# 13th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 4, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184 "2016-01-04T22:42:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/41 "2016-01-07T14:07:40Z")
Patriots 31, Cardinals 21 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/42 "2016-01-07T21:16:40Z")
Carolina 31, Cincinnati 13. Based on even less than **fachverwirrt** ’s pick. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/43 "2016-01-07T21:54:08Z")
Arizona Cardinals - 28 Denver Broncos - 23 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@The\_Mad\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mad_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/44 "2016-01-08T01:11:52Z")
Steelers 34, Seahawks 30 ---
**Author:** ![Frosted\_Glass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frosted_glass/32/3926_2.png) [@Frosted\_Glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frosted_Glass)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/45 "2016-01-08T20:20:57Z")
Panthers 28, Chiefs 16 ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/46 "2016-01-08T22:12:41Z")
Seahawks 31, Patriots 17 ---
**Author:** ![Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Grits\_and\_Hard\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grits_and_Hard_Toast)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2016, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/47 "2016-01-08T22:32:58Z")
Cardinals 20, Chiefs 9 ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/48 "2016-01-09T16:04:16Z")
Tiebreaker rule (total score, then closest to winner score, then closest to loser score) should be changed, assuming that’s the plan from last year. If team A wins a game 33-30, the guy who guessed Team A wins 62-0 will beat the guy who said Team A wins 30-27. Or make up your own absurd examples. Tiebreaker should simply be number of points the prediction was off off from winning team score plus the number of points off from the losing team score. So in the previous example, the guy who predicted 30-27 is off by 6. 3 off from 33, and 3 off from 30. The guy who predicted 62-0 is off by 29 + 30 = 59. Makes a lot more sense. Patriots 27 Panthers 24 ---
**Author:** ![Jahiegel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jahiegel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jahiegel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/49 "2016-01-09T18:20:29Z")
Panthers 26, Patriots 24 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/50 "2016-01-09T19:13:19Z")
Eh, I’m a gambler. Kansas City 24, Minnesota Vikings 21 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/51 "2016-01-09T21:13:41Z")
Hammer dropped – no more submissions! Going to jump in the shower and then settle in for an evening of foozbawl. I’ll format everyone’s submissions and go over the tiebreaker suggestions in a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/52 "2016-01-10T00:06:39Z")
All right, here’s our official lineup for this year: **Hal Briston** - Panthers 24, Broncos 16 **Frank** - Broncos 20, Cardinals 17 **Suburban Plankton** - Texans 21, Cardinals 10 **zoog** - Cardinals 27, Chiefs 24 **Procrustus** - Seahawks 31, Steelers 24 **AncientHumanoid** - Broncos 31, Seahawks 28 **Hamlet** - Broncos 27, Cardinals 21 **basset hound** - Panthers 31, Patriots 27 **dalej42** - Cardinals 31 Chiefs 17 **Gray Ghost** - Chiefs 23, Seahawks 17 **Airman Doors, USAF** - Steelers 21, Seahawks 10 **Ulf the Unwashed** - Packers 28, Broncos 24 **garygnu** - Cardinals 37, Chiefs 13 **storyteller0910** - Panthers 32, Patriots 29 **Sir T-Cups** - Patriots 33, Cardinals 30 **borschevsky** - Cardinals 31, Patriots 23 **Zyanthia** - Panthers 43, Steelers 19 **cncdad** - Bengals 30, Cardinals 27 **MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, Bengals 17 **Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21 **Telemark** - Steelers 31, Cardinals 20 **enalzi** - Panthers 27, Steelers 22 **iiandyiiii** - Patriots 30, Panthers 28 **Fear the Turtle** - Cardinals 27, Chiefs 24 **Labtrash** - Patriots 27, Panthers 24 **NVME702-redux** - Seahawks 31, Broncos 17 **eschereal** - Bengals 34, Panthers 31 **Oakminster** - Broncos 24, Panthers 21 **fachverwirrt** - Patriots 24, Packers 20 **42fish** - Panthers 31, Bengals 24 **UltraVires** - Steelers 33, Panthers 32 **Justin\_Bailey** - Steelers 27, Seahawks 21 **picker** - Panthers 31, Broncos 20 **Paintcharge** - Patriots 27, Cardinals 17 **DrumBum** - Panthers 33, Patriots 28 **Oredigger77** - Seahawks 21, Broncos 14 **muldoonthief** - Patriots 31, Cardinals 21 **Jackmannii** - Panthers 31, Bengals 13 **Locrian** - Cardinals 28, Broncos 23 **The Mad Hermit** - Steelers 34, Seahawks 30 **Frosted Glass** - Panthers 28, Chiefs 16 **TroutMan** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 17 **Grits and Hard Toast** - Cardinals 20, Chiefs 9 **SenorBeef** - Patriots 27, Panthers 24 **Jahiegel** - Panthers 26, Patriots 24 **Superdude** - Chiefs 24, Vikings 21 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/53 "2016-01-10T00:24:54Z")
The first result has eliminated nobody. If the Bengals win tonight, eight people will be out. A Steelers win will eliminate five. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/54 "2016-01-10T01:03:28Z")
Actually, **Suburban Plankton** had Houston. He is not eliminated, _per se_, but he is down one. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/55 "2016-01-10T01:05:11Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Actually, **Suburban Plankton** had Houston. He is not eliminated, _per se_, but he is down one. So he did. My mistake. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/56 "2016-01-10T01:10:39Z")
And that’s why I picked Kansas City. Oh, and a big thanks to **Hal** for running this thing again. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/57 "2016-01-10T05:29:11Z")
After Wild Card Saturday: Unscathed: **Hal Briston** - Panthers 24, Broncos 16 **Frank** - Broncos 20, Cardinals 17 **zoog** - Cardinals 27, Chiefs 24 **Procrustus** - Seahawks 31, Steelers 24 **AncientHumanoid** - Broncos 31, Seahawks 28 **Hamlet** - Broncos 27, Cardinals 21 **basset hound** - Panthers 31, Patriots 27 **dalej42** - Cardinals 31 Chiefs 17 **Gray Ghost** - Chiefs 23, Seahawks 17 **Airman Doors, USAF** - Steelers 21, Seahawks 10 **Ulf the Unwashed** - Packers 28, Broncos 24 **garygnu** - Cardinals 37, Chiefs 13 **storyteller0910** - Panthers 32, Patriots 29 **Sir T-Cups** - Patriots 33, Cardinals 30 **borschevsky** - Cardinals 31, Patriots 23 **Zyanthia** - Panthers 43, Steelers 19 **Kiros** - Patriots 27, Seahawks 21 **Telemark** - Steelers 31, Cardinals 20 **enalzi** - Panthers 27, Steelers 22 **iiandyiiii** - Patriots 30, Panthers 28 **Fear the Turtle** - Cardinals 27, Chiefs 24 **Labtrash** - Patriots 27, Panthers 24 **NVME702-redux** - Seahawks 31, Broncos 17 **Oakminster** - Broncos 24, Panthers 21 **fachverwirrt** - Patriots 24, Packers 20 **UltraVires** - Steelers 33, Panthers 32 **Justin\_Bailey** - Steelers 27, Seahawks 21 **picker** - Panthers 31, Broncos 20 **Paintcharge** - Patriots 27, Cardinals 17 **DrumBum** - Panthers 33, Patriots 28 **Oredigger77** - Seahawks 21, Broncos 14 **muldoonthief** - Patriots 31, Cardinals 21 **Locrian** - Cardinals 28, Broncos 23 **The Mad Hermit** - Steelers 34, Seahawks 30 **Frosted Glass** - Panthers 28, Chiefs 16 **TroutMan** - Seahawks 31, Patriots 17 **Grits and Hard Toast** - Cardinals 20, Chiefs 9 **SenorBeef** - Patriots 27, Panthers 24 **Jahiegel** - Panthers 26, Patriots 24 **Superdude** - Chiefs 24, Vikings 21 One Down: **Suburban Plankton** - [del]Texans[/del] 21, Cardinals 10 **cncdad** - [del]Bengals[/del] 30, Cardinals 27 **MadTheSwine** - Seahawks 38, [del]Bengals[/del] 17 **eschereal** - [del]Bengals[/del] 34, Panthers 31 **42fish** - Panthers 31, [del]Bengals[/del] 24 **Jackmannii** - Panthers 31, [del]Bengals[/del] 13 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/58 "2016-01-10T05:39:05Z")
So, what do I win for being the first one eliminated? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/59 "2016-01-10T17:49:04Z")
I missed the contest this year. Didn’t see the thread. Dang. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184/60 "2016-01-10T19:26:43Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > So, what do I win for being the first one eliminated? You get to drink from…THE FIRE HOSE!!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/742184.md?page=4)