The big cats meow
| Week 9 results | ||||
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| 83-48-2 9-4 |
80-51-2 9-4 |
80-51-2 10-3 |
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| Thursday, November 3, 2016 | ||||
| Atlanta @ Tampa Bay | Atlanta | Atlanta | Atlanta | |
| Sunday, November 6, 2016 | ||||
| Detroit @ Minnesota | Minnesota | Detroit | Minnesota | |
| Philadelphia @ N.Y. Giants | Philadelphia | Philadelphia | New York Giants | |
| N.Y. Jets @ Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | |
| Jacksonville @ Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | Kansas City | |
| Dallas @ Cleveland | Dallas | Dallas | Dallas | |
| Pittsburgh @ Baltimore | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | |
| New Orleans @ San Francisco | New Orleans | New Orleans | New Orleans | |
| Carolina @ Los Angeles | Carolina | Los Angeles | Carolina | |
| Indianapolis @ Green Bay | Green Bay | Green Bay | Indianapolis | |
| Tennessee @ San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | San Diego | |
| Denver @ Oakland | Oakland | Oakland | Denver | |
| Monday, November 7, 2016 | ||||
| Buffalo @ Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
| Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton | Clinton | Clinton | Trump | Byes: Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England, Washington |
| © 2016 Gehlke Bros. Football | ||||
The first half of the 2016 NawFuL season is in the books, and if one thing is clear it's that no one is likely to run away with a Gehlke Bros. Football championship this year. Despite the Senior Bro's current lead in the Surfy standings, every week has been a hard-won struggle peppered most recently by ties and overtime nail-biters.
Such was the case in Week 9 — the latest of the abbreviated bye-week schedules — in which the Bros saw clear to split just two of the 13 games. Both were competitive to the end, starting with Detroit at Minnesota in the so-called "black and blue" NFC North. After trailing the entire game, the Vikings managed to grab a 3-point lead on a late touchdown that left Detroit less than 30 seconds to get into field goal range. But the Lions roared back, and Matt Prater booted a 58-yarder to send the game into overtime, where the visitors won it on a first-possession touchdown, 22-16.
Sean had the advantage heading into the afternoon session, during which the Carolina Panthers grabbed an early touchdown and hung on for a 13-10 victory in Los Angeles when the Rams failed to recover their onside kick after a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Glenn salvaged the split as a result, and so there was no change in the Surfy standings. On the day when Glenn and Ben bid a sad goodbye to their departed pet cat of 15 years, Eevee, it was perhaps a fitting tribute that both split games were won by teams with feline mascots.
Despite his state of mourning, Ben managed to record the week's best record at 10-3 to move back into a second-place tie in the overall standings with his uncle. Sean and Glenn, meanwhile, tied for second at 9-4. We all got right the picks of Atlanta, Miami, Kansas City, Dallas, New Orleans, San Diego and Seattle. Baltimore was the only winner that threw us all a curve.
