Week 17 MVP Award Winners –
Mr. T & Nighthawk (19 Points)
Mr. T and Nighthawk both had strong weeks as they each scored 19 Points to share the Week 17 MVP Award. Mr. T‘s path to success was being 1 of only 5 players to correctly pick New Orleans with TJ (along with Bob Swerski, Stinkerbell, Shaylene & Hoosier Daddy). He also was 1 of only 2 players to correctly pick the Triple Crown of Miami-Cincinnati-NY Giants (along with Rad Dad). This brilliant Triple Crown pick was also the key decider in the Pro Bowl final (see the AI recap below). Nighthawk‘s best pick was being 1 of only 4 players to correctly pick the first Game of the Week with Houston over LA chargers (along with My Wife Loves Jimmy G, Drummer Boy & Captain Jack Sparrow). The Week 17 MVP Award Runner-Up was shared by Drummer Boy & Rad Dad, who scored 1 Point less and ended with 18 Points each. (Young Tuna pointed out that they missed out on winning the MVP Award by not selecting TJ.) And with that, we are down to our final week of the season, and there is still much on the line to be decided. First, can The Rickster & Roadrunner hold on and finish in the Top Ten, and prevent Nighthawk, Fearless Tuna, or Shaylene from bumping them out? Second, we have a four-way battle between Stinkerbell, Double-Double, Rad Dad & Captain Insano to claim the final two spots available to end in the Top Five. Which two will be successful, and which two will get knocked out? The pressure is on for Double-Double, who will see his Hall of Fame record Iron Man Streak for 7 consecutive years of finishing in the Top Five come to a bitter end if he can’t hold on. Third, and finally, who will finish in 1st Place and become the 2025 Football Club Champion? Will it be Captain Jack Sparrow (current leader), Drummer Boy (2 Points back), or MJD Hogg (5 Points back)? This is going to be a very close finish, the likes of which the club has rarely seen. The Club Championship may very well be decided by the Over/Under. Or perhaps who is courageous enough to select Quadruple Jeopardy (or who is smart enough to avoid it). I’m anxious to see which of the Top Three players take a gamble with QJ. Or, if all three of them avoid the trap that I have set for them. (None of them selected TJ last week, although all three of them would have picked it correct.) Because if one of the three correctly picks QJ and gets 3 Bonus Points while the other two skip it and play conservative, it could end up costing them the club title. This will be a very interesting finish. Best wishes to all three players and thanks for giving us your best every week, which has led up to this fantastic finish. Read on below for AI’s recaps of the Super Bowl Tournament and Pro Bowl Tournament championship matches.