalton was about to accept an employment offer from the Double Deuce, I get a call from the mother-in-law, asking for Mrs. kkk. I told her that she hadn't returned home from work yet. Minutes later the better half called. Thinking something was up, I asked what was going on. My out-of-control niece-in-law had left my mother-in-law a suicide note. Whatever. Too bad she's too fucking lazy to actually kill herself. Turns out it was nothing more than an attention ploy. A whole bunch of shouting and fighting ensued between the 19-year old and the better half once she found her at one of her usual hangouts. I asked the Mrs. when someone writes a note like that don't they have to be committed or something? I was told yes. Too bad that didn't happen, but I'm not getting involved. I learned a long time ago to stay away from psycho bitches, even if my intent is not to stick my dick in one of their orifices. Hopefully, last night's action will cause the better half to disown her niece, much like Mrs. kkk has done with her crack-whore sister, who in an odd twist of fate, is the mother of the out-of-control niece-in-law. But everything all worked out in the end. I did manage to watch Roadhouse before going to bed last night. And the sheer awfulness of watching this in all of its unedited glory has me yearning to view it in widescreen. "A polar bear fell on me." Jesus Christ. • I can only hope this is the start of more lawsuits relating to the Duke case. When it comes to rape accusations, unless the accused is saying the rape took place 20 years ago, I give the accuser the benefit of the doubt. However, as this story started falling into place, it became clear that these students were being set up. Let the litigation begin.

So God poorly constructed those levees? And Al, would you be happier if that thread was broken up into a whole bunch of mini "I Hate ESPN" threads?

kkk Bowl Year 3 AFC EAST New England Patriots (Nl-asshole) 11-5 <PF: 130 PA: 132 AFC: 8-4 NFC: 3-1 DIV: 5-1> * Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 10-6 <PF: 135 PA: 118 AFC: 8-4 NFC: 2-2 DIV: 3-3 > Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 8-8 <PF: 121 PA: 124 AFC: 4-8 NFC: 4-0 DIV: 1-5 > New York Jets (Gert T) 7-9 <PF: 124 PA: 123 AFC: 5-6 NFC: 2-2 DIV: 3-3 > AFC NORTH Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 11-5 <PF: 128 PA: 113 AFC: 7-5 NFC: 4-0 DIV: 3-3 > Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) 8-8 <PF: 121 PA: 130 AFC: 6-6 NFC: 2-2 DIV: 4-2 > Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) 8-8 <PF: 124 PA: 131 AFC: 5-7 NFC: 3-1 DIV: 2-4> Baltimore Ravens (Sandman9000) 4-12 <PF: 106 PA: 121 AFC: 4-8 NFC: 0-4 DIV: 3-3 > AFC SOUTH Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 10-6 <PF: 124 PA: 114 AFC: 7-4 NFC: 3-2 DIV: 5-1 > Tennessee Titans (Vern Gagne) 7-9 <PF: 128 PA: 138 AFC: 6-6 NFC: 1-3 DIV: 2-4> Houston Texans (Bored) 7-9 <PF: 121 PA: 126 AFC: 6-6 NFC: 1-3 DIV: 2-4> Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 6-10 <PF: 109 PA: 104 AFC: 5-8 NFC: 1-2 DIV: 2-4 > AFC WEST Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 12-4 <PF: 129 PA: 113 AFC: 10-2 NFC: 2-2 DIV: 4-2 > * San Diego Chargers (Porter) 9-7 <PF: 123 PA: 108 AFC: 7-5 NFC: 2-2 DIV: 4-2> Kansas City Chiefs (No Good Nick) 9-7 <PF: 123 PA: 118 AFC: 6-6 NFC: 3-1 DIV: 4-2 > Oakland Raiders (Banky) 5-11 <PF: 110 PA: 122 AFC: 2-10 NFC: 3-1 DIV: 0-6 > NFC EAST Philadelphia Eagles (The Real World’s Champion) 10-6 <PF: 117 PA: 115 AFC: 3-2 NFC: 7-4 DIV: 4-2 > * New York Giants (Cartman) 9-7 <PF: 116 PA: 118 AFC: 2-2 NFC: 7-5 DIV: 4-2 > Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 6-10 <PF: 124 PA: 129 AFC: 1-3 NFC: 5-7 DIV: 3-3 > Dallas Cowboys (Marvin Is A Lunatic) 6-10 <PF: 122 PA: 121 AFC: 1-4 NFC: 5-6 DIV: 1-5 > NFC NORTH * Detroit Lions (Bravesfan) 10-6 <PF: 126 PA: 118 AFC: 3-1 NFC: 7-5 DIV: 5-1 > Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) 9-7 <PF: 115 PA: 115 AFC: 3-2 NFC: 6-5 DIV: 4-2 > Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 4-12 <PF: 109 PA: 119 AFC: 1-3 NFC: 3-9 DIV: 1-5 > Minnesota Vikings (Dr. Tom) 3-13 <PF: 106 PA: 118 AFC: 1-3 NFC: 2-10 DIV: 2-4> NFC SOUTH * Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) 10-6 <PF: 119 PA: 120 AFC: 2-3 NFC: 8-3 DIV: 5-1> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) 8-8 <PF: 114 PA: 123 AFC: 1-3 NFC: 7-5 DIV: 3-3> Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) 8-8 <PF: 122 PA: 128 AFC: 3-2 NFC: 5-6 DIV: 3-3 > New Orleans Saints (Cuban Linx) 5-11 <PF: 114 PA: 125 AFC: 1-3 NFC: 4-8 DIV: 1-5 > NFC WEST * Seattle Seahawks (C Dubya 04) 10-6 <PF: 134 PA: 129 AFC: 3-1 NFC: 7-5 DIV: 4-2 > * Arizona Cardinals (Cena’s Writer) 10-6 <PF: 118 PA: 116 AFC: 2-2 NFC: 8-4 DIV: 3-3 > St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 9-7 <PF: 121 PA: 120 AFC: 3-0 NFC: 6-7 DIV: 2-4 > San Francisco 49ers (Agent Bond34) 7-9 <PF: 117 PA: 119 AFC: 2-1 NFC: 5-8 DIV: 3-3 > Wild Card Round: Cleveland (SFA Jack 12-5) d. San Diego (Porter 9-8) Jacksonville (Always Pissed Off 11-6) d. Buffalo (Bob Barron 10-7) New York Giants (Cartman 10-7) d. Seattle (C Dubya 10-7) Detroit (Bravesfan 11-6) d. Arizona (Cena's Writer 10-7) Divisional Round: Always Pissed Off (Jacksonville 12-6) d. Canadian Chris (Denver 12-4) Nl-asshole (New England 12-5) d. SFA Jack (Cleveland 12-6) King of the 909 (Atlanta 11-6) d. Cartman (NY Giants 10-8) Real World's Champion (Philadelphia 11-6) d. Bravesfan (Detroit 11-7) Conference Championship: King of the 909 (Atlanta 12-6) d. Real World's Champion (Philadelphia 11-7) Nl-asshole (New England 13-5) d. Always Pissed Off (Jacksonville 12-7) KKK Bowl III: Nl-asshole (New England 14-5) d. King of the 909 (Atlanta 12-7) CHAMPION: Nl-asshole

kkk Bowl Year 2 AFC EAST Buffalo Bills (bob_barron) 10-6 <PF: 120, PA: 104, AFC: 8-4, NFC: 2-2, Div: 4-2> x=New England Patriots (nl-asshole) 9-7 <PF: 125, PA: 123, AFC: 8-5, NFC: 1-2, Div: 5-1> New York Jets (Gert T) 6-10 <PF: 118, PA: 123, AFC: 4-9, NFC: 2-1, Div: 2-4> Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 4-12 <PF: 121, PA: 126, AFC: 3-9, NFC: 1-3, Div: 3-3> AFC NORTH Cleveland Browns (sfaJack) 10-6 <PF: 117, PA: 123, AFC: 9-3, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 4-2> Pittsburgh Steelers (Tyler McClelland) 8-8 <PF: 124, PA: 115, AFC: 5-7, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 3-3> Baltimore Ravens (Dr. Tom) 8-8 <PF: 122, PA: 121, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 3-3> Cincinnati Bengals (Swift Terror) 8-8 <PF: 108, PA: 111, AFC: 5-7, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 2-4> AFC SOUTH y=Tennessee Titans (Chuck Woolery) 10-6 <PF: 126, PA: 110, AFC: 9-3, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 4-2> x=Houston Texans (Bored) 10-6 <PF: 127, PA: 121, AFC: 7-5, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 4-2> Indianapolis Colts (NoCal Mike) 8-8 <PF: 111, PA: 108, AFC: 6-5, NFC: 2-3, DIV: 3-3> Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 4-12 <PF: 113, PA: 129, AFC: 3-9, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 1-5> AFC WEST Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 10-6 <PF: 119, PA: 117, AFC: 9-3, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 5-1> Oakland Raiders (Banky) 9-7 <PF: 124, PA: 114, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 4-2> San Diego Chargers (Porter) 8-8 <PF: 117, PA: 113, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 2-4> Kansas City Chiefs (nogoodnick) 5-11 <PF: 112, PA: 123, AFC: 4-8, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 1-5> NFC EAST New York Giants (Cartman) 10-6 <PF: 117, PA: 116, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 7-5, DIV: 6-0> Dallas Cowboys (BX) 7-9 <PF: 124, PA: 122, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 4-8, DIV: 3-3> Philadelphia Eagles (MD2020) 5-11 <PF: 106, PA: 122, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 3-9, DIV: 1-5> Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 4-12 <PF: 107, PA: 123, AFC: 0-4, NFC: 4-8 DIV: 2-4> NFC NORTH Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 12-4 <PF: 124, PA: 117, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 9-3, DIV: 4-2> x=Detroit Lions (bravesfan) 9-7 <PF: 119, PA: 119, AFC: 1-3, NFC: 8-4, DIV: 4-2> Chicago Bears (Agent of Oblivion) 7-9 <PF: 114, PA: 121, AFC: 1-3, NFC: 6-6, DIV: 2-4> Minnesota Vikings (LaParkaMarka) 7-9 <PF: 115, PA: 116, AFC: 4-0, NFC: 3-9, DIV: 2-4> NFC SOUTH Atlanta Falcons (Lightning Flik) 13-3 <PF: 125, PA: 107, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 10-2, DIV: 6-0> New Orleans Saints (Flyboy) 8-8 <PF: 119, PA: 131, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 5-7, DIV: 2-4> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (starvenger) 7-9 <PF: 128, PA: 118, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 5-7, DIV: 2-4> Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) 4-11-1 <PF: 99, PA: 123, AFC: 1-2, NFC: 3-9-1, DIV: 2-4> NFC WEST Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 11-5 <PF: 126, PA: 112, AFC: 4-0, NFC: 7-5, DIV: 3-3> x=St. Louis Rams (cerebus316) 9-6-1 <PF: 113, PA: 103, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 6-5-1, DIV: 4-2> San Francisco 49ers (Agent Bond34) 8-8 <PF: 115, PA: 131, AFC: 1-3, NFC: 7-5, DIV: 3-3> Seattle Seahawks (Mr. Rant) 7-9 <PF: 111, PA: 124, AFC: 1-3, NFC: 6-6, DIV: 1-5> Wild Card Round: Chuck Woolery (Tennessee 11-6) d. nl-asshole (New England 9-8) Bob_Barron (Buffalo 11-6) d. Bored (Houston 10-7) Bravesfan (Detroit 10-7) d. Vern Gagne (Arizona 11-6) Cartman (New York Giants 11-6) d. Cerebus (St. Louis 9-7-1) Divisional Round: Bob Barron (Buffalo 12-6) d. Canadian Chris (Denver 10-7) Chuck Woolerly (Tennessee 12-6) d. SFA Jack (Cleveland 10-7) Lightning Flik (Atlanta 14-3) d. Bravesfan (Detroit 10-8) Cartman (New York Giants 11-6) d. Vitamin X (Green Bay 13-4) Conference Championship: Bob Barron (Buffalo 13-6) d. Chuck Woolerly (Tennessee 12-7) Cartman (New York Giants 12-6) d. Lightning Flik (Atlanta 14-4) KKK Bowl II: Cartman (New York Giants 13-6) d. Bob Barron (Buffalo 13-7) CHAMPION: Cartman (New York Giants)

kkk Bowl Year 1 x= Wild Card Team AFC EAST New York Jets (Gert T) 13-3 <PF: 167, PA: 150> x=Miami Dolphins (Agent of Oblivion) 10-6 <PF: 156, PA: 146> x=Buffalo Bills (tpww7) 9-7 <PF: 155, PA: 156> New England Patriots (nl-asshole) 7-9 <PF: 155, PA: 156> AFC NORTH Baltimore Ravens (Dr.Tom) 9-6-1 <PF: 156, PA: 157> Pittsburgh Steelers (kkktookmybabyaway) 8-8 <PF: 149, PA: 152> Cincinnati Bengals (Choken One) 6-8-2 <PF: 145, PA: 142> Cleveland Browns (Chuck Woolery) 6-9-1 <PF: 156, PA: 154> AFC SOUTH Tennessee Titans (Cuban_Linx) 10-6 <PF: 157, PA: 154> Jacksonville Jaguars (AlwaysPissedOff) 7-9 <PF: 151, PA: 157> Houston Texans (Bored) 7-9 <PF: 160, PA: 160> Indianapolis Colts (Hardyz1's Ghost) 7-9 <PF: 148, PA: 146> AFC WEST Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 10-6 <PF: 166, PA: 153> San Diego Chargers (AgentBond) 9-7 <PF: 146, PA: 137> Oakland Raiders (LaParkaMarka) 6-10 <PF: 149, PA: 162> Kansas City Chiefs (cartman) 6-10 <PF: 149, PA: 156> NFC EAST Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 9-7 <PF: 152, PA: 155> x=Dallas Cowboys (Just John) 8-8 <PF: 142 PA: 150> Philadelphia Eagles (MD2020) 8-8 <PF: 143, PA: 139> New York Giants (bob_barron) 8-8 <PF: 142, PA: 131> NFC NORTH Chicago Bears (Swift_Terror) 11-5 <PF: 151, PA: 142> Minnesota Vikings (razazteca) 8-8 <PF: 152, PA: 143> Detroit Lions (Will Scarlet) 7-9 <PF: 146, PA: 158> Green Bay Packers (Spaceman Spiff) 6-10 <PF: 153, PA: 156> NFC SOUTH Carolina Panthers (fazzle) 9-7 <PF: 148, PA: 137> Atlanta Falcons (Lightning Flik) 7-9 <PF: 138, PA: 146> New Orleans Saints (Flyboy) 6-10 <PF: 146, PA: 154> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (MarvinisaLunatic) 6-10 <PF: 138, PA: 150> NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers (Bravesfan) 10-6 <PF: 159, PA: 147> x=Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 8-8 <PF: 149, PA: 156> St. Louis Rams (cerebus316) 7-8-1 <PF: 133, PA: 136> Seattle Seahawks (DawnBTVS) 6-9-1 <PF: 142, PA: 145> Wild Card: Canadian Chris (Denver 11-6) d. tpww7 (Buffalo 9-8) Agent of Oblivion (Miami 11-6) d. DrTom (Baltimore 9-7-1) Human Fly (Washington 10-7) d. Vern Gagne (Arizona 8-9) Fazzle (Carolina 10-7) d. Just John (Dallas 8-9) Divisional Round: Gert T (New York Jets 14-3) d. Agent of Oblivion (Miami 11-7) Canadian Chris (Denver 11-6) d. Cuban Linx (Tennessee 10-7) Fazzle (Carolina 10-7) d. Swift Terror (Chicago 11-6) Human Fly (Washington 10-7) d. Bravesfan (San Francisco 10-7) Conference Championship: Gert T (New York Jets 15-3) d. Canadian Chris (Denver 11-7) Fazzle (Carolina 11-7) d. Human Fly (Washington 10-8) KKK Bowl I Gert T (16-3) defeated Fazzle (11-8) CHAMPION: Gert T.

Once in a while someone asks me why I don't participate in this contest. One reason is that I don't want it to appear that I'm looking at my opponent's picks and picking against them. For those that care, had I been the Steelers, this is how my season would have fared. This season I make picks over at my TSM blog and I used point spreads. I also used a TB score of 20, which I basically used when I did participate in Season 1. vs Miami: 9-7 (1-0) at Jacksonville: 8-12 (1-1) vs Cincinnati: 7-8 (1-2) BYE at San Diego: 3-6 (1-3) vs Kansas City: 6-6, lost TB (1-4) at Atlanta: 7-4, (2-4) at Oakland: 6-4 (3-4) vs Denver: 7-4 (4-4) vs New Orleans: 9-4 (5-4) at Cleveland: 9-7 (6-4) at Baltimore: 9-10 (6-5) vs Tampa Bay 6-6, won TB (7-5) vs Cleveland: 7-6 (8-5) at Carolina: 11-9 (9-5) vs Baltimore: 7-6 (10-5) at Cincinnati: 8-8 (11-5) Final Record: 11-5 Because I would have swept SFA Jack in the regular season (Kahran split the series), I would have finished first in the AFC North. However, because Kahran beat Always Pissed Off in Week 2 and I would have lost to APO, the Jags would have had the top seed with me at the number two seed. PF: 119, PA: 108, Power Ranking +11.

I'll do team-by-team recaps throughout the playoffs in this thread, but for now here are the end-of-season rankings. PF TOTALS This is the total amount of picks each team got right. 1) Atlanta Falcons (134) 2) Oakland Raiders (127) 3-t) St. Louis Rams (125) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5-t) Detroit Lions (123) Indianapolis Colts Minnesota Vikings Philadelphia Eagles 9) Arizona Cardinals (121) 10-t) Buffalo Bills (119) Seattle Seahawks 12-t) Kansas City Chiefs (118) New Orleans Saints San Diego Chargers Tennessee Titans 16) Miami Dolphins (117) 17) New England Patriots (116) 18) Houston Texans (115) 19-t) Cleveland Browns (113) Carolina Panthers New York Giants New York Jets 23-t) Baltimore Ravens (112) Denver Broncos 25) Jacksonville Jaguars (111) 26) Pittsburgh Steelers (110) 27) Cincinnati Bengals (109) 28) Dallas Cowboys (107) 29) San Francisco 49ers (106) 30-t) Chicago Bears (103) Washington Redskins 32) Green Bay Packers (97) PA TOTALS Think of this as like a "strength of schedule." The higher the number, the more correct picks a team's opponents had. 1) Cincinnati Bengals (127) 2) San Diego Chargers (126) 3-t) Dallas Cowboys (123) Tennessee Titans 5-t) Carolina Panthers (122) Miami Dolphins San Francisco 49ers 8) New York Giants (121) 9-t) Chicago Bears (120) Oakland Raiders 11-t) St. Louis Rams (119) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13-t) Houston Texans (116) Philadelphia Eagles 15) Denver Broncos (115) 16) Baltimore Ravens (114) 17-t) Atlanta Falcons (113) Indianapolis Colts Washington Redskins 20-t) Minnesota Vikings (112) New York Jets 22-t) Arizona Cardinals (111) Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs 25-t) Jacksonville Jaguars (110) New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks 28) Pittsburgh Steelers (108) 29) Detroit Lions (107) 30-t) New England Patriots (106) Cleveland Browns (103) Green Bay Packers POWER RANKINGS I take a team's PF score and subtract the PA score. I don't know what this means, but I do it anyway. 1) Atlanta Falcons +21 2) Detroit Lions +16 3) Minnesota Vikings +11 4-t) Arizona Cardinals +10 Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts New England Patriots 8) Seattle Seahawks +9 9-t) Buffalo Bills +8 New Orleans Saints 11-t) Kansas City Chiefs +7 Philadelphia Eagles Oakland Raiders 14-t) St. Louis Rams +6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16) Pittsburgh Steelers +2 17-t) Jacksonville Jaguars +1 New York Jets 19) Houston Texans -1 20) Baltimore Ravens -2 21) Denver Broncos -3 22-t) Miami Dolphins –5 Tennessee Titans 24) Green Bay Packers -6 25-t) New York Giants -8 San Diego Chargers 27) Carolina Panthers -9 28) Washington Redskins –10 29-t) Dallas Cowboys –16 San Francisco 49ers -16 31) Chicago Bears -17 32) Cincinnati Bengals -18

11 p.m. • Not only are these non-Americans taking our jobs, but they are also taking our contests. If the mother is not a legal resident, and if the rules state citizenship is a requirement, then she doesn't get the prize money. I guess since she can't run for President, that must smack of second-class citizenship, too. 4:30 p.m. • I love Wild Card weekend. Four games throughout the weekend – you can’t beat that. Time to make some pickkks: Kansas City at Indianapolis (7.5) Because everybody is expecting a 52-49 shootout, I’m sure this will probably end up being a 6-3 affair. Kansas City needs to run the ball and this matchup favors them. Indy needs to score a bunch of points because of a poor defense and this matchup favors them. What will happen? I have no idea. But this game is at Indy, and it’s not a divisional playoff, so I’m hoping Manning doesn’t choke until another round or two into the postseason. Since I’m making people pick final scores in my kkk Bowl contest, I’ll say Indy 40, KC 27. Dallas at Seattle (3.5) These two teams haven’t been playing well as of late, so I’m just hoping the home field really does play an advantage in this contest. Dallas has won on the road this year, and Seattle plays in the NFC West, so I have no idea how this one will turn out. Seattle 24, Dallas 17. New York Jets at New England (8.5) This one intrigues me. These teams split the season series. The Pats pretty much dominated the first game, with a few freak plays keeping the Jets close. The Jets then beat New England on their home field in the next game. Now will the more experienced Patriots kick it into high gear in the playoffs, or will the Jets hang tough against a divisional foe? The only reason I’m going with the Jets is because this doesn’t look like the same Patriots from year’s past. New England 20, New York 13. New York Giants at Philadelphia (7.5) Philly has been playing good late in the season, and the Giants have been inconsistent. However, because this is a divisional match-up I’ll go with the Giants, even though I think Philadelphia will win. New York 17, Philly 21. 3:30 p.m. • Might as well finish up my NFL pickkk results for the rest of the regular season. First are my Week 15 results, which I forgot all about. San Francisco at Seattle: Correct Dallas at Atlanta: Correct Cleveland at Baltimore: Incorrect Detroit at Green Bay: Correct Houston at New England: Incorrect Jacksonville at Tennessee: Correct Miami at Buffalo: Incorrect N.Y. Jets at Minnesota: Correct Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants: Correct Pittsburgh at Carolina: Incorrect Tampa Bay at Chicago: Correct Washington at New Orleans: Correct Denver at Arizona: Correct Kansas City at San Diego: Incorrect St. Louis at Oakland: Correct Cincinnati at Indianapolis: Correct This week's record: 11-5 Week 17 results: N.Y. Giants at Washington: Incorrect Atlanta at Philadelphia: Correct Buffalo at Baltimore: Incorrect Carolina at New Orleans: Incorrect Cleveland at Houston: Correct Detroit at Dallas: Correct Green Bay at Chicago: Incorrect Jacksonville at Kansas City: Correct Miami at Indianapolis: Correct New England at Tennessee: Correct Oakland at N.Y. Jets: Incorrect Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: Incorrect Seattle at Tampa Bay: Correct St. Louis at Minnesota: Correct Arizona at San Diego: Incorrect San Francisco at Denver: Incorrect This Week's record: 8-8 Year-end total: 126-130 Well, that's almost .500 • A while back I talked about this MTV show called "My Sweet 16," and how I wanted to take a shovel to the head of each of these spoiled brats. It was during this time I vowed never to watch this show again. I lied. I just had an episode on where some chick had a party that cost more than my college education, and the event was almost ruined when some boy put his face into her $800 birthday cake, toppling it onto the floor. While that was funny enough, there was then video of this kid being taken away in a police car.

I have the same mindset when it comes to DVDs. And I still haven't watched "Open Range," even though I bought it last January.

10 p.m. • I actually thought about saying this at my wedding just for a joke. Good thing I didn't or I wouldn't be alive today to tell this story. Then again I'm sure other people are saddened I didn't open my mouth for once. 8 p.m. • It's official. Bill Cowher is no longer coaching the Steelers. I'm sure there's some behind-the-scenes stuff going on, but this is probably as good-natured a departure as you're going to get in the NFL. I've talked about Cowher before, and while I contend the Steelers underachieved in regards to only reaching the Super Bowl twice under his tenure despite quite a few Conference Championship games, I have always thought him to be great at what he does. Sure there were quite a few big games where the other team's coach outclassed him in preparation and execution (New England in '05 comes to mind), but I'm sure any football fan would gladly endure all that heartbreak rather than look forward to that top draft pick year in and year out. I will add that I didn't like the fact he started Ben Roethlisberger in this season's Raiders contest after getting knocked out of a game the week before. Sure Roethlisberger play terrible and threw a few interceptions that were run back for touchdowns, but I didn't care about that; I was concerned for his health. That aside, I hope Cowher enjoys his time off. He's earned it. Oh, and from an August entry: 5:30 p.m. • Just came back from the eye doctor, who dilated my pupils. Looking at the computer screen is ... interesting. Oh man, I am so on drugs right now. So what magazine was I looking at while in the waiting room? Highlights Magazine, baby. It's been years since I looked at a Goofus and Gallant cartoon. WTF happened? When I was a kid these cartoons had realistic drawings and funny escapades. Now they're in color, look retarded and have stupid lines like. "Goofus slouches. Gallant sits up straight." Huh-huh-huh-huh-huh. Goofus is cool. 8:30 a.m. • Damn National Guard. Always getting in the way of migrant workers wanting to pick lettuce. • And while I'm talking about south of the border. Then at the end of the article I read this. How about respecting that border thingy that separates the U.S. from your shithole of a country?

You mean the MNF crew won't do the other Saturday game? EDIT: Oops. They're both on NBC. My bad.

Just waiting for Doyle. Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 9-7 @ Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) 9-6-1 Cuban Linx: Kansas City 23 @ Indianapolis 34 Dallas 20 @ Seattle 24 New York 14 @ New England 17 New York 28 @ Philadelphia 27 Alfdogg: Kansas CityC 34@ Indianapolis 38 Dallas 13 @ Seattle 27 New York 17 @ New England 31 New York 10 @ Philadelphia 24 Differing Picks: IND/KC, NYJ/NE, NYG/PHI Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 9-7 @ Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) 9-6-1 Danville Wrestling: Kansas City 28 @ Indianapolis 24 Dallas 23 @ Seattle 17 New York 17 @ New England 21 New York 14 @ Philadelphia 30 Harley Quinn: Kansas City 28 @ Indianapolis 24 Dallas 13 @ Seattle 20 New York 17 @ New England 35 New York 17 @ Philadelphia 27 Differing Picks: DAL/SEA, NYJ/NE Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 9-7 @ Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 8-8 Vitamin X: Kansas City 24 @ Indianapolis 21 Dallas 17 @ Seattle 27 New York 20 @ New England 28 New York 17 @ Philadelphia 31 Vern Gagne: Kansas City 22 @ Indianapolis 31 Dallas 20 @ Seattle 23 New York 12 @ New England 21 New York 17 @ Philadelphia 21 Differing Picks: KC/IND, SEA/DAL, NYJ/NE, PHI/NYG Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 9-7 @ Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 9-7 Prime Time Andrew Doyle: Kansas City 35 @ Indianapolis 31 Dallas 10 @ Seattle 20 New York 17 @ New England 21 New York 14 @ Philadelphia 17 Bob Barron: Kansas City 24 @ Indianapolis 42 Dallas 20 @ Seattle 28 New York 20 @ New England 17 New York 17 @ Philadelphia 30 Differing Picks: KC/IND, NYG/PHI

That's freedom fries to you, commie.

True, but all I usually have to do is just scroll down every time I see this... ...to the left side of a post.

I wouldn't; SFA always chokes in the playoffs. On a side note, I'm pretty sure Vern has always made the postseason. And regarding matchups that both posters have sent picks in for: I'll be posting what each person picked later today. The reason I'm holding off a bit is in case anyone wanted to do last-second changes. Once picks get posted, there are no changing them.