The 5 O’Clock Club: Wildly celebrating the results of the inaugural

Matt Shaub Pick-6 Prediction contest The 5 o’clock club is published Wednesday to Saturday during the season http://www.redskinscheapstore.com/tress-way-jersey-cheap , and aims to provide a forum for reader-driven discussion at a time of day when there isn’t much NFL news being published. Feel free to introduce topics that interest you in the comments below.The contestPrior to the opening game of the season, the 5 o’clock club sponsored a prediction contest.Entrants had to correctly predict the records for six teams through the first three weeks of the season.As a tie-breaker, entrants had to predict the Redskins point differential (+/-) through the first three weeks.Here are the actual results:Eagles 2-1Cowboys 1 - 2Giants 1 - 2Browns 1 - 1 - 1Vikings1 - 1 - 1Patriots 1 - 2Redskins point differential: +20That’s right... 5 of our 6 teams have mustered only a single win so far in the 2018 season, and the Eagles are the only team in the contest to record two victories.No one who entered the contest saw that coming.In my personal predictions from the contest article, I correctly predicted the records for the Eagles and Patriots, and I got the win-total correct for the Vikings.So, counting win-totals, I would have scored 3 points; based on exact record predictions, I would have scored 2 points.Neither would have been good enough to win, and several people outscored me.Now it’s time to unveil and celebrate the winner(s).The conundrumBefore I do, though, I’d like to point out that two of the six teams that were part of the contest (the Browns and Vikings) each had a tie in the first 3 weeks, which had an effect on the contest, since no one predicted ties, and in my article setting up the contest I implied that ties wouldn’t be part of it.I saw two possibilities to resolving this conundrum: 1. I could give a point to anyone who correctly predicted the total wins for the Vikings & Browns (which several people did) instead of correctly predicting their actual records (whichno one did).2. I could simply give no points to anyone for the Browns or Vikings http://www.redskinsfootballauthentics.com/alex-smith-jersey-authentic , since no one predicted the ties.Good newsAs it turned out, I didn’t really have any difficult decision to make, because either method gave me the same results.Multiple people tied for the same score, which moved us to the tie-breaker.Only one entrant, McLovinLife, correctly picked the Redskins to have a +20 point differential, but he was one point behind the leaders, so he was not involved in the tie breaking portion.Depending on the scoring method used, I had either an 8-way tie or a 10-way tie for first place.And the winner is...Going to the tie breaker, two entrants who tied for first place in the contest had projected +18 point differential, making them the closest of the first-place finishers to the actual number of +20.Also, both entrants tied for first in both methods because — not only had they both predicted a +18 point differential — the two entrants had made identical picks for all 6 teams as well.Given the fact that the NFL had a tie in each of the first two weeks of the season, and that our contest involved a team from each of those two draws, it seems fitting to simply declare the Pick-6 contest a tie as well.I give you, then http://www.redskinsfootballauthentics.com/jonathan-allen-jersey-authentic , our co-champions:tao9087 and sunshine_skins Results for all entrantsHere is a summary of the outcomes.The top chart rewards entrants for getting the correct number of wins (max possible score of 6), while the bottom chart rewards only getting the team’s record exactly correct (a max score of 4).Getting the number of wins rightGetting the records exactly rightI’d like to congratulate our co-champions, sunshine_skins and tao9087 who managed to play to a draw.Browns and Vikings fans appreciate your efforts as well.You may brag about your achievement in the comments section of the 5 o’clock club posts until kickoff of the Saints game on MNF next week, at which point you will no longer be able to brag about your cousin-kissing level of achievement.Additionally, you may, if you wish, add the following to your signature line in perpetuity:“I tied for first place in the 2018 inaugural Matt ShaubPick-6 prediction contest”I’d also like to thank all 25 readers who took the time to participate in this contest. It’s nice to have something to celebrate this week while the Redskins are enjoying a week off from football. Julio Jones set his sights on the end zone, twisted to break a tackle and lunged toward the promised land.A swarm of teammates rushed over from the sideline, jumping around in jubilation to celebrate the end of the star receiver's 12-game touchdown drought.Jones was back in the end zone where he belongs, and the Atlanta Falcons looked like the team they were predicted to be in a 38-14 blowout of the Washington Redskins on Sunday that extended their winning streak to three games."We're a brotherhood," said Jones, who made seven receptions for 121 yards and caught his first TD pass since Nov. 26, 2017."We support one another. If anybody scores, I'm trying to be the first one over there. Nobody hates on each other on this team. Everybody loves when other people go out here and excel and make plays."The Falcons (4-4) made plenty of plays in flexing their offensive muscles with the kind of balanced attack they've lacked in an injury-marred season that so far has failed to live up to expectations. Matt Ryan completed 26 of 38 passes for 350 yards and four touchdowns, including the 35-yard screen to Jones that set off a team-wide celebration.Even though losing four of its first five games didn't give Atlanta much to celebrate http://www.redskinsfootballauthentics.com/jordan-reed-jersey-authentic , putting up 491 yards on Washington has players excited about their current position and what more they can accomplish this season."The start to the season was not what we were looking for, but we're halfway through it, we're 4-4 and we're in the mix," said Ryan, who had touchdown passes of 39 and 10 yards to running back Tevin Coleman and a 40-yarder to rookie receiver Calvin Ridley ."The good football teams that I've been a part of in my career are the ones that have gotten better as the year's gone along. Halfway through, I think we're a better football team than we were at the start and we've got to keep it trending in that direction."Nowhere is that progress more evident than on the ground, where Coleman ran for 80 yards and Ito Smith had 66 yards and a rushing touchdown. The Falcons surpassed 100 yards rushing for the first time since Week 2."The big guys, they put the work in," said coach Dan Quinn, whose team didn't punt until midway through the third quarter and converted its first eight third-down opportunities. "We know we are at our best when both the run game and our pass game are in balance. And today we had that, and the results were there."Atlanta's 30th-ranked defense did its part, too, holding Washington to 35 first-quarter yards and making a crucial stop after Ryan was picked off by Quinton Dunbar 鈥?just the quarterback's third interception this season.The NFC East-leading Redskins (5-3) could blame poor tackling, ill-timed penalties and a series of injuries along the offensive line for the end of their three-game winning streak.Already without left tackle Trent Williams after surgery to repair his dislocated right thumb, Washington lost left guard Shaun Lauvao to a left knee injury http://www.redskinsfootballauthentics.com/josh-norman-jersey-authentic , right guard Brandon Scherff to a left shoulder injury and struggled to stop the Falcons when it mattered."It wasn't the preparation, just the executing," Washington safety D.J. Swearinger said. "Got to be better. Got to be disciplined. Got to be disciplined in our efforts."Swearinger and other players blamed officials for part of the Redskins' disciplinary trouble that added up to 10 penalties for 147 yards.Adrian Peterson was held to 17 yards on nine carries a week after rushing for 149 yards at the New York Giants. Alex Smith was 30 of 46 for 306 yards, an interception and a touchdown pass to Josh Doctson.KAZEE'S PICK AND THROWFalcons safety Damontae Kazee effectively ended any chances of a Redskins comeback when he picked off Smith with about seven minutes left. After the play, Kazee ran toward the corner of the stadium full of Falcons fans and did his best Ryan impression by throwing the ball to the top of the lower deck.Kazee said he was trying to get the ball to his nephew in that corner of the stands and isn't worried about punishment."I get fined every week," Kazee said. "I don't care."SMITH'S RUNAs inconsequential as Washington's ground game was, Smith had its longest gain of the day on a scramble that helped set up a touchdown. With Peterson blocking for him, the 34-year-old picked up 22 yards before being stopped on a crushing shoulder-to-shoulder hit from Brian Poole at the Atlanta 19.INJURIESFalcons: Calvin Ridley was cleared to return after being evaluated for a head injury. ... K Matt Bryant missed his second consecutive game with a right hamstring injury, and CB Robert Alford was out with an ankle injury, the first game he has missed since 2015.Redskins: Played stretches without three-fifths of their starting offensive line and lost Lauvao to a potentially serious knee injury. Lauvao injured his left knee on the third play of the game, was taken off the sideline in a wheelchair and did not return. RT Morgan Moses injured his right knee in the first quarter before returning in the second. Coach Jay Gruden said Lauvao and Scherff would have MRIs Monday. ... Dunbar left twice with leg injuries. ... TE Jordan Reed left briefly with a neck injury.UP NEXTFalcons: Aim for their fourth win in a row when they visit the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.Redskins: Look to rebound at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. www.nflshopoutlet.com/detroit-lions