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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 2, 2013 4:37:56 GMT -5
Who needs the NCAA Final Four bracket challenge. This is the more challenging NFL Playoff Bracket Challenge (not to be confused with nfl.com's playoff challenge). Pick the winner of every game each week all the way to the Super Bowl, before the playoffs start, here. Deadline to play is before the first playoff game begins.Since the NFL does it's playoffs by seeding, matchups after the Wild Card round are unknown until the wild card games are completed, making choosing the subsequent week's winners even more difficult. Nonetheless, make sure to choose your winners wisely as it can throw your whole bracket off. Basically, whichever teams you have advancing in each round is what you will be given correct points for if in fact they advance to the subsequent rounds. Example 1. My bracket from 2 years ago:Banana Cat Wild Card picks: Cincinnati, New England, Arizona, Dallas Divisional picks: San Diego, Indianapolis, Arizona, Dallas Conference picks: San Diego, Dallas SuperBowl pick: San Diego Example 2. My bracket from 3 years ago: NOTE: There's no need to make an actual bracket, doing it as shown in Example 1 is a lot easier.----------------------------------------------------- Seedings for the AFC are #1 Denver, #2 New England, #3 Houston, #4 Baltimore, #5 Cincinnati, #6 Indianapolis. Seedings for the NFC are #1 Atlanta, #2 San Francisco, #3 Green Bay, #4 Washington, #5 Seattle, #6 Minnesota ----------------------------------------------------- 1st Round AFC Wild Card Matchups: #5 Cincinnati at #4 Houston #6 Indianapolis at #3 Baltimore NFC Wild Card Matchups: #5 Seattle at #4 Washington #6 Minnesota at #3 Green Bay 2nd Round AFC Divisional Matchups: Worst ranked remaining seed from Wild Card round at #1 Denver Highest ranked remaining seed from Wild Card round at #2 New England NFC Divisional Matchups: Worst ranked remaining seed from Wild Card round at #1 Atlanta Highest ranked remaining seed from Wild Card round at #2 San Francisco 3rd Round (Conference Finals) AFC final two teams square off NFC final two teams square off 4th Round (Super Bowl) AFC Champ vs NFC Champ in Super Bowl ----------------------------------------------------- Each Correct Pick in Round 1 (Wild Card Round) is worth 2 Points Each Correct Pick in Round 2 (Divisional Round) is worth 5 Points Each Correct Pick in Round 3 (Conference Finals) is worth 10 Points Each Correct Pick in Round 4 (Super Bowl) is worth 25 Points ------------------------------------------------------ IF NEEDED: If there is more than one person with the same amount of points going into the final game (SuperBowl) and they also have the same SuperBowl prediction, then a tiebreaker (probably total points or something) will be asked for at that time.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 2, 2013 4:53:47 GMT -5
My winning bracket for this year:
Banana Cat Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 2, 2013 4:55:10 GMT -5
You can also PM your picks to me if you don't want anyone to see them before the contest starts and I'll post them then.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 2, 2013 20:22:23 GMT -5
I got three submissions, so we're up to 4 players. Send me your bracket via PM now (or reply in this thread, up to you).
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 2, 2013 23:43:10 GMT -5
I got 4 bracket submissions now, so we're at 5 players.
Saturday's 2 1/2 days away so send me your bracket via PM now (or reply in this thread, up to you).
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 4, 2013 2:12:11 GMT -5
We're up to 6 players now. Saturday's 1 1/2 days away so send me your bracket via PM now (or post it in this thread).
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 4, 2013 19:32:13 GMT -5
1 more day left to submit your picks. Playoffs start tomorrow, 1pm Eastern Time.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 5, 2013 2:14:43 GMT -5
I'll be on the road tomorrow, so I'll post the picks of everyone who's submitted them so far. Deadline for anyone else to get their's in is before the first game starts Saturday (1pm ET/12pm CT/10am PT). NOTE: Yep, I changed my Conference pick from Seattle to Green Bay for the NFC. No one picked Atlanta to win it all, not surprising.
Banana Cat Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Gargantuans Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Denver SuperBowl pick: Denver
Attack Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Houston Conference picks: San Francisco, Houston SuperBowl pick: Houston
Wilson's Wild Ride Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, Denver SuperBowl pick: Seattle
Ice Cold Picks Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Washington, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: Green Bay
Lizard Kings Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Ferocious Purple Furred Bears Wild Card picks: Seattle, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Baltimore SuperBowl pick: Baltimore
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 5, 2013 13:43:48 GMT -5
First playoff game doesn't start until 4:30pm ET/3:30pm CT/ 1:30pm PT, so there's still time to submit your picks.
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 5, 2013 21:19:07 GMT -5
Standings after 1 Wild Card Game
Pts (PP) Player 002 (73) Attack 002 (73) Banana Cat 002 (73) Wilson's Wild Ride 000 (71) Ferocious Purple Furred Bears 000 (71) Gargantuans 000 (71) Ice Cold Picks 000 (71) Lizard Kings
NOTE: PP = Possible Points remaining
-------------------------------------------------- PICKS:
Attack Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Houston Conference picks: San Francisco, Houston SuperBowl pick: Houston
Banana Cat Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Wilson's Wild Ride Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, Denver SuperBowl pick: Seattle
Ferocious Purple Furred Bears Wild Card picks: Seattle, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Baltimore SuperBowl pick: Baltimore
Gargantuans Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Denver SuperBowl pick: Denver
Ice Cold Picks Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Washington, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: Green Bay
Lizard Kings Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 5, 2013 22:42:54 GMT -5
Standings after Saturday's Wild Card Games
Pts (PP) Player 004 (73) Attack 004 (73) Banana Cat 004 (73) Wilson's Wild Ride 002 (71) Gargantuans 002 (71) Ice Cold Picks 002 (71) Lizard Kings 000 (69) Ferocious Purple Furred Bears
NOTE: PP = Possible Points remaining
-------------------------------------------------- PICKS:
Attack Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Houston Conference picks: San Francisco, Houston SuperBowl pick: Houston
Banana Cat Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Wilson's Wild Ride Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, Denver SuperBowl pick: Seattle
Gargantuans Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Denver SuperBowl pick: Denver
Ice Cold Picks Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Washington, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: Green Bay
Lizard Kings Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Ferocious Purple Furred Bears Wild Card picks: Seattle, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Baltimore SuperBowl pick: Baltimore
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 6, 2013 16:32:44 GMT -5
Standings after the 3rd Wild Card Game
Pts (PP) Player 006 (73) Banana Cat 004 (71) Attack 004 (71) Wilson's Wild Ride 004 (71) Gargantuans 004 (71) Ice Cold Picks 004 (71) Lizard Kings 002 (69) Ferocious Purple Furred Bears
NOTE: PP = Possible Points remaining
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Banana Cat (6pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Attack (4pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Houston Conference picks: San Francisco, Houston SuperBowl pick: Houston
Gargantuans (4pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Denver SuperBowl pick: Denver
Ice Cold Picks (4pts) Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Washington, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: Green Bay
Lizard Kings (4pts) Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Wilson's Wild Ride (4pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, Denver SuperBowl pick: Seattle
Ferocious Purple Furred Bears (2pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Baltimore SuperBowl pick: Baltimore
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 6, 2013 19:29:39 GMT -5
Standings after Wild Card Round
Pts (PP) Player 008 (73) Banana Cat 006 (71) Attack 006 (71) Gargantuans 006 (71) Wilson's Wild Ride 004 (69) Lizard Kings 004 (64) Ferocious Purple Furred Bears 004 (64) Ice Cold Picks
NOTE: PP = Possible Points remaining
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Banana Cat (8pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Attack (6pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Houston Conference picks: San Francisco, Houston SuperBowl pick: Houston
Gargantuans (6pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Denver SuperBowl pick: Denver
Wilson's Wild Ride (6pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, Denver SuperBowl pick: Seattle
Lizard Kings (4pts) Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Ferocious Purple Furred Bears (4pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Baltimore SuperBowl pick: Baltimore
Ice Cold Picks (4pts) Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Washington, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: Green Bay
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 12, 2013 19:59:26 GMT -5
Standings after 1 Divisional Round Game
Pts (PP) Player 013 (73) Banana Cat 011 (71) Attack 011 (71) Gargantuans 011 (71) Wilson's Wild Ride 009 (69) Lizard Kings 009 (64) Ice Cold Picks 004 (29) Ferocious Purple Furred Bears
NOTE: PP = Possible Points remaining
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Banana Cat (13pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Attack (11pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, Houston Conference picks: San Francisco, Houston SuperBowl pick: Houston
Gargantuans (11pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Denver SuperBowl pick: Denver
Wilson's Wild Ride (11pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Houston Divisional picks: Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New England Conference picks: Seattle, Denver SuperBowl pick: Seattle
Lizard Kings (9pts) Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: San Francisco, Atlanta, Denver, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, New England SuperBowl pick: New England
Ice Cold Picks (9pts) Wild Card picks: Washington, Green Bay, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Washington, Green Bay, Denver, New England Conference picks: Green Bay, New England SuperBowl pick: Green Bay
Ferocious Purple Furred Bears (4pts) Wild Card picks: Seattle, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati Divisional picks: Atlanta, Seattle, Baltimore, New England Conference picks: Atlanta, Baltimore SuperBowl pick: Baltimore
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Post by Banana Cat on Jan 12, 2013 20:00:25 GMT -5
Did I jinx Denver by posting this too early? Maybe, lmao, Baltimore just threw a deep TD.
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