Our first week of the 2026 scrum is in the books! There are some people celebrating the new format and some people shaking their heads. Either way, I’m glad you’re all here for the ride.
The DEN-SF game did not end up as close as we expected. But the Raiders showed up and put a lot of picks at risk. Even though I picked the Chiefs, I found myself rooting for the underdog Raiders to pull off the upset and upend the pool. Alas, reality set in and the Chiefs won again.
But the biggest drama of the weekend was the battle between Thunder/Miles and Sourdough Sam. I received a lot of opinions and good justifications, but a 10-7 vote means it is now a fact… Thunder would in fact run over Sam in a showdown.
Additional comments for the Thunder/Miles supporters:
- “Obviously, the horse is going to win. Sam would be on the ground before he even managed to raise his pick-axe. Absolutely no way the horse doesn’t win”
- “Thunder has 900 pounds of sheer muscle that will make a panini out of Sourdough in one easy romp down the field.”
I guess they were right.
Six contestants came away with perfect scores and praise the new format. An equal number came up short and are shaking their fists toward us in Dallas.
We move on to NFL week 5 with the next round of contests:
- Bears @ Packers
- Bills @ Rams
- Pick your modern day rematch… Ice Bowl or Fog Bowl?
For the wacky pick, if you were fortunate enough to watch a modern rematch of either of these playoff spectacles on TV, which would you choose? The legendary Ice Bowl featuring the Cowboys at Packers in -46 degree wind chill conditions on a frozen field or the haunting Fog Bowl featuring the Eagles at Bears in fog so dense you could hardly see the players? Please include your rationale when you reply!
Stories about the games below (top two!)
https://weather.com/sports-recreation/news/2025-08-28-top-ten-nfl-weather-games
Who ya got? Picks are due Friday night!
cheers
Kevin
p.s. if you haven’t sent in your ten yet, now is the time!