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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 Patriots beat the #5 seeded Bengals or the #6 seeded Ravens, you still get 1 point if the Patriots 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
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#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:1. Failure to submit a prediction by gametime will result in a forfeit of that game: no exceptions. If the game kicks off at 1:00 EST and you submit at 1:02 EST, tough shit.
2. In addition to this, any edits to posts after the first games kick off will result in the forfeiting of all prior games. If you make your guesses for the saturday games and sunday games in the same post, then decide to edit your sunday afternoon pick on sunday morning by editing that post, you will be given losses for the two saturday games. Instead, make a new post with your changed picks.
3. Do NOT get into discussions/debates with other peoples' picks. No flaming, no bashing, no "omg why did you pick them" etc. Tips are OK, but it's preferable to keep them in the NFL discussion thread instead.
4. This competition is graded by hand, by an incompetent and unpaid flunky. Grievances can be made here.
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:Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)
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 Patriots beat the #5 seeded Bengals or the #6 seeded Ravens, you still get 1 point if the Patriots 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
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)
Remember, there's no website we're using for this. Post all your picks in the thread.Example Bracket said:AFC
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)
Cincinnati (#5) @ New England (#1)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Denver (#2)
NFC
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Carolina (#4) @ Dallas (#3)
Cat Bowl
Cincinnati (#5) vs. Carolina (#4)
Good luck!
Wild Card Matchups said:Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)
Byes: Seattle (#1), Green Bay (#2), New England (#1), Denver (#2)