Welcome to the 2011 NFL Ladder Contest! In this wonderful contest created by BBallman7, every week during the regular season you have a challenge. If you get it correct, you move onto the next level; if you get it wrong, you stay at that level to try again the next week. Each level gets tougher as you progress. There will also be a bonus question every week; getting the bonus correct adds to your tiebreaker score which in the end would be used to decide a winner if there are multiple people on the highest-reached level. There are no limits to sign-ups, and you can join at any time during the season.
A few ground rules: -Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will probably 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 (4:15 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. Obviously 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).
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: 35+ or 7-: Pick one team to score 35 or more points, OR pick one team to score 7 or less points. You must clearly choose either 35+ or 7-. If you pick a team to score 35+, but they score 7-, you do not advance.
Level 5: 2 Game Pleaser: Pick two games using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on each 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. You must win both games to advance.
Level 6: 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.
Schedule: (Home team in CAPS; favorites to the left, underdogs to the right) Sunday, November 6th Atlanta (-7.5) at INDIANAPOLIS NEW ORLEANS (-8.5) vs Tampa Bay HOUSTON (-10.5) vs Cleveland BUFFALO (-1.5) vs NY Jets KANSAS CITY (-4.5) vs Miami San Francisco (-3.5) at WASHINGTON DALLAS (-11.5) vs Seattle OAKLAND (-8.5) vs Denver TENNESSEE (-2.5) vs Cincinnati ARIZONA (-3.5) vs St. Louis NEW ENGLAND (-8.5) vs NY Giants Green BAy (-5.5) at SAN DIEGO PITTSBURGH (-3.5) vs Baltimore
Monday, November 7th PHILADELPHIA (-7.5) vs Chicago
Bonus Question: Who will have the most passing yards this week? (If noone gets the right pick, I will take 2nd most, etc.)
It was another very rough week as only five people advanced total, with one being a new Level 1 entrant. However, two of the people advancing were on Level 5, so this contest has now moved into Level 6! Congrats to crazyisgood and fortybelowsummer. For the bonus last week, 7 players reached 100 receiving yards, which was correctly picked by 11 people.
Hm, I wonder if we will get some new entrants now with contest season opening. Hopefully this doesn't get lost and forgotten!
This is my first time up in level 4 here. Quick question.
What happens if no teams get 35+ or 7-? Is that just a moot week for this ladder rung?
I realize the chances are slim, but just asking if you have to pick the highest or lowest scoring team for the week, be the closest to the point total, or can nobody progress?