"An interception requires not only a lapse in offensive perception, but a heightened defensive perception as well." - Lao Tzu

I dunno, I think that the Ravens have a legitimate claim at being the best team in the league right now.  I know that the 49niners "beat themselves" to an extent, but a big part of that was the fact that the Ravens have the best defense in the NFL and force a lot of mistakes.


In other news I made it to one championship game out of my 6 leagues and I just got the news the Russell Wilson is being benched so that he wont get hurt since they plan on cutting him or some shit.  It's a super-flex league so we play 2 QBs, hence why he's so important to this championship game.  Man nothing goes my way. smh

Well, whatever it was, I'm sure the overs won it... It was a 57 point game in all. It was actually a great game, put me ahead to win the Biggest Loser Ladder thanks to an outstanding performance by Breece Hall and also an pick-6 for the Jets.

Fun watching Flacco actually be better than his former incarnation, despite being 38 years of age. He helped put the Browns in the playoffs for the 3rd time in 23 years.

Looking at this weekend's games:

- Miami vs. Baltimore will definitely be the game of the week, even though both teams have already clinched playoff spots... Its a crowd-pleaser matchup between two of the best of the best.

- Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans: both teams need the W to keep their playoff hopes alive.. Saints need a W and then a number of things to go right to have a spot... Line currently favors TB -2.5

- Texans absolutely need the W over the Titans to help their playoff chances. Seems like a lock for them.

- Colts need the W over the Raiders to have good chance of making the playoffs, Raiders are all but mathematically eliminated.

- Chicago vs. Atlanta: two shit-tier teams battling for a basically non-existent chance of making the playoffs.

- This is a "must win" game for the Rams over the Giants. Seems like a lock for the Rams.

- Another "must win" game for Seattle over the Steelers... Given what the Steelers managed to accomplish last week, its a closer toss-up than the line indicates IMO (currently -3.5 Seattle).

- Green Bay vs. Minnesota: this game is anyone's guess... The possibility of either team going to the playoffs seems unlikely; after this game only one of them will be eligible.

My picks for this week are therefore Texans @ -4 and Rams @ -5.5.

Well the Texans beat the Titans w/o Stroud, just two weeks ago. Apparently the injury was so bad that he had headaches for days afterward. Any normal human would just retire with their millions, lol. But these guys aren't normal. I'm not even a fan of Stroud but I see them stomping all over the Titans who have been eliminated from playoff contention & therefore have no reason to play as hard as their opponents.


That's a toss-up b/c both teams already clinched playoffs spots, we could see either or both teams resting their key players. Being at home is of course still an advantage for the Cowboys.

This Miami game might be exactly for home field advantage and the bye the first week.  Miami is one game behind Baltimore for first and would have the head to head over them if they both win out the last week.  No doubt Miami is all in on this game.  I took them at +3, and so long as hill is playing I'm taking whatever yards he has and taking the over.  Masterton anytime td and Lamar under 56 yards rushing.  Now that I've posted this all 4 will lose 😆

I’m in a championship game and had Jake Ferguson in my lineup so was following closely. Of course he had a terrible game, just like both the Lions and Cowboys. Cowboys D completely falling apart there at the end but redeeming themselves by holding up on those moronic 2pt conversion attempts. Dude kick the ball!

@everyone ..like I was saying, I think the Ravens are legit the best team in the league.

Lastly how about them Chicago Bears locking up the #1 pick in the draft 🙌🙌 SO pumped!

Congrats to the Potatoes. What a monster score & fitting way to cap the season, taking the league championship by over 100 points!


Texans ended up covering well but Rams did not, squeaking out a W by just 1 point.

Kind of glad I missed the Ravens/Dolphins game... Am watching Packers/Vikings right now. Need the Vikings to win to have 12 wins for my weekly pool. Not looking good for them right now as its 30-3 in the 3rd. Thought they could have done a little bit better at home. What a disappointing f'ing blowout.

Haha, interesting take! Do you think the Niners' performance was the main factor in the outcome of the game? What could they have done differently?

Oh yes, I forgot about the ancient Chinese philosophical teachings Taoism and the Art of Avoiding Interceptions.  I guess I got immersed in Sun Tzu's The Art of Gridiron, where the master pontificates "the battle is won and lost on the line".

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Congrats to morvillz7z for taking the Championship!  Well earned and highly deserved.
Also congrats to Hueristic for a great season.

The two of you were well placed in the championship game, great job to both of you.  Send me your addresses, and I'll send you the winnings.  I know it's not quite official yet, but it looks official enough to me.