You probably saw this one coming.
Rules
There will not be any complex voting extravaganza like there was for the MLB contest. This time we'll just do it by division, so everyone will take a team from each one. It'll end up being eight picks per person instead of 10, but that's fine since 10 was a completely arbitrary number anyway.
Groups and Official Totals
Most of these are from Pinnacle, although the Packers, Jets, and Bucs are off the board there, so I got those from Carib.
New York Jets, 8
Miami Dolphins, 5.5
Buffalo Bills, 8
New England Patriots, 12.5
Pittsburgh Steelers, 9
Cincinnati Bengals, 7.5
Baltimore Ravens, 6
Cleveland Browns, 8
Houston Texans, 7.5
Jacksonville Jaguars, 10
Tennessee Titans, 8
Indianapolis Colts, 11
Kansas City Chiefs, 6
Oakland Raiders, 6.5
San Diego Chargers, 10.5
Denver Broncos, 7.5
Washington Redskins, 7.5
Dallas Cowboys, 10.5
New York Giants, 9
Philadelphia Eagles, 8.5
Detroit Lions, 6.5
Green Bay Packers, 8.5
Minnesota Vikings, 8.5
Chicago Bears, 8
New Orleans Saints, 8.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8
Carolina Panthers, 7.5
Atlanta Falcons, 4.5
Seattle Seahawks, 8.5
St. Louis Rams, 6.5
Arizona Cardinals, 7.5
San Francisco 49ers, 6.5
Tiebreaker
The number of passing yards Derek Anderson has this season. If he gets hurt between now and the end of the season, I'll have to come up with something else. That would suck. There is technically no penalty for forgetting to include a tiebreaker with your entry, although I will likely never forgive you for it.
Once you have figured out which teams you are taking, and your tiebreaker, send your entry to vegaswatch@gmail.com. Give me some kind of name, or initals, so I can identify you when I post standings. If you could use the same info you gave for the MLB contest, that'd be ideal. There will be a monthly post updating how everyone is projected to do. The deadline to enter is 5pm on Thursday, September 4 (the Giants and Redskins play at 7pm).
Scoring
Correct selections will receive one point, incorrect selections will get zero points, and pushes will get a half point. That third one is actually pretty important, since it prevents people who have a couple pushes from getting completely screwed.
Prizes
I haven't figured it out exactly yet, but the winner will receive at least $200. There also may be a prize for the person who has the best combined score in the MLB and NFL contests.
If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments.
Original Story:
http://vegaswatch.net/2008/08/nfl-tot...
