All Eyes On The Frozen Tundra
Favre Returns to Green Bay
The date has been circled on thousands of calendars in the Badger state since August. Rumors have it that almost three dozen hotel and motel rooms were reserved by friends and family even before the announcement had been made that Brett Favre was indeed signing with the Minnesota Vikings. It’s finally here! Favre returns to Lambeau Field for the first time since he left the Packers. The last pass he threw at Lambeau was intercepted by New York Giants defensive back Corey Webster. It broke the hearts of 73,000 fans who were all sure Green Bay was headed to the Super Bowl.
The Minnesota Vikings have many thousand loyal fans in Wisconsin. Near the town of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, is the Half-Way Bar. It supposedly sits equidistant from Lambeau Field and the old Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, where the Vikings played before moving into the Metrodome (It is now the location of the Mall of America). The eastern half of this bar is painted Green and Gold, while the western half of this bar is painted purple and white. The patrons sip on Leininkugel’s beer, eat brats and fried cheese curds, and carry on like the other half of the bar doesn’t exist. Well, at least that’s so until a Packer fan yells out something about the “ViQueens.” Then, it becomes the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s bar.
Almost overlooked by the rivalry is the fact that this game is very important in the standings. A Green Bay win moves the Packers just ½ game behind Minnesota. A Viking win gives them a 2 ½ game lead plus a sweep over Green Bay. How do the PiRate, Mean, and Bias Ratings see this game? Look below; it’s should be one worth watching even if you have to go to the Half-Way Bar to do so.
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PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| NY Giants | 105.5 | 105.0 | 105.9 | 5-2-0 | 195 | 143 | ||
| Philadelphia | 103.3 | 102.6 | 103.1 | 4-2-0 | 163 | 116 | ||
| Dallas | 102.7 | 104.3 | 104.6 | 4-2-0 | 159 | 119 | ||
| Washington | 93.0 | 93.1 | 92.0 | 2-5-0 | 96 | 123 | ||
| NFC North | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Minnesota | 105.6 | 104.5 | 107.0 | 6-1-0 | 206 | 148 | ||
| Green Bay | 103.7 | 105.3 | 105.6 | 4-2-0 | 161 | 96 | ||
| Chicago | 100.2 | 99.6 | 98.9 | 3-3-0 | 129 | 144 | ||
| Detroit | 93.0 | 90.5 | 92.1 | 1-5-0 | 103 | 188 | ||
| NFC South | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| New Orleans | 115.0 | 113.5 | 113.7 | 6-0-0 | 238 | 127 | ||
| Atlanta | 103.9 | 102.4 | 103.8 | 4-2-0 | 144 | 114 | ||
| Carolina | 96.8 | 94.2 | 94.8 | 2-4-0 | 94 | 145 | ||
| Tampa Bay | 88.2 | 89.5 | 89.1 | 0-7-0 | 96 | 203 | ||
| NFC West | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Arizona | 103.3 | 104.5 | 105.3 | 4-2-0 | 136 | 109 | ||
| San Francisco | 100.3 | 100.4 | 99.1 | 3-3-0 | 133 | 122 | ||
| Seattle | 96.5 | 97.6 | 96.0 | 2-4-0 | 118 | 109 | ||
| St. Louis | 84.9 | 86.5 | 86.1 | 0-7-0 | 60 | 211 | ||
| AFC East | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| New England | 111.7 | 108.8 | 109.7 | 5-2-0 | 198 | 98 | ||
| NY Jets | 102.0 | 104.1 | 101.4 | 4-3-0 | 152 | 104 | ||
| Miami | 98.7 | 101.9 | 99.7 | 2-4-0 | 146 | 152 | ||
| Buffalo | 97.6 | 97.3 | 96.7 | 3-4-0 | 113 | 138 | ||
| AFC North | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Baltimore | 109.3 | 105.2 | 103.1 | 3-3-0 | 169 | 130 | ||
| Pittsburgh | 107.3 | 104.7 | 107.4 | 5-2-0 | 167 | 129 | ||
| Cincinnati | 103.3 | 103.1 | 104.5 | 5-2-0 | 163 | 128 | ||
| Cleveland | 88.7 | 90.9 | 89.5 | 1-6-0 | 72 | 179 | ||
| AFC South | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| Indianapolis | 112.5 | 109.8 | 111.8 | 6-0-0 | 179 | 77 | ||
| Houston | 101.8 | 99.8 | 101.1 | 4-3-0 | 167 | 158 | ||
| Tennessee | 93.7 | 93.3 | 90.4 | 0-6-0 | 84 | 198 | ||
| Jacksonville | 93.6 | 96.7 | 96.4 | 3-3-0 | 120 | 147 | ||
| AFC West | PiRate | Mean | Biased | W-L-T | Pts | Opp | ||
| San Diego | 104.0 | 101.7 | 101.9 | 3-3-0 | 161 | 143 | ||
| Denver | 102.6 | 108.2 | 108.3 | 6-0-0 | 133 | 66 | ||
| Oakland | 88.6 | 89.6 | 91.0 | 2-5-0 | 62 | 177 | ||
| Kansas City | 88.3 | 91.5 | 90.1 | 1-6-0 | 105 | 181 | ||
| This Week’s Games | ||||||
| Home Team in CAPS | (N) Denotes Neutral Site | |||||
| HFA for Week 7 = 2.2 | ||||||
| Vegas Line as of 4:30PM EDT Tuesday | ||||||
| Sunday, November 1, 2009 | ||||||
| Favorite | Underdog | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Vegas | Totals |
| BALTIMORE | Denver | 8.9 | -0.8 | -3.0 | 3 1/2 | 42 |
| CHICAGO | Cleveland | 13.7 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 13 1/2 | 40 |
| Houston | BUFFALO | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3 | 41 1/2 |
| GREEN BAY | Minnesota | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 3 | 47 1/2 |
| INDIANAPOLIS | San Francisco | 14.4 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 12 | 43 1/2 |
| NEW YORK JETS | Miami | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3 | 40 1/2 |
| DETROIT | St. Louis | 10.3 | 6.2 | 8.2 | NL | NL |
| DALLAS | Seattle | 8.4 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 9 1/2 | 46 |
| SAN DIEGO | Oakland | 17.6 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 16 1/2 | 41 1/2 |
| TENNESSEE | Jacksonville | 2.3 | -1.2 | -3.8 | 3 | 44 1/2 |
| ARIZONA | Carolina | 8.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 9 1/2 | 41 |
| PHILADELPHIA | New York Giants | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 1 1/2 | 44 |
| Monday, November 2, 2009 | ||||||
| Favorite | Underdog | PiRate | Mean | Bias | Vegas | Totals |
| NEW ORLEANS | Atlanta | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.1 | 10 | 54 1/2 |
The Pi-Rate Ratings 