# 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:** 3
**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, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/41 "2010-01-15T17:57:08Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > 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 whoops, meant to have Minnesota winning that one, mind if I change to Dallas 21, Minnesota 24? ---
**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 16, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/42 "2010-01-16T04:44:07Z")
Baltimore Ravens 17, Indianapolis Colts 36 New York Jets 23, San Diego Chargers 19 Dallas Cowboys 29, Minnesota Vikings 33 Arizona Cardinals 34, New Orleans Saints 41 ---
**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 16, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/43 "2010-01-16T07:12:36Z")
Baltimore \*\*24 \*\*@ Indianapolis **31** New York Jets **20** @ San Diego **21** Dallas **17** @ Minnesota **24** Arizona **23** @ New Orleans **35** ---
**Author:** ![Jahiegel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@Jahiegel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jahiegel)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/44 "2010-01-16T07:39:19Z")
Baltimore 20, Indianapolis 24 New York Jets 17, San Diego 26 Dallas 23, Minnesota 27 Arizona 31, New Orleans 27 ---
**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, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/45 "2010-01-16T12:00:50Z")
Baltimore Ravens 17 vs. Indianapolis Colts 30 New York Jets 18 vs San Diego Chargers 33 Dallas Cowboys 30 vs. Minnesota Vikings 36 Arizona Cardinals 20 vs. New Orleans Saints 27 Going all chalk, I’m tempted to take the Vikes to lose but I think I’ll stick with my original Super Bowl prediction. ---
**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 16, 2010, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/46 "2010-01-16T13:12:45Z")
Baltimore 20 at Indianapolis 30 New York Jets 17 at San Diego 24 Dallas 20 at Minnesota 27 Arizona 24 at New Orleans 35 ---
**Author:** ![mrpayday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@mrpayday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrpayday)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/47 "2010-01-16T14:20:00Z")
Baltimore 9 At Indianapolis 24 New York Jets 19 at San Diego 21 Dallas 31 at Minnesota 25 Arizona 6 at New Orleans 33 ---
**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 16, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/48 "2010-01-16T15:16:46Z")
Baltimore 17 At Indianapolis 31 New York Jets 20 at San Diego 27 Dallas 17 at Minnesota 24 Arizona 21 at New Orleans 28 ---
**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, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/49 "2010-01-16T15:18:59Z")
Baltimore **17** / Indy **16** Jets **20** / San Diego **24** Dallas **28** / Minnesota **24** Arizona **27** / New Orleans **31** ---
**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 16, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/50 "2010-01-16T19:00:15Z")
Indy 20 Bal 21 SD 23 NYJ 17 NO 31 Arz 30 Min 17 Dal 24 ---
**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 18, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/51 "2010-01-18T03:10:07Z")
The gnu gknows. 😃 ---
**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 18, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/52 "2010-01-18T05:12:59Z")
Sorry for the delay. These are the week 1 results, I haven’t done week 2 yet. Thanks for the self scoring, it made it quicker, although I did double check (there was one error and some forgot to subtract 10 as bonus for picking the winner correctly). Boozahol Squid, P.I. 37 Garygnu 45 Omni 49 Fear The Turtle 68 Taber 71 Jahiegel 72 Gray Ghost 74 Munch 75 UncleNito 84 Jules Andre 86 drm 99 mrpayday 100 SenorBeef 100 Hamlet 105 Redwing 112 VarlosZ 115 (self score was off, counted NYJ 13 (actual 24) as 9 when it should be 11. ---
**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 19, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/53 "2010-01-19T19:11:03Z")
I calculate my Divisional week score at 30+27+24+11=92 -40 = **52** ---
**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/54 "2010-01-19T19:35:49Z")
> [@Taber](#): > > 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 21 Minnesota Vikings 24 > San Diego Chargers 31 New York Jets 21 20 + 8 - 10 = 18 21 + 3 = 24 18 + 10 - 10 = 18 17 + 4 = 21 81, ugh I thought wildcard weekend was supposed to be abnormally bad. ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/55 "2010-01-20T04:28:19Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Sorry for the delay. These are the week 1 results, > Jules Andre 86 Sorry I didn’t come in and calculate my score. I actually did the math but never posted for some reason. But I got 76, not 86. > [@Jules Andre](#): > > Part 2:New York **13** Cincinnati **20** > Baltimore \*\*24 \*\*New England \*\*20 > > \*\*Green Bay \*\*31 \*\*Arizona \*\*17 > \*\*Philadelphia \*\*19 \*\*Dallas **23** I’ll put the actual scores in bold with my guesses in parentheses. NYJ **24** - (13) = 11 Cin \*\*14 \*\*- (20) = 6 11 + 6 = 17 Bal \*\*33 \*\*- (24) = 9 NE \*\*14 \*\*- (20) = 6 9 + 6 = 15 - 10 (correct winner) = 5 GB **45** - (31) = 14 Ari **51** - (17) = 34 14 + 34 = 48 Phi **14** - (19) = 5 Dal \*\*34 \*\*- (23) = 11 11+ 5 = 16 - 10 (correct winner) = 6 17 + 5 + 48 + 6 = 76 And for the divisional round: > [@Jules Andre](#): > > Baltimore \*\*24 \*\*@ Indianapolis **31** > New York Jets **20** @ San Diego **21** > Dallas **17** @ Minnesota **24** > Arizona **23** @ New Orleans **35** Bal \*\*3 \*\*- 24 = 21 Ind \*\*20 \*\*- 31 = 11 21 + 11 = 32 - 10 (correct winner) = 22 NYJ \*\*17 \*\*- 20 = 3 SD **14** - 21 = 7 3 + 7 = 10 Dal \*\*3 \*\*- 17 = 14 Min **34** - 24 = 10 14 + 10 = 24 - 10 (correct winner) = 14 Ari \*\*14 \*\*- 23 = 9 NO **45** - 35 = 10 10 + 9 = 19 - 10 (correct winner) = 9 22 + 10 + 14 + 9 = 55 ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/56 "2010-01-20T16:38:51Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > Baltimore **17** / Indy **16** > Jets **20** / San Diego **24** > Dallas **28** / Minnesota **24** > Arizona **27** / New Orleans **31** Actual: Baltimore **3** / Indy **20** , so 14 + 4 = **18** Jets **17** / San Diego **14** , so 3 + 10 = **13** Dallas **3** / Minnesota **34** , so 25 + 10 = **35** Arizona **14** / New Orleans **45** , so 13 + 14 - 10 = **17** 18 + 13 + 35 + 17 = **83** points for the week. I’d have done better just picking scores at random. At least the FF challenge is going o.k. ---
**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 20, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/57 "2010-01-20T16:55:10Z")
Just like Arizona and Green Bay overscoring the first week, Baltimore and Dallas (and Arizona to a lesser extent) underscoring this week is messing everybody up. ---
**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 20, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/58 "2010-01-20T18:28:43Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Baltimore Ravens 17 vs. Indianapolis Colts 30 > New York Jets 18 vs San Diego Chargers 33 > Dallas Cowboys 30 vs. Minnesota Vikings 36 > Arizona Cardinals 20 vs. New Orleans Saints 27 > > Going all chalk, I’m tempted to take the Vikes to lose but I think I’ll stick with my original Super Bowl prediction. Baltimore Ravens 3 vs. Indianapolis Colts 20 – **14 + 10 = 24** New York Jets 17 vs San Diego Chargers 14 – **1 + 19 = 20** Dallas Cowboys 3 vs. Minnesota Vikings 34 – **27 + 2 = 29** Arizona Cardinals 14 vs. New Orleans Saints 45 – **6 + 18 = 24** **24 + 20 + 29 + 24 = 97 - 30 = 67** Yeesh. Got 3 of the game right once again but the point totals killed me. Fucking Chargers just killed me. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/59 "2010-01-20T18:59:38Z")
> [@drm](#): > > Baltimore **21** At Indianapolis **31** > New York Jets **22** at San Diego **19** > Dallas **21** at Minnesota **27** > Arizona **24** at New Orleans **35** Baltimore Ravens 3 vs. Indianapolis Colts 20 – 18+11=29 New York Jets 17 vs San Diego Chargers 14 --5+5=10 Dallas Cowboys 3 vs. Minnesota Vikings 34 --18+7=25 Arizona Cardinals 14 vs. New Orleans Saints 45 --10+10=20 29+10+25+20=84-40=44 Better but not great considering I got 4 games right. ---
**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 21, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697/60 "2010-01-21T01:13:47Z")
[QUOTE=Fear The Turtle] Indy 20 Bal 21 SD 23 NYJ 17 NO 31 Arz 30 Min 17 Dal 24 [/QUOTE] Baltimore 3 / Indy 20 = 18 Jets 17 / San Diego 14 = 9 Arizona 14 / New Orleans 45 = 14 + 16 - 10 Dallas 3 / Minnesota 34 = 17 + 21 = 85 - 68 from week 1 = 153 I’m doing about as well as last year. This Week: NO 31 Min 24 Indy 23 NYJ 13 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697.md?page=4)