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oh fun - not much time at the moment but am sure will not be able to resist. Shakee i think is more cryptic averse-more most excellent at metaphor/allusion with plenty of word play/double entendre and key word hints. check his out-my description doesn't do him justice FWIW - these clues will go about showing the answer in two different ways - usually one more direct way and then a cryptic method. EDIT: okay one more another FWIW note - the number in parenthesis indicates the number of letters in the answer

ughh - was afraid someone might ask (jk) just wait until we get into psykomakia's...

yeah - you got it DD - nice solve.

Carolina Panthers + San Francisco 49ers -- Carolina Panthers - 3 Knocked Out 2. San Francisco 49ers 3. Atlanta Falcons 4. Dallas Cowboys 5. Chicago Bears 6. Seattle Seahawks 7. Washington Redskins 8. Detroit Lions 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers woot woot - my backyard boys by a field goal. re the next match, think a smaller field would be good and perhaps reducing the points to say 10-12 might not hurt as it would still probably take a couple of days for the first knock out.

not it MoMa but plenty sensical. you got the breakdown of the clue just looking for different words. gonna edit a bit

Carolina Panthers + Atlanta Falcons -- Dallas Cowboys -- San Francisco 49ers - 5 Carolina Panthers - 4 Atlanta Falcons - 2 Knocked Out 4. Dallas Cowboys 5. Chicago Bears 6. Seattle Seahawks 7. Washington Redskins 8. Detroit Lions 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Carolina Panthers + Chicago Bears + Atlanta Falcons-- Atlanta Falcons - 11 San Francisco 49ers - 10 Carolina Panthers - 9 Chicago Bears - 7 Dallas Cowboys - 7 Knocked Out 6. Seattle Seahawks 7. Washington Redskins 8. Detroit Lions 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Atlanta Falcons -- Cowboys -- Panthers + Atlanta Falcons - 13 Chicago Bears - 10 Carolina Panthers - 10 San Francisco 49ers - 9 Dallas Cowboys - 4 Knocked Out 6. Seattle Seahawks 7. Washington Redskins 8.Detroit Lions 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

fun stuff Riddlemethis - thanks. and welcome to the Den!

Ah, you're kind to keep coming back, DD. Had just about forgotten this one. It's pretty poor am afraid; totally cryptic vs descriptive. The "By An Utter Nuisance" refers to the author of the answer. Too busy as of late and was just trying to get something posted since it has been so slow. Found some links.

Chicago Bears + Dallas Cowboys -- Carolina Panthers + Atlanta Falcons - 17 Chicago Bears - 16 Carolina Panthers - 11 Dallas Cowboys - 9 San Francisco 49ers - 9 Seattle Seahawks - 1 Knocked Out 8.Detroit Lions 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17. Washington Redskins

He might used to have been. RG3 has already been announced as the Skins starting qb. Was/am just trying to forget. Here's to hoping for failing memories.

11(18-7)+4-3+1 = 123 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25 --> 444

Chicago Bears + Washington Redskins + Dallas Cowboys -- Atlanta Falcons - 20 Chicago Bears - 17 Carolina Panthers - 12 Dallas Cowboys - 12 San Francisco 49ers - 11 Washington Redskins - 5 Seattle Seahawks - 5 Knocked Out 8.Detroit Lions 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers oh, and forgot to ask - who the heck is Rex Grossman? know a different RG

u b QB (56-8+2/4)(24-6) = 873 2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 73 --> 500

Washington Redskins + Chicago Bears + Carolina Panthers + Atlanta Falcons - 23 Chicago Bears - 21 San Francisco 49ers - 17 Carolina Panthers - 17 Seattle Seahawks - 16 Dallas Cowboys - 16 Washington Redskins - 6 Detroit Lions - 4 Knocked Out 9. New Orlean Saints 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

just jumped on and noticed the missing digit. let's call it a one (1) making TheCube's solution easily correct? you good wit dat QB? if so, go ahead with then next challenge. sorry all.

Dont think we've used concatenation thus far but have no objections. An observation tho; dont think we have yet been unable to hit the number since the new rules. And @ MikeD - if you dont mind, will add a link to the modified game constraints to the OP. 8*(9*10+42/6)+7 = 783 2,4,6,12,38 - 666 (thought for a minute to go odd but that would have been too devilish...)

Detroit Lions -- New Orleans Saints -- Washington Redskins ++ Atlanta Falcons - 25 Chicago Bears - 22 Carolina Panthers - 20 San Francisco 49ers - 19 Seattle Seahawks - 16 Dallas Cowboys - 16 Detroit Lions - 8 Washington Redskins - 3 New Orleans Saints - 1 Knocked Out 10. St. Louis Rams 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Hirk, you're killing me Redskins ++ Chicago Bears ++ New Orleans Saints -- Atlanta Falcons - 25 Chicago Bears - 22 Carolina Panthers - 22 San Francisco 49ers - 17 Seattle Seahawks - 16 Dallas Cowboys - 16 Detroit Lions - 12 New Orleans Saints - 8 Washington Redskins - 3 St. Louis Rams - 1 Knocked Out 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

(13*3-7+5)(11+1)=444 1,2,3,4,10,11 = 999

last ditch effort to save my skins - Washington Redskins ++ New Orleans Saints -- St. Louis Rams -- Atlanta Falcons - 27 Chicago Bears - 22 Carolina Panthers - 20 San Francisco 49ers - 17 Seattle Seahawks - 16 Dallas Cowboys - 16 Detroit Lions - 14 New Orleans Saints - 12 St. Louis Rams - 9 Washington Redskins - 7 Knocked Out 11. Arizona Cardinals 12. New York Giants 13. Green Bay Packers 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Ok MoMa (and Hirk), looks like psykomakia's recruiting Framm and already has fabpig eating the cheese - i'm in. Chicago Bears ++ Green Bay Packers -- Dallas Cowboys-- Atlanta Falcons - 25 Carolina Panthers - 20 Chicago Bears - 19 New Orleans Saints - 16 San Francisco 49ers - 15 Detroit Lions - 15 Seattle Seahawks - 14 Dallas Cowboys - 14 Washington Redskins - 13 St. Louis Rams - 13 Arizona Cardinals - 10 New York Giants - 10 Green Bay Packers - 10 Knocked Out 14. Philadelphia Eagles 15. Minnesota Vikings 16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Seek: Classic Novel Title? - (by an American Author) Mark That pit has a permit to rent, she claimed. Hint: Read Aloud EDIT: see strike through and added the "Classic Novel" and "(by an American Author)" bits