Week 12 - From Turkey to a Tie (Draw?)

 Note: I started typing this email before the Sunday games.  Now I have to redo it as we had a tie!

I hope everyone has recovered from Thanksgiving and the inevitable turkey coma that hits like a ton of bricks late on Thursday night.  Speaking of hitting, Andrew Pisani must have been very upset by last week's email as he interrupted my Thanksgiving speech by slapping me in the face and saying "Keep my team out of your mouth" after his Vikings beat the Patriots.  (Wait, that didn't happen.  It was part of a turkey-induced fever dream based on Will Smith?  Well, Mumma Rule #1 applies.  For those new to the pool, Mumma Rule #1 is "Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.")

Next, who's been leaking these emails to the Broncos?  Denver was getting destroyed by Carolina and with less than 4 minutes in the game Russell Wilson threw the ball 5 times from the 9 yard line to get a passing TD.  So Russ 8 (on pace for 12.4 now) and bathroom still at 12 (assuming no more bathrooms added last week).  Someone must have told the Broncos about my email because why else would they do that?

Finally, the NFC East - who gets as much respect as Rodney Dangerfield - has all 4 teams in the playoffs right now.  And the NFC South does not have a team with a winning record.  And the J-E-T-S have a QB controversy and not because their QB had a fling with his mom's friend.

Now for this week's results.  The phrase kissing your sister has been around since the late 1800's.  It was seen as something perfunctory but not enjoyable (I want to type so many jokes but I can hear the cringing from family members praying I do not make them).  According to the Internet (and I hear it's on computers now), George Brett is supposed to have said "A tie is like kissing your sister."  For those of you too young, George Brett was a Kansas City Royal baseball player who was known for having too much pine tar on his bat (look up the video, it's hysterical) and having to leave Game 2 of the 1980 world series due to hemorrhoids.  A tie (a Draw in the World Cup) subjects the winners to the Roakes Rule where the weekly amount is split.  So this week's co-winners (I know "highest score" is more PC, but when have I been PC) are Steve Scott and Mary Rudolph.  Now Steve is a good guy overall but was part of the "tin hat" crew a couple of years ago thinking that the pool was rigged.  Mary "Christmas" Rudolph appears nice but there has to be a significant flaw as she married Antonio.  I tease Antonio because I can (I mean "care").  Steve and Mary both had 97 points.  Steve - Miami (30), Baltimore (27), Raiders (40) and Mary had (a little lamb) Eagles (40) Seahawks (34), and Browns (23).

This week's lowest score winner (?) is Lee Paciello.  Lee doubles up on his lowest score weeks (he "lost" Week 5).  Lee had Denver (10) and the Rams twice (10 * 2 = 20) for a low score of 30.

Overall scores:

1) Rob Dolnick - 901 - Why is this happening to me?

2) Steve Scott - 885 - Split a win and move into Top 3.  Hmm, I think a payoff might be coming my way.

3) Melissa O'Meara - 883 - Well something has to counterbalance knowing Hartwell.  Maybe some winnings can offset that hardship.

On the outside looking in - Rob "Yorktown" Watts - 878 - Know Rob is expecting a World Cup joke here and I will not indulge him.

Lowest Score - Harry Mumma Memorial Last Place Award

John Idzik - 643 (John is running away with this as Kathy G is next with 691).