2003 NFL Picks Contest - Week 14

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Jason

137-71

Tony

135-73

Joe

134-74

Phil

134-74

Tanya

134-74

Brad

133-75

Shannon

133-75

Alan

132-76

Kerry

131-77

Shyam

128-80

Satish

126-82

Jay

123-85

Cody

122-86

Ray

116-92

Week 14

December 7 - 8

The "Showdown Sunday" of Week 14 failed to produce any real separation or change in our contest. However it did inspire more mediocrity. With so many games that were really toss-ups, most everyone got 1 or 2 really good picks and then 1 or 2 really bad picks too, creating a bunch of spare records. Climbing to the top of the heap is Kerry, who pulled out a very decent 12-4 record. Only 4 players finished at or below 500, including last week's winner, Ray, who tanked this week at 7-9. But the majority of folks finished with either 6 or 7 losses. Only Kerry, Shannon, and Cody correctly picked Indy to win in Tennessee, while only Shyam, Jason, and Tony wisely chose Buffalo over the Jets. Also, another winner triplet includes Phil, Satish, and Jay for sniffing out the Atlanta upset over Carolina. As usual though, we have our bombs. Alan was the only one to incorrectly choose Oakland over Pittsburgh, and only Cody and Satish slipped by picking Dallas over Philly. Satish and Jay also shared a couple other bad picks, Houston and Miami. The universally good picks this week were Green Bay, San Francisco, and St Louis. Jason remains in the overall lead, now for 8 straight weeks. Yet seven players remain no more than 5 games out of first. With 3 weeks to go, anything could happen when you're picking the NFL.

12-4
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

11-5
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

10-6
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

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10-6
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

10-6
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

10-6
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

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10-6
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

9-7
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

9-7
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

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9-7
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

8-8
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

8-8
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

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8-8
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

7-9
Chi @ GB Cin @ Bal Dal @ Phi Hou @ Jac Ind @ Ten Oak @ Pit SD @ Det Sea @ Min	TB @ NO Was @ NYG Ari @ SF KC @ Den Mia @ NE NYJ @ Buf Car @ Atl StL @ Cle

Replay Challenge #3, REVISITED:
Well, if we needed proof that the NFL is ridiculously unpredictable, we have that proof this week. We picked Week 14's games back in Week 4, and assigned confidence points as well. Only Tanya and Kerry failed to earn a better record with the Week 4 predictions vs their picks made this week. Shannon earned the best picks record with 13-3, losing only with Detroit, Tennessee, and the Giants. Only Ray and Kerry finished with less than 10 wins. As for the points, Brad kicked major butt by winning 118 out of 136 points, followed closely by Phil with 116 and Tony with 115. Only Jay, Ray, and Tanya earned less than 100 points. Believe me, these point totals are amazing, given that in a Yahoo confidence picks contest I'm also in, only 2 people out of 13 earned more than 100 points this week, at 106 each. I earned 96 this week compared to my 10-week-old gain of 107, while Satish got 80 this week compared to his 108 gain for his 10-week-old picks. Maybe next year you'll think about making your picks this way! Taking both the picks and points together, Brad earns over 16 out of 20 possible points for the contest, with Shannon, Jason, Shyam, and Tony earning between 15 and 16 points each. Tony now has what amounts to a stranglehold on the Replay Challenge overall. Even with 52 points still yet up for grabs, he will likely run away with this one! Leaderboard: Tony - 104.2; Phil - 97.4; Joe - 96.7. See all the details by clicking here, or for HTML version, click here.