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DpObliVion
12/06/17 7:31:58 PM
#1:


Tiebreakers are open. Be sure to check out and understand the rules. Naye moves up to Level 8, but with still no bonus points, there's still opportunity for others. The bonus last week was 5, and the Giants are still an embarrassment.

Oh, and QB ranking is back. Mwahaha.

(Rules moved to second post)

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: 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 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: 3 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 3 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 all 3 of these correct to advance.

Level 8: 5 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 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 any four quarterbacks, OR three quarterbacks but their team must win the game. All selected quarterbacks must start their game. You must pick all four at once, you cannot make a partial pick to complete later.
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DpObliVion
12/06/17 7:32:22 PM
#2:


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 (4:25 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.

Tiebreakers: The bonus points that you have accumulated throughout the season will be used to earn tiebreaker points. Each bonus point gives you one attempt at a level that you have previously passed during this season. If correct, you get points added to your tiebreaker score equal to the number of the level. You may use as many as you want during a week or save them for a future week, but you can only attempt each level once per week, and you must have already passed that stage to attempt it. Each bonus point can only be used once. After Week 17, if there is a tie on the highest-reached level, the person with the highest tiebreaker score will be crowned champion.

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Schedule: (home team in CAPS, favorites on the left)
Thursday, December 7th
New Orleans (-0.5) at ATLANTA [51.5]

Sunday, December 10th
CINCINNATI (-6.5) vs Chicago [38.5]
KANSAS CITY (-3.5) vs Oakland [47.5]
Minnesota (-2.5) at CAROLINA [41.5]
Green Bay (-3.5) at CLEVELAND [40.5]
HOUSTON (-2.5) vs San Francisco [43.5]
Dallas (-4.5) at NY GIANTS [41.5]
TAMPA BAY vs Detroit **spread not available yet, please check back later**
BUFFALO vs Indianapolis **spread not available yet, please check back later**
LA CHARGERS (-6.5) vs WASHINGTON [46.5]
NY Jets (-0.5) at DENVER [41.5]
Tennessee (-2.5) at ARIZONA [43.5]
JACKSONVILLE (-2.5) vs Seattle [39.5]
LA RAMS (-2.5) vs Philadelphia [48.5]
PITTSBURGH (-5.5) vs Baltimore [43.5]

Monday, December 11th
New England (-11.5) at MIAMI [47.5]

Bonus Question: Rank 'Em: Pick any three 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. All selected quarterbacks must start their game. You must pick all three at once, you cannot make a partial pick to complete later.
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DpObliVion
12/06/17 7:34:06 PM
#3:


Level 9
Naye745

Level 8
TheKnightOfNee****

Level 7
Arti****
baubeta**
Camden*****
crazyisgood*
cyan1001******
davidponte*****
foxhead84****^^^ [7]
Paratroopa1******
Reg***^
Thrillwell****^^^^ [9]
WalkingWiki***

Level 6
5tarscream*****
Cody11533***
Dancedreamer*****
DpOblivion****
Dr_Football***
Emeraldegg**
fortybelowsummer****
HBJDubs****
Jukkie*
kevwaffles*
Logicblade
meche313****
Meow1000*****
Mewtwo59*
MrSmartGuy***
pronouncemyname***
Ringworm****
SpikeDragon******
Stripperiffic****
terpaholic*****
th3l3fty**
theawesomestevr***
TsunamiXXVIII**
Wizardsfan1000******
xp1337****
Xuxon****
ZeroSignal620**

Level 5
Crescent-Moon*
ExquisiteSamurai*
KingBartz***
KommunistKoala*****
mccheyne*
MZero11**
Runemistress***
thekitchensink*****
Vengeful_KBM***
voltch*
Wicklebee****
WiggumFan267***

Level 4
KCF0107****
VeryInsane**

Level 3
dowolf
Evil_REmade***
guffguy89
HanOfTheNekos
HotDogButts*
MartinFF7**
Whiskey Nick******

Level 2
Eddv
SwiftyDC*

Level 1
bng_mmmk
Jakyl25*
ProfitProphet
SeabassDebeste
WweJth*

* - Unused bonus points
^ - Used bonus points
[ ] - Tiebreaker points
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SpikeDragon
12/06/17 7:48:48 PM
#4:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Lamar Miller
WR: Josh Gordon

Bonus: Tom Brady > Matt Ryan > Dak Prescott
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WickIebee
12/06/17 7:52:12 PM
#5:


Level 5:

... I really don't like the idea of doing this... Since I've screwed up on every attempt. Please don't lose, Hawks. Seattle (-3.5)
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WickIebee
12/06/17 7:53:35 PM
#6:


Oh right, bonus:

Wentz > Dalton > Trubisky
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WiggumFan267
12/06/17 7:54:12 PM
#7:


level 5
rams -8.5
bonus:
Rivers > winston > hundley
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KommunistKoala
12/06/17 7:56:58 PM
#8:


Level 5:
Minnesota

Bonus:
Brady > Dalton > Hundley
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xp1337
12/06/17 8:03:03 PM
#9:


Level 6:

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Alvin Kamara
WR: Dez Bryant

Bonus: Brady > McCown > Trubisky

brady can't not throw a td two weeks in a row right? that's just statistics!

Also is the Bonus 3 QB or 4? Says three at the start but later on the question says four.
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DpObliVion
12/06/17 8:30:06 PM
#10:


The bonus is three, sorry. I fixed it.
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Camden
12/06/17 10:46:36 PM
#11:


Level 7:
KANSAS CITY (-3.5) vs Oakland [47.5] OVER
Dallas (-4.5) at NY GIANTS [41.5] OVER
LA RAMS (-2.5) vs Philadelphia [48.5] OVER

Bonus: Tom Brady > Russell Wilson > Mitch Trubisky

Blah I hate picking under...
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Reg
12/06/17 10:54:32 PM
#12:


Level 7:
LA Rams vs Philadelphia OVER 48.5
Pittsburg vs Baltimore UNDER 43.5
New England at Miami OVER 47.5

Bonus:
Brady > Rothlisberger > Trubisky
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5tarscream
12/07/17 12:13:24 AM
#13:


L6:

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Le'Veon Bell
WR: Keenan Allen

Bonus:
Rivers > Wilson > Hundley
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TheKnightOfNee
12/07/17 2:19:09 AM
#14:


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cyan1001
12/07/17 3:47:21 AM
#15:


Level 7
HOUSTON (-2.5) vs San Francisco under [43.5]
JACKSONVILLE (-2.5) vs Seattle over [39.5]
LA RAMS (-2.5) vs Philadelphia over [48.5]

Bonus
Philip Rivers
Derek Carr
Mitchell Trubisky
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KingButz
12/07/17 10:09:50 AM
#16:


Level 5
Jets -6.5

Bonus: Rivers > Brees > Gabbert
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foxhead84
12/07/17 11:31:03 AM
#17:


Level 7:
New Orleans at Atlanta OVER
Pittsburgh vs Baltimore OVER
New England at Miami OVER

Bonus:
Matt Staffford > Ben Roethlisberger > Joe Flacco

Tiebreaker:
L4: New England +30
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davidponte
12/07/17 12:35:05 PM
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Level 7:
CINCINNATI (-6.5) vs Chicago [38.5] OVER
NY Jets (-0.5) at DENVER [41.5] UNDER
New England (-11.5) at MIAMI [47.5] OVER

Bonus:

Brady > Winston > Trubisky
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Emeraldegg
12/07/17 12:40:21 PM
#19:


Level 6:
Matt Ryan
Le'veon Bell
Golden Tate
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ZeroSignal620
12/07/17 12:59:03 PM
#20:


Level 6
Tom Brady
Alvin Kamara
Antonio Brown

EDIT: forgot the bonus!

Brees > McCown > Trubisky
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Jukkie
12/07/17 1:08:27 PM
#21:


Level 6:

QB: Phillip Rivers (LAC)
RB: Mark Ingram (NO)
WR: T. Hill (KC)

Bonus:

P Riv. > Dak > Trubisky
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pronouncemyname
12/07/17 3:41:32 PM
#22:


Level 6 Tom Brady Todd Gurley Antonio Brown

Bonus Brady > Mariota > Trubisky
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WalkingWiki
12/07/17 4:05:48 PM
#23:


Level 7
MIN v CAR [41.5] UNDER
NYJ v DEN [41.5] UNDER
JAX v SEA [39.5] OVER

Bonus:
Wentz > Winston > Trubisky
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Cody11533
12/07/17 4:22:54 PM
#24:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Alvin Kamara
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: Brady > Hundley > Trubisky
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KCF0107
12/07/17 7:16:09 PM
#25:


Level 4
Chiefs 30+

Bonus
A. Smith > Keenum > Bortles
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DpObliVion
12/07/17 7:19:09 PM
#26:


Last week I played matchups, this week I'll play names, because the matchups suck.

Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Alvin Kamara
WR: Antonio Brown

Tiebreaker:
Level 4: Saints 30+
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th3l3fty
12/07/17 7:25:34 PM
#27:


RB: A.Kamara
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crazyisgood
12/07/17 7:33:09 PM
#28:


Level 7 New Orleans ATLANTA [51.5] under
Minnesota (-2.5) at CAROLINA [41.5] under
Green Bay (-3.5) at CLEVELAND [40.5] under
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MartinFF7
12/07/17 7:59:59 PM
#29:


Pretty sure this is my 11th week at Level 3. Would love to escape it!!

Level 3:
Cincinnati (-6.5)
Tennessee (-2.5)

Bonus: Tom Brady > Drew Brees > Joe Flacco
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Meow1000
12/07/17 10:15:25 PM
#30:


Everyone with Kamara is dead, he went out very early for the game.
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DpObliVion
12/07/17 10:15:44 PM
#31:


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Meow1000
12/07/17 10:18:09 PM
#32:


And Ryan is far more interested in throwing picks than touchdowns so if you have him good luck.
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DpObliVion
12/08/17 7:56:33 PM
#33:


bump
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TheKnightOfNee
12/09/17 2:10:24 AM
#34:


No word on those two spreads yet?
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ZeroSignal620
12/09/17 4:12:04 AM
#35:


ZeroSignal620 posted...
Level 6
Alvin Kamara


Fuck the Falcons.
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Ringworm
12/09/17 7:40:56 AM
#36:


Think it's still possible for me to win, but I need to pass a level every single week from here on (and rely on bonus points). May as well give it one more go then...

Level 6:

Tom Brady
Le'Veon Bell
Jordy Nelson

Bonus: Brady > Carr > Trubisky
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DpObliVion
12/09/17 7:56:27 AM
#37:


TheKnightOfNee posted...
No word on those two spreads yet?


Unfortunately no, not while it's still up in the air whether Stafford and Tyrod Taylor will play. Reports seem encouraging on Stafford so maybe we'll get something today? Taylor however sounds like a game-time decision.
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Thrillwell
12/09/17 4:27:07 PM
#38:


I'm hearing Peterman, but not official.
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DpObliVion
12/09/17 7:55:29 PM
#39:


Oh hey, here are some spreads. No over/unders yet though.

@TheKnightOfNee and anyone else.

Sunday, December 10th
CINCINNATI (-6.5) vs Chicago [38.5]
KANSAS CITY (-3.5) vs Oakland [47.5]
Minnesota (-2.5) at CAROLINA [41.5]
Green Bay (-3.5) at CLEVELAND [40.5]
HOUSTON (-2.5) vs San Francisco [43.5]
Dallas (-4.5) at NY GIANTS [41.5]
Detroit (-1.5) at TAMPA BAY
BUFFALO (-2.5) vs Indianapolis

LA CHARGERS (-6.5) vs WASHINGTON [46.5]
NY Jets (-0.5) at DENVER [41.5]
Tennessee (-2.5) at ARIZONA [43.5]
JACKSONVILLE (-2.5) vs Seattle [39.5]
LA RAMS (-2.5) vs Philadelphia [48.5]
PITTSBURGH (-5.5) vs Baltimore [43.5]

Monday, December 11th
New England (-11.5) at MIAMI [47.5]
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Mewtwo59
12/09/17 8:04:33 PM
#40:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Alex Collins
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: Brady > Dalton > Trubisky
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TheKnightOfNee
12/09/17 8:42:03 PM
#41:


Hmmm

Level 8:
Cincinnati (-0.5)
LA Chargers (-0.5)
Houston (+3.5)
Indianapolis (+8.5)
Tennessee (+3.5)

Bonus:
Brady > Flacco > Trubisky
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DpObliVion
12/09/17 8:45:40 PM
#42:


Now updated with over/unders on the two late games.
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Stripperiffic
12/10/17 12:12:12 AM
#43:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Melvin Gordon
WR: Amari Cooper
Bonus: Tom Brady > Derek Carr > Tom Savage
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Thrillwell
12/10/17 3:05:15 AM
#44:


L7

Green Bay at CLEVELAND [40.5] - Over
Dallas at NY GIANTS [41.5] - Over
Detroit at TAMPA BAY [43.5] - Over

Bonus

Carr>Wilson>Trubisky

Tiebreaker

L1 Patriots
L6 Brady, Shady, and Pray (Brady, McCoy, Tyreek Hill)

Pagano said, that's how you stop Tyreek... Pray.

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baubeta
12/10/17 3:38:02 AM
#45:


Green Bay at CLEVELAND [40.5] - Over
Dallas at NY GIANTS [41.5] - Over
Detroit at TAMPA BAY [43.5] - Over

Bonus

Carr>Wilson>Trubisky
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baubeta
12/10/17 3:38:40 AM
#46:


I LlKE YOUR STYLE THRILLWELL
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crazyisgood
12/10/17 4:16:58 AM
#47:


Bonus Rivers > McCown > Kizer
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Dancedreamer
12/10/17 9:35:42 AM
#48:


Level 6:
QB: Carson Wentz
WR: Keenan Allen
RB: Todd Gurley
Bonus: Brady > Goff > Flacco

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DpObliVion
12/10/17 9:50:54 AM
#49:


Bonus: Philip Rivers > Russell Wilson > Mitch Trubisky
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meche313
12/10/17 10:12:31 AM
#50:


Level 6:
QB: Brady
RB: Melvin Gordon
WR: AJ Green

Bonus: Brady > Russell Wilson > Hundley
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