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January 26th, 2022 at 9:04:18 PM permalink
They only need to change the rules for playoff games, which happen every few years. I don't think the union will object.
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January 27th, 2022 at 4:47:00 AM permalink
Greetings!

The Conference Championship Lines are as follows:

Bengals (+7) @ Chiefs (-7) O/U 54.5
49ers (+3.5) @ Rams (-3.5) O/U 46

Let's call it the same thing and say just to get picks in before 15:00 EST on Sunday, 1/30/22 (kickoff); I'd never have an up to the minute deadline for the regular game, but it's basically fine for the Playoff Game. There will likely be an earlier in the day deadline for the Super Bowl, of course.
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Greetings!

The Conference Championship Picks are as follows:

Mission146:
Bengals +7
Bengals UNDER 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers OVER 46

UnJon:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs UNDER 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams OVER 46

Wizard:
Bengals +7
Bengals UNDER 54.5
49ers + 3.5
49ers UNDER 46

AZDuffman:
CHIEFS -7
Chiefs OVER 54.5
49ers + 3.5
49ers UNDER 46

JW17:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs over
Rams -3.5
Rams under

JohnnyQ:
Bengals (+7)
Rams (-3.5)
Bengals U 54.5
49ers O 46

RideTheEdge:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs UNDER 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers UNDER 46

EdCollins:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs Over 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams Under 46

MWalz9:
Bengals +7
Bengals UNDER 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams OVER 46

PlayYourCardsRight:
Bengals +7
Bengals OVER 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams OVER 46

Sparty10k:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs over 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers under 46

GenWyzgy:
Bengals +7
Bengals OVER
Rams -3.5
49ers UNDER

Gaming711:
Kansas City -7
Kansas City O54.5
San Fran +3.5
San Fran o 46

Billryan:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs OVER 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams Under 46

miplet:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs OVER 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers UNDER 46

IndyJeffrey
Bengals +7
Bengals Under 54.5
49ers +3.5
Over 46

SOOPOO:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs over 54.5
Rams-3.5
Rams over 46

JohnZimbo:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs under 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers over 46

MWLanca:
Chiefs -7
Bengals/Chiefs un54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams/49ers ov46

EricGarthwaite:
Chiefs -7
Chiefs UNDER 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers UNDER 46

Gordonm888
Bengals +7
Bengals OVER 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers UNDER 46

JML24:
Bengals +7
Bengals UNDER 54.5
49ers +3.5
49ers UNDER 46

FourFiveFace:
Bengals +7
Bengals UNDER 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams OVER 46

VegasBrent:
Kansas City -7
Kansas City OV 54.5
San Francisco +3.5
San Francisco OV 46
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Mission. You are missing my picks that I sent this morning at 7:55am EST.
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January 30th, 2022 at 6:28:53 PM permalink
Quote: unJon

Mission. You are missing my picks that I sent this morning at 7:55am EST.
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UnJon, what were your picks?
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January 30th, 2022 at 6:48:29 PM permalink
Quote: EdCollins

Quote: unJon

Mission. You are missing my picks that I sent this morning at 7:55am EST.
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UnJon, what were your picks?
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Chiefs -7
Chiefs UNDER 54.5
Rams -3.5
Rams OVER 46
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January 30th, 2022 at 6:53:35 PM permalink
Thanks.
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January 30th, 2022 at 6:57:33 PM permalink
Ignore. Reread rules and this post wrong.
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January 30th, 2022 at 7:02:51 PM permalink
Ignore? Your picks are not valid?
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January 30th, 2022 at 7:06:16 PM permalink
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Ignore? Your picks are not valid?
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Pick are fine. I made a follow up post saying that I thought picks were worth 3pts this week, but then deleted after I reread the rules.
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January 30th, 2022 at 7:09:08 PM permalink
Ah. Okay, thanks.

Here's the full worksheet so far... but I suspect the image might be too small to read.

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January 30th, 2022 at 7:15:33 PM permalink
Rams open as a 3.5 point favorite in the Superbowl. We all have two weeks to endlessly analyze that one.
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January 31st, 2022 at 4:39:52 AM permalink
Quote: gordonm888

Rams open as a 3.5 point favorite in the Superbowl. We all have two weeks to endlessly analyze that one.
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My local book has 4 now. I would have guessed Bengals -2 so I guess I can forget about a guest appearance on the Stardust Lines Show.

Interesting that exactly half of the players are above .500 and half below.I sort of like Cincy +170 at my local book.
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January 31st, 2022 at 6:50:34 AM permalink
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Mission. You are missing my picks that I sent this morning at 7:55am EST.
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I'm sorry about that! It seems EdCollins has recognized them, but I also added them to that post as a formality. I must have accidentally closed the tab that contained your picks when I was compiling them. That's usually how I do it---just open them all at once in new tabs.
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January 31st, 2022 at 12:14:07 PM permalink
How I'm not in last place is astounding! I'm doing tragically awful with my picks.
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January 31st, 2022 at 1:02:30 PM permalink
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How I'm not in last place is astounding! I'm doing tragically awful with my picks.
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This is rather frustrating to me as I’ve been trying to get to last place the last two weeks.
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January 31st, 2022 at 3:03:29 PM permalink
Quote: Mission146

Quote: unJon

Mission. You are missing my picks that I sent this morning at 7:55am EST.
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I'm sorry about that! It seems EdCollins has recognized them, but I also added them to that post as a formality. I must have accidentally closed the tab that contained your picks when I was compiling them. That's usually how I do it---just open them all at once in new tabs.
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No worries. No blood, no foul.
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January 31st, 2022 at 4:40:30 PM permalink
$CashApp me $17.50 and i wont pick the last week :)
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January 31st, 2022 at 4:58:56 PM permalink
I'm looking forward to see the ten questions for this year's contest.

These were the ten questions the last time we held the contest, two years ago:

1) Will an equal or lesser number of points be scored in the third quarter as in the first quarter?
2) Will an equal or lesser number of points be scored in the second quarter as in the fourth quarter?
3) Will the team that calls the toss be correct?
4) Will the first score of the game be a touchdown?
5) Will Patrick Mahomes have at least 100 more passing yards than Jimmy Garoppolo?
6) Will Patrick Mahomes be credited with six or more rushes? (Not yards, number of carries)
7) If we multiply the points scored in the fourth quarter by three and then subtract two, will that result be MORE points than was scored in the first three quarters combined?
8) Will at least one two-point conversion be attempted in this game?
9) If overtime DOES NOT count, will 27 or more points be scored in the second half?
10) Will there be a failed 4th Down Conversion attempt in this game?
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February 1st, 2022 at 5:11:11 AM permalink
Quote: EdCollins

I'm looking forward to see the ten questions for this year's contest.

These were the ten questions the last time we held the contest, two years ago:

1) Will an equal or lesser number of points be scored in the third quarter as in the first quarter?
2) Will an equal or lesser number of points be scored in the second quarter as in the fourth quarter?
3) Will the team that calls the toss be correct?
4) Will the first score of the game be a touchdown?
5) Will Patrick Mahomes have at least 100 more passing yards than Jimmy Garoppolo?
6) Will Patrick Mahomes be credited with six or more rushes? (Not yards, number of carries)
7) If we multiply the points scored in the fourth quarter by three and then subtract two, will that result be MORE points than was scored in the first three quarters combined?
8) Will at least one two-point conversion be attempted in this game?
9) If overtime DOES NOT count, will 27 or more points be scored in the second half?
10) Will there be a failed 4th Down Conversion attempt in this game?
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You can expect Questions 1-4 to remain the same. Question #8 will appear somewhere, as will Question #10.
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February 9th, 2022 at 7:33:46 PM permalink
When are the props coming out?
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February 11th, 2022 at 6:24:07 AM permalink
Greetings!

The Super Bowl Lines and Prop Questions are as follows:

Super Bowl kickoff is 18:30 EST on Sunday, so I think that 17:00 EST will be a reasonable time to require that the picks be submitted.

Please make both of your Picks AND answer all of the Super Bowl questions. For tiebreaker purposes, please also (separately) predict the exact score of the game.

Los Angeles Rams (-4) v. Cincinnati Bengals (+4) O/U 48.5

PROP QUESTIONS:

1) Will an equal or lesser number of points be scored in the third quarter as in the first quarter?
2) Will an equal or lesser number of points be scored in the second quarter as in the fourth quarter?
3) Will the team that calls the toss be correct?
4) Will the first score of the game be a touchdown?
5.) Will at least one two-point conversion be attempted in this game?
6.) Will there be a failed 4th Down Conversion attempt in this game?
7.) If we subtract one from the number of TD passes thrown (by both teams), will the number of TD's thrown still meet or exceed the combined number of interceptions thrown and fumbles LOST by both teams?
8.) Will Matthew Stafford have more passing yards than Joe Burrow in this game?
9.) Will the longest FG MADE in this game exceed the yardage of the longest pass completion?
10.) Will there be at least three combined rushing TD's in this game?
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February 11th, 2022 at 7:12:14 AM permalink
Can you review what the points are for this weekend? Is each question worth 1 point and the game and O/U worth 4 points each, or something like that?
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February 11th, 2022 at 7:13:15 AM permalink
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Can you review what the points are for this weekend? Is each question worth 1 point and the game and O/U worth 4 points each, or something like that?
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That is exactly correct, so getting the spread, O/U and all questions right makes as many as 18 points possible.
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February 11th, 2022 at 8:19:12 AM permalink
Is it too late to re-phrase #8?

All of the other questions are YES or NO questions. If we rephrase #8 to: "Will Stafford have more passing yards than Burrow?" than that also becomes a YES or NO question.
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February 11th, 2022 at 8:25:12 AM permalink
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Is it too late to re-phrase #8?

All of the other questions are YES or NO questions. If we rephrase #8 to: "Will Stafford have more passing yards than Burrow?" than that also becomes a YES or NO question.
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Great point, and done!
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February 11th, 2022 at 8:43:08 AM permalink
Thanks. And if everyone could send Mission their 12 picks on 12 separate lines like this:

EdCollins:
Rams -4
Under 48.5
1.Yes
2.No
3.Yes
4.No
5.Yes
6.No
7.Yes
8.No
9.Yes
10.No

Or even as simple as

EdCollins:
Rams
Under
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No

that would help me. (Later today I will be writing a simple VBA script that will read Mission's post of everyone's predictions. The script will add everyone's picks to my scoring spreadsheet, so I won't have to do it manually on Sunday.) I'll be writing my script to anticipate this 12 line format. Thanks.

Enjoy the game and have fun.
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February 11th, 2022 at 9:10:32 AM permalink
Quote: Mission146

For tiebreaker purposes, please also (separately) predict the exact score of the game.



Am I picking teams? That is Bengals 72 - Rams 13? Or just score? That is 72 - 13?

Thanks!
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February 11th, 2022 at 9:15:32 AM permalink
I'm pretty sure that's also with the teams, not just the score. Mission will confirm. And if that line can be added last to your picks, that would be great. So now a proper submission will be a total of 13 lines, with the tiebreaker last.
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February 12th, 2022 at 9:34:18 AM permalink
Mission, I PM’d you a question I would be grateful if you would answer by PM or in this thread before I submit my picks. Thanks!
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February 12th, 2022 at 10:18:45 AM permalink
Quote: IndyJeffrey

Quote: Mission146

For tiebreaker purposes, please also (separately) predict the exact score of the game.



Am I picking teams? That is Bengals 72 - Rams 13? Or just score? That is 72 - 13?

Thanks!
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Teams and score. I know people going for the, 'You Suck,' prize could gimmick the score for tiebreaker purposes, but they'd still have to get the winner wrong.
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These are the standings going into The Big Game, yes?

With 18 points possible, it is wide open.
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February 12th, 2022 at 12:40:09 PM permalink
Yes, these are the standings.

I wish it were still wide open.

IndyJeffrey is 3.5 points ahead of me. That pretty much means I have to pick differently from him, for either the spread or the total, AND I have to get both correct.

Anything less and it will be almost impossible to catch him.

With ten props, many of our our prop picks will be the same. I have to hope we pick opposite on several of them and I have to win those.

A lead of four points or more is actually hard to overcome.
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February 12th, 2022 at 1:11:06 PM permalink
Quote: EdCollins

Yes, these are the standings.

I wish it were still wide open.

IndyJeffrey is 3.5 points ahead of me. That pretty much means I have to pick differently from him, for either the spread or the total, AND I have to get both correct.

Anything less and it will be almost impossible to catch him.

With ten props, many of our our prop picks will be the same. I have to hope we pick opposite on several of them and I have to win those.

A lead of four points or more is actually hard to overcome.
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You gotta believe!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just get your 18 points and go from there.
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February 13th, 2022 at 2:20:19 PM permalink
Greetings!

The Super Bowl Picks are as follows:

Mission146:
Bengals +4
Bengals OVER 48.5
1.) NO
2.) YES
3.) NO
4.) NO
5.) NO
6.) YES
7.) YES
8.) YES
9.) YES
10.) NO

JW17:
Rams -4
Rams under
1. Lesser
2. Lesser
3. Yes
4. No
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. Stafford
9. Yes
10. Yes

VegasBrent:
Rams -4
Over 48.5
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. No
10. Yes
Rams 34, Bengles 20

JohnnyQ:
RAMS
OVER
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RAMS 31, BENGALS 24

AZDUFFMAN:
Bengals +4
Bengals UNDER 48.5
1.) NO
2.) YES
3.) NO
4.) NO
5.) YES
6.) YES
7.) NO
8.) NO
9.) NO
10.) NO

Wizard:
Bengals +4
Under 48.5
1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. Yes
10. No

Johnzimbo:
Rams -4
Under 48.5
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Tiebreaker 31-13 Rams

unJon:
Rams -4
Over 48.5
1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. No
10. Yes
Tie-Break: Bengals 860 - Rams 368

FourFiveFace:
Rams -4
Under 48.5
1. NO
2. NO
3. YES
4. NO
5. YES
6. YES
7. YES
8. YES
9. YES
10. NO
Rams 27 - Bengals 20

EdCollins
Bengals
Under
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. No
10. No
Rams 24 Bengals 21

SOOPOO:
Rams-4
Over 48.5
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Rams 34. Bengals 27

JML24:
Bengals +4
Bengals UNDER 48.5
Exact score tiebreaker Bengals 20 Rams 23
1.) NO
2.) YES
3.) YES
4.) YES
5.) NO
6.) YES
7.) NO
8.) NO
9.) NO
10.) NO

RideTheEdge
Rams -4
OVER 48.5
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Final Score: Rams 27 Bengals 24

IndyJeffrey
Bengals +4
Under 48.5
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Bengals 23 Rams 17

Gaming711:
Rams -4 and over 48.5
1. NO
2. YES
3. Yes
4 no
5 yes
6 yes
7 yes
8 Matthew more
9 yes FG more
10 yes

EricGarthwaite:
Rams -4
Rams UNDER 48.5

miplet:
Bengals +4
Under 48.5
1.No
2.No
3.No
4.No
5.No
6.No
7.No
8.No
9.No
10.No
Bengals win 24 to 21

MWLanca:
Rams -4
Rams/Bengals under 48.5
1. no
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes
5 yes
6. yes
7. yes
8. no
9. no
10. no
Exact score Rams 38 Bengals 10

PlayYourCardsRight:
Cincinnati -4
Over 48.5
1. No
2. No
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. No
7. No
8. No
9. No
10. No
Cincinnati 35, Los Angeles 31

Billryan:
Bengals
Over
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Bengals 33-31

Sparty10k:
Rams -4
Rams under 48.5
1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. No
9. No
10. Yes
Rams 30 Bengals 17

GenWyzgy:
Bengals +4
Over 48.5
Bengals 27 Rams 23
1. No
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. No
10. No

Gordonm888
Bengals +4
Rams Under 48.5

NOTE---Both EricGarthwaite and Gordonm888 did not make an attempt to answer the prop questions, thus, both are disqualified from the, "You Suck," prize.
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February 13th, 2022 at 3:01:53 PM permalink
I've received two PM's with specific SB predictions, which are accepted. I haven't added them to the list, but will do if it ends up being relevant.
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February 13th, 2022 at 7:43:29 PM permalink
JML hopefully bet a few thousand on his exact score prediction. Then he could retire….
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February 13th, 2022 at 8:09:26 PM permalink
I believe these are the answers to all ten prop questions. If someone could double-check me, that would be great.


1) Will an equal or LESSER number of points be scored in the third quarter as in the first quarter?
NO. 3rd Quarter had MORE. (3rd = 13. 1st = 10.)


2) Will an equal or LESSER number of points be scored in the second quarter as in the fourth quarter?
NO. 2nd Quarter had MORE. (2nd = 13. 4th = 7.)


3) Will the team that calls the toss be correct?
NO. (Rams, as the designated visiting team, called it and were wrong.)


4) Will the first score of the game be a touchdown?
YES. (Odell Beckham Jr. Pass from Stafford for 17 Yards.)


5.) Will at least one two-point conversion be attempted in this game?
YES. (Maybe. ESPN is apparently calling this botched 1-point try an unsuccessful 2-point try. Since they initially lined up and attempted a 1-point try, it seems to me it should be an unsuccessful 1-point try, but what do I know.)


6.) Will there be a failed 4th Down Conversion attempt in this game?
YES. (Bengals attempted to convert a 4th down early, and failed.)


7.) If we subtract one from the number of TD passes thrown (by both teams), will the number of TD's thrown still meet or exceed the combined number of interceptions thrown and fumbles LOST by both teams?
YES. (5 TD passes - 1 = 4 > 2 interceptions.)


8.) Will Matthew Stafford have more passing yards than Joe Burrow in this game?
YES. (Stafford 283 > Burrow 263)


9.) Will the longest FG MADE in this game exceed the yardage of the longest pass completion?
NO. (Longest pass play was 75 yards.)


10.) Will there be at least three combined rushing TD's in this game?
NO. (Zero rushing TDs)
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February 13th, 2022 at 8:10:09 PM permalink
If I graded the ten prop questions correctly, I believe these are the final standings.

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February 13th, 2022 at 8:10:46 PM permalink
Well, I screwed myself. I took 10 days off from the forum and returned a few hours before the game to enter my superbowl picks -which I went 2 for 2 on. But I simply didn't notice the prop questions that had been listed several days earlier, so I didn't submit picks for them. My fault entirely; and I can't imagine that I would have been particularly skillful at picking those prop questions anyway.

I would have needed 6/10 correct picks on the props to finish in the money. Oh well.
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February 13th, 2022 at 8:18:35 PM permalink
To give an example of how much money is wagered on this game, I sold four comics for $3600 to three different buyers within five minutes of the game ending, and turned down $9500, and then $9700 on another book. I've never seen that after a Super Bowl before. Hopefully, this is the start of a good week.
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February 13th, 2022 at 8:18:41 PM permalink
Wooo! I suck!
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February 13th, 2022 at 10:30:10 PM permalink
Quote: SOOPOO

JML hopefully bet a few thousand on his exact score prediction. Then he could retire….
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Unfortunately all I won is bragging rights in this thread! It was pretty fun to hit my exact score even though it was only the tiebreaker.
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February 14th, 2022 at 6:37:30 AM permalink
Thanks Ed Collins and Mission for another very fun season, even if my picking was not so great!
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February 14th, 2022 at 7:08:34 AM permalink
Quote: EdCollins

If I graded the ten prop questions correctly, I believe these are the final standings.


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Congratulations to IndyJeffrey on the win, Wizard on the second place finish, JML24 on third place and UnJon for getting the, "You Suck," prize!

I'll be sending some PM's out either later today or tomorrow as relates payouts.

I can confirm that there was a failed Two Point Conversion in the game as that goes down as a 2 PT Attempt (Incomplete Pass) as there was no Extra Point try that either missed or was blocked. That's how it is scored when that happens, as a failed 2PT, so that is correct.
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February 14th, 2022 at 10:11:10 AM permalink
Thank God that is over! I would have come in third picking opposite of what I did pick! Brutal.

It was still fun.

Thanks for having the contest and letting me play.

I will do better on any future contests. You can bet on it!
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February 14th, 2022 at 10:53:10 AM permalink
Hello VegasBrent. I agree that you are very likely to do better in the future, I mean, there aren't that many spots below you. Hehehe.....
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February 14th, 2022 at 11:38:45 AM permalink
Another $2500 in sales overnight. I like this sports betting mania.
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