TFP Bowl Playoffs Week Two - Divisional Round (All may participate)
 

This is the second week of the TFP Bowl Playoffs. All can post their picks, but only those listed below can eventually be the winner of the TFP Bowl Trophy(tm). Please read all of the instructions closely. If you make a mistake, it is your mistake, not ours. Good luck all.

The tournament is a single elimination format. Therefore, no one should have an advantage heading into the playoffs. Anyone in the tournament can win. Here are the match ups for the second week:

1. AvoiceofReason vs. 12. present_future
2. Crewsor vs. 11. BonesCPA
3. Giant Hamburger vs. 9. cross-over
4. maximusveritas vs. 7. grumpyolddude


Pick the winner of each game, then make your choices on the tiebreakers. The tiebreakers have changed since the regular season, so please read them carefully: The tiebreakers are “sudden death” style, not “best of” style. Team name or points total only is needed. If neither player picks the right team in the tiebreaker, then the next tiebreaker is used.

First Tiebreaker: Highest scoring team of the weekend. You have eight teams to choose from in weeks one and two. Team name is needed.

Second Tiebreaker: Lowest scoring team of the weekend. Team name is needed.

Third Tiebreaker: Total points of all games played on the weekend. Weeks one and two have four games (eight teams) being played. All points of all teams playing is the last number. The closest without going over wins. If both go over, then the closest.

I will ask Spectre or another mod to close the thread at some point before the first playoff game each week. If you do not have your pick in by the time the thread closes, you will be eliminated from the playoffs. If you miss your picks, your opponent will automatically win. (Do not complain if the thread closes early.)

Finally, since there is the possibility of "unsportsmanlike" picking (e.g. matching your opponents picks and just changing the tiebreaker amounts), we trust in your honesty and sportsmanship in this endeavor. In future weeks, this will be controlled by a requirement of PM’ing your picks directly to me if you are still in the playoffs. Once all picks are in, they will be posted by me. This will start in week 3 of the playoffs.

Good luck to all those playing!


Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006

4:30 p.m. EST - FOX --- Washington at Seattle
8:00 p.m. EST - CBS --- New England at Denver

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006

1:00 p.m. EST - CBS --- Pittsburgh at Indianapolis
4:30 p.m. EST - FOX --- Carolina at Chicago

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Chicago

1TB: Seattle
2TB: Pittsburgh
3rd: 205

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Carolina (running the ball wayyy too well right now)

1TB-- Indy
2TB-- Washington
3TB-- 180

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Chitown

New England
Carolina
140

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Chicago

Indianapolis
Carolina
185

Seattle
Denver
Indianapolis
Chicago (Go Bears!)

Indianapolis
Carolina
162

--jaded

Seattle
Denver
Indianapolis
Carolina


Seattle
Washington
180

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Carolina


Seattle
Washington
160

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Carolina


Indianapolis
Washington
147

Seattle
Denver
Indy
Da Bears

Seattle
Steelers
154

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Carolina

Seattle
Chicago
150

Seattle
New England
Indianapolis
Chicago

Tiebreaker 1: New England
Tiebreaker 2: Carolina
Tiebreaker 3: 157

Well, we won't tie--the Chicago/Carolina game will make the difference in our match here.

Seatle
Carolina
Stiilers
Pats

stillers
bears

Washington
Carolina
Indy
Pats

Seattle
Denver
Indianapolis
Carolina

Most points: Seattle
Fewest points: Chicago
Total: 150

Seattle
NewEngland
Indy
Carolina

Seattle
Chicago
135

Seattle
PATRIOTS
Indy
Carolina

Seattle
Denver
Pittsburg
Carolina

Denver
Indianapolis
120