2016 NFL Picks Contest Rules and Standings Thread!

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Hi everyone,

Week 1 picks are going up TODAY. You have only two days to get in your season-long picks! Any submitted after Thursday will not count!

[Messiah]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION - Seattle Seahawks

NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Seattle Seahawks
AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - New England Patriots

DIVISION CHAMPIONS:
NFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - New York Giants
NFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Seattle Seahawks
NFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Green Bay Packers
NFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Carolina Panthers
AFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - New England Patriots
AFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - San Diego Chargers
AFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Cincinatti Bengals
AFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Indianapolis Colts

PLAYOFF TEAMS:
AFC: Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos
NFC: New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Philip Rivers

[CMPUNKFAN]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION (15 points) Seahawks

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS (1 from AFC, 1 from NFC, 7 points each) AFC: Steelers NFC: Seahawks

DIVISION CHAMPIONS (4 from each conference, 4 points each): AFC: Steelers,Patriots,Texans,Chiefs
NFC: Giants, Packers,Panthers, Seahawks

PLAYOFF TEAMS (6 from each conference, 2 points each): AFC: Steelers,Patriots,Texans,Chiefs,Bengals,Broncos
NFC: Giants, Packers,Panthers,Seahawks,Vikings,Cardinals

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER (5 points): Aaron Rodgers

[RatedRBowler]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION - New England Patriots

NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Arizona Cardinals
AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - New England Patriots

NFC WILD CARDS - Seattle Seahawks, Minnesota Vikings
AFC WILD CARDS - Cinicinatti Bengals, Oakland Raiders

NFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Washington Redskins
NFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Arizona Cardinals
NFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Green Bay Packers
NFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Carolina Panthers
AFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - New England Patriots
AFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Kansas City Chiefs
AFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Indianapolis Colts

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Aaron Rodgers

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SUPER BOWL CHAMPION - Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Seattle Seahawks
AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC WILD CARDS - Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants
AFC WILD CARDS - Jacksonville, Denver Broncos

NFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Washington Redskins
NFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Arizona Cardinals
NFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Green Bay Packers
NFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Carolina Panthers
AFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - New England
AFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Kansas City Chiefs
AFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Houston Texans

MVP: Aaron Rodgers

[BSM]

SUPER BOWL CHAMPION - Cardinals

NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Cardinals
AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS - Steelers

NFC WILD CARDS - Seahawks, Buccaneers
AFC WILD CARDS - Bengals, Raiders

NFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Cowboys
NFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Cardinals
NFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Packers
NFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Panthers
AFC EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Patriots
AFC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Chiefs
AFC NORTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Steelers
AFC SOUTH DIVISION CHAMPIONS - Texans

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - David Johnson

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Standings are updated! @CMPUNKFAN currently has the lead, putting him off to a nice start defending his title from last year. But there's plenty of season to go! @Philip Rivers will need to turn things around quickly to keep pace.

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Standings updated!

@CMPUNKFAN maintains the lead, but it's starting to get interesting with myself, @BSM, @The Legend and @Str8Shooter inching up. Hard fall for @JDD this week, though!

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Updated standings!

@CMPUNKFAN remains on the top, but @Messiah and @HFX bolted up the rankings this week with solid performances in an otherwise mediocre picks week for most people. On the opposite end of the spectrum, @Str8Shooter may have torpedoed himself for a few weeks with a disastrous performance. It'll take a bit to climb back up to where he'd been. Meanwhile, @Philip Rivers holds up the bottom, and @The Legend and I are just waiting to make our move.

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Standings updated!

@Messiah, I don't know why you don't just submit all your picks at once This is the second time this year you submitted a Thursday pick but none for the rest of the week, and you did that a bunch last year too. Get them all in while you remember! @BSM also has missed twice already this season.

Meanwhile, @CMPUNKFAN holds the lead, but it's getting closer at the top. @HFX is fast on the rise, and @The Legend and myself continue a slow ascent as well.

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Standings updated!

After a poor week for @CMPUNKFAN, we have a new leader for the first time since week 2! @Messiah jumps to the top after a great week, with @HFX right on his heels after a great week as well. CMPUNKFAN is down to third, with me right behind him and @Str8Shooter jumping up the list as well after a solid performance. Meanwhile, @The Legend took a big tumble, and everyone else stayed in generally the same spots.

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Also of note, @BSM, you are no longer allowed to miss any more weeks this year if you are to qualify for the year-end standings!

[Messiah]

Standings updated!

@Messiah, I don't know why you don't just submit all your picks at once This is the second time this year you submitted a Thursday pick but none for the rest of the week, and you did that a bunch last year too.

I always want to do explanations for my picks, then something comes up on the weekend and I just forget.

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Standings updated!

@Messiah holds the lead for now, but @CMPUNKFAN has leapfrogged @HFX to get back into second, while @Str8Shooter has leapfrogged me to get into third. @BSM has been eliminated after using up all three strikes.

It's anyone's ball game though, as most of us are bunched up really well. We still have more than half a season to go!

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Standings updated!

@Messiah holds on to the top spot for now, but thanks to a great week by me and not so great weeks by most people ahead of me I've charged up a few spots. @HFX holding tight at #2, and @CMPUNKFAN heading the wrong way in the standings after being in first most of this year so far. Meanwhile, @Philip Rivers and @RatedRBowler are getting dangerously close to elimination.

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Standings updated!

@Messiah holds the lead yet again, but things are getting tight near the top. Only one position change this week, with @CMPUNKFAN and I swapping in third and fourth. @Philip Rivers has been eliminated due to missing too many weeks.

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After a terrible week for pretty much everyone, there wasn't a whole lot of movement in the rankings. But one person had an especially shitty week... @HFX tumbles out of the top cluster and sinks to near the bottom. Yikes.

Meanwhile, @RatedRbowler is eliminated due to missing mroe than 3 weeks.

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Standings updated!

The good news is that most people drastically improved their percentages over the last few weeks. The only people who did not are @CMPUNKFAN, who is in the midst of a freefall, and @Messiah, who held fairly close to his previous mark. Thanks to outstanding several week stretches by myself and @DBSoT, however, the top is now getting very interesting. I've got the lead for the first time this season, but lots of people within striking distance as we head into the final four weeks of the regular season!

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Standings updated! I maintain my lead, with CMPUNKFAN leapfrogging Messiah to start reversing his descent down the standings. It's still anyone's game with three weeks, playoffs, and preseason bonuses to go!

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Standings updated!

Thanks to a couple excellent weeks I've taken a firm grip on the number one spot. But anything can still happen. @The Legend and @DBSOT saw their stock rise significantly this week thanks to really great picks. Messiah is holding tight in second.