Nemmers Scrum

Hello Footballers,

With only 5 people left it’s a little surprising that we have 3 different games to think about. But, because I didn’t get this out, and someone at the NFL thought it was a good idea to have Minnesota playing in London, so I’m sure Charlie H, Molly and Team Sherburne are ready for me to post this so they can see what’s what.

Good luck to them, Gerri picking New Orleans over Chicago and Mary going with the Bengals over the Colts.

Happy Halloween y’all!  Send some spooky pics if you’ve got ’em.

Hi Footballers,

I hope you are having a good week.  This week all 5 players moved on….although Charlie H might have shorter fingernails after the way Tennessee squeaked out their OT win.

The Thursday night game this week is Dolphins/Ravens – so I’ll need those picks before kickoff…otherwise, by end of day Friday.  Bonus points for anyone who sends in Halloween party pics from over the weekend.

Since I didn’t get any pics from the outside this week, I’m sharing one of our family from the State Fair – Big Tex says hello!

Hello Footballers,

Only 5 people left in the pool, but only 2 picks this week.  The Vikings / Raiders game and the Cowboys / 49ers are the only two that matter for the pool.  And, even that isn’t easy.

As John said when making his pick this week, “It seems like each week the underdog beats the higher ranked teams…” Too bad the rest of us couldn’t figure that out before the week 6 games – hah!

Good luck to everyone.  And go Astros!  They may be our enemy all season as Rangers fans, but I think we call agree that a.)Altuve is amazing, and b.) it’s more fun when the Yankees lose.

Hello Footballers,

Everybody doing ok? If we all thought that New England and Pittsburgh were sure things in previous weeks, we surely thought those double digit spreads for Denver and Atlanta were money in the bank.

But, not so fast!

The only two players to survive the week were Aunt Mary and Molly Hergenrother!  And, those two losses, plus the loss of KC to Pittsburgh and spelled the end of the road for Adam, Emily, Howie, Joel, Stephanie, Tyler and Dan. Boom!  Charlie H., Gerri and team Sherburne also all sustained their first strike, leaving Mary as the only perfect picker after a mere 6 weeks.  This is what Mary is thinking:

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Not as easy as it looks, is it?  Well done to Mary and her bold pick of the Redskins.  Nice work to both her and Molly for surviving a very crazy week.

So, for you 5 remaining players….game on!  Thursday night’s game is Raiders and Chiefs, so if you want to pick that one, make sure you get it in before kick off, otherwise, by end of day Friday.

This weeks pictures bring you a few of our own family athletes….Gabe Carter – football player extraordinaire, and Whoosie – who completed the Des Moines half marathon and finished 4th of 17 in her age group.  Woo-hoo to you both!

Hello Footballers,

I hope that everyone is having a great weekend.

For the pool, it mostly comes down to Atlanta and Denver, as they are impacting 9 of the remaining 12 player picks.  We’ve also got an eye on Houston for Molly, Washington for Mary and KC for Joel.  We’ll see what happens, but I think we can all agree that this week was WAY EASIER to pick.

Best of luck to everyone!

Hello Footballers,

What a rough week it was.  With Rothlisburger having the worst week of his career 6 people took a strike.  Sadly, Pittsburgh’s loss was a season ending strike for Dana, Dianne and Kevin. The old dudes took a fatal blow too, as Jim and Charlie N were both eliminated with their outlier picks of Buffalo and Detroit.  After the dust had settled, we’re now down to only 4 people without a strike:  Charlie H., Gerri, Team Sherburne, and Mary.

Me? I feel vindicated in my theory that I should never bet on the Steelers game or the Cowboys game, but was bummed that I wasn’t smart enough to not pick Detroit.

Pick of the week goes to the folks who picked Philly…as they are the only ones who didn’t get a strike in week 5.  Nice work.

This week’s Thursday game is  Eagles / Panthers ….maybe we should all just watch baseball instead. But, lots of people still have the Panthers available….so get those picks in by kickoff on Thursday.  Otherwise end of day Friday, please.

This week’s family news: a photo of Mom and Dad at their recent adventure to Chicago to see Hamilton, and a newslink that mention’s Paul’s work with his cancer fighting drug, PAC-1.

Paul’s Article is in the link below:

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-08/ui-fundraising-campaign-kicking-with-spectacle.html

Hello Footballers,

There are 9 players without a strike going into week 5.  But, the good teams are playing each other, and the bad teams are paired up too.  So anything can happen.  It’s interesting, though, that 13 of our players picked either Pittsburg of Philly.  Just Charlie N, Jim, Emily and Joel going out on a limb with other teams.

Sorry to have the picks out so late…good luck to everyone!

Hello Footballers,

I hope you all had a good weekend.  We ate lots of birthday treats and enjoyed the Steelers win as well.  Thanks to all who sent birthday wishes.

This weekend was dicey for a lot of people – but it was those who picked Atlanta who made the biggest impact on the pool.  Who knew the Bills were gonna find their rhythm in week 4?  It led to a strike for Dana, Dianne and Molly, as well elimination for Whoosie and Uncle Bill.  Sorry to see you be done so soon.

The New England loss handed Tyler his first strike, and with the Rams’ victory over Dallas, Paul is also eliminated from the pool.

For those keeping score, that means Charlie is the only Hergenrother that’s strike free. Rumor has it that he’s working on a secret handshake with Stephanie Carter, also the only strike free person in her household.  (Well done to you both!)

I was also remiss in not making a “pick of the week” last week.  So, this week I’m gonna choose myself, as KC squeaked out that win and my loner pick paid off.  I was definitely sweating it until the last few seconds of the game.

This week’s pictures feature the “Girl Cousins” out at a winery somewhere – apparently if you’re in the football pool this means you do this whole activity wearing a funny hat (just check Mary and Whoosie if you don’t believe me) and the Springfield Nemmers’s at the KC renaissance festival.  Yes, I know 3 of these people are in the pool this year (LOSERS ALL OF THEM!) but if Adam’s in a skirt, I feel like I should share.

Week 5 is tough.  Lots of bad teams playing other bad teams.  Not much spread to work with. So, choose carefully. The Thursday night game is Patriots/Buccaneers, so get those in before kick off.  Otherwise, end of day Friday, please.

Have a great week….and happy birthday to Dana and Adam!