NFL 2024 Weekly Predictions Contest: Week 11

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Our only hope is Caleb rising like a Phoenix from the smoldering ashes that has been our offense the last month......
The Bears played well Sunday. If their defense keeps aggressively stopping the run they could give both the Vikings and Lions trouble at Soldier Field. Caleb is going to only get better. He did not have the luxury of watching HOF QBs on the bench for a few years. When he begins to read defenses at a higher level he will torch them. He is dangerous with his feet. Those 3 passes when it was 3rd and 19 were incredible. Instead of running the clock down the Bears should have used one more play to get closer. A bootleg or a short pass and then the timeout. The closer the kick the harder to block. This was a typical Bear-Packer game impacted by the rivalry and not the records. Do you recall the weekend Walter Payton died back years ago? The Bears wore the band in his honor. Favre drove the Packers down the field for what should have been a chip shot to win the game. Channeling the great #34 the Bears blocked Longwell's kick and won the game.
 

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The Bears played well Sunday. If their defense keeps aggressively stopping the run they could give both the Vikings and Lions trouble at Soldier Field. Caleb is going to only get better. He did not have the luxury of watching HOF QBs on the bench for a few years. When he begins to read defenses at a higher level he will torch them. He is dangerous with his feet. Those 3 passes when it was 3rd and 19 were incredible. Instead of running the clock down the Bears should have used one more play to get closer. A bootleg or a short pass and then the timeout. The closer the kick the harder to block. This was a typical Bear-Packer game impacted by the rivalry and not the records. Do you recall the weekend Walter Payton died back years ago? The Bears wore the band in his honor. Favre drove the Packers down the field for what should have been a chip shot to win the game. Channeling the great #34 the Bears blocked Longwell's kick and won the game.
I will give all you guys credit. Nobody's really been rubbing the salt in the wounds too bad because it was a hard fought game by both teams. I'm just how many times can they screw things up in the final minute it's just getting a little ridiculous at this point.
 
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I will give all you guys credit. Nobody's really been rubbing the salt in the wounds too bad because it was a hard fought game by both teams. I'm just how many times can they screw things up in the final minute it's just getting a little ridiculous at this point.
Oh those of us who endured the
70’s-80’s Packers are well acquainted in losing. It’s easy to endure a losing season.
Try going 10 straight years with 0 Playoffs, 1 playoff Win (1983) Then back to 10 straight seasons without a Playoff birth
 

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Oh those of us who endured the
70’s-80’s Packers are well acquainted in losing. It’s easy to endure a losing season.
Try going 10 straight years with 0 Playoffs, 1 playoff Win (1983) Then back to 10 straight seasons without a Playoff birth
Those were hard times.
 

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I wish. It looks like you and Milani might have found some of the test answers too. We are in a three way tie at 11-2 after the wild Bengals Chargers tilt.
The season has had some great predictions. Not sure how it compares to 2023. Looks like the final 7 weeks will be decided by bingos. 2 point conversions, FGs, and PATs have adjusted many scores.
 
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I had missed the fact that Poppa San had smartly, picked the Seahawks in yesterday's game with the 49ers. Who TF does that? (Answer: Poppa San) That contrary, and correct pick makes it four pickers who have 11-2 records going in to Monday night.
 
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The season has had some great predictions. Not sure how it compares to 2023. Looks like the final 7 weeks will be decided by bingos. 2 point conversions, FGs, and PATs have adjusted many scores.
One reason why we have this little competition. You never know when (or if) you will hit a bingo. I looked back to the 2023 week 18. Somebody (milani) had 5 bingos.

Yesterday Chris Boswell kicked six field goals in the Steelers 18-16 victory over the Ravens. Back in week two Austin Seibert kicked seven field goals for the Commanders in their 21-18 defeat of the Giants. That's a lot of field goals, and no TD's by the winners.

I'm wondering if the NFL is on a pace to set a record for field goals. I hadn't seen any mention of it in the media.

FINAL STANDINGS 2023

Player Wk-pts Rec Bingos Tpts

Milani 8-8 60 167-105 5 1780
Poppa San 10-6 70 165-107 3 1520
Voyaguer 11-5 75 180-92 0 1400
Cdn Cheddar 10-6 70 153-103 1 1230
OldSchool101 8-8 60 48-31 1 485
Tynimiller No picks 31-18 1 350
lambeaulambo No picks 39-24 0 275
Melvin dangerr No picks 11-5 0 75
Pike Badger No picks 14-18 0 70
Budman No picks 9-7 0 65
 
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