# 2011-12 NFL Playoff Prediction Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 3, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312 "2012-01-03T23:31:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/22 "2012-01-10T16:11:18Z")
Post #21 reported. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/23 "2012-01-10T18:05:55Z")
Scoring WC Weekend: Hou: 16-31 = 15 Cin: 20-10 = 10 Den: 9-29 = 20 Pit: 17-23 = 6 Atl: 24-2 = 22 NY: 27-24= 3 Det: 24-28 = 4 N.O.: 38-45 = 7 15+10+20+6+22+3+4+7= 87. Subtract -20 for getting two games right, and I have **67** points. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/24 "2012-01-12T04:51:25Z")
> [@mkecane](#): > > Cincinnati 23 Houston 16 > Pittsburgh 21 Denver 0 > New York 31 Atlanta 28 > New Orleans 49 Detroit 35 Cin/Hou (23-10) + (31-16) = 28 Pitt/Den (23-21) + (29-0) = 31 NO/Det: (49-45) + (35-28) = 11 - 10 (win bonus) = 1 NY/Atl: (31-24) + (28-2) = 33 - 10 (win bonus) = 23 83…yay? ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/25 "2012-01-12T04:57:01Z")
Divisional round predictions: NO 20 @ SF 21 Den 21 @ NE 34 Hou 9 @ Bal 16 NYG 31 @ GB 28 The weather is supposed to be nice in SF this weekend, so I’m in reality thinking that New Orleans has a better chance of winning than I initially thought. But since I predicted SF to win it all, I’m going to go against myself and use a SF win in the prediction thread. It’s going to be cold in GB. Not frigid, but cold. ---
**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 12, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/26 "2012-01-12T16:05:43Z")
**Divisional Round:** AFC Broncos 17, Patriots 31 Texans 16, Ravens 20 NFC Saints 23, 49ers 26 Giants 33, Packers 37 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_the_turtle/32/2926_2.png) [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_the_Turtle)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/27 "2012-01-12T19:58:45Z")
> [@Fear\_the\_Turtle](#): > > Part 2: Wildcard Weekend Scores > AFC > Bengals 17, Texans 21 > Broncos 6, Steelers 17 > > NFC > Lions 23, Saints 33 > Giants 17, Falcons 21 Part 2: Wildcard Weekend Scores AFC Bengals 17, 10, 7 Texans 21, 31, 10 17-10 = 7 Broncos 6, 29, 23 Steelers 17, 23, 6 29 NFC Lions 23, 28, 5 Saints 33, 45, 12 17-10=7 Giants 17, 24, 7 Falcons 21, 2, 19 26 7+29+7+26=69 For this Week Broncos 17, Patriots 27 Texans 13, Ravens 24 Saints 24, Niners 20 Giants 27, Packers 31 ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/28 "2012-01-12T21:15:06Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Part 2: Wildcard Weekend Scores > > AFC > > Bengals 17, Texans 23 > Pittsburgh 13 Denver 6 > > NFC > > Falcons 31, Giants 21 > Saints 41, Lions 28 Bengals (17-10) Houston (31-23) = 15 Pittsburgh (23-13) Denver (29-6) = 33 Falcons (31-2) Giants (24-21) = 32 Lions (28-28) Saints (45-41) = **4**. I nailed at least one game. Total: 84 Ouch. But I got the Texans and Saints right, so it’s -20 for a total of 64. Divisional Games: GB 38 NYG 24 Saints 20 49ers 23 Patriots 31 Broncos 13 Ravens 24 Texans 20. Go Pack Go! ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/29 "2012-01-13T00:19:16Z")
NO 17 @ SF 20 Den 9 @ NE 27 Hou 13 @ Bal 24 NYG 27 @ GB 24 ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/30 "2012-01-13T03:24:27Z")
Saints 34 49ers 17 Packers 38 Giants 31 Patriots 31 Broncos 24 Texans 21 Ravens 17 ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/31 "2012-01-13T14:40:05Z")
Saints 27, 49ers 16 Giants 17, Packers 24 Broncos 24, Patriots 45 Texans 19, Ravens 27 ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/32 "2012-01-13T15:45:09Z")
Wildcard Weekend scores: **Cin 10** - 20 = 10 **Hou 31** - 17 = 14 **Det 28** - 34 = 6 **NO 45** - 48 = 3 **Atl 2** - 31 = 29 **NYG 24** - 26 = 2 **Pit 23** - 16 = 7 **Den 29** - 10 = 19 10+14+6+3+29+2+7+19=90 - 10 (NO over Det) = **80** A somehow very good take on Det@NO probably saved this week from being historically bad. DIVISIONAL ROUND Saints 23, 49ers 24 Broncos 23, Patriots 38 Texans 17, Ravens 24 Giants 34, Packers 31 ---
**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 14, 2012, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/33 "2012-01-14T09:13:23Z")
Thanks to everyone for grading their own results this year, it’s really tedious to crank out 12 of these at once by hand. My own score HOU/CIN 14+14=28 PIT/DEN 6+19=25 NYG/ATL 0+31=31 NO/DET 3+5-10=-2 = 82 And for Jahigel Jahiegel CIN/HOU 7+8-10=5 DEN/PIT 20+3=23 ATL/NYG 21+0-10=11 NO/TAL 7+0-10=-3 =36 Wild card weekend totals Enginerd 33 Jahiegel 36 Omni 44 Hamlet 64 garygnu 58 Taber 62 Gray Ghost 67 Fear the Turtle 69 Jules Andre 80 SenorBeef 82 mkecane 83 ---
**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 14, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/34 "2012-01-14T12:00:43Z")
Saints 33, 49ers 20 Broncos 24, Patriots 30 Texans 17, Ravens 28 Giants 31, Packers 38 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/35 "2012-01-14T12:33:27Z")
Saints 27, 49ers 16 Broncos 17, Patriots 33 Texans 17, Ravens 31 Giants 28, Packers 24 ---
**Author:** ![Jahiegel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jahiegel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jahiegel)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/36 "2012-01-14T15:22:40Z")
I feel entirely a jerk for being the single fellow who was unable, notwithstanding the entreaty in the first post, to score his own picks; I had every expectation that I’d so do but didn’t finalize my divisional round picks until this morning and and had not occasion otherwise to return to the thread. Apologies in any case, and a promise to be more prompt next week (unless, that is, my Pack and Pats manage to lose [which is not without their capability/ies this week], whereupon I would find myself catatonic for a solid month). New Orleans Saints 24 @ San Francisco 49ers 23 New York Giants 24 @ Green Bay Packers 33 Denver Broncos 21 @ New England Patriots 34 Houston Texans 16 @ Baltimore Ravens 23 ---
**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 14, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/37 "2012-01-14T20:51:40Z")
If anyone forgot to pick the scores late, and you get here after the start of the first game, post a prediction for the rest of the games and we’ll come up with some punishment for the missed game - maybe use the number of the worst scorer for that game or that +10 or something. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/38 "2012-01-16T01:14:41Z")
83 points after Wild Card Weekend. > [@mkecane](#): > > Divisional round predictions: > > NO 20 @ SF 21 > Den 21 @ NE 34 > Hou 9 @ Bal 16 > NYG 31 @ GB 28 Woo, 4-0 this weekend! NO/SF (32-20) + (36-21) = 27 - 10 (win bonus) = 17 Den/NE (21-10) + (45-34) = 22 - 10 (win bonus) = 12 Hou/Bal (13-9) + (20-16) = 8 - 10 (win bonus) = -2 NYG/GB (37-31) + (28-20) = 14 - 10 (win bonus) = 4 Division Round total: 31 Overall score: 114 ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/39 "2012-01-16T05:41:08Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > NO 17 @ SF 20 > Den 9 @ NE 27 > Hou 13 @ Bal 24 > NYG 27 @ GB 24 Let’s see… NO 17-32 + SF 20-36 = 15 + 16 = 31 Den 9-10 + NE 27-45 = 1 + 18 = 19 Hou 13-13 + Bal 24-20 = 0 + 4 = 4 NYG 27-37 + GB 24-20 = 10 + 4 =14 31+19+4+14 = 68. -40 for all four correct = **28** for this round. 28 + 67 in the first round = **95** total so far. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/40 "2012-01-16T16:03:41Z")
> [@omniscient](#): > > saints 27, 49ers 16 > broncos 17, patriots 33 > texans 17, ravens 31 > giants 28, packers 24 5 + 20 = 25 7 + 12 -10 = 9 4 + 11 -10 = 5 9 + 4 - 10 = 3 25 + 9 + 5 + 3 = **42** ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312/41 "2012-01-17T07:43:51Z")
Divisional Round scores: **NO 32** - 23 = 9 **SF 36** - 24 = 12 **Den 10** - 23 = 13 **NE 45** - 38 = 7 **Hou 13** - 17 = 4 **Bal 20** - 24 = 4 **NYG 37** - 34 = 3 **GB 20** - 31 = 11 9+12+13+7+4+4+3+11 = 63 - 40 (all four correct) = **23** Wildcard 80 + Divisional 23 = **103** That’s a damn sight better than the first round. I’m surprised so many people got all four correct. I thought I was going out on a limb picking SF and NYG and that I’d make up some ground. Oh well. Still a great round for four games. I’ll be picking later in the week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2011-12-nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/608312.md?page=3)