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7:30 p.m. • So the better half and I went to one of her friend’s house for some birthday party. Not only did the friend’s kid celebrate his fifth birthday, but this was also a place for the usual family members to meet and greet. With this being the first time many of these people have seen the better half since it was announced she was knocked up, we heard a lot of, “what until you have one of your own,” whenever one of the kids in attendance did something. Some kid screaming for no apparent reason: “Wait until you have one of your own.” Some kid running around at full speed and crashing into furniture: “Wait until you have one of your own.” Some kid asking for a present that has yet to be assembled: “Wait until you have one of your own.” Let’s just say on the drive home Mrs. kkk wasn’t too thrilled with being told 20 times “Wait until you have one of your own.” I didn’t mind the references. Then again, I didn’t hear any of them because I wasn’t paying attention for most of the afternoon. Had I been listening to any of the conversations going on, I would have just counted this “one of your own” stuff with, “Well, I’ll be sure not to pop out a troll.” Actually, even I did listen to these people, I don't think this "Wait until you have one talk" would have bothered me much. After all, it can't be as annoying as the people that used to come into the Quickie Mart at 6 a.m. and comment on us being up so early. However, what I do see happening in the future is dealing with people who question the way I'm raising kkk Jr. I'm sure those exchanges will be fun. • Man, I’ll tell you what – today could have been a bad one. I had just gotten out of the shower for said party, dried myself off and put on some clothes. I then went back into the bathroom to get a few things off the one ledge in shower – toothbrush, razor, etc., Suddenly I slipped and fell into the bathtub. When I put out my left hand to cushion the fall, my thumb went back. However, it didn’t go back far enough to break or even sprain. However, it was close enough. It hurt like hell for a few minutes (in fact, it’s still a bit sore), and it made me think of how bad the rest of my day would have been if that thumb would have went back just a tad bit more. 11 p.m. • I'm not about to read this article, but the headline says it all. Now if he should win the Democrat nomination and lose in the general election, I can see the next AP Headline. OK, so I lied. I looked over the article mentioned above, and found this: A Republican in San Francisco? Now would I vote for a black presidential candidate? Sure, as long as they'd be willing to bomb brown people.

With this being the fifth year, I went back into the vault and decided to do some "all-time" rankings. Below are the all-time leaders for PF's, PA's and Power Rankings from kkk Bowls II through V. I did not include the first season because games were not decided by point spreads (the lowest PF score that year was 133). The roman numerals indicate what season the score took place. PF Scores 135 First Place Buffalo Bills Bob Barron (III) 134 Second-Third Place Seattle Seahawks C Dubya 04 (III) Atlanta Falcons King of the 909 (IV) 130 Fourth-Fifth Place New England Patriots Nl-asshole (III) Seattle Seahawks Steve Rogers (V) 129 Sixth-Seventh Place Denver Broncos Canadian Chris (III) Detroit Lions Chazz 1998 (V) 128 Eighth-Tenth Place Tampa Bay Buccaneers starvenger (II) Cleveland Browns SFA Jack (III) Tennessee Titans Vern Gagne (III) PA Score 138 First Place Tennessee Titans Vern Gagne (III) 133 Second PLace Minnesota Vikings Danville Wrestling (V) 132 Third Place New England Patriots Nl-asshole (III) 131 Fourth-Sixth Place New Orleans Saints Flyboy (II) San Francisco 49ers Agent Bond34 (II) Pittsburgh Steelers Kahran Ramsus (III) 130 Seventh Place Cincinnati Bengals Teke (III) 129 Eighth-Tenth Place Jacksonville Jaguars Always Pissed Off (II) Seattle Seahawks C Dubya 04 (III) Washington Redskins Human Fly (III) Power Rankings +21 First Place Atlanta Falcons King of the 909 (IV) +18 Second Place Atlanta Falcons Lightning Flik (II) +17 Third-Fourth Place Buffalo Bills Bob Barron (III) Seattle Seahawks Steve Rogers (V) +16 Fifth-Eighth Place Buffalo Bills Bob Barron (II) Tennessee Titans Chuck Woolery (II) Denver Broncos Canadian Chris (III) Detroit Lions Bravesfan (IV) +15 Ninth-Tenth Place Cleveland Browns SFA Jack (III) San Diego Chargers Porter (III)

4:15 p.m. • Even though I clinched a first-round bye in my kkk Bowl league (had I been playing this year), I might as well see how good (or bad) I would have done this round. Washington @ Seattle (3.5) Seattle 27, Washington 17 I’m not high on Seattle, but I’m chalking this one up to the home-team-wins-on-Wild-Card-Weekend. I’ll tell you what, though. If the Redskins win and reach the Conference Championship round, it’s going to make for one hell of a story. (2.5) Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh Jacksonville 27, Pittsburgh 10 I can see this game going a number of ways. Jacksonville can just go out there and make Pittsburgh its bitch, or the Steelers will learn and adjust from their first game and win. To do this, I think the Steelers will have to become more of a passing team than a running team. But what’s most odd about this game is that there has been absolutely no fan excitement in the week leading up to this game in the Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Now that is a bad sign. N.Y. Giants @ Tampa Bay (3.5) N.Y. Giants 13, Tampa Bay 23 Much like the Steeler game, I can see this one going one of two ways. The Giants took that loss to the Patriots and built some momentum, or they are going to have one hell of a letdown and have the Bucs, which hasn’t done shit in recent weeks, run all over them. I’m opting for the latter because that’s all you’ll be hearing about afterward from the national media: “OMG the Giants should have rested everybody in Week 17~!” Tennessee @ San Diego (9.5) Tennessee 10, San Diego 20 I like Vince Young, but I don’t see how the Titans can pull this one off. Their only hope is that Rivers has a terrible game and the Tennessee defense stifles the Chargers rushing attack. Perhaps Young, who is hurt, will be pulled during this game and Collins will rally the troops, but I think San Diego will get out of the first round this year. 11:15 p.m. • Even though the ad as a whole isn't all that great, what makes me love this spot is Jerry Jones at the very end saying, "Hey, you need this ... I'll take those." 11:59 p.m. • Wow, you got to love local news. The NBC station is leading off with fan reaction to tonight's Steeler loss. You'd think the mayor died. Get over it, people. IT'S A GAME. Be glad they lost a close game at home to a better team rather than going on the road and losing in a blowout to a MUCH better team.

I got them and just sent a PM to you before updating this thread. PF Totals The total amount of correct picks each team made for the year. 130 (1st Place) Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers) 129 (2nd Place) Detroit Lions (Chazz 1998) 126 (3rd Place) Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) 125 (4th-5th Place) Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) San Diego Chargers (Porter) 124 (6th Place) Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 123 (7th-10th Place) Houston Texans (Bored) Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 122 (11th-12th Place) Oakland Raiders (Smues) New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer) 121 (13th Place) San Francisco 49ers (Devo) 120 (14th-15th Place) Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 118 (16th-18th Place) Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) New York Jets (Gert T) 117 (19th-21th Place) Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) 116 (22nd Place) Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 115 (23rd-25th Place) Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) New England Patriots (nl-asshole) 113 (26th-27th Place) Baltimore Ravens (King PK) St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 112 (28th Place) Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 111 (29th Place) Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) 109 (30th-31st Place) Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) New York Giants (Cartman) 107 (32nd Place) Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) PA Totals Like a “strength of schedule,” this is the number of correct picks for each team’s opponents. The higher the number, the tougher the competition 133 (1st Place) Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 128 (2nd-3rd Place) Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) Baltimore Ravens (King PK) 127 (4th Place) Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) 126 (5th-7th Place) Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 125 (8th-9th Place) Detroit Lions (Chazz 1998) Houston Texans (Bored) 123 (10th-11th Place) Washington Redskins (Human Fly) St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 120 (12th-13th Place) Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) San Diego Chargers (Porter) 119 (14th Place) Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 118 (15th-17th Place) Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) Oakland Raiders (Smues) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) 117 (18th-19th Place) Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) 116 (20th Place) Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 114 (21st-23rd Place) Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) New England Patriots (nl-asshole) New York Jets (Gert T) 113 (24th-26th Place) Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers) Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 112 (27th Place) Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 111 (28th-29th Place) New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer) New York Giants (Cartman) 110 (30th Place) Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) 108 (31st-32nd Place) Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34) San Francisco 49ers (Devo) Power Rankings I take the PF scores and subtract them by the PA scores. I don’t know what this figure is supposed to mean, but I do it anyway. (+17) Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers) (+13) Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) San Francisco 49ers (Devo) (+11) New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer) (+10) Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) (+9) Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34) Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) (+8) Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) (+5) San Diego Chargers (Porter) (+4) Detroit Lions (Chazz 1998) New York Jets (Gert T) Oakland Raiders (Smues) (+2) Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) (+1) New England Patriots (nl-asshole) (0) Washington Redskins (Human Fly) (-1) Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) (-2) Houston Texans (Bored) Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) New York Giants (Cartman) Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) (-3) Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) (-8) Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) (-10) St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) (-11) Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) (-14) Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) (-15) Baltimore Ravens (King PK) Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) (-19) Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne)

7:15 p.m. • So while the better half and I drove home from work today, we were talking about our employment experiences when it came to quitting. While I have only resigned a job to take another job in the same region once in the last 12 years, Mrs. kkk has made a habit of employment-hopping. Then again, most of her work is in academia, so I’m sure I’d go insane as well. One job was of particular interest though. Back when we lived in Ohio, her first job out of grad school was for some lady who had her own business. Long story short: she tested white/ghetto trash to see if they were eligible for SSI. After her first day, Mrs. kkk stormed into our townhouse and began swearing about her day due to several hillbilly kids she had to test. It didn’t get much better from there. However, the best part came about nine months later when her boss went on a three-week cruise and laid off the half-dozen people in her office. Oddly enough, this little tidbit was never told to the better half during her interview. Her boss said that everyone could collect unemployment for those three weeks while she soaked it up in the sun drinking out of those glasses with the little umbrellas in them. Problem was, Mrs. kkk hadn’t been employed full-time long enough yet to collect anything. This was around the time we decided that she should look for work back in the southwest Pennsylvania region. A few months prior, we decided to leave Ohio for Pennsylvania but we weren’t quite sure when would the best time to pack up – our lease had about six months remaining. Well, it was during this layover when we figured that Mrs. kkk move back in with her parents, look for a full-time job in her field and I would stay in Ohio working until the lease ended. Well, three weeks later, the better half was returning back to her job – only to give her two-week notice to her boss. Oh, here’s a bonus nugget as to the kind of person this boss was: One time Mrs. kkk stayed home ill at the insistence of said boss. However, when her next paycheck arrived, it was discovered she was docked that day’s pay. When she asked why, the boss said that she took the day off and didn’t work her full eight hours. Shortly thereafter, when the better half worked late for a several-day stretch, the boss gave her hell for leaving early. The reason? She was a salaried employee and she doesn’t “work late.” A salaried employee that gets laid off during vacation time.

So my first post of the postseason deals with ... me. I "played along" this season making picks and decided to do a "what if" had I taken Kahran's place as the Steelers. Well, I had a 10-6 record and would have the second seed. However, instead of going 11-5 and clinching the top seed in the NFC, the 49ers, which I defeated in Week 2 and which Kahran lost to, would have went 10-6, giving Seattle the division. Also, every other AFC North team would have went 8-8.

Wild Card Weekend Edit: When double-checking the scores, I got the AFC matchups mixed up. Gert, the sixth seed, should have played Porter, the third seed. Bob Barron, the fifth seed, should have played Cuban Linx, the fourth seed. The outcomes were unchanged, as Gert and Bob both got more correct picks than Linx or Porter. My usual source was being crabby, so I got spreads here. I also heard similar spread numbers on the radio today. Washington @ Seattle (3.5) (2.5) Jacksonville @ Pittsburgh N.Y. Giants @ Tampa Bay (3.5) Tennessee @ San Diego (9.5) Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron 10-6) @ San Diego Chargers (Porter 9-7) Bob Barron: Washington 17, Seattle 28 Jacksonville 17, Pittsburgh 20 N.Y. Giants 21, Tampa Bay 13 Tennesee 10, San Diego 28 Porter: Washington 24, Seattle 21 Jacksonville 17, Pittsburgh 20 N.Y. Giants 34 Tampa Bay 17 Tennessee 20, San Diego 28 DIFF: SEA/WAS, SD/TEN New York Jets (Gert T 10-6) @ Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx 8-8) Gert T: Washington 13, Seattle 20 Jacksonville 27, Pittsburgh 24 N.Y. Giants 21, Tampa Bay 14 Tennessee 10, San Diego 28 Cuban Linx: Washington 13, Seattle 27 Jacksonville 17, Pittsburgh 20 N.Y. Giants 14, Tampa Bay 28 Tennessee 19, San Diego 17 DIFF: JAX/PIT, NYG/TB, SD/TEN Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger 9-7) @ Dallas Cowboys (Hawk34 10-5-1) Starvenger: Washington 17, Seattle 24 Jacksonville 24, Pittsburgh 14 N.Y. Giants 21, Tampa Bay 17 Tennessee 17 San Diego 20 Hawk34: Washington 16, Seattle 27 Jacksonville 23, Pittsburgh 14 N.Y. Giants 31, Tampa Bay 28 Tennessee 17, San Diego 16 DIFF: To be decided by tie-breaker Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers 11-5) @ New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer 10-6) Steve Rogers: Washington 36, Seattle 27 Jacksonville 7, Pittsburgh 21 N.Y. Giants 36, Tampa Bay 33 Tennessee 7, San Diego 34 Cena's Writer: Washington 20, Seattle 27 Jacksonville 17, Pittsburgh 24 N.Y. Giants 28, Tampa Bay 24 Tennessee 17, San Diego 31 DIFF: WAS/SEA First-round byes: Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff 11-5) Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus 10-6) San Francisco 49ers (Devo 11-5) Detroit Lions (Chazz1998 11-5) Details about how the postseason works can be found in the Week 17 thread. If you want to relive last season's excitement, which finally had a non-New York state team win it all, click here. In addition to all playoff rounds, I will be posting over the next month or so end-of-season recaps for each team. For those still playing, remember to PM me your picks -- including the score of each game.

6:45 p.m. • Gee, I hope this doesn’t ruin Huckabee’s chances in California. After all, that state has been up for grabs in presidential elections in recent memory. • So I guess a person has to wait until the president he/she tried to kill actually dies before being let free. That's nice. 11 p.m. • So today the better half had a case of the morning sickness and didn’t go into work. As she was calling off, she asked me what excuse she should use. My response: “Uh, you’re pregnant, you threw up and you feel like shit.” She wanted to say our roads were bad from the overnight snowfall. Right. • I really don’t care so much about this story.... ... but reading it brought back memories of this local Chinese buffet my friend and I went to during my college days. The food was fine and we ate our share (going to any buffet with even a somewhat full stomach is blasphemy in my opinion), but we would stay well after the lunch buffet “ended” just bs’ing. We didn’t try to get any extra food, and the place was never really crowded in the afternoon, so we weren’t keeping other customers away. However, the owners HATED us, and their reaction to us leaving was always amusing. A few years later the place burned down. Can’t remember if it was arson or not – I think some insurance fraud was suspected, but I’m not sure. Either that or they got really sick of me stopping by. Speaking of these places, here’s another story, and it also involves Mrs. kkk. When we lived at Sappy Valley, we would go to this local Chinese buffet. Well one time the better half bit off more than she could chew from her sweet and sour pork and had to throw it back up in the bathroom. Knowing that our eating experience was over, I explained to the owner that we just came in and got one plate of food. I said that Mrs. kkk has this condition where if she doesn’t chew her food she sometimes risks regurgitation and such an incident just happened. I didn’t want to throw her food away and asked if I could just put her meal in a take-out container. After all, they also had this take-out deal where you fill a container with grub for a cheaper price than doing the buffet thing. After much skepticism, I was finally permitted to have a to-go container. By this time the better half returned from the bathroom. I told her what I did and noticed that the owner and his wife where staring at every move I was making. It was about this time when Mrs. kkk said to me, “Think you can go up there and get a few egg rolls for later?” Sure, if you wanted to set off the machine gun turrets this place had fixed on us. Oh, and like the article above, it would always take some prodding to get more crab legs at the State College buffet. Then again, they were just trying to make a living, so I never cared about that one seafood selection. Espeically since the local college students would empty the crab leg bin as soon as it was filled.

Actually, the more I thought about it, perhaps having its first attempt on a day where it would be overshadowed wasn't a bad idea, what with the ice conditions and other "gremlins" that had to be dealt with.

11:45 a.m. • So I have the Outback Bowl on as background noise and I think I recently heard the ESPN announcer say some guy from Tennessee just ran into the end zone for the first down. Yeah, I know it's a live broadcast and you often mix up your words (that's why I don't think many politician flubs are that funny -- a person might have been campaigning for 12 straight hours and then slip up on a word or phrase), but this got a chuck out of me. 5 p.m. • New year, new change to KK's Korner. I'm going to start putting more recent updates below the older ones. A few times I noted that I was continuing a story and spoiled a few tales by having the startling conclusions at the top of the page. • Was flipping channels this afternoon and noted the following: 1) It’s nice to hear Pat Summerall still announcing every now and then. I think the reason for my feelings on this matter is that he’s not going to be around forever. 2) I saw parts of that “winter classic” where the NHL held a hockey game outdoors in Buffalo. I like the idea, and having such a game every year would help the league in terms of publicity and the like. However, who thought it’d be a good idea to have this game take place during college football’s biggest day, outside of the BcS title game? 10:30 p.m. • I generally don't like their ads, and I've heard bad things about Allstate from some people I know. However, this ad made me laugh out loud the first time I watched it, even though I figured out what was going on early on in the ad. • Speaking of football, this Sugar Bowl -- ugh. There better be one heck of a second-half rally or we won't have a champion in this year's REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENT.

A couple people know. Basically, the office is divided into two groups. Those who follow our idiot boss and those who have some shred of common sense. Sadly, in "my" group, not many people are looking for other jobs or are making excuses not to look for one "right now."

8:30 p.m. • New job, new likely addition to the family, looks like 2008 is going to be one interesting year. Then again… Shit. • So today at work I was called into a staff meeting to go over the new batch of envelopes we all have to stuff. This is awesome. Wednesday could quite possibly be my last full day on the job, and I’m going to spend it stuffing even more mother fuckin’ envelopes. To make things better, I got an e-mail while I was away from someone I deal with whose project I re-created for her on a larger format because she wanted it to be bigger. I told her that I thought this was a bad idea, but after going through several time-consuming drafts she now tells me that she wants it to be back how it used to look. Oh I can't wait for Thursday (maybe Friday, depending on my mood).

Interesting. However, this is the way it's been done for five years. If you want to change it, bring it up at the next "owner's meeting." Besides, if those three tie-breaker levels aren't going to cut it, then damn.

Bummer, and I thought Ohio was fairly sound from when I lived there. Except for the urban/rust belt areas, of course. The first story I'd chalk up more toward the power of the State in general, while the second story is bullshit -- especially if this is a public park. (I haven't read the story yet.)

Ew. Now in my league I do Emergency Picks, but that's because the fate of other players in other matchups will be affected by someone not submitting picks. With a basic "pick the most games right" contest, I would think if someone doesn't enter selections they just don't get points. Then again, I don't do that ESPN Pickem league so maybe my thinking is off on how that contest works.

I never had good experiences with fish and George.

Point spreads for Wild Card weekend will be up mid-week, probably Wednesday. Unlike the regular season, when each week got its own thread, there will be one playoff thread for the postseason. For each week of the playoffs, participants need to not only predict the winner/spread-cover of each round's worth of games. You also need to predict the score of each game. You must also PM me your picks, and for God's sake, DON'T FORGET TO SEND IN YOUR SELECTIONS. If you want, send them to me earlier in the week and let me know that you are going to possibly update your picks later on in the week. If you do this, I won't post your selections until your updates or kick-off time should you forget. If you don't send in picks, you lose. Below is how the scoring takes place. Any questions, just PM me. PLAYOFF SCORING: Whoever picks the most correct winners in each matchup advances to the next round. Wild-Card Matchups: JAX/PIT, TEN/SD, WAS/SEA, NYG/TB Example: * Cuban Linx picks JAX/TEN/WAS/NYG to win/cover the spread. * Bob Barron picks JAX/SD/WAS/TB to win/cover the spread. * JAX/SD/WAS/TB win (meaning they covered the spread). * Bob Barron beats Cuban Linx 4-2 If there is a tie then the first tie-breaker will be whoever was more accurate in picking the total scores for all four separate games. Example: * Steve Rogers picks Pittsburgh to win 20-0, San Diego to win 21-14, Washington to beat the spread 14-17 in a loss to Seattle, and New York Giants to win 10-0. * Cena's Writer picks Jacksonville to win 20-10, San Diego to win 30-20, Seattle to win 20-9, and New York Giants to win 30-10. * Pittsburgh wins 20-3, San Diego wins 10-0, Seattle wins 30-3 and the New York Giants lose 12-13. * Steve Rogers and Cena's Writer are tied at 2 and move on to the first tie-breaker. * Steve Rogers had 20 points selected in the JAX/PIT game (20 for Pittsburgh, 0 for Jacksonville), Cena's Writer had 30 (10 for Pittsburgh, 20 for Jacksonville). The final score total is 23, so Steve Rogers wins that game. * Steve Rogers had a total of 35 points selected in the TEN/SD game, Cena's Writer had 50. The final score total was 10, so Steve Rogers wins that game. * Steve Rogers had a total of 31 points selected in the WAS/SEA game, Cena's Writer had 29. The final score total was 33, so Steve Rogers wins that game. * Steve Rogers had a total of 10 points selected in the NYG/TB game, Cena's Writer had 40. The final score total was 25, so Steve Rogers and Cena's Writer tie that game. * Steve Rogers defeats Cena's Writer 3 games to 0 with 1 tie in the first tie-breaker. If there is still a tie after the first tie-breaker, the second tie-breaker will be combining the total points of all four games and seeing who is closest to the total score of all four games – the first tie-breaker had all four games counted separately. The third tie-breaker will be seeing who is closest to every team score. If there is still a tie after the third tie-breaker I’ll flip a coin to determine the winner -- heads the “road” team wins, tails the “home” team wins.

Numbers represent playoff seeding. The top two seeds in each conference get a first-round bye. AFC EAST 1-Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 11-5 < PF: 120, PA: 112, AFC: 8-4, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 2-4 > 5-Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 10-6 < PF: 117, PA: 118, AFC: 7-5, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 4-2 > 6-New York Jets (Gert T) 10-6 < PF: 118, PA: 114, AFC: 8-4, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 3-3 > New England Patriots (nl-asshole) 5-11 < PF: 115, PA: 114, AFC: 4-8, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 3-3 > AFC NORTH 2-Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) 10-6 < PF: 123, PA: 110, AFC: 8-4, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 4-2 > Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 9-7 < PF: 124, PA: 116, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 3-1, DIV: 3-3 > Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) 7-9 < PF: 115, PA: 126, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 4-2 > Baltimore Ravens (King PK) 7-9 < PF: 113, PA: 128, AFC: 5-7, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 1-5 > AFC SOUTH 4-Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 8-8 < PF: 123, PA: 113, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 3-3 > Houston Texans (Bored) 7-9 < PF: 123, PA: 125, AFC: 5-7, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 4-2 > Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 7-9 < PF: 112, PA: 126, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 3-3 > Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 6-10 < PF: 118, PA: 120, AFC: 5-7, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 2-4 > AFC WEST 3-San Diego Chargers (Porter) 9-7 < PF: 125, PA: 120, AFC: 7-5, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 4-2 > Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) 9-7 < PF: 126, PA: 117, AFC: 7-5, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 3-3 > Oakland Raiders (Smues) 8-8 < PF: 122, PA: 118, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 4-2 > Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 4-12 < PF 120:, PA: 128, AFC: 2-10, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 1-5 > NFC EAST 3-Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34) 10-5-1 < PF: 117, PA: 108, AFC: 3-2, NFC: 7-3-1, DIV: 3-2-1 > New York Giants (Cartman) 8-8 < PF: 109, PA: 111, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 6-6, DIV: 2-4 > Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 7-8-1 < PF: 123, PA: 123, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 4-7-1, DIV: 2-3-1 > Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) 7-9 < PF: 125, PA: 127, AFC: 0-4, NFC: 7-5, DIV: 4-2 > NFC NORTH 2-Detroit Lions (Chazz 1998) 11-5 < PF: 129, PA: 125, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 8-4, DIV: 5-1 > Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) 8-8 < PF: 111, PA: 114, AFC: 3-2, NFC: 5-6, DIV: 3-3 > Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 7-9 < PF: 116, PA: 119, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 5-7, DIV: 1-5 > Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 4-12 < PF: 118, PA: 133, AFC: 0-4, NFC: 4-8, DIV: 3-3 > NFC SOUTH 4-New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer) 10-6 < PF: 122, PA: 111, AFC: 3-1 , NFC: 7-5, DIV: 2-4 > 6-Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) 9-7 < PF: 117, PA: 118, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 6-6, DIV: 4-2 > Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) 8-8 < PF: 115, PA: 113, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 6-6, DIV: 3-3 > Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) 6-10 < PF: 109, PA: 117, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 4-8, DIV: 3-3 > NFC WEST 1-San Francisco 49ers (Devo) 11-5 < PF: 121, PA: 108, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 9-3, DIV: 5-1 > 5-Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers) 11-5 < PF: 130, PA: 113, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 9-3, DIV: 3-3 > Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 6-10 < PF: 107, PA: 126, AFC: 4-0, NFC: 2-10, DIV: 1-5 > St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 5-11 < PF: 113, PA: 123, AFC: 0-4, NFC: 5-7, DIV: 3-3 > PLAY AT HOME Pittsburgh Steelers (Me) 10-6 < PF: 120, PA: 110, AFC: 6-6, NFC: 4-0, DIV: 3-3 > Wild Card Weekend AFC: New York Jets (Gert T 10-6) @ San Diego Chargers (Porter 9-7) Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron 10-6) @ Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx 8-8) NFC: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger 9-7) @ Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34 10-5-1) Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers 11-5) @ New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer 10-6)

Fazzle, it it makes you feel any better, Gert went from 0-5 to 10-6. Err, nevermind.

Tell me about it -- I only got half of my picks right. At least I still won that matchup over Always Pissed Off.

These results aren't final. Bored/Always Pissed Off needs the Sunday Night game for an outcome. These listings below are grouped by record. Those with the same record and not in the postseason hunt are listed in no particular order. AFC Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 11-5 ---> AFC EAST CHAMP Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) 10-6 ---> AFC NORTH CHAMP San Diego Chargers (Porter) 9-7 ---> AFC WEST CHAMP Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 8-8 ---> AFC SOUTH CHAMP Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 10-6 ---> WILD CARD New York Jets (Gert T) 10-6 ---> WILD CARD Kansas City Chiefs (Alfdogg) 9-7 Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 9-7 Oakland Raiders (Smues) 8-8 Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) 7-9 Indianapolis Colts (Prime Time Andrew Doyle) 7-9 Baltimore Ravens (King PK) 7-9 Houston Texans (Bored) 6-9 Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 6-9 New England Patriots (nl-asshole) 5-11 Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 4-12 * Porter swept Alfdogg in the regular season: Week 4, Week 13. * Bob Barron is the higher Wild Card seed due to a better division record than Gert T. NFC San Francisco 49ers (Devo) 11-5 ---> NFC WEST CHAMP Detroit Lions (Chazz1998) 11-5 ---> NFC NORTH CHAMP Dallas Cowboys (Hawk 34) 10-5-1 ---> NFC EAST CHAMP New Orleans Saints (Cena’s Writer) 10-6 ---> NFC SOUTH CHAMP Seattle Seahawks (Steve Rogers) 11-5 ---> WILD CARD Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Starvenger) 9-7 ---> WILD CARD Chicago Bears (Agent Of Oblivion) 8-8 Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) 8-8 New York Giants (Cartman) 8-8 Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 7-8-1 Philadelphia Eagles (Harley Quinn) 7-9 Green Bay Packers (Vitamin X) 7-9 Atlanta Falcons (King Of The 909) 6-10 Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 6-10 St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 5-11 Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 4-12 * Devo is the higher playoff seed over Chazz1998 due to a better win percentage in common games. If a common game involved a division opponent, I included both games played. (One common opponent was Arizona and I included both of Devo's matchups, while Minnesota was another common opponent and I included both of Chazz's matchups.)

Deadline has come and gone. Doyle is using EPs.

10:45 p.m. • OK, for the love of God, Bob Costas, please stop making that forced laugh on Sunday Night Football whenever Keith Olbermann makes a wisecrack during his highlights. I've said it before: Even though Keith should be strung up for treason, I think he's excellent at doing sports highlights. You don't need to have laughter in the background. Trust me. It's not necessary. 9 p.m. • Oh hell no. I'll tell you what. The GOP choice of candidates aren't really doing much for me, outside of Rudy. The only thing I like about Huckabee is that he's for a national sales tax. However, that's about the ONLY think I like about him. Romney is just there -- no way he'd win in a general election. Thompson: meh. I didn't bother reading the title to the following link on Drudge, but it pretty much speaks for itself: The Jesus freaks are for Romney and Huckabee and non-Jesus freaks are for McCain and Giuliani. Add the percentages up and it looks like the Republican voters are split with 32 percent going for Romney and Huckabee and 32 percent going for Giuliani. Who's backing Thompson? People who watch "Law and Order." It's still too early to see who will break out. But what about the Democrats? You came to the wrong place for that. I still say Hitlery is going to get the nomination because if Obama or Edwards takes a big lead nationally, they'll wind up dead. • I just noticed I forgot to give a TB score for the Steeler game. Oops. 11:45 a.m. • This local story has been on my nerves for a while. Basically, the county that engulfs Shittsburgh is going to tax booze to fix a funding gap in our region’s pisspoor Port Authority system. Now here’s what pisses me off: Why the hell do restaurant owners have to suffer because the government is unable to maintain an efficient transit system. Isn’t it great that you can tax things that have nothing to do with a funding issue? Wow, that will really make the Port Authority change its ways. Why, in two years when nothing changes, the Allegheny County can tax potato chips or universal remotes! I liked this newsbit in particular. Dan Onorato is the county executive, and while I like a number of things he does (even for a Democrat), he’s wrong on this one. And that’s also why I live outside Allegheny County. I often wonder why other businesses don’t itemize the true costs of their products, especially gas stations. Fine, put the final cost for a gallon of fuel on your marquee sign. However, while a person is filling up at $3 per gallon, put a chart on each of your pumps showing how much of a take your friendly federal, state and local governments have on your wallet. 9:15 a.m. • Since just about every team is resting its starters, I'll do the same. However, by "resting my starters," I mean "give picks with no explaining." Buffalo (2.5) Carolina Cincinnati Dallas Green Bay (3.5) Jacksonville New Orleans Baltimore Seattle San Francisco Indianapolis (3.5) Minnesota San Diego Arizona (6.5) <---- called an audible Kansas City

My favorite part.

Deadline for the Pats/Giants game has come and gone.