Week 10 Summary - Wipe Out

This was a wipe out week. Most had PHI and they were beaten by AZ. Both leaders lost, and dropped into a tie with only two in the losers bracket who did not have PHI.

Now there are four remaining with one lose. When this occurs the first place and second place pools are combined. These four are now playing for all the money.

0 vying for first
4 in with a second chance (for all the money)
34 out

Week 9 Summary - Down to Two

There was only one loser last week, and it was significant!

Lincoln Barrett, playing from Japan, picked NE. NE was upset at home by the New York Football Giants!

Remaining in a tussle for all the money are my Dad, who is trying to win King for the third time, and Gabe Cate who is attempting to win his second title. I guess some people have a knack for this.

Counts:
2 vying for first
15 in with a second chance
21 out

Week 8 Summary

Three continue to battle for the championship. BAL fell behind AZ by 21, and NYG fell behind MIA, but both eventually won and all three of our leaders survived.

We had 2 losers last week, both lost for the second time and are out. Say goodbye to my brother Matt and Tim Swigor. Both had NO against STL. Another shocker in this wild season.

I'll be dialed in to PIT vs. BAL on Sunday night. Can anyone believe the Steelers lead the AFC after how bad they have looked? I am stunned. If they beat BAL, the sky is the limit! A BIG if in this important game.

Counts:
3 vying for first
14 in with a second chance
21 out

Week 7 Summary

Wow, I just remembered to post.

There were 5 losing picks last weekend. All five lost for the second time and are OUT!

Three had BAL, one had OAK and one did not make a pick!

Counts:

3 vying for first
16 in with a second chance
19 out

Week 6 Summary

This is much easier to write...only one loser this past weekend.

Peter Black lost for the second time and is out. Peter selected NO against TB...at TB. Another division rivalry causes a loss. TB was destroyed two weeks ago at SF, but they turned it around.

I still can't get over the NYG game in Week 5. What a disaster. Then, they too come back and beat a good BUF team. This is a crazy year in the NFL.

Counts:

3 vying for first
21 in with a second chance
14 out

Week 5 Summary - Ouch

There were 19 entries battling for first when the games started. Afterward, there were only three. That's right, 16 entries lost for the first time with NYG. Another three lost for the second time, and another lost for the second time with IND. In total there were 20 losing picks from 29 entries.

The NYG loss is one of the biggest upsets since I started this contest. And one of the biggest since ESPN started hosting the Eliminator Challenge. In all ESPN groups, 52% of the entries picked NYG.

So, Gabe Cate, Lincoln Barrett and my dad are the only three entries alive for first place. I'm not going to name all of the losers! There are 22 remaining for second.

I never gave the NYG pick a second thought. It was a perfect pick from my perspective. I've mentioned this numerous times, and refer to it all the time in my summaries. I look for a home team, playing a team in a different division with a worse record. NYG had all of this. In addition, SEA had to travel across the country. My philosophy resulted in 20 straight weeks of winners dating to the beginning of last season, I suppose it had to end at some point.

Counts:

3 vying for first
22 in with a second chance
13 out

Week 4 Summary

As you can tell, I'm holding off on the summaries this year, to combine them with a reminder.

Last weekend there were seven losing picks involving BUF and PHI. Five of the losing picks were second time losers and these five are out of the competition: Chris Parker, Josie Valcho (my mom) on both entries!!!, George Valcho (my dad) on one of his entries, and Paul Bowman. Note that mom, dad and Paul Bowman are previous champions.

Kim Parker and Andy Guess lost for the first time.

BUF, riding high after and upset of NE, lost on the road to CIN. A typical NFL "letdown" game. Watch out for these. A big win can lead to a loss. This happening in Week 2 as well. BAL blasted PIT in Week 1 and lost on the road in Week 2.

PHI is hard to explain. At home against SF looked like a good pick, but now PHI is 1-3...use caution if you like PHI.

Note that the NFL bye weeks are starting, limiting your options.

Goodbye Hank Williams Jr.

Counts:
19 vying for first
10 in with a second chance
9 out