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NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Marianne » Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:09 am

Welcome back! Its time for the NFL Football pool game again! Returning for a third year here on WOP!

I'll be sending out reminders/invites to previous year's players hopefully by Tues night. In the mean time, anyone who finds their way here is welcome to start playing.

As with previous years, we do play the Pre-season, but the Pre-season games don't count towards the Season Average Rankings we keep track of during the Regular Season. Pre-season for us is like a training camp. It gives people a chance to get home from DCI, or whatever summer festiivities you've enjoyed. It also gives us a chance to iron out any kinks in the game before we play for serious stakes.

I'm experimenting with deadlines this year. This year (for at least the pre-season), I'm going to see how it works to have a deadline for each day a game is played during an NFL Week. If it gets too confusing, or too much work for me, then I may go back to the old deadline format. We'll see.


Here's an overview on how the game is played...

Each week, I post a "Game Open Announcement" in the this thread. You pick the winner of each game listed for that week, plus answer two Bonus Questions (that primarily serve as tie breakers).

Each correctly guessed game is worth 40 points.

Bonus Question #1 asks for a guess of the point spread of a particular game (usually the Sunday Night Game during the Regular Season), and is worth 15 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual point spread. For instance, if you guessed the point spread to be 10 points, and the game ended at 21-14, the actual point spread is 7 points. Your guess was 3 points off of the actual spread, so you would get 12 points added to your score (15 possible points minus the 3 points you were off by in your guess).

Bonus Question #2 asks for you to guess the total points scored in a particular game (usually the Monday Night game), and is worth 25 points minus the variance of your guess to the actual total points scored in the game. For instance, if you guessed 40 as the total points scored, and the game ended at 21-14, the actual total points scored in that game is 35. Your guess would be off by 5, so you would get 20 points added to your score (25 possible points minus the 5 points you were off by in your guess).

SCORING

The score you get is a percentage of how many points you get compared to how many points were available that week. The available points depends on how many games were played that week. For instance, if there were 16 games played that week, the available points is 680 (40 X 16, plus the Bonus points available).

If you guessed 12 games correctly, you would get 480 points. And using the above Bonus Question expamples, your total Bonus Question points would be 32. Your total points scored in that week would then be 512, which is 75.294 percent of the total available points for that week. Therefore, your score for that week is 75.294.

Beginning with the second week of the Regular Season, I start keeping a Season Average score/ranking for all regular players. The Season Average score is simply the average of each score you get each week. If you miss a week of play, and you don't use a BYE option, then you get a zero for that week, which is factored in to your Season Average score/rank.

Any questions are welcome!

I'll be posting a Game Open Announcement for Pre-Season Week 1 shortly
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Marianne » Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:16 am

THE GAME IS NOW OPEN
FOR PICKS FOR
Pre-Season Week 1


Pick The Winner Of Each Game: (40 Points Each)


Thursday, August 12
1. New Orleans Saints @ New England Patriots
2. Carolina Panthers @ Baltimore Ravens
3. Oakland Raiders @ Dallas Cowboys
Friday, August 13
4. Jacksonville Jaguars @ Philadelphia Eagles
5. Buffalo Bills @ Washington Redskins
6. Kansas City Chiefs @ Atlanta Falcons
Saturday, August 14
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Miami Dolphins
8. Detroit Lions @ Pittsburgh Steelers
9. Houston Texans @ Arizona Cardinals
10. Cleveland Browns @ Green Bay Packers
11. Minnesota Vikings @ St. Louis Rams
12. Chicago Bears @ San Diego Chargers
13. Tennessee Titans @ Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, August 15
14. San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts
15. Denver Broncos @ Cincinnati Bengals
Monday, August 16
16. New York Giants @ New York Jets



Bonus Question 1: What will be the Point Spread of Game# 15 ( Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals )?
(15 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.)

Bonus Question 2: What will be the Final Total Points of Game# 16 ( New York Giants vs New York Jets )?
(25 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.)


Deadline for picks are as follows:

Deadline 1: (Games 1-3 ) Thursday, August 12 ; 7:30 PM Eastern/ 4:30 PM Pacific.
Deadline 2: (Games 4-6 ) Friday, August 13 ; 7:30 PM Eastern/ 4:30 PM Pacific.
Deadline 3: (Games 7-13 ) Saturday, August 14 ; 7:00 PM Eastern/ 4:00 PM Pacific.
Deadline 4: (Games 14-15 ) Sunday, August 15 ; 1:00 PM Eastern/ 10:00 AM Pacific.
Deadline 5: (Games 16 ) Monday, August 16 ; 8:00 PM Eastern/ 5:00 PM Pacific.


If you miss any Deadline, you may still submit picks for games covered under the remaining deadlines, and take "no picks" for the games under the deadlines you've missed.

You may submit all your picks at one time if you wish, with the option to change picks under deadlines that are still open.
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Hostrauser » Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:56 am

Not interested in pre-season, but I will join the game for the regular season (probably on Facebook).

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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Marianne » Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:18 pm

Not too sure I'm gonna run it on Facebook. Hardly anyone even replied to my inquiry there, and of those who did, they seemed quite content to stay at their respective boards. The 3 or so people I know of who are not active on thier respective board haven't responded at all.
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by bigmikedrivesbmw » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:59 pm

Thursday, August 12
1. New England Patriots
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Oakland Raiders
Friday, August 13
4. Jacksonville Jaguars
5. Washington Redskins
6. Kansas City Chiefs
Saturday, August 14
7. Miami Dolphins
8. Detroit Lions
9. Arizona Cardinals
10. Cleveland Browns
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. San Diego Chargers
13. Tennessee Titans
Sunday, August 15
14. San Francisco 49ers
15. Cincinnati Bengals
Monday, August 16
16. New York Giants



Bonus Question 1: 8

Bonus Question 2: 41

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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by fieldshowqueen » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:15 pm

Thursday, August 12
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Carolina Panthers
3. Oakland Raiders
Friday, August 13
4. Jacksonville Jaguars
5. Buffalo Bills
6. Atlanta Falcons
Saturday, August 14
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Detroit Lions
9. Arizona Cardinals
10. Cleveland Browns
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. Chicago Bears
13. Tennessee Titans
Sunday, August 15
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Denver Broncos
Monday, August 16
16. New York Giants

Bonus Question 1: 6
Bonus Question 2: 31
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by jacjar1 » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:24 pm

hursday, August 12
1. New England Patriots
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Dallas Cowboys
Friday, August 13
4. Philadelphia Eagles
5. Washington Redskins
6. Atlanta Falcons
Saturday, August 14
7. Miami Dolphins
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
9. Arizona Cardinals
10. Green Bay Packers
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. San Diego Chargers
13. Tennessee Titans
Sunday, August 15
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Cincinnati Bengals
Monday, August 16
16. New York Jets

Bonus Question 1: 10
Bonus Question 2: 21

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Post by Marianne » Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:56 pm

1. New Orleans Saints
2. Carolina Panthers
3. Dallas Cowboys
4. Philadelphia Eagles
5. Washington Redskins
6. Kansas City Chiefs
7. Miami Dolphins
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
9. Houston Texans
10. Green Bay Packers
11. St. Louis Rams
12. San Diego Chargers
13. Tennessee Titans
14. Indianapolis Colts
15. Denver Broncos
16. New York Giants

BQ1: 10
BQ2: 28
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Brad » Thu Aug 12, 2010 7:36 pm

Thursday, August 12
1. New Orleans Saints
2. Baltimore Ravens
3. Dallas Cowboys
Friday, August 13
4. Philadelphia Eagles
5. Washington Redskins
6. Atlanta Falcons
Saturday, August 14
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
9. Arizona Cardinals
10. Green Bay Packers
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. San Diego Chargers
13. Tennessee Titans
Sunday, August 15
14. San Francisco 49ers (just gotta do it)
15. Cincinnati Bengals
Monday, August 16
16. New York Jets



Bonus Question 1: What will be the Point Spread of Game# 15 ( Denver Broncos vs Cincinnati Bengals )? 7
(15 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.)

Bonus Question 2: What will be the Final Total Points of Game# 16 ( New York Giants vs New York Jets )? 45
(25 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.)
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Marianne » Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:03 pm

Here are the results for Pre-Season: Week 1

1. 75.441 bigmikedrivesbmw
2. 66.765 jacjar1
3. 64.118 Brad
4. 38.382 fieldshowqueen
5. 38.235 Marianne

I'll try to get a recap up sometime overnight, if my caregiving duties allow it.
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Pre Season Week 2 Game Open

Post by Marianne » Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:05 pm

THE GAME IS NOW OPEN
FOR PICKS FOR
Pre-Season Week 2


Pick The Winner Of Each Game: (40 Points Each)


Thursday, August 19
1. Indianapolis Colts @ Buffalo Bills
2. New England Patriots @ Atlanta Falcons
Friday, August 20
3. Philadelphia Eagles @ Cincinnati Bengals
Saturday, August 21
4. Baltimore Ravens @ Washington Redskins
5. Pittsburgh Steelers @ New York Giants
6. Kansas City Chiefs @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7. St. Louis Rams @ Cleveland Browns
8. Miami Dolphins @ Jacksonville Jaguars
9. New York Jets @ Carolina Panthers
10. Houston Texans @ New Orleans Saints
11. Oakland Raiders @ Chicago Bears
12. Detroit Lions @ Denver Broncos
13. Dallas Cowboys @ San Diego Chargers
14. Green Bay Packers @ Seattle Seahawks
Sunday, August 22
15. Minnesota Vikings @ San Francisco 49ers
Monday, August 23
16. Arizona Cardinals @ Tennessee Titans



Bonus Question 1: What will be the Point Spread of Game# 15 ( Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers )?
(15 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.)

Bonus Question 2: What will be the Final Total Points of Game# 16 ( Arizona Cardinals vs Tennessee Titans )?
(25 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.)


Deadline for picks are as follows:

Deadline 1: (Games 1-2 ) Thursday, August 19 ; 7:30 PM Eastern/ 4:30 PM Pacific.
Deadline 2: (Games 3 ) Friday, August 20 ; 8:00 PM Eastern/ 5:00 PM Pacific.
Deadline 3: (Games 4-14 ) Saturday, August 21 ; 7:00 PM Eastern/ 4:00 PM Pacific.
Deadline 4: (Games 15 ) Sunday, August 22 ; 8:00 PM Eastern/ 5:00 PM Pacific.
Deadline 5: (Games 16 ) Monday, August 23 ; 8:00 PM Eastern/ 5:00 PM Pacific.


If you miss any Deadline, you may still submit picks for games covered under the remaining deadlines, and take "no picks" for the games under the deadlines you've missed.

You may submit all your picks at one time if you wish, with the option to change picks under deadlines that are still open.
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by jacjar1 » Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:29 pm

Thursday, August 19
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. New England Patriots
Friday, August 20
3. Cincinnati Bengals
Saturday, August 21
4. Baltimore Ravens
5. Pittsburgh Steelers
6. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7. Cleveland Browns
8. Jacksonville Jaguars
9. Carolina Panthers
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Oakland Raiders
12. Denver Broncos
13. San Diego Chargers
14. Green Bay Packers
Sunday, August 22
15. Minnesota Vikings
Monday, August 23
16. Tennessee Titans



Bonus Question 1:14

Bonus Question 2: 44
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Post by bigmikedrivesbmw » Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:18 am

1. Indianapolis Colts
2. New England Patriots
Friday, August 20
3. Cincinnati Bengals
Saturday, August 21
4. Baltimore Ravens
5. New York Giants
6. Kansas City Chiefs
7. St. Louis Rams
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Carolina Panthers
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Chicago Bears
12. Denver Broncos
13. Dallas Cowboys
14. Green Bay Packers
Sunday, August 22
15. San Francisco 49ers
Monday, August 23
16. Tennessee Titans



Bonus Question 1: 13

Bonus Question 2: 42

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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by Brad » Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:58 pm

Thursday, August 19
1. Indianapolis Colts
2. New England Patriots
Friday, August 20
3. Philadelphia Eagles
Saturday, August 21
4. Washington Redskins
5. New York Giants
6. Kansas City Chiefs
7. St. Louis Rams
8. Miami Dolphins
9. Carolina Panthers
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Chicago Bears
12. Denver Broncos
13. San Diego Chargers
14. Green Bay Packers
Sunday, August 22
15. San Francisco 49ers
Monday, August 23
16. Tennessee Titans



Bonus Question 1: What will be the Point Spread of Game# 15 ( Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers )?
(15 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.) 8

Bonus Question 2: What will be the Final Total Points of Game# 16 ( Arizona Cardinals vs Tennessee Titans )?
(25 points, minus the variance of your guess from the actual points scored.) 38
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Re: NFL Football Pool Game III

Post by fieldshowqueen » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:29 pm

Marianne wrote:Here are the results for Pre-Season: Week 1

1. 75.441 bigmikedrivesbmw
2. 66.765 jacjar1
3. 64.118 Brad
4. 38.382 fieldshowqueen
5. 38.235 Marianne

I'll try to get a recap up sometime overnight, if my caregiving duties allow it.
Well ... just ... well!!!! lol. Marianne you and I need to pow-wow babe!
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