Beat Mike Week 17

Family Week/New Year’s Week

            Hello everyone!!!! Welcome to Week 17. I am very sorry if this got sent out late, but I was waiting for the league to decide which games will be at 4:15PM and which game will be at 8:15PM. Anyways, I hope that everyone had a Merry Christmas and some of you are trying to wrap up 2006 by getting a berth in the Beat Mike playoffs. Remember, by the end of this week, you must be in the top 16 (from every form of play: e-mail, Yahoo! Pick’em or MySpace) or be 20 points back of the leader. Everyone who is 37 or more points away from the leader will be eliminated from playoff contention. It’s been a pleasure for me to run this game for it’s 8^th season. Thank you all for playing and I hope we can do the 9^th season together. I hope you enjoy all of the Beat Mike & NFL playoff action! Let’s go enjoy some football!!!!!! Here’s Week 17:

NYG @ WAS (Saturday; NFLN, TSN)

CAR @ NO (Fox)

CLE @ HOU (CBS)

DET @ DAL (Fox)

JAX @ KC (CBS)

NE @ TN (CBS)

OAK @ NYJ (CBS)

PIT @ CIN (CBS)

SEA @ TB (Fox)

STL @ MN (Fox)

AZ @ SD (Fox)

ATL @ PHI (Fox)

BUF @ BAL (CBS)

MIA @ IND (CBS)

SF @ DEN (Fox)

GB @ CHI (NBC, TSN)

DEADLINE: Saturday, December 30 @ 7:55PM ET.

Local Listings (All times ET):

Tuesday, 12/26:

8PM: Motor City Bowl (ESPN)

Wednesday, 12/27:

8PM: Emerald Bowl (ESPN)

Thursday, 12/28:

4:30PM: Independence Bowl (ESPN)

8PM: Holiday Bowl (ESPN)

8PM: Texas Bowl (NFLN)

Friday, 12/29:

2PM: Music City Bowl (ESPN)

4:30PM: Sun Bowl (2N, 3, 3V, 4, 5M, 6A, 8M, 12, 13M, 62V, 67)

7:30PM: Liberty Bowl (ESPN)

8PM: Champs Sports Bowl (ESPN)

Saturday, 12/30

1PM: Meineke Car Care Bowl (ESPN)

4:30PM: Alamo Bowl (ESPN)

8PM: Chick-fil-A Bowl (ESPN)

8PM: NFL: NYG @ WAS (9N, NFLN, TSN)

Sunday, 12/31:

1PM: NFL: OAK @ NYJ (2N, 6A)

1PM: NFL: NE @ TN (3, 3V, 4, 5M, 8M, 12, 13M, 62V, 67)

1PM: NFL: TBA (5N, 18M, 22M, 23A, 23M, 25, 44V, 61, 64)

4PM: NFL: TBA (2N, 3, 3V, 4, 5M, 5N, 6A, 8M, 12, 13M, 18M, 22M, 23A, 23M, 25, 44V, 61, 62V, 64, 67)

4PM: Patriots 5th Quarter (38)

4PM: Jets Postgame (SNY)

7:30PM: MPC Computers Bowl (ESPN)

8:15PM: NFL: GB @ CHI (2M, 4N, 5V, 6M, 7, 10, 13A, 22, 30, 31V, TSN)

Monday, 1/1/2007:

11AM: Tournament of Roses Parade (2M, 4N, 5, 6, 6M, 7, 7M, 7N, 8, 9, 10, 13A, 17M, 19, 22, 22V, 30, 31V, 40, HGTV, TRAVEL, UNI)

11AM: Outback Bowl (ESPN)

11:30AM: Cotton Bowl (5N, 18M, 22M, 23A, 23M, 25, 44V, 61, 64)

1PM: Gator Bowl (2N, 3, 3V, 4, 5M, 6A, 8M, 12, 13M, 62V, 67)

1PM: Capital One Bowl (5, 6, 7M, 7N, 8, 9, 17M, 19, 22V, 40)

5PM: Rose Bowl (5, 6, 7M, 7N, 8, 9, 17M, 19, 22V, 40)

8:30PM: Fiesta Bowl (5N, 18M, 22M, 23A, 23M, 25, 44V, 61, 64)

NEWS:

1. Beat Mike now has a phone line through AIM Phoneline. So, for any reason that your computer is not working, you can still play. Just call (407) 232-2995 or (703) 740-0821 and leave me a message with your picks. 

2. Teams in red have been eliminated from NFL playoff contention and teams in green have clinched a playoff spot or their division.

3. You can catch all of the MFL action on http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffice?leagueId=75366.

4. For the NFL game channel listings, you can go to www.sirius.com. NASCAR radio is now on Sirius channel 128. The channel will debut in January 2007.

5. Make sure you get your Sirius Satellite Radio to listen to your favorite NFL team (except Titans) and college football team anywhere in the country.

6. Make sure you get your Sirius Satellite Radio for your friends and family this holiday season.

7. Want a free week of camping? If you join NAFCA between now and May 2007, you and I would be entered to win a free week of camping. At the 2007 spring safari in Greenfield, if your name is drawn, you win a free week of camping at the NAFCAree. When you send the application, my name (Mike DiMauro) must be on there also. You can get the application to join at www.nafca.org.

8. Make sure you watch the Thursday & Saturday night football games on the NFL Network.

9. Week 17’s were announced. You can see the schedule to see which games were moved to 4:15PM and 8:15PM (ET)

10. Standings will be sent on December 26 or 27. Playoffs Round 1 newsletter will be sent on either January 1 or 2.

11. BMN Playoffs: Those that are in the top 16 plus those who are outside the top 16 that are 20 points behind the leader by Week 17 will make the playoffs. Then, it would be everyone that makes it in would play the first two rounds, and then 4 would move onto week 3 of the playoffs. Everyone else would be eliminated. The final four would continue to try to be the final 2 and the final 2 will have a chance at the championship. Starting with the Week 14 standings, I will post those people who have been eliminated from playoff contention.

12. The newsletter will be in red for week 15, green in week 16, and blue for week 17 for the holidays of Christmas and New Year’s.

Have a fun Week 17!

Have a happy, healthy, and safe 2007!