Going for Two: Week Four or Whatever

I went to bed on Thursday thinking that Pittsburgh was good enough to win without Rothlessburger, but I had a major surprise on Sunday afternoon when I went to the NFL website. In between that time, I went on vacation and had a great time. On the way back, I bought the Clay Matthews Lego figure, even though it did not have the long blond hair that is so vital to the Clay Matthews look. I actually didn't do very well this week, compared to last week. My Gut and Rank picks were both 67%, but according to a guy I sat by on the plane, even 60% is "better than Vegas" or something.

But now, the week is over, and it's time to see what the new end-of-season projections are, then toy with the numbers to see what they might have been. The biggest loser is the state of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh is replaced by Cincinnati at the top of the AFC North, with Baltimore picking up a Wild Card spot. Philly also loses their playoff spot, but the NFC East is what really takes a hit, with the Giants winning the Division with an 8&8 record.

Arizona's loss isn't a big deal - 12&4 instead of 14&2 - and Indianapolis and Seattle go down a game even with a win this week. The Colts, at 9&7, still win the AFC South, but Seattle's 6&10 cannot compete with the Cardinal juggernaut. 20 other teams stay the same, and as indicated before, Cincinnati is the biggest winner of the week, going from 11&5 to 15&1, but it didn't have to be this way.

~~~~~~~~~doodlie doodlie doo~~~~~~~~~

What if... ugh, fml, my calculation wasn't counting wins properly. Whatever, 'til next week.