I am making an appeal to the NFL rules committee.  Please end ties in football.  There has to be a winner or a loser.  Just adopt the playoff format for the regular season, and play until someone wins.     I was a big fan when they updated the rule to allow both teams to get a chance with the ball (unless the team that gets the ball first scores a touchdown).   I think that made overtime way more competitive, but we have to take it one step further and determine a winner in every game.   I know it does not happen often but when it does, it makes the entire standings out of whack.  Now that tie between the Rams and 49ers is thrown in for playoff spots and seeding.    Roger Goodell this must change ASAP.

I went 9 wins and 4 loses with a tie this week, which I will not count either way in my standings for the year.   I so wanted to take the Saints this weekend but we have a guy in the office who I beat every week in picks and he was taking the Saints.   I assumed he would be wrong again.  I still beat him anyway.

Record on picks so far – 92 wins and 52 loses

Record for locks of the week – 33 hits 13 misses    (6 hits and 4 misses on the upset specials)

Here are the records for some of the experts at ESPN Sunday Countdown, and none of them are taking an upset special every week.

91-55 – Chris Carter

87-59 – Mike Ditka

84-62 – Tom Jackson

86-60 – Keyshawn Johnson

81-51 – Mark Schlereth

90-56– Eric Allen

91-55 – Mike Golic

I still have a better record than all of them.

Week 11 predictions are below:

Thursday, Nov 15

Dolphins at Bills – Winner Dolphins

Sunday, Nov 18

Buccaneers at Panthers – Winner Buccaneers

Jets at Rams – Winner Rams

Bengals at Chiefs – Winner Bengals

Browns at Cowboys – Winner Cowboys

Jaguars at Texans – Winner Texans

Eagles at Redskins – Winner Redskins

Packers at Lions – Winner Packers

Cardinals at Falcons – Winner Falcons

Saints at Raiders – Winner Saints

Chargers at Broncos – Winner Broncos

Colts at Patriots – Winner Patriots

Ravens at Steelers – Winner Ravens

Monday, Nov. 19

Bears at 49ers – Winner 49ers

Alright call your “Short Term Investment Broker” because here are my locks for this week.

Buccaneers at Panthers – Winner Buccaneers

Jaguars at Texans – Winner Texans

Bengals at Chiefs – Winner Bengals

Cardinals at Falcons – Winner Falcons

Upset special of the week

I have looked this over and over and I do not see an upset special this week.