Lurker > WickIebee

https://i.imgur.com/hasyXDV.png

Well that was a push to make me want to get through my current vn so I could go play Fault. Also lol all FE reps of mine got in my top 10.
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StifledSilence posted...

Im gonna pay to advance to level 5.

Only at the end of the week. I apologize for the inconvenience. Just play out this week normally.
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Los Angeles Chargers
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Los Angeles Chargers @ Oakland Raiders
Low pass rush on the Raiders means less problems for Rivers to throw to his playmakers, while Chargers have a strong defense with Ingram healthy that could slow down Carr and Jacobs.
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Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Not the best to do, but this topic is so late I can't be too creative.
Bonus: How many turnovers will there be in the Giants/Jets game?

Level 7
theawesomestevr**

Level 6
5tarscream**
Camden**
DpObliVion***
HBJDubs***
KommunistKoala**
Liquid Oshawott****
Sir Chris*
Stripperiffic*
turbopuns*- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick*

Level 5
Arti****
Ashethan****
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon**
Dancedreamer*
FBike1**
foxhead84***
LadyVyxx*
Mewtwo59*- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan****
MZero11**
Paratroopa1**
Seginustemple****
SpikeDragon**
th3l3fty**
thekitchensink**
Wiggumfan267**
Xuxon*-Paid:(***)
ZeroSignal620

Level 4
davidponte**
KCF0107***
KingButz****
MegamanX*
pronouncemyname*
Ringworm- Paid(***)
Runemistress****
StifledSilence****
SwiftyDC-Paid(***)
TheKnightofNee******

Level 3
crazyisgood**
Evil_REmade****
fortybelowsummer**
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos*
Jukkie**
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
Reg*
Scarechan**
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee**

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
MaxedOutRyu
Mccheyne
Meow1000*
MMXCalibur
WarThaNemesis2
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Late, so intro is short. The mistakes don't stop for me either.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
Chargers (-1.5) @ RAIDERS - 48.5
Chiefs (-5.5) @ TITANS - 48.5
BROWNS (-2.5) v Bills - 39.5
BUCCANEERS (-4.5) v Cardinals - 51.5
Giants (-2.5) @ JETS - 43.5 (how is one considered a home team?)
SAINTS (-12.5) v Falcons - 51.5
Ravens (-9.5) @ BENGALS - 44.5
PACKERS (-4.5) v Panthers - 47.5
BEARS (-2.5) v Lions - 41.5
COLTS (-10.5) v Dolphins - 44.5
Rams (-3.5) @ STEELERS - 44.5
COWBOYS (-2.5) v Vikings - 47.5
49ERS (-6.5) v Seahawks - 46.5

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game.
Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you don't get that one correct.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.
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I made more work for myself, not you to be honest. You just were my editor, basically. Ahaha~

I'll get started on next topic now, with the fixed stuff.
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Sadly that drops the number of successes from 13 (I think I had, I already forget) to 7. Either way, properly let Ringworm skip now that everything is fixed.
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Ughhhhhhhh... For some reason I scrolled through stats and didn't see a defensive TD, so thought it like got overturned and ended up short or something. I was getting tired and rushed thanks to delay so didn't check calculations of Ravens score, so of course I make a mistake with it.

sigh just more screwed up and have to go through everything to fix it again.
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As a note, I got enough points to skip Level 3, and as much as I would like to... The fact that this update AND the next topic are being posted late, I will not skip until next week's failure (if it's a failure).
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Whew, day late because of having to do a lot with family. I will still post the new topic somewhere between 8-9 EST, so anyone that wants to skip but didn't know if they had the points for it can do so until then. @Ringworm for info the answer to the Bonus was actually 6, while you guessed 7, so sadly not this time.

@MegamanX In case you didn't see earlier, once again you cannot skip as you don't have the points for it. But really so sad that you picked two 10+ games that went 5-

Also poor Stevr, he's been right at QB/RB both weeks on his Level 7, but at WR he got unlucky last week as for what the Texans did, none of it was to Hopkins, and then worse luck this week as he picked Thielen who got 1 target then got re-injured.

Week 9 results
Level 7
theawesomestevr**

Level 6
5tarscream***
Camden**
DpObliVion***
HBJDubs***
KommunistKoala**
Liquid Oshawott****
Sir Chris*
Stripperiffic**
turbopuns*- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick**

Level 5
Arti****
Ashethan****
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon***
Dancedreamer**
FBike1**
foxhead84***
LadyVyxx**
Mewtwo59*- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan****
MZero11**
Paratroopa1**
Seginustemple***
SpikeDragon***
th3l3fty**
thekitchensink**
Wiggumfan267***
Xuxon*-Paid:(***)
ZeroSignal620

Level 4
davidponte**
KCF0107****
KingButz***
MegamanX*
pronouncemyname*
Runemistress***
StifledSilence***
SwiftyDC*-Paid(***)
TheKnightofNee******

Level 3
crazyisgood**
Evil_REmade*****
fortybelowsummer**
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie**
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
Ringworm**
Reg*
Scarechan**
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee***

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
MaxedOutRyu
Mccheyne
Meow1000*
MMXCalibur
WarThaNemesis2
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Still deciding between two themes for this month. Might just mix them.
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I did not double check this soon enough. @MegamanX you actually cannot skip Level 4 right now. I only just remembered you have not been doing bonus questions and after checking you only have 1 bonus point. It costs 4 to do this bonus. As an exception (since I didn't look sooner) you can do this week's bonus point even though it's past the deadline, but you can only pick before the NE/BAL game has started. After it's mute.

Even if you get it right, you still will need two more bonus points to skip, however.
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Oh, Rams are actually Chargers. So actually **LOCK** Packers into victory (I didn't have my third lock used anyway)
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Houston Texans
Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carolina Panthers
Oakland Raiders
Seattle Seahawks
Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Baltimore Ravens
Dallas Cowboys
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Houston Texans @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Looking at the first time these teams matched up, I see mistakes and some defensive plays. Both sides understand their offenses a little bit more and have some defensive players missing. I think Texans are just stronger.

Washington Redskins @ Buffalo Bills LOCK
Maybe another day, Dwayne Haskins. Success won't happen against the Bills though.

Minnesota Vikings @ Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs missing some key players, and even might not have Frank Clark at full health against a tough team on both sides of the ball.

New York Jets @ Miami Dolphins
The only ghosts in Miami are the ghosts of salty Dolphins fans.

Chicago Bears @ Philadelphia Eagles
Bears have been showing some flaws, Eagles have been showing some life.

Indianapolis Colts @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Colts without TY is unnerving, and I think Steelers have the better defense here.

Tennessee Titans @ Carolina Panthers
Titans are missing a key piece of the run defense... against the Panthers... and Christian McCaffrey.

Detroit Lions @ Oakland Raiders
Lions with plenty of injuries and West Coast travel. At least it's warmer.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks in Seattle aren't as scary against playmakers like Evans and Godwin. But Winston is not the QB that'll carry the Buccs to this upset.

Cleveland Browns @ Denver Broncos
Backup QB with Sanders gone and a backup right tackle. There's some good playmakers, but I see this mostly being a rushing game vs all the playmakers on the Browns.

Green Bay Packers @ Los Angeles Rams
Very tough team to beat in the Packers here.

New England Patriots @ Baltimore Ravens
In Baltimore after a bye week is pretty scary, it's possible the Patriots face their first loss against their only tough opponent of the year thus far.

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants
Giants just are not good.
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Level 3:
Texans (-1.5)
Packers (-3.5)

Bonus: 6
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Arizona

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https://i.imgur.com/FhFT6t5.png

And now time for my own, the train won overall with just the mystery of it and its music, compared to some other potential winners. Funny I got a sneak from the one game I've never been able to get working.
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3 nominations of mine in Char's top 10, and all next to each other. The two FFs come at no surprise but didn't know Char had experience with FSA. Granted, maybe it just won out some 'meh' like matches. And of course, I can't take too much credit for the FFX location, I'm sure Snake would have gotten it (eventually) if I didn't, ahaha~
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Just a bump.
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MegamanX posted...

I'd like to skip lvl 4 wickle with my bonus

I'm not gonna even bother entering this week

It's better if you try it. I'd prefer it if you directly failed this week before you skipped.
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San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals LOCK
49ers looks like one of the top teams this year. They're no joke.
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Ends up getting me to trash talk him much more than should be necessary and it makes me feel bad.

Also thinks Bossman_Coolguy is a cool username.
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San Fransisco 49ers
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Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Bonus: How many TDs will there be in the Patriots @ Ravens game?

Level 7
theawesomestevr**

Level 6
HBJDubs***

Level 5
5tarscream**
Arti****
Ashethan****
Camden**
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon**
Dancedreamer*
DpObliVion***
FBike1**
foxhead84***
KommunistKoala**
Liquid Oshawott****
Mewtwo59- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan****
MZero11**
Paratroopa1**
Seginustemple***
Sir Chris*
SpikeDragon**
Stripperiffic**
th3l3fty**
turbopuns*- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick*
Wiggumfan267**
Xuxon*-Paid:(***)
ZeroSignal620

Level 4
pronouncemyname**
KingButz***
LadyVyxx*
MegamanX*
pronouncemyname*
Runemistress***
StifledSilence***
thekitchensink**
TheKnightofNee******

Level 3
crazyisgood**
Evil_REmade****
fortybelowsummer**
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie**
KCF0107***
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
Ringworm**
Reg*
Scarechan**
SwiftyDC***
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee**

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
MaxedOutRyu
Mccheyne
Meow1000*
MMXCalibur
WarThaNemesis2
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Welcome to the week where we have a game on Halloween, since nothing's scarier than having to watch the Cardinals pretend they're good. This past week we had some horrifying results in the upper half. First no one passed the levels above 4, while we saw the easiest week for level 4 with 22/28 participants succeeding. The 6 that failed were the only ones to pick a game that wasn't the quad of High ranking team vs low one (MIN/WAS, NE/CLE, PIT/MIA, and LAR/CIN) with the exception of @th3l3fty who picked Saints and Cards as his second game. (Also that feel when you set up the second post in your previous topic and accidentally post it)

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
49ers (-10.5) @ CARDINALS - 42.5
Texans (-1.5) @ JAGUARS - 46.5
BILLS (-9.5) v Redskins - 36.5
PANTHERS (-3.5) v Titans - 41.5
EAGLES (-4.5) v Bears - 42.5
CHIEFS (-2.5) v Vikings - 48.5
Jets (-2.5) v DOLPHINS - 40.5
Colts (-0.5) @ STEELERS - 42.5
RAIDERS (-2.5) v Lions - 50.5
SEAHAWKS (-5.5) v Buccaneers - 51.5
Browns (-3.5) @ BRONCOS - 38.5
Packers (-3.5) @ CHARGERS - 47.5
Patriots (-3.5) @ RAVENS - 45.5
Cowboys (-6.5) @ GIANTS - 47.5

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game.
Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you don't get that one correct.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.
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Sorry for lateness. Hopefully anyone that wants to skip has the time to (and sees this topic before I put up the next one).

Week 8 results
Level 7
theawesomestevr**

Level 6
HBJDubs***

Level 5
5tarscream**
Arti****
Ashethan****
Camden**
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon**
Dancedreamer*
DpObliVion***
FBike1**
foxhead84***
KommunistKoala**
Liquid Oshawott****
Mewtwo59- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan****
MZero11**
Paratroopa1**
Seginustemple***
Sir Chris*
SpikeDragon**
Stripperiffic**
th3l3fty**
turbopuns*- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick*
Wiggumfan267**
Xuxon*-Paid:(***)
ZeroSignal620

Level 4
pronouncemyname**
KingButz***
LadyVyxx*
MegamanX*
pronouncemyname*
Runemistress***
StifledSilence***
thekitchensink**
TheKnightofNee******

Level 3
crazyisgood**
Evil_REmade****
fortybelowsummer**
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie**
KCF0107***
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
Ringworm**
Reg*
Scarechan**
SwiftyDC***
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee**

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
MaxedOutRyu
Mccheyne
Meow1000*
MMXCalibur
WarThaNemesis2

Very easy week for Level 4, in tomorrow's topic I'll actually say how many passed it (out of how many participants). Guess it really will be time to swap Level 3 and 4. Of course, I'll also have to check if we keep this or return back to 30+/10-, though maybe increase the low side for incentives? Regardless, that's a topic for after this season.
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VGC sent, I'll finish my VGL noms tomorrow.
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I love how I was afraid of having to find a replacement for a Dark Souls nom, when in reality, the thing I had to replace... of all things... Was the Phantom of the Opera.



Also some nostalgia of when I used a friend's account to play Adventure Quest.
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Oh damn, hopefully not like the one Ys character I had left from Origins. Haven't actually played other games from the series, maybe eventually.
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Me: Going to send nominations
Me: Sees Johnbobb's top 10s
Me: "Welp, guess I gotta check the update to make certain nothing I'm trying to nominate is in, instead of pretending nothing came into the Halloween update."
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I love this spread on the bonus. We have no QBs thus far who have only thrown 1 TD (discounting Rodgers, who isn't done yet). And we have no QBs selected that threw more than 3 (Daniel Jones is one who threw 4, didn't check Jimmy G or Minshew but I think it's like 2 for the former and 3 for the latter)

QBs selected with 3: Brees, Stafford, Tannehill, Watson
QBs selected with 2: Brady, Goff, Wilson
QBs selected with 0: Brissett, Cousins, Mahomes (lol), Ryan (lol)

Got two QBs left for the bonus in Rodgers and my own pick in Rudolph.
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Seginustemple posted...

So wait does a 10+ mean the differential needs to be at least 11 or does 10 get by?

10 gets by. It's equal to or greater than.
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ouch... Two of our Level 5 people picked under on Eagles/Bills, a score of 43.5

And the score ended up calculating to 44. I'd say a worse feeling than the San Francisco thing of last week.
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turbopuns3 posted...

turbopuns3 posted...

Is it too late to change Patriots/Browns to Steelers/Dolphins? Still 10+

Just clarifying I'm locking this if it's allowed. Not sure if I can change one pick after the other one already finished.

Sorry, had to stream so wasn't able to answer anything here. I think I'll allow it considering the one you're changing off of hadn't happened.

On a random note, I realized I put down Level 4 for my Level 3 things. Lolme. Also goddamnit every Level 4. I really do hate this crap.
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Level 4:
Bears (-4.5)
Packers (-4.5)

Bonus: Mason Rudolph
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Seattle Seahawks @ Atlanta Falcons
No Matt Ryan spells a little less worry for Seahawks' shaky secondary. Not that Russ would lose on offense here.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Buffalo Bills SUPER LOCK
Still no Desean Jackson, still no Jason Peters and a few more revolving door weaknesses for Eagles makes Bills a bit better against the Eagles' secondary.

Los Angeles Chargers @ Chicago Bears
Chargers injury list looks like the Mets. Just missing someone with hand and foot disease.

New York Giants @ Detroit Lions
Lions have the key to victory, send Slay to the injured list the week they face Slayton. He can't score a ton of points without Slay.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Tennessee Titans
Healthy WR core vs unhealthy CB core. Buccs could very well pull this off if they don't allow too many points.

Denver Broncos @ Indianapolis Colts LOCK
Broncos aren't likely the team to slow down the Colts.

Cincinnati Bengals @ Los Angeles Rams LOCK
Still no AJ Green and they're bad defensively anyway

Arizona Cardinals @ New Orleans Saints
Brees or not, this is a team that will punish Kyler more.

New York Jets @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Very injured Jets vs a tough defense.

Carolina Panthers @ San Francisco 49ers
With their injuries, the undefeated will meet their match.

Cleveland Browns @ New England Patriots
Still waiting for a team that can actually challenge the Patriots.

Oakland Raiders @ Houston Texans
Hurt primary playmakers for Raiders vs Texans who showed they don't need Fuller.

Green Bay Packers @ Kansas City Chiefs
Mahomes is out, guess that's what he gets for using the same State Farm agent as Aaron Rodgers. The man is just really dumb.

Miami Dolphins @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Dolphins are bad mmkay?
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Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Rams
New Orleans Saints
Carolina Panthers
New England Patriots
Houston Texans
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
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Minnesota Vikings
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I've really dropped.

Washington Redskins @ Minnesota Vikings

At least I start the week with this gem. Redskins are pretty awful. It's pretty sad to see just what the team is incapable of after having the draft your team wishes it could have had.
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MMXcalibur posted...

Level 1: Minnesota

Question: this has probably come up, but can I pick Sunday games for Level 2 if I get Level 1 correct on Thursday?

No, it's once a week. Sorry that you've missed ladder for this long.
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turbopuns3 posted...

Just curious...is this actually verifiably more difficult than level 3? It feels like it wouldn't be, but I haven't given it much thought.

It hasn't seemed like it, but it's kept many people in place for the same reason spreads do. Wrong estimations of some teams.
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Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Many good QBs against bad secondaries, might as well.
Bonus: Choose a quarterback who will throw at least three touchdown passes this week.

Level 7
theawesomestevr*

Level 6
HBJDubs**

Level 5
Dancedreamer
FBike1**
SpikeDragon**
Xuxon-Paid:(***)

Level 4
5tarscream*
Arti***
Ashethan***
Camden**
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon**
DpObliVion**
foxhead84***
KingButz**
KommunistKoala**
LadyVyxx*
Liquid Oshawott***
MegamanX*
Mewtwo59- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero11*
Paratroopa1**
Runemistress**
Seginustemple**
Sir Chris
StifledSilence***
Stripperiffic**
th3l3fty*
thekitchensink*
TheKnightofNee******
turbopuns- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick*
Wiggumfan267*
ZeroSignal620

Level 3
crazyisgood**
davidponte***
Evil_REmade***
fortybelowsummer*
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie*
KCF0107***
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
pronouncemyname*
Ringworm*
Reg
Scarechan**
SwiftyDC**
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee**

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
Mccheyne
MaxedOutRyu
Meow1000*
WarThaNemesis2
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San Francisco gave us quite the problem last week, many picked them for 10+, many picked them for spreads. 9-0 definitely not a pretty score for a team people considered to be potentially the best. Level 4 saw a variety of picks, many close game pickers that just picked the wrong games and so on. Only correct answers picked were those that did Buffalo/Miami and the Monday Night game. Also, bonus came out to 7 people correct on 4 different answers. Diggs, Hopkins, Amari Cooper, and Michael Thomas. Oh and one final thing @Mewtwo59 yes you were able to skip, I have put you down to have skipped since you said you were done with Level 3, if you had a change of heart, let me know and I'll restore your paid points.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
VIKINGS (-16.5) v Redskins - 42.5
LIONS (-6.5) v Giants - 49.5
TITANS (-2.5) v Buccaneers - 45.5
BEARS (-4.5) v Chargers - 40.5
Seahawks (-3.5) @ FALCONS - 53.5
JAGUARS (-6.5) v Jets - 41.5
BILLS (-1.5) v Eagles - 43.5
RAMS (-12.5) v Bengals - 48.5
SAINTS (-9.5) v Cardinals - 48.5
TEXANS (-6.5) v Raiders - 51.5
49ERS (-5.5) v Panthers - 41.5
COLTS (-5.5) v Broncos - 43.5
PATRIOTS (-13.5) v Browns - 45.5
Packers (-4.5) @ CHIEFS - 47.5
STEELERS (-14.5) v Dolphins - 43.5

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game.
Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you don't get that one correct.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.
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I am summoned.
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Got one person up to Week 7, and remember, the longer you hold onto your bonus points while being stuck on a level, the less they become useful in winning. 3 people in Level 3 failed and have 3 bonus points, and then of course, we have Nee.

Week 7 results
Level 7
theawesomestevr*

Level 6
HBJDubs**

Level 5
Dancedreamer
FBike1**
SpikeDragon**
Xuxon-Paid:(***)

Level 4
5tarscream*
Arti***
Ashethan***
Camden**
Cody11533*
Crescent-Moon**
DpObliVion**
foxhead84***
KingButz**
KommunistKoala**
LadyVyxx*
Liquid Oshawott***
MegamanX*
MysteriousStan***
MZero11*
Paratroopa1**
Runemistress**
Seginustemple**
Sir Chris
StifledSilence***
Stripperiffic**
th3l3fty*
thekitchensink*
TheKnightofNee******
turbopuns- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick*
Wiggumfan267*
ZeroSignal620

Level 3
crazyisgood**
davidponte***
Evil_REmade***
fortybelowsummer*
guffguy
HanOfTheNekos
Jukkie*
KCF0107***
kevwaffles**
KokoroAkechi**
Mewtwo59***
pronouncemyname*
Ringworm*
Reg
Scarechan**
SwiftyDC**
Vengeful_KBM*
Wicklebee**

Level 2
Eddv*
greengravy294
HessianPeel
junk_funk
Mccheyne
MaxedOutRyu
Meow1000*
WarThaNemesis2

Just remember, if you're looking at skipping a level, you have to have failed that level the week you're attempting to skip it.
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turbopuns3 posted...

WickIebee posted...

-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Can I skip level 3 the same week I earn my 3rd point or would I have to wait a week?

You can skip same week.
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To actually make note of it for Yankees fans that don't know. The rivalry is in the family as just a hatred of overly successful teams since we're Mariners fans (you know, officially only MLB team without a pennant and longest playoff drought in all four major sports). However, there is one reason said hatred had to be quiet for most of my life. I'm actually related to a Yankees legend. Not a retired number legend, but a man who was honored this entire year by the Yankees.

And I mean that I'm related, my dad was cousins with him. He was at my High School graduation party and my mom actually was texting his wife a lot towards the end of last year while he was bedridden.
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As pointed out by Red an hour and a half ago in the Discord chat...

First decade without the yankees in the world series since the 1910s

For a list of that, Yankees pennants:
1920s- 6
1930s- 5
1940s- 5
1950s- 8
1960s- 5
1970s- 2
1980s- 1
1990s- 3
2000s- 4 (last in 2009)
2010s- 0

Also 1900s and 1910s are also 0, but that's self explanatory.

This decade officially the greatest timeline.
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