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MZero
12/29/22 5:59:22 AM
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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 be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is before the official kick-off time of the game in question. You cannot pick a game that has already started. Some levels may have different deadlines, so read carefully.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please don't edit your picks. If you'd like to change, please do so in a clearly labeled new post.
-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.

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: 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. You do not need to pick the winner, as long as the differential is correct, it does not matter which team wins.

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.

Level 7: 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 8: 5 Game Teaser: This is the opposite of level 6. 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 three quarterbacks whose team wins the game, OR any four quarterbacks. All selected quarterbacks must start their game. You must pick all players at once; you cannot make a partial pick to complete later.

Level 10: Obstacle Course: For this level, you are trying previous levels (although some of them are easier than before): You must SUCCESSFULLY pick one team to win, one team to win with the spread, one team to score 28 or more/14 or less, one over/under, one player to score a non-passing touchdown, AND quarterback to throw for at least 280 yards. You can't pick the same team more than once.

Schedule: (Favorites listed first; home team in CAPS)

Thursday, December 29th
Dallas (-12.5) @ TENNESSEE 39.5

Sunday, January 1st
1 PM ET
ATLANTA (-2.5) vs Arizona 42.5
DETROIT (-5.5) vs Chicago 52.5
KANSAS CITY (-12.5) vs Denver 44.5
NEW ENGLAND (-2.5) vs Miami 41.5
NEW YORK GIANTS (-5.5) vs Indianapolis- 38.5
PHILADELPHIA (-5.5) vs New Orleans 43.5
TAMPA BAY (-3.5) vs Carolina 40.5
WASHINGTON (-1.5) vs Cleveland 40.5
Jacksonville (-4.5) @ HOUSTON 43.5
4 PM
San Francisco (-9.5) @ LAS VEGAS 41.5
New York Jets (-1.5) @ SEATTLE 42.5
GREEN BAY (-2.5) vs Minnesota 48.5
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-6.5) vs Los Angeles Rams 40.5
8 PM
BALTIMORE (-2.5) vs Pittsburgh 35.5

Monday, January 2nd
Buffalo (-1.5) @ CINCINNATI 49.5

Bonus Question: New year, new me. Choose a team to avenge a loss from earlier in the season.

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Leonhart4
12/29/22 6:37:19 AM
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Level 7:

QB - Patrick Mahomes
RB - Travis Etienne
WR - Justin Jefferson

Bonus - Patriots

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Reg
12/29/22 7:37:01 AM
#3:


QB - Dak
RB - Jamaal Williams
WR - Jefferson
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KCF0107
12/29/22 8:15:56 AM
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Level 6

Vikings -3.5

Bonus: Jaguars

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Leonhart4
12/29/22 8:31:55 AM
#5:


Oh right, Houston beat Jacksonville, didn't they?

CHANGE Bonus to Jaguars

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KommunistKoala
12/29/22 12:33:16 PM
#6:


Level 10

Win: Dallas
Spread: Minnesota
O/U: Atlanta/Arizona UNDER
14 or less: Las Vegas Raiders
Touchdown: Jamaal Williams
>280: Mahomes

Bonus: Jaguars

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thekitchensink
12/29/22 1:22:10 PM
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after a few close calls and cursing myself with the giants commanders tie it seems clear I'll be staying on level 5 this year so let's get this out of the way early

Level 5
DAL/TEN OVER 39.5
HOU/JAX OVER 43.5

Bonus: Jaguars

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ZeroSignal
12/29/22 1:29:17 PM
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Level 7
QB - Dak Prescott
RB - Austin Ekeler
WR - Justin Jefferson

Bonus: Jaguars

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Camden
12/29/22 2:58:18 PM
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Level 6: Carolina -2.5

Bonus: Jaguars, aka I don't remember who beat who this year but everyone else picked them so I assume Houston beat them the first go around.

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Thorn
12/29/22 7:36:24 PM
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Level 7:

QB - Patrick Mahomes
RB - Jamaal Williams
WR - Justin Jefferson

Bonus: Jaguars

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dilateDChemist
12/29/22 8:09:19 PM
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Level 7:
WR CeeDee Lamb

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dilateDChemist
12/29/22 8:12:40 PM
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Wanted to get that in before TNF.

The rest for Level 7:
QB Patrick Mahomes
RB Justin Fields

Bonus: Jaguars

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StifledSilence
12/29/22 10:17:01 PM
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Level 7

QB: Mahomes
RB: Ekeler
WR: Justin Jefferson

Bonus: Jags

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HanOfTheNekos
12/30/22 10:35:05 AM
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Level 5

ATLANTA (-2.5) vs Arizona 42.5 - UNDER
Buffalo (-1.5) @ CINCINNATI 49.5 OVER

Bonus Question: Jags

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Cody11533
12/30/22 11:27:36 PM
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Level 7:
QB: Patrick Mahomes
RB: Austin Ekeler
WR: Justin Jefferson

Bonus: Jaguars

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MZero
12/31/22 12:09:13 AM
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Level 6
Denver +6.5

Bonus: Tampa Bay

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MysteriousStan
12/31/22 11:51:56 AM
#18:


Level 8:

Detroit (+0.5)
Philadelphia (+0.5)
Carolina (+9.5)
Minnesota (+8.5)
Chargers(-0.5)

Bonus: Jaguars
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DpObliVion
12/31/22 1:07:14 PM
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Level 7
QB: Brock Purdy
RB: Saquon Barkley
WR: Justin Jefferson

Bonus: Jaguars

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fortybelowsummer
12/31/22 4:11:19 PM
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Level 7:

QB: Joe Burrow
RB: Travis Etienne
TE: Travis Kelce

Bonus: Broncos lol


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Bartzyx
12/31/22 7:02:02 PM
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level 5:

ATLANTA (-2.5) vs Arizona 42.5 UNDER
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-6.5) vs Los Angeles Rams 40.5 OVER

bonus: jags

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pronouncemyname
12/31/22 10:29:23 PM
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Level 8

Detroit (+0.5)
Kansas City (-6.5)
Philadelphia (+0.5)
Jacksonville (+1.5)
Cincinnati (+ 7.5)

Bonus Jaguars
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Mewtwo59
01/01/23 5:29:25 AM
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Level 6
Jacksonville (-10.5)

Bonus: Jacksonville

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th3l3fty
01/01/23 11:20:12 AM
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Lv.5:
Detroit/Chicago OVER 52.5
Jacksonville/Houston OVER 43.5

Bonus: Jacksonville

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Crescent-Moon
01/01/23 12:04:53 PM
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Falcons +3.5
Lions +.5
Giants +.5
Chargers -.5
Bengals +7.5

Bonus: Jags I guess but don't trust them at all

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Suprak_the_Stud
01/01/23 12:31:12 PM
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Level 8:
Detroit (+0.5)
Kansas City (-6.5)
Jacksonville (+1.5)
Carolina (+9.5)
Miami (+8.5)

Bonus: Jags

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theawesomestevr
01/01/23 12:50:55 PM
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Level 5: KANSAS CITY (-12.5) vs Denver 44.5 UNDER and TAMPA BAY (-3.5) vs Carolina 40.5 under
Bonus: Green Bay
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LeonhartFour
01/01/23 3:31:21 PM
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I am once again merely needing an elite WR to catch a TD pass

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LeonhartFour
01/01/23 4:34:35 PM
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so everyone except the guy who picked the Broncos got the bonus right this week

good work guys

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Crescent-Moon
01/01/23 4:35:41 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
so everyone except the guy who picked the Broncos got the bonus right this week

good work guys
There's one guy on the Packers and given they started the game by spotting the Vikings 7...

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LeonhartFour
01/01/23 4:37:38 PM
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Crescent-Moon posted...
There's one guy on the Packers and given they started the game by spotting the Vikings 7...

or did they

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Leonhart4
01/01/23 7:09:00 PM
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Darn you Jefferson

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KCF0107
01/01/23 9:52:17 PM
#33:


KCF0107 posted...
Level 6

Vikings -3.5

So close

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Leonhart4
01/01/23 9:53:30 PM
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do I have enough bonus points to skip Level 7

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Thorn
01/02/23 12:38:13 AM
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Leonhart4 posted...
do I have enough bonus points to skip Level 7
same question
same reason

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