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January 03, 2015
NFL Playoff Pick 'Em Contest, Wild Card Round: Pick the winners of each playoff game and the spread, along with some extra categories. This round begins at 4:20 p.m. Eastern today with Arizona at Carolina, followed by Baltimore at Pittsburgh, Detroit at Dallas and Cincinatti at Indianapolis.
Carolina by 16
Baltimore by 6
Dallas by 13
Indianapolis by 7
Indianapolis
Romo
Church
posted by tommybiden at 10:37 AM on January 03, 2015
Carolina by 10
Pittsburgh by 2
Dallas by 8
Cincinnati by 3
Most points: Dallas
Most passing yards: Ben Roethlisberger
Interception: Bene Benwikere
posted by rcade at 10:37 AM on January 03, 2015
Arizona by 8
Pittsburgh by 3
Detroit by 4
Indianapolis by 12
Indianapolis
Andrew Luck
Chris Clemons
posted by bender at 11:28 AM on January 03, 2015
Carolina by 6
Pittsburgh by 13
Dallas by 16
Indy by 9
Dallas Cowboys
Andrew Luck
Brandon Carr
posted by Goyoucolts at 12:48 PM on January 03, 2015
Carolina by 10
Baltimore by 3
Dallas by 6
Indianapolis by 13
Most points: Indianapolis
Most passing yards: Andrew Luck
Interception: Glover Quin
posted by NerfballPro at 12:51 PM on January 03, 2015
Carolina by 4
Pittsburgh by 10
Dallas by 8
Cincinnati by 4
Most points: Pittsburgh
Most passing yards: Romo
Interception: Rashad Johnson
posted by LionIndex at 12:53 PM on January 03, 2015
Chris Clemons
I didn't know there were two Chris Clemons in the NFL.
posted by rcade at 01:47 PM on January 03, 2015
Carolina by 10
Pittsburgh by 4
Dallas by 17
Indianapolis by 3
Most points: Dallas
Most passing yards: Roethlisberger
Interception: DeAndre Levy
posted by grum@work at 03:13 PM on January 03, 2015
Never got to the laptop yesterday, but I guess I'm just in time. Here goes:
Sloppy field, No LeVeon Bell, Baltimore by 4.
Suh or no Suh, Detroit steps on itself. Dallas by 10.
The mirrors break and the smoke clears. The true Arizona is revealed. Carolina by 17.
Hard-nosed running attack could work against Colts, but Bengals don't have enough. Indianapolis by 6.
Most points: Dallas
Most yard passing: Andrew Luck
Interceptor (no, not the old Ford police vehicle): Rolando McClain
posted by Howard_T at 03:20 PM on January 03, 2015
Pittsburgh by 3
Dallas by 7 (although I wouldn't be surprised if Stafford has a big homecoming game and the Cowboys collapse again)
Arizona by 6
Indy by 10
Most points: Arizona
Most passing yards: Stafford
Interception: Glover Quin
posted by Ufez Jones at 03:47 PM on January 03, 2015
Can't pick Carolina and Arizona game because it's halftime and I just saw the pick'em post.
Pittsburgh by 10
Cincinnati by 3
Lions by 2 ( can't bet against my Lions)
Most points: Lions
Most passing yards: Romo
Interception: Glover Quin
posted by ic23b at 06:37 PM on January 03, 2015
I didn't know there were two Chris Clemons in the NFL.
I would clarify that it was the Cardinals' Chris Clemons, but I guess both of they saw the same amount of action this postseason, so it doesn't much matter.
posted by bender at 09:51 PM on January 03, 2015
Drats, I missed this post before Saturday's games, so I'll try to squeeze in my predictions on the games/extras that are still up in the air.
Arizona at Carolina
Baltimore at Pittsburgh
Detroit over Dallas by 7
Indianapolis over Cincinnati by 10
And these three extras, if allowed to pick on them as well. I chose only from the teams that play on Sunday, which can be an advantage or disadvantage; in any case, I hadn't even read/watched any news about today's games yet.
Indianapolis with the most points
Andrew Luck of Dallas with the most yards thrown
Glover Quin of Detroit with an Interception.
posted by hincandenza at 08:03 AM on January 04, 2015
Just now seeing this.
Cowboys by 6
Bengals by 12
Most points: Cowboys
Most yards: Romo
Interceptions: Reggie Nelson
posted by NoMich at 09:32 AM on January 04, 2015
Andrew Luck of Dallas with the most yards thrown
I didn't know there were two Andrew Lucks in the NFL.
posted by bender at 10:41 AM on January 04, 2015
That's cuz yr a noob
posted by NoMich at 10:52 AM on January 04, 2015
Another latecomer. Cincinnati by 11, Dallas by 6. Dallas Romo Dre Kirkpatrick
posted by tahoemoj at 11:18 AM on January 04, 2015
Ugh, embarrassing edit snafu, as I changed some choices. That should obviously be Andrew Luck of Indianapolis. :)
posted by hincandenza at 05:32 PM on January 04, 2015
Most points: Baltimore, 30 (nobody picked this)
Most passing yards: Andrew Luck, 376 (5 got it right)
posted by rcade at 10:44 PM on January 04, 2015
Someone can check my math, but this is the cheat sheet for scoring your round.
| Game | Winner (1 point) | Exact margin (1 point) | Allowed spread (1 point w/winner) |
| Arizona@Carolina | Carolina | 11 | 8-14 |
| Baltimore@Pittsburgh | Baltimore | 13 | 9-17 |
| Cincinnati@Indianapolis | Indianapolis | 16 | 11-21 |
| Detroit@Dallas | Dallas | 4 | 3-5 |
| Extra Categories | Winner | ||
| Highest Scoring team (1 point) | Baltimore (30) | ||
| QB with the most passing yards (1 point) | Andrew Luck, Indianapolis (376 yards) | ||
| Player with an Interception (1 point for any) | Antonio Cromartie, Arizona Luke Kuechly, Carolina Tre Boston, Carolina Terrell Suggs, Baltimore Darian Stewart, Baltimore Kyle Wilbur, Dallas | ||
I missed the first two games, but even if my Extra Category guesses are accepted despite the late submission, I still got only the 1 extra point for Luck's yards, giving me a whopping 2 total points (out of a possible 15) with Indy's win over Cincinnati. Whoohoo. :)
posted by hincandenza at 11:09 PM on January 04, 2015
Scoring is the same as the CFL contest:
- Picked the winner? You get 1 point.
- Picked the winner, and a spread within the margin of error? You get 2 points.
- Picked the winner, and you nailed the spread right on? You get 3 points.
- Didn't pick the winner, but nailed the spread right on? You get 1 point.
For the SportsFilter Cup, this contest will have a point multiplier of 3.Games:
Arizona at Carolina (preview)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (preview)
Detroit at Dallas (preview)
Cincinnati at Indianapolis (preview)
Extra Categories (1 point each):
Pick the team that scores the most points this weekend.
Pick the quarterback who throws for the most yards.
Pick one player who gets an interception.