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.
Level 7: 4 Over/Unders: You must choose 4 of the games, and decide whether the combined final score will be OVER or UNDER the number provided. You must get all 4 of these correct to advance.
Level 8: 6 Game Teaser: This is the opposite of level 5. Instead of losing 6 points on each spread, you actually gain 6 points on each spread. But you have to get all 6 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: (Home team in CAPS; favorites on the left; over/under on the right) Thursday, December 8th PITTSBURGH (-14.5) vs Cleveland (38.5)
Sunday, December 11th BALTIMORE (-16.5) vs Indianapolis (40.5) CINCINNATI (-2.5) vs Houston (37.5) GREEN BAY (-11.5) vs Oakland (52.5) NY JETS (-9.5) vs Kansas City (36.5) DETROIT (-7.5) vs Minnesota (48.5) New Orleans (-3.5) at TENNESSEE (48.5) MIAMI (-2.5) vs Philadelphia (45.5) New England (-8.5) at WASHINGTON (48.5) Atlanta (-2.5) at CAROLINA (48.5) Tampa Bay (-0.5) vs at JACKSONVILLE (38.5) San Francisco (-3.5) at ARIZONA (39.5) DENVER (-3.5) vs Chicago (35.5) SAN DIEGO (-6.5) vs Buffalo (47.5) DALLAS (-3.5) vs NY Giants (48.5)
Monday, December 12th SEATTLE (-6.5) vs St. Louis (39.5)
Bonus Question: Predict how many touchdowns will be scored this week. (Thursday game excluded; closest 5 people will get a point)
Overall it was a pretty poor week as only five people advanced, but one of them was Xuxon going up to Level 8! It was a pretty big day for Xuxon as he was also one of just three to get the bonus right, along with GunMage and MSS. I hope you enjoyed the bonus question as it is very likely to be added as an official level next year as a replacement for the Broken Rung.
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Level 7 BALTIMORE (-16.5) vs Indianapolis (40.5) HIGHER NY JETS (-9.5) vs Kansas City (36.5) HIGHER Atlanta (-2.5) at CAROLINA (48.5) LOWER SEATTLE (-6.5) vs St. Louis (39.5) HIGHER
Bonus 52
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CINCINNATI (-2.5) vs Houston (37.5) Under MIAMI (-2.5) vs Philadelphia (45.5) Over DENVER (-3.5) vs Chicago (35.5) Under SEATTLE (-6.5) vs St. Louis (39.5) Under
Bonus: 70
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Level 6 QB: Rogers RB: Ryan Matthews WR: Plaxico Burress
Bonus: 67
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