CHEDDAR BAY PLAYOFFS: Super Wild Card Weekend - UPDATED!!!
UPDATE #1: All wild card picks are in the comments.
UPDATE #2: Executive Committee update and statement regarding weekly winners
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UPDATE #2: Executive Committee update and statement regarding weekly winners
It is a long-standing rule that the three bonus points for the POTY are not counted when determining who had the best week of picks. However, I did not include any indication in the spreadsheet as to when somebody’s weekly total included a POTY and so this rule was neglected when we were figuring weekly winners. Three weeks are affected:
W12: Thatsfine scored 8 with a POTY (and Ben had 7 with a POTY) but Troy had 6 without one so Troy should win.
W13: Jmac scored 7 with a POTY but ChuckKoz and Agnes both scored 7 without so it should only be a 2-way split between ChuckKoz and Agnes.
W17: I (OXR) scored 9 with a POTY but discounting that six (!) people all scored 6: Patridge, Ben, Nick, Matt, teddycuddles, and me.
Also since the first list was posted, in W18 Patridge and Squeeky both scored 7 (no POTYs) so they split the last week.
As always, please feel free to check our work, and bring any errors or irregularities to our attention as soon as they arise. Thanks, and congratulations to the playoff field!
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1) Ben (90)
2) Teddycuddles (85)
3) CapGG (84)
4) Thatsfine (82.5)
5) Nick Harlow (80)
6) AmplifiedEsq (79)
Playoff Scoring:
In the playoffs, you carry over your regular season totals as your starting point. Traditionally each playoff week is worth 25 points, but with the extra Wild Card game some tweaks are necessary. So let me just clearly break scoring down by round.
Wild Card Week:
- Pick all six games, which are each worth 5 points.
- Your selected essay is worth an additional 5 points.
- Total possible points is 35 points
Divisional Round:
- Pick all four games, which are worth 5 points each.
- Your selected essay is worth an additional 5 points.
- Total possible points is 25 points.
Conference Championships:
- Pick both games, which are worth 10 points each.
- Your selected essay is worth an additional 5 points.
- Pick both games, which are worth 10 points each.
- Your selected essay is worth an additional 5 points.
- Total possible points is 25 points.
Super Bowl:
- Pick is worth 25 points.
Submitting Playoff Picks:
- In the playoffs all picks are submitted to Exec Committee and published simultaneously to reduce gamesmanship. ALL PICKS ARE DUE BY 3:30pm EST SATURDAY. If you don't have an email for Frowns, OXR or ChuckKoz, just leave a comment and we will contact you.
Bengals -5.5 (vs Raiders)
Bills -4 (vs Patriots)
Buccaneers -9 (vs Eagles)
Cowboys -3.5 (vs 49ers)
Chiefs -12.5 (vs Steelers)
Rams -4 (vs Cardinals)
Good luck all!
I've got Frowns email but not the other two. Could I get those just to have a CC in the submission?
ReplyDeleteckozelka@gmail.com
DeleteThanks. I had the same question. Picks sent to Frowns and Chuck.
DeleteSorry these didn't get posted yesterday!
ReplyDeleteHere are AmplifiedEsq's votes:
1. Bengals -5.5 vs Raiders
2. Bills -4 vs Patriots *ESSAY*
3. Eagles +9 @ Buccaneers
4. Cowboys -3.5 vs 49ers
5. Chiefs -12.5 vs Steelers
6. Rams -4 vs Cardinals
Essay: Bills -4 vs. Patriots
Divisional grudge match in the first round of the playoffs... Brings back fond memories of last year's wild card weekend Browns game vs. the Steelers...
This one is going to be played in Buffalo with the temperature near zero. But, with no snow and minimal wind to speak of, this isn't going to be a repeat of the first meeting of the season between these two teams.
I've seen a lot about Josh Allen not playing as well in freezing weather, but I'm not overreacting to the possibility that Allen has a down game. This type of weather is going to affect everyone (unless you take Viagra, apparently; thank you Bart Scott for that info), so I'm not sure why the same concern doesn't exist, on an even larger scale, for the rookie QB on the other side of the ball making his first career playoff start in these conditions.
The biggest thing to watch tonight in my opinion is what that Bills run game does, not including Josh Allen runs. Devin Singletary has been getting the ball more lately with very positive results. Lessening the burden on Allen is going to be huge so that he's more capable to make those game breaking plays as the game goes on.
Belichick could craft the perfect game plan tonight but it ultimately revolves around a rookie QB going on the road and beating what has been a top AFC team these last few years. I'm not buying it one bit. Give me the home team to win and cover tonight, in what I believe will be easy fashion (at least as easy as it can be playing football when it feels like -5 outside...).
Nick Harlow:
ReplyDeletePaw Patrol we're on a roll.
Bengals -5.5 vs Raiders
Chase is on the case. Jamar Chase seems like the most exciting wide receiver the NFL has seen since Flash Gordon. Burrow and Chase are going to be a load the next 10 years. Thank god the Browns have the pieces on the defense to slow it down. The Raiders don't really, but there is something about the way Derek Carr is finishing these games. This game is either going to be a bengals blowout or close, but I have liked both teams all year and I'm going switch my pick over to the Bengals……
Bills -4 vs Patriots***Essay Play
Marshall really shows out in the Paw Patrol Movie, saving many humans and fellow teammates. While Chase struggles with life in the big city, Marshall is the type of pup that doesn't get bothered by anything. Pup 100% goes with the flow and is always last to arrive when Ryder calls because he's too busy having fun aka understanding the deeper laws of nature.
My friend, who is a deg gambler, is on the Pats here b/c Josh Allen has tough stats in cold games…my friend, the gambler, kicked my ass in golf this summer and humbled me pretty good. I do like going up against him and this feels like a good spot. So I'm not going to bother looking up the stats. If Josh Allen has a problem with the cold, what was he doing in Wyoming? Love this bills defense, not scared of Belichick without Brady.
Buccaneers -9 vs Eagles
Rocky is the technical ace of the paw patrol, he is super helpful and super funny. I just can't say a bad thing anymore about Tom Brady. Dude is the greatest and I'm surprised the Eagles even made it into the playoffs. I never thought of the Eagles as being a good team and could not honestly name you any person on their roster outside of their one quarterback, Hurts, and I think he is hurt. Rocky would appreciate that joke.
49ers +3.5 vs Cowboys
Rubble on the double. I have Deebo Samuel and George Kittle on my fantasy team for years, and Deebo has been an absolute joy this year. I don't like the cowboys so this is just an easy pick. Deebo is the pro comp to Rubble, dude is built like a cement truck.
Chiefs -12.5 vs Steelers
Skye is kind of like Patrick Mahomes. Pretty much the best, always seemingly calm and operating at a higher frequency. Skye takes to the sky and isn't that we think every time Patty Mahomes rolls out of the pocket. I'm kind of convinced he's just a gifted runner and shovel passer, greatness is about simplicity, and they will of course beat the Steelers. No way taking this Pittsburgh team in any capacity.
Rams -4 vs Cardinals
Zuma game. After being stuck in Detroit, Stafford is finally in a position to play for big prizes. I like this, and I know he's struggled a little late, but I like the firepower of LA Rams here to win. I think OBJ has a lot of Zuma energy. By far the best action sequence of paw patrol movie was when Zuma saved a family of 4 drowning in their minivan. It was also his only scene. If that's not OBJ, I don't know what is.
Thatsfine:
ReplyDeleteThatsfine
Raiders
Bills
Eagles
Cowboys essay
Chiefs
Cards
Good afternoon cheddar bay. Happy to be back in the playoffs with some familiar names. I'm sticking with a team that has played well down the stretch, the Dallas Cowboys, to cover against the 49ers who are clearly a popular pick for the "nobody wants to play team" of the NFC. Most online experts I'm seeing are going with the 49ers for not only the cover, but the outright win. Dallas gets Tyron Smith back which is huge to protect the QB and establish the run. SF 2-6 when Jimmy throws an INT, and Dallas has a premier ballhawk in Trevon Diggs. Dallas defense only ranked #19 overall, but has game changing playmakers which is exactly what Jimmy G struggles with. I'm betting Dak stays hot, and Jimmy is flummoxed into some poor plays in a road game like against the Titans a few weeks ago.
CapitalGG:
ReplyDelete49ers +3.5 @ Cowboys
Cardinals +4 @ Rams
Bengals -5.5 v Raiders
Chiefs -12.5 v Steelers [Essay]
Bills -4 v Patriots
Buccaneers -9 v Eagles
The Steelers grossly overachieved to even be in this game. Their QB is old and immobile and can't . Their offensive line is beyond garbage. The secondary is aging in spots and has been leaky for years. Their advantages are a Head Coach who consistently gets the absolute most of his roster (though to hear the locals talk about it, you'd think he had a Brownsian record) and a defensive front 7 that plays the scheme to perfection and free up a dominant rush end/LB (currently T.J. Watt).
The Chiefs dicked around for large parts of the regular season like an NBA team that knows they just have to make the tournament and can turn it on. They've been here before and know what it takes. They have the offensive weapons to punish the Steelers D and the ability to man cover the Steelers' WR just enough to disrupt Big Ben's short passing game.
These teams met in this same stadium several weeks ago and it wasn't close with KC blowing Pittsburgh out of the stadium. It's been a great farewell tour for Big Ben with continued dominance over the Browns, another winning record and a trip to the playoffs. But like last year, they are going home early and decisively.
Teddy C:
ReplyDeleteBengals -5.5
Bills -4
Eagles +9
Cowboys -3.5
Cheifs -12.5
Essay: Cardinals +4
Is anyone out ths weekend because of COIVD? Just by looking at the NFL, either Omicron asked for it's food to go on it's way out of town or the NFL is simply smarter than the scientists and doctors out there in knowing how to avoid it. Anyway, tough slate of games for sure, so I'll take a stab at the last game of the weekend. At first glace, this matchup screams "Cardinals limping into the playoffs and no way the Rams let down the home crowd in back-to-back weeks of hugely important football games - Rams in a blowout." Buuuuut, I say not so fast, and the reason...Matt Stafford. Stafford did Stafford things all year and his season played out the same with the Rams as it did when he played with the Lions (save for the W-L record): begin the season on fire and in the MVP conversation only to slowly begin sucking, making a lot of mistakes and losing his team football games. Oh and he's no longer in the MVP conversation. He's done it throughout it career. Stafford had as many picks this year (17) as the dreamiest QB in the league...Sunshine! While the Rams have the talent on both sides of the ball to get to the SB, it will come down to Stafford. JJ Watt is back for the Cardinals which will provide a huge boost for the Cardinals up front and force Stafford to make Staffordian mistakes. Let's just say that when Kelly Stafford gets more press coverage this past week than her hubby, it's not a good sign. Rams continue their sucess on the road and advance to the divisional round (even though this will be a quasi home game for them since SoFi offers no home field advantage). Either way, playoff football on Monday night will be fun regardless of the outcome! SKOL!
And Ben:
ReplyDeleteRaiders 5.5 over Bengals
Eagles 9 over Bucs
Niners 3.5 over Cowboys
Chiefs -12.5 over Steelers
Rams -4 over Cardinals
Essay: Bills -4 over Patriots
I've been living (POTY) and dying (multiple essay losses) with the Bills this year. I had this capped at around Bills -6 so see some line value here. New England's rush defense numbers are ghastly in recent weeks. Conversely, the Bills seem to have found their mojo on the ground with Devin Singletary and Josh Allen leading the charge. The Pats covering here would require a perfect game script and some plays made by a rookie QB starting his first playoff game in sub-10 temperatures in a raucous environment. To live by the Bills, to die by the Bills, here goes nothing.