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Predict Report

2002 Scoring Projection Matrix: Week 19-Division

Note: Please read our disclaimer--we strongly discourage you from using this report for betting purposes.
 Divisional Playoff Summary (detail at end of report):

   o  TEN favored at home over PIT by 3
   o  PHI favored at home over ATL by 7
   o  TB favored at home over SF by 8
   o  OAK favored at home over NYJ by 9


                      BUD GOODE'S SPORTS COMPUTER - P.O. BOX 1567, STUDIO CITY, CALIF. 91604
 REPORT 4                         NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROJECTED SCORING - 2002                    WEEK 18 - 01/06/03
                           Bud Goode Sports Computer, Copyright 1990, All Rights Reserved.
                                DATA YR 2002 PRED. WEEK 18 PRIOR YR 2001 SCHED YR 2002                 WEIGHT = 0.000


                                ---------------------------------------WEEK----------------------------------------   --PREDICTION--
                                 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17    W  L  T  PCT.
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 *****NATIONAL CONFERENCE*****
 EASTERN DIVISION
                                  A    A              A                   A              A         A         A    A   12- 4-0 *0.750
                     OPPONENT   TEN  WAS  DAL  HOU  JAC  BYE  T B  NYG  CHI  IND  ARI  S F  STL  SEA  WAS  DAL  NYG
    1. PHILADELPHIA  PREDICTED  + 5  + 9  +14  +18  + 6    0  + 4  + 7  +11  + 9  +20  + 4  +15  + 6  +13  +10  + 3   12- 4-0  0.750
                     ACTUAL     - 3  +30  +31  +18  - 3    0  +10  +14  + 6  -22  +24  +21  + 7  + 7  +13  +24  - 3   12- 4-0  0.750
 
                                       A         A    A              A         A         A         A         A        10- 6-0 *0.625
                     OPPONENT   S F  STL  SEA  ARI  DAL  ATL  BYE  PHI  JAC  MIN  WAS  HOU  TEN  WAS  DAL  IND  PHI
    2. N.Y. GIANTS   PREDICTED  + 2  + 6  + 5  +10  + 6  + 1    0  - 7  + 4  + 5  + 7  + 9  + 3  + 2  +10  - 1  - 3   10- 6-0  0.625
                     ACTUAL     - 3  + 5  + 3  -14  + 4  - 7    0  -14  + 7  + 7  + 2  - 2  - 3  + 6  +30  +17  + 3   10- 6-0  0.625
 
                                            A         A         A         A    A    A         A         A              7- 9-0 *0.438
                     OPPONENT   ARI  PHI  S F  BYE  TEN  N O  G B  IND  SEA  JAC  NYG  STL  DAL  NYG  PHI  HOU  DAL
    3. WASHINGTON    PREDICTED  + 9  - 9  - 5    0  - 6  - 1  - 7  - 1  - 3  - 5  - 7  + 5  + 1  - 2  -13  +10  + 6    7- 9-0  0.438
                     ACTUAL     + 8  -30  -10    0  +17  -16  -21  + 5  +11  -19  - 2  + 3  - 7  - 6  -13  +16  + 6    7- 9-0  0.438
 
                                  A         A    A              A         A         A                   A         A    5-11-0 *0.313
                     OPPONENT   HOU  TEN  PHI  STL  NYG  CAR  ARI  SEA  DET  BYE  IND  JAC  WAS  S F  NYG  PHI  WAS
    4. DALLAS        PREDICTED  + 3  - 6  -14  - 2  - 6  - 1  + 3  - 2  + 2    0  - 8  - 3  - 1  - 4  -10  -10  - 6    5-11-0  0.313
                     ACTUAL     - 9  + 8  -31  + 3  - 4  + 1  - 3  - 3  - 2    0  -17  + 2  + 7  - 4  -30  -24  - 6    5-11-0  0.313

 NORTHERN DIVISION              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       A    A         A    A                        A    A              A         A   12- 4-0 *0.750
                     OPPONENT   ATL  N O  DET  CAR  CHI  N E  WAS  BYE  MIA  DET  MIN  T B  CHI  MIN  S F  BUF  NYJ
    1. GREEN BAY     PREDICTED  + 1  + 1  +10  + 7  + 6  + 1  + 7    0  - 1  +14  + 6  - 5  +11  +10  - 1  + 9  - 1   12- 4-0  0.750
                     ACTUAL     + 3  -15  + 6  + 3  +13  +18  +21    0  +14  +26  -10  -14  +10  + 4  + 6  +10  -25   12- 4-0  0.750
 
                                  A              A              A         A              A         A    A         A    6-10-0 *0.375
                     OPPONENT   CHI  BUF  CAR  SEA  BYE  DET  NYJ  CHI  T B  NYG  G B  N E  ATL  G B  N O  MIA  DET
    2. MINNESOTA     PREDICTED  - 1  + 1  - 1  - 5    0  + 6  - 8  + 2  -13  - 5  - 6  - 7  - 6  -10  - 9  - 7  + 1    6-10-0  0.375
                     ACTUAL     - 4  - 6  - 7  -25    0  + 7  -13  +18  -14  - 7  +10  - 7  - 6  - 4  + 1  + 3  + 2    6-10-0  0.375
 
                                       A         A              A    A              A         A    A         A         4-12-0 *0.250
                     OPPONENT   MIN  ATL  N O  BUF  G B  BYE  DET  MIN  PHI  N E  STL  DET  G B  MIA  NYJ  CAR  T B
    3. CHICAGO       PREDICTED  + 1  -10  - 5  - 3  - 6    0  + 2  - 2  -11  - 3  - 2  + 6  -11  -13  - 3  - 6  - 8    4-12-0  0.250
                     ACTUAL     + 4  + 1  - 6  - 6  -13    0  - 3  -18  - 6  - 3  - 5  + 3  -10  -18  + 7  -10  -15    4-12-0  0.250
 
                                  A    A                   A         A         A         A         A         A         3-13-0 *0.188
                     OPPONENT   MIA  CAR  G B  N O  BYE  MIN  CHI  BUF  DAL  G B  NYJ  CHI  N E  ARI  T B  ATL  MIN
    4. DETROIT       PREDICTED  -15  - 8  -10  - 8    0  - 6  - 2  - 7  - 2  -14  - 8  - 6  - 6  - 2  -12  -15  - 1    3-13-0  0.188
                     ACTUAL     -28  -24  - 6  + 5    0  - 7  + 3  - 7  + 2  -26  -17  - 3  - 8  - 3  - 3  -21  - 2    3-13-0  0.188

 SOUTHERN DIVISION              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       A         A    A         A    A                        A         A         A   12- 4-0 *0.750
                     OPPONENT   N O  BAL  STL  CIN  ATL  CLE  PHI  CAR  MIN  BYE  CAR  G B  N O  ATL  DET  PIT  CHI
    1. TAMPA BAY     PREDICTED  + 6  + 6  +12  +14  + 1  + 8  - 4  + 6  +13    0  +10  + 5  + 2  + 5  +12  + 7  + 8   12- 4-0  0.750
                     ACTUAL     - 6  +25  +12  +28  +14  +14  -10  + 3  +14    0  +13  +14  - 3  +24  + 3  -10  +15   12- 4-0  0.750
 
                                  A                        A         A         A         A    A    A              A    9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   G B  CHI  CIN  BYE  T B  NYG  CAR  N O  BAL  PIT  N O  CAR  MIN  T B  SEA  DET  CLE
    2. ATLANTA       PREDICTED  - 1  +10  +15    0  - 1  - 1  + 7  + 1  + 7  - 1  + 5  + 3  + 6  - 5  + 7  +15  + 1    9- 6-1  0.594
                     ACTUAL     - 3  - 1  +27    0  -14  + 7  +30  + 2  + 3    0  + 7  +41  + 6  -24  - 6  +21  - 8    9- 6-1  0.594
 
                                  A         A    A         A                   A    A              A         A         9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   T B  G B  CHI  DET  PIT  WAS  S F  ATL  BYE  CAR  ATL  CLE  T B  BAL  MIN  CIN  CAR
    3. NEW ORLEANS   PREDICTED  - 6  - 1  + 5  + 8  + 1  + 1  + 2  - 1    0  + 1  - 5  + 3  - 2  + 1  + 9  + 8  + 6    9- 7-0  0.563
                     ACTUAL     + 6  +15  + 6  - 5  + 3  +16  + 8  - 2    0  +10  - 7  - 9  + 3  +12  - 1  - 7  - 4    9- 7-0  0.563
 
                                            A    A         A    A                   A         A         A         A    7- 9-0 *0.438
                     OPPONENT   BAL  DET  MIN  G B  ARI  DAL  ATL  T B  BYE  N O  T B  ATL  CLE  CIN  PIT  CHI  N O
    4. CAROLINA      PREDICTED  + 1  + 8  + 1  - 7  + 9  + 1  - 7  - 6    0  - 1  -10  - 3  - 5  +10  - 7  + 6  - 6    7- 9-0  0.438
                     ACTUAL     + 3  +24  + 7  - 3  - 3  - 1  -30  - 3    0  -10  -13  -41  + 7  +21  -16  +10  + 4    7- 9-0  0.438



                                ---------------------------------------WEEK----------------------------------------   --PREDICTION--
                                 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17    W  L  T  PCT.
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 WESTERN DIVISION               ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  A                        A    A         A         A              A         A    A   10- 6-0 *0.625
                     OPPONENT   NYG  DEN  WAS  BYE  STL  SEA  N O  ARI  OAK  K C  S D  PHI  SEA  DAL  G B  ARI  STL
    1. S. FRANCISCO  PREDICTED  - 2  - 1  + 5    0  + 8  + 1  - 2  +13  - 8  - 1  + 1  - 4  + 5  + 4  + 1  + 8  + 3   10- 6-0  0.625
                     ACTUAL     + 3  -10  +10    0  +24  + 7  - 8  +10  + 3  + 4  - 3  -21  + 7  + 4  - 6  + 3  -11   10- 6-0  0.625
 
                                  A         A                   A    A         A              A         A         A    7- 9-0 *0.438
                     OPPONENT   OAK  ARI  NYG  MIN  BYE  S F  STL  DAL  WAS  ARI  DEN  K C  S F  PHI  ATL  STL  S D
    2. SEATTLE       PREDICTED  - 9  +10  - 5  + 5    0  - 1  + 2  + 2  + 3  + 6  - 1  - 4  - 5  - 6  - 7  + 7  - 3    7- 9-0  0.438
                     ACTUAL     -14  -11  - 3  +25    0  - 7  -17  + 3  -11  +21  -22  + 7  - 7  - 7  + 6  +20  + 3    7- 9-0  0.438
 
                                  A         A         A                   A              A    A    A         A         7- 9-0 *0.438
                     OPPONENT   DEN  NYG  T B  DAL  S F  OAK  SEA  BYE  ARI  S D  CHI  WAS  PHI  K C  ARI  SEA  S F
    3. ST. LOUIS     PREDICTED  - 9  - 6  -12  + 2  - 8  -10  - 2    0  + 2  - 1  + 2  - 5  -15  -12  + 7  - 7  - 3    7- 9-0  0.438
                     ACTUAL     - 7  - 5  -12  - 3  -24  +15  +17    0  +13  + 4  + 5  - 3  - 7  -39  + 2  -20  +11    7- 9-0  0.438
 
                                  A    A              A              A              A         A         A         A    5-11-0 *0.313
                     OPPONENT   WAS  SEA  S D  NYG  CAR  BYE  DAL  S F  STL  SEA  PHI  OAK  K C  DET  STL  S F  DEN
    4. ARIZONA       PREDICTED  - 9  -10  - 7  -10  - 9    0  - 3  -13  - 2  - 6  -20  -14  -17  + 2  - 7  - 8  -15    5-11-0  0.313
                     ACTUAL     - 8  +11  - 8  +14  + 3    0  + 3  -10  -13  -21  -24  -21  -49  + 3  - 2  - 3  -30    5-11-0  0.313
                      BUD GOODE'S SPORTS COMPUTER - P.O. BOX 1567, STUDIO CITY, CALIF. 91604
 REPORT 4                         NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROJECTED SCORING - 2002                    WEEK 18 - 01/06/03
                           Bud Goode Sports Computer, Copyright 1990, All Rights Reserved.
                                DATA YR 2002 PRED. WEEK 18 PRIOR YR 2001 SCHED YR 2002                 WEIGHT = 0.000


                                ---------------------------------------WEEK----------------------------------------   --PREDICTION--
                                 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17    W  L  T  PCT.
                                ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---   -------- -----
 *****AMERICAN CONFERENCE*****
 EASTERN DIVISION
                                       A         A         A              A    A              A              A    A    9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   DET  IND  NYJ  K C  N E  DEN  BUF  BYE  G B  NYJ  BAL  S D  BUF  CHI  OAK  MIN  N E
    1. MIAMI         PREDICTED  +15  + 3  + 6  - 1  + 7  + 1  +11    0  + 1  + 2  + 9  + 9  + 6  +13  + 1  + 7  + 2    9- 7-0  0.563
                     ACTUAL     +28  + 8  +27  -18  +13  + 2  -13    0  -14  - 3  +19  +27  -17  +18  + 6  - 3  - 3    9- 7-0  0.563
 
                                  A         A    A                        A         A         A         A    A         9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   BUF  N E  MIA  JAC  K C  BYE  MIN  CLE  S D  MIA  DET  BUF  OAK  DEN  CHI  N E  G B
    2. N.Y. JETS     PREDICTED  + 4  + 2  - 6  - 1  - 2    0  + 8  + 3  + 1  - 2  + 8  + 7  - 8  + 1  + 3  - 2  + 1    9- 7-0  0.563
                     ACTUAL     + 6  -37  -27  -25  - 4    0  +13  - 3  +31  + 3  +17  +18  - 6  + 6  - 7  +13  +25    9- 7-0  0.563
 
                                       A         A    A                   A    A    A         A         A              9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   PIT  NYJ  K C  S D  MIA  G B  BYE  DEN  BUF  CHI  OAK  MIN  DET  BUF  TEN  NYJ  MIA
    3. NEW ENGLAND   PREDICTED  - 1  - 2  - 3  - 1  - 7  - 1    0  - 1  + 2  + 3  - 9  + 7  + 6  + 6  - 5  + 2  - 2    9- 7-0  0.563
                     ACTUAL     +16  +37  + 3  - 7  -13  -18    0  - 8  +31  + 3  - 7  + 7  + 8  +10  -17  -13  + 3    9- 7-0  0.563
 
                                       A    A              A    A                   A    A         A         A         8- 8-0 *0.500
                     OPPONENT   NYJ  MIN  DEN  CHI  OAK  HOU  MIA  DET  N E  BYE  K C  NYJ  MIA  N E  S D  G B  CIN
    4. BUFFALO       PREDICTED  - 4  - 1  - 8  + 3  - 9  + 4  -11  + 7  - 2    0  -11  - 7  - 6  - 6  + 1  - 9  + 9    8- 8-0  0.500
                     ACTUAL     - 6  + 6  - 5  + 6  -18  + 7  +13  + 7  -31    0  - 1  -18  +17  -10  + 7  -10  +18    8- 8-0  0.500

 NORTHERN DIVISION              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  A                   A    A         A    A         A         A              A        10- 6-0 *0.625
                     OPPONENT   N E  OAK  BYE  CLE  N O  CIN  IND  BAL  CLE  ATL  TEN  CIN  JAC  HOU  CAR  T B  BAL
    1. PITTSBURGH    PREDICTED  + 1  - 4    0  + 4  - 1  +10  + 3  + 2  - 1  + 1  - 2  +14  - 1  +14  + 7  - 7  + 7   10- 5-1  0.656
                     ACTUAL     -16  -13    0  + 3  - 3  +27  +18  +13  + 3    0  - 8  + 8  + 2  -18  +16  +10  + 3   10- 5-1  0.656
 
                                            A    A         A         A              A    A         A         A         9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   K C  CIN  TEN  PIT  BAL  T B  HOU  NYJ  PIT  BYE  CIN  N O  CAR  JAC  IND  BAL  ATL
    2. CLEVELAND     PREDICTED  - 3  +11  - 3  - 4  + 4  - 8  +11  - 3  + 1    0  + 8  - 3  + 5  - 3  + 2  - 1  - 1    9- 7-0  0.563
                     ACTUAL     - 1  +13  + 3  - 3  - 5  -14  +17  + 3  - 3    0  + 7  + 9  - 7  + 1  - 5  + 1  + 8    9- 7-0  0.563
 
                                  A                   A    A              A         A         A         A         A    7- 9-0 *0.438
                     OPPONENT   CAR  T B  BYE  DEN  CLE  IND  JAC  PIT  ATL  CIN  MIA  TEN  CIN  N O  HOU  CLE  PIT
    3. BALTIMORE     PREDICTED  - 1  - 6    0  - 3  - 4  - 4  - 1  - 2  - 7  +10  - 9  - 1  + 5  - 1  + 4  + 1  - 7    7- 9-0  0.438
                     ACTUAL     - 3  -25    0  +11  + 5  - 2  + 7  -13  - 3  +11  -19  + 1  + 4  -12  + 4  - 1  - 3    7- 9-0  0.438
 
                                       A    A         A                   A    A         A         A              A    2-14-0 *0.125
                     OPPONENT   S D  CLE  ATL  T B  IND  PIT  BYE  TEN  HOU  BAL  CLE  PIT  BAL  CAR  JAC  N O  BUF
    4. CINCINNATI    PREDICTED  - 7  -11  -15  -14  -12  -10    0  -10  - 3  -10  - 8  -14  - 5  -10  - 8  - 8  - 9    2-14-0  0.125
                     ACTUAL     -28  -13  -27  -28  - 7  -27    0  - 6  +35  -11  - 7  - 8  - 4  -21  -14  + 7  -18    2-14-0  0.125

 SOUTHERN DIVISION              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       A         A                   A    A              A    A              A    A   11- 5-0 *0.688
                     OPPONENT   PHI  DAL  CLE  OAK  WAS  JAC  BYE  CIN  IND  HOU  PIT  BAL  NYG  IND  N E  JAC  HOU
    1. TENNESSEE     PREDICTED  - 5  + 6  + 3  - 6  + 6  + 3    0  +10  - 1  +13  + 2  + 1  - 3  + 4  + 5  - 1  + 8   11- 5-0  0.688
                     ACTUAL     + 3  - 8  - 3  -27  -17  + 9    0  + 6  + 8  + 7  + 8  - 1  + 3  +10  +17  +18  +10   11- 5-0  0.688
 
                                  A         A                   A    A         A         A         A    A             10- 6-0 *0.625
                     OPPONENT   JAC  MIA  HOU  BYE  CIN  BAL  PIT  WAS  TEN  PHI  DAL  DEN  HOU  TEN  CLE  NYG  JAC
    2. INDIANAPOLIS  PREDICTED  - 1  - 3  + 8    0  +12  + 4  - 3  + 1  + 1  - 9  + 8  - 4  +12  - 4  - 2  + 1  + 3   10- 6-0  0.625
                     ACTUAL     + 3  - 8  +20    0  + 7  + 2  -18  - 5  - 8  +22  +17  + 3  +16  -10  + 5  -17  + 7   10- 6-0  0.625
 
                                       A                   A    A         A         A    A              A         A    6-10-0 *0.375
                     OPPONENT   IND  K C  BYE  NYJ  PHI  TEN  BAL  HOU  NYG  WAS  HOU  DAL  PIT  CLE  CIN  TEN  IND
    3. JACKSONVILLE  PREDICTED  + 1  - 6    0  + 1  - 6  - 3  + 1  +11  - 4  + 5  + 7  + 3  + 1  + 3  + 8  + 1  - 3    6-10-0  0.375
                     ACTUAL     - 3  + 7    0  +25  + 3  - 9  - 7  - 2  - 7  +19  + 3  - 2  - 2  - 1  +14  -18  - 7    6-10-0  0.375
 
                                       A         A              A    A         A              A    A         A         4-12-0 *0.250
                     OPPONENT   DAL  S D  IND  PHI  BYE  BUF  CLE  JAC  CIN  TEN  JAC  NYG  IND  PIT  BAL  WAS  TEN
    4. HOUSTON       PREDICTED  - 3  - 9  - 8  -18    0  - 4  -11  -11  + 3  -13  - 7  - 9  -12  -14  - 4  -10  - 8    4-12-0  0.250
                     ACTUAL     + 9  -21  -20  -18    0  - 7  -17  + 2  -35  - 7  - 3  + 2  -16  +18  - 4  -16  -10    4-12-0  0.250



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                                 1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17    W  L  T  PCT.
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 WESTERN DIVISION               ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       A              A    A         A         A         A         A    A             11- 5-0 *0.688
                     OPPONENT   SEA  PIT  BYE  TEN  BUF  STL  S D  K C  S F  DEN  N E  ARI  NYJ  S D  MIA  DEN  K C
    1. OAKLAND       PREDICTED  + 9  + 4    0  + 6  + 9  +10  +10  + 1  + 8  + 2  + 9  +14  + 8  + 6  - 1  + 7  + 5   11- 5-0  0.688
                     ACTUAL     +14  +13    0  +27  +18  -15  - 6  -10  - 3  +24  + 7  +21  + 6  +20  - 6  +12  +24   11- 5-0  0.688
 
                                       A         A              A    A              A         A    A         A         9- 7-0 *0.563
                     OPPONENT   STL  S F  BUF  BAL  S D  MIA  K C  N E  BYE  OAK  SEA  IND  S D  NYJ  K C  OAK  ARI
    2. DENVER        PREDICTED  + 9  + 1  + 8  + 3  + 5  - 1  - 4  + 1    0  - 2  + 1  + 4  + 1  - 1  + 1  - 7  +15    9- 7-0  0.563
                     ACTUAL     + 7  +10  + 5  -11  +17  - 2  + 3  + 8    0  -24  +22  - 3  - 3  - 6  + 7  -12  +30    9- 7-0  0.563
 
                                  A         A         A    A                   A         A              A         A    8- 8-0 *0.500
                     OPPONENT   CLE  JAC  N E  MIA  NYJ  S D  DEN  OAK  BYE  S F  BUF  SEA  ARI  STL  DEN  S D  OAK
    3. KANSAS CITY   PREDICTED  + 3  + 6  + 3  + 1  + 2  + 4  + 4  - 1    0  + 1  +11  + 4  +17  +12  - 1  + 9  - 5    8- 8-0  0.500
                     ACTUAL     + 1  - 7  - 3  +18  + 4  - 1  - 3  +10    0  - 4  + 1  - 7  +49  +39  - 7  + 2  -24    8- 8-0  0.500
 
                                  A         A         A         A              A         A              A    A         8- 8-0 *0.500
                     OPPONENT   CIN  HOU  ARI  N E  DEN  K C  OAK  BYE  NYJ  STL  S F  MIA  DEN  OAK  BUF  K C  SEA
    4. SAN DIEGO     PREDICTED  + 7  + 9  + 7  + 1  - 5  - 4  -10    0  - 1  + 1  - 1  - 9  - 1  - 6  - 1  - 9  + 3    8- 8-0  0.500
                     ACTUAL     +28  +21  + 8  + 7  -17  + 1  + 6    0  -31  - 4  + 3  -27  + 3  -20  - 7  - 2  - 3    8- 8-0  0.500

 THE MOST LIKELY NFC LEADERS ARE: PHILADELPHIA (12- 4), GREEN BAY    (12- 4)TAMPA BAY    (12- 4) AND S. FRANCISCO (10- 6)
 THE MOST LIKELY AFC LEADERS ARE: MIAMI        ( 9- 7), PITTSBURGH   (10- 6)TENNESSEE    (11- 5) AND OAKLAND      (11- 5)

 THE MOST LIKELY NFC WILD CARD TEAMS ARE N.Y. GIANTS  AND ATLANTA     
 THE MOST LIKELY AFC WILD CARD TEAMS ARE INDIANAPOLIS AND N.Y. JETS   

 THE NFC CHAMPION SHOULD BE PHILADELPHIA   THE AFC CHAMP OAKLAND     
 FAVORED BY  1 POINTS, THE SUPER BOWL CHAMP WILL BE PHILADELPHIA.

   OF COURSE ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN A PLAYOFF GAME AND INJURIES
 AFTER THIS WEEK CAN KNOCK ANY TEAM OUT OF THE BOX. BUT BASED ON
 THE STATS TO DATE PHILADELPHIA WILL BE THE SUPER BOWL WINNER.



 * COMPUTER SEASON PREDICTIONS ARE MADE FOR TWO CONDITIONS:    
 THE THIRD LINE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF GAMES WHERE THE TEAM IS 
 THE PREDICTED 'FAVORITE'. BY DEFINITION THEN THE LEAGUE'S 
 STRONGEST TEAM WOULD BE PREDICTED TO WIN THE MOST IF NOT ALL 
 ITS GAMES. 
     HOWEVER, WE ALL KNOW THAT FAVORITES ARE UPSET 20 TO 25 
 PERCENT OF THE TIME. SO THE FIRST LINE IS A BETTER ESTIMATE 
 OF THE SEASON W-L RECORD. THIS FIRST LINE IS BASED ON WHAT 
 STATISTICIANS CALL A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION-I.E., THE COMPUTER
 PLAYS THROUGH THE NFL SCHEDULE 1000 TIMES AND ESTIMATES THE 
 NUMBER OF WINS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION POSSIBLE UPSETS.
     TEAMS WITHIN DIVISIONS ARE SORTED BY PREDICTED PERCENTAGES.
 IN CASE TWO TEAMS ARE TIED IN THE WON/LOSS COLUMN (THIRD LINE)
 OR ARE TIED WHEN PICKING WILD CARD TEAMS, THE BEST TEAM WILL
 BE THE PREDICTED WINNER OF THE TWO.
                      BUD GOODE'S SPORTS COMPUTER - P.O. BOX 1567, STUDIO CITY, CALIF. 91604
 REPORT 4                         NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROJECTED SCORING -    0                    WEEK 18 - 01/06/03
                           Bud Goode Sports Computer, Copyright 1990, All Rights Reserved.
                                DATA YR 2002 PRED. WEEK 18 PRIOR YR 2001 SCHED YR 2002                 WEIGHT = 0.000


                                                                  TEAMS (MATCHING TEAMS MEET THIS WEEK)
                 LEAGUE     -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------
                 AVERAGE     PIT   TEN    ATL   PHI    S F   T B    NYJ   OAK
                 -------    ----- -----  ----- -----  ----- -----  ----- -----  ----- -----  ----- -----  ----- -----  ----- -----
 TOTAL RUSHING PL  27.55    32.01 31.94  32.69 30.57  30.57 25.88  25.01 25.88
 AVG. YARDS PER R   4.20     4.15  3.82   4.53  4.54   4.59  3.77   4.05  4.26
 OPPONENT TOT.RUS  27.55    22.44 23.26  27.57 24.38  24.63 25.63  26.69 24.01
 OPP.AVG.YARDS/RU   4.22     3.84  3.83   4.65  4.26   4.20  3.80   4.63  3.79
 YARDS PER PASS A   5.88     6.56  6.38   6.15  5.80   5.83  5.67   6.62  6.84
 OP.YDS.PER PASS    5.89     5.56  5.89   5.86  5.00   6.01  4.51   6.01  5.76
 FIRST DNS PER PU   4.19     5.45  4.73   4.72  3.94   5.27  3.16   4.69  6.21
 TD'S SCORED ON R   0.23     0.13  0.25   0.19  0.26   0.13  0.38   0.26  0.38
 OPP.TD'S ON RETU   0.23     0.38  0.38   0.13  0.25   0.25  0.19   0.19  0.13
 FUM. LOST THIS Y   0.78     0.88  0.63   0.94  0.82   0.44  0.69   0.57  0.57
 OPP.FUMBLES RECO   0.78     1.07  0.69   0.94  1.44   0.51  0.44   0.51  0.63
 PASSES HAD INTER   1.04     1.38  0.94   0.76  0.69   0.63  0.63   0.63  0.63
 OP.PASSES INTERC   1.04     1.19  1.13   1.50  0.94   1.19  1.94   0.94  1.32
 QB SACKS.LOTSA O   2.30     2.13  1.32   2.26  2.26   1.38  2.57   2.00  2.25
 OP QB SACKED. OU   2.30     3.13  2.50   2.94  3.50   2.01  2.69   1.88  2.69
 YARDS RUSHING (N 116.14   132.51122.00 148.00138.75 140.26 97.32 101.13110.13
 OPP.YDS.RUSHING  116.14    85.94 89.01 127.94103.76 103.25 97.13 123.32 90.82

 PREDICTED POINTS SCORE
 OFFENSE             22.      24.   23.    24.   25.    23.   21.    22.   28.
 DEFENSE             22.      21.   21.    20.   16.    21.   14.    21.   20.

 HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE              3.01         3.01         3.01         3.01
 WINNING MARGIN (POINTS)    *****  2.95  *****  7.41  *****  7.79  *****  8.89

 ACTUAL POINTS PER GAME
 OFFENSE             22.      24.   23.    25.   26.    23.   22.    22.   28.
 DEFENSE             22.      22.   20.    20.   15.    22.   12.    21.   19.


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