Submission Deadlines
Since the NFL schedules Thursday games every week, there are two separate deadlines:
- Thursday Games: Picks must be submitted 15 minutes before kickoff.
- All Other Games: You can change picks until 15 minutes before Sunday kickoff (typically 11:45 AM Central).
- Note: London or Saturday game deadlines will be announced separately as scheduled.
If you forget to submit picks for a week, you receive 5 points lower than the lowest score recorded for that week. Missing a Thursday deadline results in being assigned the home team for 1 point.
Object of the Game
Assign point values from 16 down to 1 for every scheduled game based on your confidence level.
- You will always assign a 16-point game regardless of how many games are played.
- If there are only 13 games played, number them from 16 down to 4.
- Everyone receives automatic points for the 1 and 2 point "bye games".
Scoring & Bonuses
You receive the assigned point value for each correct winning team. In the event of a tie game, players receive 1/2 of the assigned point value.
- Record Bonus: 1 point for every game over .500 (e.g., a 9-5 record in a 14-game week yields 2 bonus points).
- Monday Night Tiebreaker: Predict the total points for the Monday Night Football game.
- Exact: 5 pts
- Within 5 pts: 2 pts
- Within 10 pts: 1 pt
Prizes & Payouts
Prize money is split roughly 50/50 between weekly winners and year-end cumulative standings.
- Weekly 1st Place: 64% of weekly prize pool.
- Weekly 2nd Place: 36% of weekly prize pool.
- Ties result in an even split of the combined prize tiers.