NFL Playoff Predictions '16

@Tony C I don't think Pittsburgh is gonna make it to the conference championship if they lose in the first round

Ale Xander said:

It doesn't work that way

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Fixed.

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Last call to have your picks included in the standings is kickoff of the first game at 4:35 ET today.

Round 1

KC over Hou

Pitt over Cincy

Sea over Minn

GB over Wash



Round 2

NE over KC

Den over Pitt

Ari over GB

Sea over Car



Round 3

NE over Den

Sea over Ari



Super Bowl

Sea over NE



That hurt to type.

KC over HOU
CIN over PIT
MIN over SEA
GB over WAS

NE over CIN
KC over DEN
AZ over MIN
CAR over GB

NE over KC
AZ over CAR

NE over AZ

KC over HOU
PIT over CIN

MIN over SEA
WAS over GB

NE over KC
PIT over DEN

ARI over MIN
CAR over WAS

NE over PIT
CAR over ARI

NE over CAR


The pessimist in me worries how we can beat KC.

Wild Card
(5) Kansas City over (4) Houston
(6) Pittsburgh over (3) Cincinnati
(6) Seattle over (3) Minnesota
(5) Green Bay over (4) Washington

Divisional Round
(2) New England over (5) Kansas City
(6) Pittsburgh over (1) Denver
(6) Seattle over (1) Carolina
(2) Arizona over (5) Green Bay

Conference Championships
(2) New England over (6) Pittsburgh
(2) Arizona over (6) Seattle

Super Bowl
New England over Arizona 34-30

This could be wishful thinking, but I'm banking on a healthy team and would be a nice way to bookend the chaos since the last Super Bowl.

Houston Over KC
Pitt over Cinn
Min over Seattle (Beast Less Mode)
Wash over GB

Pats over Houston
Pitt over Denver
Carolina over Wash
AZ over Min

Pats over Pitt
Az over Carolina

Brady gets hhis 5th ring in Super Bowl 50

AFC
Chiefs over Texans
Bengals over Steelers

Patriots over Bengals
Chiefs over Broncos

Patriots over Chiefs

NFC
Seahawks over Vikings
Redskins over Packers

Cardinals over Redskins
Seahawks over Panthers

Cardinals over Seahawks

Super Bowl
Patriots over Cardinals, 35-31

KC over HOU
PIT over CIN
GB over WAS
SEA over MIN

NE over KC
PIT over DEN
CAR over SEA
ARI over GB

NE over PIT
CAR over ARI

NE over CAR

And... playoffs underway.

Edit: 0:11 in, 7-0 KC.

Bierman9 is in under the wire.

Section15Box113 said:

Bierman9 is in under the wire.

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Whew.... hit enter as the foot hit the ball for kickoff.... Vielen Dank!

My "gut" reasoning, fwiw...

Both Ds solid, but Hoyer has nothing... KC moves on
McCarron? - see Hoyer... Rapelisberger gets it done
Despite the cold, Wilson finds a way at MIN perhaps more legs than arm
GB finds a touch of mojo

Alex Smith will not win in the cold at NE... Pats are ready
Half-dome and/or Osweiler throw a bunch of picks... Stillers in a battle
Cam fresher and with more weapons than Wilson
Zona refreshes their recent GB beatdown

Steelers now beat up... Pats getting healthier Karma shines on NE, finally
Homefield and younger, fresher legs move Cam on

The Roger FU is in reach; Nink and Collins find a way to shadow Cam enough....
#5...!!

Edited to add my thoughts, which are based a lot on the most valuable info gleaned from y'all here... Thnx!

We had 64 people fill out brackets before kickoff.
Here's the final tally for the Wild Card round:

KC @ HOU
Chiefs 57 (89%)
Texans 7 (11%)

PIT @ CIN
Steelers 34 (53%)
Bengals 30 (47%)

SEA @ MIN
Seahawks 54 (84%)
Vikings 10 (16%)

GB @ WAS
Redskins 34 (53%)
Packers 30 (47%)

KC wins.

1-0
grimshaw
bankshot1
Gunfighter 09
inJacobyWeTrust
DominicJD
BaseballJones
j44thor
tbb345
Dollar
Pedro's Complaint
Oppo
Seabass 177
pk1627
mikeot
brienc
Delonte James Jr.
johnmd20
Briz
E5 Yaz
H78
Mugsy's Jock
staz
j-man
CaptainLaddie
Boston Brawler
Dehere
Oil Can Dan
MillarTime
DrewDawg
ThePrideofShiner
Section15Box113
LazloKovacks
JohnnyK
Captaincoop
(.)(.)and(!)
BusRaker
estreetfan
Kutcher's Speed Limit
geoduck no quahog
Zososoxfan
CantKeepmedown
Awesome Fossum
nolasoxfan
Ale Xander
Poulsonator
pokey_reese
m0ckduck
dcmissle
Blackjack
redsoxcentury
TonyC
Van Everyman
Slow Rheal
koufax32
Grimace-HS
Ferm Sheller
Bierman9

0-1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
RedOctober3829
Hendu for Kutch
86spike
ObstructedView
BigSoxFan
norm from cheers

Missed the first game upset by thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat much.

Tony C said:

In the last line, is the Bengals 30 (47%) when it should be Packers just the wrong team, or the wrong #?

I think 31 guys picked the Pack.

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Yeah, typo on my part. I'll go back and check the 30 vs. 31.

Just 30 for GB. But saw that a couple folks edited their picks before kickoff, so updated the master spreadsheet.

Steelers win.


2-0
Gunfighter 09
inJacobyWeTrust
BaseballJones
tbb345
Dollar
Pedro's Complaint
Seabass 177
mikeot
brienc
Delonte James Jr.
E5 Yaz
H78
Mugsy's Jock
staz
Boston Brawler
Dehere
DrewDawg
JohnnyK
estreetfan
Kutcher's Speed Limit
geoduck no quahog
Zososoxfan
CantKeepmedown
Poulsonator
pokey_reese
Van Everyman
koufax32
Grimace-HS
Bierman9

1-1
grimshaw
bankshot1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
DominicJD
RedOctober3829
Hendu for Kutch
j44thor
pk1627
ObstructedView
johnmd20
Briz
CaptainLaddie
MillarTime
Section15Box113
LazloKovacks
Captaincoop
(.)(.)and(!)
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
nolasoxfan
Ale Xander
m0ckduck
dcmissle
Blackjack
redsoxcentury
TonyC
Slow Rheal
norm from cheers
Ferm Sheller
Oppo
j-man
ThePrideofShiner
Oil Can Dan

0-2
BigSoxFan
86spike

Anybody want my Powerball numbers for Wednesday?

With just 17% picking the Vikings and a number of people picking the Seahawks to go deep, things would have gotten messy if the Blair Witch Project had nailed FG #4 of the day.

As it is, Seattle survives and advances.

Here's where things stand after 3 games of WC Weekend:


3-0
Gunfighter 09
inJacobyWeTrust
BaseballJones
tbb345
Dollar
Pedro's Complaint
Seabass 177
mikeot
brienc
Delonte James Jr.
H78
Mugsy's Jock
staz
Boston Brawler
Dehere
DrewDawg
JohnnyK
estreetfan
geoduck no quahog
Zososoxfan
CantKeepmedown
Poulsonator
pokey_reese
Van Everyman
Grimace-HS
Bierman9

2-1
E5 Yaz
Kutcher's Speed Limit
koufax32
bankshot1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
DominicJD
RedOctober3829
Hendu for Kutch
j44thor
pk1627
ObstructedView
johnmd20
Briz
CaptainLaddie
MillarTime
Section15Box113
Captaincoop
(.)(.)and(!)
nolasoxfan
Ale Xander
m0ckduck
dcmissle
Blackjack
Ferm Sheller
Oppo
j-man
ThePrideofShiner
Oil Can Dan

1-2
grimshaw
LazloKovacks
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
redsoxcentury
TonyC
Slow Rheal
norm from cheers
BigSoxFan
86spike

Geez, by every right I should have gone 0-4 this weekend. Exercises like this are useful to remind me not to gamble on sports.

With GB's 35-18 victory, Wild Card weekend is in the books.

4-0
inJacobyWeTrust
Dollar
Seabass 177
Delonte James Jr.
Mugsy's Jock
staz
Dehere
DrewDawg
JohnnyK
Zososoxfan
Van Everyman
Grimace-HS
Bierman9

3-1
Gunfighter 09
BaseballJones
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint
mikeot
brienc
H78
Boston Brawler
estreetfan
geoduck no quahog
CantKeepmedown
Poulsonator
pokey_reese
DominicJD
j44thor
ObstructedView
Section15Box113
Captaincoop
Ale Xander
Blackjack
Oppo
j-man
ThePrideofShiner

2-2
E5 Yaz
Kutcher's Speed Limit
koufax32
bankshot1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
RedOctober3829
Hendu for Kutch
pk1627
johnmd20
Briz
CaptainLaddie
MillarTime
(.)(.)and(!)
nolasoxfan
m0ckduck
dcmissle
Ferm Sheller
LazloKovacks
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
redsoxcentury
TonyC
Slow Rheal
BigSoxFan
Oil Can Dan

1-3
grimshaw
norm from cheers
86spike

Here's the pick distribution for the Divisional Round:

AFC
Patriots - 55
Steelers - 24
Broncos - 22
Chiefs - 22
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Bengals - 5
Texans - 0

NFC
Cardinals - 61
Panthers - 41
Seahawks - 24
Packers - 2
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Vikings - 0
Redskins - 0

Through the Patriots-Chiefs game:


5-0
inJacobyWeTrust
Seabass 177
Delonte James Jr.
Mugsy's Jock
staz
DrewDawg
JohnnyK
Zososoxfan
Van Everyman
Grimace-HS
Bierman9

4-1
Dehere
Gunfighter 09
BaseballJones
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint
mikeot
brienc
H78
Boston Brawler
estreetfan
CantKeepmedown
Poulsonator
pokey_reese
DominicJD
j44thor
ObstructedView
Section15Box113
Captaincoop
Ale Xander
Blackjack
Dollar

3-2
geoduck no quahog
Oppo
j-man
ThePrideofShiner
E5 Yaz
koufax32
bankshot1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
RedOctober3829
Hendu for Kutch
pk1627
johnmd20
Briz
CaptainLaddie
MillarTime
(.)(.)and(!)
nolasoxfan
m0ckduck
dcmissle
Ferm Sheller
LazloKovacks
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
redsoxcentury
TonyC
Slow Rheal
BigSoxFan

2-3
Kutcher's Speed Limit
Oil Can Dan
grimshaw
norm from cheers

1-4
86spike

Halfway through Divisional Weekend.

Still catching my breath...

6-0
inJacobyWeTrust
Seabass 177
Delonte James Jr.
Mugsy's Jock
staz
DrewDawg
JohnnyK
Zososoxfan
Van Everyman
Grimace-HS
Bierman9

5-1
Gunfighter 09
BaseballJones
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint
mikeot
brienc
H78
Boston Brawler
estreetfan
CantKeepmedown
Poulsonator
pokey_reese
j44thor
ObstructedView
Section15Box113
Captaincoop
Blackjack
Dehere

4-2
DominicJD
Oppo
j-man
ThePrideofShiner
E5 Yaz
koufax32
bankshot1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
RedOctober3829
Hendu for Kutch
pk1627
johnmd20
Briz
CaptainLaddie
MillarTime
(.)(.)and(!)
nolasoxfan
m0ckduck
dcmissle
Ferm Sheller
LazloKovacks
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
TonyC
Slow Rheal
BigSoxFan
Ale Xander
geoduck no quahog
redsoxcentury
Dollar

3-3
norm from cheers
Kutcher's Speed Limit
grimshaw
Oil Can Dan

2-4
86spike

Down goes Seattle, with major implications for the ranks of the unbeaten.

Here's the deal as we head to Mile High....

7-0
staz
Zososoxfan
Bierman9

6-1
Delonte James Jr.
Mugsy's Jock
JohnnyK
Grimace-HS
H78
estreetfan
CantKeepmedown
pokey_reese
j44thor
Section15Box113
Captaincoop
Blackjack
inJacobyWeTrust
Seabass 177
DrewDawg
Van Everyman
Dehere

5-2
Gunfighter 09
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint
mikeot
brienc
Boston Brawler
Poulsonator
ObstructedView
DominicJD
Oppo
j-man
E5 Yaz
koufax32
bankshot1
DennyDoyle'sBoil
Hendu for Kutch
pk1627
johnmd20
MillarTime
(.)(.)and(!)
nolasoxfan
m0ckduck
dcmissle
LazloKovacks
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
TonyC
Slow Rheal
BigSoxFan
BaseballJones
Ale Xander
geoduck no quahog
redsoxcentury

4-3
RedOctober3829
Briz
Ferm Sheller
norm from cheers
ThePrideofShiner
CaptainLaddie
Kutcher's Speed Limit
grimshaw
Oil Can Dan
Dollar

3-4
86spike

Zososoxfan said:

Wild Card
KC (5) over Houston (4)
Pitt (6) over Cincy (3)
Seattle (6) over Minn (3)
GB (5) over Washington (4)

Division
New England (2) over KC (5)
Denver (1) over Pitt (6)
Arizona (2) over GB (5)
Carolina (1) over Seattle (6)

Conference
New England (2) over Denver (1)
Carolina (1) over Arizona (2)

Super Bowl
NE (A2) over Carolina (N1)

I feel confident about the entire WC round and I feel confident the Pats can take out KC and that Zona will take out GB. But, Denver-Pitt will be an interesting game and so will Carolina-Seattle. Ultimately, I think this Denver D can handle Pitt's offense and Pitt won't be able to stop the run, opening up the pass game enough. Carolina-Seattle is close to 50-50 for me, but Cam is just playing at another level right now. Pats-Broncos and Panthers-Cards would both be absolute battles (Hawks-Cards would be too), but I'll take the 4-ringers over the ponies and again, I think Cam is just too good right now. EXCEPT, Collins can handle Cam in space, the Pats have the rush to get home with 4-5 guys, and the Pats O will get it done against the Cats.

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Only one who is 8-0... And I like the way Zo's story ends.

Through Divisional Weekend.

One in the lead.

And no one below .500.


8-0
Zososoxfan

7-1
staz
Bierman9
Mugsy's Jock
JohnnyK
pokey_reese
j44thor
Captaincoop
inJacobyWeTrust
DrewDawg
Van Everyman

6-2
Delonte James Jr.
Grimace-HS
H78
estreetfan
CantKeepmedown
Section15Box113
Blackjack
ObstructedView
Oppo
j-man
DennyDoyle'sBoil
pk1627
johnmd20
nolasoxfan
m0ckduck
LazloKovacks
BigSoxFan
Dehere
Seabass 177

5-3
Gunfighter 09
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint
mikeot
brienc
Boston Brawler
Poulsonator
DominicJD
koufax32
bankshot1
Hendu for Kutch
MillarTime
(.)(.)and(!)
dcmissle
BusRaker
Awesome Fossum
TonyC
Slow Rheal
E5 Yaz
Ale Xander
geoduck no quahog
redsoxcentury
Kutcher's Speed Limit
BaseballJones
ThePrideofShiner

4-4
RedOctober3829
Briz
Ferm Sheller
norm from cheers
86spike
grimshaw
Oil Can Dan
CaptainLaddie
Dollar

Here's the pick distribution for the Conference Championships:

AFC
Patriots - 45
Broncos - 11
--------------------
Chiefs - 6
Steelers - 1
Bengals - 1
Texans - 0

NFC
Cardinals - 36
Panthers - 19
--------------------
Seahawks - 8
Packers - 1
Vikings - 0
Redskins - 0

Heading to Santa Clara:

9-1
j44thor (DEN over CAR)
Zososoxfan (NE over CAR)

8-2
j-man (DEN over CAR)
DennyDoyle'sBoil (CAR over DEN)
pk1627 (CAR over DEN)
m0ckduck (CAR over DEN)
BigSoxFan (CAR over DEN)
Bierman9 (NE over CAR)
Mugsy's Jock (ARI over DEN)
Captaincoop (NE over CAR)

7-3
Oppo (DEN over ARI)
staz (NE over ARI)
JohnnyK (NE over ARI)
pokey_reese (ARI over NE)
inJacobyWeTrust (NE over SEA)
DrewDawg (NE over SEA)
Van Everyman (SEA over NE)
H78 (NE over CAR)
CantKeepmedown (NE over CAR)
ObstructedView (ARI over DEN)
nolasoxfan (NE over CAR)
LazloKovacks (NE over CAR)

6-4
Kutcher's Speed Limit (CAR over KC)
Delonte James Jr. (ARI over NE)
Grimace-HS (NE over ARI)
estreetfan (NE over ARI)
Section15Box113 (ARI over NE)
Blackjack (NE over ARI)
johnmd20 (NE over ARI)
Dehere (ARI over KC)
Seabass 177 (SEA over NE)
DominicJD (NE over CAR)
koufax32 (NE over CAR)
MillarTime (NE over CAR)

dcmissle (NE over CAR)
ThePrideofShiner (SEA over DEN)

5-5
Oil Can Dan (CAR over CIN)
Gunfighter 09 (ARI over NE)
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint (ARI over NE)
mikeot (ARI over NE)
brienc (ARI over NE)
Boston Brawler (NE over ARI)
Poulsonator (NE over ARI)
bankshot1 (NE over ARI)
Hendu for Kutch (ARI over NE)
(.)(.)and(!) (NE over ARI)
BusRaker (ARI over NE)
Awesome Fossum (NE over ARI)
TonyC (ARI over NE)
Slow Rheal (NE over ARI)
E5 Yaz (ARI over PIT)
Ale Xander (NE over GB)
geoduck no quahog (ARI over KC)
redsoxcentury (ARI over KC)
BaseballJones (SEA over NE)
86spike (ARI over DEN)

4-6
RedOctober3829 (NE over ARI)
Briz (NE over ARI)
Ferm Sheller (NE over ARI)
norm from cheers (NE over ARI)
grimshaw (ARI over KC)
CaptainLaddie (SEA over NE)
Dollar (KC over SEA)

Fuck me for winning this.

Final score:

10-1
j44thor (DEN over CAR)

9-2
j-man (DEN over CAR)
Zososoxfan (NE over CAR)

8-3
Oppo (DEN over ARI)
DennyDoyle'sBoil (CAR over DEN)
pk1627 (CAR over DEN)
m0ckduck (CAR over DEN)
BigSoxFan (CAR over DEN)
Bierman9 (NE over CAR)
Mugsy's Jock (ARI over DEN)
Captaincoop (NE over CAR)

7-4
staz (NE over ARI)
JohnnyK (NE over ARI)
pokey_reese (ARI over NE)
inJacobyWeTrust (NE over SEA)
DrewDawg (NE over SEA)
Van Everyman (SEA over NE)
H78 (NE over CAR)
CantKeepmedown (NE over CAR)
ObstructedView (ARI over DEN)
nolasoxfan (NE over CAR)
LazloKovacks (NE over CAR)

6-5
Kutcher's Speed Limit (CAR over KC)
Delonte James Jr. (ARI over NE)
Grimace-HS (NE over ARI)
estreetfan (NE over ARI)
Section15Box113 (ARI over NE)
Blackjack (NE over ARI)
johnmd20 (NE over ARI)
Dehere (ARI over KC)
Seabass 177 (SEA over NE)
DominicJD (NE over CAR)
koufax32 (NE over CAR)
MillarTime (NE over CAR)

dcmissle (NE over CAR)
ThePrideofShiner (SEA over DEN)

5-6
Oil Can Dan (CAR over CIN)
Gunfighter 09 (ARI over NE)
tbb345
Pedro's Complaint (ARI over NE)
mikeot (ARI over NE)
brienc (ARI over NE)
Boston Brawler (NE over ARI)
Poulsonator (NE over ARI)
bankshot1 (NE over ARI)
Hendu for Kutch (ARI over NE)
(.)(.)and(!) (NE over ARI)
BusRaker (ARI over NE)
Awesome Fossum (NE over ARI)
TonyC (ARI over NE)
Slow Rheal (NE over ARI)
E5 Yaz (ARI over PIT)
Ale Xander (NE over GB)
geoduck no quahog (ARI over KC)
redsoxcentury (ARI over KC)
BaseballJones (SEA over NE)
86spike (ARI over DEN)

4-7
RedOctober3829 (NE over ARI)
Briz (NE over ARI)
Ferm Sheller (NE over ARI)
norm from cheers (NE over ARI)
grimshaw (ARI over KC)
CaptainLaddie (SEA over NE)
Dollar (KC over SEA)

Congrats, j44thor.


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And, for the fun of it, here were SI’s “experts,” all picking before the WC round as well:

9-2
Perloff (CAR over NE)

8-3
Marston (CAR over NE)

7-4
Rosenberg (ARI over DEN)
Burke (NE over ARI)

6-5
Parlpiano (ARI over DEN)
Single (CAR over NE)
Banks (ARI over NE)
Bedard (NE over ARI)

5-6
Bishop (CAR over PIT)
Jacobs (CAR over NE)

4-7
Farrar (KC over SEA)

Thanks for running this!

10-1. An amazing run by thor there. And thanks for running it, too.

bedard is a good guy

Thanks to all. Looking forward to firing it up again next year!