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New York Giants
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans
Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers
New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons
Washington Football Team
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns

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New England Patriots @ Los Angeles Rams

Patriots dominated a game defensively, despite not showing the strongest defensive prowess at any point for the rest of the year. Their pass game has not seemed great and the Rams have a few places to go with this.

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Los Angeles Rams

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We had our original leader finally take the skip to move ahead of the pack once more. Can someone pass Level 7 to make this a real race again, or will the power of the skip come in handy to solidify a winner without tie breakers? Speaking of, 4 weeks left, time for those to show up.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
RAMS (-5.5) vs Patriots - 44.5
Packers (-7.5) @ LIONS - 55.5
Titans (-7.5) @ JAGUARS - 53.5
Cowboys (-3.5) @ BENGALS - 42.5
Cardinals (-1.5) @ GIANTS - 45.5
Texans (-1.5) @ BEARS - 45.5
PANTHERS (-3.5) vs Broncos - 45.5
BUCCANEERS (-6.5) vs Vikings - 51.5
Chiefs (-7.5) @ DOLPHINS - 49.5
Colts (-2.5) @ RAIDERS - 51.5
SEAHAWKS (-13.5) vs Jets - 47.5
Falcons (-2.5) @ CHARGERS - 49.5
Saints (-7.5) @ EAGLES - 44.5
49ERS (-3.5) vs Football Team - 43.5
BILLS (-2.5) vs Steelers - 46.5
Ravens (-1.5) @ BROWNS - 46.5

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Level 8: 5 Game Teaser: This is the opposite of level 6. Instead of losing 6 points on each spread, you actually gain 6 points on each spread. But you have to get all 5 games right to move on. So a team favored by 9.5 will now only have to win by 3.5, a team that is getting 2.5 points will now be getting 8.5 points.

TIEBREAKER: This is where the bonus points you have acquired throughout the season come into play. For every bonus point you have, you may attempt a level you have previously passed. You can only "redeem" each bonus point once, but you may spread them out however you choose amongst the remaining weeks. You cannot attempt the same level more than once in the same week (although you can attempt similar levels with the same pick, i.e. Level 3 and Level 6). For each level you pass, you will get points equal to the level number passed (i.e. if you submit a Level 4 pick and get it right, that's 4 points). The total accumulation of these points will be the tiebreaker between anyone tied at the highest level at the end of the season.

Bonus: How many home teams will get a win this week?

2020 Standings

Level 8
theawesomestevr- Paid(*******)

Level 7
Dancedreamer*****
DpObliVion**
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur**- Paid(****)
Runemistress****
th3l3fty****
VeryInsane***

Level 6
Arti****
Camden**- Paid(****)
fortybelowsummer- Paid(*****)
Mewtwo59- Paid(*****)
thekitchensink*- Paid(****)

Level 5
Cody11533*******
Crescent-Moon**
Emeraldegg**
StifledSilence*- Paid(****)
Whiskey_Nick*- Paid(****)
Xuxon*- Paid(****)

Level 4
Ashethan***
crazyisgood***
davidponte***
Evil_REmade******
HanOfTheNekos*
HBJDubs******
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107****
KommunistKoala***- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero***
pronouncemyname*- Paid(***)
Ringworm***- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic*******
Suprak the Stud***
SwiftyDC**- Paid(***)
WiggumFan267***
Wizardsfan1000*****
ZeroSignal620****

Level 3
Bartzyx***
Eddv*
foxhead84*****
pepper2012*
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns**
VengefulKaelee**
Wicklebee*- Paid(**)

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

Home win percentage has been pretty low this year thanks to no fans, and now that number of home team underdogs? Had to make that the bonus.

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Level 8
theawesomestevr- Paid(*******)

Level 7
Dancedreamer*****
DpObliVion**
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur**- Paid(****)
Runemistress****
th3l3fty****
VeryInsane***

Level 6
Arti****
Camden**- Paid(****)
fortybelowsummer- Paid(*****)
Mewtwo59- Paid(*****)
thekitchensink*- Paid(****)

Level 5
Cody11533*******
Crescent-Moon**
Emeraldegg**
StifledSilence*- Paid(****)
Whiskey_Nick*- Paid(****)
Xuxon*- Paid(****)

Level 4
Ashethan***
crazyisgood***
davidponte***
Evil_REmade******
HanOfTheNekos*
HBJDubs******
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107****
KommunistKoala***- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero***
pronouncemyname*- Paid(***)
Ringworm***- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic*******
Suprak the Stud***
SwiftyDC**- Paid(***)
WiggumFan267***
Wizardsfan1000*****
ZeroSignal620****

Level 3
Bartzyx***
Eddv*
foxhead84*****
pepper2012*
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns**
VengefulKaelee**
Wicklebee*- Paid(**)

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

With that skip, we do have someone on Level 8. I don't think I missed anything. I'll post the next topic around midnight my time (2:00 AM EST), so make sure to tell me if I accidentally missed a skip or a post. Only Bengals pickers got the bonus point (Seahawks, Chargers, and Falcons were also eligible but alas, none of us saw that coming)

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Oh nice. I'll be in this year as normal. I'll post my information in a few days (not that most users need to add me)

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Oh right.

Bonus: Eagles

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Level 3:
Jaguars (+9.5)
Chargers (-1.5)

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New Orleans Saints @ Atlanta Falcons
Taysom Hill has a lot to prove, and the Falcons showed a massive step-up. They might be able to take those highs into this week.

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears
Even with a release of one of their WRs there isn't much reason to trust the Bears.

Cleveland Browns @ Tennessee Titans
Inconsistencies in both teams' play makes me think the Titans can step it up a little more defensively.

Cincinnati Bengals @ Miami Dolphins
There's likely no trust in the Bengals right now.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Minnesota Vikings
QB woes probably trump whatever the Vikings' problems are when it comes to losing this matchup.

Las Vegas Raiders @ New York Jets
Raiders should be able to bounce back.

Indianapolis Colts @ Houston Texans LOCK
Texans without Will Fuller is now an even more lost team.

Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals SUPER LOCK
49ers just know how to beat Sean McVay's team. Cardinals, however, don't. And especially with a nervous Kyler who can't make decisions with his injury.

New York Giants @ Seattle Seahawks
Seahawks should be able to outscore the opposing team again.

Philadelphia Eagles @ Green Bay Packers LOCK
One green team has a level of competency here.

New England Patriots @ Los Angeles Chargers
No faith in Cam to topple a team that has a dominant passer, not just a dominant pass catcher.

Denver Broncos @ Kansas City Chiefs
Even if they have a starting QB back in, that was an awful display.

Washington Football Team @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers aren't dropping their first loss here.

Buffalo Bills @ San Francisco 49ers
The flash of power the 49ers showed won't be fruitful against the Bills.

Dallas Cowboys @ Baltimore Ravens
Yeah, not the Cowboys.

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Atlanta Falcons
Detroit Lions
Tennessee Titans
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
Las Vegas Raiders
Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs
Pittsburgh Steelers
Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Ravens

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foxhead84 posted...

From the end of last topic:

As I typed at the end of the topic, but just to say it here too, I'll have your point added to the end of the week rankings.

Arti posted...

@WickIebee Pretty sure I'm on level 6, both games I picked were definitely under

I am certain that I marked you as having done in correctly just somehow never moved you up. You're good to proceed to pick Level 6 and I will make the proper adjustments on my sheet.

Now just hoping there aren't any issues of a bonus point awarded to someone I didn't mean to add it to/someone advancing when it was supposed to be Arti.

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I'm not sure how that happened, I'll add it into my sheet and you'll have it at the end of this week.

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I should have remembered that I needed this topic up sooner, rather than later.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
BEARS (-3.5) vs Lions - 44.5
DOLPHINS (-10.5) vs Bengals - 42.5
Colts (-3.5) @ TEXANS - 50.5
VIKINGS (-9.5) vs Jaguars - 51.5
Raiders (-8.5) @ JETS - 46.5
Saints (-3.5) @ FALCONS - 45.5
TITANS (-5.5) vs Browns - 53.5
SEAHAWKS (-10.5) vs Giants - 47.5
Rams (-2.5) @ CARDINALS - 48.5
PACKERS (-8.5) vs Eagles - 48.5
CHARGERS (-1.5) vs Patriots - 47.5
CHIEFS (-13.5) vs Broncos - 50.5
Bills (-1.5) @ 49ERS - 47.5
STEELERS (-7.5) vs Football Team - 43.5
RAVENS (-7.5) vs Cowboys - 44.5

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Level 7: QB, RB, WR: Pick 1 player to throw a touchdown pass, 1 player to rush for a touchdown, and 1 player to catch a touchdown pass. They must all be from different teams, and must also combine for at least 4 touchdowns in their respective positions. Typically you will be picking a QB, RB, and WR, but you may pick players from other positions to fill those roles (i.e. a TE or RB to get a receiving touchdown). You must make it clear what role you are picking the players for if it is not the standard QB/RB/WR or QB/RB/TE. If the player gets a touchdown in a different way (i.e. your rusher getting a receiving touchdown), it does not count.

Bonus: Pick a team to score a single TD or less this week.

2020 Season Standings

Level 7
Dancedreamer****
DpObliVion**
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur*- Paid(****)
th3l3fty***
theawesomestevr*******
VeryInsane***

Level 6
Mewtwo59- Paid(*****)
Runemistress****

Level 5
Arti****
Camden*- Paid(****)
Cody11533*******
Crescent-Moon**
Emeraldegg**
fortybelowsummer****
StifledSilence*- Paid(****)
thekitchensink- Paid(****)
Xuxon- Paid(****)

Level 4
Ashethan***
crazyisgood***
davidponte***
Evil_REmade*****
HanOfTheNekos*
HBJDubs*****
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107****
KommunistKoala**- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero***
pronouncemyname*- Paid(***)
Ringworm***- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic******
Suprak the Stud***
SwiftyDC*- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick****
WiggumFan267***
Wizardsfan1000*****
ZeroSignal620***

Level 3
Bartzyx***
Eddv*
foxhead84****
pepper2012*
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns**
VengefulKaelee**
Wicklebee*- Paid(**)

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

With blowouts happening more often, and some teams just playing garbage Red Zone offenses, I thought maybe this could be a good bonus. Plus, maybe it's an offer to pick the Broncos in case people think even the starters coming back will be a bad time for them.

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There are going to be a few people that look at this and believe "Oh I didn't get my bonus point." And ultimately, it's because you didn't pick a QB. You picked a team's selection of QB in spite of people around you naming that QB. I'm not going to accept (Falcons QB) for Level 7. I'm not going to accept (Saints RB) for a bonus question revolving around running backs or on Level 7. I wouldn't have accepted "Colts top 2 receivers" for picking two receivers to get 150+ yards. You don't get the point here. If you don't like it, you can ask to take over ladder at the end of the year.

Level 7
Dancedreamer****
DpObliVion**
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur*- Paid(****)
th3l3fty***
theawesomestevr*******
VeryInsane***

Level 6
Mewtwo59- Paid(*****)
Runemistress****

Level 5
Arti****
Camden*- Paid(****)
Cody11533*******
Crescent-Moon**
Emeraldegg**
fortybelowsummer****
StifledSilence*- Paid(****)
thekitchensink- Paid(****)
Xuxon- Paid(****)

Level 4
Ashethan***
crazyisgood***
davidponte***
Evil_REmade*****
HanOfTheNekos*
HBJDubs*****
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107****
KommunistKoala**- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero***
pronouncemyname*- Paid(***)
Ringworm***- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic******
Suprak the Stud***
SwiftyDC*- Paid(***)
Whiskey_Nick****
WiggumFan267***
Wizardsfan1000*****
ZeroSignal620***

Level 3
Bartzyx***
Eddv*
foxhead84****
pepper2012*
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns**
VengefulKaelee**
Wicklebee*- Paid(**)

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

That said, for an entertaining Bonus, I thought Bartz had it on lockdown seeing Josh Allen > Taysom Hill > Cam Newton since Cam had a really bad performance. I didn't realize how bad Taysom's game was though. It ended at 157 > 78 > 85. The lowest total of any three QBs being ranked. And so sad since it seemed so good.

I'll get up next week's topic around this time tomorrow, even though I said yesterday/today for this stuff, just time didn't work in my favor.

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andylt posted...

I thought Banjo fans hated that game.

Banjo fans do, but many people have said it like this: You don't think of it as a Banjo-Kazooie game, it's good. If you think of it as what ruined the franchise, you hate it.

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These are some random as fuck nominations I made. I think I nominated a game that didn't have a song prior to my post.

I probably made that same comment the first time you attempted to do this but then had things come up.

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Yes

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Feels weird picking a game this late into the week.

Pittsburgh Steelers

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I'll finally make this one:

Baltimore Ravens @ Pittsburgh Steelers
RG3 might be 1-0 as a Raven, but it was not a high stakes game against a tough opponent. And they weren't missing other players. Steelers aren't missing some key players and already won this matchup once.


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Oh right, that's true. Thanks for that reminder. I just forgot. Alright, I'll get update up on Thursday and new topic on Friday then.

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I almost corrected myself because after a second skim, 2/3 people who picked the Steelers game had the other game wrong (Foxhead had Giants -5.5 and I forget the Level 4 picker but that person had WFT/DAL at 5-), but it's HBJDubs who keeps us on our toes about posted results, seeing as how he had the Saints, and even the person (people?) that picked them for the Pleaser got that right.

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Damn, so I do have someone on Ravens/Steelers game, well, this is gonna be an issue. I guess I just make sure stuff is prepped and post the week's results after the game's conclusion.

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Oh wait.

EDIT for bonus: Mahomes > Carr > Brandon Allen

I accidentally named the wrong guy, good thing I double checked.

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Las Vegas Raiders @ Atlanta Falcons
Falcons have a defense that'll job.

Los Angeles Chargers @ Buffalo Bills
Even with some COVID problems, the Bills will inch out a win here since Chargers like to lose closely.

New York Giants @ Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals with a back-up QB went TD-less against a team the Giants beat twice.

Tennessee Titans @ Indianapolis Colts SUPER LOCK
Titans don't have enough of a Red Zone offense to push back and try and tie the series.

Carolina Panthers @ Minnesota Vikings
Panthers should be fine here.

Arizona Cardinals @ New England Patriots
Patriots could pull this off, but I won't predict it with how their defense is.

Miami Dolphins @ New York Jets
Tua hurt, may mean Fitzmagic is gonna start working again.

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars LOCK
Yeah, not the Jaguars starting their 3rd string QB.

New Orleans Saints @ Denver Broncos LOCK
I pick the team that's starting a QB at QB.

San Francisco 49ers @ Los Angeles Rams
49ers did it once before, can probably pull off the upset again with some players being back.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brady post another dismantling won't bounce back here. He can't win this QB duel.

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
Packers will be angry and want to bounce back.

Seattle Seahawks @ Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles injuries and how confused they are with their own offense leads to probably another good outing by Carlos Dunlap on the defensive side. And Russ can cook here, especially with some people coming back from injury for the Seahawks.

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Level 3: Raiders (-2.5), Panthers (+3.5)

Bonus: Mahomes > Carr > Ryan Finley

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Las Vegas Raiders
Buffalo Bills
New York Giants
Indianapolis Colts
Carolina Panthers
Arizona Cardinals
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
New Orleans Saints
San Francisco 49ers
Kansas City Chiefs
Green Bay Packers
Seattle Seahawks

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Well, that didn't exactly matter since I dirtied my run not knowing till Year 3 that if you double click a location Manny runs. Didn't have the patience to check every location 50 times to make sure I've checked every single pixel for what I'm supposed to be able to do.

Well, guided or not, Wickle has still beaten Grim Fandango. In two nights. Was fine, the humor kind of subsided but I also still missed a lot.

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Started Grim Fandango today, quite late of a start and I'll probably expect to not actually beat it this month since I'd have to push incredibly hard, and Sunday will probably be a 'no game time' day. Guess we'll see though, I did reach Year Two in just over 3 hours. I'd check the "Time to Beat" to see how possible this'll be, but... I should sleep.

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Washington Football Team @ Dallas Cowboys
I trust Alex Smith and this defense more than the Cowboys pulling everything together.

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Washington Football Team

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Nanis23 posted...

Wait what
LameJokeAlt is Red's alt?

Red's is about how it's bad tasting, not vegan joking. Red definitely would not make alts for pranking.

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I searched Turkey, and thought this was about the annual "turkey is bad" topic that Red posts. I decided to check the board for that, and came up with nothing and instead am posting in this topic about it.

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No matter how much I mock people that fail Level 4 because of over-reliance on 10+ spreads, the TC (aka myself), is the one with the dumbest lines in the last topic. My embarrassing triple questioning spreads of teams that ended up winning.

A few ground rules:
-Please say which level you are on when you post your pick. In most cases it will be obvious, but this makes it easier for me to record the picks.
-The deadline to make a pick is at the start of the second set of games on Sunday afternoon (4:25 PM ET). That means no SNF/MNF picks after most all the games have started or finished. You cannot pick a game that has already started.
-The deadline to answer the bonus question is at the start of games on Sunday (1 PM ET).
-Please post the spreads with your picks, it makes it much easier for me.
-I get my spreads from an online site providing lines from several sources, both in Vegas and out. Although these sources may continue to change their lines throughout the week, the ones I post in the topic are frozen and final for our purposes.
-You may use bonus points to skip any level after it is guaranteed you cannot pass it (at the end of the week's games, typically). You may only skip the level before I have posted the next week's topic. The price for skipping is in proportion to the level you are skipping. Skipping level 1 would take 1 bonus point, level 2 will take 2, level 5 will take 5. So on and so forth.

Games:
Texans (-2.5) @ LIONS - 51.5
COWBOYS (-2.5) vs Redskins - 46.5
Raiders (-2.5) @ FALCONS - 54.5
Cardinals (-2.5) @ PATRIOTS - 49.5
Giants (-5.5) @ BENGALS - 42.5
Browns (-6.5) @ JAGUARS - 48.5
VIKINGS (-3.5) vs Panthers - 50.5
COLTS (-3.5) vs Titans - 51.5
BILLS (-5.5) vs Chargers - 52.5
Dolphins (-6.5) @ JETS - 44.5
Saints (-5.5) @ BRONCOS - 43.5
RAMS (-6.5) vs 49ers - 45.5
Chiefs (-3.5) @ BUCCANEERS - 56.5
PACKERS (-7.5) vs Bears - 44.5
STEELERS (-3.5) vs Ravens - 44.5
Seahawks (-5.5) @ EAGLES - 50.5

Explanation of Levels:

Level 1: Pick a winner. Simply pick one team to win their game. If they win, you go on to level 2.

Level 2: Pick an Underdog to win. You must pick a team that is an underdog to win their game. Underdogs will always be the team listed second.

Level 3: 2 Games with Spread. Using the spreads I provide, pick 2 games. You must get both correct to move on. Spreads work by giving (-) or getting (+) points. The team that is the favorite to win "gives" points to the underdog. If you choose the favorite to win, they must still win after "giving" those points to the underdog. If you choose the underdog, you would be correct if they win the game after "getting" those points. For example, if a game says "Giants (-2.5) vs. Cowboys," if you pick the Giants, they must actually win the game by at least three points; if you pick the Cowboys, you would win if they actually won the game or lost by two points or less.

Level 4: 2 Game differentials. Pick two games and specify them to have a score differential of either 10+ or 5-. Make sure to specify which you pick, if you pick a score to be 10+ and the score ends up 3 apart, you do not advance.

Level 5: 2 Over/Unders: I will now provide over/unders for each game. This number relates to the final score. You must choose 2 of the games and decide whether the final score will be OVER the number I provided or UNDER the number I provided. You must get both of these correct to advance.

Level 6: Pleaser: Pick one team to win using the spread, but with the pleaser, you lose 6 points on the spread. In other words, add six points in whichever direction makes it harder to win. For example, a (-2.5) spread becomes (-8.5), a (+3.5) becomes a (-2.5) spread, etc.

Bonus: Pick any three starting quarterbacks and rank them in order of passing yards they will have
this week, from most to least. You must get the entire order correct. All selected quarterbacks
must start their game. You must pick all three at once, you cannot make a partial pick to
complete later.

Level 6
Dancedreamer***
DpObliVion**
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur*- Paid(****)
th3l3fty***
theawesomestevr******
VeryInsane***

Level 5
Arti****
Camden*- Paid(****)
Emeraldegg**
Mewtwo59****
Runemistress***
StifledSilence*- Paid(****)

Level 4
Ashethan***
Cody11533******
crazyisgood**
Crescent-Moon**
davidponte***
Evil_REmade****
fortybelowsummer****
HanOfTheNekos*
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107****
KommunistKoala*- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero***
pronouncemyname*- Paid(***)
Ringworm***- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic*****
Suprak the Stud***
SwiftyDC*- Paid(***)
thekitchensink***
WiggumFan267***
Wizardsfan1000****
Xuxon****
ZeroSignal620***

Level 3
Bartzyx***
Eddv*
foxhead84****
HBJDubs****
pepper2012*
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns**
VengefulKaelee**
Whiskey_Nick****
Wicklebee- Paid(**)

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

Had to go back to QBs, I wanted to make a comment on backups and I shouldn't do another "laugh at the bad teams playing against each other" sort of thing.

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I'll start working on the next topic in about... 4 and a half hours, whether or not anyone has time to stay up for it or if we get any more skips before it goes up.

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2020 Season Standings

Level 6
Dancedreamer***
DpObliVion**
KokoroAkechi**
MMXcalibur*- Paid(****)
th3l3fty***
theawesomestevr******
VeryInsane***

Level 5
Arti****
Camden*- Paid(****)
Emeraldegg**
Mewtwo59****
Runemistress***
StifledSilence*- Paid(****)

Level 4
Ashethan***
Cody11533******
crazyisgood**
Crescent-Moon**
davidponte***
Evil_REmade****
fortybelowsummer****
HanOfTheNekos*
Jukkie*- Paid(***)
KCF0107****
KommunistKoala*- Paid(***)
MysteriousStan***
MZero***
pronouncemyname*- Paid(***)
Ringworm***- Paid(***)
Sir Chris- Paid(***)
Stripperiffic*****
Suprak the Stud***
SwiftyDC*- Paid(***)
thekitchensink***
WiggumFan267***
Wizardsfan1000****
Xuxon****
ZeroSignal620***

Level 3
Bartzyx***
Eddv*
foxhead84****
HBJDubs****
pepper2012*
TheKnightOfNee*
turbopuns**
VengefulKaelee**
Whiskey_Nick****
Wicklebee- Paid(**)

Level 2
Aecioo*
ScareChan
WalrusJump
Windown

Once again everyone that picked both level 4 games 10+ failed. Of course, a lot of people have failed but there's still a lot of close games to pick too. Of course, I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of X/Bengals 10+ coming soon. That said, a few good games for the bonus, Vikings and Chiefs in particular gave a lot of people bonus points, but my favorite option was the two people who went Green Bay succeeded, in spite of different picks. crazy might be good with an Adams/MVS pick, but better yet was @Wizardsfan1000 who picked the only matchup to be exactly 150 yards in Adams (106 yards) and Tonyan (44 yards)

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That said, actually kidding with following this up with Disney Princes, there's much better topics.

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My favorite FF character eliminated Day 2. Sounds like we need to follow this up with Disney Princes so Aladdin can go down like Day 2 or 3 and I can be reminded on why I never will win Save My contests.

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Oops, I forgot. I'll get an update up as soon as I can after I wake up then get the topic up in the late evening. Apologies for any inconveniences I continue to display as the host.

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scarletspeed7 posted...

18 receiving two or more spots. Only two shows landed three or more characters on the list, and one of those shows sits head and shoulders above the rest with a massive five representatives.

Okay, let's see how much I can guess within this.

I almost want to expect West Wing as a 3+ thing, but I'm definitely not gunning for the 5 reps and especially because I was watching an FE ranking recently have forgotten how much you take screentime into account to move some people up or off the list completely. It will have at least two though, I'm sure.

Boston Legal, Arrested Development, Penny Dreadful, Lost, Game of Thrones (maybe just since the sheer number, there's bound to be a couple that had Scarlet's interest)... I expected to be able to name more than 6, but I'm poking my mind around and really only settling on "that'd probably only have one character" sort of moments.

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Great_Paul posted...

Oh really? I asked to join one once (I think the Pixar one) and got declined.

It technically was strictly current gauntlet members at that time, but then membership started dwindling and we wanted to open it up to more members and would accept anyone, but we didn't have as much advertisement. Stuck it mostly in our corner of the Discord and in our topic rankings.

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I get to hear about TV and Comics very often and see the repeats, while Suikoden II is not something I see you talk about as often. So I want to see that ranking and I'll vote for it.

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Miami Dolphins @ Denver Broncos
I dunno, Broncos just aren't as good as they could be and Dolphins look strong.

New York Jets @ Los Angeles Chargers LOCK
Chargers curse probably doesn't help the Jets to their first win.

Green Bay Packers @ Indianapolis Colts
Packers have a much better Red Zone offense than the Titans, they just played a bit down last week.

Dallas Cowboys @ Minnesota Vikings
Dalton's return won't add any favors

Kansas City Chiefs @ Las Vegas Raiders
Chiefs pull it off on this second matchup.

Los Angeles Rams @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I don't trust Rams to be able to pull off the same thing they did against the Seahawks.

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Miami Dolphins
Los Angeles Chargers
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers


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Level 3:
Browns (-3.5)
Jaguars (+10.5)

Bonus: Godwin/Antonio Brown

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Cleveland Browns
New Orleans Saints
Cincinnati Bengals
Carolina Panthers
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
New England Patriots

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Philadelphia Eagles @ Cleveland Browns LOCK
Eagles aren't impressing anyone yet

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints
I thought about picking the Falcons if Winston was in at QB, Falcons will probably blow this game with Taysom Hill in.

Cincinnati Bengals @ Washington Football Team
A good time for Alex Smith to shine makes me think he'll fail to deliver.

Detroit Lions @ Carolina Panthers
Panthers can show moments of competence.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Jacksonville Jaguars
In typical Steelers fashion. Unlike my predix last week.

Tennessee Titans @ Baltimore Ravens
Again I'm predicting Derrick Henry to show up even though it's failed like two weeks in a row.

New England Patriots @ Houston Texans SUPER LOCK
Cam's getting back into place and the Texans still look longingly at all the trades Bill O'Brien made like that Wolverine meme.

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Yes, my first main.

I've only ever played SC2.

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Crescent-Moon posted...

I wanted to just do the bonus without a pick but I wasn't sure that was allowed...

I do not see a reason to believe you can't just post the bonus because of wanting to use the bonus on Thursday Night Football but not knowing what you want to do for the actual ladder pick. Just for future reference.

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While I pushed for this (nominate a game that's been done before) thing, I don't have any game to push for right now. Just hoping it gets utilized. Hoping to play Grim Fandango but haven't had the time.

That said, I'll continue my nominating of Assassins Creed 2

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Arizona Cardinals @ Seattle Seahawks

Seahawks are dropping off, with Carson injured they haven't had a great run game to inch off of and now Travis Homer is injured too (but Carlos Hyde is back at least). And the OL woes of the Seahawks have shown to really start kicking in and getting Russ to make mistakes that are dropping him out of the MVP race. Playoff chances will dwindle as long as Ken Norton is still hired and not making defensive adjustments.

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