King's NFL Pick'Em Game 2014: Week 1
 

The Rules

For those who played in the past, the rules are all the same and are detailed later in this post under the scoring section.

Predictions:
Predict the final score of 4 games, 3 of your choosing and the Sunday Night game. You can choose any 3 games as long as the game has not started yet. So if it's 3pm EST and you haven't posted your predictions, you can still predict for the late games and Monday night game(s).

Double check your posts. If a score is accidentally left blank, I will count as a prediction of 0. If you predict for a game that doesn't exist (put the wrong team names), I will simply discount the prediction and treat it as if you only predicted for 3 games instead of 4 (penalty described below). I do not have time to check every prediction. I'm simply copying and pasting them into a text file to be typed into a spreadsheet later. So make sure you check them!

If you forget to predict for the Sunday Night game, and predict for 4 random games, your best prediction for that week will be disqualified.

If you feel the need to change something, please create a new post. I know there is a time stamp on edited posts, but generally I just go to the end of the thread every time I check and input predictions. I might end up missing your edits if I already put in your predictions. So if you want to correct something, make sure you make a second post to ensure that I will see it. The best way to do it is to just post your changed score. You don't have to repost the games that are staying the same.

If any of your games has started, you can still make changes to a later game's prediction by just doing what I said, just make a new post with just the changes to the later game.

Very important: If you edit a post that contains predictions for games that have already started, and I had not entered your previous predictions, all predictions for games that started before the time stamp of the edit will be disqualified. So, and I'm stressing this for a reason, if you want to make changes, create a new post!

Scoring:
You will receive 1 point for every point you are off by in both scores. So if you predict:

Seahawks 31
Broncos 10

And the final is

Seahawks 28
Broncos 14

You will get 3 points for the Seahawks score, and 4 for the Broncos score, for a total of 7 points.

If you predict the wrong winner, you will get a 10 point penalty. So if you predict:

Seahawks 19
Broncos 17

And the final is

Seahawks 20
Broncos 24

You will get 1 point for the Seahawks score, 7 points for the Broncos score, and 10 points for predicting the wrong winner, for a total of 18 points

If you predict a correct score, you will get a -5 bonus. So if you predict

Seahawks 24
Broncos 21

And the final is

Seahawks 27
Broncos 21

You get 3 points for the Seahawks score, -5 for guessing the correct score for the Broncos, for a total of -2 points.

And, if you should get both scores right, you will get -20 for it.

Lowest score wins.

Penalties:
If you miss a week, you will be given the Average score for the week * 1.5. So, if the averages of everyone's score is 70, and you miss the week, you will be given 105 for the week. So if you miss a week or two, you are not out of the game. Every year that I have done this, everyone has missed a week or two, so don't sweat it if you forget once or twice. Everyone does. This is a marathon, not a sprint.

If you have one of your predictions disqualified, you will be given 1/4th of this for each DQed prediction (rounded up). So, if you have one prediction DQed, using the above example, you would be given 27 points for that game (comes out to 26.25, round up to 27).

SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (mandatory pick)

Indianapolis @ Denver


Good luck to everyone!

Alright, in again:

Cleveland 13
Pittsburgh 24

Jacksonville 10
Philadelphia 31

New England 31
Miami 20

Indianapolis 27
Denver 34

Indianapolis 16
Denver 38

Vikings 23
Rams 16

49ers 30
Cowboys 13

Browns 14
Steelers 23

Jax 17
Phi 28

NE 31
Mia 20

Ten 23
KC 33

Ind 24
Den 34

Buffalo 17
Chicago 24

Minnesota 13
St. Louis 23

Tennessee 20
Kansas City 26

Indianapolis 23
Denver 31

New England 28
Miami 10

San Fran 28
Dallas 17

Kansas City 24
Tennessee 10

Indianapolis 42
Denver 35

Cle 17
Pit 24

Jax 20
Phi 31

Buf 20
Chi 27

Ind 24
Den 31

CHI 28
BUF 17

PHI 34
JAX 13

PIT 23
CLE 14

DEN 37
IND 26

Chi 31
Buf 13

Pit 17
Cle 10

Mia 24
NE 28

Ind 27
Den 28

Den 35 Indy 24
Chi 24 Buf 17
Phi 35 Jax 10
Pit 28 Cle 14

bump

IND 21
DEN 28

NE 24
MIA 17

JAX 14
PHI 28

TEN 17
KC 24

CLE 17
PIT 24

TEN 20
KC 27

MIN 23
STL 20

IND 24
DEN 31

Jacksonville 13
Philadelphia 27

Cleveland 14
Pittsburgh 21

Buffalo 17
Chicago 24

Indianapolis 17
Denver 31

CLE 16
PIT 24

TEN 20
KC 27

SD 27
ARZ 23

IND 30
DEN 33

IND 27
DEN 38

OAK 17
NYJ 21

CLE 13
PIT 27

MIN 19
STL 17

Philly's comeback saved me and had my picks go from "LMAO!!!!" to just "LOL!!!"

Thus far I have 64 points going into tonight. Thankfully Philadelphia remembered they were playing football.

As unpredictable as first weeks generally are, I did well.

58 total.

So my score is 83 (points alone) - 20 (guessing the SF-Dallas game exactly) + 30 (for calling 3 games incorrectly) = 93 total.

Did I do it right?

I was going to answer "Looks good to me" But there's nobodyhere to say it to.

assuming I did that right, I will be thrilled with a 55 for week 1.

20 + 48 + 32 - 4 = 96

Thank god for Denver-Indy, though it would have been really helpful if Indy could have failed a two point conversion there somewhere.

My score for the week was 0

I got out with less than 100...somehow.

8+7+10 = 25


0+4-5 = -1


7+13 = 20


6+2= 8

25-1+20+8 = 52

This might have been my best week ever.

+6 for the Sunday night game means I finished with 70 points. I'll take it.

6 + 34 + 36 + 3 = 79

Lucky my Philly and Denver picks kept my number manageable.

:devil:

You can still predict the two games tonight.

Sunday night game earned me a -20
+54 for the week.

22. Niceee.

Week 1 Standings

britrock88	22
cu tiger	42
suburban rhythm	51
tucker rocky	54
radii	55
mizzoucowboy	58
julio riddols	62
sublime 2	69
purduebrad	70
sabotai	78
kingfc	83
nobodyhere	93
ntndeacon	94
vince	96

Wow. I didn't see that when it happened, what a week.