Board 8 > B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2023 Week 11

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MZero
11/14/23 10:26:33 PM
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A few ground rules:
-If I have you blocked you aren't allowed to participate (Note: I don't have anyone blocked)
-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 before the official kick-off time of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-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.

Explanation of Levels:

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: 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 do not advance. You do not need to pick the winner, as long as the differential is correct, it does not matter which team wins.

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.

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.

Level 8: 5 Game Teaser: This is the opposite of level 6. Instead of losing 6 points on each spread, you actually gain 6 points on each spread. But you have to get all 5 games right to move on. So a team favored by 9.5 will now only have to win by 3.5, a team that is getting 2.5 points will now be getting 8.5 points.

Schedule (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS):

Thursday, November 16th
BALTIMORE (-3.5) vs Cincinnati 45.5

Sunday, November 19th
1pm
CLEVELAND (-3.5) vs Pittsburgh 36.5
HOUSTON (-3.5) vs Arizona 47.5
Los Angeles Chargers (-2.5) @ GREEN BAY 44.5
WASHINGTON (-9.5) vs New York Giants 37.5
JACKSONVILLE (-6.5) vs Tennessee 40.5
DETROIT (-9.5) vs Chicago 46.5
MIAMI (-11.5) vs Las Vegas 46.5
Dallas (-10.5) @ CAROLINA 42.5
4pm
SAN FRANCISCO (-10.5) vs Tampa Bay 41.5
Seattle (-0.5) @ LOS ANGELES RAMS 45.5
BUFFALO (-6.5) vs New York Jets 40.5
8pm
DENVER (-2.5) vs Minnesota 43.5

Monday, November 20th
KANSAS CITY (-2.5) vs Philadelphia 45.5

Bonus Question: How many 4th downs will the Eagles convert on Monday night?

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KommunistKoala
11/14/23 10:45:17 PM
#2:


Level 4
Detroit/Chicago 10+
Dallas/Carolina 10+

Bonus: 2

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KCF0107
11/14/23 11:01:14 PM
#3:


Level 6:
Vikings - 3.5

Bonus: 1

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Camden
11/15/23 12:08:34 AM
#4:


Level 6
Dallas (-10.5) to (-16.5)

Bonus - 2

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changmas
11/15/23 12:40:04 AM
#5:


Level 6

Cincinnati +3.5 -> -2.5

Bonus: 1

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Thorn
11/15/23 6:49:22 PM
#6:


Level 3:
WASHINGTON (-9.5)
BUFFALO (-6.5)

Bonus: 2

I don't really love taking division games here, but I'm pretty sure Buffalo will bury the Jets after what happened Week 1. As for the Giants... I'm just trusting they remain really bad.

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Leonhart4
11/15/23 7:20:54 PM
#7:


Bonus: 2

Picks later

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5tarscream
11/15/23 7:25:40 PM
#8:


L6:
Pittsburgh (-2.5)

Bonus 0

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MZero
11/15/23 8:18:30 PM
#9:


Level 6
Bengals (-2.5)

Bonus: 2

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ZeroSignal
11/15/23 9:37:05 PM
#10:


Level 6
Dallas (-16.5)

Bonus - 3


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mccheyne
11/15/23 9:47:15 PM
#11:


I will never escape level 3, but lets take another shot...

Level 3:
Detroit (-9.5)
Washington (-9.5)

Bonus: 2

Guarantee Justin Fields will score a TD at the end to make it an 8 point game or something.

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andel
11/16/23 2:04:37 AM
#12:


level 5:

cleveland under 36.5
chiefs over 45.5

bonus: 2

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Shattered
11/16/23 3:37:45 AM
#13:


Level 6
Vikings -3.5

Bonus - 1
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MZero
11/16/23 11:45:30 AM
#14:


whoops no one got the bonus

Level 8
th3l3fty**

Level 7
Arti**
Crescent-Moon***
DpObliVion(****)
Leonhart4**
Runemistress****
terpaholic****

Level 6
5tarscream***
Camden***
changmas***
HanOfTheNekos***
KCF0107***
MZero*****
resistance_pro*****
Shattered**
Xuxon***
ZeroSignal***

Level 5
andel***
Fiop***
foxhead84**
Meow1000***
thekitchensink(**)****
Whiskey_Nick******

Level 4
Bartz***
Cody11533***
fortybelowsummer***
HBJDubs***
Jakyl25*
KommunistKoala***
Mewtwo59(***)*
pepper2012
SirChris**
Stripperiffic***
theawesomestevr***
VeryInsane**

Level 3
Jukkie*
mccheyne**
MegamanX**
MMXcalibur*
MysteriousStan*
Paratroopa1***
Suprak**
SwiftyDC
Thorn***
VengefulKaelee*
wallmasterz*
Wigs*
Wizardsfan1000**

Level 2
BlueCrystalTear*
Dancedreamer*
Eddv
KokoroAkechi*
WickIebee*

Level 1
Bossman_Coolguy
guffguy89
StifledSilence*
ZaziGuado*

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HanOfTheNekos
11/16/23 1:15:12 PM
#15:


Level 6
Minnesota - (3.5)

Bonus: 0

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Fiop
11/16/23 2:36:33 PM
#16:


Level 5:
BUFFALO vs New York Jets - Under
MIAMI vs Las Vegas - Over

Bonus: 0

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th3l3fty
11/16/23 6:21:25 PM
#17:


Lv.8:
Cincinnati (+9.5)

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Leonhart4
11/16/23 6:30:17 PM
#18:


Level 7:

QB - Dak Prescott
RB - Travis Etienne
WR - Tyreek Hill

Maybe one day I'll pass this level

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pepper2012
11/16/23 8:31:40 PM
#19:


Level 4

Dallas @ CAROLINA +10

SAN FRANCISCO vs Tampa Bay +10

bonus - 2

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theawesomestevr
11/16/23 10:31:10 PM
#20:


Bonus: 3
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th3l3fty
11/16/23 11:10:12 PM
#21:


sucks to have already failed on TNF, especially when it was entirely because of injury

oh well

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fortybelowsummer
11/17/23 1:08:28 AM
#22:


Level 4:

MIAMI vs Las Vegas 10+
SAN FRANCISCO vs Tampa Bay 10+

Bonus: 0 because Chris Jones has figured out how to stop the brotherly shove

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Bartzyx
11/18/23 9:18:49 AM
#23:


Level 4:
DETROIT Chicago +10
MIAMI Las Vegas +10

Bonus: 2


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Cody11533
11/18/23 11:03:54 AM
#24:


Level 4:
Miami/Las Vegas 10+
Dallas/Carolina 10+

Bonus: 0

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MZero
11/18/23 11:21:08 AM
#25:


I completely forgot I picked the Bengals

oops

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Dancedreamer
11/18/23 2:29:30 PM
#26:


Level 2 Tennessee
Bonus: 2

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DpObliVion
11/18/23 4:03:21 PM
#27:


Level 7
QB - Patrick Mahomes
RB - Raheem Mostert
WR - Courtland Sutton

Bonus: 1

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Stripperiffic
11/18/23 9:12:28 PM
#28:


Level 4:
49ers/Buccaneers 10+
Commanders/Giants 10+
Bonus: 1
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Mewtwo59
11/18/23 10:18:06 PM
#29:


Level 4:

Dolphins/Raiders 10+
Cowboys/Panthers 10+

Bonus: 1

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Meow1000
11/18/23 11:43:30 PM
#30:


Jets/Bills UNDER 40.5
Raiders/Dolphins OVER 46.5

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HBJDubs
11/19/23 12:06:29 AM
#31:


Level 4: Dallas/Carolina 10+, San Francisco/Tampa 10+

Bonus: 1

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dilateDChemist
11/19/23 4:07:46 AM
#32:


Level 3:
DETROIT (-9.5)
Dallas (-10.5)

Bonus: 3

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WiggumFan267
11/19/23 4:11:41 AM
#33:


Level 3
Dallas (-10.5)
Chargers -2.5

Bonus: 0

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resistance_pro
11/19/23 4:26:24 AM
#34:


Level 6:
Pittsburgh (-2.5)

Bonus: 0

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foxhead84
11/19/23 8:33:41 AM
#35:


Level 5 :
MIAMI (-11.5) vs Las Vegas 46.5 = OVER
KANSAS CITY (-2.5) vs Philadelphia 45.5 = OVER

Bonus: 1

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Suprak_the_Stud
11/19/23 10:11:21 AM
#36:


Level 3
Los Angeles Chargers (-2.5)
DETROIT (-9.5)

Bonus 2

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Runemistress
11/19/23 10:32:40 AM
#37:


Level 7:
QB: Jared Goff
RB: Raheem Mostert
WR: D.J. Moore
Bonus: 1

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Crescent-Moon
11/19/23 10:59:50 AM
#38:


QB: Goff
RB: David Montgomery
WR: Tyreek Hill

Bonus: 1

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Arti
11/19/23 11:56:03 AM
#39:


Level 7
QB Sam Howell
RB Austin Ekeler
WR Tank Dell

Bonus: 1

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thekitchensink
11/19/23 12:35:16 PM
#40:


Level 5
Cle/Pit UNDER 36.5
Buf/NYJ UNDER 40.5

Bonus: 2

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theawesomestevr
11/19/23 12:41:57 PM
#41:


theawesomestevr posted...
Bonus: 3

Level 4: WASHINGTON (-9.5) vs New York Giants 37.5 and
MIAMI (-11.5) vs Las Vegas 46.5 - Each 10+
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terpaholic
11/19/23 12:49:28 PM
#42:


Level 7
Qb: D. Prescott
Rb: C. McCaffery
Wr: T. Hill

Bonus: 2

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Xuxon
11/19/23 12:55:20 PM
#43:


level 6: Minnesota -3.5
bonus: 0

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Crescent-Moon
11/19/23 1:49:39 PM
#44:


I changed my picks around and then forgot I put two players from the same team oops

I changed the RB and I was going to change the QB and forgot oh well

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Leonhart4
11/19/23 1:54:52 PM
#45:


Got the QB and WR TD already. Just need the RB TD and one more elsewhere.

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Thorn
11/19/23 2:17:27 PM
#46:


Thorn posted...
WASHINGTON (-9.5)

I don't really love taking division games here
welp

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Leonhart4
11/19/23 3:47:09 PM
#47:


Trevor Lawrence got two friggin' rushing TDs and Etienne got nothing

I hate Level 7

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Whiskey_Nick
11/19/23 4:37:00 PM
#48:


Level 5:
DENVER vs Minnesota 43.5 OVER
KANSAS CITY vs Philadelphia 45.5 OVER

Bonus: 2

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Fiop
11/19/23 6:01:26 PM
#49:


Darn, not making it past level 5 this week. I was hoping to make it to level 6 so I could pick the pleaser against the Lions on Thanksgiving.

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andel
11/20/23 2:16:04 AM
#50:


i have been on level 5 so long i hope the chiefs and eagles can score 46+ so i can finally advance

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