It's that time of the year again!
The rules are the same as last year, if you've played before, and are pretty simple if you're new. The competition will be split into two parts again, but before I explain them here's the general rules first:
This game will be split into two parts. Scoring for each part will be done separately, and the scoring for each part will also be combined to give an overall winner.
Part 1: Weekly Picks
This part's easy. For each week after the first (or the first too, if you prefer) the matchups for the week will be posted in the thread. Simply choose the winners for each matchup sometime between when they're posted (Sunday night) to when the first game the next week is played (Saturday afternoon/night). Each correct pick is worth one point.
Example using this week's matchups:
Part 2: Overall Picks
For this part, you have to pick the overall outcome of every playoff game, from the wild card games to the Super Bowl. There are 11 games, and 1 point is awarded for choosing the winner of each game (only the winner is necessary, ie it does not matter if the #1 seeded Broncos beat the #5 seeded Chiefs or the #6 seeded Chargers, you still get 1 point if the Broncos win).
Since all four matchups are the same in week 1, you'll only have to post those once. However, after that, take special note of the seedings! The lowest remaining seed in each conference plays the #1 seed after the wild card round, and the highest remaining seed (3-5) plays the #2 seed. The higher seed always plays at home, so remember that while making your picks. If you do not follow the seedings carefully, you're liable to fuck it all up and not be awarded any points from those games.
Here's this year's schedule, and an example of how your bracket should look:
AFC
Denver (#1) @ BYE
New England (#2) @ BYE
Kansas City (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
San Diego (#6) @ Cincinnati (#3)
NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Carolina (#2) @ BYE
San Francisco (#5) @ Green Bay (#4)
New Orleans (#6) @ Philadelphia (#3)
Good luck!
The rules are the same as last year, if you've played before, and are pretty simple if you're new. The competition will be split into two parts again, but before I explain them here's the general rules first:
Rules said:
This game will be split into two parts. Scoring for each part will be done separately, and the scoring for each part will also be combined to give an overall winner.
Part 1: Weekly Picks
This part's easy. For each week after the first (or the first too, if you prefer) the matchups for the week will be posted in the thread. Simply choose the winners for each matchup sometime between when they're posted (Sunday night) to when the first game the next week is played (Saturday afternoon/night). Each correct pick is worth one point.
Example using this week's matchups:
Wild Card Matchups said:
Part 2: Overall Picks
For this part, you have to pick the overall outcome of every playoff game, from the wild card games to the Super Bowl. There are 11 games, and 1 point is awarded for choosing the winner of each game (only the winner is necessary, ie it does not matter if the #1 seeded Broncos beat the #5 seeded Chiefs or the #6 seeded Chargers, you still get 1 point if the Broncos win).
Since all four matchups are the same in week 1, you'll only have to post those once. However, after that, take special note of the seedings! The lowest remaining seed in each conference plays the #1 seed after the wild card round, and the highest remaining seed (3-5) plays the #2 seed. The higher seed always plays at home, so remember that while making your picks. If you do not follow the seedings carefully, you're liable to fuck it all up and not be awarded any points from those games.
Here's this year's schedule, and an example of how your bracket should look:
AFC
Denver (#1) @ BYE
New England (#2) @ BYE
Kansas City (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
San Diego (#6) @ Cincinnati (#3)
NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Carolina (#2) @ BYE
San Francisco (#5) @ Green Bay (#4)
New Orleans (#6) @ Philadelphia (#3)
Remember, there's no website we're using for this. Post all your picks in the thread.Example Bracket said:
Good luck!
