Board 8 > B8 NFL Ladder Contest 2020 Week 9

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WickIebee
11/05/20 4:22:48 PM
#1:


Continued COVID edition, as the trade deadline ends without any real sparks, likely because of the fear of positive tests. Which of course, more positive tests happen.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will 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.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
Packers (-7.5) @ 49ERS - 48.5
Seahawks (-2.5) @ BILLS - 54.5
FALCONS (-3.5) vs Broncos - 49.5
TITANS (-5.5) vs Bears - 46.5
VIKINGS (-3.5) vs Lions - 52.5
Ravens (-2.5) @ COLTS - 46.5
CHIEFS (-10.5) vs Panthers - 52.5
Texans (-6.5) @ JAGUARS - 50.5
FOOTBALL TEAM (-2.5) vs Giants - 41.5
CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Raiders - 51.5
Steelers (-13.5) @ COWBOYS - 41.5
CARDINALS (-4.5) vs Dolphins - 48.5
BUCCANEERS (-4.5) vs Saints - 50.5
Patriots (-7.5) @ JETS - 42.5

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: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 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 both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: 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.

Bonus: How many Field Goals (XPs don't count) will Greg Zuerlein (Cowboys) attempt this week?

Level 6
theawesomestevr****

Level 5
Arti**
Dancedreamer*
DpObliVion*
Emeraldegg**
KokoroAkechi*
MMXcalibur- Paid(****)
Runemistress*
StifledSilence- Paid(****)
th3l3fty**
VeryInsane***

Level 4
Camden***
crazyisgood
davidponte**
Evil_REmade***
HanOfTheNekos*
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
Mewtwo59***
MysteriousStan**
MZero*
pronouncemyname- Paid(***)
Ringworm- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic***
thekitchensink***
WiggumFan267***
Xuxon**
ZeroSignal620***

Level 3
Ashethan**
Bartzyx**
Cody11533****
Crescent-Moon*
Eddv*
fortybelowsummer*
foxhead84**
HBJDubs**
KCF0107**
KommunistKoala**
pepper2012*
Suprak the Stud*
SwiftyDC**
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns*
VengefulKaelee**
Whiskey_Nick**
Wicklebee- Paid(**)
Wizardsfan1000**

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

Felt like kickers should have a feature for once, was gonna have people name someone with 4+ attempts, but a lot of people don't know the kicker on a lot of teams.

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Camden
11/05/20 4:54:50 PM
#2:


Level 4
Packers/49ers 10+
Chiefs/Panthers 10+

Bonus: 3

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Whiskey_Nick
11/05/20 5:27:25 PM
#3:


Level 3:
Seahawks -2.5
Football Team -2.5

Bonus: 4

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MysteriousStan
11/05/20 5:45:40 PM
#4:


Level 4:
Packers/49ers
Steelers/Cowboys

Both 10+

Bonus: 2
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KCF0107
11/05/20 5:52:17 PM
#5:


Level 3:
Vikings -3.5
Falcons -3.5

Bonus: 3
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ZeroSignal620
11/05/20 5:56:43 PM
#6:


Level 4
Steelers/Cowboys 10+
Chiefs/Panthers 10+

Bonus: 2

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Crescent-Moon
11/05/20 7:58:28 PM
#7:


Raiders +1.5 (LAC being favored is a joke)
Packers -7.5

I wasn't going to touch the Packers originally but the decimation

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davidponte
11/05/20 9:39:57 PM
#8:


Level 4:

Steelers/Cowboys: 10+
Chiefs/Panthers: 10+

Bonus: 3

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Ringworm
11/05/20 9:44:53 PM
#9:


Level 4:

Steelers/Cowboys: 10+
Bucs/Saints: 5-

Bonus: 4


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pronouncemyname
11/06/20 1:20:29 AM
#10:


Level 4
Steelers/Cowboys 10+
Chiefs/Panthers 10+

Bonus 3
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Arti
11/06/20 5:16:37 PM
#11:


Level 5
Seahawks/Bills UNDER
Vikings/Lions UNDER

Bonus: 3

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fortybelowsummer
11/06/20 5:35:42 PM
#12:


Level 3:

Ravens (-2.5)
CARDINALS (-4.5)

Bonus: 4

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Mewtwo59
11/07/20 1:03:44 AM
#13:


Level 4:
Chiefs/Panthers 10+
Football Team/Giants 5-

Bonus: 2

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MMXcalibur
11/07/20 3:44:40 AM
#14:


LEVEL 5:
FALCONS (-3.5) vs Broncos - 49.5 - OVER
CHIEFS (-10.5) vs Panthers - 52.5 - OVER

BONUS: 2

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PENGUINS : Playoff competent.
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MZero
11/07/20 4:54:58 AM
#15:


Level 4
Steelers/Cowboys 10+
Chiefs/Panthers 10+

Bonus: 3

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WiggumFan267
11/07/20 4:55:39 AM
#16:


L4
Steelers 10+
Chiefs 10+
bonus 2

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crazyisgood
11/07/20 6:14:22 AM
#17:


Level 4
Patriots 10+
Titans -5
Bonus 4

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DpObliVion
11/07/20 9:25:39 AM
#18:


Level 5
Seahawks @ BILLS - Under 54.5
Ravens @ COLTS - Over 46.5

Bonus: 2

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Jukkie
11/07/20 9:55:40 AM
#19:


Level 4
Steelers/Cowboys 10+
Chiefs/Panthers 10+

Bonus: 1

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Cody11533
11/07/20 11:03:02 AM
#20:


Level 3:
Vikings (-3.5)
Texans (-6.5)

Bonus: 2
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foxhead84
11/07/20 5:27:43 PM
#21:


Level 3:
Seahawks (-2.5)
Steelers (-13.5)

Bonus: 2
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KommunistKoala
11/07/20 5:37:23 PM
#22:


Level 3:
Seahawks -2.5
Raiders +1.5

Bonus: 2

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StifledSilence
11/07/20 9:05:38 PM
#23:


Level 5

FOOTBALL TEAM (-2.5) vs Giants - 41.5
CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Raiders - 51.5

Both Under

Bonus: 7 (and hell miss a lot of them)
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Crescent-Moon
11/07/20 9:55:11 PM
#24:


Crescent-Moon posted...
Raiders +1.5 (LAC being favored is a joke)
Packers -7.5

I wasn't going to touch the Packers originally but the decimation
Bonus: 3

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Stripperiffic
11/07/20 11:06:31 PM
#25:


Level 4
Chiefs/Panthers 10+
Steeelrs/Cowboys 10+
Bonus: 3
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SwiftyDC
11/08/20 12:03:26 AM
#26:


LEVEL 3: Steelers (-13.5) & Titans (-5.5)
Bonus: 2


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SwiftyDC
11/08/20 1:10:15 AM
#27:


CHANGE

LEVEL 3: Steelers (-13.5) & Patriots (-7.5)

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dilateDChemist
Last minute changes killed my bracket - still would've got destroyed by azuarc
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KokoroAkechi
11/08/20 1:23:08 AM
#28:


Level 5
CHIEFS (-10.5) vs Panthers - 52.5 - OVER
BUCCANEERS (-4.5) vs Saints - 50.5 - UNDER

Bonus: 4
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HBJDubs
11/08/20 4:24:40 AM
#29:


Level 3: Steelers (-13.5), Patriots (-7.5)

Bonus: 4

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Ashethan
11/08/20 10:11:42 AM
#30:


Level 3
Ravens -2.5
Seahakws -2.5
Bonus: 4

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Bartzyx
11/08/20 10:12:10 AM
#31:


Level 3:
COLTS (+2.5)
FOOTBALL TEAM (-2.5)

Bonus: 3

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Runemistress
11/08/20 10:40:22 AM
#32:


Level 5:
Football Team vs Giants OVER 41.5
Texans @ Jaguars UNDER 50.5
Bonus: 3

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Dancedreamer
11/08/20 11:05:36 AM
#33:


Level 5
Texans (-6.5) @ JAGUARS - 50.5 UNDER
VIKINGS (-3.5) vs Lions - 52.5 UNDER
Bonus: 4

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DoomTheGyarados
11/08/20 11:07:38 AM
#34:


Level 4
Chiefs/Panthers 10+
Steelers/Cowboys 10+
Bonus: 2


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Wizardsfan1000
11/08/20 11:50:10 AM
#35:


Level 3:

CHIEFS (-10.5)
CHARGERS (-1.5)

Bonus: 3

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LiquidOshawott
11/08/20 12:12:25 PM
#36:


Level 5:

Seahawks/Bills Under
Cardinals/Dolphins Over

Bonus: 2

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Suprak the Stud
11/08/20 12:29:18 PM
#37:


Level 3:
TITANS (-5.5)
Steelers (-13.5)

Bonus: 3

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th3l3fty
11/08/20 12:34:45 PM
#38:


Lv.5:
Tennessee/Chicago UNDER 46.5
Pittsburgh/Dallas UNDER 41.5

Bonus: 1
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Xuxon
11/08/20 12:36:27 PM
#39:


level 4:
Chiefs/Panthers 10+
Steelers/Cowboys 10+

bonus: 2

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thekitchensink
11/08/20 12:41:10 PM
#40:


Level 4:
Steelers/Cowboys 10+
Giants/WFT 5-

Bonus: 1

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theawesomestevr
11/08/20 12:53:37 PM
#41:


Level 6: Steelers (-19.5)
Bonus: 2
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Evil_REmade
11/08/20 12:58:23 PM
#42:


Level 4:

CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Raiders 5-
Steelers (-13.5) @ COWBOYS 10+

Bonus: 2

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thekitchensink
11/08/20 4:24:01 PM
#43:


woohoo, nailed it! the only 5- margin in the early window.

well, except for chiefs, but everyone picked that as 10+

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Emeraldegg
11/08/20 4:26:26 PM
#44:


Level 5:
Bucs/Saints OVER
Pats/Jets OVER
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Camden
11/08/20 4:39:46 PM
#45:


Pretty sure I'm done picking the Chiefs at this point.

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MysteriousStan
11/08/20 4:45:37 PM
#46:


Not sure why so many people were on the Chiefs this week. Panthers aren't exactly good but they're a frisky team.
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KokoroAkechi
11/08/20 6:10:33 PM
#47:


Yeah -10.5 is way too big of a spread for the game, especially with mccaffrey back and the Panthers themselves have only lost 1 game by more than that margin in the first place, and that's mostly without their best player.
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thekitchensink
11/08/20 7:16:21 PM
#48:


oh no, I jinxed the easy one haha

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Crescent-Moon
11/08/20 9:53:12 PM
#49:


I had good weeks in spreads and failed level 3 twice. This week I was awful in spreads and passed level 3.

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WickIebee
11/12/20 3:55:21 AM
#50:


Oh god, literally Thursday and I'm finally posting the update. Hoping I feel better after some rest, been under the weather today and busy on others.

Level 6
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur- Paid(****)
theawesomestevr****

Level 5
Arti**
Dancedreamer**
DpObliVion*
Emeraldegg**
Runemistress*
StifledSilence- Paid(****)
th3l3fty**
VeryInsane***

Level 4
Camden***
crazyisgood*
Crescent-Moon*
davidponte**
Evil_REmade***
HanOfTheNekos*
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107**
Mewtwo59***
MysteriousStan**
MZero*
pronouncemyname- Paid(***)
Ringworm*- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic***
thekitchensink***
WiggumFan267***
Xuxon**
ZeroSignal620***

Level 3
Ashethan***
Bartzyx**
Cody11533****
Eddv*
fortybelowsummer**
foxhead84**
HBJDubs***
KommunistKoala**
pepper2012*
Suprak the Stud*
SwiftyDC**
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns*
VengefulKaelee**
Whiskey_Nick***
Wicklebee- Paid(**)
Wizardsfan1000**

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

I will get the topic up after I wake up, as soon as possible since don't want people missing out if they want to pick it.

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