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DpObliVion
12/13/17 8:03:44 PM
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Tiebreakers are open. Be sure to check out and understand the rules. Paratroopa and cyan join Nee on Level 8. Naye is still sitting vulnerable on Level 9 with no bonus points. Everyone on Level 6 and up still has a chance to win.

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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
12/13/17 8:03:56 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 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 14th
Denver (-2.5) at INDIANAPOLIS [40.5]

Saturday, December 16th
DETROIT (-5.5) vs Chicago [43.5]
KANSAS CITY (-0.5) vs LA Chargers [45.5]

Sunday, December 17th
Philadelphia (-7.5) at NY GIANTS [40.5]
CAROLINA (-2.5) vs Green Bay [46.5]
MINNESOTA (-10.5) vs Cincinnati [41.5]
JACKSONVILLE (-11.5) vs Houston [38.5]
NEW ORLEANS (-15.5) vs NY Jets [47.5]
WASHINGTON (-4.5) vs Arizona [43.5]
Baltimore (-7.5) at CLEVELAND [39.5]
BUFFALO vs Miami **no spread yet, check back later**
SEATTLE (-2.5) vs LA Rams [47.5]
New England (-2.5) at PITTSBURGH [53.5]
SAN FRANCISCO (-1.5) vs Tennessee [44.5]
Dallas (-2.5) at OAKLAND [45.5]

Monday, December 18th
Atlanta (-6.5) at TAMPA BAY [47.5]

Bonus Question: How many total scores (combined touchdowns, field goals, and safeties) will there be in the Patriots-Steelers game?
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DpObliVion
12/13/17 8:05:00 PM
#3:


Level 9
Naye745

Level 8
cyan1001******
Paratroopa1******
TheKnightOfNee****

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

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

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

Level 4
KCF0107****
VeryInsane**
Whiskey Nick*******

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

Level 2
Eddv
SwiftyDC*

Level 1
bng_mmmk
Jakyl25*
ProfitProphet
SeabassDebeste
WweJth*

* - Unused bonus points
^ - Used bonus points
[ ] - Tiebreaker points
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Camden
12/13/17 8:10:01 PM
#4:


Level 7
KANSAS CITY (-0.5) vs LA Chargers [45.5] OVER
Philadelphia (-7.5) at NY GIANTS [40.5] OVER
Dallas (-2.5) at OAKLAND [45.5] OVER

Bonus: 9
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Emeraldegg
12/13/17 8:18:39 PM
#5:


Level 7:
Seattle/LA Rams UNDER (47.5)
Carolina/Green Bay OVER (46.5)
Baltimore/Cleveland OVER (39.5)

Bonus: 7
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Ringworm
12/13/17 8:29:19 PM
#6:


Apparently I can still win (despite this level being impossible for me previously) so:

Level 6:
Drew Brees
Todd Gurley
Marvin Jones

Bonus: 7
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WickIebee
12/13/17 8:31:11 PM
#7:


Fuck Level 5, mostly done with this shit:
Philadelphia +13.5

Bonus: 8
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cyan1001
12/13/17 8:43:50 PM
#8:


level 8
Philadelphia
MINNESOTA
JACKSONVILLE
Baltimore
Atlanta

bonus 10
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KCF0107
12/13/17 8:52:01 PM
#9:


Level 4: Jaguars

Bonus: 9
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5tarscream
12/13/17 10:20:46 PM
#10:


L6:

QB: Brady
RB: Bell
WR: Nelson

Bonus: 8

L1 Tiebreaker: Jags
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KCF0107
12/13/17 10:37:43 PM
#11:


KCF0107 posted...
Level 4: Jaguars

Bonus: 9

Jags 30+ that is
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TheKnightOfNee
12/13/17 11:05:19 PM
#12:


Level 8:
Indianapolis (+8.5)
Philadelphia (-1.5)
Carolina (+3.5)
Tennessee (+7.5)
Jacksonville (-5.5)

Bonus: 10
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Jukkie
12/14/17 12:10:47 PM
#13:


Level 6:
Tom Brady (NE)
A. Kamara (NO)
A. Brown (PIT)

Bonus: 9
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foxhead84
12/14/17 3:22:12 PM
#14:


Level 7:
LA Charger at Kansas City OVER
New England at Pittsburgh UNDER
Atlanta at Tampa Bay OVER

Bonus: 9

Tiebreaker: Level 3:
Seattle (-2.5)
Kansas City (-0.5)
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davidponte
12/14/17 4:08:01 PM
#15:


Level 7:

Denver (-2.5) at INDIANAPOLIS [40.5] OVER
MINNESOTA (-10.5) vs Cincinnati [41.5] OVER
SEATTLE (-2.5) vs LA Rams [47.5] OVER

Bonus: 8
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Whiskey_Nick
12/14/17 4:09:27 PM
#16:


Level 4:
Jacksonville 30+

Bonus: 7
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fortybelowsummer
12/14/17 5:39:02 PM
#17:


Level 6:

Passing: Ben Roethlisberger
Receiving: Rob Gronkowski
Rushing: Mark Ingram

Bonus: 8
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WiggumFan267
12/14/17 6:54:50 PM
#18:


L5
Indy -3.5

Bonus Question: 8
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WiggumFan267
12/14/17 6:56:27 PM
#19:


oh and tiebreaker level 2 colts
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DpObliVion
12/14/17 6:57:48 PM
#20:


**OFFICIAL SPREAD**

BUFFALO (-3.5) vs Miami [38.5]

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Reg
12/14/17 7:11:36 PM
#21:


Philadelphia at NY Giants OVER 40.5
Dallas at Oakland UNDER 45.5
Atlanta at Tampa Bay UNDER 47.5

Bonus: 9
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thekitchensink
12/14/17 8:13:13 PM
#22:


Level 6
QB Philip Rivers
RB Leonard Fournette
WR Mike Evans

Playing against all three in fantasy playoffs so you know they're gonna score.

back later for this week's bonus and perhaps a tiebreaker for kicks. No way I make level 9 but I think level 8 would be a personal record...
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xp1337
12/15/17 10:41:49 AM
#23:


Level 6:

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Alvin Kamara
WR: Julio Jones

Bonus: 8

Tiebreaker:

Level 4: New Orleans 30+
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kevwaffles
12/15/17 11:05:31 AM
#24:


Level 6:

QB: Matthew Stafford
RB: Le'Veon Bell
WR: Julio Jones

Bonus: 9
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DpObliVion
12/15/17 5:38:56 PM
#25:


Fantasy football semifinals influenced Level 6:

QB: Russell Wilson
RB: Rex Burkhead
WR: Keenan Allen

Bonus: 11
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pronouncemyname
12/15/17 9:24:32 PM
#26:


QB Wilson RB Bell WR Josh Gordon

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Naye745
12/16/17 2:31:35 AM
#27:


Level 9: Brees > Flacco > Bortles

Bonus: 12
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Paratroopa1
12/16/17 5:27:22 AM
#28:


Level 8:

Tennessee Titans (+7.5)
Oakland Raiders (+8.5)
Seattle Seahawks (+4.5)
LA Chargers (+6.5)
Jacksonville Jaguars (-5.5)

Tiebreakers:

Level 1: New Orleans Saints
Level 2: Tennessee Titans
Level 5: Oakland Raiders (-4.5)

Bonus: 9
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Paratroopa1
12/16/17 5:28:20 AM
#29:


Whoops, I did the math wrong on my picks. The Seahawks should only be +3.5, and the Raiders should be -3.5.
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DpObliVion
12/16/17 11:24:00 AM
#30:


Tiebreakers:

Level 2: Chargers
Level 4: Patriots 30+
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TsunamiXXVIII
12/16/17 7:39:12 PM
#31:


How am I on Level 6 already when I've forgotten to participate seemingly more often than not?

QB: Brady
RB: Ingram
WR: Jeffery

Apparently, even with a backup QB, the Eagles vs. the Giants is one of the best options out there on the passing end. I was hoping to just use them for rushing, but their running game is surprisingly pathetic for the top team in the NFL in overall scoring.
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ZeroSignal620
12/16/17 7:40:34 PM
#32:


Level 6
QB: Philip Rivers
RB: Mark Ingram
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: 7

Tiebreakers
Level 2: LA Rams
Level 4: Saints 30+
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DpObliVion
12/16/17 8:16:08 PM
#33:


@thekitchensink Fournette is out this week.
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Stripperiffic
12/17/17 12:46:40 AM
#34:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: LeVeon Bell
WR: Doug Baldwin
Bonus: 8
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crazyisgood
12/17/17 4:32:09 AM
#35:


Philadelphia (-7.5) at NY GIANTS [40.5] Over
New England (-2.5) at PITTSBURGH [53.5] under
SAN FRANCISCO (-1.5) vs Tennessee [44.5] Under
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crazyisgood
12/17/17 4:32:46 AM
#36:


Bonus 5
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Mewtwo59
12/17/17 4:39:52 AM
#37:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Alex Collins
WR: Antonio Brown
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Mewtwo59
12/17/17 4:40:15 AM
#38:


Bonus: 7
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Crescent-Moon
12/17/17 5:07:04 AM
#39:


Level 5: Saints -21.5

At least my streak of teams I pick getting blown out should end.

Bonus: 8
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Paratroopa1
12/17/17 5:24:22 AM
#40:


I fretted over my five picks so much but I'm already out after the first one
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Dancedreamer
12/17/17 10:06:03 AM
#41:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB:Todd Gurley
WR: Stefon Diggs
Bonus: 9

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Thrillwell
12/17/17 11:02:02 AM
#42:


Level 7

NEW ORLEANS vs NY Jets [47.5] - Under
SAN FRANCISCO vs Tennessee [44.5] - Under
JACKSONVILLE (-11.5) vs Houston [38.5] - Under

Bonus - 10
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meche313
12/17/17 11:16:39 AM
#43:


Level 6 (again):
QB: Drew Brees
RB: Fournette
WR: Gronkowski
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meche313
12/17/17 11:16:52 AM
#44:


Bonus: 9
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meche313
12/17/17 11:18:42 AM
#45:


Change RB to Kamara
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MartinFF7
12/17/17 11:28:35 AM
#46:


Level 3:
Carolina (-2.5)
Minnesota (-10.5)

Bonus: 7
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Runemistress
12/17/17 11:39:21 AM
#47:


Level 5 - Arizona Cardinals -1.5
Bonus - 7

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SpikeDragon
12/17/17 12:04:51 PM
#48:


Level 6:
Tom Brady
Kenyan Drake
Antonio Brown

Bonus: 5
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SpikeDragon
12/17/17 12:05:31 PM
#49:


Wait change my bonus to 9 I read that too fast
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Xuxon
12/17/17 12:09:22 PM
#50:


level 6
QB Ben Roethlisberger
RB Mark Ingram
WR Jordy Nelson

bonus: 9

tiebreaker: level 4 New Orleans 30+
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