Talk About Tennis 2.0

Ptmcmahon's lead widened again, to over 30 points after a solid week 12. Wolfy333 had the best score for the week with 111 to move up into second place.

Scoreboard

Wolfy333 posted an absolutely stellar week 13 score of 128 points! This was only 7 points off the maximum score for the week, and that only because Commanders-Giants ended in a tie. It still wasn't enough to catch ptmcmahon in the leaderboard though; the latter is still up by 5 points.

Scoreboard

I won't be able to update scores again for the next two weeks. The last couple times I might have been able to post manual, but this one I won't be able to do that either.

I'll cover for you

Moderate scores for the week, with lots of losses due to the Lions becoming a winning team, and the Seahawks regressing.
Wolfy333 takes the lead over PT, and they both gained separation from the pack.

JazzNu's gamble/foresight on the Jags paid off handsomely, and she earned the top score for the week.
Wolfie gained separation from Pt, as they enjoy 1-2 in the standings.
There is a tight pack between 3-5, separated by a few points.
Three more weeks, and this seems to be Wolfy's season.

With the game almost over:
Patrick got the high score, and is about to get the #3 position. Wolfie lost part of his cushion but remains in first, and PtMacmahon is only 13 points behind. Something tells me that if week 18 is one of those with multiple teams sitting their players, this is going to be a mess.

9/14 playoff spots are clinched, and 3 or 4 more could be next week as well. Home advantage in the NFC is close to being wrapped up.

I agree that week 18 may not mean much to many teams. It's going to be a rough week.

The Titans are already talking about tanking THIS week, to get ready for week 18.
In the AFC: IF the Bills lose to the Bengals on Monday (and that is possible) they lose the top seed for the AFC. So all three teams (those two plus the Chiefs) will have to be serious on week 18.
In the NFC, the Eagles can take care of business this weekend, which makes it no good for the Cowboys to play for real on week 18.
So we may have at least have of the games being played for nothing. Scrubs Vs Scrubs. Those will be tough picks.

If I remember right, Tennessee was in the same situation in 2019 and rested Henry in second last game - knowing winning their last game would be enough to make the playoffs.

Wonder if Jacksonville rest anyone.

As a Packers fan I need one more Commanders, or two Giants losses... so I'll definitely have to hope either Washington goes down this week, or Dallas/Philly have something to play for in week 18.

Although scrub games wind up weird often...the scrubs win more often than you would think they should.

Wolfy333 continues to lead after week 17 with a 13-point cushion, but ponchi101 moved up to a tie for second with ptmcmahon. JazzNU had the second highest score of the week with a stellar 115.

Scoreboard

This has been a humbling year. You all are crushing it!

I got 12 out of 15, and still was far in arrears.

Amusingly I dominated my other league (non-confidence) - and have the 2nd most amount of wins in it.

Because you picked two teams at 12. Therefore, you did not get the 15-points team.
(Which was Philly, for me).

This week will be difficult. I would say these games are meaningless:
Carolina at New Orleans (both out)
Houston at Indianapolis (both out)
Minnesota at Chicago (Minnessota has nothing to win, Chicago is out)
Tampa Bay at Atlanta (nothing to win by either one)
Arizona at San Francisco (Why would Arizona even play hard?)
Dallas at Washington (Wash is out, Dallas has a reason)
LA Chargers at Denver (Why would Denver even field a real team?)
LA Rams at Seattle (Same for the Rams)
NY Giants at Philadelphia (Giants have no reason to play hard)

So there are a few easy picks, and then total 50/50 games. Let's see who picks them better.

I'm not sure why you listed the last 5 games as meaningless - all are meaningful for one of the teams. (The Chargers have implied they are playing hard in their game with only seeding to gain.)

Minnesota have something to gain - they can still get #2 seed and home advantage for round 2. They get #2 if they win and SF lose.