2025 SPAM Recap & VFL Owners' Report

SPAM Playoffs

Paul won the playoff pool and improved his best Playoff score to 20!  This is his 7th Super Bowl title and 46th total title.  Here are the 2025 SPAM Playoff picks:

   SPAM Overall

Paul won the Overall picks on tie breaks (50 total points; Paul 49, Shawn 54 & Matthew 0). This is his 14th time winning the Overall title, and he increased his total titles to 45. Here are the final rankings:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	176.5	95.5	64.89%	1
SHAWN	176.5	94.5	65.13%	2
MATTHEW	176.5	94.5	65.13%	3
GLORIA	169.5	101.5	62.55%	4
JULIE	165.5	106.5	60.85%	5
Grand Total	864.5	492.5	63.71%

   SPAM 2nd Half

Shawn won the 2nd Half picks in dominating fashion.  This is his 1st time winning the 2nd Half title, and he increased his number of total titles to 5.  This could be the record for longest gap between titles, as he last won a title in 1999 for Super Bowl 34.  Here are the final rankings:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
SHAWN	97.0	40.0	70.80%	1
MATTHEW	85.0	52.0	62.04%	2
GLORIA	83.0	54.0	60.58%	3
PAUL	82.0	55.0	59.85%	4
JULIE	81.0	56.0	59.12%	5
Grand Total	428.0	257.0	62.48%

   SPAM 1st Half

Paul won the 1st Half picks. This is his 14th time winning the 1st Half title. He fell short of the 1st Half record (96) with 94.5 correct picks and had the best percentage since 1998 (72.64%) with 70%. He increased his number of total titles to 44. Here are the final rankings:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	94.5	40.5	70.00%	1
MATTHEW	91.5	42.5	68.28%	2
GLORIA	86.5	47.5	64.55%	3
JULIE	84.5	50.5	62.59%	4
SHAWN	79.5	54.5	59.33%	5
Grand Total	436.5	235.5	64.96%

VFL Owners' Report

In their 2nd attempt as a 4th seed (1-1), the Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XXIII!!!

Season	Super Bowl	Rank	Team	Score
2025	23	4	Bears	27
		2	Cowboys	8

This is their first 4-peat Super Bowl titles and their 10th time winning the Super Bowl.

Team	Seasons	Wildcard	Division	League	Super Bowl
Bears	23	1	7	9	10

Here is how all the owners finished for 2025:

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

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. A 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. A 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.

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:

   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

2023 SPAM Recap & VFL Owners' Report

SPAM Playoffs

Gloria won the playoff pool!  This is her 4th Super Bowl title and makes 17 total titles.  Here are the 2023 SPAM Playoff picks:

   SPAM Overall

Paul won the Overall picks.  This is his 12th time winning the Overall title, and he increased his total titles to 40.  Here are the final rankings:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	179.0	93.0	65.81%	1
MATTHEW	174.0	96.0	64.44%	2
GLORIA	171.0	101.0	62.87%	3
SHAWN	162.0	110.0	59.56%	4
JULIE	153.0	109.0	58.40%	5
Grand Total	839.0	509.0	62.24%

   SPAM 2nd Half

Paul won the 2nd Half picks.  This is his 10th time winning the 2nd Half title.  Here are the final rankings:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
PAUL	93.0	43.0	68.38%	1
MATTHEW	87.0	47.0	64.93%	2
GLORIA	86.0	50.0	63.24%	3
SHAWN	83.0	53.0	61.03%	4
JULIE	77.0	59.0	56.62%	5
Grand Total	426.0	252.0	62.83%

   SPAM 1st Half

Matthew won the 1st Half picks.  This is his 2nd time winning the 1st Half title.  He set a personal best of 87 correct picks and increased his number of total titles to 6.  Here are the final rankings:

Name	Win	Loss	%	Rank
MATTHEW	87	49	63.97%	1
PAUL	86	50	63.24%	2
GLORIA	85	51	62.50%	3
SHAWN	79	57	58.09%	4
JULIE	76	50	60.32%	5
Grand Total	413	257	61.64%

VFL Owners' Report

The Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XXI!!!

Season	Number	Rank	Team	Score
2023	21	2	Bears	26
		5	Eagles	15

This is their first back-to-back Super Bowl titles since 2005 and their 8th time winning the Super Bowl.

Team	Seasons	Wildcard	Division	League	Super Bowl
Bears	21	1	5	9	8

Here is how all the owners finished for 2023:

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