Smogon NFL PPC '15 Winner: Del Rio

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It's that time of the year again!

The rules are the same as last year, if you've played before, and are pretty simple if you're new. The competition will be split into two parts again, but before I explain them here's the general rules first:

Rules said:
1. Failure to submit a prediction by gametime will result in a forfeit of that game: no exceptions. If the game kicks off at 1:00 EST and you submit at 1:02 EST, tough shit.
2. In addition to this, any edits to posts after the first games kick off will result in the forfeiting of all prior games. If you make your guesses for the saturday games and sunday games in the same post, then decide to edit your sunday afternoon pick on sunday morning by editing that post, you will be given losses for the two saturday games. Instead, make a new post with your changed picks.
3. Do NOT get into discussions/debates with other peoples' picks. No flaming, no bashing, no "omg why did you pick them" etc. Tips are OK, but it's preferable to keep them in the NFL discussion thread instead.
4. This competition is graded by hand, by an incompetent and unpaid flunky. Grievances can be made here.

This game will be split into two parts. Scoring for each part will be done separately, and the scoring for each part will also be combined to give an overall winner.


Part 1: Weekly Picks

This part's easy. For each week after the first (or the first too, if you prefer) the matchups for the week will be posted in the thread. Simply choose the winners for each matchup sometime between when they're posted (Sunday night) to when the first game the next week is played (Saturday afternoon/night). Each correct pick is worth one point.

Example using this week's matchups:

Wild Card Matchups said:
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)


Part 2: Overall Picks

For this part, you have to pick the overall outcome of every playoff game, from the wild card games to the Super Bowl. There are 11 games, and 1 point is awarded for choosing the winner of each game (only the winner is necessary, ie it does not matter if the #1 seeded Patriots beat the #5 seeded Bengals or the #6 seeded Ravens, you still get 1 point if the Patriots win).

Since all four matchups are the same in week 1, you'll only have to post those once. However, after that, take special note of the seedings! The lowest remaining seed in each conference plays the #1 seed after the wild card round, and the highest remaining seed (3-5) plays the #2 seed. The higher seed always plays at home, so remember that while making your picks. If you do not follow the seedings carefully, you're liable to fuck it all up and not be awarded any points from those games.

Here's this year's schedule, and an example of how your bracket should look:

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Example Bracket said:
AFC
Cincinnati (#5)
@ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)
Cincinnati (#5)
@ New England (#1)

Cincinnati (#5) @ Denver (#2)


NFC
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Carolina (#4) @ Dallas (#3)


Cat Bowl
Cincinnati (#5)
vs. Carolina (#4)
Remember, there's no website we're using for this. Post all your picks in the thread.

Good luck!


Wild Card Matchups said:
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Byes: Seattle (#1), Green Bay (#2), New England (#1), Denver (#2)
 

TheValkyries

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PART JUAN:
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

PART DUEX:
AFC:

WILD CARD:
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

DIVISIONAL:
Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)
Cincinnati (#5) @ New England (#1)
CONFERENCE:
Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

NFC:

WILD CARD:
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)


DIVISIONAL:
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Arizona (#5) @ Seattle (#1)
CONFERENCE:
Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)

SOUP OR BOWL:
New England. EAT IT.
 
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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6)
@ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Overall

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6)
@ Pittsburgh (#3)

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

Denver (#2) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3)
@ Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl

Patriots vs. Cowboys
 

DetroitLolcat

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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Overall

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
Denver (#2)
@ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl

Broncos (#2) vs. Seahawks (#1)

Non-homer picks here because I want to see how actually good I am at picking these games. Go Lions as always #SB49 #OnePride #YoureGoddamnRightThisIsTwitterNow
 

Finchinator

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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3)
@ Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

SUPER BOWL
New England (#1) vs Seattle (#1)
 
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3)
@ Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

SUPER BOWL
New England (#1) vs Seattle (#1)
 

Bull Of Heaven

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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Cincinnati (#5) @ New England (#1)
Pittsburgh (#3)
@ Denver (#2)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)

SUPER BOWL

New England (#1) vs. Seattle (#1)
 

The Avalanches

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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC

Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)

Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)
Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

NFC

Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Arizona (#5) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Arizona (#5) @ Green Bay (#2)

SUPER BOWL
Green Bay (#2) @ New England (#1)
 
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macle

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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

Denver (#2) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Arizona (#5) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)
SUPER BOWL

New England (#1) vs. Packers (#2)
 
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

Baltimore (#6) @ Indianapolis (#4)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Arizona (#5) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3)
@ Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl
Dallas vs Indianapolis

Y'all are boring.
 

jacob

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Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)
Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)

Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

NFC

Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3)
@ Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl
Dallas (#3) vs. Indianapolis (#4)
 
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)

New England (#1) @ Denver (#2)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Detroit (#6) @ Seattle (#1)
Arizona (#5) @ Green Bay (#2)

Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl
New England (#1) vs. Green Bay (#2)
 

WaterBomb

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P1:

Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

P2:

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)
Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Arizona (#5) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl
Green Bay (#2) vs New England (#1)



 

xJownage

Even pendulums swing both ways
TODAY, TODAY: (and tomorrow)


Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Divisional:

Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)

Championship:

Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)
Green Bay (#2)
@ Seattle (#1)

The NFC should play out as the seeds progress, however, I am picking the packers to shock the world. This seahawks team just doesn't have the same feel as the one from last year, in fact, they seem to be...disorganized slightly. Even when they beat the cardinals and people were ready to hail back-to-back championships, they still looked a bit discombobulated and uncomfortable, and missed some opportunities. Aaron rodgers is fucking hot, and I know it will be tough on the road, but the packers have been here already this year and have learned a lot from it. Lets face it, the current packers are WORLDS better than the packers who went up there week 1.


Sauperbawl

Green Bay @ New England

Packers offense is just TOO GOOD. with eddie lacy there to pound the ball on the ground, the packers are just scary on both sides of the ball and will just run over the pats defense as soon as one opens up. It may be opportunistic, but thats fine. As soon as they get their shot, the Packers will run through it.
 
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Overall

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

Denver (#2) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Arizona (#5) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl

New England (#1) vs Dallas (#3)
 
Weekly picks:

Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

All at home. Arizona crippled by QB issues, Big Ben gets over potential lack of Le'veon and continuous to hit Antonio and Martavius as he has done all season. Dalton gets stage fright. Lions defence manage to shut down Demarco and limit Dez, but Matt / Calvin and co. are unable to put any real points on the board.

Overall Picks:

AFC:

WILD CARD:
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)

DIVISIONAL:
Pittsburgh (#3) @ Denver (#2)
Indianapolis (#5) @ New England (#1)

No. 6 rushing defence put the stops on CJ and Peyton struggles to get the passing game going (Jumping on that bandwagon). Le'veon is back. For New England, home advtantage is key. This game is a shootout, but Andrew and co. are unable to get it done

CONFERENCE:
Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)

Le'veon and Antonio show, New England offence fails to get it going. More "Bradying" sighted.

NFC:

WILD CARD:
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

DIVISIONAL:
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Carolina (#5) @ Seattle (#1)

Dallas offence fail to outscore Green Bay offence at Lambeau, to be expected. Seattle / Carolina game as expected the Panthers "getting hot" can't hide a lack of strength in depth.

CONFERENCE:
Green Bay (#2) @ Seattle (#1)

Much as it pains me to say this, Green Bay struggle on the road against a good defence for the fourth time this season (see Seattle in Week 1, Detroit in Week 3 and Bills in Week 15).

SUPERBOWL:
Pittsburgh vs. Seattle

Another offence made to look stupid in the superbowl by the Legion of Boom. Hard to see the Lombardi not going back to Seattle.
 
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Baltimore (#6)
@ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Overall

AFC
New England (#1) @ BYE
Denver (#2) @ BYE
Cincinnati (#5) @ Indianapolis (#4)
Baltimore (#6)
@ Pittsburgh (#3)

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Indianapolis (#4)
@ Denver (#2)

Indianapolis (#4) @ New England (#1)

NFC
Seattle (#1) @ BYE
Green Bay (#2) @ BYE
Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @
Green Bay (#2)

Dallas (#3) @ Seattle (#1)

Super Bowl

New England (#1) vs. Seattle (#1)
 
Baltimore (#6) @ Pittsburgh (#3)
Cincinnati (#5)
@ Indianapolis (#4)

Cincinnati (#5) @ New England (#1)
Pittsburgh (#3)
@ Denver (#2)

Pittsburgh (#3) @ New England (#1)


Arizona (#5) @ Carolina (#4)
Detroit (#6) @ Dallas (#3)

Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)

Carolina (#4) @ Dallas (#3)


Dallas (#3) vs New England (#1)
 
-Tsunami-, Del Rio, and xJownage all went 4-0 this week to claim 1st place.

The favorites (the four home teams) went 3-1. No one did worse than 2-2, so at least there's that.

Divisional Round said:
Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
 

TheValkyries

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Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

The week in which men are separated from boys.
 

DetroitLolcat

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Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)

#TheyPickedUpTheFlag #NoJusticeNoPeace
 

The Avalanches

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Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
 

macle

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^ loser

Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
 
Baltimore (#6) @ New England (#1)
Carolina (#4) @ Seattle (#1)
Dallas (#3) @ Green Bay (#2)
Indianapolis (#4) @ Denver (#2)
 

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