Let’s bring some football excitement to Steemit for the fall and winter seasons!
Yes, I know – I missed week one. But it’s never too late to start something new and Steemit needs a little more sports in its content diet. What better time to start than during football season and what better way to do it than having a winner-takes-all, weekly NFL picks post?
Here’s how it all works
Every Thursday, I’ll post the weekly schedule from NFL.com. (Note: Thursday night games will not be included in the weekly picks – unless there is a huge uproar over this, of course.)
This is what you’ll need to do:
- Click on my post, check out the week’s schedule, and use your best football knowledge to try to figure out which team will win each match-up.
- Once you have decided on your winners for each game, simply type the names of your winning teams in the comment section. At the beginning of your comment, type in bold caps: MY PICKS.
- Choose what you believe the point total will be for the Monday night game. This will serve as the tie-breaker in the event of a tie (which I’m sure we will often have), so do not forget to submit your points.
Only one set of picks per user. All picks must be submitted by 11:00pm (23:00), New York Time, on Saturday.
This is what I will do:
- Once your picks and points are submitted, I will go through and verify them by replying CONFIRMED and copy-pasting your submission. I will then take a screen shot of both comments demonstrating that they match. If there are any disputes, the screen shot will be submitted as evidence. Once your picks are confirmed, they cannot be changed – so do not submit until you’re 100% sure of your choices!
- In the event of a tie, the person closest to the points total for the Monday night game will be the winner. If still tied after the tie-breaker, then the payout will be split between the tying parties.
- The payout each week will come from the initial SBD author rewards from the post, so there is no cost for submission. I will transfer the full SBD author rewards to the winner(s), I will take a screenshot of the transfers, and I will announce the winner(s) and payout in the following week’s PICKS post.
[EDIT] Thanks to a generous donation from @bacchist, there will be a guaranteed 5 SBD prize per week for the remainder of the season.
That’s it. It’s simple, it’s fun, and if we get enough interest in this, the rewards can grow rather large from week to week! As mentioned, there’s no cost to play and you don’t even have to know a lot about football to have a chance of winning! Anything can happen from one week to the next, so have fun with it!
Week 2 Schedule
Sunday, September 18th
| Game Time | Visitor | Home |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm ET | 49ers | Panthers |
| 1:00pm ET | Cowboys | Redskins |
| 1:00pm ET | Bengals | Steelers |
| 1:00pm ET | Saints | Giants |
| 1:00pm ET | Dolphins | Patriots |
| 1:00pm ET | Chiefs | Texans |
| 1:00pm ET | Titans | Lions |
| 1:00pm ET | Ravens | Browns |
| 4:05pm ET | Seahawks | Rams |
| 4:05pm ET | Buccaneers | Cardinals |
| 4:25pm ET | Jaguars | Chargers |
| 4:25pm ET | Falcons | Raiders |
| 4:25pm ET | Colts | Broncos |
| 8:30pm ET | Packers | Vikings |
Monday, September 19th
| Game Time | Visitor | Home |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30pm ET | Eagles | Bears |
Monday night tie-breaker: Pick your points total for this game
Good luck to everyone!
*Reminder: Only one pick per user. Don’t forget to pick your points for Monday night. Don’t miss the 11:00pm New York Time deadline on Saturday night. Make sure you upvote the post, since the winner will be paid from the post rewards!
Now let’s have some fun!
Panthers
Redskins
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Texans
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Bears
MNF Points 43
You won the tie-breaker (9 correct picks) by hitting the exact points total for the MNF game! Congratulations!
Awesome, thanks! Following you now. I'll be on the lookout for future contests.
I'll be posting again on Thursday for the week 3 picks. Hope to see you enter again! Tell your friends, too, and maybe we can have a larger pot!
Congrats.
CONFIRMED
Panthers
Redskins
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Texans
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Bears
MNF Points 43
@daut44 @ltm @bendjmiller22 @steemrollin @shenanigator @vegascomic @bola @seanmeeh42
Thanks for putting this together. I think this will be a lot of fun. In order to encourage participation, I want to sweeten the pot a bit. I'll add 5 SBD to the total for all the remaining games. (80 SBD altogether)
My picks for week 2:
Panthers
Redskins
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Chiefs
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Bears
MNF: 41
CONFIRMED
My picks for week 2:
Panthers
Redskins
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Chiefs
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Bears
MNF: 41
My Picks
Panthers
Cowboys
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Chiefs
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Bears
MNF Points : 38
CONFIRMED
My Picks
Panthers
Cowboys
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Chiefs
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Chargers
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Bears
MNF Points : 38
MY PICKS:
Panthers
Redskins
Bengals
Saints
Patriots
Chiefs
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Jaguars
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Eagles
Point Total for MNF: 44
CONFIRMED
MY PICKS:
Panthers
Redskins
Bengals
Saints
Patriots
Chiefs
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Jaguars
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Eagles
Point Total for MNF: 44
@iamron Get in on this.
Panthers
Cowboys
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Texans
Lions
Browns
Seahawks
Cardinals
Jaguars
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Eagles
MNF: 23
CONFIRMED
Panthers
Cowboys
Steelers
Giants
Patriots
Texans
Lions
Browns
Seahawks
Cardinals
Jaguars
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
Eagles
MNF: 23
Fun!! I'm in!
Panthers
Cowboys
Steelers
Giants
Pats
Texans
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Jags
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
41 (24-17, for bragging rights)
CONFIRMED
Panthers
Cowboys
Steelers
Giants
Pats
Texans
Lions
Ravens
Seahawks
Cardinals
Jags
Raiders
Broncos
Packers
41 (24-17, for bragging rights)
Oh my you did not pick the Monday night winner!!!!
Oh, no! That was an oversight - there is no pick for the MNF game! There was a four-way tie with 9 picks.
Haha and I had money on Philly too!
All in good fun though! Thanks for the game!
Ya definitely, wasn't about the money, just enjoy having an extra sweat :)
Oh, man. I'm sorry I missed that. You could have been the winner. Play again next week? I'll be sure to double-check the entries.