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.

posted by rcade to football at 03:20 PM - 26 comments

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.

PlayerTotalW1W2W3PlAvg
goyoucolts102254730334.000
holden93203736331.000
tommytrump90394011330.000
bender90204129330.000
cixelsyd88303226329.333
tron786253229328.667
grum@work83303914327.667
cl82322723327.333
tahoemoj81232335327.000
beaverboard72213516324.000
rcade67282514322.333
howard_t663043-7322.000
mrk12465232814321.667
ic23b642543-4321.333
nomich61252214320.333
yerfatma59202910319.667
jagsnumberone41101318313.667
rumple39131511313.000
ufez jones381030-2312.667
billsaysthis3030----130.000
rock steady1515----115.000
hincandenza1515----115.000

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.

posted by rcade at 03:21 PM on February 05, 2016

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

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