[Ian]

Another forum has a thread on this, and it seems like it would make for a good gambling contest.

Pick 6 NFL teams to miss the playoffs and send 100 points to this post. If all 6 of your teams miss out, you split the prize pool with anyone else who picks correctly. If one of your teams makes the playoffs, you're out unless nobody picks 6 teams correctly, in which case everybody gets a refund. Beware, picking all 6 is much tougher than it seems. I'll pay out as soon as the regular season ends. No editing picks posts. GL!

[wquine]

Sounds cool, maybe shoot the idea over to LTProfits

[Ian]

Sounds cool, maybe shoot the idea over to LTProfits

If SBR or any mods want to adopt it they are more than welcome... especially if they give the contest some sort of overlay.

[Ian]

I'll start.

Cincinnati Bengals
Denver Broncos
Detroit Lions
Houston Texans
New York Jets
Philadelphia Eagles

[cincinnatikid513]

everybody will pick the same teams

[Machba]

vikings
jets
miami
giants
bears
jags

[Ian]

everybody will pick the same teams

That would be a really bad strategy because if you win you're chopping up the prize pool with a bunch of other people... that's why I picked Denver over some teams with longer odds.

[Otters27]

Broncos

Bears

Giants

Lions

Packers

Patriots

[cincinnatikid513]

edit

[PackerBacker]

Lions
Jets
Texans
Jaguars
Bengals
Bears

[teacher10]

delete

[Ian]

I'm glad to see the picks coming in, but remember to send 100 points to the OP to qualify. I'll pay out at the end of the regular season.

[Ian]

2 paid entries so far with 2 more pledged once they get the points.

This should be a fun contest. Join in.

[Ian]

3 paid entries so far:
Myself
PackerBacker
Machba

Think you can pick 6 teams better than us? Post your picks in this thread and send 100 points to the first post.

[Ian]

4 entries so far. Select your 6 teams and send 100 points to OP to get in on the action.

[rickie65]

Cin
det
hou
nyj
jax
car

[Champ2399]

I'll play - here are my six to miss the playoffs:

Carolina Panthers
Houston Texans
Detroit Lions
Arizona Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Las Vegas Raiders

[Ian]

600 points are in the prize pool. The cutoff for entries will be kickoff of tonight's game. If people want to enter, but don't have the points they can make their picks itt before kickoff and I'll give them until Sunday at 1 to get their points in.

If you think you're sharp (or square for that matter) send 100 points and jump on in.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

Alright, I'll give it a shot.

Jets
Bengals
Jaguars
Texans
Lions
Falcons

[seaborneq]

Jets
Carolina
Bengals
Jaguars
Broncos
Eagles

[Ian]

Entries closed. 800 point prize pool. GL all!

[daneblazer]

Oof. Didn’t see this

[KVB]

This was a cool idea.

Good Luck everyone.

I would consider hopping in if it opens up again or another one starts.

[seaborneq]

This is going to be interesting. Jags and texans will be picking 1 and 2 in the draft next year.

[seaborneq]

Looks like there will be more than one winner

[Ian]

Looks like there will be more than one winner

The bad teams have been awful this year. Burrow could bury a lot of us with the Bengals, though... still a lot of season left.

[seaborneq]

Bengals might actually make the playoffs.

[seaborneq]

Bengals and Broncos would be in the playoffs if it started today in week 6

[seaborneq]

vikings
jets
miami
giants
bears
jags

Definitely the leader in the clubhouse. None of these teams will win their division. Minnesota seems to be the only team that has a chance to make a wild card.

[seaborneq]

Bengals, Eagles, nor Vikings would be in the playoffs today. So Machba is still the ONLY entrant who would be the leader in the clubhouse if the season ended today. Bengals would get a lot of us if they make the playoffs.

[OldBill]

MY 6 are Steelers Chargers Raiders WASH Panthers Saints

[Ian]

Bengals, Eagles, nor Vikings would be in the playoffs today. So Machba is still the ONLY entrant who would be the leader in the clubhouse if the season ended today. Bengals would get a lot of us if they make the playoffs.

All but 2 of us are in good shape now, but it the Bengals, Eagles, Broncos, Dolphins or Panthers going on a run could change everything.

I'm surprised at how many of us are doing well... normally there are more surprise teams.

[seaborneq]

Bengals looks like a playoff team. So a few of us are out

[Ian]

With 1 week to go Machba has already clinched an 800 point victory. Congrats. I'm going to wait a few days to pay out just in case my grading is wrong. I hope posters had fun with this contest. Maybe next year we could do something like this on a larger scale. Thanks for playing, everyone.


Me: OUT with Bengals, Eagles
Packer Backer: OUT with Bengals
Machba: WINNER
Otters27: OUT with Packers, Patriots
rickie65: OUT with Bengals
Champ2399: OUT with Cardinals, Cowboys, maybe Raiders
JAKEPEAVY21: OUT with Bengals
seaborneq: OUT with Bengals

[seaborneq]

With 1 week to go Machba has already clinched an 800 point victory. Congrats. I'm going to wait a few days to pay out just in case my grading is wrong. I hope posters had fun with this contest. Maybe next year we could do something like this on a larger scale. Thanks for playing, everyone.


Me: OUT with Bengals, Eagles
Packer Backer: OUT with Bengals
Machba: WINNER
Otters27: OUT with Packers, Patriots
rickie65: OUT with Bengals
Champ2399: OUT with Cardinals, Cowboys, maybe Raiders
JAKEPEAVY21: OUT with Bengals
seaborneq: OUT with Bengals

Machba looked like the winner before the midway point. He picked teams that won’t even finish with winning records let alone winning a division or making the playoffs. Great picks. It is much harder than it looks. Cincinnati burned most of us and they went from worst to first. So it wasn’t a bad pick. If any of the other AFC North teams play just at expectations the Bengals don’t make the playoffs.