Nemmers Scrum

Hello and welcome back! It was another wild weekend of football. Our beloved Steelers outlasted the Bengals in a shootout in Cincinnati. The Chargers clobbered the Falcons. The Eagles flexed their muscles against the Ravens.

It was a kind week for some as there were 8 perfect pickers! Somehow, I was not one of them and only earned two points. This thing must be rigged!

Mary finally stumbled this week and missed her power pick. Meanwhile, John and Stephanie had perfect weeks to make up some ground. Suddenly, we have a race at the top!

I cracked the top ten once a while back. I’m not sure what happened to cause my free fall. Rigged!

My strategy for picking games each week is to find games between winning teams with low point spreads. Bonus if we can avoid teams that we chose the week before. This weekend is a commissioner’s nightmare as there are no anticipated close games with point spreads under 3 and the only appealing game of the week is on Thursday.

So I had to reach a bit. We have a battle of for the lead of the disappointing NFC West, which is almost interesting. And then we have a battle between supposed talented teams with losing tendencies. Here are the week 14 games:

• SEA @ AZ
• CHI @ SF
• CIN @ DAL

You know the drill. Picks are due Friday!

And finally, thanks to everyone for sharing their holiday pictures. I think I have found some with most of our football pool members included. Let’s take a tour around the country!

From Colorado, we have Stephanie with Chad and her son Calvin.

From Milwaukee, we have the Lillegard family!

Also in Milwaukee, we have Whoosie and Bill!

Escaping Milwaukee for the weekend, we have Mary in scenic Philadelphia!

From Champaign Illinois visiting Akron Ohio, we have the Hergenrothers!

From sunny Cincinnati, we have Dan working the kitchen!

The biggest gathering of Nemmers was in Springfield Missouri!

And finally, way down in sunny Dallas Texas we have the Sherburnes and the Manteeth!

What a great series of photos with a wonderful group of big-hearted and good looking people!

cheers!