January 31, 2012

Super Bowl Pick 'em: Make your picks inside

posted by apoch to fantasy at 07:41 AM - 33 comments

Scores for all weeks can be seen here. Please review for accuracy.

Standings up until now:

1. Owlhouse with 17 points
2. billsaysthis and rcade with 13
4. cixelsyd and tron 7 with 12
6. DrJohnEvans and ufez with 11
8. grum@work with 10
9. Bender, cl, NoMich, and tahoemoj with 9 points.
13. dviking, rumple, scully/terrapin with 8
16. tommytrump and Ying Yang Mafia with 6.
18. boredom_08 with 4

So here's the picks for the Super Bowl:

The winner and the spread. (same as we've been doing all along, up to 3 pts)

Over/Under 54.5 combined points (1 pt)

Who will have possession after the kickoff that starts the second half? (Pick the team, 1 pt)

Who scores first? (Pick the team, 1 pt)

How is the first score made, offense, defense, or special teams (Any time a kicker/punter is on the field it's a special teams, regardless of which side scores)? (1 pt)

posted by apoch at 07:41 AM on January 31, 2012

Los Gigantes by 8
Over
The Pates
The Pates
Special Teams

Thanks apoch! Good times, good times.
Funny 1
Funny 2
Funny 3

posted by NoMich at 07:54 AM on January 31, 2012

(the team with the better QB and Coach, because they also have the better defense)
Giants by 7
Over
Giants
Giants
Special Teams

posted by cixelsyd at 11:17 AM on January 31, 2012

I can't decide if I should go for the unlikely win or try to rack up as many delegates (err, points) as possible in hopes of cashing them in for political capital which I can use to fundamentally change the locker room.

Well, between this contest and my pick'em at the office, I haven't picked a Giants game correctly since week 13 against the Packers and it's been longer than that vs. the spread. The Giants also knocked me out of a survivor pool early in the year against the Seahawks, a game in which they were favored by two touchdowns. I have no idea how to pick this team.

Patriots by 10
Over
Patriots
Patriots
Offense

posted by tron7 at 12:58 PM on January 31, 2012

Patriots by 4
Under
Giants
Patriots
Special teams

Picking the Patriots in order to make them lose.

posted by scully at 02:12 PM on January 31, 2012

I'm like Greg Norman going into the final round at Augusta...

Pats by 4

Under

Giants

Pats

Offense

posted by owlhouse at 08:52 PM on January 31, 2012

I need some miracle choices here:

Patriots by 23

Over

Patriots

Patriots

Defense

posted by grum@work at 10:34 PM on January 31, 2012

New York by 21

Over

New York

New York

Offence

posted by tommybiden at 10:44 PM on January 31, 2012

Giants by 3
Under
Patriots
Giants
Offense

posted by billsaysthis at 12:14 PM on February 01, 2012

Patriots by 10

Under

Patriots

Patriots

Defence

posted by rumple at 05:49 PM on February 03, 2012

Patriots by 6
Over
Giants
Patriots
Offense

posted by bender at 02:53 PM on February 04, 2012

Giants by 4
Under
Patriots
Patriots
Special Teams

(I hope my pick is wrong)

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:35 PM on February 04, 2012

Pats by 13

Under

Giants

Pats

Offense (and I'm giving myself 20 bonus points if it's Ochocinco)

posted by tahoemoj at 12:19 PM on February 05, 2012

Giants by 6
Under
Patriots
Giants
Offense

posted by Ufez Jones at 01:22 PM on February 05, 2012

Giants by 3
Over
Patriots
Patriots
Special teams

posted by DrJohnEvans at 01:25 PM on February 05, 2012

Patriots by 4
Under
Patriots
Giants
Special teams

posted by rcade at 03:40 PM on February 05, 2012

Giants by 9

over

Giants

Pats

offense

posted by dviking at 04:05 PM on February 05, 2012

Pats by 11
Under
Giants
Giants
Offense

posted by cl at 05:00 PM on February 05, 2012

I'm not sure I've ever been so disappointed about nailing a spread.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:15 PM on February 05, 2012

pervert

posted by scully at 11:05 AM on February 06, 2012

There was a little part of me that said "Giants by 4" but then I was all like "don't be dumb, this ain't the CFL."

posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:54 PM on February 06, 2012

Should've listened to that same voice when you picked the over.

/ohsnap

posted by Ufez Jones at 06:58 PM on February 06, 2012

Final standings:

1. Owlhouse - 19
2. billsaysthis - 18
3. rcade - 17
4. Ufez - 15
5. tied: cixelsyd, DrJohnEvans, Bender - 14
8. tron7 - 13
9. grum@work - 12
10. tied: cl, NoMich, rumple, Ying Yang Mafia - 11
14. tied: thaoemoj, scully/terrapin - 10
16. dviking - 9

and the most coveted standing of all, winner of the Costanza
17. tommytrump - 6

posted by apoch at 06:02 AM on February 10, 2012

Woo hoo! #14! wait, is that good?

posted by scully at 09:16 AM on February 10, 2012

I think that's some sort of a daily double with my CFL Regular Season Costanza. Woo hoo indeed!

posted by tommybiden at 09:18 AM on February 10, 2012

Congrats owlhouse!

posted by scully at 09:19 AM on February 10, 2012

And, congrats of course to owlhouse.

posted by tommybiden at 09:57 AM on February 10, 2012

You've awarded me 5 points this round, although I think I should have had 0. Might have been 1--I don't remember who received the 2nd half kick. Not that it would have affected the winnings, but I think that my respectable 5t finish should actually be a much less impressive 13t or 15t.

posted by bender at 10:50 AM on February 10, 2012

Congratulations to almost everyone else for defeating me and to owlhouse for bringing home the prize!

posted by bender at 10:53 AM on February 10, 2012

Woo hoo! #14! wait, is that good?

Better than good. As far as I can tell, you're in some rarified company. Thanks for running the show, apoch. I always cherish an opportunity to display my ignorance.

posted by tahoemoj at 11:21 AM on February 10, 2012

Clearly my NFL knowledge is far superior to everyone else's on this site.

/Didn't watch a minute of the season. Hey, it's usually on at 8 am on a workday here, even if ESPN Asia deigns to show it.

//Thanks, apoch.

posted by owlhouse at 09:25 PM on February 10, 2012

Congrats, owly!

posted by Ufez Jones at 10:37 PM on February 10, 2012

As the Barmy Army sings (to the tune of Cwm Rhondda):

"Get those shit stars off our flag..."

posted by owlhouse at 01:14 AM on February 11, 2012

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