Pick the playoffs preseason contest

[Poppa San]

5 points for each of the wildcard game participants
10 points for the division round teams
15 points for the four championship teams
25 for the SB teams
50 points for SB winner

So you can get 100 points if the only team you get correct wins the #1 seed all the way to the Lombardi.

ETA: I forgot one rule and the tie breaker.
You get 175 points if NONE of your picks are correct.
Tie breaker #1: You picked the SB winner.
Tie breaker #2: SB point differential
Tie breaker #3: Number of points in the later rounds working backwards. ie If you got the SB winner and the points that team accumulated, you're better than someone that didn't pick a team in the SB.

ETA #2: I will lock this around 9/14 after week ones games since I started it so late.

 

[Pkrjones]

NFC
W/C Round: GB, Philly, Dallas, Tampa, New Orleans, AZ, LA Rams
Division: GB, Tampa, AZ, Rams.
NFCCG: GB, Rams
GB

AFC
W/C Round: Cincy, NE, Tenn, Indy, KC, LA Chargers, Buffalo
Division: Tenn, KC, Cincy, Buffalo
AFCCG: Tenn, Buffalo
Buffalo

Packers Win Super Bowl LVII 41-38 over Buffalo, (AR retires a champ!... and Love begins his 17 year reign over the NFC!! )

 

[Poppa San]

NFC
LA Rams - Bye.
...
AFC
Buffalo - Bye.
Packers Win Super Bowl LVII (AR retires a champ!... and Love begins his 17 year reign over the NFC!! )

You won't get points for #1 seeds on bye.
I added tie breakers.

 

[Poppa San]

NFC
WC: Lions, Eagles, Bucs, Packers, Cards, Saints
Division: Rams, Packers, Bucs, Saints
NFCCG: Rams, Packers

AFC
WC: Chiefs, Dolphins, Colts, Bills, Broncos, Ravens
Division: Bengals, Chiefs, Bills, Broncos
AFCCG: Bengals, Bills

SB Bills, Rams
SB winner Rams by 8.

 

[Pkrjones]

You won't get points for #1 seeds on bye.
I added tie breakers.

So I need to pick the participants of EACH GAME throughout the playoffs, as well as the score of EACH game throughout the playoffs including the SB? Sounds pretty difficult, I may just delete my entry.

 

[Poppa San]

So I need to pick the participants of EACH GAME throughout the playoffs, as well as the score of EACH game throughout the playoffs including the SB? Sounds pretty difficult, I may just delete my entry.

You get 25 points for each SB team. Those are the points I'm talking about. The only game score I give a rat's **** about is the SB point differential.

 

[Budman]

NFC
WC: Lions, Eagles, Cowboys, Bucs, Packers, Cards, Saints
Division: Rams, Packers, Bucs, Saints
NFCCG: Rams, Packers

AFC
WC: Chiefs, Dolphins, Colts, Bills, Chargers, Broncos, Ravens
Division: Bengals, Chiefs, Bills, Broncos
AFCCG: Bengals, Bills

SB Bills, Rams
SB winner Rams by 8.

Do you have 1 extra team in the NFC and AFC? Looks like you added the Rams and Bengals to the divisional round but don't have them up in the original 7 playoff teams or am I not thinking right? I thought there were 7 playoff teams in each conference and then 1 had a bye in each conference?

 

[Budman]

NFC
WC: Rams, Commanders, Cowboys, Bucs, Packers, Cards, Minnesota
Division: Rams, Packers, Bucs, Cowboys
NFCCG: Rams, Cowboys

AFC
WC: Chiefs, Patriots, Bengals, Bills, Chargers, Indianapolis, Tenn
Division: Bengals, Chiefs, Bills, Chargers
AFCCG: Chiefs, Bills

SB Bills, Rams
SB winner Bills by 11.

 

[Poppa San]

Do you have 1 extra team in the NFC and AFC? Looks like you added the Rams and Bengals to the divisional round but don't have them up in the original 7 playoff teams or am I not thinking right? I thought there were 7 playoff teams in each conference and then 1 had a bye in each conference?

Since the #1 seed does not play in the wildcard round, you don't get any credit for it.

 

[Budman]

Since the #1 seed does not play in the wildcard round, you don't get any credit for it.

But isn't there only 7 teams total in each conference? Meaning, 6 Wildcard teams + 1 Seed =7?

You added the Rams and Bengals which makes 8 teams making playoffs.

 

[Pkrjones]

But isn't there only 7 teams total in each conference? Meaning, 6 Wildcard teams + 1 Seed =7?

You added the Rams and Bengals which makes 8 teams making playoffs.

I agree with Budman... 7 are alive for the W/C round and 3 of those move on along with #1 seed. All 4 of the Division teams must be part of the 7 W/C teams listed.

 

[Poppa San]

OK you are right. Brain scramble. I deleted two teams.

 

[Budman]

OK you are right. Brain scramble. I deleted two teams.

I like the Lions pick. I went with the Vikes but have a feeling I'll be way off.