Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Week 11: The Sons of Leod


This week:

1. Jonathan (13-1 + 2.5 bonus) - 15.5 points
1. Jarrett M. (13-1 + 2.5 bonus) - 15.5 points
3. Joel (12-2 + 1 bonus) - 13 points
4. Jeremy (11-3) - 11 points
4. Roger (11-3) - 11 points
6. Jarrett R. (10-4 + 0.5 bonus) - 10.5 points
7. Bob (10-4) - 10 points
7. Patrick (10-4) - 10 points
9. Nathan (5-9) - 5 points

"We are Jonathan and Jarrett McLeod of the clan McLeod. We were born in the city of Fredericton on the shores of the St. John River. And we are leading the Football Pool."--Jonathan and Jarrett McLeod

The Football Pool world witnessed a battle for the ages in week 11 as the sons of Leod (Jonathan and Jarrett M.) battled the sons of Bert (Joel and Jeremy). Victory was decided on the field of Bank of America Stadium as the Buccaneers vanquished the Panthers in dramatic OT fashion. The McLeod brothers' 13-1 record allowed Jarrett M. to increase his first place lead and vaulted Jonathan from fifth to second.

Week 11 notes: (1) There was only one successful loner pick in week 11: Jarrett R.'s pick of the Jets. (2) The Eagles have lost six straight games, their longest losing streak under Andy Reid. (3) Matt Ryan threw a career-high five interceptions in the Falcons' win. His 31-4 career home record is the best home winning percentage for any quarterback who began his career in the Super Bowl record (minimum 25 starts). (4) Chad Henne threw a career-high four touchdowns in the Jaguars' loss. He was the first quarterback to come off the bench and throw four touchdowns without an interception since Steve Young in 1987. (5) Rob Gronkowski now has 36 career touchdown receptions. Only Randy Moss (43) and Jerry Rice (40) had more in their first three NFL seasons. (6) Robert Griffin III's 93.3% completion rate in the Redskin's victory over the Eagles is the best by a rookie in the Super Bowl era (minimum 15 attempts). The previous best: Charlie Batch with 84%. (7) Matt Schaub had 527 passing yards in the Texans' win over the Jaguars--the second-most passing yards in a game in NFL history. Norm Van Brocklin passed for 554 yards in 1951. (8) The Patriots have a pair of games with 50+ points this season. The last team with a pair of 50+-point games in a season was the 2007 Patriots.

So far:

1. Jarrett M. (106-54 + 12.08 bonus) - 117.06 points (no change)
2. Jonathan (104-56 + 9.78 bonus) - 112.78 points (+3)
3. Jeremy (104-56 + 8.45 bonus) - 111.45 points (no change)
4. Patrick (102-57 + 10.33 bonus) - 111.33 points (-2)
5. Jarrett R. (100-59 + 9.58 bonus) - 108.58 points (-1)
6. Joel (100-59 + 6.37 bonus) - 105.37 points (no change)
7. Roger (96-63 + 4.83 bonus) - 99.83 points (no change)
8. Nathan (89-70 + 5.53 bonus) - 93.53 points (no change)
9. Bob (88-71 + 3.53 bonus) - 90.53 points (no change)

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