The Farside Football Pool, Week by Week 2003 The Season So Far... Week 17 Saturday 7/31/04 9:26 PM Week Item Who? Score 15 Highest Winning Score Neeraj Udeshi 94.9% of points possible for the week 10 Lowest Winning Score Patrick Hyland 64.8% 10 Worst Worst Score Jeff Arvold et al 20.0% 16 Highest Worst Score Beth Kucera et al 56.6%
Week Observations Top/Bottom Weekly Scores Top/Bottom Cumulative Scores 1 Vikings beat Packers on frozen tundra of Green Bay. Favre throws 4 INTs. Jim Biller 117 Jim Biller 117 Detroit clobbers Arizona, Bears hammered by 49ers, worst loss since 1977. Linda Carlson 111 Linda Carlson 111 136 Houston beats Dolphins in opener 21-20 and Bills blank the Patriots 31-0. Paul Meillier 109 Paul Meillier 109 Tampa Bay listlessly beats Eagles on MNF. Michael Hyland 39 Michael Hyland 39
2 Vikings beat Bears, now lead Division. Pack beats Detroit. Tampa Bay loses to Susan Keffer 109 Sue Keffer/Linda Carlson 205 Carolina after blowing PAT late in game, going to OT. Jamal Lewis sets NFL "Paul Jones" 103 Steve Ruzek 202 136 record 295 yds rushing against Cleveland. Eagles lose 2nd game in new Rom DCV/Neeraj Udeshi 101 Paul Meillier 200 stadium. Cowboys win really good MNF over Giants in OT. Henry Cole/Mick Sheedy 55 Henry Cole 100
3 Vikings beat Detroit at Ford Field, go 3-0 but Culpepper hurts back. Packers Susan Keffer 87 Sue Keffer 291 lose to Arizona. Cleveland beats favored San Francisco, Washington, Seattle Pete Keffer 84 Linda Carlson 276 105 off to 3-0 starts. Denver manhandles Oakland on Monday Night Football. Dan Johnson 82 Paul Meillier 272 Twins sweep White Sox, look to win AFC Central. Beth Kucera et al 28 Henry Cole 154
4 Vikings slap around 49ers 35-7. Packers beat Chicago in first game in Paul Vigliaturo/Mike Hyland 98 Sue Keffer 376 renovated Soldier Field. Dallas wins 2nd game of season in Giants Stadium. Amy Driscoll 92 Linda Carlson 364 105 Indianapolis embarrasses New Orleans 55-21, and it wasn't that close. Matthew Cole (yay!) 91 Matthew Cole/Jim Biller 351 Houston wins another one. Don't Mess With Texas. Jennifer Weddell et al 46 Mick Sheedy 226
5 Vikings beat Atlanta 39-26 with 2 safeties and a 2-point conversion. Bears Paul Salamon 84 Sue Keffer 438 upset Raiders, KC wins another based on a 90+ yard kick return, Jaguars finally Amy Driscoll 80 Linda Carlson 428 105 win one. Pack pummels Seattle and Holmgren in GB. Twins lose to Yankees. Randy Davis 79 Matthew Cole 427 Indy wins OT game over Tampa Bay from down 21 with 4 minutes to go. Mick Sheedy et al 35 Mick Sheedy 261
6 Vikings take week off, Matt does too, off to San Francisco. Bay Area teams Paul Meillier 97 Matthew Cole (yay!) 518 doing away games, both lose, but I see 3Com up close. Packers lose to KC. Steve Ruzek 94 Linda Carlson 516 105 Rams shutout Falcons on MNF (which is really early on West Coast). Dallas 5 people: MC, RF, ML, JJ, JW 91 Sue Keffer 515 wins again, #1 offense in the NFL!). Henry Cole et al 47 Mick Sheedy 330
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Week Observations Top/Bottom Weekly Scores Top/Bottom Cumulative Scores 7 Vikings beat Denver, go to 6-0, though some of it is tricky plays. Pack loses Karla Cole 77 Linda Carlson 585 again. Coles back late Sunday, miss all games, Matt off to Boston Monday, sees Paul Meillier 75 Paul Meillier 575 105 KC squeak out a win over Oakland on MNF (which is really late on East Mick Sheedy 73 Michele Lindgren 571 Coast). Dallas wins again. KC undefeated like Vikes. Neil Arvold et al 29 Mick Sheedy 403
8 Vikings lose to Giants in Metrodome. Packers have Bye week. Bears beat Dan Johnson 95 Linda Carlson 663 Lions. Dallas clobbered. Bengals win. Arizona beats 49ers in OT. KC stays Neil Tobiason 82 Paul Meillier 651 105 undefeated. MNF game moved from San Diego to Tempe due to wildfires, Bob Buss/Paul Salamon 80 Sue Keffer 643 where Miami beats Chargers. Marlins win World Series over Yankees. Beth Kucera 43 Mick Sheedy/Henry Cole 469
9 Vikings lose to Packers in Metrodome, splitting yet another season with the Jennifer Weddell 74 Linda Carlson 717 Cheeseheads. Defending Champs Tampa Bay lose to Saints again. Dallas wins Beth Kucera/Leslie Lundt 69 Paul Meillier 710 105 ugly over Washington. 49ers clobber Rams, Lions beat Raiders. New England Jeff Ehlenz 68 Sue Keffer 695 wins solid MNF game over Denver. First snow of year in Saint Paul. Marianne Arvold et al 36 Henry Cole 508
10 Vikings lose to the 1-7 Chargers, 3 losses in a row now. A week of upsets as Patrick Hyland 68 Linda Carlson 769 unlikely teams like Atlanta, Washington and Jacksonville beat nominally Joshua Friedman 66 Paul Meillier 768 105 superior teams. Green Bay plays Eagles on a wet Monday Night game and lose Bob Buss/Nancy Hofer 64 Paul Salamon 755 late. Vikings still lead NFC North yay! Jeff Arvold et al 21 Henry Cole 554
11 This week the Raiders get healthy against the Vikes who lose fourth in a row. Jennifer Weddell 120 Paul Meillier 884 Packers win at erstwhile champions Tampa Bay. Bengals beat KC, ruining Paul Meillier 116 Linda Carlson 877 136 perfect season attempt. Snoozer of week is Dolphins 9-6 in OT. 49ers beat Teri Carr 115 Paul Salamon 864 Steelers on MNF. Ahnold sworn in as Governator of California. Eric Benson 65 Henry Cole 652
12 Vikings win a sloppy game against Detroit, finally. Green Bay takes one. Henry Cole 121 Paul Meillier 1,000 Patriots win with 41 seconds left in OT, darn! Chicago shocks Denver at Mile- Michele Lindgren/Josh Friedman 120 Linda Carlson 984 136 High Stadium. Rams eke one out over Arizona, Miami just scrapes by Redskins. Jennifer Weddell 119 Michele Lindgren 969 Tampa Bay wins MNF while Farside Pool gathers at Ol' Mexico. Any Driscoll et al 76 Henry Cole 773
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Week Observations Top/Bottom Weekly Scores Top/Bottom Cumulative Scores 13 Rams pummel Vikes 44-17 as QB sacked 8 times. Purple still lead NFC North Pete Keffer 109 Paul Meillier 1,086 as Lions beat Pack on Thanksgiving. Bucs lose to previously 2-9 Jags. Raiders Jeff Ehlenz 96 Linda Carlson 1,070 136 lose again, Bengals win again. Eagles beat Panthers. Jets beat Titans. President Jim Biller 93 Paul Salamon 1,050 Bush makes quick visit to Baghdad. Eric Benson et al 49 Mick Sheedy 825
14 Vikings suddenly show up, clobber Seahawks in Metrodome. Packers beat Paul Vigliaturo 116 Paul Meillier 1,188 Chicago so Purple still leads division. Redskins win one, Philly beats Dallas, Marianne Arvold 115 Paul Salamon 1,158 136 Indy sweeps Titans. Chargers beat Lions in one of the worst posisble Michele Lindgren 112 Michele Lindgren 1,153 matchups, Atlanta surprises Carolina. Rams beat Browns Monday Night. Pete Keffer et al 47 Mick Sheedy 886
15 Favorites mostly win, except Vikes, who lose to Chicago. Pack beats Chargers Neeraj Udeshi 129 Paul Meillier 1,303 to tie Purple atop NFC North. Some tight games, Titans 28-26 over Bills, Roger Friedman 126 Paul Salamon 1,283 136 Bengals 41-38 over 49ers, some massacres like Colts 38-7 over Falcons, 'boys Jennifer W/Paul S/Teri C 125 Michele Lindgren 1,273 27-0 over 'skins. Miami loses MNF. Saddam Hussein captured. John Burkhartzmeter et al 65 Dave Money 967
16 Vikes clobber Chiefs 45-20. Pack wins; Favre's dad dies Saturday, Favre beats Jim Biller 114 Paul Meillier 1,399 Raiders on MNF with best QB rating of his career. Bucs lose to Falcons, Ann Kendell 109 Paul Salamon 1,384 136 erstwhile champs out of playoffs. Lions lose record 24th road game in a row. Dave M/Chad H/Shannon S 106 Michele Lindgren 1,370 Comical Joe Namath interview saying he wanted to kiss attractive interviewer. Beth Kucera et al 77 Dave Money 1,073
17 Vikes lose to Cardinals on last play, a 4th and 25, as time expires, knocking Leslie Lundt 112 Paul Meillier 1,497 them out of playoffs and putting Pack in. Pack clobbers Denver. Lions beat Joshua Friedman/Renee Ehlenz 103 Paul Salamon 1,479 136 Rams. New England closes season by pummelling Buffalo 31-0; Buffalo had Marianne Arvold 102 Michele Lindgren 1,462 pummelled NE 31-0 in home opener. Season ends with dreary Ravens 13-10 Bruce Flaten et al 38 Jim Wheeler 1,138 OT win over Steelers. Big earthquake in Iran. see next page for post-season summary
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Wild Tennessee beats Baltimore when 44-year-old Gary Anderson, ex-Viking, kicks Tennessee 20 @ Baltimore 17 Cards field goal with 29 seconds remaning. Carolina soundly beats Dallas. Green Bay Dallas 10 @ Carolina 29 struggles to win in OT on an interception on the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Seattle 27 @ Green Bay (OT) 33 Field. Indianapolis, who two weeks ago lost to Denver, clobbers them this Denver 10 @ Indianapolis 41 time around.
Division Carolina beats Rams with 62-yd TD on opening play of 2nd OT and fifth Carolina (OT) 29 @ Saint Louis 23 Playoffs longest game in NFL history. Pats beat Tits in 0 degree weather. Indy/ Tennessee 14 @ New England 17 Peyton Manning play extremely well to beat KC at Arrowhead. Pack gives up Indianapolis 38 @ Kansas City 31 a 4th and 26 to the Eagles who then kick FG to force OT, Favre throws an Green Bay 17 @ Philadelphia (OT) 20 INT, Eagles kick another FG to win.
Conf. New England beats Indianapolis pretty soundly in a wet snow in Foxboro. Indianapolis 14 @ New England 24 Playoffs Peyton Manning had looked invincible the last two games; he threw 4 INTs in Carolina 14 @ Philadelphia 3 this game. Carolina pounded on Philly and a hurt Donovan McNabb ineffective, beats the Eagles for their 3rd straight NFC Champ loss.
Super Most of first half is dreary and boring, suddenly gets exciting with 2 minutes to New England 32 Bowl go. Both teams go ape, ending game with 61 points, 46 first downs and 868 Carolina 29 XXXVIII yards of offense. Big, exciting plays on both sides, but in the end the Patriots get down close and win on a field goal. Great game.
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