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DpObliVion
12/20/17 8:52:43 PM
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Tiebreakers are open. Be sure to check out and understand the rules. cyan makes a big move going up to Level 9 with his six bonus points, to join Naye with his zero bonus points. Still a handful on Level 8 and a large group on Level 7 with a chance.

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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
12/20/17 8:52:52 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)
Saturday, December 23rd
BALTIMORE (-13.5) vs Indianapolis [40.5]
Minnesota (-8.5) at GREEN BAY [40.5]

Sunday, December 24th
Detroit (-4.5) at CINCINNATI [43.5]
LA Chargers (-6.5) at NY JETS [42.5]
LA Rams (-6.5) at TENNESSEE [47.5]
CHICAGO (-6.5) vs Cleveland [37.5]
CAROLINA (-9.5) vs Tampa Bay [46.5]
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Atlanta [52.5]
WASHINGTON (-3.5) vs Denver [40.5]
KANSAS CITY (-10.5) vs Miami [43.5]
NEW ENGLAND (-11.5) vs Buffalo [47.5]
Jacksonville (-4.5) at SAN FRANCISCO [42.5]
ARIZONA (-3.5) vs NY Giants [39.5]
DALLAS (-4.5) vs Seattle [46.5]

Monday, December 25th
Pittsburgh (-9.5) at HOUSTON [44.5]
PHILADELPHIA (-8.5) vs Oakland [47.5]

Bonus Question: Choose a player who will record at least seven receptions this week.
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DpObliVion
12/20/17 8:53:47 PM
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Level 9
cyan1001******
Naye745

Level 8
Arti**^^ [1]
Paratroopa1****^^^ [1]
Reg****^
TheKnightOfNee****

Level 7
baubeta**
Camden******
crazyisgood*
Dancedreamer******
davidponte*****
Emeraldegg**
foxhead84**^^^^^^ [7]
HBJDubs****
thekitchensink****^ [4]
Thrillwell**^^^^^^ [9]
TsunamiXXVIII**
WalkingWiki****

Level 6
5tarscream*****^ [1]
Cody11533***
DpOblivion**^^^
Dr_Football***
fortybelowsummer****
Jukkie**
kevwaffles**
KingBartz*****
Logicblade
meche313*****
Meow1000*****
Mewtwo59*
MrSmartGuy***
pronouncemyname***
Ringworm****
SpikeDragon*******
Stripperiffic*****
terpaholic*****
th3l3fty**
theawesomestevr**^ [1]
Wizardsfan1000******
xp1337***^ [4]
Xuxon***^^ [4]
ZeroSignal620^^ [6]

Level 5
Crescent-Moon**
ExquisiteSamurai*
KCF0107*****
KommunistKoala*****
mccheyne*
MZero11**
Runemistress***
Vengeful_KBM***
voltch*
Whiskey Nick*******
Wicklebee****
WiggumFan267***^

Level 4
MartinFF7**
VeryInsane**

Level 3
dowolf
Evil_REmade***
guffguy89
HanOfTheNekos
HotDogButts*

Level 2
Eddv
SwiftyDC*

Level 1
bng_mmmk
Jakyl25*
ProfitProphet
SeabassDebeste
WweJth*

* - Unused bonus points
^ - Used bonus points
[ ] - Tiebreaker points
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Emeraldegg
12/20/17 9:12:45 PM
#4:


Carolina/Tampa Bay OVER (46.5)
Washington/Denver UNDER (40.5)
Detroit/Cincinnati OVER (43.5)

Bonus: Greg Olsen
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foxhead84
12/20/17 9:34:51 PM
#5:


Reposting it in this week topic:

There is an error in my bonus point number

At the start of week 15, I had 3 bonus point remaining and 4 used

During the week I used one of them (and failed) but I won back one because I took 9 total score in the Pats vs Pitt

So after week 15 I should still have 3 bonus point remaining (and 5 used) instead of 2

Thanks
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cyan1001
12/20/17 10:48:53 PM
#6:


level 9
Phillip Rivers
Matthew Stafford
Joe Flacco
Kirk Cousins

Bonus Keenan Allen
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WiggumFan267
12/20/17 10:49:37 PM
#7:


level 5
arizona -9.5

bonus larry fitzgerald

tiebreaker
L4- cardinals 30+
L1- cardinals
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Reg
12/20/17 10:59:38 PM
#8:


Level 8:
Baltimore -7.5
New England -5.5
Philadelphia -2.5
Jacksonville +1.5
Carolina -3.5
LA Rams -0.5

Bonus: Michael Thomas

Tiebreakers:
Level 1: New England
Level 4: New England 30+
Level 6: QB Brady (NE), RB Kamara (NO), WR Hill (KC)
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Naye745
12/21/17 12:02:29 AM
#9:


man i got crushed by that stupid qb rank last year and here i go again

2 weeks to make a miracle lol
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5tarscream
12/21/17 12:34:34 AM
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L6
QB: Foles
RB: Bell
TE: Gronkowski

Bonus: Julio Jones

Tie: L4 Philadelphia 30+
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fortybelowsummer
12/21/17 3:49:23 AM
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Level 6:

Passing: Cam Newton
Rushing: Ezekiel Elliott
Receiving: Rob Gronkowski

Bonus: Greg Olsen
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DpObliVion
12/21/17 7:03:43 AM
#12:


Yes, sorry, foxhead, it has been fixed. Thanks for pointing it out.
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xp1337
12/21/17 6:07:07 PM
#13:


Level 6:

QB: Phillip Rivers
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
WR: Tyreek Hill

Bonus: Keenan Allen

Tiebreaker Level 4: LA Chargers 30+
Tiebreaker Level 5: LA Chargers (-12.5)
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Paratroopa1
12/21/17 6:47:38 PM
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Level 8

Minnesota (-2.5)
Washington (+2.5)
Jacksonville (+1.5)
Seattle (+10.5)
Philadelphia (-2.5)

Tiebreakers:

Level 3: Jacksonville (-4.5), Seattle (+4.5)
Level 5: Seattle (-1.5)

Bonus: Keenan Allen
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KCF0107
12/21/17 6:51:35 PM
#15:


Level 5: Jets (-0.5)

Bonus: DeAndre Hopkins

I will probably start using my bonus points this week
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KCF0107
12/22/17 12:37:51 AM
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Tiebreaker bonus chances:

Level 4 - Eagles 30+

Level 2 - Bengals

Level 1 - Patriots
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Camden
12/22/17 12:50:48 AM
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Level 7
BALTIMORE (-13.5) vs Indianapolis [40.5] Under
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Atlanta [52.5] Over
PHILADELPHIA (-8.5) vs Oakland [47.5] Over

Bonus - Greg Olsen
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Crescent-Moon
12/22/17 5:41:34 AM
#18:


Rams (-12.5)

Bonus - Larry Fitzgerald
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davidponte
12/22/17 3:14:05 PM
#19:


Level 7:
Jacksonville (-4.5) at SAN FRANCISCO [42.5] OVER
ARIZONA (-3.5) vs NY Giants [39.5] UNDER
DALLAS (-4.5) vs Seattle [46.5] OVER

Bonus: Michael Thomas

Tiebreaker Bonus:

Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
WR: Michael Thomas
RB: Le'Veon Bell

Level 5: Seattle (-1.5)
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Cody11533
12/22/17 8:20:17 PM
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Level 6:
QB: Matthew Stafford
RB: Todd Gurley
WR: Alshon Jeffery

Bonus: Micheal Thomas
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foxhead84
12/22/17 8:28:07 PM
#21:


Level 7:
Minnesota at GREEN BAY [40.5] OVER
NEW ORLEANS vs Atlanta [52.5] UNDER
WASHINGTON vs Denver [40.5] OVER

Bonus: Michael Thomas (NO)

Tiebreaker:
L3: Washington (-3.5) & Detroit (-4.5)
L4: Los Angeles Rams +30
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TheKnightOfNee
12/22/17 9:22:20 PM
#22:


level 8:
Minnesota (-2.5)
Detroit (+1.5)
LA Rams (-0.5)
Chicago (-0.5)
Seattle (+10.5)

bonus: Julio Jones
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Thrillwell
12/23/17 5:17:01 AM
#23:


Level 7 (Hail Mary Mode)

BALTIMORE vs Indianapolis [40.5] - Under
Minnesota at GREEN BAY [40.5] - Over
LA Rams at TENNESSEE [47.5] - Over

Bonus - Golden Tate

Tiebreaker:
Level 3 - Jacksonville (-4.5), LA Rams (-6.5)
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theawesomestevr
12/23/17 7:08:32 AM
#24:


Bonus: Hopkins
Level 6: Alex Collins at RB
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Whiskey_Nick
12/23/17 7:34:27 AM
#25:


Level 5: LA Rams

Bonus: Adam Thielen
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Jukkie
12/23/17 10:19:24 AM
#26:


Level 6
QB: Cam Newton (CAR)
RB: Melvin Gordon (LAC)
WR: A. Kamara (NO)

Bonus: Gronk

Tiebreaker: Level 1 = Patriots
Level 4 = Steelers Over 30
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pronouncemyname
12/23/17 12:59:24 PM
#27:


Level 6 Brady, Bell, Kamara (WR)

Bonus Brown
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TsunamiXXVIII
12/23/17 2:16:40 PM
#28:


Level 7:

Minnesota/Green Bay, New England/Buffalo, Philadelphia/Oakland all OVER
Bonus: Alshon Jeffery

Tiebreaker:
Level 6: Nick Foles, Todd Gurley, Rob Gronkowski
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thekitchensink
12/23/17 3:14:31 PM
#29:


Urg, I am awful at Over/Unders. idk if it's just because I pay close attention to fantasy, but level 6 has always seemed very easy to me relative to the levels around it.

Now, do I dash my champion potential today or tomorrow...
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MartinFF7
12/23/17 10:51:07 PM
#30:


Level 4: New England 30+

Bonus: Rob Gronkowski

Tiebreaker: Level 1 - New England
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WickIebee
12/23/17 10:56:04 PM
#31:


Level 5: Seattle (-1.5)

Bonus: Larry Fitzgerald
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ZeroSignal620
12/23/17 10:58:08 PM
#32:


Level 6 (Forever)
QB: Ben Roethlisberger
RB: Mark Ingram
WR: Rob Gronkowski
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ZeroSignal620
12/23/17 10:58:54 PM
#33:


Bonus: Gronk
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WickIebee
12/23/17 11:06:15 PM
#34:


But really, level 5 is too high of a pleaser. A lot of times games should be close, and a 6 point pleaser is asking for a TD. On top of what already is a spread, which you start looking at this... We've hardly had a close matchup in the way of picks, it's all everything on X team which can go from like 4.5 pts, to 13.5 pts this season. Picking an underdog is fine, especially towards the beginning of the year when franchises are picked for being franchises... Spreads aren't normally bad because numbers aren't that hard to catch... but here? Level 5 is: Pick a blow-out, or pick an underdog. There's no inbetween and it's like... It's not that easy. There may be like 3 games total a week that can actually meet these pleasers.
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Reg
12/23/17 11:13:35 PM
#35:


well

fuck
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Arti
12/23/17 11:37:09 PM
#36:


Level 8
LA Chargers (-0.5)
LA Rams (-0.5)
Jacksonville (+1.5)
NY Giants (+9.5)
PHILADELPHIA (-2.5)

Bonus: Golden Tate
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Stripperiffic
12/24/17 1:31:21 AM
#37:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
WR: Alvin Kamara
Bonus: Golden Tate
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Mewtwo59
12/24/17 4:38:26 AM
#38:


Level 6

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: Antonio Brown
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crazyisgood
12/24/17 6:41:38 AM
#39:


Level 7
CHICAGO (-6.5) vs Cleveland [37.5] under
NEW ENGLAND (-11.5) vs Buffalo [47.5] over
ARIZONA (-3.5) vs NY Giants [39.5] over

BONUS Adam Thielen
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DpObliVion
12/24/17 7:44:26 AM
#40:


Level 6
QB: Russell Wilson
RB: Ezekiel Elliott
WR: Keenan Allen

Bonus: Jarvis Landry

Tiebreaker:
Level 4: Rams 30+
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DpObliVion
12/24/17 8:04:45 AM
#41:


Mewtwo59 posted...
Level 6

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: Antonio Brown


@Mewtwo59 (and @pronouncemyname ) - Antonio Brown is out with injury
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DpObliVion
12/24/17 8:06:51 AM
#42:


@crazyisgood Thielen already played. You can select someone else.
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Dancedreamer
12/24/17 9:28:05 AM
#43:


Level 7:
Broncos/REdskins UNDER 40.5
Cowboys/Seahawks: OVER 46.5
Bears/Browns: OVER 37.5
Bonus: Jarvis Landry

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Runemistress
12/24/17 11:40:18 AM
#44:


Level 5 - 49ers -1.5
Bonus - Keenan Allen

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Naye745
12/24/17 12:38:36 PM
#45:


Level 9: Brady > Rivers > Newton

Bonus Question: Keenan Allen
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HBJDubs
12/24/17 12:48:58 PM
#46:


Level 7:

LA Rams (-6.5) at TENNESSEE [47.5] - UNDER
CHICAGO (-6.5) vs Cleveland [37.5] - OVER
NEW ORLEANS (-5.5) vs Atlanta [52.5] - UNDER

Bonus: Michael Thomas
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thekitchensink
12/24/17 1:01:00 PM
#47:


Level 7
Rams at Titans UNDER 47.5
Falcons @ Saints UNDER 52.5
Jags @ Niners UNDER 42.5
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thekitchensink
12/24/17 1:02:51 PM
#48:


forgot Bonus: Larry Fitzgerald
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12/24/17 1:14:56 PM
#49:


I will also use two tiebreaker points:

Level 5 - Seattle (-1.5)

Level 6 -
QB - Russell Wilson
RB - Leveon Bell
TE - Zach Ertz
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pronouncemyname
12/24/17 3:07:56 PM
#50:


DpObliVion posted...
Mewtwo59 posted...
Level 6

QB: Tom Brady
RB: Ezekiel Elliot
WR: Antonio Brown

Bonus: Antonio Brown


@Mewtwo59 (and @pronouncemyname ) - Antonio Brown is out with injury


Not that the bonus really matters at this point lol but let's go with JuJu Smith-Schuster instead.
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