The road continued on with a wacky week 14. The 49ers and Seahawks took care of business early and convincingly. However, the Cowboys-Bengals displayed all the glory of two talented yet frustratingly flawed teams. It looked like the Cowboys would take the game with a successfully blocked punt… until they turned it over during an ill-advised scramble for the loose football. Then Joe Burrow responded quickly and put the game away. What a way to end. It was almost like watching a Chiefs game!
Two perfect pickers prevailed. Our oldest and youngest (at heart) players, Bill and Emily, led the way. Quite a few fours followed as well.
In the overall standings, Mary continues to hold on by a thread. John keeps hanging with her but still hasn’t got over the hump. Down in the middle, Emily voiced her displeasure around the house in Dallas; she’s scored 14 points the past three weeks and still can’t catch anyone in the standings!
I say it’s better to be treading water than sinking.
Here are the week 15 games. Once again, it was slim pickings to find competitive and interesting games. But away we go!
- Dolphins @ Texans
- Bills @ Lions
- Packers @ Seahawks
We have four weeks left in the season. That’s enough time for the people at the top to make some final surges, but not a lot for the rest of us. I choose to focus on the small battles within the standings. Can you catch those in your immediate family? Or catch the kids who don’t even watch sports? Or overtake your crazy uncle?
So finally with that in mind, our Christmas tree offers a hug and thumbs up for anyone who needs extra motivation to finish strong.
Picks are due Friday. Peace!