[QUOTE=SenorBeef]
How are ties resolved? Combined difference between the predicted score and actual score for each team? Total points? Same thing, actually… Something else?
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In the event of a tie in our pick 'em pool, I think they should go to overtime. I’ll draft a petition for the commissioner with a link to this thread.
/w
Patriots 42
Green Bay 24
The Patriots get their revenge for Super Bowl XXXI.
Patriots 38
Packers 27
Patriots 20
Packer 13
Holy shit it’s tough predicting the NFC. In the AFC, it’s probably the Pats, maybe the Colts, and a slim chance it’s the Jags. But every single NFC team has a healthy dose of suck, so who the fuck knows.
Colts 33
Redskins 19
Couple of hours to go before playoff action gets under way – get those picks in here! You don’t even have to know a damn thing about the game…just throw out a few team names listed in the OP and some numbers to go along with them.
As for tiebreaking, SenorBeef, hmmm…let’s go with “closest to the winning team’s score, followed by closest to losing team’s score”. Not that we’ll need that much of a tiebreaker, but just in case…
Chargers 24
Packers 20
Steelers over Cowboys 38-21.
Hey, at least I’m unique…
[QUOTE=Hal Briston]
As for tiebreaking, SenorBeef, hmmm…let’s go with “closest to the winning team’s score, followed by closest to losing team’s score”. Not that we’ll need that much of a tiebreaker, but just in case…
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I’m having trouble figuring it out at all, much less a second-order tiebreaker. Here’s my swipe at it:[list=#][li]Picked one team, but they didn’t win/lose as you predicted[/li][li]Picked winner correctly[/li][li]Picked loser correctly[/li][li]Picked both teams[/li][li]Picked both teams AND the winner[/li][li]Closest to final margin of victory[/li][li]Closest to total points[/list]Some examples where everybody missed everything except two players.[/li]
Player 1: Colts over Packers
Player 2: Packers over Patriots
Actual: Packers over Colts
P2 got the winner right, P1 got both teams right. Who wins? By my rules above, P1 would win the tiebreaker since he satisfied a higher condition in the list. (Correctly picked both teams, though the wrong team won.)
Player 1: Patriots 35, Cowboys 28
Player 2: Patriots 42, Cowboys 20
Actual: Patriots 42, Cowboys 35
P2 nailed the winning score, but P1 correctly guessed the margin of victory, so (again just by my off-the-cuff rules) P1 would win having satisfied the higher criteria.
Am I close, or is this way too much thought to put into it?
I just realized there is a very good chance I’m going to be eliminated after the very first playoff game. Probably shoulda picked two teams who have a bye just to ensure I stay alive until at least next week.
Ah well, I always go out immediately in these things anyway. (Much like my beloved Giants.)
EDIT: Steps 2 & 3 are backwards above; picking the winner should be a higher priority than picking the loser.
Patriots: 27
Cowboys: 17
[QUOTE=Ellis Dee]
I’m having trouble figuring it out at all, much less a second-order tiebreaker. Here’s my swipe at it:[list=#][li]Picked one team, but they didn’t win/lose as you predicted[/li][li]Picked winner correctly[/li][li]Picked loser correctly[/li][li]Picked both teams[/li][li]Picked both teams AND the winner[/li][li]Closest to final margin of victory[/li][li]Closest to total points[/list][/li]…
Am I close, or is this way too much thought to put into it?
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It’s my understanding that the object is #5 alone, with 6 and 7 being tie breakers.
[QUOTE=garygnu]
It’s my understanding that the object is #5 alone, with 6 and 7 being tie breakers.
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So what happens if it’s Colts over Giants?
Ok, here’s the full sheet:
Hal Briston - Giants 38, Patriots 35
tdn - Patriots 28, Redskins 24
Darth Sensitive - Cowboys 31, Colts 24
Airman Doors, USAF - Steelers 13, Cowboys 10
Bearflag70 - Cowboys 35, Patriots 31
Key Lime Guy - Packers 14, Colts 13
Soapbox Monkey - Packers 35, Patriots 31
garygnu - Patriots 41, Cowboys 37
DiggitCamara - Steelers 20, Seahawks 10
MadTheSwine - Colts 31, Cowboys 30
borschevsky - Chargers 24, Cowboys 20
picker - Packers 31, Colts 28
fachverwirrt - Patriots 34, Cowboys 24
Winston Smith - Patriots 41, Cowboys 24
Grits and Hard Toast - Colts 24, Packers 17
ShibbOleth - Colts 35, Bucs 17
**SenorBeef ** - Patriots 41, Cowboys 34
Laughing Lagomorph - Patriots 42, Packers 24
Kid_A - Patriots 38, Packers 27
Tapioca Dextrin - Patriots 20, Packers 13
Ellis Dee - Colts 33, Redskins 19
**hajario ** - Chargers 24, Packers 20
jtgain - Steelers 38, Cowboys 21
bouv - Patriots 27, Cowboys 17
The Great Unloved: Nobody picked the Jags, Titans or Seahawks.
So, after Wild Card Weekend, we have six players who are halfway eliminated:
tdn - Patriots 28, [del]Redskins 24[/del]
Airman Doors, USAF - [del]Steelers 13[/del], Cowboys 10
DiggitCamara - [del]Steelers 20[/del], Seahawks 10
ShibbOleth - Colts 35, [del]Bucs 17[/del]
Ellis Dee - Colts 33, [del]Redskins 19[/del]
jtgain - [del]Steelers 38[/del], Cowboys 21
DiggitCamara picked the Seahawks.
With any luck, by the end of the weekend I will be fully eliminated. I suppose I deserve it, but I don’t want to hear about how well the Cowboys are doing.
Karma’s a bitch.
I didn’t see the post until today, so to be fair I’ll pick for the February 2009 Super Bowl, whatever number SB game that is in Roman numerals:
Cleveland 35
Detroit 17.
Why yes, I am delusional, why do you ask? 
[QUOTE=zamboniracer]
I didn’t see the post until today, so to be fair I’ll pick for the February 2009 Super Bowl, whatever number SB game that is in Roman numerals:
Cleveland 35
Detroit 17.
Why yes, I am delusional, why do you ask? 
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I suppose the Conference Championship games will be against AZ and HOU?
Ok, with the Divisonal weekend in the books (woohooooo! Go Giants!!!), here’s where we stand:
Both Teams Alive:
Hal Briston - Giants 38, Patriots 35
Soapbox Monkey - Packers 35, Patriots 31
Laughing Lagomorph - Patriots 42, Packers 24
Kid_A - Patriots 38, Packers 27
Tapioca Dextrin - Patriots 20, Packers 13
**hajario ** - Chargers 24, Packers 20
One Team Gone:
tdn - Patriots 28, [del]Redskins 24[/del]
Bearflag70 - [del]Cowboys 35[/del], Patriots 31
Key Lime Guy - Packers 14, [del]Colts 13[/del]
garygnu - Patriots 41, [del]Cowboys 37[/del]
borschevsky - Chargers 24, [del]Cowboys 20[/del]
picker - Packers 31, [del]Colts 28[/del]
fachverwirrt - Patriots 34, [del]Cowboys 24[/del]
Winston Smith - Patriots 41, [del]Cowboys 24[/del]
Grits and Hard Toast - [del]Colts 24[/del], Packers 17
**SenorBeef ** - Patriots 41, [del]Cowboys 34[/del]
bouv - Patriots 27, [del]Cowboys 17[/del]
Dead In The Water:
DiggitCamara - [del]Steelers 20, Seahawks 10[/del]
Airman Doors, USAF - [del]Steelers 13, Cowboys 10[/del]
ShibbOleth - [del]Colts 35, Bucs 17[/del]
Ellis Dee - [del]Colts 33, Redskins 19[/del]
jtgain - [del]Steelers 38, Cowboys 21[/del]
Darth Sensitive - [del]Cowboys 31, Colts 24[/del]
MadTheSwine - [del]Colts 31, Cowboys 30[/del]
Go Team! 