Wednesday, September 10, 2025

2025 Regular Season


RankTeamW-L-TDivPFPAStreakMoves
Paul
† 5New England Patriots2-0-01-0-05034W-29
6New York Giants1-1-00-1-05977W-18
7Chicago Bears1-1-01-0-05746L-110
14Cleveland Browns0-2-00-1-03656L-28
Gloria
† 1Indianapolis Colts2-0-01-0-08037W-2-
2GB Packers (JP)2-0-01-0-07351W-2-
10Phi Eagles (TS)0-2-00-1-05485L-2-
11Pit Steelers (ZS)0-2-00-1-05284L-2-
Matthew
† 8Denver Broncos1-1-01-0-04352L-1-
9Seattle Seahawks1-1-00-0-05243W-1-
12New Orleans Saints0-2-00-1-04557L-2-
Julie
† 3Dallas Cowboys2-0-01-0-06134W-2-
4Los Angeles Rams2-0-01-0-05642W-2-
13Cincinnati Bengals0-2-00-2-04060L-2-

† = division leader
* = clinched playoff spot

2025 Scores


Week 1: Sep 4 - Sep 8





Thursday, September 4, 2025

The Rules

 

    SPAM Rulebook


2025-2026 SPAM Football Pool Rules

  1. SPAM Members must pick NFL game winners and send the winners to the Chairman by website, email, or telephone.
  2. Each SPAM Regular Season pick must be received by the Chairman before kick-off of the game.
  3. Each correct SPAM Regular Season pick counts as 1 (one) win; each incorrect pick counts as 1 (one) loss; each tie counts as ½ (half) win, ½ (half) loss.
  4. SPAM Regular Season Title (1st half, 2nd half, or Overall) is determined by the most wins.
  5. Any tie during the SPAM Regular Season is broken by the tiebreakers on the Yahoo platform.
  6. All SPAM Playoff picks must be received by the Chairman before kick-off of the first Wild Card game.
  7. Each correct SPAM Playoff pick receives points as follows: 1 point during the Wild Card round, 2 points during the Divisional round, 3 points during the Championship round, and 4 points during the Super Bowl.
  8. SPAM Playoff Title is determined by the most points.
  9. Any tie during the SPAM Playoff is broken by the closest guess to the total points of the Super Bowl; if the tie exists after total points, the tie is broken by a coin toss.
  10. Late picks or no picks earn nothing.

Saturday, January 11, 2025

2024 SPAM Recap & VFL Owners' Report

SPAM Playoffs


Matthew won the playoff pool!  This is his 5th Super Bowl title and 7th total title.  Here are the 2024 SPAM Playoff picks:

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   SPAM Overall


Paul won the Overall picks.  This is his 13th time winning the Overall title, and he increased his total titles to 43.  With the Overall title, he claims all three regular season titles for the 5th time (2005, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2024).  Only one other member has won all three in the same calendar year (2021 - Julie).  In addition, he set the record for best year in wins and %.  Here are the final rankings:

NameWinLoss%Rank
PAUL198.074.072.79%1
JULIE190.081.070.11%2
MATTHEW183.082.069.06%3
SHAWN182.090.066.91%4
GLORIA176.092.065.67%5
Grand Total929.0419.068.92%

   SPAM 2nd Half


Paul won the 2nd Half picks with better the tie breaker (82 total points; Paul 48 & Julie 30).  This is his 11th time winning the 2nd Half title, and he increased his number of total titles to 42.  Paul & Julie tied for the 2nd Half  % record.  In addition, Julie & Shawn tied for the best week (16-0) in week 13 of the 2nd Half.  Here are the final rankings:

NameWinLoss%Rank
PAUL102.032.076.12%1
JULIE102.032.076.12%2
SHAWN98.036.073.13%3
MATTHEW92.039.070.23%4
GLORIA90.044.067.16%5
Grand Total484.0183.072.56%

   SPAM 1st Half


Paul won the 1st Half picks.  This is his 13th time winning the 1st Half title.  He set the 1st Half record with 96 correct picks and increased his number of total titles to 41.  Here are the final rankings:

NameWinLoss%Rank
PAUL96.042.069.57%1
MATTHEW91.043.067.91%2
JULIE88.049.064.23%3
GLORIA86.048.064.18%4
SHAWN84.054.060.87%5
Grand Total445.0236.065.35%

VFL Owners' Report


In a back-to-back rematch, the Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XXII!!!

SeasonNumberRankTeamScore
2024222Bears25
1Eagles12

This is their first 3-peat Super Bowl titles since 2005, their 4th rematch (Packers 0-2, Broncos 1-1, Chargers 2-0), and their 9th time winning the Super Bowl.

TeamSeasonsWildcardDivisionLeagueSuper Bowl
Bears221699

Here is how all the owners finished for 2024:

RankTeamOwnerTitlePrevious Finish
1Chicago BearsPaulManagerCHAMPIONS!!!
2Philadelphia EaglesTaylorOwner2nd
3Cincinnati BengalsDavidOwner8th
4Green Bay PackersJudyOwner10th
5New England PatriotsJenniferOwner6th
6New York GiantsDianneOwner13th
7Seattle SeahawksShirleyOwner3rd
8Pittsburgh SteelersZoeyOwner9th
9Cleveland BrownsHollyOwner4th
10Los Angeles RamsJulieManager14th
11New Orleans SaintsLindaOwner12th
12Indianapolis ColtsGloriaManager5th
13Dallas CowboysJordanOwner7th
14Denver BroncosMatthewManager11th

In The Beginning

Welcome To The SPAM Football Pool

The SPAM Football Pool is an invitation-only football pool whose membership is spread across the United States and attempts to pick each wee...