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DpObliVion
12/27/17 7:15:31 PM
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FINAL WEEK! Remember to make your tiebreaker picks, especially if you have a chance at winning. We have two people up top on Level 9, one with no bonus/tiebreaker points and one with six bonus points to be used. Then another four on Level 8 with varying levels of bonus and tiebreaker points, all with a decent chance to win if they can advance. Best of luck to all, but only one can win! Also a reminder: Watch out for regular starters on playoff teams not playing this week before making your picks. I've already seen some names such as Todd Gurley who will not be playing.

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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
12/27/17 7:15:39 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)
Sunday, December 31st
DETROIT (-6.5) vs Green Bay [43.5]
NEW ENGLAND (-15.5) vs NY Jets [44.5]
INDIANAPOLIS (-3.5) vs Houston [40.5]
PITTSBURGH (-10.5) vs Cleveland [37.5]
Washington (-3.5) at NY GIANTS [37.5]
MINNESOTA (-12.5) vs Chicago [39.5]
Dallas (-2.5) at PHILADELPHIA [39.5]
BALTIMORE (-9.5) vs Cincinnati [39.5]
Buffalo (-2.5) at MIAMI [42.5]
TENNESSEE (-3.5) vs Jacksonville [41.5]
ATLANTA (-3.5) vs Carolina [45.5]
New Orleans (-7.5) at TAMPA BAY [50.5]
LA CHARGERS (-7.5) vs Oakland [42.5]
SEATTLE (-9.5) vs Arizona [38.5]
DENVER (-3.5) vs Kansas City [38.5]
San Francisco (-3.5) at LA RAMS [43.5]
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DpObliVion
12/27/17 7:16:37 PM
#3:


Level 9
cyan1001******
Naye745

Level 8
Arti**^^ [1]
Paratroopa1**^^^^^ [6]
Reg*^^^^ [5]
TheKnightOfNee*****

Level 7
baubeta**
Camden******
crazyisgood*
Dancedreamer******
davidponte***^^ [5]
Emeraldegg**
foxhead84*^^^^^^^ [7]
HBJDubs****
thekitchensink***^^^ [9]
Thrillwell*^^^^^^^ [9]
TsunamiXXVIII*^
WalkingWiki****
ZeroSignal620^^ [6]

Level 6
5tarscream*****^^ [1]
Cody11533***
DpOblivion*^^^^
Dr_Football***
fortybelowsummer****
Jukkie^^ [5]
kevwaffles**
KingBartz*****
Logicblade
meche313*****
Meow1000*****
Mewtwo59*
MrSmartGuy***
pronouncemyname***
Ringworm****
Runemistress***
SpikeDragon*******
Stripperiffic*****
terpaholic*****
th3l3fty**
theawesomestevr**^ [1]
Wicklebee*****
WiggumFan267**^^^ [1]
Wizardsfan1000******
xp1337*^^^ [4]
Xuxon***^^ [4]

Level 5
Crescent-Moon***
ExquisiteSamurai*
KCF0107**^^^ [3]
KommunistKoala*****
MartinFF7*^ [1]
mccheyne*
MZero11**
Vengeful_KBM***
voltch*
Whiskey Nick*******

Level 4
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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5tarscream
12/27/17 7:24:54 PM
#4:


I managed to get all 3 right last week and still didn't pass this fucking level because they all only got 1 TD. FML.

L6:
Rivers
Hyde
Julio Jones

Tiebreaker
L4 30+ Pittsburgh
L2 Carolina
L1 Chargers
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Reg
12/27/17 7:44:36 PM
#5:


Level 8:
New England -9.5
Pittsburgh -4.5
Minnesota -6.5
Seattle -3.5
New Orleans -1.5

Tiebreaker:
Level 2: Philadelphia
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KCF0107
12/27/17 7:59:01 PM
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Level 5
Eagles (-3.5)

Tiebreakers
Level 4: Rams 30+
Level 2: Dolphins
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TheKnightOfNee
12/27/17 9:03:22 PM
#7:


Level 8:
Detroit (-0.5)
Pittsburgh (-4.5)
Baltimore (-3.5)
Kansas City (+9.5)
LA Rams (+9.5)

Tiebreakers:
Level 1: Pittsburgh
Level 2: LA Rams
Level 3: Minnesota, LA Chargers
Level 4: New England
Level 5: Kansas City (-2.5)
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TsunamiXXVIII
12/27/17 10:46:33 PM
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Level 7:

DET-GB, IND-HOU, DEN-KC all under.

Tiebreaker:
Level 5: Carolina -2.5
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Camden
12/27/17 11:20:45 PM
#9:


Level 7
TENNESSEE (-3.5) vs Jacksonville [41.5] Under
LA CHARGERS (-7.5) vs Oakland [42.5] Over
San Francisco (-3.5) at LA RAMS [43.5] Over
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ZeroSignal620
12/27/17 11:41:12 PM
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INDIANAPOLIS (-3.5) vs Houston [40.5] Under
Dallas (-2.5) at PHILADELPHIA [39.5] Under
ATLANTA (-3.5) vs Carolina [45.5] Under
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cyan1001
12/28/17 4:31:43 AM
#11:


Level 9
Ben Roethlisberger
Philip Rivers
Drew Brees
Matt Ryan

Tiebreaker
Level 1 Patriots
Level 2 Jaguars
Level 4 patriots over 30
LEVEL 5 Jacksonville
level 6
Tom brady
Levon bell
keenan allen
level 7
NEW ENGLAND vs NY Jets over[44.5]
PITTSBURGH vs Cleveland over [37.5]
MINNESOTA vs Chicago under [39.5]
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DpObliVion
12/28/17 6:33:23 PM
#12:


bump
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WickIebee
12/28/17 6:48:24 PM
#13:


Level 6:
Philip Rivers
Mark Ingram
JuJu Smith-Schuster

Tiebreaker-
Level 5: Washington (-9.5)
Level 4: Patriots 30+
Level 3: Arizona (+9.5), Carolina (+3.5)
Level 2: Carolina
Level 1: New England

Still hope you read my level 5 thing.
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WiggumFan267
12/28/17 6:57:43 PM
#14:


QB - K. Cousins
RB - L. McCoy
WR - Jesse James

Tiebreaker
Level 5 Washington -9.5
Level 4 Washington +30
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MZero11
12/28/17 7:20:12 PM
#15:


Level 5
Carolina (-2.5)
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xp1337
12/28/17 9:35:53 PM
#16:


Level 6:

QB: Roethlisberger
RB: Ingram
WR: Gronkowski

Tiebreaker:
Level 4: Patriots 30+
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Jukkie
12/28/17 9:46:19 PM
#17:


Level 6:

QB: Jimmy G
RB: Dion Lewis
WR: M. Thomas
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DpObliVion
12/28/17 10:12:13 PM
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Roethlisberger and Le'Veon Bell are expected to not play on Sunday, according to reports.
@cyan1001 @xp1337
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xp1337
12/28/17 10:14:48 PM
#19:


Huh. Thought they'd play to at least pretend they have a shot to get the 1-seed. ...and not lose to the browns.

Meh.

Okay. Switch to:

QB: Matt Ryan
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cyan1001
12/29/17 1:37:24 AM
#20:


new level 9
Philip Rivers
Drew Brees
Russell Wilson
Matt Ryan

new level 6
Tom brady
Lesean McCoy
keenan allen
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Cody11533
12/29/17 10:11:58 PM
#21:


Level 6
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Mark Ingram
WR: Marvin Jones Jr.

Bonus
Level 4: New Orleans (30+)
Level 2: Carolina
Level 1: New England
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foxhead84
12/29/17 11:36:25 PM
#22:


Level 7:
NEW ENGLAND (-15.5) vs NY Jets [44.5] OVER
PITTSBURGH (-10.5) vs Cleveland [37.5] OVER
ATLANTA (-3.5) vs Carolina [45.5] OVER

Tiebreaker: L4: New England +30
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davidponte
12/30/17 3:40:53 PM
#23:


Level 7 sucks.

Level 7:
DETROIT (-6.5) vs Green Bay [43.5] UNDER
PITTSBURGH (-10.5) vs Cleveland [37.5] UNDER
LA CHARGERS (-7.5) vs Oakland [42.5] OVER
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pronouncemyname
12/30/17 6:28:20 PM
#24:


Level 6 Bortles Freeman Graham
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Paratroopa1
12/30/17 7:09:59 PM
#25:


Level 8

LA Rams (+9.5)
Cincinnati (+15.5)
Green Bay (+12.5)
Buffalo (+3.5)
Carolina (+9.5)

Underdogs go!

Tiebreakers:

Level 3: Buffalo (-2.5), Carolina (+3.5)
Level 5: Carolina (-2.5)
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Mewtwo59
12/30/17 7:13:43 PM
#26:


Level 6:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Mark Ingram
WR: Jimmy Graham

Tiebreaker:
Level 1: Pittsburgh
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Stripperiffic
12/31/17 1:04:18 AM
#27:


Level 6:
QB: Jimmy Garappolo
RB: Derrick Henry
WR: Rob Gronkowski
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MartinFF7
12/31/17 1:51:59 AM
#28:


Level 5:
Washington (-9.5)
LA Chargers (-13.5)

Tiebreaker:
Level 1: New England
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crazyisgood
12/31/17 6:47:10 AM
#29:


PITTSBURGH (-10.5) vs Cleveland [37.5] OVER
Washington (-3.5) at NY GIANTS [37.5] OVER
SEATTLE (-9.5) vs Arizona [38.5] OVER
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Evil_REmade
12/31/17 9:58:46 AM
#30:


Level 3:

Detroit -6.5
Jets +15.5

Tiebreak level 1: Minnesota
Tiebreak level 2: Giants

Thanks again for running this, even though I stunk this year haha! Looking forward to next year.
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th3l3fty
12/31/17 10:03:36 AM
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QB: J.Garoppolo
RB: A.Kamara
WR: J.Graham

TB5: Carolina -2.5
TB4: San Francisco 30+
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DpObliVion
12/31/17 10:21:11 AM
#32:


Level 6:
QB: Kirk Cousins
RB: Mark Ingram
WR: Rob Gronkowski

Tiebreaker:
Level 3: WAS -3.5, CLE +10.5
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Whiskey_Nick
12/31/17 11:19:41 AM
#33:


Level 5:
Buffalo (-8.5)
Cincinnati (+3.5)

Bonus:
Level 4:
Buffalo 30+

Level 3:
Buffalo (-2.5)
Cincinnati (+9.5)

Level 2:
Cincinnati

Level 1:
Buffalo
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DpObliVion
12/31/17 12:35:45 PM
#34:


Nick and @MartinFF7 , sorry I didn't notice earlier, but you only have to pick one team on Level 5.
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Arti
12/31/17 12:36:26 PM
#35:


Level 8
Washington (+2.5)
MIAMI (+8.5)
Carolina (+9.5)
Kansas City (+8.5)
LA RAMS (+8.5)

TB
Level 6
Cousins
Kamara
Gronkowski

Level 7
NE/NYJ UNDER
WAS/NYG UNDER
BUF/MIA OVER
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DpObliVion
12/31/17 12:41:51 PM
#36:


Just waiting on @Naye745 to pick now.
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Thrillwell
12/31/17 12:45:20 PM
#37:


Level 7

INDIANAPOLIS vs Houston [40.5] - Under
Buffalo at MIAMI [42.5] - Under
SEATTLE vs Arizona [38.5] - Over

Tiebreaker

Level 4
Patriots 30+

Thank you DpObliVion for running this all season. Had fun, thanks for your dedication.
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Naye745
12/31/17 12:47:52 PM
#38:


Level 9: Garoppolo > Stafford > Tyrod Taylor

wish me luck y'all, i'm going big
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Thrillwell
12/31/17 12:55:14 PM
#39:


Well since I can't really win, I will go out with a new take on an old joke.

K7LSlyl
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theawesomestevr
12/31/17 12:59:49 PM
#40:


tb lvl 1 taking the seahawks
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theawesomestevr
12/31/17 1:04:42 PM
#41:


tb lvl 5: KC -2.5
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thekitchensink
12/31/17 2:05:08 PM
#42:


Going for a personal record of level 8 and also the fictional trophy for most tiebreaker points...

Level 7
BALTIMORE (-9.5) vs Cincinnati [39.5] - OVER
Buffalo (-2.5) at MIAMI [42.5] - OVER
TENNESSEE (-3.5) vs Jacksonville [41.5] - OVER

Tiebreakers:
Level 6 -
QB - Russell Wilson
RB - Lesean McCoy
WR - Michael Thomas

Level 5 -
Kansas City Chiefs (-2.5)

Level 3 -
Jacksonville Jaguars (+3.5)
Arizona Cardinals (+9.5)
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DpObliVion
12/31/17 4:21:37 PM
#43:


All on Level 8 have fallen in the early games. cyan earned a tiebreaker point. Naye must advance, or cyan is the winner.

Naye745 posted...
Level 9: Garoppolo > Stafford > Tyrod Taylor

wish me luck y'all, i'm going big


Starting off with Stafford throwing for 323. Tyrod certainly won't top that, but can he win? Can Garoppolo top that, and also win?
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ZeroSignal620
12/31/17 4:25:19 PM
#44:


Just need ATL/CAR to finish under and I'll finish at a respectable level 8 for the season
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Naye745
12/31/17 4:58:02 PM
#45:


i had stafford over garoppolo at first but i wasn't sure how much stafford would play so i hedged :\
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DpObliVion
12/31/17 6:36:55 PM
#46:


Looking good for Garoppolo and Tyrod to win. The chase for 323 is on. Garoppolo at 234 in the 3rd quarter, but will he get slowed down by the blowout?
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Naye745
12/31/17 6:38:42 PM
#47:


c'mon jimmy...
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DpObliVion
12/31/17 7:26:20 PM
#48:


Garoppolo gets close, but falls short at 292

cyan wins! Congratulations!
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Naye745
12/31/17 7:48:01 PM
#49:


So close to winning without a single tiebreaker point all season! :p

Congrats, cyan. 2nd place feels pretty good too :) :)
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Thrillwell
12/31/17 9:48:23 PM
#50:


I made it to level 8 ^_^
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