GolfHos

5 or 6 huge games today that can prolong another 1-2 weeks of tightness atop a few divisions or otherwise end a lot of worry right here and now.

what games are you going to watch?

Early on I think I'll flip mostly between NYJ-TENN, NEW-MIA, and PHI-BAL .  Lots of RedZone channel watching too , of course.

2 Good games late with NYG-ARI and CAR-ATL.

The Sun and Mon night games looked great on paper to start the season, but meh, I can barely get motivated for them. (Of course I'll still end up watching them probably  LOL)

Fire OMAR TOMLIN!

the NFC "underachiever/bad coaching/inconsistency/what the f is this" effect

Team, W, L, T, W%, PF, PA, Net P, Net PPG
St. Louis   2   8   0   0.2   144   317   -173   -17.3
Detroit   0   10   0   0   173   308   -135   -13.5
Seattle   2   8   0   0.2   190   257   -67   -6.7
San Francisco   3   7   0   0.3   230   275   -45   -4.5
Minnesota   5   5   0   0.5   223   234   -11   -1.1
Washington   6   4   0   0.6   181   182   -1   -0.1
Dallas   6   4   0   0.6   230   229   1   0.1
Chicago   5   5   0   0.5   240   231   9   0.9
New Orleans   5   5   0   0.5   266   249   17   1.7
Atlanta   6   4   0   0.6   231   198   33   3.3
Tampa Bay   7   3   0   0.7   219   160   59   5.9
Arizona   7   3   0   0.7   289   228   61   6.1
Green Bay   5   5   0   0.5   274   209   65   6.5
Carolina   8   2   0   0.8   222   155   67   6.7
Philadelphia   5   4   1   0.55   264   193   71   7.1
N.Y. Giants   9   1   0   0.9   292   170   122   12.2


Philly, GB huge Net PPG even though sitting at 5-4-1 and 5-5.    Put another way, compare them to other 6-4, 5-5 teams, and THEN look at SF... 3-7 with a much less negative net PPG than GB and Philly have in net positive PPG.  Bizarre.


No teams in  the AFC seem as unusual in this metric, although DEN and SD are skewed oddly.
 
Cincinnati   1   9   1   0.136   148   276   -128   -11.63636364
Kansas City   1   9   0   0.1   165   273   -108   -10.8
Oakland   2   8   0   0.2   128   235   -107   -10.7
Houston   3   7   0   0.3   236   287   -51   -5.1
Denver   6   4   0   0.6   248   271   -23   -2.3
Cleveland   4   6   0   0.4   201   221   -20   -2
Indianapolis   6   4   0   0.6   224   224   0   0
Buffalo   5   5   0   0.5   219   218   1   0.1
Jacksonville   4   6   0   0.4   212   210   2   0.2
Miami   6   4   0   0.6   209   197   12   1.2
New England   6   4   0   0.6   219   194   25   2.5
San Diego   4   6   0   0.4   254   229   25   2.5
Baltimore   6   4   0   0.6   222   180   42   4.2
N.Y. Jets   7   3   0   0.7   289   221   68   6.8
Pittsburgh   8   3   0   0.727   236   160   76   6.909090909
Tennessee   10   0   0   1   244   131   113   11.3



Interestingly, in examining some aspects of parity, we see
8 teams in the AFC currently playing average games with a FG margin of victory or less. in the NFC this count is 5.
12 teams in the AFC currently playing average games with a FG margin of victory or less. in the NFC this count is 12.

What to make of this ?  The NFC is a bit more topheavy balanced than the AFC while the both conferences have their share of midlevel parity and bottomlevel crap? Seems borne out now that the cumulative NFC-AFC point differential for the year is 73 and both have 50% of their teams above 50% Wins.




St. Louis   2   8   0   0.2   144   317   -173   -17.3
Detroit   0   10   0   0   173   308   -135   -13.5
Cincinnati   1   9   1   0.136   148   276   -128   -11.63636364
Kansas City   1   9   0   0.1   165   273   -108   -10.8
Oakland   2   8   0   0.2   128   235   -107   -10.7
Seattle   2   8   0   0.2   190   257   -67   -6.7
Houston   3   7   0   0.3   236   287   -51   -5.1
San Francisco   3   7   0   0.3   230   275   -45   -4.5
Denver   6   4   0   0.6   248   271   -23   -2.3
Cleveland   4   6   0   0.4   201   221   -20   -2
Minnesota   5   5   0   0.5   223   234   -11   -1.1
Washington   6   4   0   0.6   181   182   -1   -0.1
Indianapolis   6   4   0   0.6   224   224   0   0
Buffalo   5   5   0   0.5   219   218   1   0.1
Dallas   6   4   0   0.6   230   229   1   0.1
Jacksonville   4   6   0   0.4   212   210   2   0.2
Chicago   5   5   0   0.5   240   231   9   0.9
Miami   6   4   0   0.6   209   197   12   1.2
New Orleans   5   5   0   0.5   266   249   17   1.7
New England   6   4   0   0.6   219   194   25   2.5
San Diego   4   6   0   0.4   254   229   25   2.5
Atlanta   6   4   0   0.6   231   198   33   3.3
Baltimore   6   4   0   0.6   222   180   42   4.2
Tampa Bay   7   3   0   0.7   219   160   59   5.9
Arizona   7   3   0   0.7   289   228   61   6.1
Green Bay   5   5   0   0.5   274   209   65   6.5
Carolina   8   2   0   0.8   222   155   67   6.7
N.Y. Jets   7   3   0   0.7   289   221   68   6.8
Pittsburgh   8   3   0   0.727   236   160   76   6.909090909
Philadelphia   5   4   1   0.55   264   193   71   7.1
Tennessee   10   0   0   1   244   131   113   11.3
N.Y. Giants   9   1   0   0.9   292   170   122   12.2

good week to have the sunday ticket
ugh
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terrible

lol @ joey porter interview.

LMAO @ Caliendo's The Don .

goddamit,  Nantzyboy ruining the NYJ_TENN game

JAX fumbles 1st snap of game and it's run in for 6 by the Vikes
 [sm_disgust] [sm_disgust] [sm_disgust]

da bears already threatening the rams in the RZ

pats already threatening the fins in the RZ

matt forte in for 6

JAX fumbles the kickoff return.

about to go down 14-0 to the chillies
 [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

KC up 7-0 early on the bills

kawika mitchell burnt toast on the play.

jets in the RZ, but looking at 2nd and goal from the 11.

jets go up 7-0 on a nice short pass to jones


pats settle for a FG attempt in the fins RZ

3-0 pats

vikes up 14-0  90 seconds in


jason witten with a nice fingertip snag across midfield.

kevin walter sick TD catch and the texans up 7-0 early
 [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

bills marching right back against the chiefs

trent edwards worst pass i have ever seen

matt cassell tries to force one into moss and gets picked.

jamal lewis terrible fumble.

brett favre down stance on the weakside WR   with an option play .
 [sm_shock]

Lions up 14-0 earaly
 :o :o :o :o


Garrard feeds the seem to R Williams to make it only 14-7

Concussion alert:

Bulger out, Trent Green in.

L Washington terrible fumble

wes welker just got blown up

vikes might want to cover MJD out of the backfield with someone besides that slow ass LB

TO scorches Nate Clements on a 75 yard TD

Holy crap! My pick 'em selections look pretty hosed this week. :sad3:

after all the hype last year, it's obvious this year that it was an anomaly.  fred taylor ====== DONE

nice drop, "marcedes"

*fudge*! Matt Forte rips a long one for a TD. Good for the GH league. Bad for my other league. :sad3:

Good games this week.  Looks like quite a few will go down to the wire.

nice S/T there, romeo brimely

cowboys fumble recovery!   ;D

dammit scobee
 >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Fumble credited to the center? That rarely happens.

Missed a chipper.

haynesworth knocked out in TENN

balt  s/t kick coverage unit FTL

fox halftime just said brandon jacobs not suiting up.

damn, I'm such a tool.  Just saw a commercial for "Secret Millionaire" fox reality show, and I'm tempted to watch. [sm_anon]

They need to bring back Joe (The) Millionaire show.

lol I watched that too. :-[

TO adds a 50yd 52yd reception.  huge day today.

JAX with another horrible fumble

McChunk benched !
 :o

gaydy quinn throws a game killing pick as the clowns were down to the texans 10 and threatening ot make it a game

 [sm_shock]

chris johnson horrible fumble
titans about to go 10-1

gaydy quinn benched.

JETS absolutely spanking the titans
 [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

man, just can't get back into any of the pickem games im on the wrong end of.

there have got to be a lot of teams regretting passing on Bess right now.


SICK layout by ricky the pothead for a TD

Cleveland Clowns are terrible.

i give up.

I pick against the Clowns, they win.
I pick for them, they lose.

How the *fudge* did they beat Buffalo ?

I have Orton, Pennington, and Cassell. I played Orton, and this week I'm actually trying to win.  :sad3:

pennington horrible pick to lose the game.

good job Aske, starting the week with 4 misses in the pickem .

Bills put up 54 on the Chefs!  [sm_shock] [sm_shock] [sm_shock]

andsomehow lost to the Clowns who put up 6 on Houston.

This year makes NO *goshdarn* SENSE!!!!!!!!!

The Clowns beat the Cowgirls too.

don't you mean the NYG ?

Yeah, one of those NFC Least teams.

McFadden with 2 TDs today.  Raiders cruising.  [sm_shock]

Donkeys play their worst games against the worst teams.

Worst series of plays evar!

1-10-CAR20 (7:13) J.Delhomme sacked at CAR 16 for -4 yards (C.Davis).
2-14-CAR16 (6:33) PENALTY on CAR-J.Gross, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 16 - No Play.
2-19-CAR11 (6:12) PENALTY on CAR-D.Rosario, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at CAR 11 - No Play.
2-24-CAR6 (5:54) D.Williams up the middle to CAR 2 for -4 yards (K.Biermann, J.Babineaux).
3-28-CAR2 (5:08) J.Delhomme pass incomplete deep left to M.Muhammad.
4-28-CAR2 (5:03) J.Baker punts 57 yards to ATL 41, Center-J.Kyle. H.Douglas for 59 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

im just gonna flip coins next week
2 hours of analysis down the crapper

how the *fudge* did the ARIZ  guy not recover that OS kick
?