Lurker > MZero

damn it Jets why kick a field goal

could have gone for a TD to cover the spread but noooo

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Joker

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

You could trade 5 U-Materials for a pair in Ymir!

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MZero, to the extreme
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_stingers_ posted...

Okay I really want to give her contacts. Where did you find them? Did you just happen to buy two when you were at that merchant at the army Outpost?

Nope, I took them from Machias when I sent him to the bench

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Whiskey_Nick posted...

Eliminated Day 4: Ace Ventura

First, I'd establish a motive. In this case the stuffer saw the size of Ace Ventura's DICK and become insanely jealous. Then I'd lose 40 pounds... PORKIN' his wife!

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LeonhartFour posted...

oh is level 4 you just have to pick a game and it doesn't matter who wins?

I thought you had to pick a winner too

Nope, doesn't matter who wins.

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WiggumFan267 posted...

Level 4
Falcons/Jets 10+

Bonus:
Dallas

@WiggumFan267 you need to pick two games for Level 4!

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_stingers_ posted...

As I leave, I find a fishing spot right outside the door that I definitely missed the first time, so lucky me for finding it now. I caught a first time fish too (an eel) so thank god I didn't miss it again. I'm at 17/24 on the fishes now so pretty close to done, albeit that's with my having cheated the fishing sidequest by being on NG+. Mzero, clue me in on what a normal persons fishing situation looks like around here.

I think I have about 12 fish

_stingers_ posted...

What happened to how much you love your four seasons, Japan? Your special fucking four seasons that no other country in the world has? You don't even know how trees are supposed to look in December! Pathetic.

Bareahard is not Japan, and thus has no seasons. Duh.

_stingers_ posted...

They look into the airship and say there's a familiar face inside while zooming in on Sharon, I guess telling you that these people are all Ouroboros if you weren't paying attention at all. I wonder if there's any kind of scene here if you don't have Sharon with you? Mzero, clue us in! Unless you brought Sharon too, which you probably did because who wouldn't, right? So we'll probably never know.

IIRC it zoomed in on Toval and they said something along the lines of "we should be able to have fun with him, at least" I didn't make a note of it though so I'm not sure

_stingers_ posted...

Also, this is the first time I heard Loewe pronounced, and that is apparently "Loo Ey Vey".

lmao yeah I had the opposite problem of knowing how it was pronounced but no idea how it was supposed to be spelled, so I always called him Leonhardt in my SC topic

xp1337 posted...

Ohhhh right, you're on NG+. The Black Records stuff is a NG+ thing (which is really dumb for reasons you'll see at the appropriate time) so MZero if you're seeing this and wondering what this is about don't worry.

Yeah the first time he mentioned it I did another round of the market in Celdic and couldn't find it, so I assumed it was a NG+ thing. Good to have confirmation though!

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MZero, to the extreme
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Valimar is only picking up two friends in Legram, so I assume thats Laura and Emma, with Jusis being caught up with his brother or dad. I take with me Toval, Alisa, and Gaius as thats basically the party I was using in the Nord Highlands. Legram is very foggy and the higher elements are at work, so something fishy is going on around here. About this time I realize I forgot to unequip the quartz and accessories from the characters I left behind in Ymir so time to reset.

Alright, back in the area of Legram, I can see some treasure on the minimap but it wont let me get it. Why not just block the exits? I am triggered but oh well. Arriving in town, my first stop is the Bracer guild, where it takes them an unusually long time to recognize Toval. Hes a Bracer so youd think theyd immediately know its him. Klaus is here too, and he tells us about the strange things happening around Legram lately, including the unusually thick and lingering fog, and tells us Laura and Emma went to that castle in Lake Lohengrin to check it out. We decided to go after them just in case, but first I need to take a look around town. Found Vivi in the church, but Rean thought she was the other twin, I cant really blame him! The priest here is the absolute worst priest ever. Also ran into Caspar from the swim team. Man I really have no recollection of any of these students, but then again when I played CS1 I didnt really talk to NPCs much.

We get on the boat to head for the castle, and Celine mentions that there are other gundams besides Valimar and Crows, and one of them used to be in the castle. Also, Celine secretly tagged along during our field trip here. Arriving at the castle, Laura and Emma are indeed engaged in battle, but it looks like they didnt need our help and take down the beast on their own. Of course, another, stronger beast shows up afterwards and we join in to help. Emma and Laura have great new outfits. Back on the boat, Emma starts to have a guilt trip speech but Rean isnt having it.

Back in town, some Noble alliance officers show up in an airship. Theyre apparently hella strong but just leave without really doing anything. Ok.

Jusis is probably in Bareahard, but were going to dive right into the heart of noble country despite being wanted, because friendship. But first, gotta get some actual literal Bracer missions! One of them is to take down this giant baboon that was utter bull stuff with his AoE attack and buffs, but I got him after about 5 tries or so. The other was these guys who want a salty runback from the last time we were here. Apparently they werent much of a challenge then because I dont remember them. Toval decides to sit this one out, as he wasnt there for the first fight I guess. The music is pretty jamming here, but I take them down with ease. Apparently its only one fight, I thought this was Trails! Arent they supposed to get up and fight us again, perhaps with someone joining the fight!?

Heading towards Bareahard, I run into a few interesting enemies. One I thought was Galarian Zigzagoon but its actually called Hell Rabbit which is a pretty sweet name, and another is one of my favorite classic enemies, Sharkgator. Around this time I realize Toval is pretty busted in random fights. He basically one shots everything with his AoE spells and I have him equipped with the quartz that recovers EP on the field, which gets him back to full before the next fight like 90% of the time. Of course, he also has a sort cast time due to his accessory, which makes it even faster. I also gave him the quartz that analyzes enemies you kill, so I dont have to waste time scanning them. Seems like arts are pretty strong in this game.

We stumble upon the next Spirit Shrine, which Emma is vaguely familiar with but doesnt know much about. She says they may be connected to the gundams though. This time, the vision is related to Legram, so it does seem like they will be regionally relevant. I thought this girl was Arianrhod at first, but Im not sure. Rean finally tells everyone about the visions, and the gang seems to think these are memories of the founder of Thors Academy, from 250 years ago.

Coming up on Bareahard, there are two guards standing at the gate, so this should go well. Despite being wanted or whatever, we casually stroll up and try to get in. Shouldnt they recognize Laura at least? Or Rean considering hes going around messing the Noble army up with his giant robot? Emma uses some convenient magic power to get the guards to let us through. I gave her contacts, so in this scene her glasses appeared back on her face just so she could take them off, which was pretty funny.

Once inside town, I run into a student whos doing like 7 jobs around town and ask her if she knows where Jusis is, which she doesnt. The goddess statue is crying black tears, but I approached from behind so it looked more like black diarrhea. Anyway, I got down into the sewer and kill the King Slime to fix the acidic water and save the day. I also find an old lady whos missing a kitten, and the hunt is on. In a complete deconstruction of the series, the gang finds that cat and catches it on the first try without letting it run away. There truly is a first time for everything.

After looking around Bareahard for awhile, we get summoned by I assume Jusis. I kind of wish I brought Machias now to see what happens there. Jusis is not coming with us, because *queue clich anime speech*. Rean is once again not having it, and somehow we end up having duel to decide if hes coming or not. We really shouldnt be doing this in front of a window. A dorothy looking girl and a sleepy rave guy are spying on his, probably up to no good.

We decide to have a race and a duel. Dont bring a horse to a motorcycle race, Jusis. After the duel, the two people who were spying on us show up and a battle ensues. Bro really has 300k HP good lord. I came really close to killing the knight, but fell just short. I dont think I did any damage to McBurn though (what a name). Our party has been bested, which means its about time for someone to show up with exquisite timing. This time its our very inappropriate, alcoholic teacher Sara! I feel like shes nothing compared to McBurn over here, so Im not sure how much this is going to help. Jusis dad then shows up, and mentions a letter he left behind, so I guess Jusis was planning to come with us all along (shock). They have tanks and some new gundams so its Valimar time! One relatively easy and straightforward battle later, its time to bail and the bike comes with us somehow. Now I have two balls (overrise balls, that is)

Back in Ymir, every one reunites and Millum tries to hug Jusis but is DENIED. +1 Jusis. Rean hops in the bath and reflects on the events so far. I have to choose which reunion was the best, and I choose Emma because thats who I wifed in the first game. Of course, she shows up just then because why wouldnt she. I was going to keep a save file to watch the other scenes but I saved over it. Whoops.

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I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

SpikeSetsFire posted...

Bonus Discussion Topics

Q1. Have you played many of the 36 Kirby games?
Q2. Do you like to play as Kirby in Smash Bros.?
Q3. Does this topic make you think of ertyu? Do you miss him?
Q4. Which Kirby game would you recommend to someone who has never played one?
Q5. Kirby's first game was on the Gameboy! Did you play that?

I think I've only played 5 or so, even though I enjoy them quite a bit
Yes in 64 and Ultimate, not Melee though
Not really. I miss the old ertyu but not so much the newer version
Kirby's Adventure on NES
Nope

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Sonic

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I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Best: Sword
Worst: Sleep, just because it's mostly useless

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Joker

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Zero > Azure imo

I have Persona 5 a bit higher but great pick. Zero might crack my top 10

I rank multiplayer games separate but Melee would be in my top 10 multiplayer games. League probably not quite

Haven't played the rest

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

I really don't understand this datalog thing. I've never opened it and never had a problem understanding what was going on

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

358/2 Days because I have no idea wtf that is supposed to mean. 179 Days?

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MZero, to the extreme
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9/10

Kevin went from an alright character in SC to one of my favorites in the series. Even though a lot of the story is told in flashbacks and doesn't actually take place during the game, it works really well to dive into the back story of Kevin and Ries. As others have said, it has probably the best ending in the series as well, and the doors help establish some of the characters we've come to love from the first two games. However, they try to ruin Agate even more which is not cool. Also, the Society is hardly in this game which always helps because they drag down the other games imo. The fanservice in this game is also topnotch and doesn't rely on harem bs like some other later games in the series (the Cassius fight was fantastic)

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

If Ace Ventura doesn't have enough votes to move on

Just wait longer

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Hey Emerald can you count this as me picking the Rams? From Wigs Confidence League (I think you're in that so you can check that it's legit!)

New York Jets
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans
New England Patriots
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Dallas Cowboys
Arizona Cardinals
Kansas City Chiefs
Baltimore Ravens

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Joker

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

LordoftheMorons posted...

Iunno Im mostly having some whiplash because I got a ton of shit here last year for pointing out that a certain person who had died was an admitted rapist (which is, imo, much worse than being a racist + war crime denier)

Even then though I was specifically not celebrating the death!

Kobe was not an admitted rapist though

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MZero, to the extreme
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Q1. Post-Final Fantasy X, and not including the online games... FF12 vs FF13 vs FF15. Which was best?

FFXV, which is also the best pre-FFX Final Fantasy

Q2. Did you finish this game? How many times?
Twice. Once almost 10 years ago, and once last year to get the platinum.

Q3. What went wrong with this game? Why no love?
The cycle. It's starting to get more love now and will keep rising.

Q4. What did you like about this game?
Great cast, amazing graphics for the time, good music, and overall fun to play

Q5. Did you play and finish the sequels?
Only FFXIII-2. When I tried LR I was so bad I couldn't even beat the first boss. I'll get my revenge one day

Q6. A lot of people got I'Cie tattoos. Did you?
No, I don't have any tattoos.

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I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Best: Snow
Worst: Vanille

I like all of them though

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Crescent-Moon posted...

First Thursday game I would've actually gotten right in the Wigs league, and I forgot to pick it~

nailed it and 16 on it, so i'm at least tied for 1st after one game!

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

It actually opened at -7.5 and dropped to -3.5 and is now trending up towards -4.5, but idk why Yahoo isn't updating it

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

QB controversy brewing in Seattle

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Bowser Jr

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Joker

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Best: Ribby and Croaks - All around good fight. I like the frogs themselves, the setting, the music, and of course the fight itself is fun and challenging enough without anything really salt-inducing

Worst: Grim Matchstick - heck this guy

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

RIP

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Full Throttle posted...

The women say the RISKS of getting covid or even dying from covid does not bother them because they know God will tell them if they shall live to see another day or come to his kingdom.

If stage 5 renal failure isn't God telling you to "come to his kingdom" what is?

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Allllllrighty then

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MZero, to the extreme
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Raka_Putra posted...

Also here at school we did our own blood tests during science class when we learned about blood types at stuff. It was kinda scary pricking my finger to get the blood but in hindsight it was a pretty 'fun' way to learn.

We did that at my school too

and then I promptly forgot so I have no idea

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swordz9 posted...

I didnt even notice he tried to save Galuf after. What the hell happened there.

I assume he realized he was early, thought Jessie was safe, and tried to get the Galuf NR instead

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I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Yuna

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

I legit thought Day 1 never happened and TC decided to just not let Link in

That's quite a first elimination

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Joker

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

12/8

First thing I do is talk to folks around town before diving into the bonding events. I dont have enough points to do everyone, so I have to make some tough decisions, and tough decisions are always best left for later! Someone gives me Gambler Jack II volume...5!? This is when I realized I missed volume 4 somewhere. Heck. I make my way to the shop, where the lady shopkeeper needs some azuki to make manjuu. First thought that enters my mind is I wonder if they localized this as donuts or something. Shout out to Brock.

I figured if anyone has these beans, it would be the chef. I was right, or at least I would have been but some darn monkeys stole them. Apparently this happens all the time, so no big deal. This must be one of those places riddled with monkey crime that Marshall talks about on How I Met Your Mother. I talk to a few other people who also had their storage raided by monkeys. Youd think if this was a common problem theyd, you know, stop storing food in outside storage units. Or at least beef up security. Anyway we finally get to the beans before the monkeys and finish the quest.

I beat the new snowboard course, get myself a new FISHING POLE, and decided its time to get the bonding events started. My first stop is... wherever Toval was, I forgot. But hes my boy so Im definitely using one of my points on him. He trusts Sharon for some reason even though shes a snake, but alright. We go to church to pray, and learn a little bit about the girl who led him to become a bracer. I wish I read those books, but good to know I can read them later on to fill in the gaps. Next I hang out with Alisa and we take a dip in the foot bath in the center of town. Turns out Alisa came here as a kid and definitely met Rean even though it hasnt been confirmed yet. Rean makes a rabbit out of snow and gives it to her as a good luck charm. Finally, I use my last point to shovel snow with Gaius, who is for some reason impervious to cold. The Nord Highlands dont seem that cold, but whatever. The rest of the conversation is about how he wants to end the war so his family can live peacefully. I think thats what everyone wants!

Theres not much left to do today, so I turn in for the night. I get 28 AP (again), an A rank (again), and a Gladiator Headband and a Luck Quartz.

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I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

SpikeSetsFire posted...

Final Fantasy X Character: Tidus

As it should be

never played Twisted Metal, so I have nothing else to contribute

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Level 3
Green Bay Packers (-3.5)
Arizona Cardinals (-5.5)

Bonus: Arizona
Theyhaven't been held under 30 yet so I'm riding it

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Tidus did not make it, no

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Bogus round

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Joker. Not only is he easily my favorite character of the bunch, but his reveal was hype as heck. And it wasn't even a Smash/Nintendo specific event so we didn't

*puts on sunglasses*

see it coming

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

I would take Joker by himself over FP2, but Joker is one of my all-time favorite characters. Without Joker I think I still lean FP1 because Dragon Quest is great and Steve sucks


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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Another brutal week as only 15 players advanced. The New York teams each foiled one of our Level 4s, so no one has made it to Level 5. On top of that, two straight weeks no one gets the bonus as Brady threw a whopping 0 TD passes.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is before kick-off of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance.

Schedule: (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS)
Thursday, September 30
Los Angeles Rams (-1.5) @ SEATTLE

Sunday, October 3
1 PM
ATLANTA (-3.5) vs New York Jets
Green Bay (-3.5) @ CINCINNATI
MINNESOTA (-7.5) vs Detroit
PITTSBURGH (-1.5) vs Denver
TAMPA BAY (-9.5) vs Miami
New Orleans (-1.5) @ WASHINGTON
CAROLINA (-3.5) vs Philadelpia
Tennessee (-3.5) @ JACKSONVILLE
New England (-8.5) @ HOUSTON

4 PM
LAS VEGAS (-5.5) vs Chicago
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Cleveland
DALLAS (-7.5) vs New York Giants
ARIZONA (-5.5) vs San Francisco

8 PM
KANSAS CITY (-2.5) vs Buffalo

Monday, October 4
BALTIMORE (-6.5) vs Indianapolis

Bonus Question:
Pick a team to score 30+ this week (After a couple brutal weeks, I chose one that had a high success rate in the past)

Level 4
Bartzyx
davidponte**
Evil_REmade*
Leonhart4*
MMXcalibur
MysteriousStan
resistance_pro
WiggumFan267

Level 3
5tarscream
Arti*
Ashethan*
changmas*
Dancedreamer*
DpOblivion*
fortybelowsummer*
foxhead84*
guffguy89
HBJDubs*
KommunistKoala
LiquidOshawott*
Mewtwo59*
MZero*
Paratroopa1*
pronouncemyname*
Reg
SpikeDragon**
SpikeSetsFire*
Stripperiffic
Suprak the Stud
SwiftyDC
terpaholic
th3l3fty*
TheArkOfTurus
theawesomestevr*
thekitchensink
turbopuns3
wallmasterz*
Whiskey_Nick*
Wizardsfan1000
xp1337*
Xuxon**

Level 2
Camden**
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon*
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie
KCF0107*
KokoroAkechi
Maniac64
MaxedOutRyu
Ringworm*
Runemistress
ScareChan*
Sir Chris
VengefulKaelee*
ZeroSignal620*

Level 1
junk_funk

If anything looks off, please let me know!

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

I went Dark Souls -> Master Hand once they turned into trophies

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

Japan gets Sympony of the Night/Rondo of Blood collection instead of Mortal Kombat X on PS+

would be hype if I didn't already own it >_>

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

GuessMyUserName posted...

MZero = 33.3%

not bad

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MZero, to the extreme
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xp1337 posted...

They were in a trio of last remaining undefeated teams in 2014 (Eagles, Bengals) at 3-0 who all lost next game.

For sole possession, the 1974 Cardinals were the last undefeated team in the league at 7-0 back when they were in St. Louis.

I was about to say, definitely a first since they moved to Arizona. I never thought I'd see the day

Chargers covering the spread got me a week 4 win in confidence spreads aww yeah

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!

If the Raiders lose tonight the Cardinals are the last undefeated team standing

that has to be a first

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MZero, to the extreme
I never saw azuarc coming, but he won the Guru!