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This sucks. I have 4 tickets to the game in Philly and the people who were going with me can't get the time off work to go Tuesday night. So now I gotta scramble to find 3 people to go with me, mid week on short notice.

It's in a safe place. :P

When we started this season I said that there may be 2 bye weeks. Welp, it wasn't the way I expected but here it is. Sorry for the late notice, but family stuff has necessitated this week be the second and (hopefully) final Bye of the '21-22 season. Enjoy your week and may all your teams have good luck. Except the Eagles. RIP Gramma Slug

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WEEK 14 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 14 ENTRIES - Thursday, 12/9 8:19PM EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 14 Feature Game Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals (-2.5) (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Rams TD, Rams FG, Rams safety, Cardinals TD, Cardinals FG, Cardinals safety, or other? ($1,500 for the correct call) 2) Which team in the Feature Game will be penalized the most? ($1,000 for the correct call) 3) Wrong team, dummy: Which QB in Week 14 will throw the highest number of interceptions? ($2,000 for the correct player) 4) Name ANY two teams that combine for UNDER 30 total points. They do not have to be playing each other. ($1,500 a correct combo) 5) Call the winners: Buffalo at Tampa Bay Detroit at Denver New Orleans at NY Jets ($1,000 for EACH correct named game winner, $2,500 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Serious hustle: Name any defensive player that will travel over 50 yards on a single play to make a tackle. ($2,000 for a correct name) 7) Which team will score first in the Atlanta @ Carolina game? ($1,000 for a correct name) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week fourteen. ($3,000 for each player named correctly, $7,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Cardinals for $4,800 1. Cardinals TD 2. Rams 3. Prescott 4. Dallas, NY Giants 5. Bills, Lions, Saints 6. Slayton 7. Atlanta 8. Gibson, McLaurin #####################

A strong betting week for the field sees Keyser_Soze climb back into the top spot with a hefty wager! But the leaderboard remains tight with 70% of the players within single-bet distance of each other. Will Keyser be able to hang on for a late season run? ########## WEEK 13 RESULTS ########## Week 13 Feature Game - New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (-3.5) The Patriots win on Monday Night to keep their familiar spot atop the AFC East by a score of 14-6.5(10-3.5). Bets on the Pats win and, well... QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Bills TD, Bills FG, Bills safety, Patriots TD, Patriots FG, Patriots safety, or other? ($1,000 for the correct call) Damien Harris cracks off a 64 yard run in the first quarter for an early Patriots lead and the first points of the Feature Game. 2) How many total combined touchdowns will be scored in the Feature Game? ($1,000 for the correct call) Only 2 touchdowns were scored in this game. Nobody called this. 3) Which QB in Week 13 will have the highest number of pass attempts? ($2,000 for the correct player) Tom Brady had the tired arm in Week 13, throwing the ball 51 times. 4) Name ANY two teams that combine for over 50 total points. They do not have to be playing each other. ($1,000 a correct combo) If you guessed a correct combination, you got the cash. 5) Call the winners: Baltimore at Pittsburgh NY Giants at Miami LA Chargers at Cincinnati ($800 for EACH correct named game winner, $2,000 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) Everyone got the first 2, but nobody got the 3rd with an LA whuppin' of Cincy coming out of nowhere. 6) Name any running back that will average 5 or more yards per carry with a minimum of 10 attempts. ($1,500 for the correct player) Damien Harris, Taysom Hill, Cordarelle Patterson, Kyler Murray, Sony Michel, and Miles Sanders all fit the bill here, but nobody called any of them. 7) Making 'em miss: Name any receiver that will travel 40 or more yards AFTER catching the ball in Week 13. ($1,500 for a correct name) Deonte Harris had 65 yards after catch on a 70 yard catch for a TD and George Kittle scored on a 48 yard reception with 45 yards after catch on the play to be the only two players to break 40 YAC in Week 13. Nobody called either player. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week thirteen. ($2,500 for each player named correctly, $7,000 bonus if both names are called) Shock of shocks, Jonathan Taylor led all rushers AGAIN with 143 yards on the ground while Justin Jefferson led all receivers with 182 in the air. Lots of people (gasp) called Taylor, but nobody called Jefferson so no bonus awarded. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Keyser_Soze - $36,700 @AbsolutSurgen - $33,095 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $30,403 @Pikachu - $28,000 Slug - $24,800 @thewhyteboar - $24,705 @Biggie - $23,005 @Kal-El814 - $8,100 @ManUtdRedDevils - $6,100 @BasemntDweller2 - $2,000 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 ############################### WEEK 14 FEATURE GAME AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST!

My bad.

That's the one I felt dirty taking. That's one of those stupid, "well technically..." penalties that shouldn't be a penalty. It was a good football hit IMO.

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WEEK 13 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 13 ENTRIES - Thursday, 12/2 8:19PM EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 13 Feature Game New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (-3.5) (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Bills TD, Bills FG, Bills safety, Patriots TD, Patriots FG, Patriots safety, or other? ($1,000 for the correct call) 2) How many total combined touchdowns will be scored in the Feature Game? ($1,000 for the correct call) 3) Which QB in Week 13 will have the highest number of pass attempts? ($2,000 for the correct player) 4) Name ANY two teams that combine for over 50 total points. They do not have to be playing each other. ($1,000 a correct combo) 5) Call the winners: Baltimore at Pittsburgh NY Giants at Miami LA Chargers at Cincinnati ($800 for EACH correct named game winner, $2,000 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Name any running back that will average 5 or more yards per carry with a minimum of 10 attempts. ($1,500 for the correct player) 7) Making 'em miss: Name any receiver that will travel 40 or more yards AFTER catching the ball in Week 13. ($1,500 for a correct name) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week thirteen. ($2,500 for each player named correctly, $7,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Patriots for $3,000 1. Patriots FG 2. 5 3. Carr 4. Washington + New Orleans 5. Steelers, Dolphins, Bengals 6. Gibson 7. McLaurin 8. Gibson, McLaurin #####################

A crazy Thanksgiving week in the MGT sees AbsolutSurgen pull ahead! One of four players to win on the Feature Game, he holds only a slim lead going into the final 3rd of the regular season! With the tightest leaderboard we've ever had at this stage of the game, every question matters and every bet counts! On to Week 13! Rules reminder for those of you at zero Slug Bucks: You can still play with $0, you just can't bet on the Feature Game. Don't bail out just yet. Question values go up each week and with less than $5k separating the top seven and 6 weeks to go plus post-season, it's still anyone's game and nobody is safe! ########## WEEK 12 RESULTS ########## Week 12 Feature Game: Seattle Seahawks at Washington Football Team (-1.5) The Football Team holds on in a weird one to win Monday Night by a score of 15.5(17-1.5)-15. Bets on the team with no name win. QUESTIONS 1) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Feature Game. ($2,000) A short pass to Gerald Everett in the red zone was the first TD of the Feature Game. BasemntDweller2 was the only player to guess Everett. 2) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Chicago @ Detroit game. ($2.000) Goff tossed a 39 yard bomb to Josh Reynolds to open up the scoring on Thanksgiving. 3) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Las Vegas @ Dallas game. ($2,000) Desean Jackson did what he does and pulled down a 56 yard touchdown for the first endzone trip of many for the two teams in this shootout. 4) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Buffalo @ New Orleans game. ($2,000) Dawson Knox grabs one for a quick 7 yards and the first score of this one. 5) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Cleveland @ Baltimore game. ($2,000) Mark Andrews catches what was officially a 13 yard pass but was actually like a 35 yard pass from a scrambling Jackson to get the last first TD of the weekend. Pikachu was the only player to call this one. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @AbsolutSurgen- $22,995 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $21,303 @Keyser_Soze - $20,800 @Pikachu - $20,400 @thewhyteboar - $20,205 Slug - $20,200 @Biggie - $18,905 @BasemntDweller2 - $2,000 @Kal-El814 - $0 @ManUtdRedDevils - $0 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 ############################### WEEK 13 FEATURE GAME AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST!

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Apologies for the late post, y'all. It's been crazy busy at work this week preparing for the holiday. Hopefully all of you get a chance to make your entries before the early football week kicks off. Remember the first game is EARLY tomorrow. Good luck to you all!

WEEK 12 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 12 ENTRIES - Thursday, 11/25 12:29PM EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 12 Feature Game Seattle Seahawks at Washington Football Team (-1.5) (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS A Thanksgiving tradition in the MGT, this week we give thanks for the players that bring us the touchdowns that we love to see every week! As always, remember that we're looking for the guy holding the ball in the end-zone; don't name the QB unless you think the first TD will be a rushing TD by them. 1) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Feature Game. ($2,000) 2) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Chicago @ Detroit game. ($2.000) 3) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Las Vegas @ Dallas game. ($2,000) 4) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Buffalo @ New Orleans game. ($2,000) 5) Name the player that will score the first touchdown of the Cleveland @ Baltimore game. ($2,000) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Football Team, all in. 1. McLaurin 2. Swift 3. Jacobs 4. Diggs 5. Jackson #####################

Making his debut at the top of the MGT leaderboard is Commissar SFLUFAN! Some prescient answers and a stumble by our two time leader puts him in a strong position heading into the final stretch of the regular season. Can he hold on? Get ready for a truncated Week 12 as the usual questions are replaced by the traditional Thanksgiving questions! ########## WEEK 11 RESULTS ########## Week 11 Feature Game - N.Y. Giants(+11.5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Even an 11.5 point line couldn't save the Giants from getting rolled on their trip to Tampa by a score of 22.5(10+11.5)-30. Bets on the Bucs win. QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Giants TD, Giants FG, Giants safety, Bucs TD, Bucs FG, Bucs safety, or other? ($1,000 for the correct call) Brady hits Godwin on a short pass taken 13 yards to the house for the first score in this contest. Bucs TD is the call. 2) Moving the sticks: Which team in the Feature Game will convert the higher percentage of 3rd downs? ($700 for the correct team) Tampa converted nearly half of it's 3rd down tries at 46%, while New York only converted a dismal 11% of it's attempts at the same. 3) Name any QB that will be sacked 4 or more times in Week 11. ($1,000 for a correct name) Four quarterbacks (Huntley, Prescott, Wilson, and Ryan) ate dirt 4 or more times in Week 11. If you called one you got it. But nobody did. 4) How many field goals will be scored in the Colts @ Bills game? ($700 for the right answer) Two. With a score like this you'd think there were more, but no, two is the call. 5) Call the winners: Cincinnati at Las Vegas New Orleans at Philadelphia Washington at Carolina ($700 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,500 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) BasemntDweller2 was the only player to nail all 3 games and hit the bonus! 6) Name any running back that will have a single run of 50 or more yards in Week 11. ($1,000 a correct name) D'Andre Swift ripped off a 57 yarder during Detroit's loss to Cleveland, being the only RB in Week 11 to crack the 50 mark on a single run. 7) Will the first TD in the Dallas @ Kansas City game be a running or a receiving touchdown? ($700 for the right team) A rare rush by Travis Kelce on a direct snap for 4 yards was the first TD in this game. Running is the call. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week eleven. ($2,000 for each player named correctly, $6,000 bonus if both names are called) Jonathan Taylor again leads all running backs with 185 yards while Justin Jefferson caught 169 yards through the air to be your Week 11 yardage winners. Several people called Taylor because why wouldn't you and nobody called Jefferson. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Commissar SFLUFAN - $23,803 @Biggie - $21,905 @thewhyteboar - $20,205 @Keyser_Soze - $19,400 @AbsolutSurgen - $18,995 @Pikachu - $14,400 Slug - $10,100 @ManUtdRedDevils - $8,100 @BasemntDweller2 - $5,600 @Kal-El814 - $3,000 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 ############################### WEEK 12 FEATURE GAME AND SPECIAL THANKSGIVING QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST!

It's true. Doing the motion of running while the ground moves under you is a far cry from propelling yourself forward on static ground. I'm not a sports trainer/doctor/scientist or anything, but I assume it has something to do with using different/more muscles? Plus maybe air resistance pushing against you as you run that doesn't exist on a treadmill? Harder to breathe with wind coming at you? I don't know, could be a number of things I suppose. But I remember when I first started running. I figured I'd start training for my first 5K on a treadmill. I was way out of shape. Spent months working my way up to being able to do 4 miles on the treadmill at a respectable pace for a guy my size without slowing down. One day it was super nice out and I though to myself, "Hey, Self. Why don't you run outside today?". Went outside, warmed up and started running. I was completely gassed inside of 2 miles. Just done. It was incredible how different it was. After that I restarted my training program, this time outdoors only and haven't looked back. I'll still use a treadmill occasionally when the weather is shitty or when it's too cold out (I'm a wuss when it comes to running in the cold), but it's a poor substitute.

Treadmills are good for cardio but they suck for training distance running. Treadmill running and actual running are two completely different exercises that just look vaguely similar.

Yeah, bikes are supposed to ride with traffic, runners are supposed to run against traffic. Basically when you're running against traffic it is easier for you to react to and avoid unaware or distracted drivers and cyclists. You can see them coming, and it's easier for them to see you. People running or walking against traffic have a 70+% lower risk of being hit by a car.

That's fucking insane. Those people are awful.

I'm a runner who runs mostly in the suburbs. I do this. For a few reasons. I can't speak for other runners, but it's mostly a safety thing. Compared to blacktop, sidewalks tend to have far more cracks, uneven or lifted, broken pieces to trip on or to twist an ankle or a knee on. I'm less likely to step on or through something and wipe out on the road than I am on a sidewalk. Lots of neighborhoods tend to have trees planted in front yards or, worse, the curb strips. All over the place are sidewalk tiles that have been cracked or lifted by roots. Also, and this is area dependent of course, not everyone trims those trees high enough. I'm around 6'4 and there are streets around here where I have to constantly duck or hunch over while I'm running to avoid taking a branch to the face. When you're running long distances having a broken, uneven running surface results in more foot, ankle, knee, and joint injuries generally over time. Plus it's harder than asphalt so you risk more long-term impact injuries. And with the heightened chance of tripping and eating shit, there's just flat out far less risk of a running injury running on the road versus the sidewalk. It's easier and safer to run in the street. That said, runners like me who run in the street should be following basic street running safety and etiquette. Be visible. If you need to stop, move to the sidewalk. Run single file if you're running with someone. Run as close as you safely can to the curb, only swinging out just enough to avoid parked cars. And always always always run facing traffic. If you've got someone running with traffic, or way out towards the middle of the road or something, then that's just an unaware asshole.

Among several errors I made! I apparently need more coffee before posting these. :P Should be all fixed now.

WEEK 11 MOCK GAMBLING - SPREAD AND QUESTIONS DEADLINE FOR WEEK 11 ENTRIES - Thursday, 11/18 20:19 EASTERN THREAD WILL BE LOCKED AT THE DEADLINE SO GET YOUR ENTRIES IN! Week 11 Feature Game N.Y. Giants(+11.5) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Remember you are betting against the spread, not just the outright winner) QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Giants TD, Giants FG, Giants safety, Bucs TD, Bucs FG, Bucs safety, or other? ($1,000 for the correct call) 2) Moving the sticks: Which team in the Feature Game will convert the higher percentage of 3rd downs? ($700 for the correct team) 3) Name any QB that will be sacked 4 or more times in Week 11. ($1,000 for a correct name) 4) How many field goals will be scored in the Colts @ Bills game? ($700 for the right answer) 5) Call the winners: Cincinnati at Las Vegas New Orleans at Philadelphia Washington at Carolina ($700 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,500 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) 6) Name any running back that will have a single run of 50 or more yards in Week 11. ($1,000 a correct name) 7) Will the first TD in the Dallas @ Kansas City game be a running or a receiving touchdown? ($700 for the right team) 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week eleven. ($2,000 for each player named correctly, $6,000 bonus if both names are called) Good luck! ### Example Answer Post and MY ENTRY ### Bucs for $2,600 1. Bucs TD 2. Bucs 3. Newton 4. 4 5. Bengals, Saints, Football Team 6. Gibson 7. Receiving 8. Gibson, McLaurin #####################

Keyser_Soze extends his lead going into Week 11, being one of only 2 players to win on their Feature Game bet! With a week left until the traditional Thanksgiving MGT Week, will he be able to hold on to the holiday or will someone else bring him down from his comfy perch? ########## WEEK 10 RESULTS ########## Week 10 Feature Game - L.A. Rams (-4.5) at San Francisco 49'ers The Niners upset the Rams in a blowout, winning 31-5.5(10-4.5). Only Keyser_Soze and Slug hit their bets. QUESTIONS 1) What will be the first scoring play of the Feature Game? Rams TD, Rams FG, Rams safety, 49'ers TD, 49'ers FG, 49'ers safety, or other? ($900 for the correct call) A first quarter Garoppolo to Kittle connection for 8 yards and a TD was the first score of the Feature Game. Bets on a SF TD get it. Only Keyser_Soze got this one right. 2) Which team in the Feature Game will commit more turnovers? ($700 for the correct team) Stafford threw two picks for L.A. which were the only turnovers of the game. Slug was the only player to call this. 3) Name any player that will notch at least 2 sacks in Week 10. ($900 for a correct name) Marcus Davenport, Jeff Simmons, Cameron Heyward, and Devin White each tallied two sacks this week. If you called one of these you got the money. But you didn't. 4) How many touchdowns will be scored in the Bills @ Jets game? ($700 for the right answer) Eight! Eight touchdowns! Ah ah ahhhhhh! 5) Call the winners: Seattle at Green Bay Kansas City at Las Vegas New Orleans at Tennessee ($600 for EACH correctly named game winner, $1,300 bonus if you call all 3 correctly) Several players each earned the bonus, with Question 5 apparently having 3 mostly expected outcomes. 6) Name any receiver that will have a reception of 50 or more yards in Week 10. ($900 a correct name) Six different receivers had a grab of at least 50 yards. Only AbsolutSurgen and BasemntDweller2 got this one, both calling Stefon Diggs who was one of those six. 7) Which team will score LAST in the Thursday night Baltimore @ Miami game? ($700 for the right team) A late Miami touchdown sealed the win and was the last points put up in the contest. Only Slug and thewhyteboar got this one correct. 8) Name the player who will rush for the most yards AND the player that will have the most receiving yards in week ten. ($1,800 for each player named correctly, $5,000 bonus if both names are called) D'Andre Swift rolled along for 130 yards while Stefon Diggs got 162 in the air to be your yardage leaders in Week 10. Nobody called either player. ######### LEADERBOARD ######### @Keyser_Soze - $19,720 @Commissar SFLUFAN - $16,903 @Biggie - $16,805 @thewhyteboar - $13,605 @Pikachu - $13,300 @AbsolutSurgen - $11,595 Slug - $9,600 @ManUtdRedDevils - $8,100 @Kal-El814 - $3,000 @BasemntDweller2 - $4,089 If you think I mathed wrong, let me know. ########## THE SEASON ######### Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 - BYE Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 ############################### WEEK 11 FEATURE GAME AND QUESTIONS FOLLOW THIS POST