# NFL Playoff Prediction Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 5, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697 "2010-01-05T00:22:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jahiegel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jahiegel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jahiegel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/21 "2010-01-09T18:44:41Z")
Part 1: 1. Divisional round AFC: Indianapolis Colts vs New York Jets San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots NFC: New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys 1. Conference championship game rounds AFC: Indianapolis Colts vs San Diego Chargers NFC: Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers 1. Super Bowl San Diego Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings 1. Super Bowl winner Minnesota Vikings Part 2: Wild card round New York Jets 20 Cincinnati Bengals 17 Baltimore Ravens 20 vs New England Patriots 24 Green Bay Packers 31 vs Arizona Cardinals 20 Philadelphia Eagles 21 vs Dallas Cowboys 24 ---
**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, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/22 "2010-01-09T21:26:53Z")
Part 1: AFC: Indianapolis Colts vs Cincinatti Bengals San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots NFC: New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys 1. Predict the championship games (5 points per team) AFC: Cincinatti Bengals vs New England Patriots NFC: New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings 3. Predict the superbowl (5 points per team) New Orleans Saints vs New England Patriots 1. Predict the superbowl winner (10 points) New Orleans Saints Part 2: New York Jets 13 vs Cincinatti Bengals 20 Baltimore Ravens 17 vs New England Patriots 27 Green Bay Packers 27 vs Arizona Cardinals 20 Philadelphia Eagles 13 vs Dallas Cowboys 20 ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/23 "2010-01-11T01:17:57Z")
It looks like I’m the only one who went 4-0 in the Wildcard round, even if I got the exact scores terribly wrong. Woooooooot! ---
**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 11, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/24 "2010-01-11T01:20:22Z")
Contest cancelled! Let’s just forget this whole thing ever happened. ---
**Author:** ![mrpayday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@mrpayday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrpayday)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/25 "2010-01-11T02:24:23Z")
3 points off on one game today, 69 on the other. ---
**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 11, 2010, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/26 "2010-01-11T02:34:48Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > \*\*Part 1: > > 1. Predict the divisional games\*\* (5 points per correct team) > > AFC: > **Indianapolis Colts** vs **New York Jets** > **San Diego Chargers** vs **Baltimore Ravens** > > NFC: > **New Orleans Saints** vs [del]Green Bay Packers[/del] > **Minnesota Vikings** vs **Dallas Cowboys** > > **2. Predict the championship games** (5 points per team) > > AFC: > San Diego Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts > > NFC: > New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings > > **3. Predict the superbowl** (5 points per team) > > San Diego Chargers vs Minnesota Vikings > > **4. Predict the superbowl winner** (10 points) > > San Diego Chargers > > **Part 2:** > > The games this week are > New York Jets 20 vs Cincinnati Bengals 9 > Baltimore Ravens 27 vs New England Patriots 23 > Green Bay Packers 34 vs Arizona Cardinals 23 > Philadelphia Eagles 16 vs Dallas Cowboys 20 New York Jets 24 vs Cincinnati Bengals 14 – **4 + 5 = 9** Baltimore Ravens 33 vs New England Patriots 14 – **6 + 9 = 15** Green Bay Packers 45 vs Arizona Cardinals 51 – **11 + 28 = 39** Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs Dallas Cowboys 34 – **2 + 14 = 16** \*\* 9 + 15 + 39 + 16 = 79\*\* Man, for a guy that got 3 of 4 games right I was pretty poor here. Not sure why I gave the Cowboys just 20 points, I pretty much expected a repeat of Week 17 all along. Probably just rushed though and screwed that one up. ---
**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 11, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/27 "2010-01-11T02:40:59Z")
With the -10 bonus for picking the winners, I calculate my Part 2 score this week at 45. ---
**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 11, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/28 "2010-01-11T02:57:32Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > New York Jets 24 vs Cincinnati Bengals 14 – **4 + 5 = 9** > Baltimore Ravens 33 vs New England Patriots 14 – **6 + 9 = 15** > Green Bay Packers 45 vs Arizona Cardinals 51 – **11 + 28 = 39** > Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs Dallas Cowboys 34 – **2 + 14 = 16** > \*\* > 9 + 15 + 39 + 16 = 79\*\* > > Man, for a guy that got 3 of 4 games right I was pretty poor here. Not sure why I gave the Cowboys just 20 points, I pretty much expected a repeat of Week 17 all along. Probably just rushed though and screwed that one up. Ah yes, forgot about the bonus. New York Jets 24 vs Cincinnati Bengals 14 – **4 + 5 = 9** Baltimore Ravens 33 vs New England Patriots 14 – **6 + 9 = 15** Green Bay Packers 45 vs Arizona Cardinals 51 – **11 + 28 = 39** Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs Dallas Cowboys 34 – **2 + 14 = 16** **9 + 15 + 39 + 16 - 30 = 49** ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/29 "2010-01-11T03:49:04Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Part 1: > This is where you make a complete playoff bracket. This is only done once, at the beginning of the contest. > > Predict the divisional games (5 points per correct team) > > AFC: > Indianapolis Colts vs Cincinnati > San Diego Chargers vs New England > > NFC: > New Orleans Saints vs Green Bay > Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas > > 1. > > Predict the championship games (5 points per team) > > AFC: > Indianapolis vs New England > > NFC: > > New Orleans vs Dallas > > 1. Predict the superbowl (5 points per team) > > Indianapolis vs New Orleans > > 1. Predict the superbowl winner (10 points) > > Indianapolis > Part 2: > > This is where every week you will submit a predicted score from the matchups that weekend. A new submission is required every week. > > The games this week are > New York Jets **14** vs Cincinatti Bengals **17** > Baltimore Ravens **17** vs New England Patriots **31** > Green Bay Packers **30** vs Arizona Cardinals **21** > Philadelphia Eagles **14** vs Dallas Cowboys **16** New York Jets 24 vs Cincinnati Bengals 14…10+3=13 Baltimore Ravens 33 vs New England Patriots 14…16+17=33 Green Bay Packers 45 vs Arizona Cardinals 51…15+30=45 Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs Dallas Cowboys 34…0+18=18 So we have 13+33+45+18=109-10=99 Sweet Jesus. ---
**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 11, 2010, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/30 "2010-01-11T04:55:16Z")
I wanted to get a baseline for how well everybody did. Using [this](http://www.footballlocks.com/nfl_odds_wild_card_playoff_games.shtml) as my source for odds, combining the over/under and the spread to create the Vegas-predicted scores: Bengals 18.5 vs Jets 16 . . . . . . . . 4.5+8=12.5 Cowboys 24.75 vs Eagles 21.25 … 9.25+7.25=16.5 Patriots 23.75 vs Ravens 20.25 … 9.75+12.75=22.5 Packers 25.75 vs Cardinals 22.75 … 19.25+28.25=47.5 12.5+16.5+22.5+47.5 = 99 minus 10 for picking one game right (Cowboys) equals 89 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/31 "2010-01-11T15:01:11Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > **Part 2:** > New York Jets \*\*21 \*\*vs Cincinatti Bengals **24** > Baltimore Ravens \*\*31 \*\*vs New England Patriots **10** > Green Bay Packers \*\*24 \*\*vs Arizona Cardinals **21** > Philadelphia Eagles \*\*10 \*\*vs Dallas Cowboys **13** New York Jets 24 vs Cincinnati Bengals 14 – 3+10 = 13 Baltimore Ravens 33 vs New England Patriots 14 – 2+4 = 6 Green Bay Packers 45 vs Arizona Cardinals 51 – 21+30 = 51 Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs Dallas Cowboys 34 – 4+21 = 25 13+6+51+25 = 95-10-10 = **75** ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/32 "2010-01-11T15:57:55Z")
> [@VarlosZ](#): > > New York 13, Cincinnati 21 > Baltimore 17, New England 28 > > Philadelphia 24, Dallas 21 > Green Bay 31, Arizona 21 New York Jets 24 vs Cincinnati Bengals 14 – 9+7=16 Baltimore Ravens 33 vs New England Patriots 14 – 16+14=30 Green Bay Packers 45 vs Arizona Cardinals 51 – 14+30=44 Philadelphia Eagles 14 vs Dallas Cowboys 34 – 10+13=23 16+30+44+23 = **113** Wowowowowow. Last year, my score for _the entire postseason_ was 101. ---
**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 11, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/33 "2010-01-11T15:58:20Z")
> [@](#): > > The games this week are > New York Jets **24** vs Cincinatti Bengals **14** > Baltimore Ravens **20** vs New England Patriots **17** > Green Bay Packers **31** vs Arizona Cardinals **20** > Philadelphia Eagles **27** vs Dallas Cowboys **14** Not sure why I’m bothering, with Green Bay going out yesterday, still… NY Jets 24 / Cincy 14. Perfect, so **-10** points; Baltimore 33 / NE 14. 13 + 3, picked winner so -10, = **6** points. Green Bay 45 / Arizona 51. 14 + 31 (goddamn GB defense), = **45** points. Philly 14 / Dallas 34. 13 + 20. = **33** points. (-10)+6+45+33= **74** points for the week. Worthless f\*cking Green Bay defense. Would it kill you to blitz one of the most fragile quarterbacks in the league? Dom Capers, you leave Houston and you still continue to screw me?! The Jets game was pretty sweet though. ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/34 "2010-01-11T19:31:02Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > New York Jets **24** vs Cincinatti Bengals **10** > Baltimore Ravens **24** vs New England Patriots **31** > Green Bay Packers **35** vs Arizona Cardinals **17** > Philadelphia Eagles **17** vs Dallas Cowboys **20** NY Jets 24 / Cincy 14. 0 + 4 -10 = -6 Baltimore 33 / NE 14. 9 + 17 = 26 Green Bay 45 / Arizona 51. 10 + 34 = 44 Philly 14 / Dallas 34 3 + 14 -10 = 7 71 ugh. I was feeling so good after Jets Cinci ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/35 "2010-01-11T19:58:32Z")
> [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](#): > > New York Jets 24 vs Cincinatti Bengals 17 > Baltimore Ravens 20 vs New England Patriots 10 > Green Bay Packers 31 vs Arizona Cardinals 28 > Philadelphia Eagles 21 vs Dallas Cowboys 31 NY Jets 24 / Cincy 14. 0 + 3 -10 = -7 Baltimore 33 / NE 14. 13 + 4 - 10 = 7 Green Bay 45 / Arizona 51. 14 + 23 = 37 Philly 14 / Dallas 34 7 + 3 -10 = 0 1. Not too bad. ---
**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 11, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/36 "2010-01-11T20:18:31Z")
I’ll go by and double check/correct self-scoring today, but some of you left out the 10 point bonus for correctly picking the winning team. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/37 "2010-01-11T23:11:00Z")
Not me. (And not you, either, apparently.) ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/38 "2010-01-15T07:10:20Z")
If I’m the only one to post before the deadline, that means I win, right? 😉 Arizona 34 New Orleans 37 Baltimore Ravens 24 Indianapolis Colts 17 Dallas Cowboys 24 Minnesota Vikings 21 San Diego Chargers 31 New York Jets 21 ---
**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 15, 2010, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/39 "2010-01-15T07:38:02Z")
Oh, right, forgot to tabulate an official score. I’ll get to that tomorrow. Post your scores for this week. Baltimore At Indianapolis New York Jets at San Diego Dallas at Minnesota Arizona at New Orleans ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/40 "2010-01-15T15:24:05Z")
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