2024 SPAM Recap & VFL Owners' Report

SPAM Playoffs

Here are the 2024 SPAM Playoff picks:

   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:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	198.0	74.0	72.79%	1
JULIE	190.0	81.0	70.11%	2
MATTHEW	183.0	82.0	69.06%	3
SHAWN	182.0	90.0	66.91%	4
GLORIA	176.0	92.0	65.67%	5
Grand Total	929.0	419.0	68.92%

   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:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	102.0	32.0	76.12%	1
JULIE	102.0	32.0	76.12%	2
SHAWN	98.0	36.0	73.13%	3
MATTHEW	92.0	39.0	70.23%	4
GLORIA	90.0	44.0	67.16%	5
Grand Total	484.0	183.0	72.56%

   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:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	96.0	42.0	69.57%	1
MATTHEW	91.0	43.0	67.91%	2
JULIE	88.0	49.0	64.23%	3
GLORIA	86.0	48.0	64.18%	4
SHAWN	84.0	54.0	60.87%	5
Grand Total	445.0	236.0	65.35%

VFL Owners' Report

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

Season	Number	Rank	Team	Score
2024	22	2	Bears	25
		1	Eagles	12

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.

Team	Seasons	Wildcard	Division	League	Super Bowl
Bears	22	1	6	9	9

Here is how all the owners finished for 2024:

Rank	Team	Owner	Title	Previous Finish
1	Chicago Bears	Paul	Manager	CHAMPIONS!!!
2	Philadelphia Eagles	Taylor	Owner	2nd
3	Cincinnati Bengals	David	Owner	8th
4	Green Bay Packers	Judy	Owner	10th
5	New England Patriots	Jennifer	Owner	6th
6	New York Giants	Dianne	Owner	13th
7	Seattle Seahawks	Shirley	Owner	3rd
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Zoey	Owner	9th
9	Cleveland Browns	Holly	Owner	4th
10	Los Angeles Rams	Julie	Manager	14th
11	New Orleans Saints	Linda	Owner	12th
12	Indianapolis Colts	Gloria	Manager	5th
13	Dallas Cowboys	Jordan	Owner	7th
14	Denver Broncos	Matthew	Manager	11th