[6 ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º º º * * * The NFL Tracker * * * º º º º º º Copyright (c) Micro Moonlighters, 1990 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================= The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) ============================================================================= I. Introduction. - Copyright Information...............................1 - Registration Fees...................................2 - Standard Disclaimer.................................2 - Product Overview....................................3 II. Getting Started. - Installing T.N.T....................................3 - Starting T.N.T......................................4 - Discussion of System Standards......................5 - Adding Participants.................................6 - Adding New Schedule.................................7 III. Weekly Requirements. - Entering Weekly Predictions.........................9 - Entering Weekly Scores.............................10 III. Prediction Tools and Aids. - Displaying the Current Standings...................11 - Reviewing Individual Team Statistics...............12 - Calculating Computer Prediction Results............14 IV. Printed Output. - Printing Predictions for an Individual.............16 - Other Reports......................................17 - Report Examples....................................18 IV. Evaluation of Prediction Results. - Comparing Weekly Results Amongst Peers.............21 - Displaying Season to Date Weekly Results...........22 - Displaying An Individual's Results for the Season..23 - Displaying Results of All Participants.............24 V. Other Database Related Functionality. - Changing Team Names................................25 - Subtotaling........................................25 - Changing to a Different Season.....................25 VI. Playoffs. - Post Season Differences............................26 - Displaying Playoff Chart...........................27 VII. Problem Resolution. - Database Problems..................................28 - Software Problems..................................28 ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 1 ============================================================================== Copyright Information --------------------- The NFL Tracker is not a public domain program. Rather it is being distributed under the User Supported Software concept. The program has been copyrighted by the author who reserves all rights. You are granted a limited license to use and copy the program according to the terms below. As an individual you may freely copy the program and its assoc- iated files for your evaluation and the evaluation of others so long as no price or other consideration is charged. Shareware distribution organizations may copy the diskette and share it with their members so long as no price is charged other than a reasonable distribution fee not to exceed the cost of a diskette and handling. The program, associated files and documentation must always be distributed together. You may not modify the program or the documentation. You may not reprint the program manual in any way. Schools are granted permission by the author to copy the program as many times as needed so long as the registration fee has been paid for each building the program will be used in. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 2 ============================================================================== Registration Fee ---------------- The NFL Tracker represents many, many hours of hard work in terms of programming, data gathering and entry, testing, and documenting. Registered copies will be compiled with a serial number that will be displayed on all of the menus in the lower left corner. A serial number set to zero is an indication that the program is a demonstration version for unregistered users only. This version of the program will only carry history for games played during the 1991 season and beyond. An unregistered version will be fully functional, however, to kindle an interest in registering the product, a reminder screen will be displayed prior to invoking each and every function within the program. Upon registration you will recieve a diskette with all of the required files along with further detail about the formulas used for selecting the predicted winners. The databases will be expanded to include 1983 thru 1991 schedules and results. Support will be provided to unregistered users on a very limited basis and if you do have questions, please call (206) 334-8243, evenings and weekends only. Shareware authors can continue to develop and support their products ONLY if you support the product and the shareware concept. The registration fee also assures that future enhancements will be available to you in the most timely manner. If you find that this program is easy to use, is entertaining, and of better quality than most of the comparably priced soft- ware, please respond by sending $25.00 to: Micro Moonlighters 12500 2nd Street S.E. Lake Stevens, WA 98258 If you have purchased a non-registered version under the share- ware philosophy and provide a copy of the receipt, that amount (or $5.00, whichever is less) may be deducted from the $25.00 registration fee. Disclaimer ---------- Micro Moonlighters will assume no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of this product. No warranty is expressed or implied. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 3 ============================================================================== Product Overview ---------------- The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) is a database program for tracking the results of NFL football games. Features include two versions of mathematical computer prediction programs. The program will accept and log predictions for up to 36 participants with up to four players at a time in a full display mode. The only data entry requirements are the annual schedule and weekly predictions accompanied by the results. After the week's scores have been entered and subtotals tabulated, the results can be displayed graphically and numerically. Other features include the incorporation of playoff games. Player's predictions and results, as well as the computer generated predictions, are tracked all the way through to the Super Bowl. The T.N.T. databases include all of the games and scores for the 1983 thru 1991 seasons. This information serves not only as a historical reference, but is also an integral part of the pre- diction process. The system has recently been enhanced to support a mouse. Mouse support extends throughout the menus and most of the screens. Currently, the only printer that is supported is a standard Epson- like dot matrix printer. The future undoubtedly belongs to a Windows rewrite, however, unlike many commercial software development companies, Micro Moonlighters will not attempt to predict a product release date. Installing T.N.T. ----------------- The system requirements are a minimum of 350K of RAM. A high density diskette will be required to hold all of the programs and the data. Obviously, a hard disk will be the most desirable storage medium for the data files, however, T.N.T. can be run from floppy disk drives. If installing T.N.T. sounds like it could be difficult or dangerous, rest assured, it's not. The system can be installed switching to the floppy drive which contains The NFL Tracker distribution disk and typing INSTALL. If not already present, it will create subdirectory C:\TNT and execute the self-extracting compressed format file T-N-T.EXE. If preferred, this same process can be undertaken manually by copying T-N-T.EXE to any directory and entering T-N-T at the DOS prompt. The T-N-T.EXE file may now be deleted since TNT.EXE is the executable file which invokes The NFL Tracker. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 4 ============================================================================== Starting T.N.T. --------------- The NFL Tracker can be started by typing TNT while on the same subdirectory as the TNT.EXE module. The following screen will be displayed. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Enter Weekly Predictions º º Enter Weekly Scores º º Display 1991 Standings º º Individual Team Statistics º º Computer Prediction Programs º º Prediction Results Summary º º Database Queries and Updates º º Display Reports Menu º º Display 1991 Playoff Menu º º Exit from The NFL Tracker º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 5 ============================================================================== Discussion of System Standards ------------------------------ The system has been designed to keep a consistent "look and feel" throughout. It is easily navigated via dynamic light bar menus using either a mouse or the keyboard. Often information will be displayed without a prompt. When finished viewing the data, simply strike any key or click the mouse and control will return to the menu system. Throughout the system, data entry screens will be prompting with "Save, Change, or Quit". The Save option will cause the data just entered to be physically stored to disk and control usually passes to another screen of menu. The Change option will return the cursor to the first data entry field and the values previously entered may be changed. The Quit option will return control to the previous menu and the changes entered on the screen are NOT saved to the database. Screens with a scrollable list of record entries can be modified consistently in the following manner. If a field is to be changed, the cursor must be moved there first using the arrow keys. Upon moving the cursor to the field to be modified, strike the Enter key. The item to be modified will now display a flashing cursor. Modify the field and hit Enter again to have the changes accepted. To add a record simply scroll past the last line of data records. The data may now be keyed and the record will be saved. The Escape key will return control to the menu system and keep all changes that have been entered. The system has been designed to be flexible, yet very easy to use and maintain. The subtotaling routines will always subtotal an entire season to make sure that corrections to earlier week's data will be reflected throughout all the databases. Database integrity was deemed more important than eliminating the redundant calculations. It is virtually impossible to enter data into the databases that cannot be corrected then reflected in the summary totals simply by subtotaling. The system is flexible enough to allow postponement of subtotaling until the most convenient time, but prediction results will not be available until the subtotaling has been completed for that week. Sixteen weeks of data with all four participants requires less than 10 minutes to subtotal on an AT class machine with an average speed hard disk. The program should always be exited via navigation of the menu system back to DOS. To keep the databases intact, avoid stopping the machine in any manner while using T.N.T., especially when database update routines are running. The results will be un- predictable. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 6 ============================================================================== Adding Participants ------------------- When the program is first used, it will be necessary to add your name and the other participants to the system. The main menu option labeled "Database Queries and Updates" will return the following screen. Use your cursor keys to select the menu option to "Add Participants". ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Database Update Menu * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Change to Another Season º º Update Subtotals º º Add New Schedule º º Add Participants º º Change Participants º º Delete Participants º º Change Team Names º º Return to Main Menu º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ When presented with the following screen, add your name and initials. Until a participant is entered here, the other portions of the system will be inaccessible to them. A person's initials are optional, however, to appear on the menus that have graphical displays, unique initials must be entered. This will put the player into a priveleged status and provide additional information throughout The NFL Tracker. There are screens to delete and change participant information as well, however, if participants are deleted their entire history of predictions will be lost. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Add Participants * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º First Name: º º º º Last Name: º º º º Initials: (Optional) º º º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Up to four participants may be designated to have their results º º displayed on the bar chart graphs. By entering a participant's º º initials on this screen, they are added to the following list º º of individuals who are currently displayed on all bar charts: º º º º Dan Lohman (DDL) º º º º º º º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 7 ============================================================================== Adding New Schedule ------------------- Although the current schedule may have already been added, the next requirement would normally be to add the schedule for the coming year. This is accomplished by selecting the appropriate option from the "Database Queries and Updates" option on the main menu. The system will respond by asking for the season to be entered and the number of weeks that are in that season. ENTER SCHEDULE FOR 19 SEASON CONSISTING OF WEEKS After supplying the initial information, the following screen will be displayed allowing for quick entry of the season's games on a week-by-week basis. This screen will continue to refresh and accept data until the entire season's schedule has been entered. The format assumes that the visiting team will appear over the home team within each pair in a contest. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1990 Season * * * New Season Schedule * * * Week #4 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º º º º º Atlanta Miami º º Buffalo Minnesota º º Chicago N.Y. Giants º º Cincinnati N.Y. Jets º º Cleveland New England º º Dallas New Orleans º º Denver Philadelphia º º Detroit Phoenix º º Green Bay Pittsburgh º º Houston San Diego º º Indianapolis San Francisco º º Kansas City Seattle º º L.A. Raiders Tampa Bay º º L.A. Rams Washington º º º º Bye º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ No More Changes ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 8 ============================================================================== Adding New Schedule (cont'd) ------------------- Standard mouse double-click or Enter key while highlighted will cause the team to be selected and inserted into the schedule in the next available slot. Once an entry is made it is impossible to go backwards and fix it during this initial pass, so the only way to correct errors is to go completely through the remaining entries and select Change when prompted. Selecting Quit at the following prompt will abandon any changes made on the current week of the schedule, but retain changes made in earlier weeks. Save will cause the schedule database to be updated with the week's games and will provide another screen for the next week's games, if another week exists in the schedule. The Next option allows for a quick review of the schedule without incurring the delay caused by saving the data. When reviewing an existing schedule, be careful not to use the Save option for weeks that have already been played or you will lose the results (scores, player predictions, etc.) of the games played that week. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1990 Season * * * New Season Schedule * * * Week #4 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Bye Houston º º Bye San Diego º º º º Atlanta Miami Bye Indianapolis º º Buffalo Minnesota Bye Philadelphia º º Chicago N.Y. Giants º º Cincinnati N.Y. Jets Chicago Miami º º Cleveland New England L.A. Raiders Pittsburgh º º Dallas New Orleans º º Denver Philadelphia Cleveland N.Y. Jets º º Detroit Phoenix Kansas City New England º º Green Bay Pittsburgh º º Houston San Diego Dallas Tampa Bay º º Indianapolis San Francisco N.Y. Giants Minnesota º º Kansas City Seattle º º L.A. Raiders Tampa Bay Denver Washington º º L.A. Rams Washington Buffalo Phoenix º º º º Bye Green Bay Cincinnati º º Detroit Seattle º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ No More Changes ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 9 ============================================================================== Entering Weekly Predictions --------------------------- To track their success at predicting the outcome of NFL Football games, each player must enter predictions. Before doing so though, each of the players may want to review some of the information available to them. The computer prediction programs should be run prior to entering player predictions. Those teams will then be displayed in the respective columns. Those involved with football pools will be able to use the Favored Percent column which will indicate which games will be strategic in terms of the outcome of the weekly football pool. Teams involved in a close contest may require further analysis by viewing their game history via the option to "Review Individual Team Statistics". This screen was designed to make data entry somewhat faster and less tedious, therefore, mouse users will need but only one click to select the teams of choice which then becom highlighted. Without a mouse, you will find a cursor highlighted in magenta which will serve as the guide when selecting teams. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1990 Season Steve Owens' Picks Week #10 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Point º º Visiting Home Percentage Spread Favored Favored º º Team Team Analysis Analysis Team Pct º º º º Atlanta Chicago Chicago Chicago Chicago 100 º º Denver San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego 73 º º Green Bay L.A. Raiders L.A. Raiders L.A. Raiders L.A. Raiders 91 º º Indianapolis New England Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis 68 º º Miami N.Y. Jets Miami Miami Miami 86 º º Minnesota Detroit Detroit Detroit Detroit 73 º º N.Y. Giants L.A. Rams N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants N.Y. Giants 82 º º Phoenix Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo 100 º º Seattle Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City 82 º º Tampa Bay New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans 95 º º San Francisco Dallas San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco 95 º º Washington Philadelphia Washington Philadelphia Washington 55 º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Return to Previous Menu ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 10 ============================================================================== Entering Weekly Scores ---------------------- At any time during the week that games are played, the scores for those games may be entered. The screen for accepting the scores is presented below. If the full complement of games have not been played, the program will detect the zero scores and ask you to verify that all of the games have been played. If you confirm it, the subtotals routine will treat all 0 - 0 scores as though they were tied games. Again, the results can be reversed by simply entering the correct score when the game has been played, then rerunning the subtotals. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1988 Season * * * Weekly NFL Scores * * * Week #10 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Detroit 17 Tampa Bay 10 Buffalo 13 º º Minnesota 44 Chicago 28 Seattle 3 º º º º Green Bay 0 San Francisco 23 L.A. Raiders 13 º º Atlanta 20 Phoenix 24 San Diego 3 º º º º L.A. Rams 24 N.Y. Jets 14 Cleveland 17 º º Philadelphia 30 Indianapolis 38 Houston 24 º º º º Miami 10 New Orleans 24 Dallas 21 º º New England 21 Washington 27 N.Y. Giants 29 º º º º Pittsburgh 7 Kansas City 11 º º Cincinnati 42 Denver 17 º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Save, Change, or Quit? ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 11 ============================================================================== Displaying the Current Standings -------------------------------- The standings as published in the daily newspaper are available from the main menu. The wins, losses, ties, percentages, points for and against are listed for each team by conference and divi- sion. Ties will list the team that comes alphabetically first ahead of the other teams involved in the tie. The standings as of the final week of the 1988 season are displayed below. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * AFC * * * * * * NFC * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ ºWest W L T PCT PF PA West W L T PCT PF PA º ºSeattle 9 7 0 .563 339 329 L.A. Rams 10 6 0 .625 407 293 º ºDenver 8 8 0 .500 327 352 New Orleans 10 6 0 .625 312 283 º ºL.A. Raiders 7 9 0 .438 325 369 San Francisco 10 6 0 .625 369 294 º ºSan Diego 6 10 0 .375 231 332 Atlanta 5 11 0 .313 244 315 º ºKansas City 4 11 1 .267 254 320 º ºCentral W L T PCT PF PA Central W L T PCT PF PA º ºCincinnati 12 4 0 .750 448 329 Chicago 12 4 0 .750 312 215 º ºCleveland 10 6 0 .625 304 288 Minnesota 11 5 0 .688 406 233 º ºHouston 10 6 0 .625 424 365 Tampa Bay 5 11 0 .313 261 350 º ºPittsburgh 5 11 0 .313 336 421 Detroit 4 12 0 .250 220 313 º º Green Bay 4 12 0 .250 240 315 º ºEast W L T PCT PF PA East W L T PCT PF PA º ºBuffalo 12 4 0 .750 329 237 N.Y. Giants 10 6 0 .625 359 304 º ºIndianapolis 9 7 0 .563 354 315 Philadelphia 10 6 0 .625 379 319 º ºNew England 9 7 0 .563 250 284 Phoenix 7 9 0 .438 344 398 º ºN.Y. Jets 8 7 1 .533 372 354 Washington 7 9 0 .438 345 387 º ºMiami 6 10 0 .375 319 380 Dallas 3 13 0 .188 265 381 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 12 ============================================================================== Reviewing Individual Team Statistics ------------------------------------ For in depth analysis of an individual team's history of games, there is an option from the main menu to provide the following screen. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Team Selection Menu * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º º º Atlanta Miami º º Buffalo Minnesota º º Chicago N.Y. Giants º º Cincinnati N.Y. Jets º º Cleveland New England º º Dallas New Orleans º º Denver Philadelphia º º Detroit Phoenix º º Green Bay Pittsburgh º º Houston San Diego º º Indianapolis San Francisco º º Kansas City Seattle º º L.A. Raiders Tampa Bay º º L.A. Rams Washington º º º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ Return to Previous Menu ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ To select a team, simply use the arrow keys (or the mouse) to high- light the choice then hit Enter (or double click). ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 13 ============================================================================== Reviewing Individual Team Statistics (cont'd) ------------------------------------ When a team has been selected from the Team Selection Menu, you will be presented with an overview of the team of interest. The statistics at the top of the page are for the currently selected season or the default season from startup. The game history section from the bottom section serves a dual purpose. It will display at least the last eight games that the team has played, the outcome, won or lost, and the score. The @ sign indicates it was an away game. The blocks which appear under a player's initials signify a successful prediction by that player. Lack of a block beside the game is an indication that the outcome was not correctly predicted. If the team name is highlighted, it means that the game was played in the previous season, therefore it will not be reflected in the statistics at the top of the screen. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Seattle Seahawks * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º W L T PCT PF PA º º - Overall 9 7 0 .563 339 329 º º - Home Games 5 3 0 .625 181 160 º º - Away Games 4 4 0 .500 158 169 º º - Divisional 6 2 0 .750 219 160 º º - Non Divisional 3 5 0 .375 120 169 º º º º P S D P S D º º Won/ P C S A Won/ P C S A º º Game History Lost Score S T O R Game History Lost Score S T O R º º ------------ ---- ----- - - - - ------------ ---- ----- - - - - º º@ Denver Won 21 14 Û Û San Diego Won 17 14 Û Û Û Û º º Kansas City Won 31 10 Û Û Û Û Buffalo Lost 13 3 Û Û º º@ San Diego Lost 17 6 Houston Won 27 24 Û Û Û Û º º San Francisco Lost 38 7 Û Û @ Kansas City Lost 27 24 º º@ Atlanta Won 31 20 Û Û Û Û L.A. Raiders Won 35 27 Û Û Û Û º º@ Cleveland Won 16 10 Û Û @ New England Lost 13 7 Û º º New Orleans Lost 20 19 Û Û Denver Won 42 14 Û Û Û Û º º@ L.A. Rams Lost 31 10 Û Û @ L.A. Raiders Won 43 37 Û Û Û Û º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 14 ============================================================================== Calculating Computer Prediction Results --------------------------------------- Computer prediction program menu can be selected from the main menu. There are two versions of computer prediction programs. The following screen is an example of the Percentage Analysis Predictions and the Point Spread Predictions, respectively. The winners will be reverse highlighted when viewed the screen. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1988 Season * * * Weekly Percentage Predictions * * * Week #10 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Div. H/V Total Div. H/V Total º º Visiting Teams Factor Factor Factor Home Teams Factor Factor Factor º º ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄ º º Detroit 0.007 0.036 0.176 Minnesota 1.889 2.428 1.198 º º Green Bay 0.005 0.041 0.190 Atlanta 0.014 0.056 0.242 º º L.A. Rams 0.644 1.376 0.868 Philadelphia 0.272 0.717 0.743 º º Miami 0.000 0.076 0.315 New England 0.367 1.074 0.495 º º Pittsburgh 0.003 0.027 0.249 Cincinnati 0.608 2.684 1.021 º º Tampa Bay 0.025 0.061 0.233 Chicago 1.740 2.389 1.088 º º San Francisco 0.780 1.308 0.784 Phoenix 0.096 0.263 0.378 º º N.Y. Jets 0.054 0.233 0.560 Indianapolis 0.294 0.887 0.632 º º New Orleans 0.150 0.476 0.689 Washington 0.064 0.252 0.390 º º Kansas City 0.000 0.000 0.212 Denver 0.160 0.803 0.464 º º Buffalo 0.201 0.788 1.041 Seattle 0.188 0.545 0.580 º º L.A. Raiders 0.136 0.239 0.385 San Diego 0.016 0.082 0.261 º º Cleveland 0.152 0.398 0.660 Houston 0.418 1.490 0.726 º º Dallas 0.010 0.039 0.130 N.Y. Giants 0.282 0.866 0.738 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1988 Season * * * Weekly Point Spread Predictions * * * Week #10 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Div H/V Total Div H/V Total º º Visiting Teams Pts Pts Pts Avg Home Teams Pts Pts Pts Avg º º ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄ º º Dallas 20.4 18.5 17.8 18.9 N.Y. Giants 24.3 23.8 23.1 23.7 º º Detroit 17.7 14.4 14.8 15.6 Minnesota 24.3 22.8 22.1 23.1 º º Green Bay 17.6 16.9 17.3 17.3 Atlanta 19.1 17.5 17.5 18.0 º º L.A. Rams 26.3 23.7 22.4 24.1 Philadelphia 22.0 21.8 20.9 21.6 º º Miami 18.3 16.7 19.3 18.1 New England 23.2 20.6 19.6 21.1 º º Pittsburgh 20.7 18.7 20.3 19.9 Cincinnati 30.5 28.1 26.5 28.4 º º Tampa Bay 17.7 14.2 15.2 15.7 Chicago 21.6 19.0 20.2 20.3 º º San Francisco 25.2 24.0 24.3 24.5 Phoenix 23.9 18.7 19.2 20.6 º º N.Y. Jets 23.4 20.5 21.7 21.9 Indianapolis 27.2 23.7 22.3 24.4 º º New Orleans 22.8 21.3 21.8 22.0 Washington 22.8 21.0 19.6 21.1 º º Kansas City 17.9 16.0 18.9 17.6 Denver 23.1 21.5 20.2 21.6 º º Buffalo 22.3 19.3 20.2 20.6 Seattle 19.2 18.6 17.8 18.5 º º L.A. Raiders 22.5 20.0 20.5 21.0 San Diego 19.8 17.8 18.8 18.8 º º Cleveland 24.8 19.5 20.9 21.7 Houston 26.2 23.9 21.9 24.0 º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 15 ============================================================================== Calculating Computer Prediction Results (cont'd) --------------------------------------- The calculations are run for divisional/non-divisional, home/ visitor, and overall total statistics. The average column will contain the mean of the three breakdowns. The computer will select the team which has a better score in at least two of the three categories. Therefore, the average may actually be lower for the team that the computer selected. If there is a tie in one of the categories, the computer will highlight the team with the highest average. If the average is also equal, the home team will be selected. The computer prediction programs will use at least eight weeks of historical information, drawing from last season's regular season games if necessary. As the season progresses, it will use all of the data from the current season. The prediction programs are useful for identifying the majority of the teams which are favored to win. However, since they are strictly based on numbers from past performance, other critical factors such as injuries, weather, and so on, are not taken into account. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 16 ============================================================================== Printing Predictions for an Individual -------------------------------------- If a printer is available, an individual may print out their selections for review while the game scores are being announced. Prior to entering the game scores, the report will highlight the player's predictions and leave room for writing down the scrores. As game scores are entered into TNT, they will print out and the count of correct predictions will be incremented when appropriate. GESteve's PredictionsH GE1988 SeasonH GEWeek #10H Detroit 17 GEMinnesota H 44 Green Bay 0 GEAtlanta H 20 GEL.A. Rams H 24 Philadelphia 30 Miami 10 GENew England H 21 Pittsburgh 7 GECincinnati H 42 Tampa Bay 10 GEChicago H 28 San Francisco 23 GEPhoenix H 24 GEN.Y. Jets H 14 Indianapolis 38 GENew Orleans H 24 Washington 27 Kansas City 11 GEDenver H 17 Buffalo 13 GESeattle H 3 GEL.A. Raiders H 13 San Diego 3 Cleveland 17 GEHouston H 24 Dallas 21 GEN.Y. Giants H 29 Number of correct predictions : GE10H ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 17 ============================================================================== Other Reports ------------- Other reports that have been developed can also be selected from the Reports Menu. The reports menu provides the following options. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Reports Menu * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Predictions By Participant º º Predictions For All Participants º º Percentage Analysis Predictions º º Point Spread Analysis Predictions º º Best Predictions Current Week º º Best Predictions by Total Correct º º Best Predictions by Percent Correct º º Print All of the "Best" Reports º º Return to Previous Menu º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ Predictions for all participants will simply produce the previous report for each and every participant. The computer's predictions can also be printed from this menu. Finally, for those that choose to actively be involved with a football pools or contests, the "best of" reports will be quite helpful. Examples of these reports can be found on the following pages. The exact same data can also be viewed on-line if so desired. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 18 ============================================================================== GEBest Predictions For Current WeekH GE1990 SeasonH GEWeek #10H Total Correct Total Correct Percent Correct This Week Entire Season Entire Season --------- ------------- ------------- Steve Owens 10 80 63% Nick Nichols 10 53 58% Carla Clark 10 68 67% Ruth Devine 9 58 64% Tim Davey 9 55 63% Sanjay Khurana 8 86 67% George Latham 8 82 64% Leslie Davis 8 64 63% Julian Spence 8 75 59% Rossano Passarella 8 65 64% Cathy Archer 8 47 60% R.L. Sharma 8 64 64% Linda Johnson 8 39 53% Sean Mundy 7 75 65% Paul Marcello 7 33 61% Ramesh Muddaraj 7 72 63% Gladys Jones 6 71 62% Rita German 5 77 60% J.P. Singh 5 62 62% ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 19 ============================================================================== GEBest Percentages For Entire SeasonH GE1990 SeasonH Percent Correct Total Correct Total Correct Entire Season Entire Season This Week ------------- ------------- --------- Sanjay Khurana 67% 86 8 Carla Clark 67% 68 10 Marc Kaser 66% 59 0 Kasthuri 66% 66 10 Sean Mundy 65% 75 7 Chuck Sissons 64% 18 0 George Latham 64% 82 8 Ruth Devine 64% 58 9 Rossano Passarella 64% 65 8 R.L. Sharma 64% 64 8 Steve Owens 63% 80 10 Leslie Davis 63% 64 8 Tim Davey 63% 55 9 Ramesh Muddaraj 63% 72 7 Gladys Jones 62% 71 6 Jalayne Woolums 62% 32 0 J.P. Singh 62% 62 5 Jon Beade 61% 55 0 Paul Marcello 61% 33 7 Rita German 60% 77 5 Cathy Archer 60% 47 8 Julian Spence 59% 75 8 Hooman Tab 59% 69 0 Nick Nichols 58% 53 10 Ken Swapp 57% 16 0 Mary White 57% 8 0 Donna Olson 55% 64 0 Gary Anderson 55% 22 0 Vien Bui 54% 28 0 Linda Johnson 53% 39 8 Frank Ishman 50% 37 0 ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 20 ============================================================================== GEBest Totals For Entire SeasonH GE1990 SeasonH Total Correct Percent Correct Total Correct Entire Season Entire Season This Week ------------- ------------- --------- Sanjay Khurana 86 67% 8 George Latham 82 64% 8 Steve Owens 80 63% 10 Rita German 77 60% 5 Julian Spence 75 59% 8 Sean Mundy 75 65% 7 Ramesh Muddaraj 72 63% 7 Gladys Jones 71 62% 6 Hooman Tab 69 59% 0 Carla Clark 68 67% 10 Kasthuri 66 66% 10 Rossano Passarella 65 64% 8 Donna Olson 64 55% 0 Leslie Davis 64 63% 8 R.L. Sharma 64 64% 8 J.P. Singh 62 62% 5 Marc Kaser 59 66% 0 Ruth Devine 58 64% 9 Jon Beade 55 61% 0 Tim Davey 55 63% 9 Nick Nichols 53 58% 10 Cathy Archer 47 60% 8 Linda Johnson 39 53% 8 Frank Ishman 37 50% 0 Paul Marcello 33 61% 7 Jalayne Woolums 32 62% 0 Vien Bui 28 54% 0 Gary Anderson 22 55% 0 Chuck Sissons 18 64% 0 Ken Swapp 16 57% 0 Lindsey Willman 10 36% 0 Mary White 8 57% 0 ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 21 ============================================================================== Comparing Weekly Results Amongst Peers -------------------------------------- After the week's scores have been entered and subtotaling has been completed, you'll want to see how your predictions have gone compared with those of your associates and the computer generated picks. The Prediction Results Menu will present you with another menu from which you may select Weekly Comparison Against Peers. This option will return a bar graph as follows outlining the results of each participant as well as the results of the computer generated predictions. Results of home and vis- iting teams will be displayed also. 1988 SEASON - WEEK #10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Visiting Teams - Week ÛÛÛÛ 2 14% ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 60 43% ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Home Teams - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 12 86% ³ - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 79 56% ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Point Spread - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 11³ 79%³ ³ Analysis - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 90 64% ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Percentage - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 11³ 79%³ ³ Analysis - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ123 ³88% ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Steve's Picks - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 10 71% ³ ³ - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 82³ 59%³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Darlene's Picks - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 9 64% ³ ³ ³ - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 74 53% ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Joe Bob's Picks - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 9 64% ³ ³ ³ - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 97³ 69%³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ ³ Bobby Joe's Picks - Week ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 10 71% ³ ³ - Cumm ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ 84 60%³ ³ ³ ³ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 22 ============================================================================== Displaying Season to Date Weekly Results ---------------------------------------- The Prediction Results Menu will also present you with an alternative method of viewing the prediction results. An individual entity's season-to-date results can be displayed by selecting it from the Individual Prediction Results Menu. Since there may be several individuals involved, this menu will change according to which participants are selected as the "priveleged" participants as discussed under "Adding Participants". ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Individual Prediction Results Menu * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Home Team's Weekly Statistics º º Visiting Team's Weekly Statistics º º Percentage Analysis Predictions º º Point Spread Analysis Predictions º º Steve's Weekly Predictions º º Darlene's Weekly Predictions º º Joe Bob's Weekly Predictions º º Bobby Joe's Weekly Predictions º º Return to Previous Menu º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 23 ============================================================================== Displaying An Individual's Results for the Season ------------------------------------------------- The screen to display results for an individual will look somewhat like the following example. Although it is not accurately depicted here, it is a multi-colored bar chart showing an individual's week by week results with cummulative results as well. The information is displayed numerically on the right side including a comparison with the results achieved by the Percentage Analysis (PA) predictions and the Point Spread Analysis (PSA) predictions. At the bottom is a count of the number of times each individual has been able to match the best weekly outcome. In this case, it happens to be the same as the number of games played in a week, but it will usually be a smaller number such as twelve or thirteen. Total Correct Picks 1988 SEASON - Joe Bob's Picks JOE JOE PA PA PSA PSA Wk Cum Wk Cum Wk Cum Week 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 1 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ 13 13 14 14 11 11 2 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ 9 22 13 27 8 19 3 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 8 30 13 40 7 26 4 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 11 41 13 53 8 34 5 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 9 50 13 66 7 41 6 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 10 60 13 79 9 50 7 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 10 70 12 91 8 58 8 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 9 79 11 102 11 69 9 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ 9 88 10 112 10 79 10 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܳ ³ ³ ³ 9 97 11 123 11 90 11 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܳ ³ ³ ³ 8 105 8 131 8 98 12 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ³ ³ ³ ³ 8 113 9 140 8 106 13 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܳ ³ ³ ³ 13 126 11 151 11 117 14 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܳ ³ ³ ³ 9 135 7 158 8 125 15 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܳ ³ ³ ³ 9 144 11 169 11 136 16 ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜܳ ³ ³ ³ 8 152 10 179 8 144 ÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÁÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Number of Times Matching Best Weekly Record of 14 Correct Picks Percentage Analysis - 1 Steve - 0 Joe Bob - 0 Û = Week Point Spread Analysis - 0 Darlene - 0 Bobby Joe - 0 Û = Cumm ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 24 ============================================================================== Displaying Results of All Participants -------------------------------------- Similar to the reporting capabilities, the following screen will display leaders in each of the three categories, current week's predictions, total correct over entire season, and best percentage of correct predictions over entire season. Upon initial entry, the leftmost column heading is highlighted and participants are listed in the order of most correct picks for the current week. By using left and right arrow keys, another heading is highlighted, and the participants are redisplayed highest to lowest according to the category chosen. Paging capabilities are available for viewing player results that cannot be shown on a single screen. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º 1990 Season * * * Most Correct Predictions * * * Week #10 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Total Correct Total Correct Percent Correct º º This Week Entire Season Entire Season º º Steve Owens 10 80 63% º º Nick Nichols 10 53 58% º º Carla Clark 10 68 67% º º Kasthuri 10 66 66% º º Ruth Devine 9 58 64% º º Tim Davey 9 55 63% º º Sanjay Khurana 8 86 67% º º George Latham 8 82 64% º º Leslie Davis 8 64 63% º º Julian Spence 8 75 59% º º Rossano Passarella 8 65 64% º º Cathy Archer 8 47 60% º º R.L. Sharma 8 64 64% º º Linda Johnson 8 39 53% º º Sean Mundy 7 75 65% º º Paul Marcello 7 33 61% º º Ramesh Muddaraj 7 72 63% º º Gladys Jones 6 71 62% º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ <- Use Arrow Keys to Change Views -> ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 25 ============================================================================== Changing Team Names ------------------- From time to time, NFL teams seem to migrate. This event occured between the 1987 and 1988 season when the St. Louis Cardinals took off for Phoenix. The NFL Tracker can accomodate such changes, but care must be taken to ensure that the starting season for the new team is one higher than the ending season and that they are entered accurately. The mascot name can be changed with much less risk, however, cities with more than one football team, such as L.A. or N.Y. must include the mascot within the team name itself so that they may be uniquely identified. If experiencing difficulty in updating this screen, see the discussion of system standards for further assistance. Subtotaling ----------- Subtotaling is needed to get the weekly results summarized. This summarization is necessary to display the data quickly without redundant recalculations. The subtotaling will always be done for only the current season's data and only for active players. The programs will always begin processing data from the beginning of the season, therefore, as the season progresses the subtotaling will take longer. Prediction results and weekly scores will not be reflected until subtotaling is completed. Changing to a Different Season ------------------------------ The NFL Tracker will start up with the current season provided that the system clock is set correctly. This season may be changed at any time from the Database Queries and Updates Menu, to review different seasons. Changing to a season that has not had a schedule built for it will not be allowed. Non registered versions of The NFL Tracker will not allow the season to be changed to a season beyond 1991. ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 26 ============================================================================== Post Season Differences ----------------------- Post season play can be tracked with The NFL Tracker, but because the rules for getting into the playoffs are so complex, very few assumptions are made about the candidates. The weekly itinerary of playoff games must be entered each week, again, with the visiting team displayed over the home team. The individual team statistics and the computer prediction programs will only display information from regular season games. The bar charts for predic- tion results will look different because they only account for post season play. Most of the activities that were once done from the main menu, must now be done from the playoff menu. The playoff menu requires further menu navigation depending on which post season games are of interest. ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * 1988 Playoff Menu * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Review Playoff Scenario º º Display Playoff Prediction Results º º Wild Card Games º º Divisional Playoff Games º º Divisional Championship Games º º The Super Bowl º º Return to Previous Menu º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * Wild Card Playoff Menu * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Enter Participating Teams º º Percentage Analysis Predictions º º Point Spread Analysis Predictions º º Enter Player Predictions º º Print Player Predictions º º Enter Game Scores º º Return to Previous Menu º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 27 ============================================================================== Displaying Playoff Chart ------------------------ For a traditional tree structure representation of the playoffs, try the first option on the playoff menu, "Review Playoff Scenario". It will return a screen as follows: ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º * * * 1988 Playoffs * * * º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º ºAFC Wild Card º ºHouston 24Ä¿ AFC Playoff Games º º ÃÄHouston 10Ä¿ AFC Championship º ºCleveland 23ÄÙ ÃÄBuffalo 10Ä¿ º º Buffalo 17ÄÙ ³ º º ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ º º Seattle 13Ä¿ ³ ³ º º ÃÄCincinnati 21ÄÙ ³ º º Cincinnati 21ÄÙ Super Bowl XXIIIº º NFC Playoff Games Cincinnati 16º º Philadelphia 12Ä¿ NFC Championship San Francisco 20º º ÃÄChicago 3Ä¿ ³ º º Chicago 20ÄÙ ³ ³ º º ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ º ºNFC Wild Card San Francisco 34Ä¿ ³ º ºL.A. Rams 17Ä¿ ÃÄSan Francisco 28ÄÙ º º ÃÄMinnesota 9ÄÙ º ºMinnesota 28ÄÙ º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼ ============================================================================== The NFL Tracker (T.N.T.) Page 28 ============================================================================== Database Problems ----------------- As discussed in the systems standard section, it will be very difficult to create permanent problems with the database. The schedule is the heart of the system and any changes in that area will require that portions of the system would have to be rerun. For example, a game may be entered twice for a given week and one game omitted. The computer predictions may have been run and the results stored. When entering player predic- tions, it becomes apparent that there is a mistake. The schedule is changed, yet when reentering the player predictions, the computer predicts that a team not even in the contest will win. Correct the database by running the computer predictions again then return. The problem will be fixed. Subtotaling will always correct all databases when an invalid score has been entered. Software Problems ----------------- Although The NFL Tracker has been rigorously tested, there will undoubtedly be some undiscovered "bugs". When they are located, please notify Micro Moonlighters in writing and, if you have purchased a registered copy every attempt will be made to correct the problem. Please include your name, serial number, a detailed description of the problem, and, if possible, a diskette with the databases and indexes. Databases that have been corrupted by being altered outside of The NFL Tracker will not be repaired. Send the information to: Micro Moonlighters 12500 2nd Street S.E. Lake Stevens, WA 98258