Marion Layman was all alone at the top when the dust settled from the Week 16 Gridiron Green.
The Durangoan picked 14-of-16 correctly and scored a one-point victory over a pair of unlucky 13s.
The 15 other champions to date all finished in the middle of the pack, with a troika of champions just outside the 1st and Goal and one just outside the 4th and Long.
The Gridiron Guru was a mediocre 8-8 in Week 16 and stands at 140 for the season, 20 points behind “commute29,” our overall Gridiron Green leader who will carry a one-point lead over three players into the final week.
Sunday, Dec. 29
Green Bay at Chicago – Win, and they’re in. And without Aaron Rodgers, the wind blows for the Windy City. Pick: Bears, 30-27. Line: Off.
Houston at Tennessee – Make that 14 in a row. Pick: Titans, 20-10. Line: Titans by 7.
Philadelphia at Dallas – Win, and they’re in. And without Tony Romo, the love flows for the city of Brotherly Love. Pick: Eagles, 28-23. Line: Eagles by 7.
Detroit at Minnesota – It could be a black Monday for both head coaches. Pick: Vikings, 28-23. Line: Vikings by 3.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans – Home sweet home has been nothing but Big Easy for the Saints. Pick: Saints, 37-20. Line: Saints by 12½.
Carolina at Atlanta – And your 2013 champions of the AFC South are ... Pick: Panthers, 27-20. Line: Panthers by 8.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh – After a surprising 0-4 start, Big Ben and the Steelers pull the Steel Curtain on a .500 season. Pick: Steelers, 28-16. Line: Steelers by 7.
Washington at N.Y. Giants – The last time the Giants played at home, they were shut out at the Meadowlands. But that was the Seahawks, and this is the Redskins. Pick: Giants, 24-16. Line: Giants by 3½.
Baltimore at Cincinnati (KCNC, KREZ) – From Super Bowl champion to super bust. Pick: Bengals, 17-14. Line: Bengals by 6.
Jacksonville at Indianapolis – The Jaguars’ second-half rally was impressive, but the Colts will be playing in the tournament. Pick: Colts, 30-15. Line: Colts by 11½.
N.Y. Jets at Miami – If the Guru is correct and Baltimore loses, then the Fish swim into the postseason. Pick: Dolphins, 17-13. Line: Dolphins by 6½.
Buffalo at New England – A dozen wins for Coach Belichick and this Brady Bunch is most impressive. Pick: Patriots, 23-14. Line: Patriots by 9½.
Denver at Oakland (KCNC, KREZ; KRSJ 100.5 FM) – How many touchdown passes will Peyton Manning settle for? 55? And will the Broncos reach 600 points? Yes. Pick: Broncos, 45-23. Line: Broncos by 12½.
Kansas City at San Diego – If the Chargers could’ve finished on the winning side of the ledger in a couple of those early season close-but-not-close-enough defeats, they would’ve been a dangerous playoff team. Pick: Chargers, 27-10. Line: Chargers by 9½.
St. Louis at Seattle – The Seahawks get back on track in the Seattle Sound to win the NFC West and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Pick: Seahawks, 21-13. Line: Seahawks by 10½.
San Francisco at Arizona – And this year’s hard-luck losers go to the Cardinals, which will hold the distinction of being the best team not in the tournament. Pick: 49ers, 20-19. Line: Cardinals by 3.
Gridiron Green
Week 16
PublicName Overall Week 16
marionl 143 14
khinkle 145 13
mspat 131 13
Sweetness 152 12
jeremy 148 12
beans 137 12
steelers86 119 12
brandon198 63 12
banjobgboy 57 12
moze2013 145 12
rams91 152 12
butch 147 11
GlennM 146 11
Falcoholic 141 11
joelr 144 11
DSlice 150 11
jeremiah 147 11
Schosh5 147 11
kent 153 11
Allison 146 11
billydee 147 11
Sarge 143 11
bsdossey 141 11
cookie45 151 11
james 143 11
lunchbox 144 11
brianac 145 11
tramirez 142 11
ldossey 143 11
pistolpete 155 11
jason 151 11
amber 129 11
connief 136 11
Zachary 149 11
elvis65 149 11
Tripp 148 11
dbroncos 146 11
gary 146 11
scott27 144 11
dragracer 151 11
dpollock 141 11
cabeyta 148 11
june 143 11
ladonna 150 11
amos 142 11
jordan 138 11
shauna 136 11
barbarak 141 11
twheeler 143 11
rmiller 148 11
richardson 125 11
gjohnson 146 11
jlane 150 11
Tanaya 131 11
cowboydave 149 11
JSKY 156 11
kgerber 144 11
groberts 135 11
anthony 146 11
chuck66 150 11
netter 145 11
clarkbar 144 11
sergent 147 11
Hound 136 11
chupacabra 48 11
azfan 147 11
tlyn 144 11
donnie 145 11
dennis 148 11
clifford 144 11
amanda 139 11
sharim 150 11
beth 146 11
josh 149 11
billy 146 11
janiceb 142 11
laura 127 11
beaver74 143 11
johnny 122 11
broncodude 149 11
spirit 138 11
swami 144 11
tomp 146 11
mark 154 11
JanaCarter 142 11
ryanp 123 11
raudel 145 11
tony 129 11
byron 111 11
putnam 138 11
jman 126 11
mateo 148 11
hoopstar23 88 11
weese338 154 11
Klacker 149 11
ajherrera 145 11
danielle 134 11
cardfan 150 11
stkitts10 148 11
vickie 140 11
ivypeace1 146 11
orlando 123 11
nate 63 11
jennifertr 131 11
Mr. Wales 156 11
jeffblack 144 11
nole 146 11
themainman 135 11
yarb0348 145 11
crisg 149 11
choker 140 11
benny 144 11
orangeblue 144 11
broncfan 148 11
bree 135 11
beckysmith 146 11
ricksmith 152 11
tammy 149 11
awesomo 144 11
raymond 146 11
joan 146 11
freewill 146 11
legdryrob 143 11
btwo 138 11
daisy 146 11
leww 149 11
sobrino 143 11
hambone 149 11
adrian 147 11
gregory 149 11
pickem 147 11
laff 153 11
kath 144 11
hillster 147 11
huckster 149 11
brianj 146 11
harry55 148 11
broncos76 146 11
rhight 146 11
pegg 147 11
billsfan 149 11
raiderfan 147 11
tlopez 142 11
shorty 137 11
broberts 136 11
michelle 139 11
ronny 124 11
darci 131 11
terence 139 11
babs 136 11
mamat 133 11
realmccoy1 136 11
yukmouth 133 11
colomom 135 11
kylie 134 11
joyce 130 11
randy 126 11
brady12 123 11
gobroncos 123 11
diney 129 11
bigdaddyd 116 11
divap 117 11
broncomike 123 11
starla 119 11
gggjr 114 11
grahamski 106 11
yoyo 94 11
jessie 91 11
jerry2013 89 11
matt1987 85 11
justin 81 11
scguy 83 11
charlie 84 11
winner 67 11
mamad 59 11
disco 42 11
fdeano45 46 11
jake 44 11
chanel 30 11
deblynn 11 11
ablinville 146 11
ajheirtz 144 11
alb970 145 11
aleevdb 87 11
andytripp 148 11
apache6 19 11
avs2012 143 11
bh4jbh4j 142 11
bigj13 143 11
bjforkner 134 11
bpardini 126 11
brendon722 125 11
WEBIV 146 11
cacyphe 143 11
candel67 81 11
cap101052 89 11
cdarlingto 149 11
cdowns1 149 11
Ceromero12 147 11
chevwizard 147 11
christchif 135 11
corinnef 137 11
corwinc 146 11
damudders 134 11
dantest 149 11
dayzduke 133 11
dcamp33 126 11
dciluffo 149 11
debdrepat 69 11
drtonyk 149 11
eebie 126 11
ehainey 134 11
eloy1 140 11
traderzane 153 11
finfan59 139 11
foneman52 111 11
forks26 63 11
gankamel 146 11
geprig 128 11
gigigarcia 129 11
grannysfan 71 11
grantwells 127 11
hazelnut18 143 11
jaguar13 27 11
jere9be 129 11
jesquibel1 136 11
jlggarcia 131 11
johnhanna 124 11
johnnygaz 144 11
jttrujillo 143 11
jwforshee 142 11
kalby 142 11
kaygriffth 147 11
keevz22 87 11
kraegomez 144 11
Arizona 149 11
leftyup 11 11
lemonbella 28 11
lil04joe 145 11
lizzie0808 89 11
mattmages 59 11
mhotter2 152 11
nfl3607 120 11
oxfordking 58 11
pchay8 147 11
pewtergirl 154 11
picklepus 149 11
ag120695 142 11
quiklikeab 135 11
realmccoy2 137 11
realmccoy3 136 11
realmccoy4 139 11
realmccoy5 136 11
rick81326 137 11
riomfnate 64 11
rionate 140 11
rum1961 124 11
Hannigan 147 11
schwanmu13 152 11
rocketman 119 11
shupe52 135 11
soco21 147 11
sonnybones 135 11
swindell26 139 11
homegiblit 40 11
Otto 148 11
tcotten 149 11
tdossey 146 11
teambohica 151 11
TonyHotter 149 11
toto2426 82 11
Troy valde 146 11
tfwaters 144 11
woodysteam 100 11
jeffrx17 152 10
cindylou 142 10
LukeMartin 146 10
christinab 141 10
deanob 145 10
glnorton 146 10
papadan 141 10
grneyedgrl 146 10
jwilson 137 10
packerfan 151 10
tlittle 139 10
katwalk 143 10
commander 142 10
zane 125 10
susan 146 10
MillerTime 150 10
jorjor 147 10
edonelan 144 10
baygirl 138 10
bemrich 137 10
hawk99 148 10
stephwitt 143 10
rickb 149 10
antonio 133 10
phil 138 10
dgardner 143 10
esteban 151 10
GeriAragon 114 10
bobo 149 10
fuse 143 10
marge 150 10
howard 140 10
jrod 140 10
big_al 159 10
tracy 147 10
jetsfan 137 10
miaf 152 10
Gina 130 10
11chris 153 10
mbalzen 151 10
jtripp 154 10
cheryl 149 10
bigpimpdog 147 10
goober 144 10
josie 145 10
mixhael 145 10
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cash 134 10
paulj 140 10
krosten 65 10
erin1205 60 10
jack11 58 10
azcardfan 40 10
jjm24 42 10
tpeck 20 10
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broncoh8r 60 10
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cas19 147 10
commute29 160 10
crnorton 145 10
dgoromero 147 10
hmckie 157 10
jadehope 104 10
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merlina182 30 10
mgrome 144 10
moreh2o 141 10
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probee 153 10
pwflores 154 10
roliger 145 10
suealsum 159 10
shately 139 10
thepaddler 142 10
Angela Joy 132 9
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PeteRdG 132 9
cdossey 137 9
joosten 126 9
mike 139 9
roylb 154 9
blackrose 142 9
kristalp 135 9
daniel 155 9
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jaydoc 133 9
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marmstrong 151 9
sherry 151 9
rbarkley 133 9
EAGLEIGH 146 9
skibum 146 9
grandma1 137 9
chrissim33 141 9
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sparky 146 9
lgallegos 156 9
w00dy 151 9
betsy 151 9
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Gremlins 134 9
golfkrze 145 9
josh1 151 9
kmvdad0927 156 9
debbiez 136 9
angdolphin 147 9
pckrgrl 143 9
bubba 146 9
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vickyt 150 9
cass 137 9
alisha 141 9
rosebud 135 9
eric1972 147 9
jdixon 141 9
opie 143 9
rayray 142 9
remiller 148 9
forsberg39 155 9
lynda 140 9
adam81 133 9
keith 129 9
Richard fx 134 9
danrose 147 9
taylor 107 9
benito 107 9
56golf 116 9
bettyboop 114 9
jlittle 98 9
rusty 94 9
cabin 58 9
terminator 61 9
aeverett81 153 9
baylsc 159 9
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captaintee 121 9
hesperado 146 9
RK CK 145 9
Ironman79 147 9
jadosse 152 9
johernande 136 9
johnmank 144 9
jrarch55 139 9
kslyter 152 9
lordhunter 146 9
mschwantes 150 9
redbear100 48 9
smouret 134 9
wildryty 139 9
Zabkatista 148 9
Peyday 149 8
NJboy 145 8
meyers 142 8
kane 149 8
master 136 8
heatmiser 153 8
broncbust 136 8
robrog 149 8
deanna 141 8
rcundiff 120 8
simpson 131 8
redhawks 143 8
brian 146 8
susanne 134 8
bella11 148 8
chainsaw 138 8
jrichardso 148 8
rrichardso 143 8
cruzr74 140 8
Darrell 153 8
1standgoal 146 8
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lonzo 149 8
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debra 142 8
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CathyS 146 8
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hsteinle 118 8
juan 79 8
jesse 16 8
geno 8 8
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