# NFL Yardage Pool competition **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 9, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386 "2009-09-09T03:22:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/81 "2009-10-04T10:27:16Z")
Still need picks from Wilson and Omni. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/82 "2009-10-04T11:29:03Z")
Already used: QB: Carson Palmer, Joe Flacco RB: Thomas Jones, Ryan Grant WR: Marques Colston, Roy Williams Week 4 QB: Eli Manning RB: Cedric Benson WR: Santonio Holmes ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/83 "2009-10-04T13:17:49Z")
Carson Palmer, Thomas Jones, Reggie Wayne ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/84 "2009-10-04T19:27:58Z")
Run DMC has -5 yards halfway through the 3rd quarter at Houston. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/85 "2009-10-04T19:30:29Z")
Fuck this game! Cutler has 3 TDs, the bears have 34 points… And 105 passing yards. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/86 "2009-10-04T21:28:31Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Fuck this game! > > Cutler has 3 TDs, the bears have 34 points… And 105 passing yards. Geez, thanks for making my day **SB** , I picked Cutler too! I just got in and this is the first thread I opened. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/87 "2009-10-04T22:04:21Z")
Week 4 Passing - Jay Cutler -141 Rushing - Chris Johnson - 83 Receiving - Reggie Wayne - 74 Total yard 298 I do better when I cheat, and then penalize myself. Clearly, I am very bad at this. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/88 "2009-10-05T00:24:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > [del]Matt Hasselbeck, Santonio Holmes, Cedric Benson, Kurt Warner, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Ryan Grant, Reggie Wayne.[/del] > Kerry Collins > Darren McFadden > Jerricho Cotchery 284 + -3 + 71 = **352** Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/89 "2009-10-05T00:29:27Z")
You can’t trump me in ouch. Drew Brees against the Bills? -7 yards. Cutler against the Lions? Somehow more TDs than passing yards. I’m pretty sure if I picked Peyton Manning or Tom Brady next week they’d be lucky to throw for 20 yards. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/90 "2009-10-05T01:11:59Z")
Yeah, but _my_ ouch is relevant. You’re practically mathematically eliminated already. 😉 Feel free to pick Manning. I’m playing against him in two fantasy leagues. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/91 "2009-10-05T02:24:41Z")
Joe Flacco: 307 Thomas Jones: 107 Marques Colston: 30 _Week 1:_ 444 Aaron Rodgers: 261 Adrian Peterson: 92 Terrell Owens: 52 _Week 2:_ 405 + 444 = 849 Drew Brees: 172 Brandon Jacobs: 92 Reggie Wayne: 126 _Week 3:_ 390 + 849 = 1239 Peyton Manning: 353 Chris Johnson: 83 Santana Moss: 74 _Week 4_: 510 + 1239 = **1749** ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/92 "2009-10-05T14:44:17Z")
C. Palmer: 230 T. Jones: 48 R. Wayne: 74 Total: 352. Four week total: 1134 + 352 = 1486, or a heck of a lot less than **lieu**. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/93 "2009-10-05T14:58:38Z")
My overall score: 486 + 471 + 525 + 352 = **1834** **lieu** closed a lot of the gap this week ☹ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/94 "2009-10-08T17:57:19Z")
Week 5 Matt Schaub Rashard Mendenhall Mohammed Massaquoi ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/95 "2009-10-08T19:25:28Z")
[del]Matt Hasselbeck, Santonio Holmes, Cedric Benson, Kurt Warner, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Ryan Grant, Reggie Wayne, Kerry Collins, Darren McFadden, Jerricho Cotchery[/del] Tony Romo Maurice Jones-Drew Roddy White ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/96 "2009-10-08T22:48:53Z")
Weeks 1-4 (so I don’t repeat) [del]Passing - Tom Brady, Kyle Orton, Joe Flacco, Jay Cutler Rushing - Reggie Bush, Ray Rice, Ray Rice, Chris Johnson Receiving - Terrell Owen, Tim Hightower, Dallas Clark, Reggie Wayne[/del] Week 5 Passing - Peyton Manning IND Rushing - Adrian Peterson MIN Receiving - Steve Smith NYG Going for the big guns, Did I miss an update to the standings ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/97 "2009-10-08T22:55:25Z")
Nope, I’ve been working on that more elegant solution. And [here it is](http://members.cox.net/senorbeef/yardagecompweek4E.htm) I’m relying on self-reported scoring (and keep that up please, it really helps) and I entered the data manually from the thread so I may have screwed something up. Please double check your scores and make sure everything looks okay. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/98 "2009-10-08T23:29:21Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > [del]Matt Hasselbeck, Santonio Holmes, Cedric Benson, Kurt Warner, Clinton Portis, Andre Johnson, Matt Schaub, Ryan Grant, Reggie Wayne, Kerry Collins, Darren McFadden, Jerricho Cotchery[/del] > Tony Romo > Maurice Jones-Drew > Roddy White Scratching Jones-Drew for Mendenhall > [@SenorBeef](#): > > Nope, I’ve been working on that more elegant solution. > > And [here it is](http://members.cox.net/senorbeef/yardagecompweek4E.htm) Very nice. Can you add a totals column or is that beyond your ken? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/99 "2009-10-08T23:31:24Z")
I’m not sure what you mean. The totals are at the bottom - I have a total score for everyone for QBs, RBs, WRs, and total overall score. Did you mean something else, or did you miss that? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2009, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386/100 "2009-10-08T23:43:10Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I’m not sure what you mean. The totals are at the bottom - I have a total score for everyone for QBs, RBs, WRs, and total overall score. Did you mean something else, or did you miss that? Yeah, I just forgot to scroll down. Never mind. :smack: You did give Wilson a couple hundred bonus points though. > [@Wilson](#): > > C. Palmer: 230 > T. Jones: 48 > R. Wayne: 74 > Total: 352. > Four week total: 1134 + 352 = 1486, or a heck of a lot less than **lieu**. The sheet has him at 1747. Weird, 'cause his weekly totals are correct. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition/509386.md?page=6)