Thirty-two teams have been whittled down to twelve; it's time for the NFL Playoff Predictions Challenge!
PART 1 TOP 5
1. The Diverman 9
mzenken 9
3. Waterbomb 8
theamericandream38 8
Nozizaki 8
Eradicator 8
Stallion 8
PART 2 TOP 5
1. Novaray 8
2. Waterbomb 7
DetroitLolcat 7
Blindy McBlind 7
theamericandream38 7
Nozizaki 7
Ancien Régime 7
Stallion 7
OVERALL TOP 5
1. Waterbomb 15
theamericandream38 15
Nozizaki 15
Stallion 15
mzenken 15
Obnoxious thread formatting ∞
6. DetroitLolcat 14
It's a little long, but read it if you haven't played before.
Good luck!
PART 1 TOP 5
1. The Diverman 9
mzenken 9
3. Waterbomb 8
theamericandream38 8
Nozizaki 8
Eradicator 8
Stallion 8
PART 2 TOP 5
1. Novaray 8
2. Waterbomb 7
DetroitLolcat 7
Blindy McBlind 7
theamericandream38 7
Nozizaki 7
Ancien Régime 7
Stallion 7
OVERALL TOP 5
1. Waterbomb 15
theamericandream38 15
Nozizaki 15
Stallion 15
mzenken 15
Obnoxious thread formatting ∞
6. DetroitLolcat 14
Like last year, one competition will have two separate parts. First, there will be a weekly prediction not unlike the regular season. Matchups will be posted, and your picks must be posted IN THIS THREAD every week. In the second competition, you will make predictions for the ENTIRE PLAYOFFS. Seeding is very, very important in this step, so I'll walk you through it in a bit.
But first, general rules:
But first, general rules:
Rules said:
Don't worry, I've got your back.
Part one is easy, I'll post something like this:
Wild Card Schedule
Cincinnati (#6) @ Houston (#3)
Minnesotta (#6) @ Green Bay (#3)
Indianapolis (#5) @ Baltimore (#4)
Seattle (#5) @ Washington (#4)
and you respond with something like this:
and that's it. Every week I'll count up the number of picks you got right, awarding 1 point per correct choice, and every week you will post your picks for the next round. Rules #2 and #3 are very important for this; if on Saturday night you decide you want to switch to Seattle, do NOT edit your post! I will assume you switched your stupid Vikings pick to the obviously correct Green Bay choice, and even if you didn't I'll still give you 0 points for that matchup.
Wild Card Schedule
Cincinnati (#6) @ Houston (#3)
Minnesotta (#6) @ Green Bay (#3)
Indianapolis (#5) @ Baltimore (#4)
Seattle (#5) @ Washington (#4)
and you respond with something like this:
and that's it. Every week I'll count up the number of picks you got right, awarding 1 point per correct choice, and every week you will post your picks for the next round. Rules #2 and #3 are very important for this; if on Saturday night you decide you want to switch to Seattle, do NOT edit your post! I will assume you switched your stupid Vikings pick to the obviously correct Green Bay choice, and even if you didn't I'll still give you 0 points for that matchup.
Part 2 is more complicated. If you don't know how NFL playoff matchup seedings work, then I suggest reading all of it.
The Wild Card round will be largely the same. You do not have to make separate picks for this round in part 1 or part 2; if you just post the four winners for the first round, I'll assume you were choosing them for part 1 and part 2. The important part is the next round.
Remember, the LOWEST REMAINING seed after the wild card round plays the #1 seed. If you chose the #3 Packers and #5 Seahawks to win, then the next round would be the Seahawks @ #1 Falcons and the Packers @ #2 49ers. If you get it the other way around, you'll probably fuck the entire bracket up and that's never a good thing. The higher seed is always the home team.
You get points for correct winners, NOT correct matchups. If you say that Denver is going to beat Baltimore in the divisional round, and instead they beat Cincinnati, you will still get credit.
Here is this year's schedule:
AFC
#1 Denver @ BYE
#2 New England @ BYE
#6 Cincinnati @ #3 Houston
#5 Indianapolis @ #4 Baltimore
NFC
#1 Atlanta @ BYE
#2 San Francisco @ BYE
#6 Minnesotta @ #3 Green Bay
#5 Seattle @ #4 Washington
Here is an example of what your picks will look like:
The Wild Card round will be largely the same. You do not have to make separate picks for this round in part 1 or part 2; if you just post the four winners for the first round, I'll assume you were choosing them for part 1 and part 2. The important part is the next round.
Remember, the LOWEST REMAINING seed after the wild card round plays the #1 seed. If you chose the #3 Packers and #5 Seahawks to win, then the next round would be the Seahawks @ #1 Falcons and the Packers @ #2 49ers. If you get it the other way around, you'll probably fuck the entire bracket up and that's never a good thing. The higher seed is always the home team.
You get points for correct winners, NOT correct matchups. If you say that Denver is going to beat Baltimore in the divisional round, and instead they beat Cincinnati, you will still get credit.
Here is this year's schedule:
AFC
#1 Denver @ BYE
#2 New England @ BYE
#6 Cincinnati @ #3 Houston
#5 Indianapolis @ #4 Baltimore
NFC
#1 Atlanta @ BYE
#2 San Francisco @ BYE
#6 Minnesotta @ #3 Green Bay
#5 Seattle @ #4 Washington
Here is an example of what your picks will look like:
It's a little long, but read it if you haven't played before.
Good luck!
