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DpObliVion
12/19/18 9:42:21 PM
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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.

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: 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: 30+ or 10-: Pick one team to score 30 or more points, OR pick one team to score 10 or less points. You must clearly choose either 30+ or 10-. If you pick a team to score 30+, but they score 10-, you do not advance.

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.

Level 9: Rank 'Em: Pick starting quarterbacks and rank them in order of passing yards they will have this week, from most to least. You must get the entire order correct. TWO CHOICES: You may rank three quarterbacks whose team wins the game, OR any four quarterbacks. All selected quarterbacks must start their game. You must pick all players at once; you cannot make a partial pick to complete later.
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DpObliVion
12/19/18 9:42:29 PM
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Level 10: Obstacle Course: For this level, you are trying previous levels (although some of them are easier than before): You must SUCCESSFULLY pick one team to win, one team to win with the spread, one team to score 28 or more/14 or less, one over/under, one player to score a non-passing touchdown, AND quarterback to throw for at least 280 yards. You can't pick the same team more than once.

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Schedule: (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS)
Saturday, December 22nd
TENNESSEE (-9.5) vs Washington [37.5]
LA CHARGERS (-4.5) vs Baltimore [43.5]

Sunday, December 23rd
DALLAS (-7.5) vs Tampa Bay [47.5]
NEW ENGLAND (-12.5) vs Buffalo [44.5]
Atlanta (-3.5) at CAROLINA [43.5]
MIAMI (-4.5) vs Jacksonville [38.5]
INDIANAPOLIS (-9.5) vs NY Giants [46.5]
PHILADELPHIA (-2.5) vs Houston [45.5]
Minnesota (-5.5) at DETROIT [43.5]
Green Bay (-2.5) at NY JETS [45.5]
CLEVELAND (-8.5) vs Cincinnati [44.5]
LA Rams (-13.5) at ARIZONA [44.5]
Chicago (-3.5) at SAN FRANCISCO [43.5]
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Pittsburgh [53.5]
Kansas City (-2.5) at SEATTLE [53.5]

Monday, December 24th
Denver (-2.5) at OAKLAND [44.5]

Bonus Question: How many points will the lowest scoring team score?

TIEBREAKER: This is where the bonus points you have acquired throughout the season come into play. For every bonus point you have, you may attempt a level you have previously passed. You can only "redeem" each bonus point once, but you may spread them out however you choose amongst the remaining weeks. You cannot attempt the same level more than once in the same week (although you can attempt similar levels with the same pick, i.e. Level 3 and Level 6). For each level you pass, you will get points equal to the level number passed (i.e. if you submit a Level 4 pick and get it right, that's 4 points). The total accumulation of these points will be the tiebreaker between anyone tied at the highest level at the end of the season.

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Level 10
MartinFF7***^

Level 8
Camden*^
Runemistress******
Stripperiffic**^

Level 7
5tarscream*^^
Arti****^
crazyisgood****
DilatedChemist*****^
Meow1000*****
Paratroopa1***^
theawesomestevr**^
TheKnightOfNee**^
Wizardsfan1000*****^

Level 6
cyan1001*******
davidponte******
Emeraldegg******
Jukkie********
StifledSilence**
ZeroSignal620******
Whiskey_Nick**
WiggumFan267****^

Level 5
Cokes*
Dancedreamer***
DpOblivion****^^
Evil_REmade******
foxhead84******
HBJDubs*********
KingBartz***^
Mewtwo59**^
MZero11***
Ringworm***
SpikeDragon****
th3l3fty****
thekitchensink******

Level 4
fortybelowsummer****
pronouncemyname******
terpaholic****
Xuxon****

Level 3
Cody11533******
Crescent-Moon**
Dr_Football**
guffguy89**
KCF0107****^
KommunistKoala*****
Menji
TsunamiXXVIII**
turbopuns2**
Wicklebee***

Level 2
baubeta**
dowolf**
kevwaffles****
Reg****
Sir Chris*
Vengeful_KBM***

Level 1
FBike1*
HanOfTheNekos*
Korayashi*
mccheyne

* - Unused bonus points
^ - Used bonus points
[ ] - Tiebreaker points
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MartinFF7
12/19/18 9:49:43 PM
#3:


Ahhhhhhh awesome

I remember one year one of the higher levels was something like, correctly get 4 over/unders... glad it wasn't that. This one'll be fun to predict!
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Camden
12/19/18 9:59:41 PM
#4:


Level 8
Tennessee (-3.5)
New England (-6.5)
Green Bay (+3.5)
LA Rams (-7.5)
Chicago (+2.5)

Bonus: 10
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cyan1001
12/19/18 10:00:10 PM
#5:


Level 6

Green Bay (-8.5)

bonus 3
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TheKnightOfNee
12/19/18 11:39:09 PM
#6:


Level 7
QB - Rivers
WR -Antonio Brown
RB - Gurley

Bonus: 0

Tiebreaker: level 6: Chicago -9.5
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Jukkie
12/19/18 11:45:19 PM
#7:


Level 6
QB = Tom Brady
WR = Odell
RB = Zeke

Bonus = 6

Tiebreaker = Level 4 = Kansas City +30
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Ringworm
12/19/18 11:56:03 PM
#8:


Random.org says:

Level 5
ATL v CAR - Over
DEN v OAK - Under
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KCF0107
12/20/18 12:16:21 AM
#9:


Level 3:
Redskins (+9.5)
Bengals (+8.5)

Bonus: 3

Tiebreakers:
Level 1: Colts
Level 2: Jets
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5tarscream
12/20/18 4:38:27 AM
#10:


L7
Mahomes
Gurley
Amari Cooper

Bonus: 6

TB: L4: Rams 30+
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crazyisgood
12/20/18 5:31:16 AM
#11:


Level 7 qb phillip Rivers
Wr Antonio brown
Rb Todd Gurley ii
Bonus 3
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StifledSilence
12/20/18 9:22:44 AM
#12:


Level 6

PHILADELPHIA (-8.5)

Bonus: 3
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HBJDubs
12/20/18 9:45:33 AM
#13:


Level 5: TENNESSEE (-9.5) vs Washington [37.5] - OVER
LA CHARGERS (-4.5) vs Baltimore [43.5] - OVER

Bonus: 7
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ZeroSignal620
12/20/18 10:59:40 AM
#14:


Fuck level 6 so damn much

L6: Colts

Bonus: 0

Tiebreakers
Level 2: Carolina
Level 4: Rams 30+
Level 5: Chiefs/Seahawks OVER
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StifledSilence
12/20/18 11:39:23 AM
#15:


Tiebreaker retry Level 5:

Atlanta (-3.5) at CAROLINA [43.5]
Chicago (-3.5) at SAN FRANCISCO [43.5]

Both under
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Cody11533
12/20/18 12:28:01 PM
#16:


Level 3:
Minnesota (-5.5)
Green Bay (-2.5)

Tiebreaker:
Level 2: Houston
Level 1: Philadelphia

Bonus: 0
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fortybelowsummer
12/20/18 4:52:31 PM
#17:


Level 4: Rams 30+

Bonus: 6
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Runemistress
12/20/18 10:19:03 PM
#18:


Level 8-
Tennessee -3.5
Miami +2.5
Minnesota +1.5
Chicago +3.5
New England -6.5
Bonus - 3

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foxhead84
12/20/18 10:21:28 PM
#19:


L5: NEW ORLEANS vs Pittsburgh [53.5] - UNDER
NEW ENGLAND vs Buffalo [44.5] - UNDER
Bonus: 3 pts

TIEBREAKER

L1:New England
L2: Oakland
L4: Kansas City
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Paratroopa1
12/21/18 6:22:16 AM
#20:


QB: Patrick Mahomes
RB: Todd Gurley
WR: Julio Jones

Bonus

Level 4: Rams 30+
Level 6: New England (-18.5)
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WiggumFan267
12/21/18 1:33:32 PM
#21:


Level 6

Houston -3.5 @ Philly

Bonus: 0

Tiebreaker:

Level 5
Rams/Arizona under 44.5, Indy/Giants under 46.5

Level 4:
Giants 10-
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DpObliVion
12/22/18 9:40:30 AM
#22:


Level 5
LA CHARGERS (-4.5) vs Baltimore [43.5] - over
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Pittsburgh [53.5] - under

Bonus: 6

Tiebreaker:
Level 2: Texans
Level 4: Rams 30+
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Bartzyx
12/22/18 12:11:57 PM
#23:


Level 5: LA CHARGERS (-4.5) vs Baltimore [43.5] OVER
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Pittsburgh [53.5] UNDER

Bonus Question: 3

Tiebreakers

Level 4: Kansas City
Level 2: Houston
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Whiskey_Nick
12/22/18 12:28:49 PM
#24:


Level 6: Chargers -10.5

Bonus: 6
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theawesomestevr
12/22/18 4:15:34 PM
#25:


Henry rushing TD
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Stripperiffic
12/22/18 6:23:58 PM
#26:


Level 8:
Chargers +2.5
Patriots -6.5
Dolphins +2.5
Vikings +1.5
Bears +3.5
Bonus: 6
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pronouncemyname
12/22/18 8:19:47 PM
#27:


Level 4 Chicago

Bonus 3
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MartinFF7
12/23/18 12:07:50 AM
#28:


think i got everything here...

Level 10:

Team to win: LA Rams
Team to win with spread: Minnesota (-5.5)
Team to score: New England 28+
Over/Under: Atlanta at Carolina (43.5) OVER
Non-passing touchdown: Davante Adams
Quarterback throwing > 280 yards: Patrick Mahomes

Bonus: 6
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Mewtwo59
12/23/18 8:27:38 AM
#29:


Level 5:
Rams/Cardinals over
Saints/Steelers under

Bonus: 0

Tiebreaker Level 4: Rams 30+
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Wizardsfan1000
12/23/18 8:39:40 AM
#30:


Level 7:

QB: Andrew Luck
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: 3

Tiebreaker - Level 2: Houston
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DpObliVion
12/23/18 9:56:35 AM
#31:


Sorry, I should've noticed this earlier. @Jukkie, Odell is out.
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DpObliVion
12/23/18 10:32:07 AM
#32:


@ZeroSignal620 You only picked one over/under in your tiebreaker.
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Evil_REmade
12/23/18 10:54:49 AM
#33:


Level 5:
DALLAS Tampa Bay OVER 47.5
CLEVELAND vs Cincinnati OVER 44.5

Bonus: 6

TIEBREAKER (for kicks):

Level 1: Rams
Level 2: Houston
Level 3: Buffalo +12.5, Minnesota -5.5
Level 4: Cleveland +30
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th3l3fty
12/23/18 11:33:19 AM
#34:


NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Pittsburgh [53.5] UNDER
Kansas City (-2.5) at SEATTLE [53.5] OVER
Bonus: 3
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theawesomestevr
12/23/18 12:49:26 PM
#35:


theawesomestevr posted...
Henry rushing TD

Level 7: Mahomes passing and Hilton (Colts) receiving.
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theawesomestevr
12/23/18 12:50:00 PM
#36:


oh and
Bonus: 10
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thekitchensink
12/23/18 12:52:37 PM
#37:


Level 5
INDIANAPOLIS (-9.5) vs NY Giants [46.5] - OVER
Kansas City (-2.5) at SEATTLE [53.5] - UNDER

Bonus - 6
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ZeroSignal620
12/23/18 2:48:56 PM
#38:


Whoops, my bad @DpObliVion

Saints/Steelers: OVER
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Camden
12/23/18 7:22:59 PM
#39:


Level 8 done? I think I've still spent more time on level 2 than every level after it combined.
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Jukkie
12/23/18 10:12:32 PM
#40:


lol
sorry i was in a rush. its all good, zeke didnt score anyway.
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KCF0107
12/24/18 1:00:13 AM
#41:


On my 14th attempt, I have passed Level 3.

I have to wonder if anybody on or below my level has even been active every week.
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Cody11533
12/24/18 1:28:34 AM
#42:


After countless attempts, I too have passed Level 3! This was not a good ladder season for me.
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Paratroopa1
12/24/18 4:20:46 AM
#43:


I did not notice gurley not playing
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DpObliVion
12/25/18 8:43:34 AM
#44:


Level 10
MartinFF7***^

Level 9
Camden*^

Level 8
Runemistress******
Stripperiffic**^

Level 7
5tarscream^^^ [4]
Arti****^
crazyisgood****
DilatedChemist*****^
Meow1000*****
Paratroopa1*^^^ [4]
theawesomestevr**^
TheKnightOfNee*^^
Wizardsfan1000****^^

Level 6
cyan1001*******
davidponte******
Emeraldegg******
Jukkie*******^ [4]
StifledSilence*^ [5]
ZeroSignal620***^^^ [9]
Whiskey_Nick**
WiggumFan267**^^^

Level 5
Cokes*
Dancedreamer***
DpOblivion**^^^^ [4]
Evil_REmade**^^^^ [4]
fortybelowsummer****
foxhead84***^^^ [7]
HBJDubs**********
KingBartz*^^^ [4]
Mewtwo59*^^ [4]
MZero11***
Ringworm***
SpikeDragon****
th3l3fty****
thekitchensink******

Level 4
Cody11533****^^ [1]
KCF0107**^^^ [1]
pronouncemyname******
terpaholic****
Xuxon****

Level 3
Crescent-Moon**
Dr_Football**
guffguy89**
KommunistKoala*****
Menji
TsunamiXXVIII**
turbopuns2**
Wicklebee***

Level 2
baubeta**
dowolf**
kevwaffles****
Reg****
Sir Chris*
Vengeful_KBM***

Level 1
FBike1*
HanOfTheNekos*
Korayashi*
mccheyne
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MartinFF7
12/25/18 3:08:59 PM
#45:


Oh damn... gotta put those tiebreaker points to good use in case Camden catches me
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Camden
12/25/18 6:21:20 PM
#46:


I've been spectacular this year at failing the bonus questions. Assuming I even advance, not sure if the better play is to go for level 8 or something easier and hope you don't hit anything.
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DpObliVion
12/27/18 9:10:59 PM
#47:


save
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