# 17th Annual Super Bowl Early Picks Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 31, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687 "2019-12-31T19:13:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/81 "2020-01-20T19:16:09Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Apologies to **Railer13** for picking a score 1 point away from his. In my defense, I make it a point not to read other people’s picks before I make my own. Apology accepted. As noted, you’re not in bad shape. I, however, am, unless it’s a lower-scoring game than I think it will be. But I will be thrilled if any one of us three win, because that will mean a Chiefs victory! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/82 "2020-01-20T20:01:11Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > He’s not in that bad of a position. The tiebreak is number of points the prediction was off from winning team score plus the number of points off from the losing team score. If the Chiefs win and score more than 31 points and it’s a particularly close game, he’ll win. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a close game for **muldoonthief** to win the contest. According to my calculations, if the Chiefs win and score at least 31 points, and the Niners score at least 23, he will win. For instance, assume the final score is Chiefs 34, Niners 23. Muldoon’s ‘off by’ score would be 4 (34-31 plus 24-23). Happy’s ‘off by’ score would be 6 (34-34 plus 23-17). Any additional scoring by the Niners will only solidify muldoon’s lead; any additional scoring by the Chiefs would not affect the result. ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/83 "2020-01-21T00:31:09Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Congratulations to Lonerinho on his victory this year. Thank you for the premature congrats. However, as Yogi Berra once said, " It ain’t over till the fat lady takes a knee with the clock running out." ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/84 "2020-01-21T03:41:09Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Its a close call, they are both good, and fighters. Praying for a Chiefs win. You gotta admit, it’d be cool if they did because of the 50 year drought. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/85 "2020-02-03T03:48:32Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > If the Chiefs were by some weird fold in spacetime to actually manage to win, you are in the worst possible position to win this game. Hey, I am the anti-jinx! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/86 "2020-02-03T15:14:07Z")
Congrats to the Chiefs! As I posted to FB — Many have been the years of futility for KC Chiefs fans and their organization! The list of KC QBs who did not take their Chiefs to the AFC Championship game include (not a complete list): beginning with Steve Fuller in 1979, and then also Bill Kenney, Todd Blackledge, Steve DeBerg, Dave Krieg, Steve Bono, Rich Gannon, Trent Green, Alex Smith, and Nick Foles. Only Joe Montana in 1993\* took them there. They lost to the Buffalo Bills. Congratulations on your win last night! - — yes, Mahomes in 2018 when they lost to the Patriots and 2019 when they… we know how that ends! ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/87 "2020-02-03T15:38:47Z")
Congrats to **muldoonthief** on an extremely close win and getting the winning score exact! 1st place: muldoonthief (off by 4) 2nd place: Railer13 (off by 5) 3rd place: Happy Lendervedder (off by 6) ---
**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:** [February 3, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687/88 "2020-02-03T16:19:13Z")
My congratulations to the Chiefs & especially Andy Reid, and my sincere thanks to Damien Williams. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17th-annual-super-bowl-early-picks-thread/845687.md?page=4)