+++ NFL Week 15 Picks +++

[Auggie]

With few exceptions oddsmakers favor the home teams this week. Rams over K.C. -- really? Panthers? Patriots by 11??? My head hurts.

Meanwhile (I'll wait for official tallies from JonLP24), it's looking like a three-way battle for first place. Good luck everyone.

Favorite / Spread / Underdog (Home team in CAPS)

ST LOUIS / 1 / Kansas City

TENNESSEE / 1.5 / Houston

INDIANAPOLIS / 5 / Jacksonville

CAROLINA / 2.5 / Arizona

CINCINNATI / 1.5 / Cleveland

MIAMI / 5.5 / Buffalo

NY GIANTS / 2.5 / Philadelphia

DALLAS / 6 / Washington

TAMPA BAY / 5.5 / Detroit

BALTIMORE / 1.5 / New Orleans

Atlanta / 6 / SEATTLE

PITTSBURGH / 6 / NY Jets

OAKLAND / 6.5 / Denver

NEW ENGLAND / 11 / Green Bay

Chicago / 3 / MINNESOTA*

*Game will be played outdoors at TFC Bank Stadium at the Univeristy of Minnesota. This'll be fun.

ON EDIT: Week 16 picks will be posted Tuesday, December 21st, for those with holiday travel plans. Ditto for Week 17 -- the 28th.

[Redbear]

1. My picks

Kansas City
Houston
INDIANAPOLIS
Arizona
Cleveland
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit
New Orleans
Atlanta
PITTSBURGH
OAKLAND
Green Bay
Chicago

[JonLP24]

2. Standings

A new #1.. :applause:

RK DUer (REC) PCT (WKS PLYD)
1. RagAss (100-82) .549 (1-11,13-14)
2. PRETZEL (96-82) .539 (1-2,4-14)
3. chollybocker (103-92) .528 (1-14)
4. InternalDialogue (91-89) .506 (1,3-14)
5. Goblinmonger (85-84) .503 (1-5,7,9-14)
6. many a good man (90-90) .500 (1,4-14)
7. Scurrilous (82-84) .494 (1-12)
8. Auggie (96-99) .492 (1-14)
9. Condem (96-99) .492 (1-14)
10. fishwax (88-92) .489 (1-13)
11. flvegan (95-100) .487 (1-14)
12. Forkboy (94-101) .482 (1-14)
13. Liberal_Dog (91-104) .467 (1-14)
14. Redbear (78-90) .464 (1-4,7-14)
15. JonLP24 (88-107) .451 (1-14)
16. brendan120678 (86-109) .441 (1-14)
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joeybee12 (34-50) WEEKS 2-6, 9
madinmaryland (32-41) WEEKS 1-5
Bluzmann57 (14-15) WEEKS 1-2
mitchreject (9-5) WEEK 1
hughee99 (7-7) WEEK 1

[Forkboy]

7. I'm sinking faster than the Titanic.

:)

[JonLP24]

8. Well I'm being eaten faster than the Titanic with new bacteria

New Species of Rust-Eating Bacteria Destroying the Titanic

The wreckage of the RMS Titanic may soon be lost, thanks to a newly discovered rust-eating bacteria.

Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in Canada have been examining the bacteria eating away at the remains of the famous ship as it sits on the ocean floor.

Using DNA technology, Dalhousie scientists Henrietta Mann and Bhavleen Kaur and researchers from the University of Sevilla in Spain were able to identify a new bacterial species collected from rusticles (a formation of rust similar to an icicle or stalactite) from the Titanic wreck. The iron-oxide-munching bacterium has fittingly been named Halomonas titanicae.

<snip>

"In 1995, I was predicting that Titanic had another 30 years," Mann said. "But I think it's deteriorating much faster than that now. Perhaps if we get another 15 to 20 years out of it, we're doing good ... eventually there will be nothing left but a rust stain."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20101206/sc_livescience/newspeciesofrusteatingbacteriadestroyingthetitanic

:)

[flvegan]

9. Race you to the bottom!

That didn't sound right.

[Forkboy]

17. LOL

:spank:

[many a good man]

11. A new way to look at the standings

A little more like the way sports fans are used to.

[JonLP24]

12. That is impressive

I wish I knew how to do that and even if I did. I likely don't have the software for it.

[Auggie]

13. I love it!

[Forkboy]

18. I don't like that at all.

:D

[RagAss]

20. Cool.....I'll save this, since I won't be in the lead for long.

[PRETZEL]

3. My picks,

St. Louis
Houston
Jacksonville
Arizona
Cleveland
Miami
Philadelphia
Dallas
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Oakland
New England
Chicago

[JonLP24]

4. No decision on Rodgers yet

I'll likely change my pick if he plays.

I think the Carolina spread has something to do with a west coast team traveling to the east coast. That is usually something gamblers take into account. Also Arizona is starting John Skelton again which I think improves their chances. His numbers were far from great last week but it was first start. He was hurt by drops by Breaston and Doucet on some deep throws. More importantly though, he didn't turn the ball over. Threw a great block on a reverse. And broke a sack and run for a first down. He also has a quick release and Denver wasn't able to record any sacks last week.

Kansas City
Houston
Indianapolis
Arizona
Cleveland
Miami
Philadelphia
Washington
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Atlanta
NY Jets
Oakland
New England
Chicago

[brendan120678]

5. I'm catching up on you Jon...

I may not be in the basement much longer!
Or, I could fall even further into the depths of despair with these picks.


Kansas City
TENNESSEE
INDIANAPOLIS
CAROLINA
Cleveland
MIAMI
Philadelphia
Washington
TAMPA BAY
New Orleans
Atlanta
NY Jets
OAKLAND
Green Bay
MINNESOTA

[JonLP24]

6. Well I'm going to end up first regardless what happens

I am the one who does the standings.

You still have a shot at catching RedBear. :evilgrin:

[RagAss]

10. Ok...here I go...

ST LOUIS
TENNESSEE
INDIANAPOLIS
CAROLINA
CINCINNATI
MIAMI
NY GIANTS
DALLAS
TAMPA BAY
New Orleans
Atlanta
PITTSBURGH
OAKLAND
New England
Chicago

[InternalDialogue]

14. My picks

Kansas City

TENNESSEE

Jacksonville

Arizona

Cleveland

MIAMI

Philadelphia

DALLAS

TAMPA BAY

BALTIMORE

Atlanta

NY Jets

OAKLAND

NEW ENGLAND

Chicago

[Condem]

15. What happened to the Saturday games in December??

Probably the Division 1AA play-offs threatens the viewership.

[JonLP24]

16. Dallas plays Arizona on Christmas

Which is a Saturday. Not sure if anyone else is playing that day or any other Saturday.

On edit-Dallas-Arizona is the only Saturday game for the rest of the regular season.

[Auggie]

19. That will be included in Week 16 picks, by the way.

[PRETZEL]

21. Troy's likely out for Sunday

Steelers' Polamalu not likely to play vs. Jets
Friday, December 17, 2010

The Steelers do not have to list Polamalu's official injury status for the game until today after practice. He will be replaced in the starting lineup by Ryan Mundy or Will Allen.



Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10351/1111429-66.stm#ixzz18NUds7Mo

[Auggie]

22. Thank you.

Jackson is out at QB for Minnesota and Favre is likely done for the season. Vikes expected to start rookie Joe Webb.

[Liberal_Dog]

23. My Picks

ST LOUIS / 1 / Kansas City-----St Louis

TENNESSEE / 1.5 / Houston-----Houston

INDIANAPOLIS / 5 / Jacksonville-----Jacksonville

CAROLINA / 2.5 / Arizona-----Arizona

CINCINNATI / 1.5 / Cleveland-----Cleveland

MIAMI / 5.5 / Buffalo-----Miami

NY GIANTS / 2.5 / Philadelphia-----Philadelphia

DALLAS / 6 / Washington-----DALLAS

TAMPA BAY / 5.5 / Detroit-----Tampa Bay

BALTIMORE / 1.5 / New Orleans-----New Orleans

Atlanta / 6 / SEATTLE-----Atlanta

PITTSBURGH / 6 / NY Jets-----Pittsburgh

OAKLAND / 6.5 / Denver-----Oakland

NEW ENGLAND / 11 / Green Bay-----New England

Chicago / 3 / MINNESOTA*-----Chicago

[Auggie]

24. Picks:

St. Louis
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Carolina
Cleveland
Miami
NY Giants
Dallas
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Atlanta
NY Jets
Oakland
New England
Chicago

[chollybocker]

25. F1FT5EN

Kansas City
Houston
Jacksonville
Arizona
Cleveland
Buffalo
NY GIANTS
DALLAS
TAMPA BAY
New Orleans
Atlanta
PITTSBURGH
Denver
PATS PATS PATS !!!
Chicago

[many a good man]

26. Jornada Quince

San Luis
Houston
Jacksonville
Arizona
Cleveland
Buffalo
Philadelphia
DALLAS
Bahia de TAMPA
Nueva Orleans
Atlanta
NY Jets
OAKLAND
Nueva Inglaterra
Chicago

[Forkboy]

27. Why I subject myself to this torture each Sunday?

:)

St. Louis
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Arizona
Cleveland
Miami
NY Giants
Dallas
Tampa Bay
New Orleans (be an interesting game to see)
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Oakland
New England
Chicago

[Auggie]

28. You want torture?

Instead of watching football Sunday I'll be hanging out with my mother-in-law...

:cry:

[flvegan]

29. Picks:

Kansas City
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Arizona
Cleveland
Miami
NY Giants
Dallas (just threw up in my mouth a little)
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Oakland
New England
Chicago

[Auggie]

30. Condem? Scurrilous?

[Goblinmonger]

31. Here we go

Kansas City
TENNESSEE
INDIANAPOLIS
CAROLINA
CINCINNATI
MIAMI
Philadelphia
DALLAS
Detroit
BALTIMORE
Atlanta
NY Jets
OAKLAND
NEW ENGLAND
Chicago--Only 3, huh?

[Condem]

32. Picks.

KC
Tennessee
Indianapolis
Carolina
Cleveland
Miami
Igs
Dallas
Tampa Bay
NO
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Oakland
NE
Chicago

[Auggie]

33. Computer issues: totals as of Monday

I need to take my iMac in for service. In case it's down indefinitely -- even a few days -- here are the totals from Week 15, weekend games only. Goblinmonger and brendan120678 can tie or Goblinmonger can win the week outright with an impressive 12-3 record. Good going to both of you. If I'm not back Tuesday morning (Dec. 21) feel free (any one of you) to post spreads for Week 16 (link here:http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_point_spreads.shtml). NOTE: As agreed upon last year, Saturday games are included, so post your picks by kick-off to be included this week. I really hope to be here tomorrow, but if I'm not, thanks in advance for understanding.


Favorite (score) / Spread / (score) Underdog

ST LOUIS (13) / 1 / Kansas City (27) KANSAS CITY

TENNESSEE (31) / 1.5 / Houston (17) TENNESSEE

INDIANAPOLIS (34) / 5 / Jacksonville (24) INDIANAPOLIS

CAROLINA (19) / 2.5 / Arizona (12) CAROLINA

CINCINNATI (19) / 1.5 / Cleveland (17) CINCINNATI

MIAMI (14) / 5.5 / Buffalo (17) BUFFALO

NY GIANTS (31) / 2.5 / Philadelphia (38) PHILADELPHIA

DALLAS (33) / 6 / Washington (30) WASHINGTON

TAMPA BAY (20) / 5.5 / Detroit (23) DETROIT

BALTIMORE (30) / 1.5 / New Orleans (24) BALTIMORE

Atlanta (SC) / 6 / SEATTLE (SC) ATLANTA

PITTSBURGH (17) / 6 / NY Jets (22) NY JETS

OAKLAND (39) / 6.5 / Denver (23) OAKLAND

NEW ENGLAND (31) / 11 / Green Bay (27) GREEN BAY

Chicago (score) / 3 / MINNESOTA (score) ?

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Goblinmonger: 11 wins, 3 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennesee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
w—Cincinnati
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
w—Detroit
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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brendan120678: 10 wins, 4 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
w—Washington
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
w—Green Bay
Minnesota
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Redbear: 9 wins, 5 losses

w—Kansas City
l—Houston
w—INDIANAPOLIS
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
w—Buffalo
w—Philadelphia
w—Washington
w—Detroit
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
w—Green Bay
Chicago
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JonLP24: 8 wins, 6 losses

w—Kansas City
l—Houston
w—Indianapolis
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
w—Washington
l—Tampa Bay
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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Condem: 7 wins, 7 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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InternalDialogue: 7 wins, 7 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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Auggie: 7 wins, 7 losses

l—St. Louis
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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RagAss: 6 wins, 8 losses

l—St Louis
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
w—Cincinnati
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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fivegan: 5 wins, 9 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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many a good man: 5 wins, 9 losses

l—St. Louis
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
w—Buffalo
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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Forkboy: 4 wins, 10 losses

l—St. Louis
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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Chollybocker: 3 wins, 11 losses

w—Kansas City
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
w—Buffalo
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
l—Denver
l—New England
Chicago
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PRETZEL: 3 wins, 11 losses

l—St. Louis
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago
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Liberal_Dog: 3 wins, 11 losses

l—St Louis
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
Chicago

[PRETZEL]

34. Congrats to the winners,

I know I took a major asswhoopin this week

[Auggie]

35. I'm back for another day...

(you can't get rid of me that easily). Final totals for Week 15 will be posted tomorrow morning as will spreads for Week 16.

[Auggie]

36. AND THE WINNER IS...

(you already know)

GOBLINMONGER

with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses!

:applause:

Honorable mention to brendan120678 and Redbear at 10-5. Congratulations to the top three!

Favorite (SC) / Spread / Underdog

ST LOUIS (13) / 1 / Kansas City (27) KANSAS CITY
TENNESSEE (31) / 1.5 / Houston (17) TENNESSEE
INDIANAPOLIS (34) / 5 / Jacksonville (24) INDIANAPOLIS
CAROLINA (19) / 2.5 / Arizona (12) CAROLINA
CINCINNATI (19) / 1.5 / Cleveland (17) CINCINNATI
MIAMI (14) / 5.5 / Buffalo (17) BUFFALO
NY GIANTS (31) / 2.5 / Philadelphia (38) PHILADELPHIA
DALLAS (33) / 6 / Washington (30) WASHINGTON
TAMPA BAY (20) / 5.5 / Detroit (23) DETROIT
BALTIMORE (30) / 1.5 / New Orleans (24) BALTIMORE
Atlanta (SC) / 6 / SEATTLE (SC) ATLANTA
PITTSBURGH (17) / 6 / NY Jets (22) NY JETS
OAKLAND (39) / 6.5 / Denver (23) OAKLAND
NEW ENGLAND (31) / 11 / Green Bay (27) GREEN BAY
Chicago (40) / 3 / MINNESOTA (14) CHICAGO

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Goblinmonger: 12 wins, 3 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennesee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
w—Cincinnati
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
w—Detroit
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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brendan120678: 10 wins, 5 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
w—Washington
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
w—Green Bay
l—Minnesota
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Redbear: 10 wins, 5 losses

w—Kansas City
l—Houston
w—INDIANAPOLIS
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
w—Buffalo
w—Philadelphia
w—Washington
w—Detroit
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
w—Green Bay
w—Chicago
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JonLP24: 9 wins, 6 losses

w—Kansas City
l—Houston
w—Indianapolis
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
w—Washington
l—Tampa Bay
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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Condem: 8 wins, 7 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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InternalDialogue: 8 wins, 7 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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Auggie: 8 wins, 7 losses

l—St. Louis
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
w—Baltimore
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
--------------------------------------------
RagAss: 7 wins, 8 losses

l—St Louis
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
w—Carolina
w—Cincinnati
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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fivegan: 6 wins, 9 losses

w—Kansas City
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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many a good man: 6 wins, 9 losses

l—St. Louis
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
w—Buffalo
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
w—NY Jets
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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Forkboy: 5 wins, 10 losses

l—St. Louis
w—Tennessee
w—Indianapolis
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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Chollybocker: 4 wins, 11 losses

w—Kansas City
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
w—Buffalo
l—NY Giants
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
l—Denver
l—New England
w—Chicago
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PRETZEL: 4 wins, 11 losses

l—St. Louis
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago
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Liberal_Dog: 4 wins, 11 losses

l—St Louis
l—Houston
l—Jacksonville
l—Arizona
l—Cleveland
l—Miami
w—Philadelphia
l—Dallas
l—Tampa Bay
l—New Orleans
w—Atlanta
l—Pittsburgh
w—Oakland
l—New England
w—Chicago