That's my last 'dog posted on the blog (Jack Bog's Blog)

Forty-two 'dog pickers. Two hundred fifty-six wimpering underdogs. Twenty weeks of the Big Daddies of pro football. And it all comes down to this.

We hope you heard the Voice of God from NFL Films in your head as you read that, because if any moment in our charity pro football underdog game deserves hype, it's this moment -- the last week, in which there are only two games for our 'dognosticators to choose from. But before getting to the chess moves, let's call to mind one more time what our game is all about:

First prize: $475 to player's favorite charity
Second prize: $150 to player's favorite charity
Third prize: $100 to player's favorite charity
Fourth prize: $70 to player's favorite charity
Fifth prize: $45 to player's favorite charity

We also have a generous sponsor who has added $500 to the pot, but on the condition that her match go only to charities whose primary function is to provide "food, school, or medicine." If all five top finishers designate charities that fit within that description, the combined prizes would be as follows:

First prize: $760 to charity
Second prize: $240 to charity
Third prize: $160 to charity
Fourth prize: $110 to charity
Fifth prize: $70 to charity

In all, one way or another, $1,340 is going to charity from the game.

And now, to sing "God Bless America," recording star Tony Bennett:

All right, with that out of the way, here's how our players have lined up in Week 20:

9.5 BALTIMORE at New England - George, Rudie, Will, PDXileinOmaha, pdxmick, Jeremy, JMH, Sola, Gordon, Annie, DB Cooper, Tinknocker, Usual Kevin, Juicen, Dr. D, Grizfan, genop, genop's gal, John Ch., Dave A., Drewbob, Broadway Joe, Eric W.

4 ATLANTA vs. San Francisco - NoPoGuy, Carol, Gary, Lucas, Bayou Baby, Biggest Cubs Loser, Bad Brad, John Cr., Tung, Coastal Storm, Paul, Michael K.

So where does that lead us in terms of the final standings in this season-long game?

First of all, DB Cooper is our winner by far -- he mathematically eliminated all other contenders a while back -- but the results for second through fifth will be different today, depending on the outcomes on the gridiron. Here's our unofficial assessment of where the standings will wind up; players, please correct us if we've got any of the accounting wrong:

If both underdogs lose, the standings remain where they are at this writing:

1. DB Cooper 57.5
2. Will 44
3. George 43.5
3. Tung 43.5
5. Grizfan 41
6. Michael K. 40
7. NoPoGuy 39
8. PDXileinOmaha 37.5
9. Drewbob 37
10. JMH 36

There are no tiebreakers in the underdog game, and so in this scenario George's and Tung's charities would each earn half of the sum of the third- and fourth-place prizes.

If both underdogs win, Grizfan and Tung switch places, although George takes third outright:

1. DB Cooper 67
2. Will 53.5
3. George 53
4. Grizfan 50.5
5. Tung 47.5
6. PDXileinOmaha 47
7. Drewbob 46.5
8. JMH 45.5
9. Tinknocker 44
9. Michael K. 44

If Baltimore wins and Atlanta loses, Tung is out of the "money" and PDXileinOmaha pops in:

1. DB Cooper 67
2. Will 53.5
3. George 53
4. Grizfan 50.5
5. PDXileinOmaha 47
6. Drewbob 46.5
7. JMH 45.5
8. Tinknocker 44
9. Tung 43.5
10. ~~Michael K. 40~~ Dr. D 40.5

And if Atlanta wins and Baltimore loses, we get Michael K. in the "money":

1. DB Cooper 57.5
2. Tung 47
3. Will 44
3. Michael K. 44
5. George 43.5
6. NoPoGuy 43
7. Grizfan 41
8. PDXileinOmaha 37.5
9. Drewbob 37
10. JMH 36

If we are reading the numbers right, in addition to DB Cooper, Will and George are set to take one of the top five slots, with Tung, Grizfan, Michael K., and PDXileinOmaha vying for the other two slots among the four of them. Good luck to them, and enjoy the games, everybody!