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February 05, 2016
NFL Playoff Pick 'Em: Super Bowl 0x32 Edition: For the Super Bowl, pick the game's winner a tiebreaker and 10 bonus categories. Make any game a stone-cold lead-pipe lock. Goyoucolts has a nine-point lead. Six players are within 20.
Carolina by 24 LOCK
Total score - 44
First field goal - Gano
First touchdown - Ginn
Most passing yards - Superman
Most rushing yards - Anderson
Most receiving yards - Olsen
Sack or partial sack - C. Johnson
Interception - Coleman
First turnover-so a bad snap will get blamed on the QB? Peyton, AGAIN on the first play
Pick the game's MVP - Superman
tahoemoj FTW!
posted by tahoemoj at 04:13 PM on February 05, 2016
Carolina by 8 - LOCK
Total score: 26 points
Kicker: Gano
1st TD: Newton
Passing Yards: Newton
Rushing Yards: Anderson
Receiving Yards: Olsen
Sack: Von Miller
Interception: Kuechly
Turnover: Newton
MVP: Newton
Contest Winner: cixelsyd
posted by cixelsyd at 04:29 PM on February 05, 2016
Carolina by 16
Total score: 50
1st F.G. McManus
1st T.D. Stewart
Passing yards Newton
Rushing yards Stewart
Receiving yards Cotchery
Sack Allen
Interception Norman
Turnover Manning
M.V.P. Newton
Contest winner goyoucolts
posted by tommybiden at 04:52 PM on February 05, 2016
Denver by 22 (you just wait, it'll happen)
Pick the total score of the game: 42 - 20 (62 points total)
Pick the kicker who scores the first field goal: Graham Gano
Pick the player who scores the first touchdown Demaryius Thomas
Pick the quarterback with the most passing yards: Peyton Manning
Pick the player with the most rushing yards: Cam Newton
Pick the player with the most receiving yards: Emmanuel Sanders
Pick a player who will get a sack or partial sack: Von Miller
Pick a player who will get an interception: Von Miller
Pick the player who commits the first turnover: Cam Newton
Pick the game's MVP: Peyton Manning
Pick the SportsFilter user who will win this contest: fuckin' Holden
posted by NoMich at 10:10 PM on February 05, 2016
Lots and lots of things to pick. I don't think I can keep track. The probability of my winning this thing is somewhere between the bottom of the Marianas Trench and a descending piece of whale poop. Nonetheless, we go on.
Carolina by 26 LOCK up the Bay Area.
Total score: 52
1st field goal: Gano
1st TD: Olsen
Passing yards: Newton
Rushing yards: Stewart
Receiving yards: Olsen
Sack: Kuechly
Interception: McClain
Turnover: Manning
MVP: Olsen
Sports Filter Prognosticator of the Year: goyoucolts
SpoFite most likely to run a fun and lively contest (US citizen only, sorry Dr. John): rcade
posted by Howard_T at 10:26 PM on February 05, 2016
-4 I say -4 The teams I wanted to win won but I had to over think it. -4, I could of picked the Lions and did just of good.
Carolina by 3 LOCK
total points 37
Kicker with first field goal - Graham Gano
Most rushing yards - C.J.Anderson
Player who scores first TD - Greg Olsen
QB most passing yards - Cam
Player most receiving yards - Owen Daniels
Sack - Luke Kuechly
Interception - Darian Stewart
Player first turnover - Payton Mannibg
MVP - Cam
Contest winner - not me
(I don't care what you think, it won't be me and I'm sticking to it.)
posted by ic23b at 03:19 AM on February 06, 2016
And I must say I'm making my picks drunk as a skunk (however drunk a skunk gets) eating the worst Subway I've ever had after attending a crazy Mardi Gras party. All the while wondering who this women is that must have drove me home. I will regret this post in the morning but right now at my age I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. WOW I have a lot of beads.
posted by ic23b at 03:45 AM on February 06, 2016
Denver by 7
Score: 28-21 so 49 points
First field goal: there won't be any field goals (yeah, I know, got to take a couple of flyers to make up some ground so I can finish in the middle of the pack/lol)
First touchdown: Von Miller (Newton throws a pick 6 to him early in the game)
Most passing yards: Cam Newton
Most rushing yards: Ronnie Hillman
Most receiving yards: Ted Ginn, Jr
Sack: Luke Kuechly
Interception: Von Miller
First turnover: Cam Newton
MVP: Von Miller
Winner of the contest: Holden
posted by jagsnumberone at 05:20 AM on February 06, 2016
I hate the fact that I "hedged my bets" by picking NE to win, even though I was cheering for Denver. I thought it would protect me if I was disappointed by Denver losing, but it did nothing but ruin my chances at winning. If you flip that game, I'm only 4 back of the lead.
Result: Denver by 3 - LOCK
Total Points: 29
(16-13 is my prediction as the defenses go crazy.)
Pick the kicker who scores the first field goal - G.Gano (Carolina)
Pick the player who scores the first touchdown - D.Thomas (Denver)
Pick the quarterback with the most passing yards - P.Manning (Denver)
Pick the player with the most rushing yards - C.J.Anderson (Denver)
Pick the player with the most receiving yards - G.Olson (Carolina)
Pick a player who will get a sack or partial sack. - V.Miller (Denver)
Pick a player who will get an interception. - V.Miller (Denver)
Pick the player who commits the first turnover. - C.Newton (Carolina)
Pick the game's MVP. - V.Miller (Denver)
Pick the SportsFilter user who will win this contest - goyoucolts
posted by grum@work at 11:04 AM on February 06, 2016
Denver by 21
Score: 55
First field goal:Carolina
First touchdown: D. Thomas
Most passing yards: Manning
Most rushing yards: Anderson
Most receiving yards: Thomas
Sack: Miller
Interception: Coleman
First turnover: Manning
MVP: Thomas
Winner of the contest: tommytrump
posted by rumple at 12:28 PM on February 06, 2016
Carolina by 4
Score: 52
Pick the kicker who scores the first field goal: McManus (Broncos)
Pick the player who scores the first touchdown (Owen Daniels).
Pick the quarterback with the most passing yards (Cam Newton).
Pick the player with the most rushing yards (Stewart).
Pick the player with the most receiving yards (Ginn Jr.).
Pick a player who will get a sack or partial sack (Von Miller).
Pick a player who will get an interception (Luke Kuechly).
Pick the player who commits the first turnover (Peyton Manning).
Pick the game's MVP (Cam Newton).
Pick the SportsFilter user who will win this contest (I'm not sure how this works. What happens if Holden is tied with me and we both pick ourselves? Or I pick TommyTrump and Holden picks Holden? Does that count before the tiebreaker? Anyway, I'm picking myself. Goyoucolts).
posted by Goyoucolts at 06:38 PM on February 06, 2016
I had both teams correct and locked plus three other correct answers, so I should have 29 instead of 19 for last week. I was also going to ask a similar question to Goyoucolts regarding the last question. Do those points get awarded after the winner has been determined (and just perhaps change the final order), or do they get awarded to the player with the most points after all other points have been awarded but before the winner has been determined?
LOCK Carolina by 16 LOCK
Carolina 34, Denver 17 (total 51)
First FG: Graham Gano
First TD: Ted Ginn, Jr.
Passing: Cam Newton
Rushing: Jonathan Stewart
Receiving: Demaryius Thomas
Sack: Luke Kuechly
Interception: Luke Kuechly
First Turnover: Peyton Manning
MVP: Cam Newton
Spofite: bender
posted by bender at 09:32 PM on February 06, 2016
What happens if Holden is tied with me and we both pick ourselves?
Schroedinger's tiebreaker.
posted by rcade at 10:38 AM on February 07, 2016
I had both teams correct and locked plus three other correct answers, so I should have 29 instead of 19 for last week.
Fixed.
posted by rcade at 10:40 AM on February 07, 2016
In defence of my poor showing in the conference championships picks, I made those selections while in Iowa.
I'd like to change my game winner pick to Denver, still by 16, and locked.
posted by tommybiden at 12:11 PM on February 07, 2016
holden hasn't picked yet, right? Uh-oh. I hope they're OK.
posted by NoMich at 12:52 PM on February 07, 2016
Looks like I'm not to good at this. Oh well, can't quit now.
Carolina by - 14 (Lock)
Total points - 48
1st FG - McManus
1st TD - Olsen
Passing Yds. - Newton
Rushing Yds. - Stewart
Receiving Yds. - Olsen
Sack - Miller
Int. - Kuechly
1st TO - Manning
MVP - Newton
Winner - Holden
posted by mrk124 at 01:21 PM on February 07, 2016
Carolina by 34 <-- lock
Total Score: 60
First FG: Brandon McManus
First TD: Cam Newton
Passing: Cam Newton
Rushing: Jonathan Stewart
Receiving: DeMaryius Thomas
Sack: DeMarcus Ware
Interception: Luke Kuechley
First turnover: Peyton Manning
MVP: Cam Newton
Contest winner: rcade
posted by rcade at 01:36 PM on February 07, 2016
If everybody with a decent chance of winning picks themselves to win, I think that bonus has the practical effect of cutting three points off the first place player's lead. I may retire that one after this contest. So it has one final chance to throw us into a logical conundrum of epic proportions.
posted by rcade at 01:47 PM on February 07, 2016
I emailed Holden about making picks, but I don't know if his SportsFilter email is still active. If anyone knows how to contact him, please do so forthwith.
posted by rcade at 02:09 PM on February 07, 2016
Sure, let's get my third Costanza in the past few months. Why the hell not?
Carolina by 17
Total Score: 47
First FG: McManus
First TD: Greg Olsen
Passing: Cam
Rushing: Stewart
Receiving: Olsen
Sack: D-Ware
Interception: Chris Harris
First turnover: Ted Ginn Jr.
MVP: Cam
Contest winner: Grum
posted by Ufez Jones at 02:36 PM on February 07, 2016
Denver by 10 LOCK
Total score - 44
First field goal - McManus
First touchdown - Cj Anderson
Most passing yards - Cam Newton
Most rushing yards - CJ Anderson
Most receiving yards - Olsen
Sack or partial sack - Von Miller
Interception - Talib
First turnover- Cam Newton
Pick the game's MVP - CJ Anderson
Contest Winner: tron7 - My best chance at winning is picking myself to win, right?
posted by tron7 at 03:13 PM on February 07, 2016
Denver by 7 (lock)
Total score - 37
First field goal - Graham Gano
First touchdown - Emmanuel Sanders
Most passing yards - Peyton Manning
Most rushing yards - Jonathan Stewart
Most receiving yards - Emmanuel Sanders
Sack - Kawann Short
Interception - Kurt Coleman
First turnover - Cam Newton
Game MVP - Peyton Manning
Spofi winner - cl
posted by cl at 06:00 PM on February 07, 2016
Denver by 4 (27-23 with Gano missing a PAT)
Total score: 50
First FG: McManus
First TD: Funchess
QB with most passing yards: Newton
Player with most rushing yards: Newton...(by design via Wade Phillips' game plan)
Player with most receiving yards: G. Olsen
Player with sack: Wolfe
Player with interception: K. Coleman
Player with first turnover: Ginn Jr.
Game MVP: Emmanuel Sanders
SpoFi contest winner: tommytrump
posted by beaverboard at 06:02 PM on February 07, 2016
Broncos 7 Lock
McManus
Stewart
Newton
Stewart
Miller
Harris
Manning
GYC
posted by holden at 06:48 PM on February 07, 2016
Current Standings
SportsFilter is holding an NFL Playoff Pick 'Em contest with a first prize of Gregg Easterbrook's new book The Game's Not Over: In Defense of Football.
Goyoucolts takes the lead by 9 after being seven points down last week. Holden wins the week and climbs from ninth to second place. Ufez Jones has a one-point lead for the Costanza with a -2 week as Rumple and Jagsnumberone are within 3.
Jonathan Stewart was a bonus machine for a second straight week. Cl led all players with six bonus points, followed by Tahoemoj with 5 and Holden 4. Broken locks: New England (grum@work, ic23b, cl, rumple, howard_t, mrk124) and Arizona (nomich, ic23b, howard_t, ufez jones, jagsnumberone, rcade). Nobody nailed a spread.
Conference Championship Results
Denver by 2 over New England
Carolina by 34 over Arizona
Bonuses
Most total yards: Carolina, 476 (grum@work, cl, mrk124, bender)
Most turnovers given away: Arizona, 7 (tron7, tahoemoj, holden1, cl, Goyoucolts, bender)
Most passing yards: Cam Newton, 335 (cl)
Most rushing yards: Jonathan Stewart, 83 (grum@work, tahoemoj, tommytrump, NoMich, holden, ic23b, cl, rumple, Goyoucolts, Howard_T, Ufez Jones, jagsnumberone, bender, beaverboard)
Most receiving yards: Rob Gronkowski, 144 (tahoemoj, rumple, rcade)
Sack or partial sack: NE: Jamie Collins, Alan Branch; Den: Derek Wolfe, Von Miller (tron7, grum@work, holden, jagsnumberone), DeMarcus Ware (cixelsyd, tahoemoj, tommytrump, ic23b, mrk124, beaverboard); Ari: Ed Stinson; Car: Kawann Short (cl, rcade), Charles Johnson (NoMich), Kyle Love
Interception: Den: Von Miller, Darian Stewart; Ari: Patrick Peterson (NoMich, holden, jagsnumberone); Car: Luke Kuechly (tron7, mrk124), Kurt Coleman (cixelsyd, tahoemoj, cl, rcade), Tre Boston
Super Bowl 0x32
Denver vs. Carolina
Tiebreaker
Pick the total score of the game. (If two players choose the same score, the one who posted it first wins.)
Bonus Categories
Pick the kicker who scores the first field goal.
Pick the player who scores the first touchdown.
Pick the quarterback with the most passing yards.
Pick the player with the most rushing yards.
Pick the player with the most receiving yards.
Pick a player who will get a sack or partial sack.
Pick a player who will get an interception.
Pick the player who commits the first turnover.
Pick the game's MVP.
Pick the SportsFilter user who will win this contest.
Make your picks and a spread for this week's games to score 5 to 10 points. Pick one or more games as a stone cold lead pipe lock (optional) and double your score in victory or lose 5 points in defeat. Hit a bonus for 3 points. Full contest rules here.
If SportsFilter is down and you need to submit your picks, you can send them in email to me.
Check your score last week on the results spreadsheet at Google Docs.